Fig. 4.
CD3 stimulation of PBTs 24 hours after CD4XL down-modulates Bcl-x in both CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells, and CD28 costimulation prevents Bcl-x down-modulation.
[CD4XL/CD3] PBT cell cultures are showing Bcl-x expression in CD4 T cells (A) and in CD8 T cells (B). Cell-culture conditions are indicated in each panel, and isotype controls are indicated in top panels. Cells were analyzed by flow cytometry for intracytoplasmic Bcl-x expression in conjunction with surface labeling with FITC-anti-CD8 mAb. Broken lines represent the lowermost boundary of cells cultured in medium alone and labeled with anti–Bcl-x Ab. Cells that emerged to the left of this line represent Bcl-x down-modulated cells, and their percentages are indicated in the figure.