Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against Chicken Lymphocyte Surface Antigens

Abstract

A panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with specificity for chicken lymphocyte surface antigens was established and characterized based on their reactivities against chicken lymphoid cells and tumor cell lines on flow cytometry. Three mAbs (7-3G-2, 7-2E-8, and JB-2) reacted preferentially with thymocytes, however, none of them reacted with Marek's disease derived T lymphoblastoid cell lines. Four mAbs (6-27A-1, 4-5C-5, Lc-4, and Lc-6) reacted with spleen cells and peripheral blood leukocytes as well as thymocytes. All seven mAbs reacted with chicken embryonic thymocytes from day 12 of embryonic life onward. All mAbs showed no reactivity against bursal lymphocytes