title: Idiotypic analysis of hybridoma antibodies to branched synthetic polymer (Tyr, Glu)-Ala-Lys: idiotypic relationship with antibodies to linear random polymer (Glu60, Ala30, Tyr10).
abstract: The expression of three anti-GAT idiotypes, CGAT, Gte, and GA-1, on 17 C57BL/10 and four C3H.SW hybridoma anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies was analyzed. These hybridoma anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies exhibited two patterns of fine antigen binding specificity. The majority of the hybridoma antibodies bound the (T,G)-A--L, GT, and GAT polymers but not the GA polymer, and were designated as GT-reactive hybridoma antibodies. A minor population of hybridoma anti(T,G)-A--L antibodies bound to (T,G)-A--L but not to GT, GAT, or GA, i.e., (T,G)-A--L-specific. A complete correlation between fine antigen binding pattern and the expression of CGAT idiotype was demonstrated. None of the 21 hybridoma anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies expressed the GA-1 idiotype. All of the GT-reactive and none of the GT-nonreactive hybridoma anti-(%,G)-A--L antibodies expressed the CGAT idiotype. Furthermore, the Gte idiotype was found on the majority of CGAT+-bearing C57BL/10 hybridoma anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies. These results indicate that C57BL/10 anti-(T,G)-A--L antibody repertoire can be grouped into a minimum of three families; i.e., CGAT+ Gte+, CGAT+ Gte-, and CGAT- Gte- families, with the CGAT+ Gte+ family as the major compartment. This is confirmed by the high percentage idiotype binding of serum anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies with anti-CGAT idiotypic antisera. Finally, anti-idiotypic antisera made against CGAT+ hybridoma anti-GAT or anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies crossreact extensively with other CGAT+ hybridoma anti-GAT and anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies. However, additional experiments demonstrated that CGAT+ hybridoma anti-(T,G)-A--L antibodies also possess private idiotypes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D000939:Epitopes; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology*; D011108:Polymers; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; C021759:(T,G)-A-L; C020749:GAT