title: Common precursor pool marker for allospecific (CTL) and nonspecific (NK and activated) cytotoxic cells in the bone marrow.
abstract: A recently described monoclonal mouse IgG1 antibody, NK-9, reacts with practically all peripheral blood large granular lymphocytes (LGL). It also detects a population of non-LGL lymphoid cells that harbors precursor cells for both nonspecific activated killer (AK) and allospecific killer cells. In the bone marrow, the NK-9-positive population represented 9% of all nucleated cells, which was 40% of all lymphoid cells. This population was initially noncytotoxic, but when appropriately stimulated the NK-9-positive cells gave rise to AK and allospecific cytotoxic cells, whereas no such activity could be generated from the NK-9-negative cells. When the NK-9-positive cells were cultured with high concentrations of T cell growth factor, the results were cultures consisting of over 80% cells with LGL morphology and exhibiting effective cytotoxicity against K562 targets. It is concluded that the precursor cells for various modes of nonspecific and antigen-specific cytotoxicity are related and appear to be harbored in the NK-9-positive pool in the bone marrow.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nieminen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saksela
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface