title: Homologous antigen for T cell receptor in axial organ cells from the asterid Asterias rubens.
abstract: The axial organ (A.O. cells) of the sea star Asterias rubens is a primitive immune organ. The total population was fractionated into two populations: adherent (B-like) and non-adherent (T-like) to nylon wool. The adherent cells resemble mammalian B lymphocytes and bear homologous human T cell receptor (beta chain) to a higher degree than T-like cells which resemble T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie des Invertébrés, Université d'Orléans, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajelan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell