title: The isolation and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies directed to polymorphic epitopes on HLA antigens.
abstract: Twenty-two murine monoclonal antibodies directed to distinct polymorphic epitopes on HLA class I or class II antigens have been isolated and characterized using a simple protocol for fusion and hybridoma selection. Thirteen MAbs directed to class I antigens are reported here for the first time. The majority of these MAbs reacted with multiple specificities, often revealing a surprising sharing of epitopes. MAbs directed against single classically defined alloantigenic specificities were also obtained.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000939:Epitopes; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006681:HLA-D Antigens