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The newly identified TIM family of proteins is associated with regulation of T helper type 1 (TH1) and TH2 immune responses. TIM-1 is genetically linked to asthma and is a receptor for hepatitis A virus, but the endogenous ligand of TIM-1 is not known. Here we show that TIM-4, which is expressed by antigen-presenting cells, is the ligand for TIM-1. In vivo administration of either soluble TIM-1–immunoglobulin (TIM-1–Ig) fusion protein or TIM-4–Ig fusion protein resulted in hyperproliferation of T cells, and TIM-4–Ig costimulated T cell proliferation mediated by CD3 and CD28 in vitro. These data suggest that the TIM-1–TIM-4 interaction is involved in regulating T cell proliferation.
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Supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (S.C., and grants RG-2571-D-9 and FG-1478-A-1), the National Institutes of Health (1RO1NS045937-01, 2R01NS35685-06, 2R37NS30843-11, 1RO1AI44880-03, 2P01AI39671-07, 1PO1NS38037-04 and 1F31GM20927-01; Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, V.K.K.) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.H.M.).
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Tim-1-Ig administration in vivo induces hyperproliferation and enhancement of the TH2 response in a TH2-biased system. (PDF 908 kb)
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Meyers, J., Chakravarti, S., Schlesinger, D. et al. TIM-4 is the ligand for TIM-1, and the TIM-1–TIM-4 interaction regulates T cell proliferation. Nat Immunol 6, 455–464 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1185
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