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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
Despite the fact that integrin-mediated lymphocyte adhesion is a crucial event for an appropriate immune response, little is known about the mechanisms that control the adhesion and deadhesion processes generated by the engagement of CD99 between various types of immune cells. Here we report that the CD99 gene encodes two distinct proteins with opposite functions in the LFA-1/intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)-mediated cell adhesion process. The two forms of the CD99 protein are produced by alternative splicing of the CD99 gene transcript. The major form induced homotypic adhesion of the human B lymphoblastoid cell line IM-9, whereas the minor, truncated form inhibited the adhesion process. Activation of the major form of CD99 with anti-CD99 monoclonal antibodies induced rapid aggregation of IM-9 cells, which was blocked by the addition of mAbs to LFA-1 or intracellular adhesion molecule 1. Overexpression of the minor truncated form of CD99 markedly down-regulated the expression of LFA-1. The two forms of CD99 are differentially expressed in most human cells tested and are highly conserved in monkey. Taken together, these observations suggest that the two forms of CD99 function in vivo in both positive and negative regulation of LFA-1-mediated adhesion of lymphocytes during an immune response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2250-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cell Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-RNA Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9278313-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
CD99 (MIC2) regulates the LFA-1/ICAM-1-mediated adhesion of lymphocytes, and its gene encodes both positive and negative regulators of cellular adhesion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't