ISSN:
1432-1211
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A new Ia specificity has been defined using theIA-subregion mutant B6.C-H-2 bm12. The immunization to produce the antiserum wasbm12 anti-A.BY, as all other immunizations, such asbm12 anti-C57BL/6, failed to produce antibody. By selecting strains of C57BL origin for testing, it was shown that, (a) the serum was only weakly cytotoxic but gave substantial reactions using a rosetting assay; (b) the antibody reacted with B cells and not T cells; (c) strains of theb, d, p andq H−2 haplotypes were positive, whereasf, k, r ands were negative; (d) absorption studies demonstrated only a single specificity to be present and by testing recombinant strains, the reaction mapped to theIA subregion; (e) SDS-PAGE demonstrated that the antiserum reacted with a molecule of MW ∼33 000. Preliminary studies indicate this new specificity, present on C57BL/6 and lost frombm12, is present on the same molecule as other I-A specificities.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01567764
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