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Biology of cloned cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: clearance of virus and in vitro properties

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authors

  • Anderson, J.
  • Byrne, J. A.
  • Schreiber, R.
  • Patterson, S.
  • Oldstone, Michael

publication date

  • 1985

journal

  • Journal of Virology  Journal

abstract

  • We have generated lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-specific, H-2-restricted cytotoxic thymus-derived lymphocyte (CTL) clones. By using these reagents in several in vitro assays with infected target cells, we show that CTLs by themselves prevent the release of infectious virus into culture fluids and significantly lower the titers of infectious virus previously produced. This ability of cloned CTLs is not influenced by monensin. However, monensin does abrogate the ability of CTLs from spleens of mice primed 6 to 8 days previously with virus to kill virus-infected syngeneic targets. When tested for the participation of lymphokines in this system, the CTLs proliferate when reacted with syngeneic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-infected macrophages but fail to make interleukin-2. These CTLs make gamma interferon when reacted with syngeneic virus-infected targets. However, the production of interferon does not directly correlate with CTL-mediated killing. The number of H-2K and D molecules expressed on the target cell surface is not altered during the course of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. Electron microscopy shows finger-like projections of the CTL clone thrust into the infected cell and lesions bearing an internal diameter of approximately 15 nm in those membranes, illustrating the lytic process.

subject areas

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Membrane
  • Clone Cells
  • Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
  • H-2 Antigens
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Interleukin-2
  • Lymphocytes
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
  • Macrophages
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Monensin
  • Spleen
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
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Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC254670

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0022-538X

PubMed ID

  • 3918175
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 552

end page

  • 560

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 2

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