Monoclonal antibody against NRP-1 b1b2.

Neuropilin-1 is a member of the neuropilins family protein, which contains a large extracellular domain (a1a2, b1b2 and c), a single transmembrane domain, and a short cytoplasmic tail. NRP-1 plays a critical role in angiogenesis and stimulates endothelial cell division and migration by binding VEGF(165) with b1b2 domain. In the present study, we report the establishment of a monoclonal antibody (A6-26-11-26 clone) specific for NRP-1 b1b2 through hybridoma method. Western blot analysis indicates that our NRP-1 b1b2 MAb can combine both NRP-1 b1b2 and NRP-1 originated from tumor cells. This monoclonal antibody against NRP-1 b1b2 will be useful in the further development of cancer target strategy.