title: Anti-idiotypic antibodies induce neutralizing antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1.
abstract: A neutralizing murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) of the IgG2a isotype (MM-113), specific for bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) glycoprotein gIV, was used to develop anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Id) in a calf. The bovine anti-Id were isolated from the serum of the immunized calf by affinity chromatography on an MM-113-Sepharose column, followed by repeated adsorption on a murine IgG2a column. The anti-Id thus obtained specifically reacted with MM-113, but not with isotype-matched controls. They also inhibited the binding of MM-113 to BHV-1 in a concentration-dependent manner. Mice immunized with the anti-Id produced neutralizing antibodies to BHV-1. The anti-Id bound to cells permissive to BHV-1 in a cell-binding radioimmunoassay (RIA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0905.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srikumaran
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Onisk
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Borca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nataraj
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Zamb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D005260:Female; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014764:Viral Proteins; C046998:bovine herpesvirus type-1 glycoproteins