The murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) MOv2 was found to be directed against the carbohydrate moieties of different kinds of molecules expressed on a human ovarian cystoadenocarcinoma. To define further the glycoconjugates carrying the MOv2-defined epitope, different procedures were used to analyze materials from surgical specimens and carcinoma cell lines. SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting showed glycoprotein molecules migrating in the gel as high and intermediate molecular weight components. A low-molecular-weight band, migrating approximately with the dye front, was also immunostained by MOv2. On the other hand, the immunostaining of high-performance thinlayer chromatography (HPTLC) of the total glycolipid extract and its neutral and acid fractions, after DEAE chromatography, showed selective reactivity with a neutral glycolipid. Reanalysis by immunoblotting of this glycolipid band scraped off the HPTLC plate indicated that it corresponds to the low-molecular-weight component. Periodate oxidation and Pronase digestion further demonstrate the saccharide nature of the determinant on both types of glycoconjugates. In conclusion, we report evidence that with a single analytical procedure, i.e., immunoblotting, it is possible to recognize the same carbohydrate determinant carried on both protein and lipid molecules.
CARBOHYDRATE EPITOPE DEFINED BY AN ANTITUMOR MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY DETECTED ON GLYCOPROTEINS AND A GLYCOLIPID BY IMMUNOBLOTTING / F. LEONI, S. MIOTTI, S. CANEVARI, S. SONNINO, M. RIPAMONTI, M. COLNAGHI. - In: HYBRIDOMA. - ISSN 0272-457X. - 5:4(1986), pp. 289-296.
Titolo: | CARBOHYDRATE EPITOPE DEFINED BY AN ANTITUMOR MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY DETECTED ON GLYCOPROTEINS AND A GLYCOLIPID BY IMMUNOBLOTTING | |
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Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore BIO/10 - Biochimica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1986 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hyb.1986.5.289 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |