hematopoietic system
• homozygotes display a slight increase in the fraction of CD4+ CD8- T cells in thymus and spleen
• however, overall lymphoid development is grossly normal, as determined by dual color immunofluorescence and flow cytometry
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• homozygotes display a marked defect in CD4+ T cell activation mediated through the T cell receptor/CD3 complex
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• homozygotes exhibit impaired T cell proliferation in response to stimulation with lectins, anti-CD3 antibodies, and alloantigens; however, no proliferative defects are detected when mutant splenocytes are activated with LPS (a B cell mitogen)
• the proliferative responses of mutant splenocytes to Con A and anti-CD3 mAb are reduced by ~20%-50%, while responses to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) are almost completely abolished
• in addition, the proliferative responses of highly-purified mutant CD4+ T cells to TCR stimulation with either anti-CD3 mAb and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or with Con A and PMA are abrogated, whereas responses to a mitogenic combination of calcium ionophore and PMA remain unaffected
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immune system
• homozygotes display a slight increase in the fraction of CD4+ CD8- T cells in thymus and spleen
• however, overall lymphoid development is grossly normal, as determined by dual color immunofluorescence and flow cytometry
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• homozygotes display a marked defect in CD4+ T cell activation mediated through the T cell receptor/CD3 complex
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• homozygotes exhibit impaired T cell proliferation in response to stimulation with lectins, anti-CD3 antibodies, and alloantigens; however, no proliferative defects are detected when mutant splenocytes are activated with LPS (a B cell mitogen)
• the proliferative responses of mutant splenocytes to Con A and anti-CD3 mAb are reduced by ~20%-50%, while responses to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) are almost completely abolished
• in addition, the proliferative responses of highly-purified mutant CD4+ T cells to TCR stimulation with either anti-CD3 mAb and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or with Con A and PMA are abrogated, whereas responses to a mitogenic combination of calcium ionophore and PMA remain unaffected
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cellular
• homozygotes exhibit impaired T cell proliferation in response to stimulation with lectins, anti-CD3 antibodies, and alloantigens; however, no proliferative defects are detected when mutant splenocytes are activated with LPS (a B cell mitogen)
• the proliferative responses of mutant splenocytes to Con A and anti-CD3 mAb are reduced by ~20%-50%, while responses to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) are almost completely abolished
• in addition, the proliferative responses of highly-purified mutant CD4+ T cells to TCR stimulation with either anti-CD3 mAb and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or with Con A and PMA are abrogated, whereas responses to a mitogenic combination of calcium ionophore and PMA remain unaffected
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