Abstract
Cellular interactions are critical for the regulation of hematopoiesis. The sialomucin PSGL-1/CD162 mediates the attachment of mature leukocytes to P-selectin. We now show that PSGL-1 also functions as the sole receptor for P-selectin on primitive human CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC). More importantly, ligation of PSGL-1 by immobilized or soluble ligand or anti-PSGL-1 antibody results in a profound suppression of HPC proliferation stimulated by potent combinations of early acting hematopoietic growth factors. These data demonstrate an unanticipated but extremely marked growth- inhibitory effect of P-selectin on hematopoiesis and provide direct evidence that PSGL-1, in addition to its well-documented role as an adhesion molecule on mature leukocytes, is a potent negative regulator of human hematopoietic progenitors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-378 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Immunity |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1999 |
Funding
This study was supported by grants to J. P. L. and P. J. S. from the Anti-Cancer Foundation of South Australia (31/97) and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (991522) and to G. S. K. from the American Cancer Society (RPG9609703CSM) and the National Institutes of Health (HL58710). J. P. L. is Chargé de Recherche of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. G. S. K. is an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association. The authors wish to thank Dr. L. Lasky (Genentech, San Francisco, CA) for his kind gift of CD62P-IgG 1 and CD4-IgG 1 fusion proteins and Dr L. B. To for the provision of normal human BM samples.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases