Characterization of a monoclonal antibody (RJ5) against the immunodominant 41-kD antigen of Candida albicans

A 41-kD component of Candida albicans was identified to be the major antigen radioimmunoprecipitated by antibodies with increased titers in the sera of patients with invasive candidiasis. A mouse monoclonal antibody (RJ5) was generated which, by immunoblotting, showed positive reactivity to the immunoprecipitated 41-kD component. By two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, MoAb RJ5 was shown to react with different isoforms of the 41-kD component with pI values from 6.1 to 6.9. Furthermore, MoAb RJ5 showed positive reactivity to cytoplasmic antigens of C. albicans by frozen section and immunoperoxidase staining. By SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, MoAb RJ5 showed no cross-reactivity to antigens of Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilosis. The epitope of the 41-kD molecule recognized by MoAb RJ5 was susceptible to treatment of proteinase K at concentrations of greater than or equal to 5 micrograms/ml, and was relatively resistant to periodate oxidation with concentration of NaIO4 up to 20 mM. This MoAb may be useful in the purification and characterization of the immunodominant 41-kD antigen of C. albicans, and as a probe in the detection of Candida antigens in the sera of patients with invasive candidiasis.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1991

Erschienen:

1991

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

International archives of allergy and applied immunology - 96(1991), 2 vom: 20., Seite 142-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, H D [VerfasserIn]
Choo, K B [VerfasserIn]
Yu, K W [VerfasserIn]
Ling, W L [VerfasserIn]
Chang, F C [VerfasserIn]
Han, S H [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antibodies
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, Fungal
Immunodominant Epitopes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.02.1992

Date Revised 16.08.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM017512735