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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Tritrichomonas foetus is a protozoan parasite of cattle that can be cultured axenically. Three monoclonal antibodies specific for surface antigens of T. foetus were found to be rapidly internalized and degraded by these cells after binding. Degradation was not due to secreted or artificially liberated proteases but depended on targeting to internal degradative compartments. Radiolabeled catabolites of the antibodies were subsequently incorporated into the parasite's own proteins. Antibody degradation could be inhibited by certain protease inhibitors or lowered temperatures; a sharp reduction in degradation between 20 C and 15 C was similar to a well documented block in endocytic transport to degradative compartments of mammalian cells. Growth and proliferation of T.foetus in the continuous presence of the antibodies appeared unhindered, but there was a general shift toward expression of both more and less of each epitope among cells within each population. Subclones of these populations always exhibited striking variability in epitope expression levels, with patterns similar to the parent cultures. These findings may lead to a better understanding of how T. foetus resists host immune responses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Protozoan, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Protozoan, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Surface, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Detergents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epitopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glucosides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Octoxynol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protease Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Saponins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/octyl-beta-D-glucoside
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
539-49
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Antibodies, Protozoan, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Antigens, Protozoan, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Antigens, Surface, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Autoradiography, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Detergents, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Glucosides, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Hybridomas, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Octoxynol, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Protease Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Saponins, pubmed-meshheading:8691361-Tritrichomonas foetus
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid internalization and degradation of surface-bound antibodies by Tritrichomonas foetus.
pubmed:affiliation
Veterinary Molecular Biology Laboratory, Montana State University, Bozeman 59717, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't