Flow cytometric analysis of erythrocyte populations in tn syndrome blood using monoclonal antibodies to glycophorin A and the Tn antigen†‡
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Dr. William L. Bigbee
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Biomedical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 5507, L-452, Livermore, CA 94550Search for more papers by this authorRichard G. Langlois
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorLarry H. Stanker
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Vanderlaan
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorRonald H. Jensen
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dr. William L. Bigbee
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Biomedical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 5507, L-452, Livermore, CA 94550Search for more papers by this authorRichard G. Langlois
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorLarry H. Stanker
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Vanderlaan
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorRonald H. Jensen
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
Search for more papers by this authorSupported in part by grant No. R811819-01 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and by grant No. 2S07-RR05917-04 from the U.S. National Institutes of Health under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract No. W-7405-ENG-48.
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Abstract
Flow cytometric analysis employing monoclonal antibodies to the Tn antigen and glycophorin A was used to characterize the erythrocyte populations present in blood samples from individuals with Tn syndrome. Four monoclonal antibodies specific for the Tn antigen, GalNAc monosaccharide, on human erythrocytes were obtained from a fusion of splenocytes from a Biozzi mouse immunized with red cells from a Tn individual. These monoclonal antibodies specifically recognize GalNAc monosaccharide sites located on the erythrocyte cell surface sialoglycoproteins, glycophorin A and glycophorin B, and do not bind to fixed normal red cells presenting the Neu-NAcα2-3Galβ1-3(NeuNAcα2-6)GalNAcα1-O-Ser(Thr) tetrasaccharide or to fixed neuraminidase-digested cells presenting the Gal-GalNAc disaccharide. The percentages of Tn-positive red cells in samples from six unrelated Tn donors ranged from 28 to 99%. Binding of the glycophorin A-specific monoclonal antibodies showed that the erythrocytes composing the Tn-negative fraction presented normal amounts of the M and N epitopes on glycophorin A. The presumed somatic mutational origin of Tn-positive cells was tested in blood samples from five normal donors; three possible Tn cells were observed after analysis of a total of 1.1 X 107 erythrocytes, suggesting that the frequency of such cells in normal individuals is > 1 X 10−6.
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