Human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF): identification of a binding site for a neutralizing antibody.
One approach to the localization of functionally active regions of human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) is to map the epitopes recognized by neutralizing anti-hGM-CSF monoclonal antibodies. We have defined the epitope recognized by one neutralizing antibody (LMM102) using proteolytic fragments obtained by enzymic digestion of bacterially synthesized hGM-CSF. RP-HPLC fractionation of a tryptic digest resulted in the identification of an immunoreactive "tryptic core" peptide containing 66 amino acids (52% of the protein). Further digestion of this "tryptic core" with S. aureus V8 protease produced a unique immunoreactive hGM-CSF product comprising two peptides, residues 86-93 and 112-127, linked by a disulfide bond between residues 88 and 121. The individual peptides, generated by reduction with dithiothreitol, were not recognized by the antibody. An analog of this peptide has been synthesized chemically and shown to have similar immunoreactivity to the epitope obtained by enzymic digestion. A series of modified peptides has also been synthesized to identify further the region required for antibody recognition.
Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Victoria, Australia.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001665:Binding Sites; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004220:Disulfides; D000939:Epitopes; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D010450:Endopeptidases; D014357:Trypsin