Characterization of a human B lymphocyte-specific antigen - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1980 Oct;125(4):1678-85.

Characterization of a human B lymphocyte-specific antigen

P Stashenko et al. J Immunol. 1980 Oct.

Abstract

A human B lymphocyte-specific antigen (B1) was identified and characterized by the use of a monoclonal antibody. By indirect immunofluorescence, cytotoxicity, and quantitative absorption, B1 was present on approximately 9% of the peripheral blood mononuclear cell fraction and >95% of B cells from blood and lymphoid organs in all individuals tested. Monocytes, resting and activated T cells, null cells, and tumors of T cell and myeloid origin were B1 negative. B1 was distinct from standard B cell phenotypic markers, including Ig and Ia antigen. Removal of the B1 positive population in peripheral blood eliminated all B cells capable or responding to pokeweed mitogen by maturation to Ig-producing cells.

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