title: Influence of immunogen modification of the gonadotropin releasing hormone antibody reactivity.
abstract: The binding of MoAbs and PoAbs to native GnRH, azo-GnRH, GnRH-BSA and azo-GnRH-BSA conjugates was studied using a solid phase ELISA test. The use of carbonate/bicarbonate buffer (pH 9.2) significantly affected the coating of peptide to the ELISA plates. Azo-GnRH coated in PBS showed seven times less binding to MoAb than the native GnRH. Saturation analysis studies indicated comparable binding to the antibodies to the coated GnRH and GnRH-BSA but binding to azo-GnRH-BSA was higher than to azo-GnRH. The epitope recognition ability of MoAbs was therefore investigated. Blocking ELISA additivity tests were performed to analyse whether MoAbs recognised a common epitope involving a conformation or sequence of the modified peptide (azo-GnRH). The plates coated with azo-GnRH or azo-GnRH-BSA and saturated with MoAbs did not bind PoAbs. The inhibition activity was similar when GnRH or GnRH-BSA was used instead of azo-GnRH or azo-GnRH-BSA thus suggesting that the MoAbs were directed against a conformational epitope of the GnRH molecule.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Self-Organising systems and Biophysics, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001665:Binding Sites; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone