Lack of expression on cultured human T-lymphocytes of a T-cell antigen shared by the molt-4 cell line and normal human thymocytes |
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Authors: | Franco Pandolfi Douglas M Strong Guy D Bonnard Ronald B Herberman |
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Institution: | (1) The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 20014 Bethesda, Maryland;(2) National Cancer Institute, 20205 Bethesda, Maryland;(3) Present address: Division of Infectious Diseases II, Department of Internal Medicine (III), University of Rome, Rome, Italy;(4) Tissue Bank, Naval Medical Research Institute, 20014 Bethesda, Maryland |
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Abstract: | Summary Four hematopoietic cell lines (CCRF-CEM, HSB-2, MOLT-4, and RPMI-8402), derived from acute lymphoblastic leukemia and expressing
T-cell surface markers (T-HCL), were studied with two specific anti-T-cell sera. The sera were raised in rabbits against human
thymocytes (anti-HTY) and against T-cells cultured in the presence of conditioned medium derived from lymphocytes stimulated
with PHA (anti-CTC). Both sera were absorbed to obtain a T-cell specific pattern of reaction and were further absorbed with
normal peripheral blood lymphocytes or with each of the four T-HCL. The anti-HTY sera absorbed with CEM, 8402, and HSB-2 still
reacted with MOLT-4. A similar pattern of reactivity was found only with the anti-CTC absorbed with 8402, whereas, after absorptions
with the other cell lines, this antiserum was unreactive against MOLT-4. After absorption with normal peripheral blood lymphocytes,
anti-HTY still reacted with thymocytes and MOLT-4 but was negative on CTC. In contrast, anti-CTC absorbed with peripheral
blood lymphocytes (PBL) was negative on thymocytes and MOLT-4 but still reacted against CTC. Our data confirm the existence
of a T-cell antigen (probably an early T-cell differentiation antigen) shared between thymus and MOLT-4. This antigen is not
expressed on CTC, although these cells express an antigenic pattern more complex than PBL. Antisera to CTC represents a source
of anti-T-cell sera free of contamination with antibodies to early thymus-related antigens but containing other T-cell-related
specificities.
Supported in part by Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Research Task No. ZF51.524.013.1025, and National Cancer
Institute Contract No. Y01-CB-00319. The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writers and
are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large. The experiments
reported herein were conducted according to the principles set forth in the current edition of the “Guide for the Care and
Use of Laboratory Animals,” Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council. |
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Keywords: | hematopoietic cell lines acute lymphoblastic leukemia conditioned medium thymocytes cultured T-cells lymphocyte antigens |
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