Analysis of the heart antigens. Homologous and heterologous anti-heart antibodies and analysis of the heart specific antigens.
The present study has indicated the presence of 3 heart specific antigens, using homologous and heterologous antibodies produced in immunized rabbits. Two of these antigenic proteins exhibit restricted organ specificity for heart and the other one shares by heart and kidney. One of these 2 heart specific antigens reacts to both homologous and heterologous anti-heart sera absorbed with kidney, while the other reacts to only heterologous anti-heart sera. The former has an electrophoretic mobility corresponding to that of serum beta-globulin, and is found to have a molecular weight of about 175,000. The latter has the same electrophoretic mobility as that of alpha2-globulin and is found to have a molecular weight of about 50,000.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D000941:Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000939:Epitopes; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D009206:Myocardium / Q000276:immunology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity
D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens; D000939:Epitopes