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  • Title: Deletion of CD4+ T cells by mouse mammary tumor virus (FM) superantigen with broad specificity of T cell receptor beta-chain variable region.
    Author: Yoshimoto T, Nagase H, Nakano H, Matsuzawa A, Nariuchi H.
    Journal: Virology; 1996 Sep 15; 223(2):387-91. PubMed ID: 8806576.
    Abstract:
    We previously identified a superantigen from the exogenous mouse mammary tumor virus carried by FM mice [MMTV (FM)], which can preferentially activate V beta 8.2+ CD4+ T cells by subcutaneous injection. In the present study we investigated the effect of neonatal infection with the virus on the T cell receptor (TCR) beta-chain variable region (V beta) repertoire, T cell immune response, and development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). The infection, surprisingly, resulted in deletion of a large portion of CD4+ T cells including V beta 2+, 6+, 8.1+, 8.3+, and 14+ CD4+ T cells in addition to V beta 8.2+ CD4+ T cells. Nevertheless, the infection marginally affected T cell immune response to various antigens such as ovalbumin (OVA) and alloantigen except the abrogated response to anti-V beta 8.2 antibody-mediated receptor cross-linking. Moreover, the infection exerted a protective effect on the development of EAE in (PL/J x SJL)F1 mice. Thus, MMTV (FM) superantigen has the ability to delete a large portion of CD4+ T cells with broad TCR V beta specificity, including V beta 8.2+ CD4+ T cells, and may have potential as a therapeutic agent against autoimmune diseases.
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