title: Characterization of a monoclonal antibody recognizing a polymorphic epitope mainly on HLA-DPw2 and DPw4 molecules.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody (MAb), 13.3.B4, was obtained from a murine hybridoma after fusing Sp2/0 myeloma cells with spleen cells from C3H mice immunized with mouse L cells transfected with the A1 and B1 genes of HLA-DPw4. In radiobinding-assays, MAb 13.3.B4 bound to HLA transfectants expressing DPw2 or DPw4 as well as DPw2 or DPw4 homozygous B-cell lines, while most cell lines expressing other DP determinants were negative. MAbs with known DP or other HLA class II-specificities were used to inhibit binding of MAb 13.3.B4 in a radioimmunoassay. Three MAbs demonstrated inhibition, but their pattern of reactivity with HLA homozygous B cell lines differed from that of MAb 13.3.B4. An evaluation of DNA sequence data showed that MAb 13.3.B4 reacts with all cell lines expressing DP beta-chains of type 2.1, 2.2, 4.1 or 4.2. No correlation between 13.3.B4-reactivity and expression of DP alpha-chain variants was found. The results indicate that MAb 13.3.B4 defines a polymorphic epitope which may be determined by the sequence gly-gly-pro-met at residues 84-87 of the DP beta-chain.
authors: Institute of Transplantation Immunology, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors: H D
authors: HD
authors: Viken
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gaudernack
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Thorsby
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C056284:HLA-DPw4 antigen; D011994:Recombinant Proteins