Induction of T-cell Maturation by a Cloned Line of Thymic Epithelium (TEPI)

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1983 Oct 1

PMID 6604278

Citations 17

Authors

T R Beardsley

M Pierschbacher

G D Wetzel

E F HAYS

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Abstract

A cloned cell line of thymic origin has been characterized as epithelial in nature. A description of the procedures for derivation and cloning of the cell line includes use of epidermal growth factor. The thymic epithelial (TEPI) cell line is Ia antigen positive, forms desmosomes, and produces an extracellular fibronectin matrix. The supernatant from confluent monolayers of TEPI was tested for its ability to promote thymocyte functional activity. TEPI supernatant (TEPI SN) was demonstrated to greatly enhance the response of peanut agglutinin-positive thymocytes to alloantigen, as measured by cell-mediated lympholysis. Furthermore, preincubation of peanut agglutinin-positive thymocytes with TEPI SN prior to allostimulation resulted in marked enhancement, thus distinguishing it from interleukin 2. Finally, TEPI SN was demonstrated to induce interleukin 2 production by peanut agglutinin-positive thymocytes in the presence of concanavalin A. This activity was demonstrated not to be due to interleukin 1, which is absent in TEPI SN. Preliminary biochemical analysis indicates that the biological activity is associated with a Mr 50,000 entity. The data suggest that TEPI produces a soluble factor capable of inducing function of an immature thymocyte subpopulation into an IL 2 producer.

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