title: Recognition of angiotensin II: antibodies at different levels of an idiotypic network are superimposable.
abstract: Genetic and sequence information are reported for an angiotensin II-reactive antibody (Ab1, MAb 110) and an anti--anti-idiotypic antibody (Ab3, MAb 131) that have identical antigen binding properties and that are related by an anti-idiotypic antibody (Ab2-beta) that satisfies accepted biochemical criteria for an internal image-bearing antibody. The sequences of the variable regions of the Ab3 and of the Ab1 are nearly identical, even though the Ab1 is an antibody to a peptide and the Ab3 is an antibody to a globular protein. Significantly, amino acid residues that make critical contacts with antigen in the crystal structure of the Ab3-antigen complex are highly conserved in Ab1, suggesting that the epitopes of the Ab2-beta recognized by the Ab3 do indeed resemble the bound structure of the antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Desiderio
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ronco
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Verroust
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Amzel
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010954:Plasmacytoma; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D000804:Angiotensin II