title: Biochemical and antigenic characterization of CD45 polypeptides expressed on plasma membrane and internal granules of human neutrophils.
abstract: The expression of CD45 polypeptides, a phosphotyrosine phosphatase complex specific of leukocytes, has been investigated in both resting and activated neutrophils by using anti-CD45 monoclonal antibodies (MAb) which specifically recognize different polypeptide components of the CD45 molecular complex. Polypeptides of 180 and 130-150 kDa were equally precipitated by either a conventional CD45 MAb recognizing an antigenic determinant shared by the four CD45 glycoproteins (220, 205, 190 and 180 kDa) or by the anti-180 kDa UCHL1 MAb. These polypeptides were overexpressed on neutrophil plasma membranes after degranulatory stimulation. Conversely, neither the anti-220 kDa CD45R nor anti-220/205/190 kDa MAb reacted with CD45 molecules from resting or activated neutrophils. Furthermore, permeabilization analysis and comparative immunoprecipitation studies with different anti-CD45 MAb from fractions enriched in various neutrophil granules revealed that CD45 polypeptides (180 and 130-150 kDa) from internal granules are antigenic and biochemically identical to those expressed on plasma membrane.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Inmunologia, Hospital de la Princesa (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulido
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lacal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mollinedo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Madrid
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001345:Autoradiography; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D010455:Peptides; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens