TY - JOUR
T1 - Distinct roles of cytolytic effector molecules for antigen-restricted killing by CTL in vivo
AU - Janssen, Edith M.
AU - Lemmens, Ed E.
AU - Gour, Naina
AU - Reboulet, Rachel A.
AU - Green, Douglas R.
AU - Schoenberger, Stephen P.
AU - Pinkoski, Michael J.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) represent one of the front lines of defense for the immune system, killing virus-infected and tumor-transformed cells. CTL use at least two mechanisms to induce apoptosis in their targets, one mediated by perforin and granzymes, and the other triggered by the death ligand, CD95 ligand (CD95L). Here, we used an in vivo cytotoxicity assay to measure specific clearance of antigen-bearing target cells in mice that had previously been immunized with noninfectious cell-associated antigens. We found that perforin was dispensable for efficient clearance of antigen-bearing cells from immunized mice, but only if CD95/CD95L was functional; however, there was a delay in target cell clearance in the absence of perforin. In addition, we observed 35% target cell clearance in the absence of both perforin and CD95L, which was only slightly abrogated in the presence of a neutralizing anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibody. The presence of a dominant negative Fas-associated death domain (FADD) did not block target cell clearance and therefore cannot be attributed to known death receptors. Taken together, these data suggest that perforin-and CD95L-dependent killing are complementary at early time points, each can compensate for the absence of the other at later time points, and that there is an additional component of antigen-restricted CTL killing independent of perforin, CD95L, and TNFα.
AB - Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) represent one of the front lines of defense for the immune system, killing virus-infected and tumor-transformed cells. CTL use at least two mechanisms to induce apoptosis in their targets, one mediated by perforin and granzymes, and the other triggered by the death ligand, CD95 ligand (CD95L). Here, we used an in vivo cytotoxicity assay to measure specific clearance of antigen-bearing target cells in mice that had previously been immunized with noninfectious cell-associated antigens. We found that perforin was dispensable for efficient clearance of antigen-bearing cells from immunized mice, but only if CD95/CD95L was functional; however, there was a delay in target cell clearance in the absence of perforin. In addition, we observed 35% target cell clearance in the absence of both perforin and CD95L, which was only slightly abrogated in the presence of a neutralizing anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibody. The presence of a dominant negative Fas-associated death domain (FADD) did not block target cell clearance and therefore cannot be attributed to known death receptors. Taken together, these data suggest that perforin-and CD95L-dependent killing are complementary at early time points, each can compensate for the absence of the other at later time points, and that there is an additional component of antigen-restricted CTL killing independent of perforin, CD95L, and TNFα.
KW - antigen-restricted killing
KW - death receptor/ligand
KW - in vivo cytotoxicity
KW - perforin
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U2 - 10.1038/icb.2010.37
DO - 10.1038/icb.2010.37
M3 - Article
C2 - 20309009
AN - SCOPUS:77957825773
SN - 0818-9641
VL - 88
SP - 761
EP - 765
JO - Immunology and Cell Biology
JF - Immunology and Cell Biology
IS - 7
ER -