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Positive selection of thymocytes involves sustained interactions with the thymic microenvironment

R W Wilkinson1, G Anderson, J J Owen

  • 1Department of Anatomy/Center for Clinical Research in Immunology and Signaling, Medical School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
|December 1, 1995
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Positive selection of thymocytes requires sustained stromal cell interaction, not a single event. Calcineurin signaling is crucial early but not throughout this process.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • T-cell development
  • Thymocyte biology

Background:

  • Cortical thymocytes (CD4+8+) depend on thymic epithelium for positive selection and maturation.
  • Understanding the thymocyte-epithelial interaction is key to T-cell development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of thymocyte-epithelial interactions during positive selection.
  • To determine the role of calcineurin signaling in thymocyte maturation.
  • To analyze differential responses of thymocytes to TCR stimulation at distinct developmental stages.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated thymocyte-stromal cell interactions.
  • Examined calcineurin-mediated signaling pathways.
  • Assessed T-cell receptor (TCR) stimulation responses in double-positive and single-positive thymocytes.

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Main Results:

  • Positive selection necessitates sustained, not transient, interaction with thymic stromal cells.
  • Calcineurin signaling is essential for early positive selection but not for the entire duration of stromal cell contact.
  • Double-positive (CD69+4+8+) thymocytes undergo deletion upon TCR stimulation, while newly generated single-positive (CD69+4+) cells proliferate, indicating a critical developmental switch.

Conclusions:

  • Sustained thymic stromal cell contact is vital for thymocyte positive selection.
  • Calcineurin signaling's role is stage-specific during positive selection.
  • A critical developmental window exists where thymocyte response to TCR ligation shifts from deletion to proliferation.