ATCC HB8116 And its monoclonal anti-H-Y antibody, Hyclonalan

Claim 2

A hybridoma cell line, ATCC HB8166, that produces a monoclonal antibody having specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen.

Claim 3

A monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116 and having selective binding affinity to H-Y antigen.

Claim 4

A monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116 and having selective binding affinity to H-Y antigen.

Claim 5

An immunological procedure for the identification and separation of male mammalian cells from female mammalian cells comprising: (a) contacting a mixture of said male and female cells with the monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, that has specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen and is produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said male cells and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-male cell complex; and (c) detecting said complex and separating said female cells from said complex.

Claim 6

An immunological procedure for the identification and separation of male mammalian cells from female mammalian cells comprising: (a) contacting a mixture of said male and female cells with the monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, that has specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen and is produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said male cells and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-male cell complex; and (c) detecting said complex and separating said female cells from said complex.

Claim 7

The procedure recited in claim 3 wherein said cells identified and separated are selected from the group consisting of mammalian spermatozoan cells and mammalian embryo cells.

Claim 8

The procedure recited in claim 3 wherein said detecting and separating step comprises lysing said male cells complexed with Hyclonalan in the presence of a source of complement.

Claim 9

The improvement recited in claim 5 wherein said complement source is normal guinea pig serum.

Claim 10

An immunological procedure for the identification and separation of male bovine embryos from female bovine embryos comprising: (a) contacting a mixture of said male and female embryos with the monoclonal antibody Hyclonalan, that has specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen and is produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said male embryos and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-male embryo complex; and (c) detecting said complex and separating said female embryos from said complex.

Claim 11

An immunological procedure for the identification and separation of male bovine embryos from female bovine embryos comprising: (a) contacting a mixture of said male and female embryos with the monoclonal antibody Hyclonalan, that has specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen and is produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said male embryos and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-male embryo complex; and (c) detecting said complex and separating said female embryos from said complex.

Claim 12

The procedure recited in claim 7 wherein said bovine embryos treated are at the 32-cell stage.

Claim 13

The procedure recited in claim 7 further comprising reimplanting one or more sex-identified embryos into the uterus of a surrogate for development and birth of a calf of the desired gender.

Claim 14

The procedure recited in claim 7 further comprising incubating said embryos with a source of complement after said embryos are treated wity Hyclonalan.

Claim 15

The procedure recited in claim 10 wherein said detecting and separating step comprises identifying male embryos by the immunological effect of cytolysis of male cells of said male embryos.

Claim 16

An immunological procedure performed on human fibroblast cells for the detection of genetic abnormalities involving expression of the Y chromosome or a fragment thereof comprising: (a) contacting said cells with the monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116 and having specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen present on the surface of cells expressing the Y chromosome or a fragment thereof; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said cells and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-cell complex; and (c) detecting and separating said cells expressing the Y chromosome of a fragment thereof from cells lacking said expression.

Claim 17

An immunological procedure performed on human fibroblast cells for the detection of genetic abnormalities involving expression of the Y chromosome or a fragment thereof comprising: (a) contacting said cells with the monoclonal antibody, Hyclonalan, produced by hybridoma cell line ATCC HB8116 and having specific binding affinity to H-Y antigen present on the surface of cells expressing the Y chromosome or a fragment thereof; (b) allowing a selective immunological reaction to occur between said cells and Hyclonalan resulting in an antibody-cell complex; and (c) detecting and separating said cells expressing the Y chromosome of a fragment thereof from cells lacking said expression.