Recognition molecules and immunoglobulin domains in invertebrates.
Recognition molecules and immunoglobulin domains in invertebrates.
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无脊椎动物中的识别分子和免疫球蛋白结构域。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb33563.x
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Marchalonis,JJ
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作者:
Schluter,SF;Schroeder,J;Wang,E;Marchalonis,JJ
We have used specific antibody probes to conserved antigenic motifs to identify and characterize immunoglobulin-related molecules in tunicates and a C-type lectin found in lamprey that is related to molecules found in tunicates and mammals. The tunicate immunoglobulin cross-reactive molecule (mu CRM) reacts with antibodies raised to shark IgM heavy chains. Intact tunicate mu CRM is a monomer of Ig light-chain-sized subunits and is oligoclonal by IEF. That this molecule is related to Ig is indicated both by immunochemical data and by peptide sequence homologies. The lamprey lectin is a large polymer (> 500,000 kDa) of 35-kDa and 60-kDa subunits. It appears to be related to C-type lectins as shown by peptide sequence homology and the requirement of Ca2+ for activity. Related molecules appear to be present in tunicates and mammals as shown by cross-reactivity of antibodies in Western blots with single bands from hemolymph and T-cell extracts.