title: Factors defining target specificity in antibody-mediated neuropathy: density-dependent binding of anti-GD1a polyclonal IgG from a neurological patient.
abstract: IgM and IgG antibodies reacting with components of human brain gangliosides were detected in a patient bearing severe sensory ataxy. Using different chemical and immunological methods, the antigen was identified as the GD1a ganglioside. The antibodies showed antigen "density-dependent" binding, a property only observed in tumor-specific monoclonal antibodies. The relevance of this result in regard with target specificity of neuropathy-associated antibodies directed to ubiquitous glycolipids is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Biológica Dr. Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mizutamari
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bacile
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Nores
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C021298:ganglioside, GD1a