Single lipopolysaccharide-reactive B cells in the non-immune mouse spleen cell population secrete natural multispecific autoantibodies. 1987

J Ragimbeau, and S Avrameas

Starting from unimmunized BALB/c splenocytes, B-cell clones were obtained by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation, and the frequencies of their anti-TNP, anti-BALB/c actin, and anti-BALB/c tubulin secretion were determined. The culture conditions were then chosen so as to have one anti-TNP precursor per positive well. Out of the 41 wells containing one anti-TNP antibody-secreting cell, nine (22%) also reacted either with actin or with tubulin and five (12%) with both actin and tubulin. Using horse red blood cells to which trinitrophenyl (TNP) had been coupled, spleen cell rosettes were prepared, enriched, micromanipulated, and cultured individually. Of the 500 micromanipulated and cultured TNP antigen-binding cells, 28 were found to secrete antibodies directed against TNP. Eight of these 28 clones (28%) also reacted with either actin or tubulin, and five (17%) reacted with both actin and tubulin. The frequency of these multispecific clones is of the same order of magnitude as that obtained with the limiting dilution experiments. The results show that unimmunized BALB/c mouse spleen contains precursor cells that secrete natural multispecific autoantibodies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D008297 Male Males
D008807 Mice, Inbred BALB C An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research. BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D002999 Clone Cells A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Clones,Cell, Clone,Cells, Clone,Clone,Clone Cell
D005260 Female Females
D000199 Actins Filamentous proteins that are the main constituent of the thin filaments of muscle fibers. The filaments (known also as filamentous or F-actin) can be dissociated into their globular subunits; each subunit is composed of a single polypeptide 375 amino acids long. This is known as globular or G-actin. In conjunction with MYOSINS, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle. F-Actin,G-Actin,Actin,Isoactin,N-Actin,alpha-Actin,alpha-Isoactin,beta-Actin,gamma-Actin,F Actin,G Actin,N Actin,alpha Actin,alpha Isoactin,beta Actin,gamma Actin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001323 Autoantibodies Antibodies that react with self-antigens (AUTOANTIGENS) of the organism that produced them. Autoantibody
D001402 B-Lymphocytes Lymphoid cells concerned with humoral immunity. They are short-lived cells resembling bursa-derived lymphocytes of birds in their production of immunoglobulin upon appropriate stimulation. B-Cells, Lymphocyte,B-Lymphocyte,Bursa-Dependent Lymphocytes,B Cells, Lymphocyte,B Lymphocyte,B Lymphocytes,B-Cell, Lymphocyte,Bursa Dependent Lymphocytes,Bursa-Dependent Lymphocyte,Lymphocyte B-Cell,Lymphocyte B-Cells,Lymphocyte, Bursa-Dependent,Lymphocytes, Bursa-Dependent
D013154 Spleen An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.

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