Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against conserved epitopes of P-selectin (CD62P)

Authors: Massaguer A.¹; Engel P.¹; Pérez-del-Pulgar S.²; Bosch J.²; Pizcueta P.²

Source: Tissue Antigens, Volume 56, Number 2, August 2000 , pp. 117-128(12)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

P-selectin (CD62P) is an adhesion molecule expressed on the activated endothelium and activated platelets that is involved in the initial attachment of leukocytes to inflamed vascular endothelium. Blocking monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and P-selectin-deficient mice have shown that P-selectin is a potential target in anti-inflammatory therapy. Most mAbs against P-selectin do not bind to conserved epitopes, including the ligand-binding region, since P-selectin from mammalian species shares high amino acid sequence homology. The aim of this study was to generate a novel panel of anti-P-selectin mAbs against the conserved epitopes present in several animal species. To produce these mAbs, P-selectin-deficient mice were immunized with a pre-B-cell line transfected with human P-selectin cDNA. Twelve mouse mAbs that recognize human P-selectin were obtained. Individual mAbs that bound to human, rat, mouse, rabbit and pig activated platelets were characterized by flow-cytometry, immunohistochemistry, adhesion assays and immunoprecipitation. Four of these mAbs (P-sel.KO.2.3, P-sel.KO.2.4, P-sel.KO.2.7 and P-sel.KO.2.12) cross-reacted with human, rat and mouse P-selectin. Another three mAbs (P-sel.KO.2.2, P-sel.KO.2.11 and P-sel.KO.2.12) blocked the attachment of HL60 cells to P-selectin-transfected COS cells, demonstrating that these mAbs inhibit P-selectin-mediated adhesion. MAb cross-blocking experiments showed that these three mAbs bind to very close and overlapping epitopes. An ELISA assay using mAbs P-sel.KO.2.3 and P-sel.KO.2.12 was designed to measure soluble rat, mouse and human P-selectin. These anti-P-selectin mAbs are unique since they recognize common epitopes conserved during mammalian evolution and they may be useful for studying P-selectin function in inflammatory models in various species.

Keywords: adhesion molecule; inflammation; monoclonal antibody; P-selectin

Language: English

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-0039.2000.560202.x

Affiliations: 1: Immunology Unit, Department of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer, Medical School, University of Barcelona, Spain 2: Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, *

Publication date: 2000-08-01

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