title: Generation and characterisation of murine monoclonal antibodies specific for cervine immunoglobulin light chain, IgM and IgG.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) which react with cervine immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain, IgM and IgG were produced using conventional cell fusion technology. Hybridoma supernatants were initially screened for specificity against cervine Ig using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The specificity of supernatants against size-fractionated cervine Ig was further determined. Supernatants were characterised using western blotting and autoradiographic techniques. The mAb OU1G, OU2G and OU3G were specific for cervine gamma-chain of IgG, whereas OU1L was specific for light chain of Ig. A further mAb (OU1M) bound IgM and not IgG. These mAb were found to have varying cross-reactivity against Ig from other species.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hibma
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D001345:Autoradiography; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003670:Deer / Q000276:immunology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000276:immunology; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007075:Immunoglobulin M