title: Interleukin 2 receptors on human B cells. Implications for the role of interleukin 2 in human B cell function.
abstract: In the present study, we examined the expression of interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptors on normal human B cells as well as established B cell lines. Anti-Tac monoclonal antibody did not bind to freshly separated normal human B cells. Unexpectedly, with the appropriate activation of the normal B cells by anti-mu antibody, phorbol myristate acetate, or Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I (SAC), Tac antigen was induced on the activated B cells. Anti-Tac antibody showed consistent reactivity with two B cell lines that were infected by human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV) and some reactivity with two out of eight Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell lines established from normal adult donors. Immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that antigens of similar size with a molecular weight of 50,000-60,000 can be precipitated with anti-Tac antibody from phytohemagglutinin-stimulated normal T cell blasts and normal activated B cells, as well as a cloned B cell line. Binding assays of IL-2 on normal activated B cells and on the cloned B cell (HS1) revealed that B cells have significantly fewer sites and lower-affinity IL-2 receptors compared with phytohemagglutinin-stimulated normal T cell blasts. Finally, biological properties of the IL-2 receptor on B cells were examined by incubating B cells with recombinant IL-2. It was found that moderate concentrations of IL-2 induce significant enhancement of proliferation and differentiation in SAC-activated normal B cells. These results suggest that normal B cells may express functional IL-2 receptors or closely related proteins and thus IL-2 may play a significant role in the modulation of B cell function.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muraguchi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kehrl
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Volkman
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fauci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000032:analysis; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D018127:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7