Re: anti mouse kappa chain antibody

From: David L. Haviland, Ph.D. (dhavilan@imm2.imm.uth.tmc.edu)
Date: Tue May 04 1999 - 12:16:18 EST


At 10:35 5/3/99 +1000, A.Mitchell@unsw.EDU.AU wrote:
>
>Dear flowers,
>
>I am posting this request on behalf of a colleague.  It is not specifically
>flow related, but could benefit from input from the list.
>
>The investigator is looking for an anti mouse kappa chain antibody, the
>purpose is to show pairing of heavy and light chains in phage antibody
>display.  They have tried a couple of sources but have had concerns about
>the quality of antibodies.  Can anyone suggest suppliers?

Andrew:

Yes, I have a suggestion.

Ware,CF; Reade,JL; Der,LC. 1984. A rat anti-mouse kappa chain specific
monoclonal antibody, 187.1.10: purification, immunochemical properties and
its utility as a general second-antibody reagent. J. Immunol. Methods.  74:
93-104

it describes the 187 Rat anti mouse kappa (constant) antibogy.  Given that
the majority of mouse Ig's are kappa this is a great reagent.  It is very
specific and does not recognize lamda chains (OKT3) for example.

it is available from ATCC.

Hope this helps,
David
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