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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
The type I interferon receptor (IFNAR) is composed of two subunits, IFNAR-1 and IFNAR-2, encoding transmembrane polypeptides. IFNAR-2 has a dominant role in ligand binding, but IFNAR-1 contributes to binding affinity and to differential ligand recognition. A panel of five monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to human IFNAR-1 (HuIFNAR-1) was produced and characterized. The reactivity of each mAb toward HuIFNAR-1 on native and transfected cells and in Western blot and ELISA formats was determined. In functional assays, one mAb, EA12, blocked IFN-a2 binding to human cells and interfered with Stat activation and antiviral activity. Epitopes for the mAb were localized to subdomains of the HuIFNAR-1 extracellular domain by differential reactivity of the mAb to a series of human/bovine IFNAR-1 chimeras. The antibody EA12 seems to require native HuIFNAR-1 for reactivity and does not map to a single subdomain, perhaps recognizing an epitope containing noncontiguous sequences in at least two subdomains. In contrast, the epitopes of the non-neutralizing mAb FB2, AA3, and GB8 mapped, respectively, to the first, second, and third subdomains of HuIFNAR-1. The mAb DB2 primarily maps to the fourth subdomain, although its reactivity may be affected by other determinants.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1079-9907
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of antihuman IFNAR-1 monoclonal antibodies: epitope localization and functional analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't