title: Use of an anti-human leukocyte interferon monoclonal antibody for the purification and radioimmunoassay of human alpha interferon.
abstract: Mouse monoclonal antibody directed against human leukocyte alpha interferon (IFN-alpha) was coupled to Sepharose and used as an immunoadsorbent to purify human IFN-alpha. Leukocyte and lymphoblastoid (Namalva) IFNs were retained by the immunoadsorbent with a specificity of 80 to 100% and 40 to 60%, respectively. Human IFN-beta or -gamma and mouse IFN were not retained. The purified IFN-alpha retained its antiviral and anticellular properties as well as its ability to induce the 2-5A synthetase in human cells with a specific activity similar to that of the crude IFN. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of radioactively labeled IFN showed that it consisted of several proteins in the molecular weight range of 17,000 to 27,000. 125I-labeled IFN-alpha with a high specific activity (2,000 Ci/mmol) was used in a radioimmunoassay for the titration of IFN-alpha.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006801:Humans; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D007372:Interferons / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007372:Interferons