Ma. Bakos et al., EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE DOMAIN-I OF THE HUMAN POLYMERIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR, Molecular immunology, 31(2), 1994, pp. 165-168
Previous studies using proteolytic fragments and synthetic peptides ha
ve indicated that domain I of human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
(PIgR) is necessary for ligand binding. The expression in E. coli, and
subsequent IgM-affinity purification of domain I of human PIgR is des
cribed. The recombinant domain I protein (rDI) was similar in structur
e to native SC domain I in that it bound specifically to MAb 6G11, an
antibody which recognizes a critical portion of the Pig binding site i
n domain I. The biological activity of rDI was indicated by high affin
ity binding to PIgA (Kd = 1.6 X 10(-7) M) and IgM (Kd = 5.1 X 10(-7) M
). Domain I of human SC is therefore sufficient for binding to Pig.