title: Mapping of functional epitopes of osteopontin by monoclonal antibodies raised against defined internal sequences.
abstract: Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted protein that has been implicated in diverse physiological and pathological processes. OPN can bind to integrins, via GRGDS or SVVYGLR amino acid sequences, and to other cell surface receptors, and many of OPN's functions are likely mediated via cell adhesion and subsequent signaling. Here we developed and characterized a series of five monoclonal antibodies, raised to distinct internal peptide sequences of human OPN, and have used these sequence-specific reagents, along with the previously described anti-OPN monoclonal antibody mAb53, to map functional epitopes of OPN that are important to cell adhesion and migration. All antibodies were reactive with native as well as recombinant human OPN. One antibody (2K1) raised against the peptide VDTYDGRGDSVVYGLRS could inhibit RGD-dependent cell binding to OPN, with an efficacy comparable to that of mAb53. Furthermore, 2K1 could inhibit alpha9 integrin-dependent cell binding to OPN. The epitope recognized by 2K1 was not destroyed by thrombin digestion, whereas mAb53 has been shown to be unable to react with OPN following thrombin cleavage. The two distinct epitopes defined by 2K1 and mAb53 antibodies are closely related to the SVVYGLR cell-binding domain and the GLRSKS containing thrombin cleavage site, respectively, and are involved in cell binding and cell migration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Immunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0815, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kon
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokosaki
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
authors.forename: Hiroe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukagoshi
authors.forename: Mohammod M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inobe
authors.forename: Noriharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shijubo
authors.forename: Ann F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uede
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D053495:Osteopontin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C506895:SPP1 protein, human; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D053495:Osteopontin