Release of IgD-binding factor by T cells under the influence of interleukin 2, interleukin 4, or cross-linked IgD.

AUTOR(ES)

Amin, A R

RESUMO

Helper T cells with receptors specific for IgD have immunoaugmenting properties. We have now detected soluble IgD-binding factor in cell supernatants immobilized on nitrocellulose paper by their ability to bind 125I-labeled IgD. IgD-binding factor is released by normal splenic T cells stimulated with recombinant interleukin 2, recombinant interleukin 4, or crosslinked IgD in amounts paralleling the induction of IgD receptors on the cells. IgD receptors are constitutively produced by antigen-specific helper T-cell hybridomas 2H10 and A3.4C6. Incubation of these hybridoma cells with recombinant interleukin 2 increases release of IgD-binding factor while reducing expression of IgD receptors. Specificity of the binding factor for IgD is established by (i) competitive inhibition; (ii) the ability of the binding factor to bind radiolabeled IgD and not monoclonal IgE, IgG2a, or polyclonal IgG; and (iii) the removal of the binding factor on passage through an IgD-Sepharose column and recovery in a subsequent acid eluate.

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