Production of syngeneic autoreactive monoclonal antibodies specific for isotypic determinants of IgE.
Methods are described for the production of syngeneic mouse anti-IgE monoclonal antibodies (mAb). Hybridomas were prepared by using spleen cells from mice immunized with a conjugate of keyhole limpet hemocyanin with monoclonal IgE. Serum titers varied from approximately 40 to 1000 micrograms/ml. The anti-IgE mAb were isolated by affinity chromatography on columns containing immobilized monoclonal IgE. The mAb are specific for isotypic determinants of IgE and do not react with other immunoglobulin isotypes. One of the mAb, which has a high affinity for IgE (Ka = 4.7 X 10(8) M-1), should be useful for studies of regulation of IgE. The applicability of the mAb to quantitative assays for IgE was demonstrated.
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Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254.
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D007118:Immunoassay; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007073:Immunoglobulin E