title: Characterization of two monoclonal antibodies specific for lacto-series type 1 chain Gal beta 1----3GlcNAc-terminal structures.
abstract: Murine monoclonal antibodies, TE-1 and TE-3, generated by immunization with a biosynthetic reaction product containing a terminal Gal beta 1----3GlcNAc structure have been produced and found to react specifically with underivatized type 1 chain lacto-series carbohydrate structures. Detailed analysis of these antibodies, both IgM, indicates two differing classes of epitope specificity. Antibody TE-1 was found to bind preferentially to longer chain carbohydrate structures containing a terminal Gal beta 1----3GlcNAc disaccharide, indicating that optimal antibody binding involved more than recognition of this disaccharide. In contrast, antibody TE-3 was found to bind strongly carbohydrate structures containing terminal Gal beta 1----3GlcNAc structures irrespective of chain length. Modification of core chain structures by addition of fucose and/or sialic acid residues completely abolished antibody binding with either antibody. TLC immunostaining of neutral glycolipids isolated from a variety of human colonic adenocarcinoma cell lines indicated intensely stained bands, particularly with antibody TE-3, which correlated with the level of expression of type 1 chain based glycolipid derivatives. These antibodies are applied to the detailed study of the regulation of synthesis of lacto-series type 1 chain based carbohydrate structures.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Northwest Research Foundation, Seattle, Washington 98122.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D005732:Gangliosides; D006017:Glycolipids