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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
As part of a study to probe the immunochemical basis for allergenic cross-reactivity among grass pollens, a series of useful reagents has been prepared. The major grass-pollen allergen, designated group I (GpI), was isolated from five grass pollens (meadow fescue, June grass, sweet vernal grass, redtop grass, and perennial ryegrass). The purified GpI antigens were used to immunize individual groups of BALB/c mice. A total of 123 hybridoma-derived anti-GpI monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) was produced. These mAbs were used to evaluate the antigenic relationship among the GpI antigens by means of two types of ELISA. The experiments revealed a high level of epitope diversity and demonstrated a wide range of antibody specificities. A cross-reactivity ELISA was used to identify and compare antigenic determinants on the GpI molecules, and it was possible to define mAbs with specificities unique for the immunizing allergen and other mAbs that cross-reacted with one or more other members of the test panel of allergens. These murine mAbs reflect the range of specificities present in sera from grass-allergic individuals.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0091-6749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
489-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Cross-reactive and unique grass group I antigenic determinants defined by monoclonal antibodies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.