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Immunoglobulin: Isotypes, Allotypes and Idiotypes. Immunoglobulin Isotypes. Definition - Antigenic determinants that characterize the classes and subclasses of heavy chains and types and subtypes of light chains. Immunoglobulin Isotypes. Human IgM. Reacts with IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE. ??.
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Immunoglobulin Isotypes • Definition - Antigenic determinants that characterize the classes and subclasses of heavy chains and types and subtypes of light chains
Immunoglobulin Isotypes Human IgM Reacts with IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE ?? antiserum React with IgG, IgA, IgD and IgE ?? Absorbed antiserum Reacts only with IgM Recognizes determinants specific for heavy chains (isotypes) ??
IgG1 (kappa) IgM (kappa) Immunoglobulin Isotypes • Definition • Location • Occurrence • Importance • Ig levels • B cell tumors • Immunodeficiencies
IgG1 (kappa) Person 1 IgG1 (kappa) Person 2 Immunoglobulin Allotypes • Definition - Antigenic determinants specified • by allelic forms of the Ig genes • Source of anti-allotypic Abs • Location • Occurrence
Human Immunoglobulin Allotypes • Nomenclature • G1m(3) • Km(1)
Human Immunoglobulin Allotypes • Genetics (alleles) • Co-dominant • autosomal genes Km(1)/Km(3) X Km(1)/Km(1) Km(1)/Km(1) and Km(1)/Km(3) • Allelic exclusion
Human Immunoglobulin Allotypes • Genetics (pseudoalleles) • Co-dominant G1m(17) G1m(1) 214 355-358
Immunoglobulin Allotypes • Definition • Location • Occurrence • Importance • Monitoring bone marrow grafts • Forensic medicine • Paternity testing
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes • Definition - Unique antigenic determinants present on individual antibody molecules or on molecules of identical specificity
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes Strain A Mouse Anti-DNP Ab DNP-BSA Ab against combining site of anti-DNP Ab Strain A Mouse Purified anti-DNP Ab ?? Antigenic determinants created by the HVR = Idiotypes
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes • Definition • Location IgG1 (kappa) Person 1 anti-A IgG1 (kappa) Person 1 anti-B
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes • Definition • Location • Importance • V region marker • Regulation of immune responses
Regulation by Id/anti-Id + + Ag Id anti-Id anti-anti-Id - -
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes • Definition • Location • Importance • V region marker • Regulation of immune responses • Vaccines
+ + Ag Id anti-Id Ag Id anti-Id - Anti-Idiotype Vaccines
Immunoglobulin Idiotypes • Definition • Location • Importance • V region marker • Regulation of immune responses • Vaccines • Treatment of B cell tumors (T cell)