title: Primary structure of the murine monoclonal IgG2a antibody mAb735 against alpha(2-8) polysialic acid. 1) Amino-acid sequence of the light (L-) chain, kappa-isotype.
abstract: Here we report the complete amino-acid sequence of the anti-alpha(2-8)polysialic acid antibody mAb735 light chain. The sequence was determined after digestion of the reduced and carboxymethylated L-chain with trypsin, SV-8 proteinase, and Asp-N proteinase, isolation of the generated peptides by RP-HPLC and characterization of these fragments by sequence analysis, amino-acid analysis and/or plasma desorption mass spectrometry. According to Kabat et al. the variable region belongs to the V kappa-II subgroup, whilst according to Hum et al. it belongs to the V kappa-1B subgroup. With the exception of proline at position 46, the sequence from position 1 to 95 is identical to the translated DNA sequence of a V kappa-germline gene segment previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für experimentelle Medizin, Abteilung Immunchemie, Göttingen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaesen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weisgerber
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eckart
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kratzin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bitter-Suermann
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hilschmann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012794:Sialic Acids; C071290:alpha(2-8)polysialic acid