title: Use of Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell lines for the generation of immunoglobulin-producing human B cell hybridomas.
abstract: HGPRTase-deficient EBV-transformed B cell lines were shown to be effective fusion partners with mitogen-activated human B cells for the construction of Ig-producing human B cell hybridomas. In a series of experiments using these lines and B cells from several tissue sources, approximatley 20% of the cultures plated were consistently positive for growth after hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine selection and approximatley 30% of these synthesized significant new Ig. A marked increase in Ig secretion was observed after hybridization, which was due to new Ig; Ig from the parental lime was shown to disappear in several instances. Special analyses were carried out on a human hybridoma secreting antibody specific for tetanus toxoid and tetanus toxin and stable subclones were derived. These studies suggest that EBV-transformed lines will prove useful in human hybridization studies, thus making a large library of B cell lines available for the generation of human monoclonal antibodies.
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid