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A Monoclonal Antibody which Recognizes a Glycosaminoglycan Epitope in Both Dermatan Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans of Human Skin

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Studies have been initiated to identify various cell surface and matrix components of normal human skin through the production and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies. One such antibody, termed PG-4, identifies both cell surface and matrix antigens in extracts of human foetal and adult skin as the dermatan sulfate proteoglycans, decorin and biglycan, and the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan versican. Treatment of proteoglycans with chondroitinases completely abolishes immunoreactivity for all of these antigens which suggests that the epitope resides within their glycosaminoglycan chains. Further evidence for the carbohydrate nature of the epitope derives from competition studies where protein-free chondroitin sulfate chains from shark cartilage react strongly; however, chondroitin sulfate chains from bovine tracheal cartilage fail to exhibit a significant reactivity, an indication that the epitope, although present in some chondroitin sulfate chains, does not consist of random chondroitin 4- or 6-sulfate disaccharides. The presence of the epitope on dermatan sulfate chains and on decorin was also demonstrated using competition assays. Thus, PG-4 belongs to a class of antibodies that recognize native epitopes located within glycosaminoglycan chains. It differs from previously described antibodies in this class in that it identifies both chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate proteoglycans. These characteristics make PG-4 a useful monoclonal antibody probe to identify the total population of proteoglycans in human skin.

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  1. Department of Biology and Skeletal Research Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    J. Michael Sorrell, David A. Carrino & Marilyn A. Baber

  2. L'Oréal, Life Sciences Research, Centre C. Zviak, Clichy, France

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Michael Sorrell, J., Carrino, D.A., Baber, M.A. et al. A Monoclonal Antibody which Recognizes a Glycosaminoglycan Epitope in Both Dermatan Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans of Human Skin. Histochem J 31, 549–558 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003896124595

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