The Journal of Immunology, Vol 151, Issue 9 4642-4650, Copyright © 1993 by American Association of Immunologists

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Unexpected lack of reactivity of allogeneic anti-Ia monoclonal antibodies with MHC class II molecules expressed by mouse intestinal epithelial cells

K Vidal, C Samarut, JP Magaud, JP Revillard and D Kaiserlian
Unite d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur de Lyon, France.

We have examined MHC class II molecules expression by murine gut epithelial cells using a large panel of anti-Ia antibodies. In contrast to conventional APC (i.e., B cells and macrophages), only two anti-Ia antibodies reacted with enterocytes: a xenogeneic rat anti-Ia mAb (CD311) directed against a monomorphic class II determinant, and a polyclonal antiserum directed against both I-A and I-E heterodimers. In contrast, allogeneic anti-Ia mAb were either unreactive (17 of 20) or reacted weakly (3 of 20) with enterocytes, even after in vivo treatment with IFN-gamma. This pattern of Ia reactivity of epithelial cells was tissue specific (restricted to gut mucosa) and cell specific (restricted to gut epithelial cells). Biochemical and molecular studies confirmed that enterocytes expressed I-A and I-E isotypes on their cell surface and contained mRNA of both subregion loci. Interestingly, enterocytes appeared deficient in expression of the MHC class II- associated invariant chain, and are not able to stimulate allogeneic T cells. These data suggest that gut epithelial cells express a conformation of class II molecules, antigenically distinct from that expressed on conventional APC.

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