Neoplasma Vol.50, p.331-338, 2003
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Title: Binding analysis of HLA-G specific antibodies to hematopoietic cells isolated from leukemia patients
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Author: K., POLAKOVA
; E., BANDZUCHOVA
; V., HOFMEISTER
; EH., WEISS
; H., HUTTER
; G., RUSS
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Abstract: Expression of HLA-G on the surface of malignant hematopoietic cells isolated from leukemia patients was analyzed by flow cytometry using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) recognizing both, intact HLA-G complex (87G, 01G and MEM-G9) as well as HLA-G free heavy chain (4H84, MEM-G/1 and MEM-G/2). Prerequisite of HLA-G detection by mAbs specific to free heavy chain was mild acid treatment, which dissociates intact HLA-G complex. All mAbs, with the exception of 4H84 mAb, did not indicate the presence of HLA-G antigen in leukemia cells. Positive staining with 4H84 mAb was detected in acid-treated cells isolated from 16 out of 30 patients. Intensity of staining increased after IFN-g pre-incubation in most cases. Immunoblot analyses and RT-PCR, however, failed to detect HLA-G antigen or HLA-G transcripts in cells that bind 4H84 mAb after acid-treatment. The binding of 4H84 mAb can be explained by the acid-induced cross-reactivity of this HLA-G specific mAb with classical HLA class I molecules [15]. The results described here further demonstrate that the HLA-G molecule is not expressed in freshly isolated human leukemia cells.
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Year: 2003, Volume: 50, Issue: |
Page From: 331, Page To: 338 |
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