Production of interleukin 3 and gamma-interferon by an antigen-specific mouse suppressor T cell clone

J Immunol. 1985 May;134(5):3130-6.

Abstract

An interleukin 2 (IL 2)-dependent, keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH)-specific, mouse suppressor T cell clone, 3D10, was found to produce interleukin 3 (IL 3) and gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) in response to T cell mitogens Con A and PHA. Different from KLH-specific suppressor factor (TsF) that was spontaneously released into the medium when cultured in IL 2-containing conditioned medium, the production of IL 3 and IFN-gamma was induced by mitogenic stimuli. IL 3, IFN-gamma, and TsF were separable by gel filtration through a Sephadex G-100 column, being recovered in fractions of m.w. 25,000 to 30,000, 45,000 to 50,000 and 60,000 to 70,000, respectively. On the other hand, minimum size of IL 3 and IFN-gamma were shown to be about 25,000 and 20,000, respectively, by determining the lymphokine activities contained in the extracts from slices of SDS gels. These results indicate that IFN-gamma was present as a homodimer or hetero-complex with another carrier protein(s), whereas IL 3 was present as a monomeric form. A highly positive correlation (a correlation coefficient r = 0.96) between the titers of IL 3 and IFN-gamma produced by seven subclones derived from 3D10 was obtained, suggesting that IL 3 and IFN-gamma are induced by a process with a common mechanism. 3D10 also produced IL 3 and IFN-gamma when cultured with its specific antigen, KLH, in the presence of antigen-presenting cells. When Con A-stimulated 3D10 cells were labeled with L-[35S]methionine, we found that at least three proteins, with m.w. of 35,000, 25,000, and 20,000, were specifically released into medium by the stimulation. The latter two may be IL 3 and IFN-gamma described above, respectively, because of the similarities in m.w.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Clone Cells / immunology
  • Clone Cells / metabolism
  • Concanavalin A / pharmacology
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Epitopes*
  • Female
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Interferon-gamma / biosynthesis*
  • Interferon-gamma / isolation & purification
  • Interleukin-3
  • Lymphokines / biosynthesis*
  • Lymphokines / isolation & purification
  • Mast Cells / immunology
  • Methionine / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H
  • Mice, Inbred DBA
  • Mice, Nude
  • Phenotype
  • Phytohemagglutinins / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Lew
  • Suppressor Factors, Immunologic
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / classification
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / metabolism*

Substances

  • Epitopes
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Interleukin-3
  • Lymphokines
  • Phytohemagglutinins
  • Suppressor Factors, Immunologic
  • Concanavalin A
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Methionine