title: Monoclonal antibodies with various reactivity to p58 killer inhibitory receptors.
abstract: Human natural killer (NK) cells have receptors that bind to HLA class I molecules. Among these receptors, p58 and p50 bind to HLA-C. P58 belongs to the killer inhibitory receptor (KIR) and p50 belongs to the killer activatory receptor (KAR). Previously, we obtained three recombinant p58 KIR or p50 KAR proteins, KAR-K1 (KIR2DS4), KIR-K6 (KIR2DL1), and KIR-K7 (KIR2DL3). In this study, we produced and characterized seven monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the p58 KIR and p50 KAR proteins. The MAbs were classified in three groups according to their antigen-binding specificity: 5IB103 and 26ID707 were KAR-K1-specific; A809, 190IIC311, and 197IIC611 were KIR-K7-specific; while A210 and A803g bound to all three recombinant proteins. The MAbs reactive to KIR-K7 bound to the gamma3 domain among two immunoglobulin (Ig) domains of KIR-K7. Immunofluorescence staining and flow cytometric analysis with A803g showed reactivity to about 10% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and 35% of purified natural killer cells. Double immunofluorescence staining with A803g and anti-CD56 Ab showed that CD56 and p58 or p50 were expressed on NK cells in a mutually exclusive way. We also investigated T-cell markers in A803g+ cells. A803g+ T cells were almost CD8+ cells. MAbs produced in this study can be utilized practically in the investigation of biological characteristics of p58 KIR and p50 KAR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000032:analysis; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D054340:Receptors, KIR; D054342:Receptors, KIR2DL1; D054344:Receptors, KIR2DL3; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D000939:Epitopes; C515078:KIR2DL3 protein, human; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D054340:Receptors, KIR; D054342:Receptors, KIR2DL1; D054344:Receptors, KIR2DL3; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell; D011994:Recombinant Proteins