LpMab-12 Established by CasMab Technology Specifically Detects Sialylated O-Glycan on Thr52 of Platelet Aggregation-Stimulating Domain of Human Podoplanin

PLoS One. 2016 Mar 31;11(3):e0152912. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152912. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Podoplanin (PDPN), also known as Aggrus, possesses three tandem repeat of platelet aggregation-stimulating (PLAG) domains in its N-terminus. Among the PLAG domains, sialylated O-glycan on Thr52 of PLAG3 is essential for the binding to C-type lectin-like receptor-2 (CLEC-2) and the platelet-aggregating activity of human PDPN (hPDPN). Although various anti-hPDPN monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been generated, no specific mAb has been reported to target the epitope containing glycosylated Thr52. We recently established CasMab technology to develop mAbs against glycosylated membrane proteins. Herein, we report the development of a novel anti-glycopeptide mAb (GpMab), LpMab-12. LpMab-12 detected endogenous hPDPN by flow cytometry. Immunohistochemical analyses also showed that hPDPN-expressing lymphatic endothelial and cancer cells were clearly labeled by LpMab-12. The minimal epitope of LpMab-12 was identified as Asp49-Pro53 of hPDPN. Furthermore, LpMab-12 reacted with the synthetic glycopeptide of hPDPN, corresponding to 38-54 amino acids (hpp3854: 38-EGGVAMPGAEDDVVTPG-54), which carries α2-6 sialylated N-acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc) on Thr52. LpMab-12 did not recognize non-sialylated GalNAc-attached glycopeptide, indicating that sialylated GalNAc on Thr52 is necessary for the binding of LpMab-12 to hPDPN. Thus, LpMab-12 could serve as a new diagnostic tool for determining whether hPDPN possesses the sialylation on Thr52, a site-specific post-translational modification critical for the hPDPN association with CLEC-2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / chemistry*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / immunology
  • CHO Cells
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Cricetinae
  • Cricetulus
  • Humans
  • Lectins, C-Type / chemistry
  • Lectins, C-Type / genetics
  • Lectins, C-Type / immunology
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / chemistry*
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / genetics
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / immunology
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • CLEC2B protein, human
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • PDPN protein, human
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid

Grants and funding

This work was supported in part by the Regional Innovation Strategy Support Program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan (Y.K.); by the Platform for Drug Discovery, Informatics, and Structural Life Science (PDIS) from Japan Agency for Medical Research and development, AMED (Y.K.); by the Basic Science and Platform Technology Program for Innovative Biological Medicine from AMED (Y.K.); by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Number Grant Number 25462242 (Y.K.) and 26440019 (M.K.K.); by Takeda Science Foundation (S.O.); and by the Grant-in-Aid from the American Heart Association (P.G.).