title: Construction of a bovine-murine heteromyeloma cell line; production of bovine monoclonal antibodies against rotavirus and pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin.
abstract: Bovine-murine heteromyeloma cell lines were prepared by fusing lymphoid cells from a bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-infected cow with mouse myeloma cells. Selection of hybrid cell colonies was based on the ratio of bovine and murine chromosomes, the presence of cell-surface immunoglobulins and growth characteristics. First-generation fusion partners were compared for fusion efficiency and the number of antigen-specific antibody-producing clones generated. Hybrid cell colonies that initially secreted antibodies were selected from first-generation heteromyelomas to function as second-generation fusion partners. Although fusion efficiencies for both generations did not differ, the second-generation heteromyelomas yielded a higher number of specific antibody-producing clones. Fusion of hteromyelomas with either lymph node cells or splenocytes indicated that fusion with lymph node cells results in a higher number of specific antibody-producing clones, whereas fusion efficiency was found to be higher with splenocytes. The optimal time intervals between the final booster injection and fusion were found to be 4 days for splenocytes and 7 days for lymph node cells. Finally, the characterization of bovine monoclonal antibodies against bovine rotavirus and pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin and their neutralizing capacities in vitro are described.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Animal Production Schoonoord, Zeist, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Booman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tieman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Zaane
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bosma
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: De Boer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002417:Cattle; D002459:Cell Fusion; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine / Q000276:immunology*; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D007621:Karyotyping; D001909:Leukemia Virus, Bovine; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009101:Multiple Myeloma; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine