CDw50 and ICAM‐3: Two names for the same molecule

Manel Juan, Ramon Vilella, Jordi Mila, Jordi Yagüe, Agusti Miralles, Kerry S. Campbell, R. Joachim Friedrich, John Cambier, Jordi Vives, Antonin R. De Fougerolles, Timothy A. Springer

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Abstract

CDw50 differentiation antigen is a molecule broadly expressed on hematopoetic cells but not on other cells. Previous experiments showed that CDw50 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) inhibited primary mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC). To understand the function of CDw50 better, we purified it and obtained peptide sequence. At the same time, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)‐3, the third Iigand of lymphocyte function‐associated molecule 1, was described by mAb and subsequent cDNA cloning. Immunochemical, functional, and protein sequencing studies show that ICAM‐3 and CDw50 are the same glycoprotein, a 120‐kDa surface molecule with presumably an important role in the immune responses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1508-1512
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Journal of Immunology
Volume23
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1993

Keywords

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, CD/chemistry
  • Antigens, Differentiation/chemistry
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides/chemistry
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Transfection

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