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JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY
Volume 58, Issue 10, Pages 891-901Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2010.956433
Keywords
HTII-280; type II cells; human pulmonary epithelium; membrane protein; biomarker
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- National Institutes of Health [HL-099820, HL-24075, HL-57426, HL-088193, HL-086323]
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The pulmonary alveolar epithelium is composed of two morphologically distinct cell types, type I (TI) and type II (TII) cells. Alveolar TII cells synthesize, secrete, and recycle surfactant components; contain ion transporters; and secrete immune effector molecules. In response to alveolar injury, Ill cells have the capacity to act as progenitor cells, proliferating and transdifferentiating into TI cells. Although various proteins are associated with TII cells, a plasma membrane marker specific to human TII cells that would be useful for identification in tissue and for isolating this cell type has not been described previously. We devised a strategy to produce a monoclonal antibody (MAb) specific to the apical surface of human TII cells and developed an MAb that appears to be specific for human Ill cells. The antibody recognizes a 280- to 300-kDa protein, HTII-280, which has the biochemical characteristics of an integral membrane protein. HTII-280 is detected by week 11 of gestation and is developmentally regulated. HTII-280 is useful for isolating human TII cells with purities and viabilities >95%. HTII-280 is likely to be a useful morphological and biochemical marker of human TII cells that may help to advance our understanding of various lung pathological conditions, including the origin and development of various lung tumors. (J Histochem Cytochem 58:891-901, 2010)
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