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Stage-specific oligonucleotide uptake in murine bone marrow B-cell precursors
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Stage-specific oligonucleotide uptake in murine bone marrow B-cell precursors

Qiuyan Zhao, Thomas Waldschmidt, Eric Fisher, Charles J Herrera and Arthur M. Krieg
Blood, Vol.84(11), pp.3660-3666
12/01/1994
DOI: 10.1182/blood.V84.11.3660.bloodjournal84113660
PMID: 7949121
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Abstract

Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated phosphodiester and phosphorothioate oligonucleotides were used in four-color flow cytometry with murine bone marrow cells stained with monoclonal antibody specific for the differentiation markers B220, S7 (CD43), and BP-1 to show possible stage-specific oligonucleotide uptake. Relatively low uptake was observed among pre-Pro- and early Pro-B cells. Late Pro-B- and pre-B cells had increased oligonucleotide uptake, whereas B cells had a lower level. Cell membrane binding of oligonucleotides varied during B-cell differentiation in parallel with internalization, which was documented by confocal microscopy. An FITC-conjugated polyanionic dextran sulfate also showed differentiation-related B-cell association, suggesting the presence of cell membrane binding sites specific for polyanions as opposed to a unique feature of the DNA backbone. Interpretation of antisense experiments in murine bone marrow cells will need to account for the heterogeneous oligonucleotide uptake among differentiating B cells.
Cell Differentiation Flow Cytometry Temperature Cells, Cultured Molecular Sequence Data Hematopoietic Stem Cells - metabolism Mice, Inbred NZB Oligonucleotides - metabolism Animals Bone Marrow Cells Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate Base Sequence Bone Marrow - metabolism Mice, Inbred DBA Mice B-Lymphocytes - metabolism

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