title: Cross-reactivity of mouse monoclonal antibodies produced by in vitro or in vivo immunization.
abstract: The effect of different immunization schemes on the resulting antibody specificity was investigated. The cross-reactivity of monoclonal antibodies produced by in vitro vs. in vivo immunization was tested, using a solid phase enzyme immunoassay. Ten different monoclonal antibodies were tested against 15 different antigens. There was no difference in cross-reactivity between the two types of antibodies when tested against antigens coated onto the plastic wells in a buffer solution. When the antigens were dried onto the plastic wells the IgM monoclonal antibodies produced by in vitro immunization exhibited a somewhat different reactivity pattern. However, the assay design was shown to be of more importance than the immunization procedure when determining antibody specificities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Borrebaeck
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal