Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific to lactotriaosylceramide.
Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific to lactotriaosylceramide.
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10.1093/glycob/cwq117
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2010-12
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4.3
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H. Nozaki;M. Yanagida;K. Koide;Kazusa Shiotani;M. Kinoshita;Y. Kobayashi;S. Watarai;Kazuo Nakamura;A. Suzuki;T. Ariga;Y. Kushi
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作者:
H. Nozaki;M. Yanagida;K. Koide;Kazusa Shiotani;M. Kinoshita;Y. Kobayashi;S. Watarai;Kazuo Nakamura;A. Suzuki;T. Ariga;Y. Kushi
We have established hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed to N-acetylglucosaminylβ1-3galactose (GlcNAcβ1-3Gal) residue by immunizing BALB/c mice with lactotriaosylceramide (Lc(3)Cer). These obtained hybridoma cells, specific to Lc(3)Cer, were dual immunoglobulin (Ig)-producing cells which secreted both IgM and IgG molecules as antibodies. The established mAbs are able to react with not only Lc(3)Cer but also GlcNAcβ1-3-terminal glycosphingolipids (GSLs) despite branching or lactosamine chain lengths and human transferrin with terminal GlcNAc residues. Comparison of the variable regions of the cloned IgM and IgG by reversed transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis confirmed that the variable regions determine the specificity, the other amino acids are conserved, and these mAbs are encoded by J558 and Vκ-21family genes. Furthermore, we have analyzed the expression of GSLs with GlcNAcβ1-3 epitope in acute leukemia cell lines and mouse fetal tissues using these mAbs, in which antigens were distributed comparatively. These mAbs are useful for studying the precise distribution of GlcNAcβ1-3Gal-terminating GSL expression in tissues as well as for detecting GSLs carrying terminal GlcNAcβ1-3Gal carbohydrate structure.