The specificity and affinity of eight lectins (concanavalin A, L. culinaris, P. sativum, phytohemagglutinin P, D. biflorus, soybean agglutinin, T. purpureus, and T. vulgaris) to B, T, Tγ, and Tμ lymphocytes from the blood of normal subjects were determined. Lectins attached to latex particles were used to evaluate the binding of each lectin to individual cells. The rosette percentage found in each lymphocyte population expresses the specificity index and the specific sugar concentrations needed to decrease the rosette percentage by 50% is taken as the affinity index.B Lymphocytes showed a major subclass, with respect to T lymphocytes, with receptors for WGA, SBA, D. biflorus, L. culinaris, and P. sativum lectins. In contrast, T lymphocytes exhibit a greater number of cells with specific receptors for Con A, T. purpureus, and PHA lectins than B lymphocytes, the Tγ subpopulation being responsible for the specificity of the first two lectins and the Tμ subpopulation for the PHA lectin.

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