title: Human interleukin-2 anti-idiotypes.
abstract: We describe the generation of a monoclonal anti-idiotypic (anti-id) antibody directed against affinity purified rabbit antibodies (id) to recombinant human IL-2. This monoclonal antibody, 6A12, has the ability to inhibit the neutralization of IL-2 activity by the id, suggesting that it may bind at or near the IL-2 neutralizing site on the id. 6A12 exhibits IL-2 agonist activity on PHA-activated human T cells. The purified IgG of 6A12 is also shown to bind to a purified soluble recombinant p55 subunit of the IL-2 receptor. Furthermore, purified 6A12 shows inhibition of IL-2 activity in an IL-2 dependent mouse T cell line (CTLL) and this inhibition can be reversed by excess IL-2. These results suggest that although 6A12 may not be an exact 'internal image' of the receptor binding site of IL-2, it may bind to at least the P55 subunit of the ligand binding site on the high affinity IL-2 receptor complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Roche Research Center, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Osheroff
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gately
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Skaleris
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Seals
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hakimi
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Tsien
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2