title: Epitope complementarity and idiotypic interactions: a study of idiotypic-like interactions between anti-cytidine and anti-guanosine A/J mouse monoclonal antibodies--I. Characterization of these interactions.
abstract: Idiotypic-like interactions between mAbs directed against cytidine (Cyd) or guanosine (Guo) nucleosides were characterized. These mAbs, Cyd-1 (IgG2b, kappa), Guo-1 (IgG1, kappa) and Guo-2 (IgG1, kappa) were derived from splenocytes of A/J mice immunized with Cyd-KLH or Guo-KLH and recognized the nucleoside base moieties involved in hydrogen bonding. The interactions between Guo-1 or Guo-2 and Cyd-1 involved cross-reactive or distinct-but-neighboring paratope-associated idiotopes. These interactions were characterized by KD values of 4.6 x 10(-6) and 1.8 x 10(-6)M, respectively. The three anti-nucleoside mAbs exhibited Ab2 beta properties and manifested epibody (Ab2 epsilon) activity towards ssDNA. We compared these idiotypic-like reactivities with the anti-idiotypic activity of an intentionally induced IgG1, kappa anti-idiotype mAb prepared with splenocytes from A/J mice immunized with Cyd-1. This Ab2 antibody which bound to Cyd-1 with a KD of 1.1 x 10(-9) M, manifested an Ab2 gamma activity, i.e. it recognized a paratope-associated idiotope on Cyd-1 without exhibiting Ab2 beta properties. In addition, the anti-(Cyd-1) completely inhibited (Cyd-1)-(Guo-1) and (Cyd-1)-(Guo-2) interactions.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Immunophysiologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cottet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denoyelle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bordenave
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D003562:Cytidine / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006151:Guanosine / Q000276:immunology*; D006825:Hybridomas; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D006151:Guanosine; D003562:Cytidine