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Ten monoclonal alloantibodies were examined by submitting each antibody to five independent tests in order to determine whether they reacted primarily with the glycoprotein or glycolipid class of Ia antigens. The tests employed were as follows: (1) the ability to precipitate an la-like protein from the cell surface as detected by SDS-PAGE; (2) inhibition by protein-la extracts free of CHO-Ia; (3) inhibition by CHO-Ia extracts free of protein-la; (4) neuraminidase sensitivity of the antigen and (5) inhibition by simple sugars. Using these tests, three of the ten monoclonal antibodies were shown to recognize a CHO-Ia antigen while seven recognized the protein class of Ia antigens. The three CHO-Ia-specific monoclonal antibodies recognized Ia specificities 2,9 and 17. Monoclonal antibodies recognizing protein-defined Ia.2 and 17 specificities were also characterized. These results imply that some Ia specificities, as defined by genetic testing, can occur both as carbohydrate-defined and protein-defined determinants.— Sugar inhibition studies showed that CHO-Ia.2 has D-glucosamine as its immunodominant sugar while CHO-Ia. 17 shows preference for aβ- linked galactose. Furthermore, studies with neuraminidase demonstrated that sialic acid plays a role in the antigenic determinants of CHO-Ia.9 and CHO-Ia.17. Finally, it is noteworthy that CHO-Ia.2, the private specificity of thek haplotype, appears to be expressed only on cells and not in serum. These studies clearly demonstrate the existence of the two Ia antigen classes and emphasize the complexity of the murineI region.
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Higgins, T.J., Parish, C.R., Hogarth, P.M. et al. Demonstration of carbohydrate- and protein-determined Ia antigens by monoclonal antibodies. Immunogenetics 11, 467–482 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01567815
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