title: Serological characterization of a shared melanoma-associated antigen of mouse melanomas: relationship to the B700 glycoprotein.
abstract: A group of murine melanomas, consisting of the C57BL/6 melanomas JB/RH and B16 F10, and the C3H/He melanoma K1735, have been shown to be cross-immunogenic in tumour rejection assays, and to be antigenically distinct from the DBA/2 melanoma S91. In addition, the M(r) 65,000 melanoma-associated glycoprotein, B700, isolated from the B16F10 melanoma, was shown to induce a pattern of cross-immunity in semi-syngeneic mice, which was identical to that obtained with the melanomas. An antigen expressed by the JB/RH melanoma has been serologically defined by complement-dependent cytotoxic antibodies present in the sera of semi-syngeneic mice hyperimmunized against this melanoma. This antigen, designate JB/RH antigen, also was detected on JB/MS, B16 F10 and K1735 melanomas, but not on S91 melanoma. The cytotoxic antibodies defining the JB/RH antigen could be absorbed by the B700 glycoprotein isolated from B16 F10 melanoma, but not from S91 melanoma. Monoclonal antibodies were generated and shown to recognize a M(r) 65,000 antigen expressed by B16 F10 melanoma, but not S91 melanoma, suggesting that they have a specificity similar to that of the anti-JB/RH serum.
authors.affiliation: Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: DeLeo
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Hearing
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D007114:Immunization; D009052:Leukemia Virus, Murine / Q000276:immunology; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H / Q000276:immunology; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000276:immunology; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA / Q000276:immunology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins