Table 2.

NKG2DL expression and release by patient leukemia cells


UPN

MICA, pg/mL

MICB, pg/mL

ULBP1, SFI

ULBP2, SFI

ULBP3, SFI

sMICA, pg/mL

nMICA, pg/mL

sMICB, SFI

nMICB, SFI
1   5.0   1.8   1.0   8.5   8.2   924   9.2   288   2.9  
2   3.1   3.2   2.3   1.1   1.0   885   7.5   36   0.3  
3   1.5   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.0   267   6.9   336   8.6  
4   7.3   1.2   1.0   1.0   1.0   10 296   591.7   27   1.6  
5   3.2   1.2   1.0   1.1   1.1   978   11.2   183   2.1  
6   1.4   1.5   1.3   1.7   1.0   54   0.8   90   1.3  
7   1.1   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.1   75   8.3   72   8.0  
8   1.1   1.3   1.0   1.0   1.0   99   110.0   126   140.0  
9   1.2   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.0   318   454.3   150   214.3  
10   1.1   10.0   1.3   1.0   1.1   ND   ND   ND   ND  
11   2.7   1.7   1.0   3.3   1.6   ND   ND   ND   ND  
12   2.8   1.0   1.0   1.0   2.4   642   401.3   132   82.5  
13   1.1   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.0   216   6.4   180   5.3  
14   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   141   10.8   57   4.4  
15   1.5   1.2   1.1   1.1   1.0   114   1.8   69   1.1  
16   2.2   2.1   1.1   1.0   1.1   174   13.5   69   5.3  
17   1.4   1.2   6.4   1.9   1.0   159   1.3   117   0.9  
18   4.7   4.8   3.9   1.0   6.7   321   267.5   303   252.5  
19   12.1   3.6   1.1   1.0   1.8   549   51.0   66   6.2  
20   5.6   3.1   1.9   1.8   1.0   1 173   24.4   69   1.4  
21   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   96   0.5   153   0.8  
22   1.7   1.3   1.8   1.0   1.3   150   1.2   318   2.5  
23   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   2.7   216   19.6   288   26.2  
24   6.9   5.2   8.1   8.1   2.3   ND   ND   ND   ND  
25
 
1.2
 
1.0
 
1.1
 
1.0
 
1.3
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 

UPN

MICA, pg/mL

MICB, pg/mL

ULBP1, SFI

ULBP2, SFI

ULBP3, SFI

sMICA, pg/mL

nMICA, pg/mL

sMICB, SFI

nMICB, SFI
1   5.0   1.8   1.0   8.5   8.2   924   9.2   288   2.9  
2   3.1   3.2   2.3   1.1   1.0   885   7.5   36   0.3  
3   1.5   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.0   267   6.9   336   8.6  
4   7.3   1.2   1.0   1.0   1.0   10 296   591.7   27   1.6  
5   3.2   1.2   1.0   1.1   1.1   978   11.2   183   2.1  
6   1.4   1.5   1.3   1.7   1.0   54   0.8   90   1.3  
7   1.1   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.1   75   8.3   72   8.0  
8   1.1   1.3   1.0   1.0   1.0   99   110.0   126   140.0  
9   1.2   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.0   318   454.3   150   214.3  
10   1.1   10.0   1.3   1.0   1.1   ND   ND   ND   ND  
11   2.7   1.7   1.0   3.3   1.6   ND   ND   ND   ND  
12   2.8   1.0   1.0   1.0   2.4   642   401.3   132   82.5  
13   1.1   1.0   1.0   1.1   1.0   216   6.4   180   5.3  
14   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   141   10.8   57   4.4  
15   1.5   1.2   1.1   1.1   1.0   114   1.8   69   1.1  
16   2.2   2.1   1.1   1.0   1.1   174   13.5   69   5.3  
17   1.4   1.2   6.4   1.9   1.0   159   1.3   117   0.9  
18   4.7   4.8   3.9   1.0   6.7   321   267.5   303   252.5  
19   12.1   3.6   1.1   1.0   1.8   549   51.0   66   6.2  
20   5.6   3.1   1.9   1.8   1.0   1 173   24.4   69   1.4  
21   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   96   0.5   153   0.8  
22   1.7   1.3   1.8   1.0   1.3   150   1.2   318   2.5  
23   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0   2.7   216   19.6   288   26.2  
24   6.9   5.2   8.1   8.1   2.3   ND   ND   ND   ND  
25
 
1.2
 
1.0
 
1.1
 
1.0
 
1.3
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 
ND
 

After isolation, malignant cells were selected by staining with anti-CD33, CD34, or CD19 and stained for the indicated NKG2DL. Expression was quantified as specific fluorescence index (SFI) values as described in “Patients, materials, and methods.” Levels of sMICA and sMICB molecules were determined as described in “Patients, materials, and methods.” Serum levels were then divided by the respective white blood count of each patient and are shown as normalized MICA and MICB (nMICA, nMICB). ND indicates not done.

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