Postnatal Expansion of the Natural Killer and Keller Cell Population in Humans Identified by the Monoclonal HNK-1 Antibody

Overview

Journal J Exp Med

Specialties Allergy & Immunology
General Medicine

Date 1982 Jan 1

PMID 7054358

Citations 60

Authors

T Abo

M D Cooper

C M Balch

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Abstract

Human natural killer (NK) and killer (K) cells were directly enumerated using a monoclonal antibody (HNK-1) and an immunofluorescence assay. The frequency of cells bearing surface HNK-1 antigen was very low in the newborn (less than 1.0%) and increased progressively through childhood and into adult life. This was correlated with an age-related increase in functional NK and K cell activities. Males had a slightly higher proportion of HNK-1+ cells than females. In addition to HNK-1 expression on the surface membrane, a prominent cytoplasmic expression of HNK-1 antigen was found in some but not all surface HNK-1+ cells. The cytoplasmic accumulation of HNK-1 molecules appeared to occur in more mature cells of this lineage.

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