title: Cytotoxic T cell clone-specific monoclonal antibodies used to select clonotypic antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells.
abstract: Two rat monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have been produced which recognize a clone-specific determinant on the alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clone 3 F9. CTL clone 3F9 of BALB/c origin is specific for H-2Db and can be grown by weekly restimulation with irradiated stimulator spleen cells expressing H-2Db in the presence of interleukin 2. Two mAb against T cell clone 3F9, 44-22-1(IgG2a) and 46-6 B5(IgM), have been proven to be clone specific: they inhibit cytotoxic activity of 3F9 only and bind specifically to 3 F9 when compared in a panel of different CTL clones, or cells from different mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC), BALB/c thymus and spleen cells. The mAb 44-22-1 has been used to sort cells from a primary MLC BALB/c anti-H-2Db by fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) to select CTL expressing 3 F9 clonotype-specific determinants. The lymphocytes reactive with 44-22-1 represent a minor subpopulation of the CTL of the primary MLC. The specific alloreactive cytotoxicity of unsorted lymphocytes of the bulk primary MLC could not be inhibited by the mAb 44-22-1 and 46-6 B5 whereas the sorted 3 F9 clonotype-positive cultures could be inhibited very effectively. All the CTL clones derived from the FACS-sorted clonotype-positive culture show all the same properties and are identical with clone 3 F9 with respect to antigen-specific cytotoxicity, inhibition of cytotoxicity by the mAb and surface markers.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Acha-Orbea
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zinkernagel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hengartner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002469:Cell Separation; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes