A set of glycoproteins recognized by A2B5 antibody with major bands at 55 and 76 kDa is overexpressed in human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Biochimie
G BolotJ Portoukalian

Abstract

A2B5 antibody was found to strongly label frozen sections of human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. The low amount of glycolipids (c-series gangliosides and sulfatides) purified from the same tumors and reactive with A2B5 by immunostaining on thin-layer plates could not account for the high level of tissue labeling. Proteins were extracted from both normal tissues and squamous cell carcinomas and analyzed by Western blot with A2B5 antibody on PVDF membranes. The antibody was found to stain a set of glycoproteins with two major bands at 55 and 76 kDa present in normal tissues and overexpressed in carcinomas. Staining was abolished by prior treatment of the PVDF membranes either with Arthrobacter ureafaciens neuraminidase or with a solution of 10 mM periodate that is known to destroy carbohydrates. Our results show that the carbohydrate epitope recognized by A2B5 antibody can be displayed by both glycolipids and glycoproteins.

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