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The rat submandibular gland contains several members of the kallikrein family. In the present study we purified and raised an antiserum against one of these enzymes, i.e., esterase B, which was first described by Khullar et al. in 1986. N-terminal amino acid analysis revealed complete homology between esterase B and the kallikrein family gene RSKG-7. For characterization of the antiserum, flat-bed isoelectrofocusing with immunoblotting was superior to immunoelectrophoresis and double immunodiffusion in detecting and identifying crossreacting proteins. This was due to the fact that kallikrein-like enzymes were readily separated by isoelectrofocusing, and immunoreactivity was easily detected by the sensitive peroxidase-anti-peroxidase staining after blotting onto nitrocellulose membrane. Immunohistochemical controls were carried out accordingly, including homologous as well as crossreacting antigens. In the submandibular gland, esterase B was detected exclusively in all granular convoluted tubular cells, co-localized with tissue kallikrein and tonin. Some staining was also observed in striated duct cells; however, this staining reaction was induced by cross-reactivity with kallikrein, since staining was abolished by addition of kallikrein as well as esterase B to the primary antiserum. It was therefore concluded that like tonin and antigen gamma, but unlike kallikrein, esterase B was not detected in the striated ducts of the submandibular, parotid, or sublingual glands. This separation in anatomic distribution between esterase B and kallikrein may indicate that prokallikrein activation is not the only biological function of esterase B.

journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/the journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry

Immunohistochemical localization of rat submandibular gland esterase B (homologous to the RSKG-7 kallikrein gene) in relation to other serine proteases of the kallikrein family.