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. 1992 Dec;11(12):4323–4328. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05531.x

Cytokine effects of CD23 are mediated by an epitope distinct from the IgE binding site.

M D Mossalayi 1, M Arock 1, G Delespesse 1, H Hofstetter 1, B Bettler 1, A H Dalloul 1, E Kilchherr 1, F Quaaz 1, P Debré 1, M Sarfati 1
PMCID: PMC557005  PMID: 1385115

Abstract

Human CD23 and its soluble forms (sCD23) display various biological activities, in addition to their IgE binding function (IgE/BF). The IgE binding domain was recently mapped to residues between Cys163 and Cys282 but its involvement in IgE-independent, CD23 functions remains unknown. In order to clarify this point, a series of N-terminal, C-terminal and internal deletion mutants of CD23 or sCD23 were expressed in CHO cells and tested for their ability (i) to bind to IgE, (ii) to induce colony formation by human myeloid precursor cells, (iii) to promote mature T cell marker expression by early prothymocytes, and (iv) to regulate IgE synthesis. The present study indicates that cytokine activities require the presence of Cys288, while this amino acid is not necessary for IgE/BF. Blocking experiments using various conformation-sensitive monoclonal antibodies further suggest that active epitope(s) of CD23 in cytokine assays is(are) distinct from those involved in IgE/BF.

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