A human lymphoid cell line with receptors for both sheep red blood cells and complement |
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Authors: | William West Ronald B Herberman |
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Institution: | Cellular and Tumor Immunology Section, Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20014 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The human lymphoid cell line MOLT 4, from a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia, was initially considered to be derived from T lymphocytes, on the basis of rosette formation with sheep erythrocytes (E). This cell line has now also been found to form rosettes with sheep erythrocytes sensitized with rabbit antibody and mouse complement (EAC). Evidence is presented that the formation of both E and EAC rosettes is due to two separate receptors on the MOLT cells: (a) EAC rosettes were formed more rapidly and were more stable than E rosettes; (b) preincubation of MOLT with an EAC membrane preparation inhibited resetting with EAC and not with E; (c) MOLT formed rosettes with EAC prepared from trypsinized E, but did not bind to trypsin-treated E alone. The implications of this finding, in regard to the derivation of this cell line, are discussed. |
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