title: Monoclonal antibodies that bind to galactosylgloboside (SSEA-3 antigen).
abstract: The 3-fucosyllactosamine (3-FL) antigenic determinant, Gal(beta 1-4)[Fuc(alpha 1-3)]-GlcNAc-R, is very immunogenic in BALB/c mice. A panel of monoclonal antibodies was raised against a novel glycosphingolipid that contains a terminal 3-FL structure (structure 1): (formula: see text) Surprisingly, most of these antibodies reacted with the internal galactosylgloboside structure rather than with the terminal 3-FL epitope. The specificities of two of these antibodies, 5A3 and 8A7, were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunostaining procedures, and compared with MC631 (anti-SSEA-3), the only other monoclonal antibody known to bind to galactosylgloboside. 5A3 and 8A7 bound equally well to structure 1 and to galactosylgloboside. These antibodies also bound to structure 1 from which the terminal galactose, or the galactose and fucose, had been removed, but not to globoside or sialylated galactosylgloboside. In contrast, MC631 did not bind to structure 1 but, as described previously, did bind to globoside and sialylated galactosylgloboside. Galactosylgloboside is a developmentally regulated antigen of mouse embryos, human teratocarcinomas, and mouse embryonic brain. Antibodies 5A3 and 8A7 will complement MC631 in the analysis of the distribution and regulation of galactosylgloboside.
authors: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Marcus
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Gilbert
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sekine
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D005915:Globosides / Q000276:immunology*; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology*; D055746:Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigens
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002241:Carbohydrates; D005915:Globosides; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D055746:Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigens; C052924:stage-specific embryonic antigen-3