The CD3 monoclonal antibody is directed against the CD3- antigen (T3-antigen), which is expressed on human T lymphocytes. The monoclonal antibody reacts with 80-90% human peripheral T lymphocytes and medullary thymocytes. The monoclonal antibody does not react with B-cells, monocytes, granulocytes and platelets.
The monoclonal antibody is directed against the CD19- antigen (B4-antigen), which is expressed on human B lymphocytes. The monoclonal antibody is B lineage-specific and reacts with early B-cell precursors, pre-pre-B-cells, pre-B- cells, B-cells, intermediate B-cells, mature B-cells and some plasmacytoid cells, also reacts with pre-B-cell- lines, B lymphoblastoid cell-lines and Burkitt cell- lines, and with 50% of myeloma cell-lines. Plasma cells were found to be negative.