Lineage commitment of HLA-DR/CD38-defined progenitor cell subpopulations in bone marrow and mobilized peripheral blood assessed by four-color immunofluorescence.
We used four-color fluorescence analysis to compare lineage antigen expression in relationship to CD38 and HLA-DR on CD34+ progenitor cells in adult human bone marrow and mobilized peripheral blood. Each of four progenitor cell subpopulations defined by HLA-DR and CD38 intensity (CD38-/HLA-DR-, CD38-/HLA-DR+, CD38+/HLA-DR+, and CD38+/HLA-DR-) were present in both progenitor cell sources in similar ratios. The most prevalent subpopulation consisted of cells that expressed both CD38 and HLA-DR. Virtually all progenitor cells that lacked CD38 also lacked lineage antigens regardless of their HLA-DR expression. In contrast, the majority of the cells within both CD38+ progenitor cell subpopulations possessed either lineage antigens or the proliferation-associated antigen, CD71. Furthermore, CD71 was expressed on three times the number of CD38+/HLA-DR- cells when compared with the CD38-/HLA-DR- subpopulation. Within CD34+ progenitor cell subpopulations defined by the expression of CD38 and HLA-DR, the CD38+/HLA-DR- component appears to be the most mature, based on the expression of CD71 and various lineage-associated antigens, including representative markers characterizing early lymphoid, myeloid, and erythroid precursors. Thus, selection of the most immature CD34+ progenitor cells based solely on the lack of HLA-DR expression results in isolation of two distinct cell populations with markedly different maturation status and resultant growth characteristics.
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Bone Marrow Transplantation Laboratory, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
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Akard
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Chang
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Jansen
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Thompson
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Dugan
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D036541:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase; D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1; D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000032:analysis*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002455:Cell Division; D019070:Cell Lineage; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009244:NAD+ Nucleosidase / Q000032:analysis*
D015703:Antigens, CD; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D036541:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase; C498154:CD38 protein, human; D009244:NAD+ Nucleosidase; D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1