title: The monoclonal antibody AS02 recognizes a protein on human fibroblasts being highly homologous to Thy-1.
abstract: Recently, we described a novel fibroblast-restricted monoclonal antibody (mAb AS02) that recognizes a membrane-bound antigen. Characterization and isolation of the corresponding antigen showed that mAb AS02 recognized a protein on human fibroblasts that is highly homologous or identical to human Thy-1 antigen (CD90). Partial amino acid sequencing of the corresponding mAb AS02 antigen and comparison with known proteins revealed a 100% homology of the sequenced peptides to the human Thy-1 antigen. Cross-immunodepletion studies with mAb AS02 and an anti-Thy-1 antibody confirmed these results. Utilizing two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis of fibroblast cell extracts and purified antigen, mAb AS02 and the anti-Thy-1-antibody recognized identical protein spots. Furthermore, we demonstrated many identical biochemical properties of the corresponding AS02 antigen and Thy-1 antigen, such as the molecular weight of the core protein and deglycosylation products and the detection of a GPI anchor. In functional assays, the attachment of fibroblasts to collagen I and fibronectin was increased after incubation of fibroblasts with mAb AS02. Therefore, the Thy-1 antigen appears to be involved in the regulation of the adherence of human dermal fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saalbach
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Haustein
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Anderegg
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000276:immunology; D002474:Cell-Free System / Q000276:immunology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens