To see whether there is any differencies in RNA dependent DNA polymerase activities between monoclonal antibody-producing hydridoma cells and non-producing hybridoma cells, Balb/c female mice were immunized with the purified viral surface protein of D...
To see whether there is any differencies in RNA dependent DNA polymerase activities between monoclonal antibody-producing hydridoma cells and non-producing hybridoma cells, Balb/c female mice were immunized with the purified viral surface protein of D-variant of encephalomyocarditis virus and then fused with myeloma cells (NR-1). After cloring, monoclonal antibody-producing hybridoma cell lines were separated from non-producing hydridoma cell lines. RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities were measured in the supernatant of monoclonal antibody-producing hybridoma clones and non-producing hybr idoma clones, and myeloma cells as control, Monoclonal antibody-producing hybridoma cells showed statistically significant higher activity as compar compare to that of nonproducing hybridoma cells. To find whether RNA-dependent DNA polymerase releasing cells aware secreting or budding C-type virus particles, those cells were examined with electron microscope.
The hybridoma cell which secrete large amount of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase shows significant number of extracellular C-type virus particles. In constrast, non-producing hydridoma cells contains a lot of intracellular C-type virus particles. It is concluded that monoclonal antibody-producing hydridoma cells released particles. It is concluded that monoclonal antibody-producing hydridoma cells released significant amount of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase land extracellular C-type virus particles, while non-producing hydridoma cells showed less release of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase and contains intracellular C-type virus particles.