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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 185, Number 10, May 19, 1997 1777-1783


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A Regulatory Role for TRAF1 in Antigen-induced Apoptosis of T Cells

Daniel E. Speiser*, Soo Young Lee§, Brian Wong§, Joseph Arron§, Angela Santana{ddagger}, Young-Yun Kong*, Pamela S. Ohashi*, and Yongwon Choi{ddagger},§

From the * Ontario Cancer Institute, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada; and the {ddagger} Howard Hughes Medical Institute and § The Rockefeller University, New York 10021

Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)–associated factor 2 (TRAF2) and TRAF1 were found as components of the TNFR2 signaling complex, which exerts multiple biological effects on cells such as cell proliferation, cytokine production, and cell death. In the TNFR2-mediated signaling pathways, TRAF2 works as a mediator for activation signals such as NF-{kappa}B, but the role of TRAF1 has not been previously determined. Here we show in transgenic mice that TRAF1 overexpression inhibits antigen-induced apoptosis of CD8+ T lymphocytes. Our results demonstrate a biological role for TRAF1 as a regulator of apoptotic signals and also support the hypothesis that the combination of TRAF proteins in a given cell type determines distinct biological effects triggered by members of the TNF receptor superfamily.


Address correspondence to Yongwon Choi, HHMI, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 295, New York, NY 10021.

1Abbreviations used in this paper: GP, glycoprotein; LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; PI, propidium iodide; SEB, staphylococcal enterotoxin B; TNFR, tumor necrosis factor receptor.

The first two authors contributed equally to this report.

Pamela S. Ohashi and Yongwon Choi share senior authorship.


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