Richard Schäfer, Martina Schnaidt, Roland A Klaffschenkel, Georg Siegel, Michael Schüle, Maria Anna Rädlein, Ursula Hermanutz-Klein, Miriam Ayturan, Marine Buadze, Christoph Gassner, Lusine Danielyan, Torsten Kluba, Hinnak Northoff, Willy A Flegel
Incompatible blood group antigens are highly immunogenic and can cause graft rejections. Focusing on distinct carbohydrate- and protein-based membrane structures, defined by blood group antigens, we investigated human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) cultured in human serum. The presence of H (CD173), ABO, RhD, RhCE, RhAG, Kell, urea transporter type B (SLC14A1, previously known as JK), and Duffy antigen receptor of chemokines (DARC) was evaluated at the levels of genome, transcriptome and antigen...
May 2011: British Journal of Haematology