Abstract
Highly purified sheep anti-rat lymphocyte membrane IgD (mIgD) was used to detect cross-reactivity with the putative murine-δ chain on mouse lymphocytes. Cross-reactivity is demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescent staining and by immunoprecipitation of 125I-labeled lymphocyte membrane extracts followed by electrophoresis on 10% polyacrylamide gels. In addition, cross-reactivity of anti-rat-δ with human IgD is shown by gel diffusion analysis.
The anti-rat-δ reagent stained both Ig5a+ and Ig5b+ lymphocytes. Preincubation of Ig5b+ (but not Ig5a+) cells with monoclonal allotype-specific antibodies (anti-Ig5b) under capping conditions caused inhibition of staining by the sheep anti-rat-δ reagent, indicating that it is the δ-chain that is recognized on mouse lymphocytes and that the anti-rat-δ reagent does not distinguish between mouse-δ allotypes. Furthermore, absorption of the sheep anti-rat-δ serum with purified human IgD reduced subsequent staining of mouse lymphocytes by approximately 50%; staining was not affected by absorption with human IgM. This xenogeneic anti-δ antiserum appears to detect determinants on the δ-heavy chain, which are shared by at least three species of mammals, suggesting that these determinants represent important molecular features conserved during evolution.
Footnotes
- Received July 18, 1979.
- Accepted September 10, 1979.
- Copyright © 1979 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.
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