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FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
卷 110, 期 -, 页码 44-54出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.12.007
关键词
Monoclonal antibody; IgM; IgT; Synthetic peptide; Tilapia
资金
- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
In this study, a monoclonal antibody against tilapia IgM heavy chain was successfully produced and characterized using a peptide-based strategy. The antibody showed specificity and efficacy in studying the humoral immune response in fish species, demonstrating its utility as a molecular tool for fish immunology research.
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a freshwater fish, which is extensively cultivated worldwide and constitutes one of the model species for the study of fish immunology. Monoclonal antibodies are very advantageous molecular tools for studying teleost immune system. Specifically, monoclonal antibodies that react with immunoglobulins are used successfully in the study of the humoral immune response of several fish species. In the present study, we produced and characterized a monoclonal antibody against tilapia IgM heavy chain using a peptide based strategy. The peptide sequence was selected from the surface-exposed region between CH3-CH4 domains. The specificity of the polyclonal serum and the hybridoma culture supernatant obtained by immunization with the peptide conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin were evaluated by western blotting, both showing reactivity against tilapia serum IgM. The purified mAb was able to recognize secreted IgM by western blotting and ELISA and membrane IgM by flow cytometry. We also demonstrated that the antibody doesn't cross-react with a recombinant IgT fragment. This tool allowed us to study for the first time the stimulation of mucosal immunity after Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide administration. Overall, the results demonstrated the utility of this mAb to characterize humoral immune response in O. niloticus.
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