Yang Jun-Jie, Weimin Qi
Departnent of Hematology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2005 Oct;30(5):529-32.
To prepare monoclonal antibody (MAb) against carboxy-terminus of E-phA4 and to analyze the immunological characteristics and significance of the antibody.
Mice were immunized with a chemically synthesized peptide that had been conjugated to KLH (keyhole limpet hemocyamin). A panel of antibodies specifically against EphA4 were obtained by hybridoma technique. The immunological properties and significance of the MAb were analyzed by immunological and immunochemistry techniques.
A hybridoma cell line secreting anti-EphA4 MAb was established. The MAb reacted specifically with human, chicken and mouse EphA4, but did not cross-react with EphA5 and EphA7. The antibody could be used for immunochemical techniques such as ELISA, immunoprecipitation, Western blot and immunohistochemistry.
The anti-EphA4 MAb generated by immunizing a synthetic peptide possesses excellent immunological properties. MAb can be applied for immunological and immunohistochemical purpose and will become an important tool in the study of EphA4 and its ligand.
