title: Identification and immunological characterization of a novel 40-kDa protein linked to CD98 antigen.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were obtained from hybridoma clones established by cell fusion between mouse myeloma cells and spleen cells from a mouse immunized against an affinity-purified 40-kDa component of rat 125-kDa glycoprotein (GP125). Two mAbs designated as 3F2 and 6B4 detected a 40-kDa and a 125-kDa band under reducing and nonreducing conditions, respectively, in extracts prepared from rat, mouse and human tumor cells. Association of the 40-kDa protein with CD98 was revealed by sandwich-type enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The two mAbs were strongly reactive with various tumor cells and activated lymphocytes, but were only weakly reactive with resting lymphocytes. Confocal microscopy indicated colocalization of CD98 and the 40-kDa protein defined with 3F2 and 6B4 at the cell surface and perinuclear regions. On immunohistochemical analysis of frozen sections of rat tongue, the anti-rat CD98 mAb B3 selectively stained the basal layer and 3F2 stained the upper epithelial part in addition to the basal layer, indicating the existence of CD98-unlinked 40-kDa protein.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh-Ueno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000737:chemistry*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000737:chemistry*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D027261:Fusion Regulatory Protein-1; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D027261:Fusion Regulatory Protein-1