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  • Title: Threshold detection of self-antigen/MHC class II complexes formed in vivo: constitutive presentation of an immunodominant epitope of hen egg lysozyme (HEL) in HEL-transgenic mice.
    Author: Kanost D, Basten A, McCluskey J.
    Journal: Int Immunol; 1993 Aug; 5(8):893-902. PubMed ID: 8398984.
    Abstract:
    Hen egg lysozyme (HEL)-specific T hybridomas were used to study the presentation of HEL as a self component in tolerant, HEL-transgenic mice expressing different serum levels of HEL (AL3, 3-7 nM: ML5, 1-3 nM). Constitutive presentation of the HEL46-61 determinant was detectable in antigen presenting cell (APC)-enriched preparations of spleen, thymus, and lymph node from AL3 transgenic mice. The most likely cell responsible for constitutive presentation of HEL antigen was a non-B cell. In addition, constitutive presentation of HEL46-61 was clearly evident in thymic rosettes (complexes of macrophages or dendritic cells and lymphoid cells) derived from AL3 HEL-transgenic mice, but not from ML5 HEL-transgenic mice. In contrast to the HEL46-61 determinant, constitutive presentation of the HEL25-43 and HEL112-129 determinants was not detectable on APC-enriched preparations from either of the HEL-transgenic lines tested. Thus, although T cell tolerance was evident in transgenic mice expressing a range of serum HEL concentrations, constitutive presentation of processed HEL antigen was not detectable on APCs from mice expressing less than 3-7 nM. This threshold of detectable antigen presentation is consistent with the notion that the concentration of nominal antigen needed for tolerizing T cells is less than that required for activation of mature T cells.
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