Abstract
The human colonic adenocarcinoma cell line HT-29 does not normally express HLA class II molecules. By restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of DNA with a DR beta-probe, we analysed the genomic DR beta polymorphism of this cell-line, and compared it with the RFLP patterns seen in DNA from a reference panel of different DR homozygous and heterozygous cells. The HT-29 cell-line expressed DR beta fragments similar to the sum of the fragments expressed by DR4 and DR7 homozygous cells. The DR4 and DR7 haplotypes of HT-29 was further confirmed by comparing the RFLP patterns of four DR4/7 heterozygotes with that of HT-29. Furthermore, the HT-29 cell line expressed a Hind III 9.3 kb fragment previously found to be strongly associated to DRw53. Following treatment with gamma-interferon, the HT-29 cells could be induced to express class II molecules. Serological typing revealed the presence of the DR4, DR7 and DRw53 antigenic determinants.
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