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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
The recently cloned CD28-like molecule ICOS displays striking similarities with H4, characterized some years ago in the mouse and recently in humans. Both molecules are selectively expressed by activated and germinal center T cells, display similar structure, and display co-stimulatory activities. H4 displays lateral association with the CD3/TCR and is expressed by mature thymocytes. In the mouse, H4 is also expressed at high levels by thymic NKT cells that are resistant to negative selection. The aim of this work was to evaluate whether H4 and ICOS are the same molecule using the C398.4A (binding human and mouse H4) and F44 (binding human ICOS) monoclonal antibody (mAb) in parallel experiments on human T cells. ICOS and H4 displayed the same expression pattern in a panel of T cell lines and the same expression kinetics in phytohemagglutinin-activated T cells. C398.4A completely blocked cell staining by F44, whereas F44 partially blocked C398.4A. H4 and ICOS immunoprecipitates displayed identical SDS-PAGE patterns and H4 immunoprecipitation completely removed ICOS from cell lysates. Finally, the C398.4A mAb specifically stained cells transfected with the human or mouse ICOS. These data prove that H4 and ICOS are the same molecule and that F44 and C398.4A bind partially different epitopes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3463-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The T cell activation molecule H4 and the CD28-like molecule ICOS are identical.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Sciences, "A. Avogadro" University of Eastern Piedmont at Novara, Novara, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't