title: Induction of antibody responses to breast carcinoma associated mucins using synthetic peptide constructs as immunogens.
abstract: A strategy for directing and enhancing B cell immune responses against synthetic peptide determinants has been developed in order to produce antibodies specifically against protein epitopes of clinical relevance. A peptide sequence based upon the MUC-1 mucin protein core was selected for this purpose since anti-MUC-1 antibodies have proven diagnostic application and therapeutic potential in human breast and ovarian cancer. Peptide constructs were synthesised co-linearly linking the immunodominant B cell determinant region, PDTRPAP, in the protein core of the MUC-1 mucin, to sequence 111-120 of influenza haemagglutinin A/X-31, a determinant recognised by T helper cells through association with MHC class II molecules. Induction of anti-MUC-1 antibodies to the B cell determinant region by immunisation with peptide was shown to be dependent upon both the presence and the position of the T cell determinant. In addition, haplotype mismatching with respect to the T cell determinant resulted in a significant lowering of the anti-MUC-1 antibody response in peptide construct immunised mice. These findings are relevant to the design of immunogens to produce antibodies against peptide epitopes of tumour associated proteins and glycoproteins.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Laboratory, University of Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekowski
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006239:Haplotypes; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000939:Epitopes; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins