title: Monoclonal antibodies against synovial collagenase: use for immunopurification and characterization of the latent and active enzyme.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies have been produced against porcine synovial collagenase which recognize both the active enzyme and its inactive precursor. These antibodies inhibited the collagenolytic activity of collagenase, but not its activity with a synthetic peptide substrate. The antibodies were also able to recognize human synovial, human skin fibroblast and human chondrocyte collagenase but not the enzyme from human granulocytes. One of the monoclonal antibodies was successfully used for the immunopurification of the porcine enzyme and these experiments led to the demonstration of an endogenous activator of procollagenase in the synovial cell culture medium.
authors.affiliation: Rhone Poulenc Santé, Centre de Recherches de Monts, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duchesne
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pernelle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cherel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000201:enzymology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011347:Procollagen / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011347:Procollagen; D003012:Microbial Collagenase