title: Polyclonal antiidiotypic antibodies mimicking gp120 of HIV-1.
abstract: Rabbit antiidiotypic antibodies (Ab2) were produced against anti-HIV-1 antibody 0.5 beta (Ab1), which binds to gp120 of HIV-1 and shows virus-neutralizing activity. The Ab2 bound specifically to the Ab1 and their binding to Ab2 was inhibited by a recombinant fragment of gp120 (PB1) or a peptide (residues 301-324 of gp120), both expressing the Ab1-defined epitope. The Ab2 induced in rats antiantiidiotypic antibodies (Ab3) that were Ab1-like in their binding reactivities to PB1, native gp120 or peptide and shared idiotopes with the Ab1. However, the Ab2 did not induce virus-neutralizing Ab3, probably a reflection of the low avidity of the Ab3 as compared to the Ab1.
authors.affiliation: Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sperlagh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoxie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stefano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzales-Scarano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prewett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herlyn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000939:Epitopes; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins