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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Using the monoclonal antibody C1.7, which recognizes a signaling, membrane-bound molecule on human NK and a proportion of CD8(+) T cells, we cloned a novel molecule we refer to as NK cell activation-inducing ligand (NAIL). It is a 365-amino acid protein that belongs to the immunoglobulin-like superfamily with closest homology to murine 2B4, and human CD84 and CD48. Using a soluble NAIL-Fc fusion protein, we determined the counterstructure for NAIL, CD48, which it binds with high affinity. Stimulation of human B cells with recombinant NAIL in the presence of a suboptimal concentration of human CD40 ligand or IL-4 resulted in increased proliferation. Treatment of human dendritic cells with soluble NAIL-leucine zipper protein resulted in an increased release of IL-12 and TNF-alpha. Using recombinant CD48 protein, we demonstrated the ability of this molecule to increase NK cell cytotoxicity and induce IFN-gamma production. We also showed that 2B4 binds to mouse CD48, suggesting that interaction of these receptors may play a similar role in both species. Taken together these results indicate that the NAIL-CD48 interaction may be an important mechanism regulating a variety of immune responses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CD244 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CD48 antigen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cd244 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interferon-gamma, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Immunologic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tyrosine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3466-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-K562 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Tyrosine, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-U937 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10556801-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular cloning and biological characterization of NK cell activation-inducing ligand, a counterstructure for CD48.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunobiology, Immunex Corporation, Seattle, USA. mkubin@immunex.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.