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. 1989 Mar;57(3):896–901. doi: 10.1128/iai.57.3.896-901.1989

Production and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies to Histoplasma capsulatum yeast cell antigens.

S M Kamel 1, L J Wheat 1, M L Garten 1, M S Bartlett 1, M R Tansey 1, R P Tewari 1
PMCID: PMC313195  PMID: 2917790

Abstract

Four monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced by immunizing mice with a disrupted yeast cell homogenate of Histoplasma capsulatum. MAbs 1 and 2 reacted only with the yeast cell antigens of H. capsulatum and Blastomyces dermatitidis, whereas MAbs 3 and 4 showed broader cross-reactivity. MAb 3 cross-reacted with B. dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Sporothrix schenckii, and Candida albicans, and MAb 4 cross-reacted with B. dermatitidis, C. albicans, Coccidioides immitis, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. All four MAbs exhibited unique specificity when reacted with three different strains of H. capsulatum (G217B, A811, and P-IN). MAb 1 belonged to the IgG2b subclass, MAb 3 belonged to the IgG1 subclass, and MAbs 2 and 4 belonged to the IgG3 subclass. MAbs 1, 2, and 3 formed bands in the Western immunoblot assay; the two dominant distinct bands had apparent molecular masses of 72 and 62 kilodaltons.

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