Abstract:
:In this report, we demonstrate that gp40, a molecule previously shown to be expressed by thymic epithelial cell lines in vitro and by thymic epithelial cells in vivo, is the murine homolog of human Ep-CAM, a calcium-independent homotypic adhesion molecule. gp40 is also expressed at low levels by thymocytes and peripheral T cells. In the adult thymus, gp40 expression was inversely related to the state of thymocyte maturation, with the highest levels associated with CD4-CD8- and CD4+CD8+ thymocyte populations. Ultrastructural immunohistochemistry revealed gp40 localization to areas of thymocyte/epithelial contact and demonstrated that gp40 is also expressed by thymic dendritic cells. During fetal development, thymocytes at days 14-16 of gestation expressed high levels of gp40. At later stages, the observed decline in the frequency of gp40+ cells and levels of expression correlated with the emergence of alpha beta+ thymocytes by day 18 of gestation. In short-term cultures, stimulation of unfractionated adult thymocytes with concanavalin A increased gp40 expression, particularly among CD3hi and CD3int thymocyte populations. This demonstration that Ep-CAM, initially considered to be expressed primarily by epithelial cells, is also expressed by thymocytes, T cells and antigen-presenting cells, raises the possibility that Ep-CAM may contribute to adhesive interactions between thymocytes and epithelial cells or dendritic cells, either in the context of thymocyte development or peripheral T cell trafficking and function.
journal_name
Eur J Immunoljournal_title
European journal of immunologyauthors
Nelson AJ,Dunn RJ,Peach R,Aruffo A,Farr AGdoi
10.1002/eji.1830260220subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-02-01 00:00:00pages
401-8issue
2eissn
0014-2980issn
1521-4141journal_volume
26pub_type
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