title: Mapping of an HLA-DRw52-associated determinant on DR beta 1 molecules.
abstract: The molecular reaction patterns of the DRw52-specific mouse monoclonal antibodies UL-52 and 7.3.19.1 were investigated. Upon immunoprecipitation and two-dimensional IEF-SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis (2D-PAGE) mAb UL-52 selectively isolated DR beta 1 molecules from DRw52-positive cell lines, whereas mAb 7.3.19.1 predominantly precipitated DR beta 3 molecules. Reduced mAb UL-52 binding affinity was observed to DRw8- and DRw12-positive cells, potentially resulting from structural modifications within the antibody binding site. Comparison of mAb UL-52 reactivity with published DR beta chain amino acid sequences demonstrates that the amino acid residues -S- in positions 11 and 13 on DR beta 1 molecules essentially contribute to the formation of the antibody binding site. mAb 7.3.19.1 reactivity, on the other hand, correlates with the expression of DR beta 3 chain amino acid residues K, G and N, in positions 71, 73 and 77, respectively. In contrast to other DRw52 monoclonal antibodies described so far, mAb UL-52 demonstrates a similar reactivity to DRw52 allosera, suggesting that mAb UL-52 and DRw52 allosera possibly recognize the same or a similar determinant on DR beta 1 molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation Immunology, Red Cross Blood Bank Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballas
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Eiermann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wölpl
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Goldmann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D059810:HLA-DR Serological Subtypes; D015798:HLA-DR1 Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059810:HLA-DR Serological Subtypes; D015798:HLA-DR1 Antigen; C051104:HLA-DR52 antigen