title: Monoclonal anti-human T cell antibody and PAP-s conjugate--preparation and selective cytotoxic properties on leukemic cell.
abstract: Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP-s) was prepared from seeds of Phytolacca americana. Monoclonal antibody against human pan-T lymphocyte Wu71 was linked to PAP-s by a disulfide bond. The results of SDS-PAGE, double immunodiffusion of active monoclonal antibody and PAP-s showed that the conjugate was highly cytotoxic to the human T-leukemic cell line CEM, but not to antigen-negative cell line SP2/O. At a concentration of 10(-9) mol/L, 76.4% of the target cells were killed, as compared with 10.1% at 10(-9) mol/L of free PAP-s. Treatment of the CEM cells with conjugate at 10(-9) mol/L reduced their rate of protein synthesis by 72.4%, as determined with 14C-leucine incorporation. The immunotoxin may be useful for the in-vitro eradication of leukemic cells in autologous bone marrow transplantation to leukemia patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015458:Leukemia, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000922:Immunotoxins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; C024275:pokeweed antiviral protein