THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ß2-MICROGLOBULIN AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN IN CULTURED HUMAN LYMPHOID CELL LINES

Abstract
ß2-microglobulin was detected on the cell surface and in the medium of human lymphoid cells established in long-term culture. The secretion of ß2-microglobulin was relatively uniform when different cell lines were compared, whereas IgG production varied widely. κ- and µ-membrane antigens were modulated by specific antibody; ß2-microglobulin was not modulated. Anti-κ and anti-µ antisera had no effect on the expression of membrane ß2-microglobulin, nor had anti-ß2-microglobulin antiserum any effect on the expression of κ- and µ-membrane antigens.