Functional characterization of an antigen involved in an early step of T-cell activation.
AUTOR(ES)
Cosulich, M E
RESUMO
An activation antigen, identified by the monoclonal antibody MLR3, is described that is present on activated T lymphocytes and thymocytes but not on resting T lymphocytes. Immunoprecipitation of radiolabeled membranes from an activated T-cell line showed that the MLR3-binding molecule has a molecular size of 28-34 kDa. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that the appearance of the MLR3 antigen is an early event and precedes that of the interleukin 2 receptor both in T lymphocytes and thymocytes. The proliferative response of resting T cells to OKT3-Sepharose and interleukin 1 or accessory cells, but not the interleukin 2-dependent proliferation, was inhibited by the addition of MLR3 monoclonal antibodies. Similar results wer also obtained in an interleukin 1-dependent human thymocyte proliferation assay. In addition when MLR3-positive cells were cultured with purified interleukin 1, MLR3 surface antigen expression was not observed. Thus MLR3 monoclonal antibody appears to recognize an antigen involved in an early step of T-cell activation related to interleukin 1-dependent functions and on both T lymphocytes and thymocytes.
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