title: Heterogeneous antigen recognition behavior of induced polyspecific antibodies.
abstract: Polyspecific antibodies represent a significant fraction of the antibody repertoires in healthy animals and humans. Interestingly, certain antibodies only acquire a polyspecific antigen-binding behavior after exposure to protein-modifying conditions, such as those found at inflammation sites, or used in small- and large-scale immunoglobulin purification. This phenomenon is referred to as "criptic polyspecificity". In the present study, we compare the potential of different chemical agents to induce IgG polyspecificity. Depending on the treatment used, quantitative and qualitative differences in the recognition of individual antigens from a standard panel were observed. Antibodies with cryptic polyspecificity utilized common mechanisms for the recognition of structurally unrelated antigens when exposed to a particular inductor of polyspecificity. Our study contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the cryptic polyspecificity.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, UMR S 872, INSERM, U872, Paris F-75006, France. jordan.dimitrov@crc.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: Jordan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Planchais
authors.forename: Jonghoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Anastas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pashov
authors.forename: Tchavdar L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Vassilev
authors.forename: Srinivas V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kaveri
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lacroix-Desmazes
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000941:Antigens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D007700:Kinetics; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous