Evidence for a naturally occurring anti-spermine antibody in normal rabbit serum.
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 77 (5) , 2904-2908
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.77.5.2904
Abstract
Normal rabbit serum contains an IgG-like component(s) that binds spermine as well as other polyamines. This molecule(s) has the same physicochemical properties as anti-spermine antibody obtained from rabbits immunized with spermine-thyroglobulin conjugates. However, the polyamines-binding IgG-like molecule(s), unlike anti-spermine antibody, is incapable either of precipitating a spermine-bovine serum albumin complex or of binding to a spermine-Sepharose column. These results suggest the existence of a naturally occurring anti-polyamine antibody that may have defective antibody functions.Keywords
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