A new thymocyte membrane differentiation antigen for mouse and rat.
A new thymocyte membrane-brain antigenic system is defined for the mouse and rat. Monoclonal antibody NIM-M129 recognizes a membrane antigen that has a similar size to Thy-1 (20-23 kd) but entirely different tissue distribution. It is absent from cortisone-resistant thymocytes, murine peripheral T cells, T-cell blasts, and T-cell lymphomas, or rat bone marrow. However, the determinant exhibits a quantitative difference in expression on thymocytes of Thy-1a (low) and Thy-1b (high) mice, with intermediate values for their F1 progeny. Backcross and F2 segregation tests between CBA and CBA-Thy-1a congenic lines established firm genetic linkage between Thy-1 and the level of epitope expression on the thymocyte cell surface.
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000939:Epitopes