Abstract
A cell line (FMC-Hu-1-B) was established from a biopsy of an abdominal mass of a child with non-Burkitt's lymphoma. The establishment of the cell line initially required the presence of normal bone marrow stromal cells and phytohaemagglutinin stimulated leucocyte conditioned medium. The cell line lacked Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen and exhibited numerous chromosomal abnormalities. Cell-surface marker analysis using a panel of monoclonal antibodies revealed only markers of the B lineage. Within the B-cell lineage FMC-Hu-1-B seemed to occupy a level of maturation equivalent to normal mature B-cells (surface membrane IgM, secretion of immunoglobulin and FMC-1 positive). However, the cells also weakly expressed the common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia antigen, normally found on early precursors of B-cells. The cells appear to secrete auto-stimulatory growth factor(s).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-111 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Leukemia Research |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- B-cell lymphoma
- cell line
- cloning
- surface markers