Monoclonal antibody 7D5 raised to cytochrome b558 of human neutrophils: immunocytochemical detection of the antigen in peripheral phagocytes of normal subjects, patients with chronic granulomatous disease, and their carrier mothers

• Published in: Blood Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 1404 - 1408
• Main Authors: Nakamura, M, Murakami, M, Koga, T, Tanaka, Y, Minakami, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.1987
• DOI: 10.1182/blood.V69.5.1404.bloodjournal6951404
• ISSN: 0006-4971

We have established a monoclonal hybridoma clone that produces IgG1 against the cytochrome b558 of human neutrophils. The antibody 7D5, secreted by the hybridoma, bound to solubilized cytochrome b of the neutrophils but not to other proteins such as hemoglobin, myeloperoxidase, and pig cytochrome P-450. Immunocytochemical studies of normal human peripheral blood showed that 7D5 bound to neutrophils and monocytes but not to lymphocytes or erythrocytes. The neutrophils of male patients but not of a female patient with chronic granulomatous disease lacked the antigen of 7D5 as well as the absorption spectrum for cytochrome b558. A mosaic of the antigen-positive and -negative neutrophils was observed in mothers of the male patients. These biochemical and immunocytochemical results indicate that 7D5 is a specific antibody against cytochrome b558 of human phagocytes.