The fate of IgM and of anti IgM on antibody-coated Daudi cells

Eitan Yefenof, Isaac P. Witz, E. Klein

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Abstract

This chapter discusses an experiment to show the fate of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and anti-immunoglobulin M (anti- IgM) antibodies on antibody-coated Daudi cells. In the experiment, antihuman IgM (aIgM) antibodies were purified by the affinity chromatography of a sheep aIgM antiserum on IgM-conjugated sepharose columns. Daudi cells were coated with 125I labeled aIgM (125I-algM) and incubated under culture conditions at a temperature of 37°C. It resulted that more than 80% of the cell-bound radioactivity was shed from the cells into the culture medium within 10 hours. From the experiment, it was found that 125I-aIgM shed from Daudi cells could rebind to fresh Daudi cells but less efficiently than native 125I-aIgM. The shedding of aIgM from Daudi cells resulted in the disappearance of the IgM molecules from the cell membrane and in the formation of IgM–aIgM complexes. Shed aIgM antibodies were partially degraded during the binding to the cell membrane and shedding.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLeukocyte membrane determinants regulating immune reactivity
Subtitle of host publication proceedings of the Tenth Leukocyte Culture Conference, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 10-13, 1975
EditorsVincent P. Eijsvoogel, Dirk Roos, Wim P. Zeijlemaker
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherAcademic Press
Pages109-110
ISBN (Print)0122337506, 9780122337505
StatePublished - 1976

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Leukocyte Culture Conference
Volume10

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