title: Generation of anti-type III pneumococcal polysaccharide hybridomas from mice with an X-linked B-lymphocyte defect.
abstract: (CBA/N X BALB/c male)F1 mice bear on X-linked defect making them totally unresponsive to T-independent (TI), TI-2 antigens such as type III pneumococcal polysaccharide (SSS-III). We found that somatic cell hybrids between CB nonresponder spleen cells and NS1 plasmacytoma cells secreted antibody specific for SSS-III. The solid-phase binding of such antibody was completely inhibited by the addition of free antigen (SSS-III) and the amount of antibody detected in culture fluids ranged from 10 ng/ml to 10 micrograms/ml. Eight hybridoma clones were identified; all make antibody of the IgM class. These results indicate that the X-linked defect does not result in a deletion of a B-cell subset which responds to TI-2 antigens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D009154:Mutation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D011134:Polysaccharides