title: Characterization of a murine NKT cell tumor previously described as an acute myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: C1498 is an atypical myeloid leukemia that originated in a C57BL/6 mouse and has been used as a model for acute myelogenous leukemia. In studies of the immune response to C 1498, we found that this tumor contained mRNA encoding the canonical NKT cell receptor Vbeta8.2-Valpha14Jalpha281. Although cell-surface phenotypic analysis showed C1498 to be negative for NK1.1, it expressed several other molecules associated with NKT cell populations, such as DX5, CDld, CD69, CD44, CD45RB and B220. RT-PCR demonstrated that C1498 contained CD3epsilon mRNA transcripts, but message was not found for CD4, CD8alpha, or CD8beta. This indicates that C1498 falls within the double negative (CD4-CD8-) NKT cell lineage. RNase protection analysis showed that C1498 expressed mRNA for IL-2, IL-15, and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). These findings suggest that C1498 should be re-classified as a NKT cell leukemia with atypical myeloid features. It may, therefore, be a novel cell line in which to study NKT cell development and serve as a model for human NKT cell malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: LaBelle
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Truitt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; C115335:CD3E protein, human; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta