Abstract
Normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes were studied with fluorescent anti-immunoglobulin antibodies and shown to have a patchy distribution of immunoglobulin on their surfaces that does not form a cap after complexing with antibody. Use of freeze-etch electron microscopy confirmed the distribution of immunoglobulin in isolated patches on the membrane. Evidence is presented that this distribution may explain the absence of capping of these human cells as compared with mouse B-lymphocytes.Studies of the metabolism of antibody bound to the cell surface revealed rapid shedding of complexes from the cell and also rapid endocytosis with subsequent degradation of the antibody. Several attempts to alter this distribution of immunoglobulin on the surface were unsuccessful. Possible mechanisms by which cell surface elements may be organized are discussed, as well as the significance of the results in terms of the immune response and the classification of certain lymphoproliferative diseases.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
B-Lymphocytes/immunology
Cell Membrane/immunology
Centrifugation, Density Gradient
Colchicine
Edetic Acid
Ferritins
Fluoresceins
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Freeze Etching
Goats/immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulins/analysis
Iodine Isotopes
Lymphocytes/immunology
Mice
Microscopy, Electron
Rabbits
Staining and Labeling
Trichloroacetic Acid
Trypsin
Chemicals
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
Fluoresceins
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulins
Iodine Isotopes
Trichloroacetic Acid
Ferritins
Edetic Acid
Trypsin
Colchicine
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Ault K A
Karnovsky M J
Unanue E R
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