title: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against the ribosome inactivating proteins dianthin32 and momochin.
abstract: Female BALB/c mice were immunized with either dianthin32 or momochin, type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) derived from Dianthus charyophyllus and Momordica cochinchinensis, respectively. Five anti-dianthin32 and 6 anti-momochin secreting hybridomas were obtained by somatic fusion of lymphocytes with myeloma cell line NS0. The monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) produced were highly specific, as demonstrated by cross-reactivity assays performed with taxonomically related and unrelated type 1 RIPs, and recognized different epitopes of the antigen. The affinity constant of anti-RIPs MAbs ranged between 10(8) M-1 and 10(10) M-1.
authors.affiliation: ITALFARMACO S.p.A., Centro Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porro
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bonardi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giovanetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lento
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Modena
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000187:drug effects*; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D010940:Plant Proteins; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D014118:Toxins, Biological