Structural characterization of CD6: properties of two distinct epitopes involved in T cell activation.

Molecular Immunology
J A SwackP L Romain

Abstract

Studies from our laboratory have shown that anti-T12, a mAb which recognizes CD6, is a macrophage-dependent mitogen for human T cells and can augment T cell autoreactivity in vitro. To obtain additional information regarding the potential biological role of CD6 we sought to further characterize its biochemical properties. The CD6 molecule on 125I-surface-labeled T cells and by Western blot analysis was a monomer of mol. wt 130,000 under reducing conditions and mol. wt 117,000 under non-reducing conditions, suggesting the presence of intrachain disulfide bonds. The polypeptide contains a protease sensitive site. In activated T cells, the protein was serine phosphorylated. Analysis of biosynthetically labeled CD6 in the presence of tunicamycin revealed a reduction in mol. wt from 130,000 to 100,000, indicating that the polypeptide is extensively N-glycosylated. The mAb, anti-2H1, had been shown to activate T cells in combination with PMA or the anti-T11(3) mAb but, unlike anti-T12, not in the presence of macrophages alone. The present studies demonstrate by sequential immunoprecipitation that these two mAbs recognize the same polypeptide. However, Western blot analysis and indirect immunofluorescence cross-blocking studies demons...Continue Reading

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