Abstract
The elimination of activated T cells is important to maintain homeostasis and avoid immunopathology. CD95 (Fas/APO-1) has been identified as a death mediator for activated T cells in vitro but the function of CD95 in death of mature T cells in vivo is still controversial. Here we show that triggering of the costimulatory TNF receptor family member CD27 sensitized T cells for CD95-induced apoptosis. CD95-deficient (lpr/lpr) T cells massively expanded and differentiated into IFN-gamma-secreting effector cells in transgenic mice that constitutively express the CD27 ligand, CD70. Concomitantly, CD95-deficient CD70 transgenic mice became moribund by 4 wk of age with severe liver pathology and bone marrow failure. These findings establish that CD95 is a critical regulator of effector T cell homeostasis in chronic immune activation.
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