The Journal of Immunology, Vol 135, Issue 2 1484-1487, Copyright © 1985 by American Association of Immunologists

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Expression of a laminin-like substance on the surface of murine natural killer (NK) lymphocytes and its role in NK recognition of tumor target cells

JC Hiserodt, KA Laybourn and J Varani

We have identified a structure on the surface of murine NK cells that is immunochemically cross-reactive with laminin. Treatment of normal CBA/J spleen cells with monospecific anti-laminin serum plus complement completely eliminated NK cytolytic activity against YAC-1 or RL male 1 target cells. In the absence of added complement, spleen cells preincubated with anti-laminin serum were also reduced in their cytolytic activity due to a reduced capacity to bind to the target cells. Treatment with anti-asialo GM1 serum plus complement also eliminated NK activity, but pretreatment of NK cells with anti-asialo GM1 in the absence of complement did not reduce cytolytic activity. Thus, anti-laminin and anti-asialo GM1 bind to structures on the surface of NK cells that distinguish functional (laminin) from nonfunctional (asialo GM1) sites. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that approximately 15% of normal nonadherent splenic lymphocytes expressed laminin-like structures, whereas 16% expressed asialo GM1 and 19% expressed the NK alloantigen NK 2.1. Treatment of alloimmune cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) with anti-laminin plus complement did not affect CTL activity. Thus, anti-laminin serum appears to detect a cell surface structure present on the NK subset of lymphocytes.

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