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Blood, 15 November 2004, Vol. 104, No. 10, pp. 3233-3242. Prepublished online as a Blood First Edition Paper on June 15, 2004; DOI 10.1182/blood-2003-05-1679.
IMMUNOBIOLOGY Cross-linking of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 induces death of activated T cellsFrom the Graduate Institute of Immunology and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, FuJen Catholic University, Taiwan; and AbGenomics, Taipei, Taiwan.
Increasing evidence has shown that death signaling in T cells is regulated in a complicated way. Molecules other than death receptors can also trigger T-cell death. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) or CD162 molecules cross-linked by an antiPSGL-1 monoclonal antibody, TAB4, can trigger a death signal in activated T cells. In contrast to classic cell death, PSGL-1mediated T-cell death is caspase independent. It involves translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor from mitochondria to nucleus and mitochondrial cytochrome c release. Ultrastructurally, both peripheral condensation of chromatin and apoptotic body were observed in PSGL-1mediated T-cell death. Collectively, this study demonstrates a novel role for PSGL-1 in controlling activated T-cell death and, thus, advances our understanding of immune regulation.
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