Table 1.

Effect of streptavidin on internalization of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules and thrombomodulin antibodies in cell cultures

Cell culture typeEahy926REN/PECAMsHUVECsHUVECsHUVECs
Antibody 4G6 62 62 4G6 CTM 1045 
Antigen PECAM PECAM PECAM PECAM TM  
No streptavidin 19.2 ± 1.6 22.3 ± 0.5 16.6 ± 6.4 17.9 ± 0.7 20.5 ± 8.3 
Plus streptavidin 53.1 ± 1.1 87.9 ± 1.4 79.4 ± 4.2 86.5 ± 1.3 65.3 ± 9.1 
Cell culture typeEahy926REN/PECAMsHUVECsHUVECsHUVECs
Antibody 4G6 62 62 4G6 CTM 1045 
Antigen PECAM PECAM PECAM PECAM TM  
No streptavidin 19.2 ± 1.6 22.3 ± 0.5 16.6 ± 6.4 17.9 ± 0.7 20.5 ± 8.3 
Plus streptavidin 53.1 ± 1.1 87.9 ± 1.4 79.4 ± 4.2 86.5 ± 1.3 65.3 ± 9.1 

EAhy926an is an immortalized platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule–expressing transformed cell line; REN/PECAMs are human mesothelioma cells transfected with complementary DNA encoding human platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules; CTM is a monoclonal antibody against human thrombomodulin.

HUVECs indicate human umbilical vein endothelial cells; PECAMs, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules; TM indicates thrombomodulin.

The cells were incubated with 125I-labeled biotinylated antibodies (“no streptavidin”) or with the streptavidin-conjugated counterparts (“plus streptavidin”) for 90 minutes at 37°C. After washing, fractions of cell-surface associated and internalized iodine-125 were determined in glycin eluates and cell lysates. The data are shown as percentage of internalization, mean ± SD; n = 3.

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