A novel role of CD30/CD30 ligand signaling in the generation of long-lived memory CD8+ T cells

J Immunol. 2005 Oct 1;175(7):4627-34. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.7.4627.

Abstract

Memory CD8+ T cells can be divided into two subsets, central memory (T(CM)) and effector memory (T(EM)) CD8+ T cells. We found that CD30, a member of the TNFR-associated factor (TRAF)-linked TNFR superfamily, signaling is involved in differentiation of long-lived CD8+ T(CM) cells following Listeria monocytogenes infection. Although CD8+ T(EM) cells transiently accumulated in the nonlymphoid tissues of CD30 ligand (CD153-/-) mice after infection, long-lived memory CD8+ T(CM) cells were poorly generated in these mice. CCR7 mRNA expression was down-regulated in CD8+ T cells of the spleen of CD153-/- mice in vivo and the expression was up-regulated in CD8+ T(EM) cells by anti-CD30 mAb cross-linking in vitro. These results suggest that CD30/CD30 ligand signaling plays an important role in the generation of long-lived memory CD8+ T cells at least partly by triggering homing receptors for T(CM) cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CD30 Ligand
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / cytology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Cell Differentiation / genetics
  • Cell Differentiation / immunology*
  • Cell Survival / genetics
  • Cell Survival / immunology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Immunologic Memory* / genetics
  • Ki-1 Antigen / physiology*
  • Listeriosis / genetics
  • Listeriosis / immunology
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / deficiency
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Receptors, CCR7
  • Receptors, Chemokine / biosynthesis
  • Receptors, Chemokine / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / cytology
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*

Substances

  • CD30 Ligand
  • Ccr7 protein, mouse
  • Ki-1 Antigen
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Receptors, CCR7
  • Receptors, Chemokine
  • Tnfsf8 protein, mouse