Establishment and characterization of a monocytic cell line which expresses the interleukin-2 receptor.

A cell line, SCC-3, was established from the pleural fluid of a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Interleukin-2 receptor (IL2-R) was found to be expressed on the cell surface by marker analysis, and morphological, cytochemical, and other marker analyses suggested a monocytic lineage. SCC-3 may be useful for studies on the role of IL2-R in monocytic cells.