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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
Volume 15, 1986 - Issue 5
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Original Article

The Rna Binding Subset of Adenosine Antibodies

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Pages 405-417 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Hapten specific antibodies were elicited against adenosine-BSA conjugate (Ado*-BSA) in rats. By radiohapten assay, two major populations of hapten specific antibodies were identified. They were directed against either adenosine trialcohol(Aox-red) or morpholino-adenosine(Morph-Ade). The association constant (Ka) for the 3H-Aox-red binding population was determined to be 1.02 × 107 M-1. Majority of the Aox-red specific antibodies were crossreactive with Morph-Ade, but they did not cross-react at all with adenosine(A) or deoxyadenosine(dA). 3H-A binding subsets were actually Morph-Ade specific and constitute less than 10% of the hapten specific antibodies. The Ka value for the 3H-A binding was determined to be 4.5 × 106 M-1. A very minor and highly cross-reactive subset of Morph-Ade specific antibodies participate in RNA binding. Though a larger proportion of Morph-Ade specific antibodies interact with 3H-A, only a fraction of them bind to RNA. The extreme crossreactivity and hence, the highly adaptive nature of the binding sites of the antibodies interacting with RNA, might be a stringent requirement for recognising adenine residues of nucleic acids in solution.

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