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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 145, Issue 8 2527-2532, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Alteration in H chain V region affects complement activation by chimeric antibodies

C Horgan, K Brown and SH Pincus
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT 59840.

Chimeric antibodies to the synthetic polypeptide (Tyr, Glu)-Ala-Lys ((T,G)-A-L) were used to examine C activation by human IgG1. Two IgG1 antibodies, which contained mouse L chains and H chains with mouse V domains and human C domains, differed only in their VH domain. Ag binding and C activation by these antibodies were analyzed by ELISA. When limiting amounts of Ag were used in the assays, the antibodies required different quantities of Ag for optimal binding, suggesting that the antibodies bind to different epitopes on the (T,G)-A-L molecule. However, when competitive inhibition assays were performed with an optimal concentration of Ag, there were no differences in relative binding affinities for (T,G)-A-L or dissociation characteristics of the antibodies. C activation was examined at optimal Ag concentration to ensure equivalent binding of two IgG1 antibodies to Ag. After combination with immobilized Ag, these two antibodies bearing different V regions exhibited marked differences in the binding of C components C1q and C3d. When present in equal amounts in the assay, antibody 10B activated C and bound more C1q and C3d than antibody B11. These results indicate that V region differences can affect C activation by IgG.


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