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Internal images: Human anti-idiotypic Fab antibodies mimic the IgE epitopes of grass pollen allergen Phl p 5a
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Molecular Immunology . Jul2006, Vol. 43 Issue 14, p2180-2187. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: Background: The role of anti-idiotypic antibodies in allergic disease is still poorly understood. According to Jerne, anti-idiotypic antibodies to IgE should represent internal images of an allergen. Our aim was to ultimately prove whether this hypothesis holds true in allergy. Here, we describe the selection of anti-idiotypic antibodies against Phl p 5a-specific IgE directly from the B-cell repertoire of a grass pollen allergic individual. Methods: Taking Phleum pratense grass pollen allergen Phl p 5 as a model, we selected anti-idiotypic antibodies against allergen-specific IgE directly from the B-cell repertoire of an allergic individual. We screened a combinatorial phage display library of human monovalent antibody heavy and light chain fragments (Fabs) with anti-Phl p 5a-IgE to identify and characterize Fabs with anti-idiotypic specificity. Results: Five different Fab clones with anti-idiotypic specificity for anti-Phl p 5a-IgE were identified. Their hypervariable regions revealed partial sequence homology with solvent accessible antigenic sites of Phl p 5a, which have been identified by our previous mimotope approach. Phagemid DNA derived from the phage clones was used to produce two soluble recombinant anti-idiotypic Fab clones in E. coli. As a proof of molecular mimicry, both Fabs induced anti-Phl p 5a-specific antibodies in immunized BALB/c mice. Molecular modeling of the heavy and light chain hypervariable loops of the anti-idiotypic Fabs illustrated structural similarity with dominant IgE epitopes of Phl p 5a. Conclusion: In this straightforward phage technology approach, antibodies with anti-idiotypic specificities could be isolated from a human allergic''s repertoire. As predicted by the immune network hypothesis, their hypervariable domains mimic IgE epitopes like internal images and, more importantly, induce allergen-specific immune responses in the absence of the allergen. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*ANTI-idiotypic antibodies
*EPITOPES
*IMMUNOLOGIC diseases
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01615890
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Molecular Immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21261941
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2006.01.009