title: Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to human interferon-gamma and their application to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
abstract: The authors obtained two mouse monoclonal antibodies, G-208 and G-166, to recombinant human interferon-gamma (rH-IFN-gamma). Immunologically, they were classified as IgG1-K subclass. G-208 neutralized the antiviral activity of natural and recombinant human IFN-gamma, but did not bind to heat-denatured rH-IFN-gamma. G-166 was able to bind to rH-IFN-gamma as well as to heat-denatured rH-IFN-gamma, but it did not bind to natural human IFN-gamma (nH-IFN-gamma). A sandwich enzyme immunoassay specific to H-IFN-gamma molecule was developed using polyclonal rabbit anti-nH-IFN-gamma antibody and G-208. This assay monitors only biologically active H-IFN-gamma molecule. Thus, this method may be used for the direct determination of H-IFN-gamma instead of determination of antiviral activity of H-IFN-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Suntory Institute for Biomedical Research, Osaka.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000145:classification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007371:Interferon-gamma