CD30 antigen, a marker for Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a receptor whose ligand defines an emerging family of cytokines with homology to TNF.
CD30 is a surface marker for neoplastic cells of Hodgkin's lymphoma and shows sequence homology to members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily. Using a chimeric probe consisting of the extracellular domain of CD30 fused to truncated immunoglobulin heavy chains, we expression cloned the cDNA cognate from the murine T cell clone 7B9. The encoded protein is a 239 amino acid type II membrane protein whose C-terminal domain shows significant homology to TNF alpha, TNF beta, and the CD40L. Cross-hybridization to an induced peripheral blood T cell cDNA library yielded the human homolog, which is 72% identical at the amino acid level. The recombinant human ligand enhances the proliferation of CD3-activated T cells yet induces differential responses, including cell death, in several CD30+ lymphoma-derived clones. The human and murine genes map to 9q33 and the proximal region of chromosome 4, respectively.
Smith
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Immunex Research and Development Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Gruss
H J
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Davis
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Anderson
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Farrah
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Baker
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Sutherland
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Brannan
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Copeland
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Jenkins
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D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D053285:CD30 Ligand; D016207:Cytokines; D017730:Ki-1 Antigen; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C505774:TNFSF8 protein, human; C505775:Tnfsf8 protein, mouse; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha