title: Anti-idiotypic antibodies mimic bovine viral diarrhea virus antigen.
abstract: Polyclonal rabbit anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-ids) against two neutralizing murine monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to a bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) glycoprotein, 53 kDa, were produced, purified, and characterized. Each anti-id inhibited the binding of its respective mAb to BVDV antigen in a competitive ELISA and blocked the immunoprecipitation of the 53 kDa protein by the mAb. The anti-ids also inhibited the virus-neutralizing activity of their homologous mAbs. These results suggest that the anti-ids bear an internal image of a BVDV antigen and mimic neutralizing epitopes on the 53 kDa protein. Treatment of MDBK cells with the anti-ids inhibited BVDV infection, indicating that they block a cellular component, such as a virus receptor, required for virus adsorption or entry. Inhibition of the homologous mAb and lack of inhibition of the heterologous mAb indicate that the anti-ids are specific for the unique antigen-binding sites on the mAbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Orten
authors.forename: O Y
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Abdelmagid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rider
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blecha
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Minocha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D011233:Precipitin Tests
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes