SUMMARYWe earlier developed a MoAb, 7E|2H[2 (IgM isotype), against a protein present in normal colonic epithelial cells. To examine if 7E,3Hi2-reactive protein is expressed in colon cancer cells and is recognized by ulcerative colitis (UC}-associated autoantibody. we investigated several colon cancer cell lines. 7E12H12 reactivity against the cells was examined by indirect immunofluorescence assay and whole cell HLISA against six colon cancer cell lines HT-29, LoVo, COLO 205, DLD-1. LS 180 and SW 1116, A competitive ELISA was developed using 7E|.H|. MoAb and patients' serum to examine the cross-reactive antibodies in the serum. Among the six colon cancer cell lines only LS 130, DLD-! and SW 1116 reacted with 7E12H1. MoAb. while others did not. The mean (is.e.m.) inhibition of the binding or7Ei^H]2 MoAb to LS 180 cells by UC serum (n=5l) was 42±2iyo, whereas in normal subjects («=I7) it was I4±2-6%, in Crohn's disease (/T=19) it was 15-3±2-5%. in infectious diarrhoea (n^IO) it was 11%±3%. and in systemic lupus erythematosus («=10) it was 2% ±0-6%. The inhibition by the UC group was significantly (/'<0 OOI-