Monoclonal Antibodies as Tools to Analyze the Serological and Genetic Complexities of Major Transplantation Antigens
Monoclonal Antibodies as Tools to Analyze the Serological and Genetic Complexities of Major Transplantation Antigens
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单克隆抗体作为分析主要移植抗原的血清学和遗传复杂性的工具
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-065x.1979.tb00292.x
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发表时间:
1979
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
C. Milstein
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作者:
J. Howard;G. Butcher;G. Galfré;C. Milstein;C. Milstein
The rat MHC resembles that of other species in displaying extensive polymorphism for a variety of MHC-characteristic functions: antigens detected by serological assays, antigens detected by cellular assays such as the MLR, GVH and CML, and immune response genes for a variety of cellular and non-cellular antigens (Gunther & Stark 1977, Gasser 1977). Nevertheless very little is known about the genetic structure of the region because of the shortage of laboratory recombinants. The present study grew out of the realisation that the high resolving power of monoclonal antibodies against complex polymorphic antigens could compensate for lack of resolution at the genetic level. Granted suitable monoclonal alloantibodies, the number and antigenic structure of the polymorphic molecules specified by the MHC can in principle be examined with greater precision than is possible by analysis of recombinants using planned immunizations and absorptions of conventional sera. This review describes the preparation of monoclonal antibodies by fusion of spleen cells from alloimmunized rats with mouse plasmacytoma cells and some results of an analysis of the properties of these antibodies. Some preliminary data have been published elsewhere (Galfre et al. 1977, Howard et al. 1978).