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ArticleNature protocols2018

Transient expression of human antibodies in mammalian cells.

Rodrigo Vazquez-Lombardi, Damien Nevoltris, Ansha Luthra, Peter Schofield, Carsten Zimmermann, Daniel Christ

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Article in Nature protocols, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rodrigo Vazquez-LombardiGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Damien NevoltrisGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Ansha LuthraGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Peter SchofieldGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Carsten ZimmermannSchool of Business Administration, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Daniel ChristGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Garvan Institute of Medical Research · AUUniversity of California, San Diego · USUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant expression of antibody molecules in mammalian cells offers important advantages over traditionally utilized bacterial expression, including glycosylation required for antibody functionality and markedly reduced levels of endotoxin contamination. Advances in transient mammalian expression systems enable high yields (>100 mg/liter) that now allow for effective recombinant antibody production at a reasonable cost. Here, we provide step-by-step protocols for the design and recombinant expression of full-length IgG antibodies and antibody-derived constructs (including Fab, Fc-fusions and bispecifics) in mammalian cells. Antibody constructs are designed by combining antibody variable domains, generated by phage display or derived from human/humanized monoclonals, with constant regions. The constructs are then expressed from mammalian vectors, secreted into culture media, purified by affinity chromatography and characterized by biolayer interferometry. This article provides detailed protocols, sequences and strategies that allow the expression and purification of endotoxin-free antibody reagents suitable for testing in animal models within a 3-week time frame.

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AnimalsAntibodiesCells, CulturedChromatography, AffinityElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin GInterferometryMammalsProtein EngineeringRecombinant ProteinsAntibodiesImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Proteins

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PMID29240734
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