Title
CD80 Expressed by CD8+ T Cells Contributes to PD-L1-Induced Apoptosis of Activated CD8+ T Cells
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-18-2017
Embargo Period
5-9-2018
Publication Title
Journal of Immunology Research
Abstract
Tumor cells are capable of limiting antitumor CD8+ T cell responses through their cell surface expression of PD-L1. In addition to PD-1 expressed by CD8+ T cells, PD-L1 also binds to CD80 expressed by CD8+ T cells. The influence of the PD-L1/CD80 interaction on CD8+ T cell function has not been fully characterized, so we sought to investigate the impact of the PD-L1/CD80 interaction on PD-L1-induced apoptosis of activated CD8+ T cells. We found that CD8+ T cells that lacked CD80 expression got activated to the same extent as wild-type CD8+ T cells, but when cultured with anti-CD3 and PD-L1/Fc protein, activated CD8+ T cells that lacked CD80 expression survived better than activated wild-type CD8+ T cells. These findings indicate that PD-L1 induces apoptosis in activated CD8+ T cells in part by signaling through CD80. Thus, in the design and implementation of checkpoint blockade therapies that target PD-L1, it is essential that both binding partners for PD-L1, PD-1, and CD80 are considered.
Volume
2017
First Page
1
Last Page
6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7659462
ISSN
2314-8861
Rights
Copyright © 2017 Meagan R. Rollins and Rachel M. Gibbons Johnson. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Recommended Citation
Rollins, M.R. and Gibbons Johnson, R.M. 2017. CD80 Expressed by CD8+ T Cells Contributes to PD-L1 Induced Apoptosis of Activated CD8+ T Cells. Journal of Immunology Research. doi:10.1155/2017/7659462
Primo Type
Article
Comments
Publisher's version can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7659462