A murine cell line (IxN/2b) absolutely dependent upon exogenous IL-7 for continued growth has been obtained that expresses lymphoid precursor and class I MHC antigens and also contains a rearranged mu heavy chain. This cell line has been used to define the binding and structural characteristics of the murine IL-7 receptor using 125I-labeled recombinant murine IL-7. 125I-IL-7 binding to IxN/2b cell was rapid and saturable at both 4 degrees and 37 degrees C. Equilibrium binding studies produced curvilinear Scatchard plots at both temperatures with high and low affinity Ka values of approximately 1 x 10(10) M-1 and 4 x 10(8) M-1, respectively, and a total of 2,000-2,500 IL-7 binding sites expressed per cell. Experiments measuring inhibition of binding of 125I-IL-7 by unlabeled IL-7 also produced data consistent with the existence of two classes of IL-7 receptors. Evidence concerning the possible molecular nature of two classes of IL-7 receptors was provided by dissociation kinetics and affinity crosslinking experiments. The dissociation rate of 125I-IL-7 was markedly increased when measured in the presence of unlabeled IL-7 at both 37 degrees and 4 degrees C, which is diagnostic of a receptor population displaying negative cooperativity. Crosslinking studies showed that under both reducing and nonreducing conditions, the major crosslinked species observed corresponded to a receptor size of 75-79 kD while a less intense higher molecular mass crosslinked species was also seen which corresponded to a receptor size approximately twice as large (159-162 kD). Both types of experiments suggest that the IL-7 receptor may form noncovalently associated dimers in the membrane. The IL-7 receptor was expressed on pre-B cells, but not detected on several murine B cell lines or primary mature B cells. It was also expressed on murine thymocytes, some T lineage cell lines, and on bone marrow-derived macrophage. All cells binding 125I-IL-7 exhibited curvilinear Scatchard plots. No cytokines or growth factors tested were able to inhibit binding of 125I-IL-7 to its receptor. These results define the initial binding and structural characteristics, and the cellular distribution, of the murine IL-7 receptor.
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April 01 1990
Murine interleukin 7 (IL-7) receptor. Characterization on an IL-7-dependent cell line.
L S Park,
L S Park
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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D J Friend,
D J Friend
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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A E Schmierer,
A E Schmierer
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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S K Dower,
S K Dower
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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A E Namen
A E Namen
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
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L S Park
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
D J Friend
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
A E Schmierer
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
S K Dower
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
A E Namen
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1990) 171 (4): 1073–1089.
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L S Park, D J Friend, A E Schmierer, S K Dower, A E Namen; Murine interleukin 7 (IL-7) receptor. Characterization on an IL-7-dependent cell line.. J Exp Med 1 April 1990; 171 (4): 1073–1089. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.171.4.1073
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