A novel monoclonal antibody recognizing human thymocytes and B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells.
This paper describes a new murine monoclonal antibody, UN5, raised against human thymocytes. This antibody recognizes a molecule of approximately 45 kDa on thymocytes. Flow cytometric analysis reveals a high intensity of labeling with the majority of thymocytes, whereas only CD20+ cells from peripheral whole-blood samples are weakly stained. Peripheral T cells, granulocytes, platelets and red blood cells do not express this antigen, while monocytes are only weakly labeled by UN5. Furthermore, the UN5 antibody discriminates between different types of B-cell malignancies, reacting with a subgroup of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemias and hairy cell leukemias, but not with the other kinds of hematopoietic malignancies tested. Antibody UN5 should prove a useful tool for the study of T-cell precursors and for analysis of both normal and neoplastic B cells.
Tassone
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Instituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Napoli, Italy.
Bonelli
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P
Tuccillo
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F
Bond
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HM
Turco
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MC
Morrone
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G
Cecco
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Cerra
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M
Venuta
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000276:immunology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G