title: IgG subclass distribution in juvenile human tonsil: IgG3 and IgG4 results of specific antibody production using synthetic peptides.
abstract: A decapeptide with a sequence corresponding to a part of the hinge region of human IgG3 was used to prepare a mouse monoclonal antibody (Mab 330-2.2). The Mab recognized IgG3 in ELISA only when the IgG3 was denatured by mild heat. Mab specificity in immunohistochemistry was calibrated with a number of reference Mabs obtained through a WHO/IUIS collaborative study. Finally, Mab 330-2.2 was used in conjunction with a set of other isotype specific Mabs to study the (sub)class distribution of cytoplasmic Ig containing cells in palatine tonsil. IgG3 within the IgG class was strongly over-represented in our tonsil material if compared to the representation of IgG3 in serum.
authors.affiliation: Medical Biological Lab. TNO, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Boersma
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deen
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Zegers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radl
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Haaijman
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000276:immunology; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000276:immunology; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D009842:Oligopeptides