title: Rapid detection of bovine type II collagen-specific T-cell hybridomas.
abstract: T-cell hybridomas are powerful tools in studying the fine specificities of antigen recognition by the T-cell receptor (TCR), the structure and genetic basis of the CD3-TCR complex, and the size of the TCR alpha/beta repertoire used in response to various antigens. A technical challenge in establishing T-cell hybridomas is the early identification of antigen-specific ones. We have established a rapid and efficient ELISA method for detecting antigen-specific T-cell hybridomas. Our ELISA technique significantly reduces the time and resources required for the primary screening of antigen-specific T-cell hybrids, eliminates the need of maintaining hundreds of rapidly growing nonspecific clones, and does not require the maintenance of IL-2/IL-4 dependent cell lines such as CTLL-2 or HT-2. In addition, the ELISA technique is designed to detect both types of CD4 T-cells: Th1 and Th2, by using a mixture of anti-IL-2 and anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibodies. Therefore, we believe that our ELISA technique provides a faster, less expensive, and higher throughput screening method for the early identification of antigen-specific T-cell hybridomas than the current bioassays.
authors.affiliation: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ladiges
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Osman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D015847:Interleukin-4; D003094:Collagen