Abstract
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were subjected to countercurrent distribution in a charge-sensitive dextran-poly (ethylene glycol) aqueous two-phase system. Cells are thereby subfractionated on the basis of their charge-associated surface properties. The helper/inducer T cell subset (OKT4/Leu3+) has a single distribution curve with a low partition ratio (P). In contrast, the suppressor/cytotoxic (OKT8/Leu2+) subset is clearly heterogeneous and gives two peaks, one with a lower and the other with a higher P value. The cells in the latter peak constitute part of a minor subpopulation of cells enriched with natural killer (Leu7+) cells. Double labelling studies indicate that a majority of Leu2+ cells with a high P value also have a marker of natural killer cells (HNK-1), whereas the Leu2+ cells with low partition ratio are depleted with respect to cells bearing both markers.
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