IL-2 and IL-7 induce heterodimerization of STAT5 isoforms in human peripheral blood T lymphoblasts |
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Authors: | LA Rosenthal KD Winestock DS Finbloom |
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Affiliation: | Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. mogorman@nwu.edu |
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Abstract: | The CD40 ligand expressed on activated T cells plays a pivotal role in B cell proliferation and differentiation. Mutations in the CD40 ligand gene, which alter its expression on the surface of activated T cells, are associated with the X-linked form of Hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM). A rapid and simple, three-color whole blood flow cytometry procedure was developed for maximal expression and detection of the CD40L on the surface of in vitro activated CD4+ T cells. Approximately 90% of in vitro activated CD4+ T cells obtained from healthy controls expressed the CD40L compared to only 5% of in vitro activated CD4+ T cells obtained from the XHIM patients. The CD40L was expressed on approximately 50% of the in vitro activated CD4+ T cells obtained from the mothers of XHIM patients, consistent with a diagnosis of their carrier status. This is the first report of a whole blood procedure adapted for routine clinical use which is able to detect abnormal CD40L expression in XHIM patients and carriers. |
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