title: Membrane Ig-cytoskeletal interactions. I. Flow cytofluorometric and biochemical analysis of membrane IgM-cytoskeletal interactions.
abstract: Membrane IgM (mIgM) and mIgD are the receptors for Ag on the surface of B lymphocytes, mIg is soluble in detergent; however, when mIg is cross-linked with anti-Ig, the mIg becomes associated with the cytoskeletal matrix and is rendered detergent-insoluble. By a novel flow cytofluorometric assay and by biochemical analysis, it has been shown that anti-isotype-specific antibodies induce mIgM and mIgD to associate with the cytoskeleton of B lymphocytes in an isotype-specific fashion. The detergent solubility of other prominent B lymphocyte surface proteins, such as class I and class II MHC proteins were unaffected by cross-linking of mIg. A panel of mu-specific mAb was analyzed for their ability to induce mIgM-cytoskeletal association. Although all mAb bound mIgM, only three out of seven rendered mIgM cytoskeletally associated. Further analysis revealed a strict correlation in the capacity of mu-specific mAb to induce capping and to induce the association of mIgM with the cytoskeleton.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism; D007072:Immunoglobulin D / Q000378:metabolism; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000378:metabolism; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D007152:Immunologic Capping; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007072:Immunoglobulin D; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell