title: Monoclonal antibodies against plasma protease inhibitors: II. Production and characterization of 25 monoclonal antibodies against human alpha 1-antitrypsin. Correlation between antigenic structure and functional sites.
abstract: Twenty-five hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies against human alpha 1-antitrypsin have been produced by the cell-fusion technique (Köhler and Milstein, 1976). All antibodies are specific for alpha 1-antitrypsin and carry gamma 1 heavy chains and kappa light chains. Inhibition experiments showed that these monoclonal antibodies define three independent antigenic regions on the alpha 1-antitrypsin molecule; one of these domains appears to be involved in the interaction between alpha 1-antitrypsin and trypsin. In addition, one monoclonal antibody, AATY39, was used to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay capable of detecting low levels of alpha 1-antitrypsin in the range of 1 to 2 ng/ml.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002460:Cell Line; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin