Fig. 5. CA125-C-TERM cell-surface expression in CHOclone 13 cells does
not result in increased binding capacity for exogenously added galectin-1.
CA125-C-TERM-expressing and CA125-C-TERM-deficient CHOMCAT-TAM2 and
CHOclone 13 cells were grown to 70% confluency. Where indicated,
cells were treated with 10 µg/ml tunicamycin for 18 hours at 37°C.
Cells were then dissociated from the culture plates followed by incubation
with 40 µg/ml recombinant GSTgalectin-1 for 30 minutes at room
temperature. Following labeling with affinity-purified anti-galectin-1
antibodies under native conditions, the various samples were analyzed for
cell-surface-bound recombinant galectin-1 using FACS. Autofluorescence (filled
light-blue curve: CHOMCAT-TAM2; filled gray curve: CHOclone
13) was determined based on cells not treated with antibodies. Untreated
CHOMCAT-TAM2 cells are shown in dark blue. Tunicamycin-treated
CHOMCAT-TAM2 cells are shown in red. CHOclone 13 cells
are shown in dark green (CA125-C-TERM-expressing) and light green
(CA125-C-TERM-deficient), respectively.