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ArticleeLife2019

A toolbox of IgG subclass-switched recombinant monoclonal antibodies for enhanced multiplex immunolabeling of brain.

Nicolas P Andrews, Justin X Boeckman, Colleen F Manning, Joe T Nguyen, Hannah Bechtold, Camelia Dumitras, Belvin Gong, Kimberly Nguyen, Deborah van der List, Karl D Murray and 2 more

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Article in eLife, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicolas P AndrewsDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Justin X BoeckmanDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0022-1474
Colleen F ManningDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Joe T NguyenDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6647-0561
Hannah BechtoldDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, United States.
Camelia DumitrasDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Belvin GongDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Kimberly NguyenDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Deborah van der ListDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
Karl D MurrayDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.
JoAnne EngebrechtDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, United States.
James S TrimmerDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6117-3912
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

UC Davis/NIH NeuroMab FacilityU24NS050606 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI TRIMMER, JAMES S · 2005 to 2014
$15.6M
Recombinant Immunolabels for Nanoprecise Brain Mapping Across ScalesU24NS109113 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI KARL Daniel MURRAY · 2018 to 2026
$9.9M
UC Davis/NIH NeuroMab Facility-Administrative SupplementR24NS092991 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI TRIMMER, JAMES S · 2015 to 2018
$1.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R24 NS092991NINDS NIH HHS U24 NS050606NINDS NIH HHS U24 NS109113
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generating recombinant monoclonal antibodies (R-mAbs) from mAb-producing hybridomas offers numerous advantages that increase the effectiveness, reproducibility, and transparent reporting of research. We report here the generation of a novel resource in the form of a library of recombinant R-mAbs validated for neuroscience research. We cloned immunoglobulin G (IgG) variable domains from cryopreserved hybridoma cells and input them into an integrated pipeline for expression and validation of functional R-mAbs. To improve efficiency over standard protocols, we eliminated aberrant Sp2/0-Ag14 hybridoma-derived variable light transcripts using restriction enzyme treatment. Further, we engineered a plasmid backbone that allows for switching of the IgG subclasses without altering target binding specificity to generate R-mAbs useful in simultaneous multiplex labeling experiments not previously possible. The method was also employed to rescue IgG variable sequences and generate functional R-mAbs from a non-viable cryopreserved hybridoma. All R-mAb sequences and plasmids will be archived and disseminated from open source suppliers.

Indexed as

ImmunohistochemistryAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody SpecificityBrainEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansHybridomasImmunoglobulin GMiceNeurosciencesRatsRecombinant ProteinsAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Proteinsantibodiesbrainimmunohistochemistrymouseneurosciencerat

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PMID30667360
PMCPMC6377228
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