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Antigenic cross‐reactivity between electrolectins
Author(s) -
Levi G.,
Teichberg V.I.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(82)81261-1
Subject(s) - cross reactivity , antigen , chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , cross reactions , biology , immunology , medicine , pathology , alternative medicine
The antigenic cross‐reactivity between purified chick, eel and mouse electrolectins (endogenous β‐D‐galactoside specifc lectins) have been studied using a solid phase radioimmunoassay. The immune serum raised against the eel electrolectin crossreacts both with the chick and the mouse electrolectins, while the anti‐chick electrolectin anti‐serum recognizes only the eel but not the mouse electrolectin. These findings are analyzed in terms of the phylogenetic distance separating the species considered; they suggest that electrolectins fulfil a fundamental biological function.