CD16+ lymphoblastic cell lines of crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) shared U-5 antigen and expressed natural killer activity |
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Authors: | Y Murayama M Fujisaki A Noguchi O Takenaka |
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Institution: | Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The CD16+ lymphoblastic cell lines of crab-eating monkeys shared the U-5 antigen recognized by a monoclonal antibody. The CD16+U-5+ cell lines expressed high natural killer activity to K562 cells, whereas the CD16-U-5- control cell line had no significant natural killer activity. A possible involvement of the U-5 antigen in natural killer function was also suggested by reduction of the natural killer activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Japanese monkeys after treatment with U-5 monoclonal antibody and complement. |
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Keywords: | NK cells Monoclonal antibodies Macaca fascicularis Macaca fuscata |
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