title: Production and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies recognizing HLA-DQ polymorphisms obtained by immunizing mice with transfected L cells.
abstract: Two polymorphic anti-HLA-DQB1 mAbs, TM 902 and TM 903, have been produced by immunizing F1 mice (Balb/C x C3H) with HLA-DQ-transfected mouse L cells. Cytotoxic analysis on a panel of HLA-typed cell lines has shown that TM 902 reacts with all the DQB1* alleles except DQB1*0501, *0502, and *0503, and DQB1*0601, *0602, *0603, and *0604, whereas TM 903 reacts with the DQB1*0501, *0502, and *0503, DQB1*0601, *0602, *0603, and *0604, and DQB1*0401 and *0402 alleles. The same reactivity pattern has been confirmed by cytofluorimetric analysis. Indirect immunofluorescence with various class-II-transfected cell lines showed no binding of both mAbs to the DR or DP products, suggesting their reactivity to the DQ products. The use of transfectants expressing HLA-DR/DQ heterodimers demonstrates that TM902 and TM903 mAbs are both specific for the DQ-beta chain. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the DQ-beta chain suggests the involvement of residues 84-90 (QLELRTT) in the formation of TM902 epitope and of residues 54-55 (GR) in the formation of TM903 epitope.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pistillo
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Tazzari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falco
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mantero
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods*; D007739:L Cells / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins