An Amphioxus lanceolatus agglutinating factor for human red cells

J Immunogenet. 1981 Jun;8(3):225-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1981.tb00760.x.

Abstract

Humoral proteins from Amphioxus lanceolatus showed a considerable agglutinating activity for human red cells. The haemagglutinating factor eluted in the macroglobulin peak on Sephadex G200 and resulted ConA-1 at affinity chromatography on Sepharose ConA. Immunoelectrophoresis, carried out using a specific antiserum produced in rabbit, revealed alpha mobility for the agglutinating factor, thus suggesting that it was an alpha macroglobulin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies / immunology*
  • Antibodies / isolation & purification
  • Chordata, Nonvertebrate / immunology*
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Erythrocytes / immunology
  • Hemagglutinins / immunology
  • Hemagglutinins / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • alpha-Macroglobulins / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Hemagglutinins
  • alpha-Macroglobulins