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. 1987 Feb 1;165(2):578–583. doi: 10.1084/jem.165.2.578

A murine hybridoma with large cytoplasmic inclusions of kappa light chains

PMCID: PMC2188503  PMID: 3029271

Abstract

A murine hybridoma cell line has been established that consistently forms large cytoplasmic inclusions. These structures bind antibody specific for mouse kappa L chain when stained in situ. SDS-PAGE analysis of isolated inclusion bodies produce a single protein band of approximately 26,000 Mr that reacts with anti-kappa antibody when transferred to nitrocellulose. No carbohydrate was detected in association with the purified protein. These data are consistent with the intracellular retention and deposition of complete kappa L chain protein.

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