title: Idiotype-anti-idiotype interactions of VHIX-coded anti-progesterone and anti-arsonate antibodies. Comparison of passive haemagglutination and radioimmunoassays.
abstract: The reactivity and specificity of polyclonal and monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies raised against monoclonal anti-progesterone and anti-arsonate antibodies have been studied by solid phase radioimmunoassay (RIA) with immobilized idiotype and by passive haemagglutination with idiotype-coupled red cells. The sensitivity of the two methods was comparable, though some cross-reactions were only detected by RIA. Passive haemagglutination was found to be especially suitable in screening for monoclonal anti-idiotypes in hybridoma supernatants and ascites, and had advantages over RIA in detection of syngeneic anti-idiotypes. Demonstration of binding site-associated idiotopes was possible by haemagglutination inhibition. RIA and haemagglutination were used to investigate the idiotypic relationships between BALB/c antiprogesterone and anti-arsonate monoclonal antibodies which share heavy chains encoded by VHIX variable region genes.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011374:Progesterone / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D011374:Progesterone; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin