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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2017

Laboratory Scale Production and Purification of a Therapeutic Antibody.

Zehra Elgundi, Vicki Sifniotis, Mouhamad Reslan, Esteban Cruz, Veysel Kayser

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zehra ElgundiFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney.
Vicki SifniotisFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney.
Mouhamad ReslanFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney.
Esteban CruzFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney.
Veysel KayserFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney; veysel.kayser@sydney.edu.au.
University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ensuring the successful production of a therapeutic antibody begins early on in the development process. The first stage is vector expression of the antibody genes followed by stable transfection into a suitable cell line. The stable clones are subjected to screening in order to select those clones with desired production and growth characteristics. This is a critical albeit time-consuming step in the process. This protocol considers vector selection and sourcing of antibody sequences for the expression of a therapeutic antibody. The methods describe preparation of vector DNA for stable transfection of a suspension variant of human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK-293) cell line, using polyethylenimine (PEI). The cells are transfected as adherent cells in serum-containing media to maximize transfection efficiency, and afterwards adapted to serum-free conditions. Large scale production, setup as batch overgrow cultures is used to yield antibody protein that is purified by affinity chromatography using an automated fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) instrument. The antibody yields produced by this method can provide sufficient protein to begin initial characterization of the antibody. This may include in vitro assay development or physicochemical characterization to aid in the time-consuming task of clonal screening for lead candidates. This method can be transferable to the development of an expression system for the production of biosimilar antibodies.

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Genetic VectorsAntibodiesBatch Cell Culture TechniquesCell CountChromatography, AffinityHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin GPolyethyleneimineTransfectionTrastuzumabAntibodiesImmunoglobulin GPolyethyleneimineTrastuzumab

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PMID28190027
PMCPMC5352293
OpenAlexW2581224549

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