Bone and Joint Institute
Cytoskeletal binding of monoclonal anti‐dna antibodies derived from tonsillar lymphoid cells of a normal subject
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1986
Journal
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Volume
29
Issue
11
First Page
1351
Last Page
1358
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1002/art.1780291107
Abstract
The ability of monoclonal IgM anti‐DNA auto‐antibodies derived from normal human lymphoid cells to bind to cellular constituents of human epithelial cells (HEp‐2) was examined by immunofluorescence. Hybridoma supernatants from 10 different clones were studied. Four of them gave a strong fibrillar cytoplasmic staining that resembled cytoskeletal staining, 1 showed strong nuclear staining only, 3 showed weak nucleolar staining only, and 2 showed no staining. The hybridoma supernatants that reacted with HEp‐2 cytoskeleton were either polyspecific for various nucleic acid antigens, such as single‐stranded DNA, DNA, poly(dA:dT), poly(dG)·poly(dC), RNA, and cardiolipin, or were restricted to cardiolipin. Cytoskeletal staining identical to the hybridoma supernatant staining was also seen with mouse monoclonal anti‐vimentin antibody B11.5.1. Inhibition of the cytoskeletal staining was accomplished in 3 of the 4 hybridoma supernatants by preabsorption of these hybridoma supernatants with cardiolipin and/or single‐stranded DNA, or by preincubation of the HEp‐2 cells with the mouse monoclonal anti‐vimentin antibody. Copyright © 1986 American College of Rheumatology
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