title: Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against bovine B lymphocyte surface antigens.
abstract: Two monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs; BLMo-4 and BLMo-10) were prepared by immunizing with a cell line established from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) cattle. The specificities of these MoAbs were assayed using bovine PBMC. BLMo-4 reacted with all surface immunoglobulin-positive cells (SIg+ cells; B lymphocytes) and also recognized monocytes, but did not react with T lymphocytes. BLMo-10 recognized a majority, although not all, B lymphocytes, but did not react with either T lymphocytes or monocytes. The antigens recognized by BLMo-4 and BLMo-10 were not Ig, Fc or C3 receptors on the surface of B lymphocytes. The reactivity of the MoAbs with mononuclear cells from the lymphoid organs of adult cattle was studied. BLMo-4 and BLMo-10 did not react with any bone marrow cells. BLMo-10 reacted with 7.4% of thymocytes, and stained the medulla of the thymus in the immunoperoxidase assay. In the case of PBMC, spleen and lymph node cells, the percentage of cells positive for BLMo-4 was slightly higher than that of SIg+ cells, but BLMo-10 showed a slightly lower value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum