These experiments were carried out to investigate cross reaction of H-Y antibody and to produce monoclonal antibodies to H-Y.
H-Y antiserum was prepared in inbred SD female rats by repeated immunization of newborn testis homogenate from same strain. ...
These experiments were carried out to investigate cross reaction of H-Y antibody and to produce monoclonal antibodies to H-Y.
H-Y antiserum was prepared in inbred SD female rats by repeated immunization of newborn testis homogenate from same strain. H-Y antibody in antiserum was detected by ELISA. To confirm cross reaction to H-Y antibody, mouse and rabbit embryos were cultured in medium with H-Y antiserum and complement.
After immunization of BALB/c TS to females of same strain, B lymphocytes from mouse producing polyclonal H-Y antibody were fused with myeloma cells. To identify clones producing monoclonal H-Y antibody, ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence test were used.
Results obtained in these experiments were summarized as follows:
1. Following culture of 248 mouse embryos and 42 rabbit embryos in medium containing rat H-Y antibody and complement, 115 (46.4%) mouse embryos and 23 (54.8%) rabbit embryos were arrested or destroyed and cross reaction of H-Y antibody could be confirmed from these results.
2. Of total 384 wells, 80 hybridoma colonies were formed after fusion. Fusion efficiency was 20.8%.
3. Three strong positive wells selected from fused cells by ELISA and 2 wells from these were also confirmed positive by indirect immunofluorescence test.
4. Twelve wells of ELISA-positive were selected after cloning and 2D45D4 clones from these were confirmed to produce monoclonal antibodies to H-Y by indirect immunofluorescence test.
5. Following affinity charomatography on protein A, monoclonal antibodies from 2D45D4 clones were classified immunoglobulin G and concentration of monoclonal antibodies in mouse ascitic fluid was 1mg/ml.