title: Production and characterization of a mouse monoclonal antibody specific for lentil lectin.
abstract: A murine IgA monoclonal antibody (MoAb) was produced against the widely used glucose/mannose-specific two-chain mitogen from Lens culinaris (lentil) belonging to the Vicieae tribe of the Leguminosae family. The MoAb designated, 98, F-10, was found to be specific for lentil lectin when tested in dot blotting against 22 different native lectins. The antigenic specificity was also tested against subunits of 13 completely sequenced legume lectins separated by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electrotransferred to nitrocellulose filters. The MoAb showed a strong reaction only against the lentil heavy subunit. Comparison of the amino-acid sequences revealed 13 amino-acid residues which might be involved in the epitope reactive with this antibody. The MoAb did not react with synthetic peptides from the heavy subunit of lentil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kolberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahidjo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rougé
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015151:Immunoblotting; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010452:Peptide Biosynthesis; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C033619:lentil lectin; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine