We have recently generated a series of gamma/delta T cell clones able to kill, after in vitro immunization, an Epstein-Barr Virus-transformed B cell line (designated E418) in a non-major histocompatibility complex-requiring fashion. A monoclonal antibody, termed anti-10H3, produced against E418 was selected by its ability to block these cytotoxic interactions. Further analysis indicated that the inhibitory effects of anti-10H3 were highly selective (i.e., no blocking activity with multiple control clones used as effector cells; no alteration of the natural killer-like function mediated by the relevant gamma/delta clones against 10H3+ tumor cells such as Rex). The molecule immunoprecipitated by anti-10H3, termed TCT.1, was characterized as a 43-kD protein broadly distributed in the hematopoietic system. The TCT.1 molecule has been further studied here by protein microsequencing. Results show that the TCT.1-derived peptide sequences are virtually identical to corresponding regions of Blast-1, a previously described surface protein with unknown function. The likely identity of the two molecules has been strengthened by analyzing the susceptibility of TCT.1 to phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C digestion in light of the known anchorage of Blast-1 to the cell membrane through a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-containing lipid. The TCT.1/Blast-1-encoding gene is well characterized; it belongs to the immunoglobulin gene superfamily and it is located in the same band of chromosome 1 as the CD1 gene cluster. Together, these data further support the view that proteins distinct from the conventional class I/II histocompatibility molecules are involved in specific T cell recognition.
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June 01 1991
TCT.1, a target molecule for gamma/delta T cells, is encoded by an immunoglobulin superfamily gene (Blast-1) located in the CD1 region of human chromosome 1.
P Del Porto,
P Del Porto
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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F Mami-Chouaib,
F Mami-Chouaib
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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J M Bruneau,
J M Bruneau
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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S Jitsukawa,
S Jitsukawa
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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J Dumas,
J Dumas
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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M Harnois,
M Harnois
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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T Hercend
T Hercend
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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P Del Porto
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
F Mami-Chouaib
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
J M Bruneau
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
S Jitsukawa
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
J Dumas
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
M Harnois
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
T Hercend
Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM, U333, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Online Issn: 1540-9538
Print Issn: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1991) 173 (6): 1339–1344.
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P Del Porto, F Mami-Chouaib, J M Bruneau, S Jitsukawa, J Dumas, M Harnois, T Hercend; TCT.1, a target molecule for gamma/delta T cells, is encoded by an immunoglobulin superfamily gene (Blast-1) located in the CD1 region of human chromosome 1.. J Exp Med 1 June 1991; 173 (6): 1339–1344. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.173.6.1339
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