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Characterization of antibodies to prostate-specific antigen
O Nilsson1, I Andersson, A Peter
1CanAg Diagnostics AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. olle.nilsson@canag.se
Abstract:
Antibodies submitted to the ISOBM TD-3 PSA Workshop were tested for reactivity with free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the PSA alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) complex, inhibition of proteolytic activity, recognition of continuous epitopes, and epitope specificity based on complete cross-inhibition studies. The antibodies could be separated into two categories: those recognizing hidden epitopes specific for free PSA, and those recognizing epitopes in both free PSA and the PSA-ACT complex. A large number of distinct antigenic domains were identified both in free PSA and the PSA-ACT complex.