PMID: 9530512Apr 8, 1998Paper

Epitope analysis of monoclonal antibodies to human Gc globulin (vitamin D-binding protein)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International
M OsawaS Takeichi

Abstract

Gc globulin, also called vitamin D-binding protein, is a human 56 kDa plasma protein. Antigenic epitopes of the protein recognized by 12 different monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs), including the previously prepared MoAb E12 of which binding to Gc is inhibited by actin, were analyzed in relation to the functional domains of the protein. To map the epitopes recognized by the respective antibody, the reactivities of the MoAbs were tested by immunoblotting against the recombinant Gc fragments expressed in E. coli cells, and then a competitive ELISA was performed. The results showed that the antibodies were classified into at least six groups. Furthermore, in addition to E12, actin inhibited the reactivity of MoAb 21, of which the epitope was located within residues Asp320 to Glu379, in an ELISA in the presence of the ligand. This result must indicate that this antibody-binding site is near the site that interacts with actin. In contrast, no inhibitory effect by 25-hydroxyvitamin D to any antibodies was observed. Furthermore, all antibodies, including E12 and 21, reacted with membrane-bound Gc of lymphocytes by an immunofluorescence study, suggesting that Gc is unlikely to bind to the plasma membrane in its interaction with actin.

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