title: Serological survey of T-lymphocyte differentiation antigens in wild mice.
abstract: Allelic distributions of Thy-1, Ly-1, and Ly-2 antigens in wild mice are characteristic of each Mus musculus subspecies. Eastern mice (M.m.molossinus, M.m.musculus, M.m.castaneus, M.m.bactrianus) express the Thy-1.1 antigen, whereas Western mice (M.m.domesticus, M.m.brevirostris) express the Thy-1.2. All mice from wild populations examined in this survey express the Ly-1.2. The Ly-2.1 is distributed in Eastern mice and some Western mice, and the Ly-2.2 is found in the remaining Western mice. Allelic distributions of these antigens were also examined in two other species, Mus spretus and Mus spicilegus. Allelic constitutions of Thy-1 and Ly-1 in these species are similar to those of Eastern mice. Some M.spicilegus, however, express the Ly-1.1 antigen. This antigenic type is not found in M.musculus. Some Eastern mice related to M.m.castaneus react weakly to Ly-1.2-specific and Ly-2.1-specific monoclonal antibodies in both the complement-mediated cytotoxicity test and the absorption test. These results suggest that M.m.castaneus has unique alleles in the Ly-1 and Ly-2 loci.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Petras
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonhomme
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000828:Animal Population Groups / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000950:Antigens, Ly / Q000276:immunology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D009115:Muridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000950:Antigens, Ly; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens