Disruption of the CD4–major histocompatibility complex class II interaction blocks the development of CD4+ T cells in vivo

AUTOR(ES)

Riberdy, Janice M.

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

The experiments presented in this report were designed to specifically examine the role of CD4–major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II interactions during T cell development in vivo. We have generated transgenic mice expressing class II molecules that cannot interact with CD4 but that are otherwise competent to present peptides to the T cell receptor. MHC class II expression was reconstituted in Aβ gene knock-out mice by injection of a transgenic construct encoding either the wild-type I-Aβb protein or a construct encoding a mutation designed to specifically disrupt binding to the CD4 molecule. We demonstrate that the mutation, EA137 and VA142 in the β2 domain of I-Ab, is sufficient to disrupt CD4–MHC class II interactions in vivo. Furthermore, we show that this interaction is critical for the efficient selection of a complete repertoire of mature CD4+ T helper cells as evidenced by drastically reduced numbers of conventional CD4+ T cells in animals expressing the EA137/VA142 mutant I-Ab and by the failure to positively select the transgenic AND T cell receptor on the mutated I-Ab. These results underscore the importance of the CD4–class II interaction in the development of mature peripheral CD4+ T cells.

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