title: Involvement of I-J epitopes in the self- and allo-recognition sites of T cells: blocking of syngeneic and allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction-responder cells by monoclonal anti-I-J antibodies.
abstract: Monoclonal anti-I-Jk antibodies (mAbs) were found to inhibit syngeneic and allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reactions by blocking the responder T cells but not the stimulator cells. Only the responses of H-2k and H-2a strains were inhibited. Three different anti-I-Jk mAbs (1G8, 4B11, and KN34) showed different inhibitory patterns in allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reactions of individual H-2k strains, depending on the H-2 and immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IgVH) genes possessed by the stimulator strains. The results indicated that I-J epitopes are involved in the self- and allo-recognition sites of T cells, which are clonally distributed and used to recognize Ia plus IgVH-linked products.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uracz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C043911:I-J-antigen; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region