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The antibody repertoire to proteins of Mycobacterium leprae. Genetic influences at the antigen and epitope level.

T A Adeleye, M J Colston, R Butler and P J Jenner
J Immunol September 15, 1991, 147 (6) 1947-1953;
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The effects of both H-2 and non-H-2 genes on the antibody response to the proteins of Mycobacterium leprae were investigated. Using a B10 series of congenic mice we found that the repertoire of antibody responses was under H-2 gene control, and that non-H2 genes were also involved. By Western blotting, differences in the number and m.w. of proteins recognised by mice of different genetic background were apparent. Such differences were also reflected in the total antibody response to a soluble extract of M. leprae (M. leprae sonicate), as measured by ELISA. Concentrating on one particular Ag, the 65-kDa heat shock protein, we found that all strains of mice developed antibodies following immunization with the purified recombinant protein, although there was a continuous distribution in the titer of antibodies obtained, with differences between individual strains indicating both H-2 and non-H-2 effects. Using a library of overlapping peptides based on the amino acid sequence of this protein, we have mapped the B cell epitopes in the different strains of mice. H-2 genes had no effect on the structure and number of epitopes recognized, although this was influenced by non-H-2 genes. There was a high level of concordance between actual epitopes recognized and those predicted by calculations of antigenic index, and B cell epitopes were located in similar positions to previously determined T cell epitopes.

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