Monoclonal ACPA from the clones 109 and C7 and anti-TNP antibodies were generated as described elsewhere30 (link)39 (link). For galactosylation, 1 mg of IgG was incubated with 10 μM UDP-galactose (Calbiochem) and 2,5 mU of β1-4 galactosyltransferase (Sigma) in 50 mM MOPS, pH7.2 with 20 mM MnCl2 for 48 h at 37 °C. For sialylation, 1 mg of IgG was incubated with 10 μM CMP-sialic acid (Calbiochem) and 10 mU of α2-6 sialyltransferase (Sigma) in 50 mM MES, pH 6,0 with 10 mM MnCl2 for 48 h at 37 °C. The reactions were confirmed with a lectin blot.
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