title: Molecular cloning of cDNAs for immunoglobulin variable regions of a monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody specific for sigma receptors.
abstract: In previous work on sigma (sigma) receptors, we established a hybridoma cell line, 10G9, producing a monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody (anti-Id mAb) to the monoclonal and anti-haloperidol antibody. The anti-Id mAb showed specific binding affinity to sigma receptors in immunoprecipitation and competition experiments. Here we isolated and sequenced cDNA clones for the variable regions of the anti-Id mAb. These combinations of segments and formation of the unique CDR3 were considered to be the structural basis for the diversity of the antigen-binding site of our anti-Id mAb and, therefore, for its binding activity to sigma receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumanishi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000235:genetics*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017480:Receptors, sigma / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D017480:Receptors, sigma