Figure 4.
IgE affinity is impaired in IgG1-deficient mice. (A) WT and hMT mice were immunized with NP19KLH four times. Serum was analyzed by ELISA with NP4- and NP23-coated plates. (left) NP4/NP23 ratio. (right) Absolute absorbance value. Error bars indicate SEM. Each dot represents one mouse. (B) Same sera used in A were subjected to total IgE ELISA. (C) IgG1 and IgG2a ELISA with NP4/NP23 plates. (D) Sγ1 ratio in WT and hMT mice using the Sγ1 qPCR assay. Each dot represents one animal (four animals per group). The number of Sγ1+ junctions in each mouse is shown in the right panel, divided by the total number of Sμ-Sε sequences. (A–D) Horizontal bars indicate the mean.