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Title: Monoclonal antibodies specific for sickle cell hemoglobin

Journal Article · · Hemoglobin; (United States)

Two mouse hybridoma cell lines were isolated which produce monoclonal antibodies that bind hemoglobin S. The mice were immunized with peptide-protein conjugates to stimulate a response to the amino terminal peptide of the beta chain of hemoglobin S, where the single amino acid difference between A and S occurs. Immunocharacterization of the antibodies shows that they bind specifically to the immunogen peptide and to hemoglobin S. The specificity for S is high enough that one AS cell in a mixture with a million AA cells is labeled by antibody, and such cells can be analyzed by flow cytometry. Immunoblotting of electrophoretic gels allows definitive identification of hemoglobin S as compared with other hemoglobins with similar electrophoretic mobility. 12 references, 4 figures.

Research Organization:
Lawerence Livermore National Lab., CA
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6105446
Journal Information:
Hemoglobin; (United States), Vol. 9:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English