Five hybridomas producing McAbs against human serum IgM-isotype were obtained by fusing the myeloma NS-1 cell and the RALB/C
murine spleen cell which had been immunized by serum IgM of patient with B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). These McAbs
only reacted with human IgM, not with other immunoglobulins in ELISA and immune double diffusion test. An approximate positive
rate of peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) was got when these McAbs and the McAbs aginst B cell were tested by indirecl immunofluorescent
assay. The positive rate was similar to that obtained by direct immunofluorescent test. Immunoblotting showed that the molecular
weight of the antigen to these McAbs was 70–90 Kd, indicating that the antigen was IgM. The practical value of the McAbs against
human IgM was also discussed.
Key words cell fusing, B-CLL - monoclonal antibodies - IgM isotypic determinant