Figure 4. Tim-4 expression enhances CHO cells to induce T cell activation.

(a) CD3+ T cells purified from SJL/J lymph nodes were incubated with mitomycin C-treated CHO or CHO-Tim-4 cells, along with soluble anti-CD3 and anti-CD28. T cell proliferation was measured after 48 h by [3H]-thymidine incorporation in triplicate wells. (b) Anti-Tim-4 mAbs can partially block CHO-Tim-4-induced T cell proliferation. T cells were incubated with CHO-Tim-4 as above, along with anti-Tim-4 mAbs at the concentrations indicated. Proliferation was measured after 48 h by [3H]-thymidine incorporation in triplicate wells.