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Characterization of anti-feline CD8 monoclonal antibodies

M Shimojima1, M R Pecoraro, K Maeda

  • 1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

We generated three monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) (2D7, 10C7 and 12A3) reactive to the alpha-chain of feline CD8 (fCD8) molecule. Further we showed that reference anti-fCD8 mAbs, FT2, 3.357 and vpg9 recognize the beta-chain, alpha-chain and alphabeta-complex epitope, respectively. Flow cytometric analysis using these mAbs suggested that fCD8alpha(+)beta(-) cells were present in lymphocytes of spleen, but not significantly in those of thymus, lymph nodes and peripheral blood of normal kittens.

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