An analysis of class I antigens of man and other species by one-dimensional IEF and immunoblotting

✍ Scribed by Jacques J. Neefjes; Ilias Doxiadis; Nico J. Stam; Con J. Beckers; Hidde L. Ploegh

• Book ID: 104746873
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 694 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0093-7711
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00373817

✦ Synopsis

A procedure for the molecular identification of MHC class I products based on 1-D IEF and subsequent immunoblotting is described. Optimal conditions for 1-D IEF, the electrophoretic transfer of proteins out of denaturing, nonionic detergent-containing gels to nitrocellulose, and the requisite antibodies, both polyclonal and monoclonal, for the visualization of class I heavy chains have been established. Cross-reactivity of antibodies has enabled the biochemical analysis of class I heavy chains in the dog. The procedure reported here requires modest amounts of cells and allows a rapid molecular characterization of class I heavy chain polymorphisms in man and other species without the need for radiochemical methods.