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. 1987 Apr;60(4):539–545.

Purification and partial biochemical characterization of IgE-binding factors secreted by a human B lymphoblastoid cell line.

M Sarfati, T Nakajima, H Frost, E Kilccherr, G Delespesse
PMCID: PMC1453284  PMID: 3495483

Abstract

IgE-binding factors (IgE-BFs) were purified from the culture supernatant of RPMI-8866 cells, a human lymphoblastoid B-cell line expressing IgE receptors. The material, purified by affinity-chromatography on immunoadsorbents coupled to IgE or to monoclonal antibody against IgE receptor, was comprised of two major components with apparent molecular weight (MW) of 25,000-27,000 and 12,000, as determined by SDS-PAGE and silver staining. Only the 25,000-27,000 MW molecules were identified as IgE-BFs, as demonstrated by their reactivity with MabER in the Western blot and the immunoprecipitation assays, and their ability to inhibit rosette formation of U937 cells with IgE- but not with IgG-coated erythrocytes. IgE-BFs were purified to homogeneity by combining affinity-chromatography and either DEAE-ion exchange or reverse-phase chromatography on an HPLC system. Chromatofocusing analysis demonstrated the microheterogeneity of IgE-BFs that were comprised of molecules with isoelectric points ranging from 5.0 to 4.4. IgE-BFs were sensitive to treatment with O-glycosidase but not with N-glycanase. These molecules were resistant to heat and to pH ranging from 2 to 9; their immunoreactivity was lost after treatment with trypsin and pepsin. Papain digestion of purified IgE-BFs generated 14,000-16,000 MW molecules that were still binding to IgE and to MabER.

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