ANTIBODY BINDING TO PROTEIN A AND PROTEIN G

 Protein A, derived from the cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus, and protein G, derived from the cell wall of certain strains of b-hemolytic Streptococcci, binds the Fc region of various immunoglobulines. Protein A is a 42 kDa polypeptide that binds the residues in the CH2 and CH3 domains of immunoglobulin heavy chains. Protein G is an approximatley 30 kDa polypeptide that binds immunoglobulins and albumin. Recombinant protein G is available in which the albumin binding site has been deleted. Agarose beads coated with these proteins will bind antibodies and serve to immunoprecipitate antigens from solution. There are differences in the affinity of these proteins for antibodies from different species and for different isotypes within a species. Tables I may be used to determine relative avidity for polyclonal antibodies of a given species. Table II shows relative affinities for varius isotypes.                              Table I

                             Table II

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