title: A synthetic peptide corresponding to the phosphorylcholine (PC)-binding region of human C-reactive protein possesses the TEPC-15 myeloma PC-idiotype.
abstract: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a major acute phase reactant in most mammalian species. CRP molecules from all species display Ca2(+)-dependent binding to phosphorylcholine (PC). The conserved PC-binding region of CRP corresponds to amino acids 51-66 within the human CRP sequence. A synthetic peptide composed of residues 47-63 of human CRP was previously shown to possess PC binding activity. The charged amino acids at positions 57, 58, 60, and 62 of this synthetic peptide were critical for PC-binding based on lower binding activity of synthetic peptides containing uncharged residues at these positions. The PC-binding peptide was used to generate mouse mAb that were tested for reactivity with intact CRP and with the TEPC-15 (T-15) mouse myeloma protein that also binds PC. The PC-binding peptide of CRP was recognized by two mAb specific for the T-15 Id. One of the mAb generated against the PC-binding peptide of CRP (IID6.2) recognized an epitope on the T-15 protein that was also recognized by the near-binding site-specific mAb (F6) to the T-15 PC-Id. Binding of IID6.2 to T-15 myeloma protein was not inhibited by PC and did not require Ca2+; however, binding was inhibited by the synthetic PC-binding peptide itself. Recognition of synthetic peptides containing uncharged amino acid substitutions by mAb F6 and IID6.2 was greatly reduced indicating that the shared epitope on T-15 and CRP was composed of similar charged residues. Therefore, CRP displays the same idiotope as an antibody that shares its specificity for the hapten, PC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1292.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mullenix
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009194:Myeloma Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D009194:Myeloma Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D002097:C-Reactive Protein