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. 1984 May;81(10):3175–3179. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.10.3175

Idiotypic determinants of natural IgM antibodies that resemble self Ia antigens.

D Holmberg, S Forsgren, L Forni, F Ivars, A Coutinho
PMCID: PMC345244  PMID: 6203113

Abstract

A collection of immunoglobulin-secreting B-cell hybridomas was derived from normal neonatal BALB/c spleen and searched for reactivity against a panel of monoclonal anti-H-2 antibodies. We describe here one IgM antibody which was found to react with the monoclonal anti-Ia.7 antibody 14-4-4S. The characterization of this clone (BA.N 4:4.57) revealed its anti-trinitrophenyl specificity and demonstrated specific binding to five different monoclonal anti-Ia.7 antibodies but not to other anti-H-2 antibodies. The variable region specificity of these interactions was shown by the use of pepsin Fab fragments of the IgM antibody. Anti-Ia.7 antibodies were shown to specifically inhibit plaque formation by the hybridoma cells, and dinitrophenylglycine was shown to inhibit the reaction between the IgM antibody and anti-Ia.7 molecules. We interpret these results as to indicate that BA.N 4:4.57 expresses an idiotope or idiotopes which mimic Ia.7 determinants. This idiotypic family is naturally expressed in both newborn and adult BALB/c mice, as shown by the presence in normal serum of IgM molecules that specifically react with the F(ab')2 fragment of the 14-4-4S antibody. We speculate on the importance of idiotypic mimicry with major histocompatibility complex determinants, for both the selection of natural antibody repertoires and the evolution of antibody genes.

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