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. 1968 Aug;47(8):1875–1884. doi: 10.1172/JCI105878

Human monoclonal γG-cryoglobulins with anti—γ-globulin activity

Howard M Grey 1,2,3, Peter F Kohler 1,2,3, William D Terry 1,2,3, Edward C Franklin 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC297348  PMID: 4969880

Abstract

Seven human γG-myeloma proteins which were also cryoglobulins were studied with respect to their reactivity with γG-globulins as well as with regard to their antigenic classification within the γG—heavy chain subclasses. Five of the seven cryoglobulins studied were positive in at least two of the three tests used to assay for anti—γ-globulin activity. One protein was only weakly positive in one test system and another was negative in all test systems. The structures which were recognized by the cryoglobulins were localized to the Fc-fragment. Only primate γG-globulins contained these antigenic determinants and in some cases the cryoglobulin appeared to show specificity for one human heavy chain subclass over the others. Antigenic analysis revealed that four of the five cryoglobulins with definite antibody activity belonged to the γG3-subclass, the fifth belonged to the γG1-subclass. The two cryoglobulins which reacted only weakly or failed to combine with γG-globulins were both of the γG1-subclass. These findings taken together with the localization of the combining site to the Fab-fragment suggests that many of these cryoglobulins may represent antibodies to γG-globulin, and that the cryoprecipitate in these cases represents antigen-antibody complexes of such a nature that they precipitate only in the cold.

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