title: Characterization of nerve growth factor receptor in neural crest tumors using monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: The nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor was characterized by using a new series of anti-receptor monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). These MAbs (i) showed significantly greater reactivity with a melanoma cell line expressing higher levels of NGF receptor, (ii) inhibited the binding of 125I-labeled NGF to its receptor, and (iii) immunoprecipitated both metabolically labeled and 125I-labeled NGF affinity-labeled receptor. These experiments defined the receptor as a 75-kDa cell-surface protein. The NGF receptor was visualized by immunoperoxidase staining in tissue sections of human nevi, melanomas, neurofibromas, a pheochromocytoma, and peripheral nerves. Uniform staining of the cytoplasm suggests that, in addition to cell-surface NGF receptors, there is a population of intracellular receptors.
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor