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BacillusanthracisProtectiveAntigenMonoclonalAntibody
(101),18722(102),18723(103),18724
(104),18725(105),and18726(106).
AnthraxtoxinproducedbyBacillusanthracisiscomposedofthreeproteins:ProtectiveAntigen(PA),EdemaFactor(EF),andLethalFactor(LF).Toxicityrequirestheassemblyofallthreeoftheseproteins,andthisprocessisinitiatedwhenfull-lengthPAbindstothecellsurfaceATR(anthraxtoxinreceptor).Afterbinding,PAisenzymaticallycleavedtoyielda63kDfragmentwhichthenbindsEFandLF,andthecomplexisinternalized.
ProtectiveAntigen(83kD).
18724
Theseantibodiesrecognizedifferentepitopesofthe83kDand63kDformsofB.anthracisPA.Theydonotcross-reactwithB.anthracisEF,LF,orspore/vegetativesurfaceantigens.
Immunoblotting:use18721,18723,
18725,or18726at5ug/ml.
SandwichELISA:usecoatingantibody(18720or18725)at5ug/ml;usedetect
antibody(18722,18723,or18726)at1ug/ml.
DiluteinPBSormediumwhichisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
Theseantibodiesarestableforatleastone(1)yearat-20oC.Avoidmultiplefreeze-thawcycles.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.
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