THE MOLECULAR-BASIS OF ANTIGEN MIMICRY BY ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES

Authors
GOLDBAUM FA BRADEN BC POLJAK RJ
Citation
Fa. Goldbaum et al., THE MOLECULAR-BASIS OF ANTIGEN MIMICRY BY ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES, Immunologist, 6(1), 1998, pp. 13-18
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
Immunologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
11925612
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
13 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
1192-5612(1998)6:1<13:TMOAMB>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The concept of antibodies eliciting antiidiotypic antibodies has been around for a long time, In this article, Fernando A. Goldbaum, Bradfor d C. Braden, and Roberto J. Poljak discuss the main theories used to e xplain molecular mimicry within this system and,taking antibodies to h en lysozyme as a model, explain molecular mimicry by anti-idiotypes at the molecular level.