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ArticleAntibodies (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Cost-Effective Method for Full-Length Sequencing of Monoclonal Antibodies from Hybridoma Cells.

Sarah Döring, Georg Tscheuschner, Sabine Flemig, Michael G Weller, Zoltán Konthur

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Article in Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sarah DöringFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-9610-7041
Georg TscheuschnerFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2311-1016
Sabine FlemigFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
Michael G WellerFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2767-2029
Zoltán KonthurFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8767-9823

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Abstract

backgroundMonoclonal antibodies play an important role in therapeutic and analytical applications. For recombinant expression, the coding sequences of the variable regions of the heavy and light chains are required. In addition, cloning antibody sequences, including constant regions, reduces the impact of hybridoma cell loss and ensures preservation of the naturally occurring full antibody sequence.

methodWe combined amplification of IgG antibody variable regions from hybridoma mRNA with an advanced method for full-length cloning of monoclonal antibodies in a simple two-step workflow. Following Sanger sequencing and evaluation of consensus sequences, the best matching variable, diversity, and joining (V-(D-)J) gene segments were identified according to identity scores from IgBLAST reference sequences. Simultaneously, the mouse IgG subclass was determined at the DNA level based on isotype-specific sequence patterns in the C

resultsTo verify the approach, we applied it to the hybridoma clone BAM-CCMV-29-81 and obtained identical full-length antibody sequences as with RNA Illumina sequencing. Further validation at the protein level using an established MALDI-TOF MS-fingerprinting protocol showed that five out of six genetically encoded CDR domains of the monoclonal antibody BAM-CCMV-29-81 could be efficiently correlated.

conclusionThis simple, streamlined method enables the cost-effective determination of the full-length sequence of monoclonal antibodies from hybridoma cell lines, with the added benefit of obtaining the DNA sequence of the antibody ready for recombinant expression.

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full-length antibody sequencinghybridoma cell lossimmunoglobulin isotypingMALDI-TOF MSRNA Illumina sequencing

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PMID40981271
PMCPMC12452578

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