title: [The terminal monosaccharide of antigenic determinant is involved in the binding of human sperm to specific monoclonal IgA antibody].
abstract: In order to know whether terminal monosaccharide of human sperm antigen is involved in stimulating antisperm immune response (especialy IgA production) in mucosal immune system, 33 IgA, 12 IgG and 35 IgM monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) all obtained by intragastrointestinal immunization were used in the present study. The molecular weight (MW) of sperm antigens reactive with MAbs were dectected by Western blotting. The MW range of sperm antigens to the above monclonal IgA, IgM and IgG class, except 12 MAbs not reactive with blotted sperm antigen on nitrocellulose strip, is 10-89 KDa, 11-75 KDa and 12-94 KDa respectively. The sperm antigens were separately blocked and digested with 5 lectins and 4 glycosidases. After that, the capacity of human sperm antigens bind with the above antibodies were determined by ELISA. One or more terminal monosaccharides of sperm antigens are involved with the reaction of most MAbs tested. The loss of terminal alpha-fucose, alpha-N-acetylgalactosamine, alpha-N-acetylglucosamine, mannose and beta-galactose but neuraminic acid in the antigenic determinant of human sperm were found to seriously affect the IgA binding with the corresponding sperm antigen. The binding of IgG with sperm antigen was obviously damaged by the removing of terminal alpha-fucose, alpha-N-acetylgalactosamine and alpha-mannose. The results suggest that the terminal monosaccharides of the sperm antigens play an important role in stimulation of antisperm IgA and other antibodies produced by using intragastrointestinal immunization.
authors.affiliation: Kunming Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, China.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ben
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D009005:Monosaccharides