Article
Bimodal distribution of proteinase 3 (PR3) surface expression reflects a constitutive heterogeneity in the polymorphonuclear neutrophil pool.
FEBS letters - 23 Oct 1995
Halbwachs-Mecarelli L, Bessou G, Lesavre P, Lopez S, Witko-Sarsat V
Abstract excerpt
Proteinase 3, which is known as an intracellular serine protease of neutrophils, was detected at the surface of a subpopulation of freshly isolated PMN. The proportion of PR3-positive and -negative PMN, observed by flow cytometry with anti-PR3 mAbs or ANCA autoantibodies, varies among individuals...
Topics
- Animals
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoantibodies
- Blood Donors
- Cell Membrane
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Humans
- Mice
- Myeloblastin
- N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
- Neutrophils
- Phenotype
- Serine Endopeptidases
