title: Induction of anti-tobacco mosaic virus antibodies in mice by rabbit antiidiotypic antibodies.
abstract: Conventional rabbit antiidiotypic antibodies were raised against a private rabbit anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) idiotype. These rabbit antiidiotypic antibodies were covalently coupled to lipopolysaccharide and then injected into BALB/c mice. As compared with controls, these mice, which have never seen the antigen, synthesized anti-TMV antibodies that are strongly idiotypically cross-reactive with the starting rabbit idiotype. Monoclonal anti-TMV antibodies were prepared from these mice. Furthermore, xenogeneic or syngeneic antiidiotypic antibodies, raised against these monoclonal anti-TMV antibodies, recognized specifically the rabbit idiotype. Rabbit antiidiotypic antibodies alone can induce the same effects, but the concentration of anti-TMV antibodies is lower.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D005260:Female; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides