title: The distribution of IL-13 receptor alpha1 expression on B cells, T cells and monocytes and its regulation by IL-13 and IL-4.
abstract: To study the expression of IL-13 receptor alpha1 (IL-13Ralpha1), specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were generated. Surface expression of the IL-13Ralpha1 on B cells, monocytes and T cells was assessed by flow cytometry using these specific mAb. Among tonsillar B cells, the expression was the highest on the IgD+ CD38- B cell subpopulation which is believed to represent naive B cells. Expression was also detectable on a large fraction of the IgD-CD38- B cells but not on CD38+ B cells. Activation under conditions which promote B cell Ig class switching up-regulated the expression of the receptor. However, the same stimuli had an opposite effect for IL-13Ralpha1 expression levels on monocytes. While IL-13Ralpha1 mRNA was clearly detectable in T cell preparations, no surface expression was detected. However, permeabilization of the T cells showed a clear intracellular expression of the receptor. A soluble form of the receptor was immunoprecipitated from the supernatant of activated peripheral T cells, suggesting that T cell IL-13Ralpha1 might have functions unrelated to the capacity to form a type II IL-4/IL-13R with IL-4Ralpha.
authors.affiliation: Geneva Biomedical Research Institute, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graber
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gretener
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herren
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poudrier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lecoanet-Henchoz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alouani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Losberger
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bonnefoy
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kosco-Vilbois
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gauchat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053661:Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 Subunit; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D053660:Receptors, Interleukin-13; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C508181:IL13RA1 protein, human; D018793:Interleukin-13; D053661:Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 Subunit; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053660:Receptors, Interleukin-13; D015847:Interleukin-4