Fc fragments of human IgG stimulate both proliferation and polyclonal antibody formation by B lymphocytes. T lymphocytes, although not proliferating in response to Fc fragments, are triggered to produce a T cell-replacing factor, which substitutes for T cells in the Fc fragment-induced polyclonal response. The factor is produced within 24 hr after Fc stimulation. Neither Fab fragments nor whole IgG have the capacity to stimulate the release of this activity. This material is a product of Lyt 1+23-, Ia-T lymphocytes and requires Ia+ adherent accessory cells for production. The role of the accessory cell is to process the Fc fragments to biologically active 14,000-daltons subfragments, which directly trigger T cells to factor production. This material has been called (Fc)TRF to distinguish it from other T cell factors.
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
1981
- Venue
Journal of Immunology
- Publication date
1981-02-01
- Fields of study
Biology, Medicine, Chemistry
- Identifiers
- External record
- Source metadata
Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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- 14,000-dalton subfragments
Smaller Fc-derived fragments generated by accessory-cell processing before they stimulate T cells.
Aliases: 14 kDa subfragments
- b lymphocytes
The B-cell population measured for proliferation and antibody production in response to Fc fragments.
Aliases: B cells
- fab fragments
The antigen-binding fragments of IgG tested as a control fragment lacking the Fc region.
Aliases: Fab
- fc fragments of human igg
Proteolytic Fc portions of human immunoglobulin G used as the stimulatory material in the study.
Aliases: Fc fragments
- ia+ adherent accessory cells
Adherent accessory cells bearing Ia antigens that are required to process Fc fragments before T-cell activation.
Aliases: Ia+ accessory cells, adherent accessory cells
- lyt 1+23- ia- t lymphocytes
A T-lymphocyte subset identified by Lyt and Ia surface markers that produces the factor after Fc stimulation.
Aliases: Lyt 1+23- T lymphocytes, Ia- T lymphocytes
- polyclonal antibody formation
Broad antibody production by multiple B-cell clones in the Fc fragment-induced response.
Aliases: polyclonal response, polyclonal antibody response
- t cell-replacing factor
A soluble helper activity released by stimulated T lymphocytes that can substitute for T cells in the Fc fragment response.
Aliases: (Fc)TRF, helper T cell-replacing activity
- t lymphocytes
The T-cell population examined for factor release after Fc fragment stimulation.
Aliases: T cells
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