A polyclonal antibody against active c-terminal adamts-18 fragment

  • Suying Dang
  • , Dawei Bu
  • , Tao Hong
  • , Wei Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The human ADAMTS-18, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type-1 modules 18, is a secreted Zn-metalloproteinase. The C-terminal 385-amino acid fragment of ADAMTS-18 (AD18C) is highly effective at promoting platelet thrombus dissolution in vivo. Therefore, polyclonal antibody (pAb) against AD18C fragment should be able to keep platelet thrombus stability, which has direct clinical relevance. In this report, pAb against AD18C fragment was generated from rabbit immunized with AD18C recombinant protein (rAD18C). The pAb showed specific binding with rAD18C and natural ADAMTS-18 protein by ELISA and Western blot assay. It shortens the mouse tail bleeding time in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, anti-AD18C pAb contributes to the regulation of platelet thrombus stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)567-569
Number of pages3
JournalHybridoma
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2011

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