Functional domains of human interferon gamma probed with antipeptide antibodies

Molecular Immunology
S C LordB F Cheetham

Abstract

Functional domains of biologically active polypeptide molecules can be sought by raising antibodies to synthetic peptides. Human interferon gamma (HuIFN gamma) was thus studied, using two peptides based on candidate regions representing amino acids 7-16 and 121-130 of the HuIFN gamma molecule. These were conjugated to bovine serum albumin prior to immunization of rabbits. High titres of antipeptide antibodies which recognized the synthetic peptides were elicited in all of the four rabbits injected. The antipeptide antibodies from one of the rabbits immunized with the C-terminal (121-130) peptide detected native HuIFN gamma at a concn as low as 300 IU/ml, but the antipeptide antibodies from the rabbit immunized with the N-terminal (7-16) peptide did not detect HuIFN gamma. The IFN gamma-reactive antipeptide antibodies (anti-121-130) did not neutralize the antiviral activity of HuIFN gamma in a cytoprotection assay. These data and other studies establish that the C-terminus of HuIFN gamma is not essential for full antiviral activity and indicate an application of antipeptide antibodies in the analysis of structure-function relationships of cytokine molecules.

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