title: Anti-idiotypic antibody Ab2/3H6 mimics the epitope of the neutralizing anti-HIV-1 monoclonal antibody 2F5.
abstract: Anti-idiotypic antibodies directed against potentially neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies may mimic epitopes on gp41 otherwise cryptic to the immune system. This study reports the generation of murine monoclonal antibody Ab2/3H6 blocking the binding of human Ab1 2F5 to the synthetic epitope and to gp160 in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent competition assay. Ab2/2H6 diminished the neutralizing potency of 2F5 in an in-vitro neutralization assay. Ab2/3H6 Fab fragments were capable of inducing neutralizing immune and 2F5-specific responses in B6D2F1 mice applying a simple prime-boost regimen of immunization.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Renate E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kunert
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weik
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferko
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stiegler
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D018716:Molecular Mimicry / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments