A plasmocyte selective monoclonal antibody (B-B4) recognizes syndecan-1

Autor: Jean-Michel Dore, Patrick Laurent, Ren-Xiao Sun, Natalio Vita, Jacob Post, Bernard Klein, John Wijdenes, Florence Morard, Wim C. Vooijs, Claude Clement
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: British journal of haematology. 94(2)
ISSN: 0007-1048
Popis: We developed a new monoclonal antibody. B-B4, which specifically identifies human plasma cells. It strongly reacts with all multiple myeloma cell lines and with malignant plasma cells of all tumour samples of the multiple myeloma patients tested. B-B4 does not react with any peripheral blood, bone marrow or tonsil cells. Cloning of the B-B4 antigen reveals that the monoclonal antibody recognizes syndecan-1. It appears that the monoclonal antibody B-B4 is a suitable marker for human plasmocyte identification among haemopoietic cells and a useful probe for the diagnosis of haematological malignancies. Furthermore, this monoclonal antibody can be used for depletions prior to CD34 grafting.
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