The Journal of Immunology, Vol 155, Issue 3 1218-1228, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Kinetic analysis of the interactions of recombinant human VpreB and Ig V domains

Y Hirabayashi, JM Lecerf, Z Dong and BD Stollar
Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

The surrogate light chain, composed of VpreB and lambda 5/14.1 proteins, is selectively expressed on B cell precursors, and is important for B cell development. The surrogate light chain associates with cell surface mu-chains on preB cells, but little is known about the ligand specificity and affinity of VpreB binding. To analyze its interactions with Igs, we made recombinant human VpreB protein and measured its affinity for H and L chain V domains using surface plasmon resonance. The recombinant VpreB protein existed as a homodimer in solution. VpreB chains associated with each other with an apparent Kd = 5 x 10(-7) M, and bound to a human VH domain, a mouse VH domain, and a human VL domain with a similar affinity. VpreB protein also bound to human Fab fragments of IgG with an apparent Kd = 6 x 10(-7) M, but showed a very low affinity for human Fc fragments of IgG. VpreB-Fab complex formation was reproduced by the formation of a trimolecular VpreB-VH-VL complex. Thus, VpreB proteins can associate with each other and also form complexes with Ig at sites different from those involved in VH-VL interaction. By flow cytometry, biotinylated VpreB protein bound to surface Ig-positive B cells but not T cells. Receptors that contain VpreB could be cross-linked by either Ig or by self-association.

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