title: Gangliosides, Ab1 and Ab2 antibodies IV. Dominance of VH domain in the induction of anti-idiotypic antibodies by gene gun immunization.
abstract: The heavy chain of anti-N-glycolyl-ganglioside P3 mAb plays the main role in its binding properties. At least one hybrid idiotype consisting on the P3 VH and an unrelated VL domain retains antigen recognition. Moreover, the unusual immunogenic properties of P3 idiotype could be modified by single mutations of H-CDR residues. Here, we show that DNA gene gun immunization with the P3 VH combined with an unrelated VL domain or with itself (VH dimer, VHD) is enough for inducing anti-idiotypic antibodies, independently of antigen recognition by the resulting molecule. The scFv fragment of P3 mAb was also able to induce an anti-idiotypic response. For both the P3 and the P3 anti-idiotypic 1E10 mAbs, heavy chains dominate the induction of antibodies against the respective idiotypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Antibody Engineering, Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, Havana 11600, Cuba.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Requena
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mateo de Acosta
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bestagno
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Oscar R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Burrone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D019470:Biolistics; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005732:Gangliosides; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region