Restricted helper function of F1 leads to parent bone marrow chimeras controlled by K-end of H-2 complex

J Exp Med. 1978 Jun 1;147(6):1838-42. doi: 10.1084/jem.147.6.1838.

Abstract

F1 leads to parent bone marrow chimeras were prepared by transferring F1 hybrid marrow cells into heavily irradiated parental strain mice. When unprimed, donor-derived F1 T cells from the chimeras were activated to sheep erythrocytes (SRC) for 5 days in irradiated normal F1 mice, high IgM and IgG anti-SRC responses were observed with F1 B cells, and with B cells H-2-compatible with the strain in which the T cells were raised from stem cells. Significantly, however, responses with B cells of the opposite parental strain were either absent or very low. The restriction in T-helper function mapped to the K-end of the H-2 complex and could not be attributed to active suppression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Bone Marrow / immunology*
  • Genes
  • H-2 Antigens*
  • Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis
  • Immunoglobulin M / biosynthesis
  • Lymphocyte Cooperation*
  • Mice
  • Radiation Chimera
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology*

Substances

  • H-2 Antigens
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M