简介：Topreparemonoclonalantibodyspecifictoepidermalgrowthfactorreceptor(EGFR)intracellulardomain,itsgenewasamplifiedfromtotalRNAofA431cellbyRT-PCR.ThenthegenewasclonedintoprokaryoticvectorpET30a(+).TherecombinantplasmidwastransformedintoE.ColiBL21(DE3)strainforproteinexpression.RecombinantproteinwasinducedwithIPTGandpurifiedusingNi2+-NTAagarose.Thentheanti-EGFRmonoclonalantibody(nAb)waspreparedwithclassicalhybridomatechnique.Positivecloneswereselectedusingindirectenzyme-linkedinmunoabsorbentassay(ELISA).Totally4hybridomacloneswereobtainedandthesemAbswereIgG1(3clones)andIgG2a(1clone),respectively.Theirlightchainswereallkappachains.WesternblottinganalysisandconfocalimmunofluorescenceassaysdemonstratedthatmAbscouldspecificallyrecognizeEGFRexpressingonA431carcinomacellline.ThemAbswillbeusefulinthestudyofEGFR-mediatedsignaltransduction.