title: The expression of the p75 subunit of interleukin 2 receptor in Tac negative leukemic cells of two patients with large granular lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: The expression of interleukin 2 receptor (IL-2R) on leukemic cells of natural killer (NK) and T cell lineages in two patients with large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia was examined. The p55 Tac IL-2R was not detected by the indirect immunofluorescence method and it did not participate in the IL-2 binding to the surface of these cells. However, these leukemic cells proliferated in a IL-2 dose-dependent manner and expressed p55. A p75 IL-2 receptor (IL-2-R) subunit was detected on the LGL leukemic cells of both NK and T lineages in a crosslink assay. Thus, it is suggested that the primary signal of IL-2 is mediated by the p75 alone. A study of the inhibitions of the proliferative response of LGL leukemia cells by anti-Tac revealed that both p75 and secondarily induced p55 are required for the cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000502:physiology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7