title: Nucleotide sequence analysis of CDR3 elements of a panel of anti-peptide monoclonal antibodies recognizing parathyroid hormone-related protein.
abstract: Nucleotide sequences of heavy (VH) and light (VL) chain variable region complementarity determining regions have been determined from in vitro amplified mRNA isolated from a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) raised to a synthetic 34mer peptide representing the N-terminal portion of human parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP or parathyrin) reported to contain an immunodominant epitope. These mAb vary in affinity for the synthetic peptide and native PTHrP (Ka between 5.9 x 10(8) and 1.9 x 10(11)l/M). All 10 mAb studied were found were found to utilized restricted VH2, V kappa 2, JH4 and J kappa 1 family genes. Significant differences in the length and sequence of D elements were found; however 9/10 mAb utilize members of the DSP2 family. Significantly, two broad ranges of affinity could be determined based on the presence of Asp or Ala at residue 101 in JH.
authors: University Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Wolfson Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Rapley
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Flora
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Walsh
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Walker
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000276:immunology*; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins; C054296:parathyroid hormone-related protein (1-34); D004247:DNA