title: A monoclonal anti-double stranded DNA antibody from an autoimmune MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mouse: specificity and idiotype in serum immunoglobulins.
abstract: Anti-double stranded (ds) DNA antibodies in the sera of lupus-prone MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr (MRL/l) mice were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in parallel with anti-single stranded (ss) DNA, anti-left-handed Z-DNA and anti-poly(ADP-ribose) antibodies. The serum levels of these antibodies in these mice increased with age, and in particular anti-dsDNA antibodies appeared in mice more than 14 weeks old, along with progressive lymphadenopathy. We therefore established a hybridoma producing monoclonal anti-dsDNA antibody (2C10) from an 8-month-old MRL/l mouse. Monoclonal antibody 2C10 did not react with either poly(dT) or poly(I), which are major cross-reactants with previously reported monoclonal MRL mouse autoantibodies. Antibody 2C10 showed preference for phi X-174 replicative form DNA and calf thymus dsDNA over ssDNA. 2C10 idiotype (Id) was present in the sera of MRL/l mice, but only occasionally at high levels even in the aged mice tested. This result suggested that many Ids with anti-dsDNA antibody activity may contribute to lupus pathogenesis in this strain of mouse.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000378:metabolism; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D004247:DNA