PURIFICATION AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBRANE-GLYCOPROTEINS FROM RAT THYMOCYTES AND BRAIN, RECOGNIZED BY MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY MRC-OX2
PURIFICATION AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBRANE-GLYCOPROTEINS FROM RAT THYMOCYTES AND BRAIN, RECOGNIZED BY MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY MRC-OX2
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1982.tb07070.x
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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WARD, HA
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BARCLAY, AN;WARD, HA
The MRC OX 2 monoclonal antibody recognizes antigens present on rat thymocytes, brain, follicular dendritic cells in lymphoid organs, vascular endothelium, some smooth muscle and B-lymphocytes. The OX 2 antigens recognized by this antibody were purified from brain and thymus, by solubilization with sodium deoxycholate, affinity chromatography with MRC OX 2 antibody and gel filtration. The purified brain and thymocyte OX 2 antigens were glycoproteins with apparent MW [in daltons] of 41,000 and 47,000, respectively, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis [SDS-PAGE]. Rabbit antisera raised against the purified antigens were analyzed by radioimmunoassay and immunoperoxidase-staining of tissue sections. The brain and thymocyte OX 2 antigens were antigenically very similar to those on the other tissues. Evidently, the unusual pattern of distribution was not the result of fortuitous cross-reaction of the MRC OX 2 antibody, as the rabbit sera would be expected to recognize more determinants on the antigen than that recognized by the monoclonal antibody. The amino acid compositions of brain and thymus OX 2 antigens were very similar but with no distinguishing features. Carbohydrate compositions showed that the OX2 antigens were highly glycosylated, with brain OX 2 antigen containing 24% and thymocyte OX 2 antigen 33% by weight of carbohydrate. Both OX 2 antigens contained carbohydrate residues typical of structures N-linked to asparagine but lacked galactosamine, indicating the absence of O-linked structures. Thymocyte OX 2 contained higher levels of galactose and sialic acid but less fucose than brain OX 2. Similar differences were observed for brain and thymocyte Thy-1 antigens and were also observed in pooled glycoproteins purified by lentil lectin affinity chromatography from these tissues, reflecting overall differences in the patterns of glycosylation in the 2 tissues. The OX 2 antigens showed many similarities to Thy-1 antigens in their odd patterns of distribution, characteristic migration on SDS-PAGE, and carbohydrate compositions. OX 2 antigens, like Thy-1 antigens, may have homologies with Ig domains. A possible role of OX 2 antigens in cell interactions necessary for tissue organization is discussed.