Recognition of a CD4+ mouse medullary thymocyte subpopulation by Amaranthus leucocarpus lectin.
We have used the Gal beta(1-->3)GalNAc-specific Amaranthus leucocarpus lectin to isolate a thymus cell subpopulation which is different from that sorted with Arachis hypogaea lectin. The cells recognized by A. leucocarpus lectin were predominantly CD4+, whereas a minor proportion of CD8+ cells (approximately 11%) were also identified. The A. leucocarpus-positive cells were located in the thymus medulla and the cortico-medullary junction. The cortex was negative for A. leucocarpus cells.
Department of Biochemistry, INER, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology
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