Expression and immunogenicity of HLA‐B27 in high‐transfection recipient P815: a new method to induce monoclonal antibodies directed against HLA‐B27

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Abstract
The immunization of a (BALB/c .times. C57BL/6) F1 mouse with murine transfectants expressing the HLA-B27 antigen resulted in a panel of polymorphic monoclonal antibodies with specificity for HLA-B27 and some additional HLA-antigens. Specificity of the antibodies was defined by cytofluorometric analysis on a panel of lymphoblastoid cell ines (LCL) derived from HLA typed individuals. Three of these antibodies are cytotoxic, and one of them inhibits B27-specific T cell cytotoxicity. Our results indicate that HLA-class I transfectants could be used to generate polymorphic antibodies, and that these antibodies may be helpful for HLA typing and for definition of epitopes recognized by T cells.