title: Cloning and nucleotide sequence of heavy- and light-chain cDNAs from a creatine-kinase-specific monoclonal antibody.
abstract: Determination of creatine kinase isoenzymes by inhibition assay is a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of myocardial infarction. We have established several mouse hybridoma lines secreting monoclonal antibodies with creatine kinase M-subunit inhibitory capacity. One of the monoclonal antibodies (MAK33) inhibits creatine kinase-MM by 80% without influencing the activity of creatine kinase-MB. A combination of two monoclonal antibodies increased the inhibition of creatine kinase MM up to 99.4%. Poly(A) + RNA of hybridoma cells secreting MAK33 was isolated and used for cloning cDNA of both heavy and light chains of this antibody. Full-length cDNA clones were obtained by hybridization with gamma 1 and kappa constant region cDNA probes. The complete nucleotide sequences from the variable regions including signal peptide and part of the 5'-untranslated regions have been determined.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001483:Base Sequence; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000276:immunology; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D003402:Creatine Kinase