title: Development and characterization of a monoclonal antibody specific for fucosyltransferase VII (Fuc-TVII): discordant expression of CLA and Fuc-TVII in peripheral CD4+ and CD8+ T cells.
abstract: Although cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen (CLA) is thought to be specifically expressed on skin "homing" T cells, it has become clear that CLA is not directly involved in binding to E-selectin but represents an excellent marker for high levels of fucosyltransferase VII (Fuc-TVII): Fuc-TVII can regulate the ability of T cells to migrate into the skin by generating a binding site for E-selectin. In this study, by using a novel monoclonal antibody for Fuc-TVII, we investigated whether expression of Fuc-TVII could be selectively detected in various CLA+ cell lines and peripheral blood T cells. Fuc-TVII was readily detected in the cytoplasm, but not in the membrane, of CLA+ cell lines. Cytoplasmic Fuc-TVII expression was also detectable in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells purified from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Nevertheless, there were significant numbers of CLA-expressing CD4+ or CD8+ T cells that did not coexpress Fuc-TVII, and vice versa: either the CD4+ or the CD8+ T cell population consisted of a variable ratio of CLA+ Fuc-TVII+, CLA+ Fuc-TVII-, and CLA- Fuc-TVII+ cells; and CLA+ Fuc-TVII- cells were the most abundantly identifiable phenotype in peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Thus, according to their expression pattern, skin "homing" T cells can be subdivided into at least three populations, CLA+ Fuc-TVII+, CLA+ Fuc-TVII-, and CLA- Fuc-TVII+ cells. Our study provides convincing evidence that skin "homing" T cells are phenotypically heterogenous and that Fuc-TVII expression, in combination with CLA expression, is a useful phenotypic marker for identifying skin "homing" T cells in mixed cell populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. mizukawa@ja2.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizukawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shitara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Teraki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narimatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiohara
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000276:immunology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C063419:CTAGE1 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D005647:Fucosyltransferases; C031692:galactoside 3-fucosyltransferase