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Monoclonal antibody against a naturally occurring rat mammary carcinoma
โ Scribed by Barbara Gunn; M. J. Embleton; J. G. Middle; R. W. Baldwin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 492 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Inbred rats were hyperโimmunised against a syngeneic transplanted mammary carcinoma, Sp4, which originally arose spontaneously in a breeding female. Spleen cells from Sp4โimmune rats were fused with P3โNSlโAg 4 mouse myeloma cells, and supernatโants from the hybrid progeny were screened for antibody reacting with Sp4 cells using an isotopic antiglobuโlin assay. One hybrid culture was reactive with Sp4 cells but not against other target cells, and this hybrid was cloned in soft agar. Many Sp4โpositive clones were isolated and one (Sp4/A4) was chosen for detailed study. Clone Sp4/A4 was positive only with Sp4 cells and failed to react with cells of other tumours or nomal tissues. It contained much higher titres of antibody than detected in immune sera, and it is suggested that this approach offers a practical method for producing highly active tumourโspecific antibodies.
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