Specific Detection of Dog Podoplanin Expressed in Renal Glomerulus by a Novel Monoclonal Antibody PMab-38 in Immunohistochemistry

Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother. 2016 Aug;35(4):212-6. doi: 10.1089/mab.2016.0022. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Abstract

Podoplanin (PDPN) is expressed in several normal tissues including podocytes of renal glomerulus, lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), and type I alveolar cells of lung. PDPN activates platelet aggregation by binding to C-type lectin-like receptor-2 (CLEC-2) on platelets. Many monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against human PDPN, mouse PDPN, rat PDPN, rabbit PDPN, and bovine PDPN have been established; antidog PDPN (dPDPN) mAbs have not been developed. Herein, we immunized mice with the recombinant proteins of dPDPN and developed anti-dPDPN mAbs. One of the clones, PMab-38, is useful for detecting podocytes in immunohistochemical analysis; in contrast, it did not react with LECs or type I alveolar cells. PMab-38 also detected dPDPN specifically in flow cytometry and Western blot analysis. PMab-38 is expected to be useful for investigating the function of dPDPN, which is expressed in podocytes.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
  • Antibody Specificity / immunology*
  • Cattle
  • Cricetinae
  • Dogs
  • Gene Expression Regulation / immunology
  • Humans
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / biosynthesis
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Mesangial Cells / immunology
  • Mesangial Cells / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Platelet Aggregation / immunology
  • Podocytes / immunology
  • Rabbits
  • Rats

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • PDPN protein, human