title: ICAM-1-, -2- and LFA-1-independent homotypic T cell aggregation induced by a novel activating monoclonal antibody targeting the murine Thy-1 molecule.
abstract: We have previously reported that the murine T cell line EL-4 has an aggregating phenotype, displaying homotypic aggregation (HTA) when exposed to monoclonal antibodies targeting specific cell surface molecules such as leukocyte function-associated antigen-I (LFA-1). We have used this property of EL-4 cells to isolate additional HTA-inducing MAb by screening a panel of hybridomas that were generated from rats immunized with EL-4 cells. We have isolated a novel anti-Thy-1 MAb (termed FF-10) that is a powerful inducer of HTA in EL-4 cells. In addition to induction of HTA, FF-10 also induces splenocyte proliferation but inhibits anti-CD3-driven T cell proliferation. Thy-1-induced HTA cannot be blocked with MAb targeting intercellular adhesion molecule-I and -2 (ICAM-1, ICAM-2) or LFA-1. Thus, the FF-10 MAb represents a novel and unique tool to investigate the diverse roles of the murine Thy-I molecule in T cell activation, proliferation and apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Physiological Institute, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benz
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wüthrich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000502:physiology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000502:physiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D016853:Muromonab-CD3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C065289:ICAM2 protein, human; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D016853:Muromonab-CD3; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1