| Literature DB >> 2409597 |
J Ritz, T J Campen, R E Schmidt, H D Royer, T Hercend, R E Hussey, E L Reinherz.
Abstract
A series of clones of human natural killer (NK) cells was characterized with respect to expression of the Ti alpha and Ti beta genes of the T-cell receptor. T11+T3+ NK clones contained Ti alpha and Ti beta RNA transcripts and expressed disulfide-linked heterodimers, demonstrating the presence of a functional T-cell receptor. In contrast, T11+T3- NK clones expressed only 1.0-kilobase truncated Ti beta transcripts, without a Ti alpha transcript and no detectable surface Ti protein. Since previous studies demonstrated that Ti beta gene activation precedes Ti alpha gene activation in thymic ontogeny, the T11+T3- NK cells appear to be derived from T-lineage precursors.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2409597 DOI: 10.1126/science.2409597
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728