Abstract
A hybridoma, F31P46B, secreting monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) comprised of mu and gamma heavy chains in association with a single kappa light chain, has been characterized. This hybridoma was prepared by fusing splenocytes, derived from a BALB/c mouse immunized with Vibrio vulnificus and SP2/O-Ag-14 mouse myeloma cells. The specificity of this hybridoma was determined by ELISA screening on a large number of bacterial strains. Hybridoma cells of F31P46B were cloned by limiting dilution to an average cell density of 0.1 cells/well and repeated 3 times to ensure monoclonality. Isotyping of 7 subclones was then performed by Ouchterlony gel double diffusion, as well as a Bio-Rad isotyping kit, and both methods showed that both IgM and IgG2b were secreted. PAGE and immunoblotting showed the presence of mu, gamma, and kappa chains with respective molecular weights of 80, 50, and 25kDa. A series of fractions, collected from F31P46B ascites during Superose 12 gel chromatography, were tested by the two isotyping methods and each confirmed the presence of two immunoglobulin products. These data indicated that the hybridoma secreted two separate immunoglobulins, IgM/kappa and IgG2b/kappa.
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