title: Human rheumatoid factor cross-idiotypes. III. Bla monoclonal rheumatoid factor, prototype of the BLA cross-idiotype group, has distinct kappa chains related to the V kappa III subgroup and VH4 heavy chains.
abstract: The BLA cross-idiotype (XId) is present on a unique subset of rheumatoid factors (RF) that cross-react with DNA-histone. In this study, prototype Bla monoclonal RF was shown from serologic investigations and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis to have distinct kappa chains related to the V kappa III subgroup and VH4 heavy chains. The amino terminus of the heavy chain was cyclized, rendering the protein resistant to Edman degradation and providing a possible investigator bias to the published Ig sequence data to date. This appears to be the first definitive report of a serum IgM that expresses the VH4 gene. RF with DNA cross-reactivity have been reported to be produced by human and mouse cloned cells that have the VH4 or homologous mouse Vh36-60 gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goñi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heyermann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frangione
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agnello
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor