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Kemble DJ, Lamothe S, Uhl L. Not the usual suspect: Polymeric IgA paraprotein causes false positive results in kinetic interaction of microparticles in solution (KIMS) immunoassays. Clin Biochem 2021; 92:82-85. [PMID: 33713635 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Immunoassays are commonly used by the clinical laboratory, but paraproteins can occasionally produce erroneous results. In this study, we investigated the cause of apparent false positive results for multiple Kinetic Interaction of Microparticles in Solution (KIMS) immunoassays. Patient controls and samples containing the interference were analyzed using automated chemistry platforms, gel electrophoresis, immunofixation, affinity chromatography, and size exclusion chromatography. Our results show that IgA paraprotein caused false positive results for the KIMS measurement of three therapeutic drugs. To our knowledge, this is the first report of IgA paraprotein-causing immunoassay interference. The clinical implications of this interference are discussed.
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- David J Kemble
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Fouquet G, Snell KI, Guidez S, Schraen S, Boyle E, Renaud L, Desmier D, Machet A, Moya N, Systchenko T, Gruchet C, Decaux O, Arnulf B, Fohrer C, Richez V, Kolb B, Macro M, Karlin L, Royer B, Pegourie B, Hebraud B, Caillot D, Perrot A, Moreau P, Facon T, Avet-Loiseau H, Dejoie T, Hulin C, Harding S, Leleu X. Heavy + light chain analysis to assign myeloma response is analogous to the IMWG response criteria. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:583-589. [PMID: 28697637 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1339876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Automated serum heavy + light chain (HLC) immunoassays can measure the intact immunoglobulins of each light chain type separately. We though to compare HLC assays with electrophoretic techniques in determining International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) response criteria. 114 myeloma patients from 2 trials were included. HLC measurements were made utilizing archived sera and response assessments compared with those based on electrophoretic analysis at the time of the trials. Assessments at ∼90 days and maximal response were compared as was the power of the 2 techniques for predicting later responses, overall survival, and progression. The kappa statistic indicated good agreement between the 2 methods for determining IMWG response criteria, although HLC measurements might give better predictions of subsequent responses and frequently gave an earlier indication of change. HLC measurements could represent an alternative to electrophoretic techniques in determining IMWG response. Validation with a greater range of patient responses is needed for confirmation.
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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- j Hôpital Lyon Sud, CHU , Lyon Pierre Bénite , France
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- q Hôpital Haut-Leveque, CHU , Pessac Bordeaux , France
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- c Hôpital La Milétrie and CIC Inserm 1402, CHU , Poitiers , France
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Stadtmueller BM, Huey-Tubman KE, López CJ, Yang Z, Hubbell WL, Bjorkman PJ. The structure and dynamics of secretory component and its interactions with polymeric immunoglobulins. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 26943617 PMCID: PMC4786434 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As a first-line vertebrate immune defense, the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) transports polymeric IgA and IgM across epithelia to mucosal secretions, where the cleaved ectodomain (secretory component; SC) becomes a component of secretory antibodies, or when unliganded, binds and excludes bacteria. Here we report the 2.6Å crystal structure of unliganded human SC (hSC) and comparisons with a 1.7Å structure of teleost fish SC (tSC), an early pIgR ancestor. The hSC structure comprises five immunoglobulin-like domains (D1-D5) arranged as a triangle, with an interface between ligand-binding domains D1 and D5. Electron paramagnetic resonance measurements confirmed the D1-D5 interface in solution and revealed that it breaks upon ligand binding. Together with binding studies of mutant and chimeric SCs, which revealed domain contributions to secretory antibody formation, these results provide detailed models for SC structure, address pIgR evolution, and demonstrate that SC uses multiple conformations to protect mammals from pathogens. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10640.001 A sticky substance called mucus lines our airways and gut, where it acts as a physical barrier to prevent bacteria and other microbes from entering the body. Mucus also contains proteins called antibodies that can bind to and neutralize molecules from microbes (known as antigens). The primary antibody found in mucus is called Immunoglobulin A. This antibody is produced by immune cells within the body and must pass through the “epithelial” cells that line the airway or gut to reach the layer of mucus. These epithelial cells have a receptor protein called the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (plgR) that binds to Immunoglobulin A molecules, transports them across the cell, and then releases them into the mucus layer. The pIgR also releases Immunoglobulin A into breast milk, which protects nursing infants until their own immune system has developed. When released into the mucus layer, the Immunoglobulin A antibodies remain attached to a portion of pIgR known as the secretory component. This part of the receptor serves to stabilize and protect the antibodies from being degraded and helps the antibodies to bind to other host and bacterial proteins. Researchers have noted that the secretory component can be released into the mucus even when it is not attached to an antibody. These “free” secretory components have been shown to help prevent bacteria and the toxins they produce from entering the body. Despite the importance of secretory component in immune responses, the three-dimensional structure of the secretory component and how it interacts with antibodies and bacteria remained unknown. Here, Stadtmueller et al. use a technique called X-ray crystallography to determine a three-dimensional model of the free form of a secretory component from humans, and compare it to an ancestral secretory component protein found in fish. Further experiments on the human protein revealed how the structure of the secretory component changes when antibodies bind to it. Stadtmueller et al. propose a model for how both forms of the secretory component can protect the body from microbes and other external agents. The next challenge is to develop a three-dimensional model of the secretory component when it is bound to Immunoglobulin A. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10640.002
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- Beth M Stadtmueller
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
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Relationship of the quaternary structure of human secretory IgA to neutralization of influenza virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:7809-14. [PMID: 26056267 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1503885112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Secretory IgA (S-IgA) antibodies, the major contributors to humoral mucosal immunity to influenza virus infection, are polymeric Igs present in many external secretions. In the present study, the quaternary structures of human S-IgA induced in nasal mucosa after administration of intranasal inactivated influenza vaccines were characterized in relation to neutralization potency against influenza A viruses. Human nasal IgA antibodies have been shown to contain at least five quaternary structures. Direct and real-time visualization of S-IgA using high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM) demonstrated that trimeric and tetrameric S-IgA had six and eight antigen-binding sites, respectively, and that these structures exhibited large-scale asynchronous conformational changes while capturing influenza HA antigens in solution. Furthermore, trimeric, tetrameric, and larger polymeric structures, which are minor fractions in human nasal IgA, displayed increased neutralizing potency against influenza A viruses compared with dimeric S-IgA, suggesting that the larger polymeric than dimeric forms of S-IgA play some important roles in protection against influenza A virus infection in the human upper respiratory tract.
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Antipova NV, Snezhkov EV, Zavalova LL, Shakhparonov MI. [An immunological study of secreted human polymeric immunoglobulins' J-peptide tissue specificity]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2011; 36:774-8. [PMID: 21317943 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162010060063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Contents of J-peptide of secreted human polymeric immunoglobulins may vary considerably with different pathologies, reflecting the state of the adaptive immune system. In this work assessed the content of J-peptide in various tissues of healthy people to use as a baseline for studies related to the change in the content of J-peptide in pathologies.
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Jerdeva GV, Tesar DB, Huey-Tubman KE, Ladinsky MS, Fraser SE, Bjorkman PJ. Comparison of FcRn- and pIgR-mediated transport in MDCK cells by fluorescence confocal microscopy. Traffic 2010; 11:1205-20. [PMID: 20525015 PMCID: PMC2975666 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Protein delivery across polarized epithelia is controlled by receptor-mediated transcytosis. Many studies have examined basolateral-to-apical trafficking of polymeric IgA (pIgA) by the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR). Less is known about apical-to-basolateral transcytosis, the direction the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) transports maternal IgGs across intestinal epithelia. To compare apical-to-basolateral and basolateral-to-apical transcytosis, we co-expressed FcRn and pIgR in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells and used pulse-chase experiments with confocal microscopy to examine transport of apically applied IgG Fcgamma and basolaterally applied pIgA. Fcgamma and pIgA trafficking routes were initially separate but intermixed at later chase times. Fcgamma was first localized near the apical surface, but became more equally distributed across the cell, consistent with concomitant transcytosis and recycling. By contrast, pIgA transport was strongly unidirectional: pIgA shifted from near the basolateral surface to an apical location with increasing time. Some Fcgamma and pIgA fluorescence colocalized in early (EEA1-positive), recycling (Rab11a-positive), and transferrin (Tf)-positive common/basolateral recycling endosomes. Fcgamma became more enriched in Tf-positive endosomes with time, whereas pIgA was sorted from these compartments. Live-cell imaging revealed that vesicles containing Fcgamma or pIgA shared similar mobility characteristics and were equivalently affected by depolymerizing microtubules, indicating that both trafficking routes depended to roughly the same extent on intact microtubules.
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- Galina V Jerdeva
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Mason KL, Huffnagle GB, Noverr MC, Kao JY. Overview of Gut Immunology. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 635:1-14. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09550-9_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Almogren A, Kerr MA. Irreversible aggregation of the Fc fragment derived from polymeric but not monomeric serum IgA1—Implications in IgA-mediated disease. Mol Immunol 2008; 45:87-94. [PMID: 17606293 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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IgA is by far the most abundant immunoglobulin in humans. It is found in serum and in secretions (SIgA). Unlike any other class of immunoglobulin, each form of IgA occurs naturally in different polymerisation states. In serum, the predominant form of IgA is IgA1 of which around 90% is monomeric and 10% is dimeric or polymeric. The proportion of dimeric/polymeric IgA increases in a number of important diseases, such as IgA nephropathy and in chronic liver disease. In both, there is evidence that further aggregation of dimeric/polymeric IgA is the cause of the characteristic tissue deposition. To investigate the effect of role of IgA polymerisation on the structure and function of IgA, we purified different molecular forms of IgA1 from myeloma serum (monomer, dimer and trimer) and SIgA1 from colostrum. Structural features of these different IgA1 forms were examined following proteolysis using Neisseria gonorrhoeae IgA1 type 2 protease and Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease. These IgA1 proteases cleave IgA1 at the hinge region and produce Fcalpha and Fab fragments. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the Fcalpha fragments of serum dimeric and trimeric but not monomeric IgA1 aggregated to form multimers resistant to disruption in SDS-PAGE under non-reducing conditions. Size exclusion chromatography under native conditions of cleaved serum dimeric IgA1 demonstrated that aggregation occurs because of structural changes in the IgA per se and was not an effect of the SDS-PAGE system. In the same assay, SIgA1 (dimeric) did not aggregate after digestion. The results suggest an important, previously unrecognised, property of dimeric/polymeric serum IgA1, which might explain its propensity to aggregate and deposit in tissues.
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- Adel Almogren
- Department of Pathology, Immunology Unit, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, P.O. Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
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Hamburger AE, Bjorkman PJ, Herr AB. Structural insights into antibody-mediated mucosal immunity. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2006; 308:173-204. [PMID: 16922091 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-30657-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The mucosal regions of the body are responsible for defense against environmental pathogens. Particularly in the lumen of the gut, antibody-mediated immune responses are critical for preventing invasion by pathogens. In this chapter, we review structural studies that have illuminated various aspects of mucosal immunity. Crystal structures of IgA1-Fc and IgA-binding fragments of the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor and Fc alphaRI, combined with models of intact IgA and IgM from solution scattering studies, reveal potential mechanisms for immune exclusion and induction of inflammatory responses. Other recent structures yield insights into bacterial mechanisms for evasion of the host immune response.
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- A E Hamburger
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 114-96, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Snoeck V, Peters IR, Cox E. The IgA system: a comparison of structure and function in different species. Vet Res 2006; 37:455-67. [PMID: 16611558 DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2006010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/16/2005] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The predominant immunoglobulin isotype on most mucosal surfaces is secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), a polypeptide complex comprising two IgA monomers, the connecting J chain, and the secretory component. The molecular stability and strong anti-inflammatory properties make SIgA particularly well suited to provide protective immunity to the vulnerable mucosal surfaces by preventing invasion of inhaled and ingested pathogens. In contrast to SIgA, IgA in serum functions as an inflammatory antibody through interaction with FcalphaR on immune effector cells. Although IgA appears to share common features and protective functions in different species, significant variations exist within the IgA systems of different species. This review will give an overview of the basic concepts underlying mucosal IgA defence which will focus on the variations present among species in structure, antibody repertoire development, pIgR-mediated transport, colostral IgA content, hepatobiliary transport, and function with particular emphasis on the IgA system of the pig and dog. These interspecies variations emphasise the importance of elucidating and analysing the IgA system within the immune system of the species of interest rather than inferring roles from conclusions made in human and mouse studies.
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- Veerle Snoeck
- Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Lewis MJ, Pleass RJ, Batten MR, Atkin JD, Woof JM. Structural Requirements for the Interaction of Human IgA with the Human Polymeric Ig Receptor. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:6694-701. [PMID: 16272325 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.10.6694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Transport of polymeric IgA onto mucosal surfaces to become secretory IgA is mediated by the polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR). To study the interaction of human dimeric IgA (dIgA) (the predominant form of IgA polymer) with the human pIgR (hpIgR), we generated recombinant wild-type dIgA1 and dIgA2m(1) and various mutant dIgA1 and analyzed their interaction with a recombinant human secretory component and membrane-expressed hpIgR. We found that wild-type dIgA1 and dIgA2m(1) bound to recombinant human secretory component with similar affinity and were transcytosed by the hpIgR to the same extent. Mutation of the IgA Calpha2 domain residue Cys311 to Ser reduced binding to hpIgR, possibly through disruption of noncovalent interactions between the Calpha2 domain and domain 5 of the receptor. Within the Calpha3 domain of IgA1, we found that combined mutation of residues Phe411, Val413, and Thr414, which lie close to residues previously implicated in hpIgR binding, abolished interaction with the receptor. Mutation of residue Lys377, located very close to this same region, perturbed receptor interaction. In addition, 4 aa (Pro440-Phe443), which lie on a loop at the domain interface and form part of the binding site for human FcalphaRI, appear to contribute to hpIgR binding. Lastly, use of a monomeric IgA1 mutant lacking the tailpiece revealed that the tailpiece does not occlude hpIgR-binding residues in IgA1 monomers. This directed mutagenesis approach has thus identified motifs lying principally across the upper surface of the Calpha3 domain (i.e., that closest to Calpha2) critical for human pIgR binding and transcytosis.
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- Melanie J Lewis
- Division of Pathology and Neurosciences, University of Dundee Medical School, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Hamburger AE, West AP, Bjorkman PJ. Crystal Structure of a Polymeric Immunoglobulin Binding Fragment of the Human Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor. Structure 2004; 12:1925-35. [PMID: 15530357 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Revised: 09/02/2004] [Accepted: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) is a type I transmembrane protein that delivers dimeric IgA (dIgA) and pentameric IgM to mucosal secretions. Here, we report the 1.9 A resolution X-ray crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of human pIgR, which binds dIgA in the absence of other pIgR domains with an equilibrium dissociation constant of 300 nM. The structure of pIgR domain 1 reveals a folding topology similar to immunoglobulin variable domains, but with differences in the counterparts of the complementarity determining regions (CDRs), including a helical turn in CDR1 and a CDR3 loop that points away from the other CDRs. The unusual CDR3 loop position prevents dimerization analogous to the pairing of antibody variable heavy and variable light domains. The pIgR domain 1 structure allows interpretation of previous mutagenesis results and structure-based comparisons between pIgR and other IgA receptors.
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- Agnes E Hamburger
- Division of Biology 114-96, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Carpenter GH, Proctor GB, Ebersole LE, Garrett JR. Secretion of IgA by rat parotid and submandibular cells in response to autonomimetic stimulation in vitro. Int Immunopharmacol 2004; 4:1005-14. [PMID: 15222975 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Revised: 03/22/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The major antibody in saliva is IgA, which is actively transported by pIgR expressed by parenchymal cells within the salivary glands. The rate of IgA secretion into saliva is regulated by the autonomic nerves supplying the glands in vivo. This study examined the mechanism of increased IgA secretion into saliva with autonomimetic stimulation. In vitro stimulation of IgA secretion from cells prepared by digestion of rat salivary glands found submandibular cell preparations responded to alpha- and beta-adrenergic stimuli whereas the parotid cells responded only to beta-adrenergic stimulation, although cells from both glands responded similarly to cholinergic stimulation. The additional responsiveness of submandibular cells to alpha-adrenergic stimulation probably reflects the presence of granular duct cells (absent in parotid glands) which are known to secrete protein in response to high frequency sympathetic stimulation. The increased secretion of IgA was not dependant upon increased plasma cell activation since isolated salivary gland plasma cells did not respond to agonists. Further evidence for the regulating role of parenchymal cells in IgA secretion into saliva was revealed by analysis of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) levels expressed on cells. Following in vivo nerve stimulation, there was an increased amount of pIgR expressed on the membrane surface. This was functionally demonstrated in vitro by increased uptake of human IgA by acutely prepared rat salivary cells following stimulation by adrenaline, indicating increased mobilisation of pIgR with stimulation. This study confirms that salivary cells increase the delivery of IgA into saliva by a pIgR-mediated mechanism in response to autonomic stimulation.
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- Guy H Carpenter
- Salivary Research Group, Guy's King's and St. Thomas' School of Dentistry, The Rayne Institute, 123 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU, UK.
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Vaerman JP, Parkhouse RME, Kobayashi K. Rat J chain is disulfide-linked to alpha-chains in rat polymeric (pIgA) and secretory IgA (SIgA). Mol Immunol 2003; 39:977-9. [PMID: 12695123 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-5890(03)00025-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pilette C, Ouadrhiri Y, Dimanche F, Vaerman JP, Sibille Y. Secretory component is cleaved by neutrophil serine proteinases but its epithelial production is increased by neutrophils through NF-kappa B- and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanisms. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2003; 28:485-98. [PMID: 12654638 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.4913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We previously showed that expression of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)/secretory component (SC), the epithelial receptor assuming transport of polymeric IgA in mucosal secretions, is strongly decreased in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here, we evaluated in vitro the effects of polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) mediators on pIgR/SC. On polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis, soluble SC was rapidly cleaved by supernatants from phorbol-myristate-acetate-activated PMN, through a serine proteinase activity. Moreover, purified PMN serine proteinases also cleaved SC. Similarly, polymeric IgA was rapidly cleaved in monomers by neutrophil elastase, whereas secretory immunoglobulin A was relatively resistant to neutrophil elastase. Surface pIgR on human bronchial epithelial cells was also cleaved by serine proteinases, as shown by immunofluorescence. In contrast, pIgR/SC production by cultured epithelial cells (quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) was significantly increased by supernatants from interleukin-8/formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine-activated PMN (122.6 +/- 17.3 versus 70.9 +/- 9 ng/mg protein, P < 0.01). Upregulation of pIgR/SC production by bronchial epithelial cells was abolished by nuclear factor kappa B- and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors. Moreover, supernatants from interleukin-8/formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine-activated PMN induced the phosphorylation of I kappa B-alpha and p38 MAPK in epithelial cells, independently of serine proteinases. Thus, PMN serine proteinases cleave pIgR/SC, whereas activated PMN induce an increased pIgR/SC expression through epithelial activation of nuclear factor kappa B and p38 MAPK pathways.
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- Charles Pilette
- Experimental Medicine Unit, Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Braathen R, Sorensen V, Brandtzaeg P, Sandlie I, Johansen FE. The carboxyl-terminal domains of IgA and IgM direct isotype-specific polymerization and interaction with the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:42755-62. [PMID: 12213814 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205502200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mucosal surfaces are protected by polymeric immunoglobulins that are transported across the epithelium by the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR). Only polymeric IgA and IgM containing a small polypeptide called the "joining" (J) chain can bind to the pIgR. J chain-positive IgA consists of dimers, and some larger polymers, whereas only IgM pentamers incorporate the J chain. We made domain swap chimeras between human IgA1 and IgM and found that the COOH-terminal domains of the heavy chains (Calpha3 and Cmu4, respectively) dictated the size of the polymers formed and also which polymers incorporated the J chain. We also showed that chimeric IgM molecules engineered to contain Calpha3 were able to bind the rabbit pIgR. Since the rabbit pIgR normally does not bind IgM, these results suggest that the COOH-terminal domain of the polymeric immunoglobulins is primarily responsible for interaction with the pIgR. Finally, we made a novel chimeric IgA immunoglobulin, containing the terminal domain from IgM. This recombinant molecule formed J chain-containing pentamers that could, like IgA, efficiently form covalent complexes with the human pIgR ectodomain, known as secretory component.
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- Ranveig Braathen
- Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway.
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Ouadrhiri Y, Pilette C, Monteiro RC, Vaerman JP, Sibille Y. Effect of IgA on respiratory burst and cytokine release by human alveolar macrophages: role of ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinases and NF-kappaB. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2002; 26:315-32. [PMID: 11867340 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.26.3.4590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Human alveolar macrophages (HAM) express FcalphaR receptors for immunoglobulin (Ig)A which could link humoral and cellular branches of lung immunity. Here, we investigate the effects of polymeric (p-IgA) and secretory (S-IgA) IgA interaction with Fc(alpha)R on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-activated respiratory burst and TNF-alpha release by HAM. Activation of HAM with LPS and PMA increases the respiratory burst and TNF-alpha release through activation of the extracellular signal-related protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) pathway, because these effects are inhibited by treatment of HAM with PD98059, a selective inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein (MAP)/ERK kinases (MEK) pathway. S-IgA and p-IgA downregulate the LPS-increased respiratory burst in HAM through an inhibition of ERK1/2 activity. In contrast, p- and S-IgA induce an increase in the respiratory burst of PMA-treated HAM. This effect is associated with an upregulation by IgA of the PMA-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and is also inhibited by PD98059. Moreover, p-IgA and S-IgA enhance TNF-alpha release by HAM through an alternative pathway distinct from ERK1/2. Because LPS is known to activate nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in HAM, we evaluate the effect of IgA on NF-kappaB. Treatment of HAM with LPS, p- and S-IgA, but not PMA, induces NF-kappaB activation through IkappaBalpha phosphorylation and subsequent proteolysis. Antioxidants, namely N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and glutathione (GSH), have no effects on IgA-mediated NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and only a minor and late effect on that of LPS, suggesting that reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) play a minor role in HAM activation through NF-kappaB. TNF-alpha release by LPS-activated HAM is sensitive to NF-kappaB inhibition and only partly to oxidant scavenging. In contrast, TNF-alpha release by IgA-treated HAM is not dependent on oxidants and only partly dependent on NF-kappaB. Our results show a differential HAM regulation by IgA through both dependent and independent modulation of ERK pathway. In addition, IgA activates NF-kappaB and this effect was independent on oxidants. These data may help to understand the role of IgA in both lung protection and inflammation.
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- Youssef Ouadrhiri
- Experimental Medicine Unit, Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Johansen FE, Braathen R, Brandtzaeg P. The J chain is essential for polymeric Ig receptor-mediated epithelial transport of IgA. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:5185-92. [PMID: 11673531 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.5185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Local production of secretory (S)IgA provides adaptive immunologic protection of mucosal surfaces, but SIgA is also protective when administered passively, such as in breast milk. Therefore, SIgA is a potential candidate for therapeutic administration, but its complex structure with four different polypeptide chains produced by two distinct cell types complicates recombinant production. The J chain is critical in the structure of SIgA because it is required for efficient polymerization of IgA and for the affinity of such polymers to the secretory component (SC)/polymeric (p)IgR. To better understand the role of the J chain in SIgA production, we have generated various mutant forms of the human J chain and analyzed the function of these mutants when coexpressed with IgA. We found that the C terminus of the J chain was not required for the formation of IgA polymers, but was essential for the binding of pIgA to SC. Likewise, we found that two of the intrachain disulfide bridges (Cys(13):Cys(101) and Cys(109):Cys(134)) were also required for the binding of pIgA to SC but, interestingly, not for IgA polymerization. Conversely, the last intrachain disulfide bridge (Cys(72):Cys(92)) was not essential for either of these two J chain functions. Finally, we demonstrated that the presence of only Cys(15) or Cys(69) was sufficient to support polymerization of IgA, but that these polymers were mostly noncovalently stabilized. Nevertheless, these polymers bound free SC with nearly the same affinity as pIgA containing wild-type J chain, but were transcytosed by pIgR-expressing polarized epithelial cells at a reduced efficiency.
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- F E Johansen
- Laboratory for Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
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Giffroy D, Courtoy PJ, Vaerman JP. Polymeric IgA binding to the human pIgR elicits intracellular signalling, but fails to stimulate pIgR-transcytosis. Scand J Immunol 2001; 53:56-64. [PMID: 11169207 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2001.00843.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The intracellular pathway of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) is governed by multiple signals that lead to constitutive transcytosis. In addition, in transfected polarized MDCK cells, polymeric immunoglobulin A (pIgA) binding stimulates rabbit pIgR-transcytosis, owing to phospholipase-C gamma 1 activation and increase of intracellular calcium. Transcytosis of rat pIgR across hepatocytes is similarly accelerated by pIgA injection. In contrast we show here that human Madrin-Darby Canine Kidney (pIgR)-transcytosis, in human Calu-3 and human pIgR-transfected MDCK cells, is not promoted by pIgA, as monitored by a continuous apical release of its secreted ectodomain. However, the incubation of cells expressing human or rabbit pIgR with pIgA induces a comparable IP3 production, and pIgR-transcytosis of either species is accelerated by the protein kinase C (PKC)-activator phorbol myristate acetate. Without pIgA, mimicking phospholipase-C activation by combining low concentrations of phorbol myristate acetate with ionomycin, or high concentrations of ionomycin alone, stimulates the rabbit, but not the human, pIgR transcytosis. These data suggest that the species difference in pIgA-induced pIgR-transcytosis does not stem from the defective production of second messengers, but from a different sensitivity of pIgR to intracellular calcium. Our results outline the danger of extrapolating to humans the abundant data obtained from mucosal vaccination of laboratory animals.
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- D Giffroy
- Experimental Medicine, Université catholique de Louvain and Christian de Duve Institute of Cell Pathology, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Sørensen V, Rasmussen IB, Sundvold V, Michaelsen TE, Sandlie I. Structural requirements for incorporation of J chain into human IgM and IgA. Int Immunol 2000; 12:19-27. [PMID: 10607746 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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J chain is associated with pentameric IgM and dimeric IgA via disulfide bonds involving the penultimate cysteine residue in the secretory tailpiece of the mu or the alpha heavy chain. We have investigated the structural basis for incorporation of J chain by analyzing several IgM mutants, IgA mutants and IgG/IgM hybrid molecules. IgM mutants with the mu secretory tailpiece replaced by the alpha secretory tailpiece and/or Cys414 replaced by serine incorporated J chain, although in reduced amounts correlating with reduced pentamer/polymer formation. In addition to pentamers, tetramers of IgMC414S contained J chain, while no J chain was associated with smaller polymers or hexamers of IgM. An IgA/IgM hybrid tailpiece abolished J chain incorporation to pentameric IgM. Analysis of IgG molecules that have added a secretory tailpiece and/or have IgM domain replacements showed that J chain incorporation depends on regions of the C(mu)4 domain in addition to the tailpiece. Features of the C(mu)3 domain other than Cys414 also play a role in efficient formation of pentamers and J chain incorporation, while the C(mu)2 domain is not specifically required. By analysis of two IgA mutants that formed larger polymers than IgAwt, we found J chain equally incorporated into dimers, trimers, tetramers and pentamers. Thus, the results show that J chain incorporation into IgA does not depend on the polymeric structure, while J chain incorporation into IgM is restricted to certain polymeric conformations.
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- V Sørensen
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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Johansen FE, Natvig Norderhaug I, Røe M, Sandlie I, Brandtzaeg P. Recombinant expression of polymeric IgA: incorporation of J chain and secretory component of human origin. Eur J Immunol 1999; 29:1701-8. [PMID: 10359125 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199905)29:05<1701::aid-immu1701>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mucosal J (joining) chain-expressing IgA immunocytes produce dimeric IgA that is actively transported by the epithelial polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR) to exocrine secretions. Release of secretory IgA (SIgA) occurs by cleavage of the covalently linked pIgR ectodomain, also known as bound secretory component. We have identified the human J-chain cDNA sequence through database screening, and isolated it from B cells for recombinant expression. Co-expression of this cDNA with an alpha heavy chain and a lambda light chain in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells resulted in a mixture of recombinant monomeric and dimeric IgA in culture supernatants. This dimeric IgA was transported by the pIgR-mediated mechanism in vitro. Furthermore, expression of the human pIgR ectodomain together with the dimeric IgA, resulted in production of complete SIgA by the CHO cells. These results demonstrated that co-expression of the necessary polypeptide components allows a single mammalian cell to produce SIgA. Development of production systems for human antigen-specific recombinant SIgA may be important for applications in passive mucosal vaccination.
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- F E Johansen
- Laboratory of Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology (LIIPAT), Institute of Pathology, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Norway.
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Vaerman JP, Langendries A, Giffroy D, Brandtzaeg P, Kobayashi K. Lack of SC/pIgR-mediated epithelial transport of a human polymeric IgA devoid of J chain: in vitro and in vivo studies. Immunol Suppl 1998; 95:90-6. [PMID: 9767462 PMCID: PMC1364381 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00560.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three human polymeric IgA (pIgA) myeloma proteins of tetrameric size were compared for their J-chain content, their in vitro secretory component (SC)-binding ability, and their capacity to be transcytosed by polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)-expressing epithelial cells in vitro and rat hepatocytes in vivo. One of the three pIgA preparations, pIgA-L, was shown to lack J chain and was unable to combine with purified free human and rat SC, whereas pIgA-G and pIgA-C contained J chain and combined readily with SC. Furthermore, pIgA-L was not transferred into rat bile after intravenous injection, and was hardly transported apically by polarized Madin-Darbey canine kidney cell monolayers expressing the human pIgR, whereas pIgA-G and pIgA-C were efficiently transported in both test systems. Together with our recent demonstration that antibodies to human J chain block the SC/pIgR-mediated epithelial transport of pIgA, these data unanimously confirm the proposed key role of J chain in the epithelial transport of polymeric immunoglobulins into exocrine secretions.
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- J P Vaerman
- Catholic University of Louvain, Christian de Duve's Institute of Cell Pathology, Unit of Experimental Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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Luellau E, von Stockar U, Vogt S, Freitag R. Development of a downstream process for the isolation and separation of monoclonal immunoglobulin A monomers, dimers and polymers from cell culture supernatant. J Chromatogr A 1998; 796:165-75. [PMID: 9513290 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)01046-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The isolation and separation of the molecular variants of monoclonal IgA from cell culture supernatants is possible using several filtration and ion-exchange chromatography steps, followed by size-exclusion chromatography for the actual separation of the molecular variants. The latter step is especially time consuming and laborious. This report presents possible improvements of the procedure. Use of the displacement rather than the elution mode may render the ion-exchange step more productive (higher product concentrations and space-time yield). For the final separation of the molecular variants, hydroxyapatite (HA) elution chromatography can serve as an alternative to size-exclusion chromatography. By using an optimized, complex phosphate gradient, the IgA dimers can be separated quantitatively from the monomers and higher oligomers. It may in individual cases be necessary to use a size-exclusion polishing step to reach the required final degree of purity, however, the amount of material to be processed is reduced to such an extend by the HA-step, that the overall process is still more productive. Buffer pH and flow-rate as well as the stationary phase material used were additional factors considered during the optimization of the HA elution chromatography. HA-displacement chromatography resulted only in a concentration of the overall IgA fraction, but not in a separation of the molecular forms.
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- E Luellau
- Institute de Genie Chimique, EPF Lausanne, Ecublens, Switzerland
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Vaerman JP, Langendries AE, Giffroy DA, Kaetzel CS, Fiani CM, Moro I, Brandtzaeg P, Kobayashi K. Antibody against the human J chain inhibits polymeric Ig receptor-mediated biliary and epithelial transport of human polymeric IgA. Eur J Immunol 1998; 28:171-82. [PMID: 9485197 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199801)28:01<171::aid-immu171>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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To emphasize the requirement for a J chain in native polymeric immunoglobulins for their selective transport into exocrine secretions, IgG, purified from two different antisera specific for the human J chain, was shown to: (i) bind in vitro to human polymeric IgA (pIgA) by density gradient ultracentrifugation; (ii) inhibit binding in vitro of rat secretory component to human pIgA; (iii) inhibit hepatic transport of human pIgA into rat bile in vivo; and (iv) inhibit apical transcytosis of pIgA in vitro by polarized human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)-expressing Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Inhibition of biliary transport increased with the molar ratio of anti-J chain antibodies against pIgA and their incubation time. Anti-J chain F(ab')2 and Fab fragments also inhibited biliary transport, excluding a role for phagocytic clearance or excessive size of the immune complexes. Anti-human-Fc alpha Fab, bound to human pIgA in complexes of larger size than those with anti-J chain Fab, did not inhibit biliary transport of human pIgA. Propionic acid-denatured human pIgA, although containing J chains, was very poorly transported into rat bile. Altogether, our data strongly support, now also by in vivo experiments, the crucial role of the J chain of native pIgA in its selective pIgR-mediated transport into secretions, as suggested long ago by in vitro data only. Recent data on J chain-knockout mice, with low IgA levels in bile and feces, cannot explain the role of the J chain in contributing to the secretory component/pIgR-binding site of normal pIgA, but otherwise agree with our study.
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- J P Vaerman
- Catholic University of Louvain, Institute of Cell Pathology, Unit of Experimental Medicine, Brussels, Belgium.
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Vaerman JP, Langendries A. Hepatobiliary transport of IgA in the golden Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Immunol Lett 1997; 55:19-26. [PMID: 9093877 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(96)02678-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Do hamsters, like rats, rabbits and mice, possess an hepatocyte 'IgA pump' whereby circulating plasma polymeric IgA (pIgA) is actively transported into bile, against a concentration gradient, via the polymeric Ig receptor or secretory component (SC)? Precipitating antisera, raised against rat Igs and serum proteins, and crossreacting with their hamster homologues, detected hamster SC by immunoelectrophoresis in bile, but not serum. Gel filtration of hamster bile indicated that free SC eluted between IgG and albumin, as for other mammals. Hamster bile IgA was pIgA, and was true secretory IgA (SIgA) by its reaction with anti-SC antiserum and by SDS-PAGE with reduction. Hamster serum IgA comprised both pIgA and IgA monomers. Mean bile-to-serum concentration ratios (B/S) for IgA, IgG, transferrin and albumin, measured by radial immunodiffusion, were 2.65, 0.019, 0.024, and 0.016, respectively, demonstrating strongly selective enrichment of bile in IgA. Human 125I-labelled dimeric IgA was injected into the circulation of five hamsters with cannulated bile ducts; 20% of the [125I]IgA (> 95% precipitable by trichloroacetic acid) was recovered in bile within 5 h, a figure close to that for mice, but smaller than that for rats and rabbits. The data suggest that bile significantly contributes to hamster intestinal SIgA, as shown for rats, rabbits and mice. This could be relevant to studies where hamsters are used as an experimental model for infection by the human intestinal pathogen, Clostridium difficile.
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- J P Vaerman
- Catholic University of Louvain, International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Brussels, Belgium.
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It has long been recognized that one of the major limitations in biological atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the softness of most biological samples, which are easily deformed or damaged by the AFM tip, because of the high pressure in the contact area, especially from the very sharp tips required for high resolution. Another is the molecular motion present at room temperature due to thermal fluctuation. Using an AFM operated in liquid nitrogen vapor (cryo-AFM), we demonstrate that cryo-AFM can be applied to a large variety of biological samples, from immunoglobulins to DNA to cell surfaces. The resolution achieved with cryo-AFM is much improved when compared with AFM at room temperature with similar specimens, and is comparable to that of cryo-electron microscopy on randomly oriented macromolecules. We will also discuss the technical problems that remain to be solved for achieving even higher resolution with cryo-AFM and other possible applications of this novel technique.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Lüllau E, Heyse S, Vogel H, Marison I, von Stockar U, Kraehenbuhl JP, Corthésy B. Antigen binding properties of purified immunoglobulin A and reconstituted secretory immunoglobulin A antibodies. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:16300-9. [PMID: 8663142 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.27.16300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The hybridoma cell line ZAC3 expresses Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-specific mouse IgA molecules as a heterogeneous population of monomeric (IgAm), dimeric (IgAd), and polymeric (IgAp) forms. We describe a gentle method combining ultrafiltration, ion-exchange chromatography, and size exclusion chromatography for the simultaneous and qualitative separation of the three molecular forms. Milligram quantities of purified IgA molecules were recovered allowing for direct comparison of the biological properties of the three forms. LPS binding specificity was tested after purification; IgAd and IgAp were found to bind strongly to LPS whereas IgAm did not. Secretory IgA (sIgA) could be reconstituted in vitro by combining recombinant secretory component (rSC) and purified IgAd or IgAp, but not IgAm. Surface plasmon resonance-based binding experiments using LPS monolayers indicated that purified reconstituted sIgA and IgA molecules recognize LPS with identical affinity (KA 1.0 x 10(8)M-1). Thus, this very sensitive assay provides the first evidence that the function of SC in sIgA complex is not to modify the affinity for the antigen. KA falls to 6.6 x 10(5) M-1 when measured by calorimetry using detergent-solubilized LPS and IgA, suggesting that the LPS environment is critical for recognition by the antibody.
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- E Lüllau
- Institut de Génie Chimique et Institut de Chimie Physique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Leibl H, Tomasits R, Wolf HM, Eibl MM, Mannhalter JW. Method for the isolation of biologically active monomeric immunoglobulin A from a plasma fraction. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 1996; 678:173-80. [PMID: 8738019 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(95)00501-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A purification method for immunoglobulin A (IgA) yielding monomeric IgA with a purity of over 97% has been developed. This procedure uses ethanol-precipitated plasma (Cohn fraction III precipitate) as the starting material and includes heparin-Sepharose adsorption, dextran sulfate and ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydroxyapatite chromatography, batch adsorption by an anion-exchange matrix and gel permeation. Additional protein G Sepharose treatment leads to an IgA preparation of greater than 99% purity. The isolated IgA presented with an IgA subclass distribution, equivalent to IgA in unfractionated plasma, and was biologically active, as was shown by its ability to down-modulate Haemophilus influenzae-b-induced IL-6 secretion of human monocytes.
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- H Leibl
- Immuno AG, Department of Immunological Research, Vienna, Austria
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