title: Characterization of antigenic properties of horseradish peroxidase with monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (mcAbs) specific to alkaline isoenzymes of horseradish peroxidase were used to characterize the antigenic properties of horseradish peroxidase. The results of a competitive binding assay indicated that monoclonal antibodies can be divided into three groups directed against distinct parts of the protein. The interaction of monoclonal antibodies with native and modified horseradish peroxidase showed also three different patterns of reactivity. Antibodies from groups I and II are directed against epitopes which are conformational and formed by tertiary structure elements. Epitopes recognized by these antibodies are sensitive to heme removal or partial denaturation of peroxidase. Antibodies from group III bind specifically with epitopes consisting of primary or secondary structure elements. The antigenic determinants recognized by antibodies from group III PO(1) and 36F(9) were shown to be linear (continuous) and formed by amino acid residues 261-267 and 271-277, respectively, as determined by the peptide scanning method (PEPSCAN). The location of revealed linear antigenic determinants in the molecular structure of peroxidase is analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Enzymology, School of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia. ovig@enz.chem.msu.ru
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Ignatenko
authors.forename: M Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Rubtsova
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Cherednikova
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Ouporov
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Egorov
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001051:Apoenzymes / Q000276:immunology; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001051:Apoenzymes; D000939:Epitopes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase