title: Production and immunohistochemical characterization of monoclonal antibodies against ovarian antigen of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis).
abstract: To study the ovarian function of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis), monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against its ovarian antigen were produced. Several positive hybridomas were cloned and MAb-T2C9 (IgG) was examined for reactivity. Strong immunoreactivity of MAb-T2C9 was localized within the cytoplasm of luteal cells and in the theca interna cells of Graafian follicles. MAb-T2C9 reacted also with testicular interstitial cells and adrenocortical cells, except those of the zona glomerulosa. Similar reactions were seen in the goat and sheep. Western blotting analysis of the ovine corpus luteum after reaction with MAb-T2C9 revealed a single positive band of approximately 60 kDa. These findings suggest that MAb-T2C9 recognized protein molecules related to steroid synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rerkamnuaychoke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurohmaru
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsukise
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000941:Antigens; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D012756:Sheep; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology; D014417:Tupaia / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens