Brief Communication: Evidence That B Lymphocytes Carry the Nuclear Pocket Abnormality Associated with Bovine Leukemia Virus Infection

摘要

Peripheral blood lymphocytes from three cows with persistent lymphocytosis were separated on nylon wool columns into nylon wool adherent and nonadherent populations. The percentage of cells coated with surface immunoglobulin and the frequency of lymphocytic nuclear pockets in each subpopulation were then determined. In each case the adherent population consisted predominantly of B cells with an increased nuclear pocket frequency while the non-adherent cells were 98 to 99 percent surface immunoglobulin negative and contained essentially no nuclear pockets. These findings provide additional evidence that the B subpopulation of cells is highly involved in bovine leukemia oncogenesis. (ERA citation 03:001456)