title: Studies on natural killer (NK) cells IV NK-3.1: a new NK cell specific alloantigen.
abstract: A new murine natural killer (NK) cell alloantigen, NK-3.1, has been identified by analysis of the complement dependent anti-NK cell activity of C3H anti-ST and BALB/c anti-DBA/2 alloantisera. Flow cytometric studies with a specific antiserum made in backcross mice indicate that this alloantigen is expressed by 2-3% of the spleen cells of NZB and C57BL/6 mice, positive strains, but is undetectable on the spleen cells of C3H mice, a negative strain. Since NK-1.1 and NK-2.1 are also expressed on 2-3% of spleen cells of positive strains we suggest that all three alloantigens identify the NK cells in normal mouse spleen which lyse the lymphoma target cell line YAC.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thorn
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Winn
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007518:Isoantibodies; D007519:Isoantigens