title: Interspecies cross-reactivity of monoclonal antibodies to various epitopes of human plasminogen.
abstract: The immunological cross-reactivities of three conformationally specific monoclonal antibodies to distinct epitopes on human plasminogen toward plasminogens purified from 14 additional species have been examined. Antibody 10-F-1, which is produced against an epitope on the kringle 4 region of human plasminogen, shows a high degree (greater than 80%) of cross-reactivity against baboon, goat, monkey, ovine, and rabbit plasminogens; more limited (20-50%) cross-reactivity against bovine, equine, goose, guinea pig, mouse, rat, and porcine plasminogens; and little comparable cross-reactivity against canine and chicken plasminogens. Antibody 10-H-2, generated to an epitope of the kringles 1-3 region of human plasminogen, shows extensive cross-reactivity (72%) only toward monkey plasminogen, more limited (22-35%) cross-reactivity toward equine and rabbit plasminogens, and much less cross-reactivity toward any other of the above plasminogens. Antibody 10-V-1, also produced against an epitope on the kringle 1-3 region of human plasminogen, which is distinct from the 10-H-2 epitope, shows extensive cross-reactivity (72-100%) with baboon, monkey, and rabbit plasminogens; more limited cross-reactivity with equine (48%) and mouse (28%) plasminogens; and a low level of such reactivity with the remaining plasminogens. These studies show that the extent of interspecies cross-reactivity of various plasminogens greatly depends upon the epitope in question. The K4 region of these molecules appears more extensively conserved than the K1-3 region, at least in regard to the particular epitopes examined in this study.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005777:Geese; D006041:Goats; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D000882:Haplorhini; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D051379:Mice; D010215:Papio; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D010958:Plasminogen