title: The use of palmitate-conjugated protein A for coating cells with artificial receptors which facilitate intercellular interactions.
abstract: A method is described in which palmitate-conjugated protein A (pal-protein A) incorporated onto cell membranes is used to anchor antibodies on the surface of cells. Pal-protein A was stabilized on the cell surfaces via insertion of the hydrophobic palmitate moieties into the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane. This membrane-associated pal-protein A retained its binding affinity for the Fc region of rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) molecules. Using this system, cells can be coated with antibody (Ab) molecules of a desired specificity that can serve as artificial receptors for soluble or cell surface antigens (Ags). In this report, we show that A22.E10 T hybridoma cells coated with rabbit anti-mouse IgG (RaMIgG) exhibited increased adhesiveness to surface IgG positive mouse B cells. A high level of heterotypic intercellular conjugation was observed in cells coated with specific artificial receptors as compared to cells coated with nonspecific artificial receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33136.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peacock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007700:Kinetics; D010168:Palmitates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000737:chemistry*; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010168:Palmitates; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A