title: Immunoglobulin VH3 gene products: natural ligands for HIV gp120.
abstract: Infection with human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) depletes T cells expressing CD4 and B cells expressing immunoglobulin (Ig) VH3 gene products. A subpopulation of normal B cells from non-HIV-infected individuals was shown to bind to HIV gp120 by means of membrane Ig; most of these B cells expressed VH3 family Ig. Serum VH3 IgM from uninfected individuals also avidly bound gp120. Finally, gp120 selectively induced Ig secretion by VH3 B cells, indicating that the binding of gp120 functionally activated these cells. These results indicate that naturally occurring VH3 Ig is a second ligand for gp120 and a candidate superantigen for VH3 B cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berberian
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodglick
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kipps
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D018941:Antigens, CD19; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000378:metabolism*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018941:Antigens, CD19; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region