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SUBMITTER: Burchill MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4674305 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burchill Matthew A MA Tamburini Beth A BA Kedl Ross M RM
European journal of immunology 20150803 11
T cells compete against each other for access to molecules on APCs in addition to peptide/MHC complexes. However, the identity of cell surface molecules that influence T-cell competition, other than peptide/MHC, have yet to be defined. Here, we identify CD70, a TNF ligand expressed on activated APCs, as an important mediator of T-cell competition for APCs. Upon engagement of CD27 by CD70, CD27 is proteolytically cleaved from the surface of the interacting CD8(+) T cell and captured by CD70 expre ...[more]