The specific direct interaction of helper T cells and antigen-presenting B cells

A. Kupfer, S. L. Swain, C. A. Janeway, S. J. Singer

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Abstract

Cell couples have been formed by mixing an antigen- and Ia-specific cloned helper T-cell line with a B-cell hybridoma presenting the antigen. By immunofluorescence observations, we have shown that microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) inside the helper T cell, but not in the bound antigen-presenting cell, becomes oriented to face the area of specific cell-cell contact. This MTOC orientation is antigen- and Ia-specific, and thus provides direct evidence for the specific interaction of a helper T cell and a B cell. It is presumed that the function served by this MTOC orientation, which is accompanied by the coordinate reorientation of the Golgi apparatus, is to target Golgi apparatus-derived secretory vesicles, containing putative lymphokines and/or growth factors, from the helper T cell directly to the antigen-presenting cell.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6080-6083
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume83
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

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