Jilg, W., Voltz, R., Markert-Hahn, C., Mairhofer, H., Münz, I. and Wolf, Hans J.
(1991)
Expression of class I major histocompatibility complex antigens in Epstein-Barr virus-carrying lymphoblastoid cell lines and Burkitt lymphoma cells.
Cancer research 51 (1), pp. 27-32.
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Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) carrying lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) and EBV-positive Burkitt lymphoma (BL) cells were compared for their expression of class I antigens of the major histocompatibility complex. Five common BL lines, LCLs, pokeweed mitogen-stimulated blasts and resting B-cells from healthy donors, and eight pairs of BL cells and LCLs, each pair originating from one patient, were ...
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) carrying lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) and EBV-positive Burkitt lymphoma (BL) cells were compared for their expression of class I antigens of the major histocompatibility complex. Five common BL lines, LCLs, pokeweed mitogen-stimulated blasts and resting B-cells from healthy donors, and eight pairs of BL cells and LCLs, each pair originating from one patient, were tested. Quantitative analysis was performed using a radioimmunoassay; qualitative aspects were studied by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. In general, LCLs expressed significantly higher amounts of class I antigens than BL cells, the latter showing class I densities similar to or lower than peripheral resting B-cells. From analysis of the expression of class I-specific RNA, there is some evidence that class I antigen expression is regulated on the transcriptional level. In two BL cells studied, class I expression could be enhanced by gamma-interferon, whereas the corresponding LCLs seemed to be refractory to this treatment. One- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed that in some BL lines, in addition to the generally lower class I expression, distinct class I specificities were down-regulated. None of these alterations in class I expression was EBV specific; however, they may well play a role in the recognition of BL cells and LCLs by cellular immune mechanisms. Thus, down-regulation of class I antigens may contribute to the resistance of BL cells to cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, whereas their enhanced expression may improve the recognition of EBV-infected LCLs.
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| Item type: | Article |
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| Date: | 1991 |
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| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene |
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| Identification Number: | | Value | Type |
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| 1899042 | PubMed ID |
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| Classification: | | Notation | Type |
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| Blotting, Northern | MESH | | Burkitt Lymphoma/immunology | MESH | | Cell Line | MESH | | Cell Transformation, Viral | MESH | | Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional | MESH | | Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism | MESH | | Humans | MESH | | Interferon-gamma/pharmacology | MESH | | Lymphocytes/microbiology | MESH | | Major Histocompatibility Complex | MESH | | Molecular Weight | MESH | | Pokeweed Mitogens/pharmacology | MESH | | Precipitin Tests | MESH | | RNA, Messenger/genetics | MESH | | Tumor Virus Infections/immunology | MESH |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
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| Status: | Published |
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| Refereed: | Unknown |
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| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Unknown |
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| Item ID: | 20469 |
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