title: Efficient methods for production of monoclonal antibodies for forensic applications.
abstract: To simplify the labor-intensive process of making hybridomas, we fused popliteal lymph node cells, used an autoclavable serum-free culture medium throughout, and cloned hybridomas with human blood cell feeders. To make the best possible use of the serum-free medium, we adapted mouse myeloma cells to it. Using as little as 0.2 ml of human blood per culture plate, we successfully cloned hybridomas and established a hybrid cell line producing anti-peroxidase antibody. Our protocol affords a considerable saving on time, labor, and cost, and hopefully will encourage the forensic scientist to undertake the production of monoclonal antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003470:Culture Media; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003470:Culture Media