title: Characterization of two monoclonal antibodies against the COOH-terminal part of the human epidermal growth factor receptor and potential clinical use.
abstract: Two monoclonal antibodies of the IgG2 subclass, designated A 01 and B 11, were prepared against two synthetic peptides corresponding to the COOH-terminal sequence of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R), in order to detect EGF-R in a radioimmunometric assay and by immunohistochemistry. Characterization of these Mabs showed that they recognized two different eptiopes on the original peptides with Kd of 1.7 x 10(-8) M and 1.3 x 10(-7) M, respectively, without crossreaction. The A 431 antigen recognized by A 01 and B 11 had an apparent molecular weight of approximately 170,000 and was able to specifically link to EGF. Thus, A 01 and B 11 are directed against an antigenic site on the human EGF-R. With Western blot analysis and immunostaining, A 01 was shown to be EGF-R specific. In addition to the EGF-R, B 11 recognized two unidentified soluble proteins present in the cytoplasm of the SKBR-3 cell line but different from the c-erb B-2 oncoprotein expressed by these cells. Mabs A 01 and B 11 were used in an IRMA for the determination of EGF-R using the A 431 cell line as a source of EGF-R. Mab A 01 was also shown to be a useful tool for immunohistochemical detection of EGF-R.
authors.affiliation: Service of Molecular Immunology, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Troalen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maudelondé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montcourrier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bohuon
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delarue
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D015592:Immunoradiometric Assay; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000276:immunology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010455:Peptides; D066246:ErbB Receptors