Elimination or rescue of cells in culture by specifically targeted liposomes containing methotrexate or formyl-tetrahydrofolate.

Methotrexate (Mtx) inhibits cellular proliferation by blocking formyl tetrahydrofolate (THF) production. Mtx- or THF-containing liposomes were covalently coupled to Staphylococcus aureus protein A. These liposomes bound specifically in vitro to cells pre-incubated with relevant monoclonal antibodies. When liposomes contained Mtx, targeted cells died. When liposomes contained THF, targeted cells survived in the presence of quantities of Mtx in the medium sufficient to eliminate non-targeted cells. These negative or positive selection liposomes allow the recovery of either a small proportion of cells not bearing a given antigen, or a small proportion of cells bearing a given antigen, from heterogeneous cell populations.     

Cross-reactivity of anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp41 antibodies with human astrocytes and astrocytoma cell lines.

An antigen expressed by astrocytes in human brain tissue and by various human astrocytoma cell lines was shown to cross-react with a monoclonal antibody generated against amino acids (aa) 584 to 609 of the transmembrane protein gp41 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). This region is an immunodominant segment of gp41, and high levels of antibodies against this epitope have been detected in both serum and cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-infected individuals at all stages of HIV infection. Immunohistochemistry with this monoclonal antibody demonstrated the presence of a cross-reactive antigen in human brain tissue, with an increased frequency and intensity of staining in HIV-positive individuals when compared with HIV-negative controls. By using a panel of HIV-positive and -negative sera, we show that antibodies in HIV-positive serum specifically bound to the surfaces of human astrocytoma cells. HIV-positive sera depleted of antibodies recognizing gp41 aa 584 to 609 showed a significant diminution in cell surface binding. Conversely, the serum antibodies that bound to and were eluted from the aa 584 to 609 peptide also bound to the astrocyte cell surface. To identify the target antigen, the immunoreactivity of three astrocytoma cell lines was examined. By immunoprecipitation of metabolically labeled cell lysates and Western blot (immunoblot) analysis, we identified a protein of approximately 100 kDa as the target antigen. Cross-reactive antibodies between HIV proteins and astrocyte epitopes, such as this 100-kDa protein and others previously reported, suggests that an autoimmune response against these target antigens may disrupt the normal functions of astrocytes.     

Outer membrane monolayer domains from two-dimensional surface scanning resistance measurements

Cellular plasma membranes have domains that are defined, in most cases, by cytoskeletal elements. The outer half of the bilayer may also contain domains that organize glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked proteins. To define outer membrane barriers, we measured the resistive force on membrane bound beads as they were scanned across the plasma membrane of HEPA-OVA cells with optical laser tweezers. Beads were bound by antibodies to fluorescein-phosphatidylethanolamine (Fl-PE) or to the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC class I) Qa-2 (a GPI-anchored protein). Two-dimensional scans of resistive force showed both occasional, resistive barriers and a velocity-dependent, continuous resistance. At the lowest antibody concentration, which gave specific binding, the continuous friction coefficient of Qa-2 was consistent with that observed by single-particle tracking (SPT) of small gold particles. At high antibody concentrations, the friction coefficient was significantly higher but decreased with increasing temperature, addition of deoxycholic acid, or treatment with heparinase I. Barriers to lateral movement (>3 times the continuous resistance) were consistently observed. Elastic barriers (with elastic constants from 1 to 20 pN/microm and sensitive to cytochalasin D) and small nonelastic barriers (<100 nm) were specifically observed with beads bound to the GPI-linked Qa-2. We suggest that GPI-linked proteins interact with transmembrane proteins when aggregated by antibody-coated beads and the transmembrane proteins encounter cytoplasmic barriers to lateral movement. The barriers to lateral movement are dynamic, discontinuous, and low in density.     

Ia-specific mixed leukocyte reactive T cell hybridomas: analysis of their specificity by using purified class II MHC molecules in synthetic membrane system

This study was undertaken to determine the nature of the antigens recognized in allogeneic and syngeneic mixed leukocyte reactions (MLR). Specifically, we wished to determine whether Ia antigens alone were recognized by MLR-reactive T cells, or whether the specificity was determined by the corecognition of non-MHC antigens together with syngeneic or allogeneic Ia. To do this we used 11 T cell hybrids that were characterized as being specific for Iad and were tested their capacity to respond to isolated I-Ad or I-Ed that had been incorporated into liposomes and had bound to the surface of glass beads. Of nine alloreactive T cell hybrids (five I-Ad-and four I-Ed-specific), seven were shown to be responsive to the relevant isolated Ia antigen on glass beads. Also, two of two syngeneic I-Ad-specific T cell hybrids responded to I-Ad on the glass beads. One of the two alloreactive T cell hybrids that failed to respond to the relevant Ia antigen on glass beads was shown to be specific for an antigen in fetal calf serum (FCS) that was recognized in the context of the allo-Ia antigen (I-Ed), because when intact accessory cells were used, a response by this hybrid was only observed when FCS was present in the assay culture medium or when the accessory cells were pre-pulsed with FCS. The possible involvement of FCS antigens and non-Ia accessory cell antigens in the stimulation of the nine T cell hybrids that responded to isolated Ia on glass beads was evaluated. T cell hybrids that were grown and were tested in serum free medium were still capable of reacting to Ia on beads. The isolated Ia preparations used were greater than 90% pure, and their capacity to stimulate the T cell hybrids did not correlate with the degree of contamination with non-Ia proteins. We conclude from these studies that the majority of T cells that respond to allogeneic or syngeneic Ia bearing stimulator cells are specific for the Ia antigens themselves, and do not require the co-recognition of other non-Ia antigens; nor is there any requirement for Ia antigen processing for this recognition.     

Quantitative Assessment of Antibody Internalization with Novel Monoclonal Antibodies against Alexa Fluorophores

Antibodies against cell surface antigens may be internalized through their specific interactions with these proteins and in some cases may induce or perturb antigen internalization. The anti-cancer efficacy of antibody-drug conjugates is thought to rely on their uptake by cancer cells expressing the surface antigen. Numerous techniques, including microscopy and flow cytometry, have been used to identify antibodies with desired cellular uptake rates. To enable quantitative measurements of internalization of labeled antibodies, an assay based on internalized and quenched fluorescence was developed. For this approach, we generated novel anti-Alexa Fluor monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that effectively and specifically quench cell surface–bound Alexa Fluor 488 or Alexa Fluor 594 fluorescence. Utilizing Alexa Fluor–labeled mAbs against the EphA2 receptor tyrosine kinase, we showed that the anti-Alexa Fluor reagents could be used to monitor internalization quantitatively over time. The anti-Alexa Fluor mAbs were also validated in a proof of concept dual-label internalization assay with simultaneous exposure of cells to two different mAbs. Importantly, the unique anti-Alexa Fluor mAbs described here may also enable other single- and dual-label experiments, including label detection and signal enhancement in macromolecules, trafficking of proteins and microorganisms, and cell migration and morphology.     

A collagen-binding glycoprotein from bovine platelets is identical to propolypeptide of von Willebrand factor

Several proteins from bovine platelet lysate bound to type I collagen immobilized to the beads of formyl derivatives of cellulose. Among these proteins, a protein of about 100,000 daltons was purified to homogeneity by two additional affinity chromatographies, an organomercurial-agarose and a lentil lectin-agarose. This protein consisted of a single polypeptide chain which contains carbohydrate moiety and many intrapolypeptide disulfide bridges. In addition to platelets, this protein was present in plasma and cultured endothelial cells but not in red blood cells, leukocytes, and smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, it was released from platelets upon stimulation by various agonists. The purified 100-kDa protein was labeled with 125I to quantitate its binding to fibrillar type I collagen. The protein specifically bound to fibrillar collagen with the apparent dissociation constant of 5.6 x 10(-8) M for the high affinity site and 5.5 x 10(-7) M for the low affinity site. Analyses of amino acid sequences of both intact and tryptic fragments of this protein revealed that it had strong homology to the propolypeptide of human von Willebrand factor, which is also known as von Willebrand antigen II. Various properties of this protein listed above also strongly suggest that it was indeed the propolypeptide of bovine von Willebrand factor.     

High gradient magnetic cell separation with MACS.

A flexible, fast and simple magnetic cell sorting system for separation of large numbers of cells according to specific cell surface markers was developed and tested. Cells stained sequentially with biotinylated antibodies, fluorochrome-conjugated avidin, and superparamagnetic biotinylated-microparticles (about 100 nm diameter) are separated on high gradient magnetic (HGM) columns. Unlabelled cells pass through the column, while labelled cells are retained. The retained cells can be easily eluted. More than 10(9) cells can be processed in about 15 min. Enrichment rates of more than 100-fold and depletion rates of several 1,000-fold can be achieved. The simultaneous tagging of cells with fluorochromes and very small, invisible magnetic beads makes this system an ideal complement to flow cytometry. Light scatter and fluorescent parameters of the cells are not changed by the bound particles. Magnetically separated cells can be analysed by fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry or sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting without further treatment. Magnetic tagging and separation does not affect cell viability and proliferation.     

The major histocompatibility complex-restricted antigen receptor on T cells. IX. Role of accessory molecules in recognition of antigen plus isolated IA

Antibody inhibition studies were done to determine which molecules on the surface of the T cell hybridomas other than their receptors for antigen plus IAd were involved in interaction with antigen-presenting B cells, with artificial IAd membranes on glass beads, or with anti-receptor antibodies coupled to Sepharose beads. We found that T cell LFA-1 was only involved when B cells were used to present antigen plus IAd, whereas T cell L3T4 was involved in the response of T cells to antigen plus IAd either on cells or in artificial membranes, but not if anti-receptor antibodies were used to stimulate the T cells. From these results we concluded that LFA-1 may be involved in the recognition of a ligand on cells that was not present in artificial membranes, but that L3T4 might interact with a nonpolymorphic portion of class II molecules present in both intact antigen-presenting cells and the antigen-presenting artificial membranes.     

Establishment of hybridomas producing cancer specific human antibodies from B cell line derived from PBL of a patient with adult T cell leukemia

Adult T cell leukemia (ATL) is a malignant disease characterized by tumorous proliferation of CD4⁺ T cells infected with retrovirus human T cell leukemia virus Type-I (HTLV-I) and concurs with an autoimmune disease and cancer due to attenuated immune response. In this study, we established ATL patient derived B-cell line TM-1 producing cancer-specific IgM antibodies, and further characterized its antigen specificity by establishing hybridomas fused with human-mouse origin hetero-myeloma cell line RF-S1. We established three hybridoma cell lines termed 2E12, 3E9, and 3E10, which continuously secreted human IgM antibodies. Immunohistochemical staining of formalin-fixed tissue section using antibodies secreted from these hybridomas showed that these antibodies specifically recognized tumor sites of human colon adenocarcinomas. Antibody produced from hybridoma 3E9 bound to some of leukemic cell lines, but not to normal human PBL, which was evidenced by the flow cytometric analysis, indicating that antibody produced from 3E9 recognizes cell surface antigen specifically expressed in the leukemic cells. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Characteristics of a BHK cell variant defective in the cell-substratum contact process

In this paper we document the phenotypic characteristics of a novel BHK cell adhesion variant designated FN-2. Unlike parental cells, FN-2 cells did not attach to fibronectin (pFN)-coated dishes, even after 4-hr incubations on dishes treated with 100 micrograms/ml of pFN. Mixing experiments with the variant and parental cells revealed that the parental cells attached normally in the presence of a ninefold excess of variant cells and the variant cells failed to attach in the presence of a ninefold excess of parental cells. Therefore, the defect in FN-2 cells could not be explained by secretion of a factor inhibiting attachment or lack of secretion of a factor required for attachment. Also, the inability of FN-2 cells to attach to pFN-coated dishes could not be explained by an absence of cell pFN receptors since the variant cells bound normal numbers of small (ca. 0.8 micron) pFN-coated latex beads, although they phagocytosed the beads poorly compared to parental cells. Also, the variant cells were not able to bind large (5.7 or 16.8 microns) pFN-coated beads. When tested on dishes coated with ligands that, unlike fibronectin, have a high affinity for cell surface receptors, e.g., lectins and anti-BHK antibodies, FN-2 cells were observed to attach at a rate similar to that of parental cells but spread much more slowly. The phenotypic characteristics of FN-2 cells suggest that they are deficient in what previously has been called the "cell contact" process in cell adhesion. It is proposed that the cell contact process is the initial formation by an individual cell of a sufficient number of cell-substratum bonds to resist the shear forces operationally used to define "attachment," and that more cell-substratum bonds are necessary for cell attachment to large substrata (dishes or large beads) than for attachment to small substrata (small beads). The molecular defect in FN-2 cells was studied by electroblotting analysis. A high molecular weight (ca. 370 kd) glycoprotein detected by blotting with anti-BHK antibodies and ConA that was present in parental cell membranes was reduced or absent in the variant cells.     

土拉弗朗西斯菌两种不同长度的外膜蛋白FopA抗原和抗体的制备

目的:根据外膜蛋白 FopA 的序列信息,建立土拉弗朗西斯菌 FopA蛋白全长(FopA-L)和部分(FopA-S)的特异性抗原的 BL21 表达系统,获得高活性的重组 FopA-L、FopA-S蛋白并制备相应的多克隆抗体,为土拉菌的监测、诊断和治疗提供依据。方法:通过 pET100 质粒构建FopA-L及FopA-S的表达载体,转化大肠杆菌BL21细胞并诱导表达FopA-L及FopA-S蛋白,螯合镍离子次氨基三乙酸(Ni-NTA)亲合层析纯化FopA蛋白,用重组蛋白免疫大耳白兔制备多克隆抗体,通过 ELISA、Western 印迹、胶体金免疫层析技术等方法进行检测。结果:构建了FopA-L及FopA-S的表达载体,获得相应的高表达目的蛋白 BL21 细胞株,用表达的蛋白为抗原成功制备了 FopA特异性的抗体,效价皆在1 ∶100000以上且特异性良好。结论:FopA-S与FopA-L两种抗原和相应抗体的制备为建立土拉菌快速检测方法奠定了基础。     

Mitogen-like monoclonal anti-actin antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies (IgM kappa) have been produced to actin isolated electrophoretically from L cell extracts. These monoclonal anti-actin antibodies bind to intact L cells and modulate DNA synthesis and cell proliferation, much like affinity-purified polyclonal rabbit antibody to the same Mr 42,000 actin. In addition, monoclonal antibodies specific for actin from Entamoeba histolytica also bound to and modulated the growth of L cells. A monoclonal antibody directed against a neuroblastoma surface antigen did not produce stimulation of L cells, and the binding activity of anti-actin monoclonal antibody to L cells was removed by absorption with actin covalently coupled to Sepharose. These observations demonstrate the specificity of interaction between the anti-actin monoclonal antibodies and the surface of intact L cells. We conclude that a surface actin-like molecule on the L cell, when bound by specific monoclonal antibody, initiates a stimulatory signal which results in enhanced cellular metabolism.     

The neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM enhances L1-dependent cell-cell interactions

On neural cells, the cell adhesion molecule L1 is generally found coexpressed with N-CAM. The two molecules have been suggested, but not directly shown, to affect each other's function. To investigate the possible functional relationship between the two molecules, we have characterized the adhesive interactions between the purified molecules and between cultured cells expressing them. Latex beads were coated with purified L1 and found to aggregate slowly. N-CAM-coated beads did not aggregate, but did so after addition of heparin. Beads coated with both L1 and N-CAM aggregated better than L1-coated beads. Strongest aggregation was achieved when L1-coated beads were incubated together with beads carrying both L1 and N-CAM. In a binding assay, the complex of L1 and N-CAM bound strongly to immobilized L1, but not to the cell adhesion molecules J1 or myelin-associated glycoprotein. N-CAM alone did not bind to these glycoproteins. Cerebellar neurones adhered to and sent out processes on L1 immobilized on nitrocellulose. N-CAM was less effective as substrate. Neurones interacted most efficiently with the immobilized complex of L1 and N-CAM. They adhered to this complex even when its concentration was at least 10 times lower than the lowest concentration of L1 found to promote adhesion. The complex became adhesive for cells only when the two glycoproteins were preincubated together for approximately 30 min before their immobilization on nitrocellulose. The adhesive properties between cells that express L1 only or both L1 and N-CAM were also studied. ESb-MP cells, which are L1-positive, but N-CAM negative, aggregated slowly under low Ca2+. Their aggregation could be completely inhibited by antibodies to L1 and enhanced by addition of soluble N-CAM to the cells before aggregation. N2A cells, which are L1 and N-CAM positive aggregated well under low Ca2+. Their aggregation was partially inhibited by either L1 or N-CAM antibodies and almost completely by the combination of both antibodies. N2A and ESb-MP cells coaggregated rapidly and their interaction was similarly inhibited by L1 and N-CAM antibodies. These results indicate that L1 is involved in two types of binding mechanisms. In one type, L1 serves as its own receptor with slow binding kinetics. In the other, L1 is modulated in the presence of N-CAM on one cell (cis-binding) to form a more potent receptor complex for L1 on another cell (trans-binding).     

单增李斯特菌InternalinA的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体的制备

【目的】克隆表达单增李斯特菌膜表面蛋白InternalinA(InlA),经免疫家兔获得多克隆抗体,为建立其免疫磁珠富集快速检测方法奠定基础。【方法】利用生物软件设计单增李斯特菌inlA基因的引物,通过PCR扩增出inlA基因,并将其克隆至pET28a()原核表达载体,转化大肠杆菌BL21进行优化表达。镍柱纯化表达产物,质谱鉴定重组蛋白,ELISA分析其免疫原性。免疫家兔,制备其多克隆抗体。间接ELISA检测多抗的效价及交叉性,免疫荧光分析多抗与单增李斯特菌菌体结合的特异性。【结果】成功表达了InlA蛋白,融合表达产物分子量约为92 kD,质谱鉴定其为InlA蛋白;免疫家兔获得的抗血清效价为1:100 000,除与金黄色葡萄球菌约20%的交叉外,与副溶血弧菌等其它病源菌均无交叉;免疫荧光证实该多抗特异性结合于单增李斯特菌膜表面,与同种属的威尔斯李斯特菌不结合。【结论】成功制备了单增李斯特菌特异性的兔多克隆抗体,为单增李斯特菌免疫磁珠富集快速检测方法的建立奠定了基础。     

Polymorphisms of MICA recognized by human alloantibodies

MICA antigens are polymorphic glycoproteins expressed on the surface of human endothelial cells and other cells. Antibodies against MICA have been found in transplant recipients and were found to be associated with decreased survival of kidney allografts. In the present work, we investigated the polymorphisms that are recognized by antibodies against MICA. Soluble MICA recombinant proteins representing 11 common alleles, two hybrid alleles, and two single amino acid mutated alleles were produced. Patterns of reactivity were determined with MICA bound to Luminex beads. In some studies, sera containing antibodies against MICA were absorbed by cell lines transfected with MICA*001, MICA*002, MICA*008, and MICA*009 or with untransfected cells, followed by testing of antibody reactivity against MICA proteins bound to beads. The monoclonal antibodies and sera used in this study were found to recognize up to 14 distinct MICA epitopes as demonstrated by their differential absorption/reactivity patterns. Among these, nine epitopes correlated with a single unique amino acid: one shared two signature amino acids, one shared three signature amino acids in close proximity, and three epitopes involved multiple amino acids in a nonlinear sequence. Two groups of public epitopes (MICA-G1 and MICA-G2) were characterized. MICA shared epitopes were determined by reactivity loss in single MICA antigen bead assays by absorption with MICA transfectants. Since these epitopes may be targets for antibody binding and possibly antibody-mediated allograft rejection, epitope identification may help understand the development of MICA antibodies and to identify suitable donors for sensitized transplant recipients.     

Binding characteristics of M and L isoantibodies to high and low potassium sheep red cells.

Binding of highly purified 125I labeled M and L antibodies, both belonging to the immunoglobulin G class, was studied in high potassium (HK) and low potassium (LK) sheep red cells. Anti-M and anti-L bound specifically to M and L antigen positive HK and LK red cells, respectively. Nonspecific binding was higher for anti-L to HK cells than for anti-M to LK cells. Once bound, the M and L antibodies were capable of inducing complement dependent immune hemolysis. Only 75-100 and 500-750 molecules of anti-M and anti-L immunoglobulins were required to hemolyze 50% of HK (MM) and LK (LL) red cells, respectively, suggesting that the M and L antigens may be clustered on the surfaces of these cells. Equilibrium binding studies revealed that the maximum number of M sites is 3-6 x 10(3) in HK (MM) and 1.5-4 x 10(3) in LK (LM) cells, respectively. In comparison, the number of L antigens is slightly lower in LK cells, about 1.2-1.8 x 10(3) in LL and less in LM(LK) red cells. The number of M and L antigens, therefore, is more than an order of magnitude larger than that of the Na+K+ pumps measured previously in these cells by 3H-ouabain binding, thus precluding a quantitative correlation between M and L antigens and the Na+K+ pumps different in the three genetic types of sheep red cells. The binding affinities of both anti-M and anti-L could not be described by a single equilibrium dissociation constant indicating heterogeneous antibody populations and /or variability in the antigenic sets of individual HK or LK cells. The pronounced heterogeneity of antigens and/or antibodies in both the M and L systems was reflected in the antibody association kinetics, which also exhibited a remarkable temperature dependence. The data suggest that the correlation between the M and L antigens and the Na+K+ pump molecules is more complex than that in goat red cells previously reported by others.     

Endocrine secretory granules and neuronal synaptic vesicles have three integral membrane proteins in common

In response to an external stimulus, neuronal cells release neurotransmitters from small synaptic vesicles and endocrine cells release secretory proteins from large dense core granules. Despite these differences, endocrine cells express three proteins known to be components of synaptic vesicle membranes. To determine if all three proteins, p38, p65, and SV2, are present in endocrine dense core granule membranes, monoclonal antibodies bound to beads were used to immunoisolate organelles containing the synaptic vesicle antigens. [3H]norepinephrine was used to label both chromaffin granules purified from the bovine adrenal medulla and rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. Up to 80% of the vesicular [3H]norepinephrine was immunoisolated from both labeled purified bovine chromaffin granules and PC12 postnuclear supernatants. In PC12 cells transfected with DNA encoding human growth hormone, the hormone was packaged and released with norepinephrine. 90% of the sedimentable hormone was also immunoisolated by antibodies to all three proteins. Stimulated secretion of PC12 cells via depolarization with 50 mM KCl decreased the amount of [3H]norepinephrine or human growth hormone immunoisolated. Electron microscopy of the immunoisolated fractions revealed large (greater than 100 nm diameter) dense core vesicles adherent to the beads. Thus, large dense core vesicles containing secretory proteins possess all three of the known synaptic vesicle membrane proteins.     

抗磺胺对甲氧嘧啶单克隆抗体的研制及其特性分析

目的制备针对磺胺对甲氧嘧啶的单克隆抗体,建立对该物质的免疫学检测方法。方法以BSA-磺胺对甲氧嘧啶为免疫原,免疫BALB／c小鼠,取脾细胞与小鼠Sp-2／0骨髓瘤细胞融合后,经筛选和亚克隆,建立杂交瘤细胞株。结果获得2株能稳定分泌抗磺胺对甲氧嘧啶抗体的细胞株。对抗体进行了特性分析,抗体的效价分别为1：400000和1：1630000,抗体类型及亚类都为IgGl。其中,单克隆抗体1H10的亲和力为1．4×109L／mol,利用该抗体采用竞争间接ELISA法检测磺胺对甲氧嘧啶的范围是1025—16μg/mL,最低检测浓度是8μg/mL。单抗1H10与其他6种磺胺药（SMM、SMZ、SM2、SD、SulfaquinoxalineSodium、Sulfametetyrazine）无交叉反应。结论单克隆抗体1H10可用于研制免疫学方法检测磺胺对甲氧嘧啶残留的产品。