2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Positive and negative regulation of immune resonses through costimulatory interactions
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13470072
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Immunology
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
KIKUTANI Hitoshi Osaka Univ., Res. Inst. for Microbial Diseases, Prof., 微生物病研究所, 教授 (80161412)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIDA Kenji Osaka Univ., Res. Inst. for Microbial Diseases, Assistant Prof., 微生物病研究所, 助手 (80294122)
KUMANOGOH Atsushi Osaka Univ., Res. Inst. for Microbial Diseases, Assistant Prof., 微生物病研究所, 助手 (10294125)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | co-stimulatory molecules / B cell / CD40 / CD100 / CD72 / Sema4A / T cell |
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| Research Abstract |
1) Role of CD 100 in T cell activation : CD100-deficient mice are resistant to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAF) because generation of antigen-specific T cells is severely affected in the absence of CD100. Recombinant soluble CD100 enhances activation and maturation of dendritic cells. In addition, CD100-deficient dendritic cells display poor responses to various stimuli such as LPS and anti-CD40. These findings indicate that CD100 is critically involved in activation and maturation of antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells, which is necessary for T cell activation.
2) Function of Sema4A expressed on dendritic cells : A novel class IV semaphorin, Sema4A, which is expressed on dendritic cells and B cells but not resting T cells, is cloned. Recombinant soluble Sema4A enhances in vitro activation and differentiation of T cells induced by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28. Administration of anti-Sema4A mAb into MOG-immunized mice can block not only generation of MOG-specific T cells but also induction of EAE. The observations indicate that Sema4A is essential for T cells activation in vitro and in vivo.
3) Isolation of Sema4A receptor expressed on T cells : Soluble Sema4A binding is detectable on activated T cells and some T cells lines. Tim-3 has been isolated from EL-4 T cells by expression cloning. Soluble Sema4A can bind to Tim-3 transfected cells but not Tim-1 transfected cells. Stimulation with soluble Sema4A induces tyrosine-phosphorylation of Tim-2, suggesting that Tim-2 may deliver a positive signal.
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Research Products
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[Publications] Kumanogoh, A., S. Marukawa, K. Suzuki, N. Takegahara, C. Watanabe, E.-S. Ch'ng, I. Ishida, H. Fujimura, S. Sakoda, Ka. Yoshida, and H. Kikutani: "V semaphorin that enhances T cell activation, interacts with Tim-2"419. 629-633 (2002)
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[Publications] Kumaogoh, A., K. Suzuki, E.-S. Ch'ng, C. Watanabe, S. Marukawa, N. Takegahara, I. Ishida, T. Sato, S. Habu, Ka. Yoshida, W. Shi, and H. Kikutani: "Requirement for the lymphocyte semaphorin, CD100, in the induction of anitgen-specific T cells and the maturation of dendritic cells"Journal of Immunology. 169. 1175-1181 (2002)
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[Publications] Yasui, T., M. Muraoka,, Y. Takaoka-Shichijo, I. Ishida, N. Takegahara, J. Uchida, A. Kumanogoh, S. Suematsu, M. Suzuki, and H. Kikutani: "Dissection of B cell differentiation during primary immune responses in mice with altered CD40 signals"International Immunology. 14. 319-329 (2002)
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