title: Characterisation of insulin-like growth factor I receptors of human acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) cell lines and primary ALL cells.
abstract: The expression of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptors (IGR-IR) on human B-lineage and T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemias (ALL) representing different maturational stages has been studied. Immature (stage I) and mature (stage II) T ALL as well as pre-B ALL cell lines expressed high numbers of IGF-IR with high affinity for IGF-I. In contrast, on T ALL, stage II and B ALL only low specific binding of 125I-IGF-I was detected. No binding of 125I-IGF-I to Burkitt lymphoma cells was found. Primary human T, pre-B and cALL cells also expressed IGF-IR with Kd for IGF-I and IGF-IR number per cell in the same range as the investigated cell lines. Crosslinking of 125I-IGF-I to T and pre-B ALL cells revealed IGF-IR alpha-subunits of 135 and 116 kD for HSB2. Gene expression of IGF-IR could be detected in all T ALL cell lines but was undetectable in SKW6, a B ALL cell line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schönberg
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hartmann
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D012313:RNA