TY - JOUR
T1 - Hematopoietic progenitor cell expression of the H-CAM (CD44) homing-associated adhesion molecule
AU - Lewinsohn, D. M.
AU - Nagler, A.
AU - Ginzton, N.
AU - Greenberg, P.
AU - Butcher, E. C.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - We explored the expression of a lymphocyte homing-associated cell adhesion molecule (H-CAM, CD44) on hematopoietic progenitors. We demonstrate that immature myeloid and erythroid leukemic cell lines stain intensely with monoclonal antibodies Hermes-1 and Hermes-3, which define distinct epitopes on lymphocyte surface H-CAM, a glycoprotein involved in lymphocyte interactions with endothelial cells. Using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), human marrow cells were fractionated into Hermes(hi), Hermes(med), and Hermes(lo) populations according to the expression of both the Hermes-1 and Hermes-3 epitopes. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming unit and erythroid burst-forming unit precursors were found predominantly in the brightly positive fractions. Two-color FACS analysis confirmed that the My10 (CD34) positive populations of cells in bone marrow, which contain most of the progenitor cell activity, are brightly positive for Hermes-1. Finally, we demonstrate that among bone marrow cells, the highest levels of H-CAM are expressed on myeloid and erythroid progenitors as well as mature granulocytes and lymphocytes. Thus we provide evidence that molecules related or identical to the H-CAM homing receptor are expressed on marrow progenitor cells. H-CAM may contribute to progenitor cell interactions with marrow endothelial and stromal cell elements important to the maintenance and regulation of hematopoiesis.
AB - We explored the expression of a lymphocyte homing-associated cell adhesion molecule (H-CAM, CD44) on hematopoietic progenitors. We demonstrate that immature myeloid and erythroid leukemic cell lines stain intensely with monoclonal antibodies Hermes-1 and Hermes-3, which define distinct epitopes on lymphocyte surface H-CAM, a glycoprotein involved in lymphocyte interactions with endothelial cells. Using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), human marrow cells were fractionated into Hermes(hi), Hermes(med), and Hermes(lo) populations according to the expression of both the Hermes-1 and Hermes-3 epitopes. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming unit and erythroid burst-forming unit precursors were found predominantly in the brightly positive fractions. Two-color FACS analysis confirmed that the My10 (CD34) positive populations of cells in bone marrow, which contain most of the progenitor cell activity, are brightly positive for Hermes-1. Finally, we demonstrate that among bone marrow cells, the highest levels of H-CAM are expressed on myeloid and erythroid progenitors as well as mature granulocytes and lymphocytes. Thus we provide evidence that molecules related or identical to the H-CAM homing receptor are expressed on marrow progenitor cells. H-CAM may contribute to progenitor cell interactions with marrow endothelial and stromal cell elements important to the maintenance and regulation of hematopoiesis.
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U2 - 10.1182/blood.v75.3.589.589
DO - 10.1182/blood.v75.3.589.589
M3 - Article
C2 - 1688719
AN - SCOPUS:0025181524
VL - 75
SP - 589
EP - 595
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
SN - 0006-4971
IS - 3
ER -