Purification of human prostatic-specific antigen (hPSA) from seminal plasma by immunoaffinity chromatography using a monoclonal antibody anti total PSA. 2011

Lilian Pérez, and Orlando Zulueta, and Antonio Melchor, and Liliana Hernández, and Raquel López, and Julliette Cazanave, and Dunia Béquer
Laboratory of Protein Purification, Immunoassay Center, Havana, Cuba. iqlilian@cie.sld.cu

Human prostate-specific antigen (hPSA) is found in serum and semen in a variety of forms, is form-free and complex, and has clinical importance to prostate cancer diagnosis. Here, a simple procedure is described for the efficient purification of hPSA from seminal plasma. The semen was clarified by centrifugation, and the isolation of PSA was carried out by immunoaffinity chromatography using the monoclonal antibody anti total PSA CB-PSA.4. The recuperation of PSA from seminal plasma by this procedure was 66.4%, and a purification factor of 65.8 was reached. The specificity activity obtained was 0.79 mg PSA/mg protein, and the preparation appeared homogeneous by SDS-PAGE and immunoelectrophoresis. A molecular weight of preparation was 30.46 kDa by SDS-PAGE, similar to the commercial PSA. These results indicate that immunoaffinity purification of PSA by means of this monoclonal antibody is a simple one-step procedure for the production of biologically active, highly purified human PSA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002498 Centrifugation Process of using a rotating machine to generate centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, remove moisture, or simulate gravitational effects. It employs a large motor-driven apparatus with a long arm, at the end of which human and animal subjects, biological specimens, or equipment can be revolved and rotated at various speeds to study gravitational effects. (From Websters, 10th ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
D002846 Chromatography, Affinity A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000911 Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells. Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D012661 Semen The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. Seminal Plasma,Plasma, Seminal
D017430 Prostate-Specific Antigen A glycoprotein that is a kallikrein-like serine proteinase and an esterase, produced by epithelial cells of both normal and malignant prostate tissue. It is an important marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Kallikrein hK3,gamma-Seminoprotein,hK3 Kallikrein,Prostate Specific Antigen,Semenogelase,Seminin,Kallikrein, hK3,gamma Seminoprotein

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