0 16 IL-2-independent il-2-independent JJ 17 27 activation activation NN 28 31 and and CC 32 45 proliferation proliferation NN 46 48 in in IN 49 54 human human JJ 55 56 T t NN 57 62 cells cell NNS 63 70 induced induce VBN 71 73 by by IN 74 78 CD28 cd28 NN 78 79 . . . 81 89 Although although IN 90 93 the the DT 94 98 role role NN 99 101 of of IN 102 106 CD28 cd28 NN 107 109 in in IN 110 111 T t NN 112 116 cell cell NN 117 130 costimulation costimulation NN 131 133 is be VBZ 134 140 firmly firmly RB 141 152 established establish VBN 152 153 , , , 154 157 the the DT 158 168 mechanisms mechanism NNS 169 171 by by IN 172 177 which which WDT 178 180 it it PRP 181 187 exerts exert VBZ 188 191 its its PRP$ 192 205 costimulatory costimulatory JJ 206 213 actions action NNS 214 217 are be VBP 218 222 less less RBR 223 228 clear clear JJ 228 229 . . . 230 232 In in IN 233 237 many many JJ 238 251 circumstances circumstance NNS 252 254 it it PRP 255 257 is be VBZ 258 267 difficult difficult JJ 268 270 to to TO 271 282 distinguish distinguish VB 283 286 the the DT 287 294 effects effect NNS 295 297 of of IN 298 302 CD28 cd28 NN 303 307 from from IN 308 318 subsequent subsequent JJ 319 326 actions action NNS 327 329 of of IN 330 339 cytokines cytokine NNS 339 340 , , , 341 345 such such JJ 346 348 as as IN 349 353 IL-2 il-2 NN 353 354 , , , 355 357 on on IN 358 359 T t NN 360 364 cell cell NN 365 378 proliferation proliferation NN 378 379 . . . 380 384 Here here RB 384 385 , , , 386 388 we we PRP 389 395 report report VBP 396 397 a a DT 398 403 model model NN 404 406 of of IN 407 411 CD28 cd28 NN 412 425 costimulation costimulation NN 426 431 using use VBG 432 435 PMA PMA NNP 436 440 plus plus CC 441 444 the the DT 445 452 natural natural JJ 453 459 ligand ligand NN 460 464 CD80 cd80 NN 465 469 that that WDT 470 478 resulted result VBD 479 481 in in IN 482 486 very very RB 487 494 limited limited JJ 495 506 stimulation stimulation NN 507 509 of of IN 510 514 IL-2 il-2 NN 514 515 , , , 516 518 as as IN 519 528 evidenced evidence VBN 529 531 by by IN 532 536 both both CC 537 545 cytokine cytokine NN 546 556 production production NN 557 560 and and CC 561 565 IL-2 il-2 NN 566 574 promoter promoter NN 575 586 stimulation stimulation NN 586 587 . . . 588 596 Promoter promoter NN 597 603 assays assay NNS 604 612 revealed reveal VBD 613 627 CD28-dependent cd28-dependent JJ 628 635 effects effect NNS 636 638 on on IN 639 643 both both CC 644 653 NF-kappaB NF-kappaB NNP 654 657 and and CC 658 662 AP-1 ap-1 NN 662 663 , , , 664 667 but but CC 668 671 not not RB 672 674 on on IN 675 680 NF-AT NF-AT NNP 681 683 or or CC 684 687 the the DT 688 694 intact intact JJ 695 699 IL-2 il-2 NN 700 708 promoter promoter NN 708 709 . . . 710 712 In in IN 713 721 addition addition NN 721 722 , , , 723 724 T t NN 725 729 cell cell NN 730 743 proliferation proliferation NN 744 747 was be VBD 748 758 completely completely RB 759 768 resistant resistant JJ 769 771 to to TO 772 775 the the DT 776 783 actions action NNS 784 786 of of IN 787 790 the the DT 791 808 immunosuppressant immunosuppressant JJ 809 820 cyclosporin cyclosporin NN 821 822 A A NNP 823 824 ( ( ( 824 827 CsA CsA NNP 827 828 ) ) ) 828 829 . . . 830 838 Moreover moreover RB 839 840 T t NN 841 845 cell cell NN 846 859 proliferation proliferation NN 860 863 was be VBD 864 874 unaffected unaffected JJ 875 877 by by IN 878 881 the the DT 882 890 addition addition NN 891 893 of of IN 894 902 blocking block VBG 903 906 Abs ab NNS 907 909 to to TO 910 914 both both CC 915 919 IL-2 il-2 NN 920 923 and and CC 924 927 the the DT 928 932 IL-2 il-2 NN 933 941 receptor receptor NN 941 942 , , , 943 956 demonstrating demonstrate VBG 957 961 that that IN 962 966 this this DT 967 971 form form NN 972 974 of of IN 975 988 costimulation costimulation NN 989 991 by by IN 992 996 CD28 cd28 NN 997 1000 was be VBD 1001 1012 independent independent JJ 1013 1015 of of IN 1016 1020 IL-2 il-2 NN 1020 1021 . . . 1022 1024 We we PRP 1025 1029 also also RB 1030 1042 investigated investigate VBD 1043 1046 the the DT 1047 1054 effects effect NNS 1055 1057 of of IN 1058 1069 stimulating stimulate VBG 1070 1071 T t NN 1072 1076 cell cell NN 1077 1083 blasts blast NNS 1084 1088 with with IN 1089 1093 CD80 cd80 NN 1094 1099 alone alone RB 1100 1103 and and CC 1104 1109 found find VBD 1110 1114 that that IN 1115 1120 there there EX 1121 1124 was be VBD 1125 1126 a a DT 1127 1134 limited limit VBN 1135 1146 requirement requirement NN 1147 1150 for for IN 1151 1155 IL-2 il-2 NN 1156 1158 in in IN 1159 1163 this this DT 1164 1170 system system NN 1170 1171 . . . 1172 1174 We we PRP 1175 1183 conclude conclude VBP 1184 1188 that that IN 1189 1193 CD28 cd28 NN 1194 1207 costimulation costimulation NN 1208 1211 can can MD 1212 1217 cause cause VB 1218 1229 substantial substantial JJ 1230 1231 T t NN 1232 1236 cell cell NN 1237 1250 proliferation proliferation NN 1251 1253 in in IN 1254 1257 the the DT 1258 1265 absence absence NN 1266 1268 of of IN 1269 1273 IL-2 il-2 NN 1273 1274 , , , 1275 1280 which which WDT 1281 1283 is be VBZ 1284 1290 driven drive VBN 1291 1293 by by IN 1294 1295 a a DT 1296 1303 soluble soluble JJ 1304 1310 factor factor NN 1311 1322 independent independent JJ 1323 1325 of of IN 1326 1331 NF-AT NF-AT NNP 1332 1347 transactivation transactivation NN 1347 1348 . . .