| Literature DB >> 6088664 |
M Tsudo, T Uchiyama, H Uchino.
Abstract
Two-color fluorescence analysis revealed that Tac antigen, which was previously reported to be restricted to T cells, was expressed on a proportion of normal B cells activated by Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I (SAC). Immunoaffinity-purified interleukin 2 (IL-2) induced the proliferation of SAC-activated B cells, and the proliferation was completely inhibited by anti-Tac antibody, which blocked the membrane binding and action of IL-2. These results suggest that an IL-2 receptor system is directly involved in the B cell immune response.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6088664 PMCID: PMC2187446 DOI: 10.1084/jem.160.2.612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307