title: Clonal characterization of the human IgG antibody repertoire to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide. II. IgG antibodies contain VH genes from a single VH family and VL genes from at least four VL families.
abstract: To define the V gene family repertoire of human IgG anti-Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide antibodies, we purified six IgG1 and nine IgG2 anti-Hib-PS antibodies to monoclonality from immune serum of six individuals and performed N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. Of the 15 clonal antibodies we examined, all H chain V regions were of the VHIII family. In contrast, the L chains of these antibodies were clearly from at least four different VL families; VKI, VKII, VKIII, and V lambda. Interestingly. VL family expression correlated with the cross-reactivity of these antibodies to the capsular carbohydrate of Escherichia coli K100. VKII antibodies did not cross-react, whereas antibodies expressing V lambda, VKI, or VKIII generally cross-reacted. We conclude that L chain V regions are very important contributors to the limited heterogeneity in this antibody repertoire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tarrand
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Crimmins
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: McCourt
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nahm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000916:Antibody Diversity; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial