OBJECTIVES:Examination of the regulation of the human sperm acrosome reaction as an example of ligand-induced exocytosis.METHODS:Development of monoclonal antibodies (mab) against immunaffinity-purified sperm antigen SAA-1. Examination of cross-reactivity of the mabs to human tissues using immunohistochemistry. Examination of reactivity to endometrial carcinoma cell lines and to PC-12 cells by immunohistochemistry and by radioimmunoassay.RESULTS:Mabs to immunoaffinity-purified SAA-1 recognize three coprecipitating molecules. Cross-reactivity was demonstrated to glandular epithelia exhibiting ligand-induced exocytosis, and to endometrial carcinoma and PC-12 cells.CONCLUSIONS:The proteins described could be components of the exocytosis-regulating machinery of human spermatozoa.
Examination of the regulation of the human sperm acrosome reaction as an example of ligand-induced exocytosis.Development of monoclonal antibodies (mab) against immunaffinity-purified sperm antigen SAA-1. Examination of cross-reactivity of the mabs to human tissues using immunohistochemistry. Examination of reactivity to endometrial carcinoma cell lines and to PC-12 cells by immunohistochemistry and by radioimmunoassay.Mabs to immunoaffinity-purified SAA-1 recognize three coprecipitating molecules. Cross-reactivity was demonstrated to glandular epithelia exhibiting ligand-induced exocytosis, and to endometrial carcinoma and PC-12 cells.The proteins described could be components of the exocytosis-regulating machinery of human spermatozoa.
Objectives: Examination of the regulation of the human sperm acrosome reaction as an example of ligand-induced exocytosis. Methods: Development of monoclonal antibodies (mab) against immunaffinity-purified sperm antigen SAA-1. Examination of cross-reactivity of the mabs to human tissues using immunohistochemistry. Examination of reactivity to endometrial carcinoma cell lines and to PC-12 cells by immunohistochemistry and by radioimmunoassay. Results: Mabs to immunoaffinity-purified SAA-1 recognize three coprecipitating molecules. Corss-reactivity was demonstrated to glandular epithelia exhibiting ligand-induced exocytosis, and to endometrial carcinoma and PC-12 cells. Conclusions: The proteins described could be components of the exocytosis-regulating machinery of human spermatozoa.