title: Development and characterization of mouse anti-human LMP2, LMP7, TAP1 and TAP2 monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Low molecular mass polypeptides (LMP) 2 and LMP7 and transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) subunits TAP1 and TAP2 play a crucial role in antigen processing and cell surface expression of HLA class I molecules. Since monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to these molecules will facilitate the analysis of their expression, structure and function in normal and transformed cells, in the present study we have developed these reagents. Specifically anti-LMP2 and LMP7 mAb were generated from BALB/c mice immunized with specific peptides, and anti-TAP1 and TAP2 mAb from BALB/c mice immunized with respective recombinant proteins. mAb VF101-39F7 and VF101-39G5 were shown to be specific for LMP2, mAb VF103-5D5 and VF103-8C2 for LMP7, mAb VF108-1B3 and VF108-12D6 for TAP1 and mAb VF118-1E4 and VF118-2C5 for TAP2, since they reacted specifically with the corresponding immunogens in ELISA and with the corresponding LMP and TAP subunits when tested in Western blotting with human lymphoid cell extracts. Furthermore, the mAb immunoprecipitated components with the characteristic electrophoretic mobility from lymphoid cells. Both anti-LMP and anti-TAP mAb stained keratinocytes and infiltrating lymphocytes in frozen and formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded sections of normal skin in indirect immunoperoxidase reactions. Furthermore, all the mAb except mAb VF103-5D5 stained the cytoplasm of lymphoid cells in an intracytoplasmic staining reaction. The specificity and reactivity pattern of the mAb we have characterized indicate that they will be valuable reagents to analyze the cellular expression and tissue distribution of LMP and TAP subunits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hicklin
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Dellaratta
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Golde
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kageshita
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seliger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrone
mesh_terms: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017931:DNA Primers; D006680:HLA Antigens; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011506:Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; C486171:Tap1 protein, mouse; C489516:Tap2 protein, mouse; C071313:LMP-2 protein; C071692:TAP2 protein, human; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; C077436:LMP7 protein; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex