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Expression of low-affinity Fc gamma receptor by a human metastatic melanoma line.

The class IIa of low-affinity receptors for the Fc region of IgG, Fc gamma RIIa, are expressed on immune cells. The cross-linking of Fc gamma RIIa by complexed IgG triggers activation of protein tyrosine kinase and internalization of immune complexes. In this report, we demonstrate the expression of Fc gamma RIIa by a human melanoma cell line (VIO) derived from a metastasis of a patient with regressive melanoma. The analysis of Fc gamma RIIa functions was performed in VIO cells and Fc gamma RlIa- or Fc gamma RIlb-transfected human melanoma cells (A375). The Fc gamma RIIa cross-linking induced protein tyrosine phosphorylation, including Fc gamma RIIa phosphorylation, and led to its internalization in a clathrin-independent way in human melanoma cells. Moreover, we showed that a part of internalized Fc gamma RIIa migrates in late endosomes, lysosomes and class II-containing compartments. These results suggest that melanoma cells can express functional Fc gamma RII, which might play a role in tumor-host relationships.[1]

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  1. Expression of low-affinity Fc gamma receptor by a human metastatic melanoma line. Cassard, L., Dragon-Durey, M.A., Ralli, A., Tartour, E., Salamero, J., Fridman, W.H., Sautès-Fridman, C. Immunol. Lett. (2000) [Pubmed]
 
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