Compositions for identification and isolation of stem cells
AssigneeAndrew N. Makarovskiy
InventorAndrew N. Makarovskiy
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Abstract
The invention provides monoclonal antibodies that selectively bind to ectodermally- and endodermally-derived stem cells and methods for the diagnosis of a neoplasm in a subject by contacting a tissue sample from the subject with the antibodies. Also disclosed are methods for isolating such stem cells from a heterogeneous cell population by contacting the population with antibodies which selectively bind to stem cells.
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An isolated antibody that selectively binds to an ectodermally-derived stem cell selected from the group consisting of an epithelial stem cell, a skin stem cell, a neural stem cell, and an ocular stem cell, wherein the antibody comprises mAb 7.22.3 (SCS7), and has all identifying characteristics of a monoclonal antibody produced by a hybridoma cell line deposited with the American Type Culture Collection as Accession No. PTA-4655.
An isolated antibody having all identifying characteristics of a monoclonal antibody, MAb 7.22.3 (SCS7), produced by a hybridoma cell line deposited with the American Type Culture Collection as Accession No. PTA-4655.
A hybridoma cell line deposited with American Type Culture Collection as Accession No. PTA-4655.
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