title: The expression of CD11/CD18 molecules on rabbit leucocytes: identification of monoclonal antibodies to CD18 and their effect on cellular adhesion processes.
abstract: The monoclonal antibodies, L13/64 and RCN1/21, raised against rabbit leucocytes, have been shown, by sequential immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting, to react with the rabbit CD18 molecule. They recognise not only surface-expressed CD18 but also an intracellular form which appears to be partially glycosylated. The expression of the CD11 and CD18 glycoproteins on a wide variety of rabbit leucocyte populations has been investigated by flow cytometry, using these two monoclonal antibodies (Mabs), together with others which recognise human CD11 and CD18 proteins but cross-react with rabbit tissues. The distribution of these leucocyte integrin molecules has been shown to be similar to that observed in humans and determination of the N-terminal sequence of rabbit CD11b shows strong homology with human and mouse sequences. Of four anti-rabbit CD18 Mabs tested, only one, L13/64, has been shown to be capable of inhibiting the adhesion of fMLP-stimulated neutrophils to gelatin coated plastic and the homotypic aggregation of PMA-stimulated T cells, both of which assays have been shown to be CD18-dependent. RCN1/21 causes aggregation of unstimulated neutrophils, but it is not known whether this is due to cellular activation or agglutination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Hunterian Institute, Royal College of Surgeons, London, U.K.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galea-Lauri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackford
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D018845:CD11 Antigens; D018821:CD18 Antigens; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018845:CD11 Antigens; D018821:CD18 Antigens; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion