title: Trout immunoglobulin populations differing in light chains revealed by monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against trout immunoglobulin (Ig) recognize two independent Ig populations differing in the molecular weight of L chains. The trout Ig population recognized by MAb 2H9 represented congruent to 20% of the total Ig and contained L chains congruent to 26 kDa, whereas the trout Ig population defined by MAb 2A1 comprised 11% of the total Ig and possessed L chains congruent to 24 kDa. The determinants recognized by these MAbs reside on L chains as determined by ELISA using mildly reduced H and L chains. The size heterogeneity of the L chains was not due to differences in glycosylation. Partial peptide maps showed structural differences between both L chains. Both Ig populations were found in each of the 30 trout sera tested. These data extend the existence of L chains diversity in fish, recently described in catfish, to other teleosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sanidad Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D014337:Trout / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains