Production and characterization of monoclonal antibody against recombinant human erythropoietin.
OBJECTIVE
To produce specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) against recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) for development of highly efficient methods for erythropoietin detection in biological fluids.


METHODS
rHuEPO was covalently coupled with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the conjugate was used to immunize mice to produce specific mAb against rHuEPO based on hybridoma technology. The obtained F3-mAb was characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), SDS-PAGE and Western blot.


RESULTS
The isotype of F3-mAb was found to be IgM with an affinity constant of 2.1 x 10(8) L/mol. The competitive ELISA using the obtained IgM showed a broader linear range and lower detection limit compared with previous work.


CONCLUSIONS
The modification of rHuEPO was proved to be successful in generating required specific mAb with high avidity to rHuEPO.
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Jie-Bo
JB
Mi
Jin
J
Yan
Xiao-Jie
XJ
Ding
Zhen-Quan
ZQ
Guo
Mei-Ping
MP
Zhao
Wen-Bao
WB
Chang
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin