Cell surface lectins of human granulocytes: their expression is modulated by mononuclear cells and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor

Autor: Michel Monsigny, Claudine Kieda, Catherine Grillon
Přispěvatelé: Centre de biophysique moléculaire (CBM), Université d'Orléans (UO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), LEGOUPIL, Laëtitia, Université d'Orléans (UO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Glycobiology
Glycobiology, Oxford University Press (OUP), 1990, 1 (1), pp.33-38. ⟨10.1093/glycob/1.1.33⟩
Glycobiology, 1990, 1 (1), pp.33-38. ⟨10.1093/glycob/1.1.33⟩
ISSN: 0959-6658
1460-2423
Popis: International audience; This paper presents the characterization of a sugar-specific receptor on the surface of human circulating poly-morphonuclear cells. With the help of fluorescent neo-glycoproteins and flow cytometry, a receptor was identified as being specific for α-L-rhamnosyl residues. The number of receptors was 55 000/cell and their affinity reached 2 × 108 I mol−1. This number changed as a function of the biological state of the cells. Indeed, receptor expression was modulated by the presence of other cells. T cells and B cells increased the number of receptors on the granulocyte surface. Expression of the α-L-rhamnose-specific lectin was dependent on lymphocyte derived soluble factor(s), which induce(s) growth and differentiation of polymorphonuclear phagocytes. Granulocyte/ macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) specifically produced a significant increase in the number of receptors for α-L-rhamnose (2–10-fold/cell). This modulation was independent of protein kinase C activators such as phorbol ester, which produced no effect on α-L-rhamnose receptor expression. These findings demonstrate that GM-CSF may stimulate post differentiation functions and properties of mature granulocytes.
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