title: Human monoclonal anti-keyhole limpet hemocyanin antibody-secreting hybridoma produced from peripheral blood B lymphocytes of a keyhole limpet hemocyanin-immune individual.
abstract: A human IgMk monoclonal antibody, 2F7, of predetermined specificity, has been produced by the fusion of human peripheral blood lymphocytes with the nonsecreting mouse myeloma line SP-1. The heterohybridoma has remained stable for over 8 mo, with culture supernatants containing up to 30 micrograms/ml of specific IgM. The antibody has been shown to be capable of inducing a blastogenic response in the absence of antigen in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of normal subjects immune to the antigen. The ability to choose an antigen, immunize a human subject to that antigen, and then use the peripheral blood lymphocytes from that subject to produce antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies should be of great value in a wide variety of investigative, diagnostic, and therapeutic endeavors.U
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006433:Hemocyanins