Crossreactions between an I-A allospecificity and the cytoskeleton of glomerular epithelium and of vascular smooth muscle.
During studies to investigate the localization of Ia antigens in normal mouse kidney, a monoclonal antibody (Mab) specific for I-Ab by microcytotoxicity criteria was found to crossreact with a tissue antigen present in the glomeruli and vasculature of murine tissues, irrespective of their Ia haplotype, as well as in human kidneys. Immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase studies of frozen tissue sections revealed that the antigen responsible for the crossreaction was present in the cytoplasm of glomerular epithelial cells and of smooth muscle of blood vessels. The immunofluorescence pattern of primary cultures of human glomerular epithelial cells and of a glioblastoma cell line indicated that the crossreactive antigen forms part of the cytoskeleton, and resembled the pattern observed with a monoclonal against vimentin, one of the intermediate filaments. Thus this Mab, which is directed against mouse alloantigen Ia.20 in microcytotoxicity was found to crossreact with a cytoskeletal component present in the mouse, as well as in human glomerular epithelial and smooth muscle cells.
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D000818:Animals; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000276:immunology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D014746:Vimentin / Q000276:immunology
D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D014746:Vimentin