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[Methoxypolyethylene glycol-modified HLA-A2 antigen on lymphocytes]
Yin-ze Zhang1, Wei Li, Hua-you Zhou
1Department of Blood Transfusion, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. zyz200157@sohu.com
Objective:
To modify the HLA-A2 antigen on the lymphocytes with methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) so as to block the specific binding site for antibody.
Method:
Different types of mPEG (all with final concentration of 12 mmol/L) were used at different temperatures in PBS with varied pH values for the modification of the HLA-A2 antigen.
Result:
The modification of the antigen was not obviously affected when it was carried out at 4 degrees Celsius or room temperature, but higher temperatures of 30 and 37 degrees Celsius significantly hampered the modification. Better antigen modification was observed with high-concentration mPEG in basic PBS, depending also on the type of mPEGs used for this purpose.
Conclusion:
The specific HLA-A2 binding on the lymphocytes is completely blocked by benzotriazole carbonate-mPEG(mPEG-BTC), which is superior to N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester of mPEG(mPEG-SPA). Maleimide-mPEG(mPEG-MAL) is incapable of blocking the HLA-A2 ligand-binding site with antibody.