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Initial description of the IL-2 receptor identifiable by monoclonal antibody anti-Tac suggested that such receptors were specific for activated T cells (1). However, using monoclonal antibody AT1 developed in our laboratory, and which exhibits similar specificity to anti-Tac, we have been able to demonstrate the presence of this antigen on activated B cells. Furthermore, after appropriate activation, B cells have been found to respond to IL-2 by proliferation.
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Jung, L.K.L., Hara, T., Fu, S.M. (1986). Detection and Functional Studies of IL-2 Receptors on Activated Human B Cells. In: Reinherz, E.L., Haynes, B.F., Nadler, L.M., Bernstien, I.D. (eds) Leukocyte Typing II. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4848-4_42
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