title: Anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibodies reacting with idiotope on isolated-denatured chains of an anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody.
abstract: Hybridization of a non-secreting mouse myeloma cell line NSO with splenocytes from a BALB/c mouse hyperimmunized with the anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) HP2/6 generated the anti-idiotypic (anti-id) mAb F11-2113, F11-2302 and F11-2444, which recognize idiotope(s) (id) that are the same or spatially close to each other and are located outside the antigen-combining site of the immunizing mAb. Binding and inhibition assay showed that id are not expressed either on other mouse anti-CD4 mAb or polyclonal immunoglobulins (Ig). Western blotting analysis showed that the id defined by anti-id mAb F11-2113, F11-2302 and F11-2444 are similarly expressed on separated heavy and light chains of mAb HP2/6 and suggested they are likely to be 'sequence-dependent' since their expression is conserved following SDS and reducing reagents treatment. This finding is unique inasmuch as 'sequence-dependent' id similarly expressed on heavy and light chains have been described only on a mouse monoclonal auto-antibody with immunoregulatory properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perosa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dammacco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011489:Protein Denaturation / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015704:CD4 Antigens