L1 adhesion molecule on human lymphocytes and monocytes: Expression and involvement in binding to alpha v beta 3 integrin
L1 adhesion molecule on human lymphocytes and monocytes: Expression and involvement in binding to alpha v beta 3 integrin
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.1830261035
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发表时间:
1996-10-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Altevogt, P
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作者:
Ebeling, O;Duczmal, A;Altevogt, P
The L1 adhesion molecule is a member of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily initially identified in the nervous system which contains six Ig-Iike domains. Besides the known L1-L1 homotypic interaction, L1 was recently shown to bind to very late antigen (VLA)-5 in the mouse and alpha v beta 3 in the human. The sixth Ig domain is critical for this function, We now demonstrate that human CD4(+) peripheral blood T lymphocytes, monocytes and B lymphocytes, but not CD8(+) Tlymphocytes, express LI. When compared to the expression of CD31, another ligand for alpha v beta 3 on T lymphocytes, only a small proportion of cells were CD31(+)L1(+) double positive. L1 was also detected on the surface of human monocytic and lymphoid turner lines and was shown to have a molecular mass of similar to 220 kDa, similar to the molecule present on neuroblastoma cells. The function of the sixth Ig domain of human LI as an integrin ligand was also investig ated. Using an RGD-containing peptide derived from the sixth Ig domain as well as a fusion protein of the sixth Ig domain of L1 and the Fe Portion of human IgG1 (fi,LI-Fc), we demonstrated the binding of human MED-B1 (alpha v beta 3(In), alpha 5 beta 1(lo)) tumor cells and this binding was blocked by alpha v-specific mAb. In contrast, human Nalm-6 cells (alpha v beta(lo), alpha 5 beta 1(hi)) did not bind to the 6.L1-Fe fusion protein. MED-BI cells could also be stained with the 6.L1-Fc fusion protein. Our results suggest that human L1 binds predominantly to alpha v beta 3 and that its presence on leukocytes could be important for adhesion and migration.