PEPTIDE LIGANDS THAT BIND IgM ANTIBODIES AND BLOCK INTERACTION WITH ANTIGEN

摘要

This invention relates to peptides which have the unique capacity to bind selectively to immunoglobulin molecules of class M of all or substantially all mammalian species without selectively binding to immunoglobulins of other classes. More specifically, such peptides bind in a manner that inhibits the specific binding of IgM antibodies to their antigens.