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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 138, Issue 4 1121-1129, Copyright © 1987 by American Association of Immunologists
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RD Garman and DH Raulet
Purified resting peripheral lymph node T cells can be activated to produce interleukin 2 (IL 2) and to proliferate in the presence of Concanavalin A (Con A) and an apparently novel lymphokine that we call T cell activating factor (TAF). TAF is biochemically distinct from IL 1, IL 2, IL 3, and other colony stimulating factors, IL 4 (BSF-1) and interferons. Furthermore, of the recombinant and natural cytokines tested, only IL 2 and TAF are active in the TAF assay. In the presence of Con A, TAF stimulates an increase in the steady-state level of IL 2 mRNA in T cells, the secretion of active IL 2 into the culture medium, and the proliferation of the T cells. We propose that TAF is a previously undescribed molecule the function of which is to stimulate IL 2 production by T cells that have encountered antigen, and we propose that TAF has an important role in primary T cell immune responses.
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