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. 1980 Sep;77(9):5419-23.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.9.5419.

Selective killing of normal or neoplastic B cells by antibodies coupled to the A chain of ricin

Selective killing of normal or neoplastic B cells by antibodies coupled to the A chain of ricin

K A Krolick et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Sep.

Abstract

Highly specific antibodies (affinity-purified or hybridoma) directed against cell surface immunoglobulins on normal or neoplastic murine B lymphocytes were covalently coupled to the A chain of the plant toxin ricin. Such conjugates containing antibodies specific for IgM, for either of the two allotypes of IgD, or for the idiotype of the B cell tumor BCL1 rapidly bound in vitro to cells expressing the corresponding surface antigen and inhibited protein synthesis in such cells. The results demonstrate that A chain-coupled anti-idiotype antibody may be useful as a tumor-specific cytotoxic agent.

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