title: The biochemical and biological characterization of lymphocyte regulatory molecules. VI. Generation of a B cell hybridoma whose antibody product inhibits interleukin 2 activity.
abstract: In attempts to generate monoclonal antibodies with reactivity directed against the lymphokine Interleukin 2 (IL-2, T cell growth factor), spleen cells harvested from BALB/c mice previously immunized with rat IL-2 were fused with the BALB/c myeloma SP2. Several of the resultant hybrid cell lines secreted a product that significantly neutralized (greater than 50%) IL-2--dependent T cell proliferation. Several lines of evidence suggested that the inhibitory activity was associated with a monoclonal IgG antibody directed against IL-2 determinants. First, passage of cloned hybrid cell culture supernatants through a protein A-coupled Sepharose column yielded purified immunoglobulin G fractions that inhibited mouse, rat, and human IL-2 activity. Secondly, hybridoma-derived IgG, in concert with lyophilized Staphylococcus aureus, was capable of precipitating both "cold" and intrinsically labeled IL-2 activity. Finally, Sepharose conjugated with purified IgG fractions provided on extremely reactive IL-2 absorption matrix. These results suggest that monoclonal antibodies directed against IL-2 determinants may eventually provide new detection assays for IL-2 and allow affinity chromatography to be employed for the isolation of this lymphokine.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002455:Cell Division; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002621:Chemistry; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007376:Interleukin-2; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A