PMID: 9557952Apr 29, 1998Paper

Nucleotide sequence analysis of a human monoclonal antibody 22-13 reactive with lung tumor-associated antigen

Immunology Letters
M NumasakiT Kudo

Abstract

A human monoclonal antibody (HuMAb) 22-13 (IgG1, kappa) recognizes a cytoplasmic antigen associated primarily with human lung tumors. This study reports the primary nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the rearranged heavy and light chains of the HuMAb 22-13. This HuMAb uses a VH gene member of the V(H)Ia gene family, 51P1 and is productively rearranged with a D-D fusion product of the D(LR)2 and D(XP)2 germ line DH genes and the germ line JH3 gene. HuMAb 22-13 Vkappa belongs to the kappa light chain variable subgroup IIIb family and appears to be derived from the Humkv325 germ line gene and is rearranged with a germ line Jkappa5 gene. The results reveal that production of a HuMAb 22-13 is achieved by rearrangement of the 51P1/Humkv325 germ line variable region gene combination, associated with the autoimmune repertoire and that HuMAb 22-13 has a striking sequence homology to rheumatoid factors (RFs) of the Wa idiotypic family. HuMAb 22-13 and Wa RFs have in common V(H)Ia and VkappaIIIb gene segments, but use different DH, JH and Jkappa gene segments. However, in spite of this structural similarity, HuMAb 22-13 does not display rheumatoid factor activity. Taken together with the reported findings, these data indicate ...Continue Reading

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