The Journal of Immunology, Vol 143, Issue 12 4110-4116, Copyright © 1989 by American Association of Immunologists

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Clonal characterization of the human IgG antibody repertoire to Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide. III. A single VKII gene and one of several JK genes are joined by an invariant arginine to form the most common L chain V region

MG Scott, DL Crimmins, DW McCourt, I Zocher, R Thiebe, HG Zachau and MH Nahm
Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.

To characterize the L chain V region repertoire of IgG anti-Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide (Hib-PS) antibodies, clonal antibodies were purified from immune serum and internal amino acid sequences of VKII anti-Hib-PS L chains obtained. We examined VKII L chains because it is the most common VL family expressed in the anti- Hib-PS response. Comparison of VKII amino acid sequences, including the entire CDR2 and CDR3 regions, of five anti-Hib-PS clonal antibodies from four unrelated individuals revealed complete identity with the exception of a single CDR3 residue from one antibody. When the sequence of these antibodies was compared with known VKII genes and myeloma proteins, it was found to be identical to the human VKII gene, A2, whose genomic sequence is presented here. In addition, all five of the VKII anti-Hib-PS antibodies examined contain an arginine inserted at the V-J junction. Finally, in contrast to the extraordinary homology of the VKII-encoded residues, there is variability in the JK gene utilization by these antibodies. These results demonstrate that the most common L chain V region in IgG anti-Hib-PS antibodies is the product of a single germ-line gene. The invariant arginine insertion suggests that this residue has an important role in Ag binding.

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