1. Antibody-mediated binding of fluorescent HIV Gag and influenza nucleoprotein tetramers to blood cells
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Reiche, Sven, Bussmann, Bianca M., Dwai, Yamen, and Jassoy, Christian
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BLOOD cells , *FLOW cytometry , *INFLUENZA viruses , *IMMUNE response , *CELL populations , *B cells , *PROTEIN binding - Abstract
Abstract: Antibody-mediated elimination of foreign antigens contributes to immune protection from viral infection. We have generated phycoerythrin-conjugated HIV-1 Gag/p24 and influenza virus nucleoprotein tetramers for flow cytometric analysis of blood cell populations involved in antibody-mediated immunity. We show that in the presence of antigen-specific antibodies fluorescent antigen tetramers bound to different blood cell populations including granulocytes, monocytes and lymphocytes. Binding to B-lymphocytes was particularly efficient. The interaction was primarily mediated by complement. Fcγ receptor-mediated antigen binding by B-cells was significantly less effective. The study shows that fluorescent antigen tetramers are useful to quantify cell populations involved in complement- and Fcγ-mediated immune responses in viral infections. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2010
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