DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGENS OF MELANOCYTES AND MELANOMA - ANALYSIS OF MELANOSOME AND CELL-SURFACE MARKERS OF HUMAN PIGMENTED CELLS WITH MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES
DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGENS OF MELANOCYTES AND MELANOMA - ANALYSIS OF MELANOSOME AND CELL-SURFACE MARKERS OF HUMAN PIGMENTED CELLS WITH MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES
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DOI:
10.1111/1523-1747.ep12460906
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发表时间:
1988-04-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
HOUGHTON, AN
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作者:
THOMSON, TM;REAL, FX;HOUGHTON, AN
Three mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) recognizing antigens of human melanocytic cells were used to study a large panel of cultured normal and tumor cells and fresh tissues. Two of the monoclonal antibodies (designated TA99 and CF21) detect melanosomal antigens, whereas mAbC350 recognizes a cell surface antigen. Among cultured cells the three mAbs reacted with normal melanocytes and pigmented melanomas, but not with nonpigmented melanomas or cells of other lineage. Immunohistochemical assays using mAbTA99 and mAbCF21 on frese-frozen sections from a large panel and tissues revealed a characteristic pattern of reactivity restricted to pigmented cells. mAbC350 did not react with any normal tissues. All nevi and primary melanoma specimens and 93% of metastic melanomas were reactive with at least one of three monoclonal antibodies. No reactivity was found with 62 nonmelanoma tumors. An inverse correlation was observed between TA999 expression and stage of tumor progression. These markers are useful for studies of melanocyte differentiation and malignant transformation, subsetting of melanocytic lesions, and identification of tumors of malanocytic origin.