Example 3
Reactivity of the antibodies of the invention against several species of mesothelin (cyno, rat, mouse) was tested using assays well known in the art. The data is summarized in
FACS binding assays were performed to evaluate the binding of the anti-Mesothlelin antibodies to murine, rat and cynomologous monkey mesothelin orthologues, using recombinant forms of the various receptors transiently expressed on 293T cells. FACs assays were performed by incubating hybridoma supernatants with 10,000 to 25,000 cells in PBS/2% Fetal bovine serum/2 mM Calcium Chloride at 4° C. for one hour followed by two washes with PBS/2% Fetal bovine serum/2 mM Calcium Chloride. Cells were then treated with florochrome-labeled secondary antibodies at 4° C. followed by one wash. The cells were resuspended in 50 μl of PBS/2% FBS and antibody binding was analyzed using a FACSCalibur™ instrument.
