title: Production and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies specific for baboon IgG heavy and light chain epitopes.
abstract: We have generated a panel of murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that recognize baboon IgG epitopes. The reactivity of the MAbs with IgG from other primate species was also examined. Specificity for IgG heavy (H) or light (L) chain epitopes was determined by Western blot analysis. The H chain-specific MAbs were analyzed for IgG subclass specificity and the L chain-specific MAbs for reactivity with baboon IgM and polymeric sIgA. Finally, an ELISA was developed to demonstrate the utility of the MAbs in analysis of humoral immune responses in baboons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Shearer
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Jenson
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chanh
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000032:analysis*; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000276:immunology; D010215:Papio / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains