title: Surface antigenic determinants on human pluripotent and unipotent hematopoietic progenitor cells.
abstract: RFB-1 is a monoclonal antibody previously shown to react with granulocyte-monocyte progenitors (CFU-GM) and immature lymphoid cells in human bone marrow. RFB-HLA-DR is a monoclonal antibody that reacts with HLA-DR (la-like) antigens. The present study shows that the bone marrow subset reactive with both RFB-1 and RFB-HLA-DR contains all the cells that give rise to mixed hematopoietic colonies (derived from CFU-GEMM; a pluripotent human progenitor cell) as well as to megakaryocytic (megakaryocyte-CFU-derived) and erythropoietic (derived from erythroid burst-forming units, BFU-E) colonies, as shown by fluorescence-activated cell sorting and complement-mediated cytotoxicity. These results indicate that CFU-GEMM, BFU-E, and megakaryocyte-CFU express RFB-1 and la-like antigens. RFB-1 antigen is also expressed on erythroid colony-forming units (CFU-E). RFB-1 and RFB-HLA-DR are useful reagents in the study of hematopoietic stem cells.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis*; D002469:Cell Separation; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000939:Epitopes