A monoclonal antibody to a subset of human monocytes found only in the peripheral blood and inflammatory tissues.

A monoclonal antibody is described that was generated by immunizing mice with cultured human blood monocytes. The antibody (27E10) belongs to the IgG1 subclass and detects a surface antigen at Mr 17,000 that is found on 20% of peripheral blood monocytes. The antigen is increasingly expressed upon cu... View More