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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Three pathogenic and two non-pathogenic NZB/NZW F1 mAbs to DNA were compared. Pathogenicity was defined as the ability to induce nephritis in BALB/c mice. All mAbs were IgG2a or 2b, had high avidity for double-stranded DNA and fixed complement well. All three pathogens expressed idiotype IdGN2. Mice receiving pathogenic mAbs (compared with non-pathogenic) had more glomerular IgG deposits. The unique properties of two of the pathogens were: strong homogeneous staining of Hep-2 nuclei and the ability to bind (i) nucleosomes, (ii) histone (after mAb complexed with DNA), (iii) heparan sulfate in renal basement membranes (after complexing with DNA/histone) and (iv) nuclei in vivo. Comparison of nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the V regions of heavy and light Ig chains showed use of multiple VHDJH and V kappa J kappa gene families, with representation of several anti-DNA 'families' described by others. Arginine (R) occurred in the CDR2 or CDR3 of VH chains in all pathogens; R was absent in the CDRs of VH chains of non-pathogens. Positively and negatively charged AA were more frequent in VH CDR of pathogens than of non-pathogens. We hypothesize that the tertiary structure of mAbs determined by VH CDR regions permits stronger binding to negatively charged antigens (DNA and heparan sulfate) and to positively charged molecules (histone) in pathogens compared with non-pathogens.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0953-8178
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
817-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Antibodies, Antinuclear, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Antibody Affinity, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Antigen-Antibody Complex, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Complement C3, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Mice, Inbred NZB, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8086372-Nephritis
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of pathogenic and non-pathogenic murine antibodies to DNA: antigen binding and structural characteristics.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles 90024.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't