title: Production of monoclonal antibodies defining guinea pig T-cell surface markers and a strain 13 Ia-like antigen: the value of immunohistological screening.
abstract: The production and characterization of eight monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against surface markers of guinea pig T-cells is reported. MAbs CT5 and CT7 define putative pan-T-cell markers. CT5, however, also reacts with the B-cell leukemic line L2C. MAb CT6 is reactive with less than 30% of peripheral T-cells. MAbs CT1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 are reactive with lymphocytes, but not with germinal center B-cells. In addition to the CT's, a MAb (CI-13.1) has been prepared that reacts with an Ia-like antigen on cells of strain 13 and outbred guinea pigs, but not with cells of strain 2 animals. CI-13.1 cross-reacts with human tissue sections: About 30% of the OKIa-positive dendritic cells in the human dermis are recognized by CI-13.1. In the course of production and characterization, various binding assays and an immunohistological method were used for determining the antibody specificity. Immunohistological screening was found to be the most informative method.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000276:immunology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II