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Differences in the distribution of CD34 epitopes on normal haemopoietic progenitor cells and leukaemic blast cells.

Abstract：

:The CD34 molecule expressed on haemopoietic progenitor cells contains a large number of epitopes whose expression may be related to the maturation or function of the cells. Monoclonal antibodies specific for different epitopes have been reported to detect different numbers of CD34+ leukaemic blast cells. We wanted to confirm this observation and study whether parallel findings could be observed for normal haemopoietic progenitor cells. The cells were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry with a series of monoclonal antibodies reactive with different CD34 epitopes. Class III epitopes (resistant to enzymatic cleavage with neuraminidase, chymopapain and a glycoprotease from Pasteurella haemolytica) showed a broader distribution on normal haemopoietic progenitor cells and leukaemic blast cells than class I epitopes (sensitive to cleavage with all three enzymes) and class II epitopes (sensitive to degradation with glycoprotease and chymopapain, and resistant to neuraminidase). The subpopulation of normal progenitor cells which exclusively expressed class III epitopes had flow cytometric characteristics compatible with mature myeloid progenitor cells whereas class I, II and III epitopes were equally expressed on cells enriched for immature subsets. No discordant epitope expression could be observed for the more immature leukaemias (AML-M0/1) and a higher percentage of the more mature leukaemic blast cells (AML-M3 and AML-M4/5) expressed class III epitopes compared to the percentage expressing class I and II epitopes. These data indicate that CD34 class III epitopes are more broadly distributed on normal haemopoietic progenitor cells and leukaemic blast cells than class I and II epitopes, and that class I and II epitopes may be down-regulated prior to class III epitopes during normal haemopoietic progenitor cell differentiation. These findings should be considered when selecting CD34 mabs for quantification and positive selection of haemopoietic progenitor cells for research and clinical purposes.

journal_name

Br J Haematol

journal_title

British journal of haematology

authors

Steen R,Tjønnfjord GE,Gaudernack G,Brinch L,Egeland T

doi

10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.7052322.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-09-01 00:00:00

pages

597-605

issue

eissn

0007-1048

issn

1365-2141

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Differences in the distribution of CD34 epitopes on normal haemopoietic progenitor cells and leukaemic blast cells.