Abstract
Direct immunodiffusion comparison with specific antisera demonstrated that all of the four pregnancy-associated plasma proteins (PAPPs) described in our laboratory are distinct from the pregnancy zone protein (von Schoultz); alpha2-pregnoglobulin (Berne); pregnancy-associated alpha2-glycoprotein (SP3) (Bohn); new serum alpha2-macroglobulin (Stimson); PAG (Horne); pregnancy-associated alpha2-globulin (Kasukawa); Pal (McLaren), and Xh protein (Dunston). All the latter proved to be immunologically idnetical to each other, and apparently represent the same protein described under different names. It was confirmed that none of the PAPPs is immunochemically related to placental alkaline phosphatase. PAPP-A, PAPP-C, and the pregnancy zone protein, but not HPL (PAPP-D), showed a decreased anodic mobility when treated with neuraminidase; their reactivities with antibody were essentially unaffected by the ezyme, however. Certain detergents had no effect on the immunological reactivities of the PAPPs and the pregnancy zone protein in whole plasma, while butanol and desoxycholate partially, and urea, SDS and cetylpyridinium largely inactivated them.
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