TY - JOUR
T1 - CD44 activation and associated primary adhesion is inducible via T cell receptor stimulation
AU - DeGrendele, Heather C.
AU - Kosfiszer, Maria
AU - Estess, Pila
AU - Siegelman, Mark H.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - A defining juncture in the life of a T cell is its encounter with its cognate Ag, resulting finally in effector and/or memory T cells known to express, among other characteristics, increased surface levels of CD44. The requirements for the "activation" of CD44 to bind its major ligand, hyaluronan (HA), and the in vivo role of this interaction remain unresolved. We have recently proposed that the CD44/HA interaction is involved in primary lymphocyte adhesion, leading to extravasation at inflammatory sites. We show here that activation of CD44 and ability to engage in rolling occurs directly through polyclonal as well as Ag-specific TCR-initiated signaling. Using a superantigen, it is primarily the Ag-specific activated Vβ-bearing cells that are induced to bind HA. In addition, this CD44 activation does not appear to be the result of overt changes in glycosylation. These results connect activation of CD44 on T cells with the initiation of immune responses and suggest potential roles for the CD44/HA interaction.
AB - A defining juncture in the life of a T cell is its encounter with its cognate Ag, resulting finally in effector and/or memory T cells known to express, among other characteristics, increased surface levels of CD44. The requirements for the "activation" of CD44 to bind its major ligand, hyaluronan (HA), and the in vivo role of this interaction remain unresolved. We have recently proposed that the CD44/HA interaction is involved in primary lymphocyte adhesion, leading to extravasation at inflammatory sites. We show here that activation of CD44 and ability to engage in rolling occurs directly through polyclonal as well as Ag-specific TCR-initiated signaling. Using a superantigen, it is primarily the Ag-specific activated Vβ-bearing cells that are induced to bind HA. In addition, this CD44 activation does not appear to be the result of overt changes in glycosylation. These results connect activation of CD44 on T cells with the initiation of immune responses and suggest potential roles for the CD44/HA interaction.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9300670
AN - SCOPUS:0031571711
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 159
SP - 2549
EP - 2553
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 6
ER -