title: HLA molecule--cytoskeleton associations induced by cross-linking with specific antibodies.
abstract: Sera of patients with antibodies against HLA-typed panel, control human sera, anti-beta 2-microglobulin monoclonal antibody recognizing HLA class I molecules, anti-HLA class II monoclonal antibodies and control antibodies were used in indirect immunofluorescence study of living human peripheral blood lymphocytes and their cytoskeletons. Lymphocytes immobilized on concanavalin A-precoated glass slides enabling extraction procedures and repeated washings were found useful for such a study. If the lymphocytes were treated with human polyclonal anti-HLA antibodies only, or with two antibodies (i.e. with a specific monoclonal anti-HLA antibody and an anti-mouse Ig polyclonal antibody labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), the cross-linking of the surface molecules caused their resistance to the detergent effect. Murine monoclonal anti-HLA antibodies alone, bound to the cell surface molecules, formed immune complexes easily extracted with Triton solution. In such cases, the second anti-mouse Ig antibody labelled with FITC did not visualize specific molecules in the remaining matrix. No significant changes in the microtubules of cells treated with anti-HLA antibodies were observed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Praha.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hasková
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ivasková
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Macurová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051379:Mice; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006680:HLA Antigens