title: Heterogeneity in the anti-HLA-DR immune response elicited by the antiidiotypic monoclonal antibody F5-444. Analysis at the clonal level.
abstract: A total of 630 hybridomas were generated from a BALB/c mouse immunized with the anti-id mAb F5-444, which binds an idiotope within the antigen-combining site of mAb AC1.59. The latter recognizes a determinant shared by HLA-DR1, DRw8, DR9 antigens and subtypes of HLA-DR4 and DR6 that is poorly expressed by HLA-DRw16 and DRw17 antigens. Eight anti-anti-id mAb were shown with serological and immunochemical assays to react with HLA-DR antigens. Detailed analysis of these anti-HLA-DR anti-anti-id mAb showed that they differ from the original anti-HLA-DR mAb AC1.59 and among themselves in either isotype, fine specificity, extent of reactivity with the nominal antigen, differential reactivity with soluble or cell-bound antigen, and/or idiotype profile. These observations emphasize the need to characterize a panel of antigen-binding anti-anti-id mAb in order to evaluate the degree of similarity existing between antigen-binding antibodies induced by an anti-id mAb and the original antigen-binding mAb.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000916:Antibody Diversity; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes