title: Antigenic cross-reactivity between electrolectins.
abstract: The antigenic cross-reactivity between purified chick, eel and mouse electrolectins (endogenous beta-D-galactoside specific lectins) have been studied using a solid phase radioimmunoassay. The immune serum raised against the eel electrolectin crossreacts both with the chick and the mouse electrolectins, while the anti-chick electrolectin anti-serum recognizes only the eel but not the mouse electrolectin. These findings are analyzed in terms of the phylogenetic distance separating the species considered; they suggest that electrolectins fulfil a fundamental biological function.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000378:metabolism; D004593:Electrophorus; D037161:Galectins; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D037161:Galectins; D007106:Immune Sera; D037102:Lectins