title: Immunochemical characterization of anti-H monoclonal antibodies obtained from a mouse immunized with human saliva.
abstract: Three IgM class anti-H monoclonal antibodies (1E3, 1E5 and 3H1) were obtained from a BALB/c mouse immunized with human O type saliva. These antibodies were found to agglutinate red cells from O group and A and B subgroups but not from Bombay and para-Bombay individuals whose H antigen was barely detected by anti-H reagents. The agglutination reactions of these antibodies were inhibited by H antigens from human tissues. It was also demonstrated that both 1E3 and 3H1 reacted with H disaccharide (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta), H type 1 (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->3GlcNAc beta), H type 2 (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->4GlcNAc beta), H type 3 (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->3GalNAc alpha) and H type 4 (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->3GalNAc beta) but not with Lea (Gal beta 1-->3[Fuc alpha 1-->4]GlcNAc beta), Leb (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->3[Fuc alpha 1-->4]GlcNAc beta), X (Gal beta 1-->4[Fuc alpha-->3]GlcNAc beta) or Y (Fuc alpha 1-->2Gal beta 1-->4[Fuc alpha 1-->3]GlcNAc beta). On the other hand, 1E5 was found to react with H type 1, H type 2, Leb and Y. Because of the unique reactivities against various fucosyl linkages these monoclonal antibodies could be useful not only as anti-H reagents but also as reagents for the structural analysis of fucosylated glycoconjugates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000276:immunology; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002241:Carbohydrates