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ArticleJournal of virology1998

Transgenic mice secreting coronavirus neutralizing antibodies into the milk.

I Sola, J Castilla, B Pintado, J M Sánchez-Morgado, C B Whitelaw, A J Clark, L Enjuanes

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Article in Journal of virology, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

I SolaCentro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Campus Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.
J Castilla
B Pintado
J M Sánchez-Morgado
C B Whitelaw
A J Clark
L Enjuanes
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESRoslin Institute · GBInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ten lines of transgenic mice secreting transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV) neutralizing recombinant monoclonal antibodies (rMAbs) into the milk were generated. The rMAb light- and heavy-chain genes were assembled by fusing the genes encoding the variable modules of the murine MAb 6A.C3, which binds an interspecies conserved coronavirus epitope essential for virus infectivity, and a constant module from a porcine myeloma with the immunoglobulin A (IgA) isotype. The chimeric antibody led to dimer formation in the presence of J chain. The neutralization specific activity of the recombinant antibody produced in transiently or stably transformed cells was 50-fold higher than that of a monomeric rMAb with the IgG1 isotype and an identical binding site. This rMAb had titers of up to 10(4) by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and neutralized virus infectivity up to 10(4)-fold. Of 23 transgenic mice, 17 integrated both light and heavy chains, and at least 10 of them transmitted both genes to the progeny, leading to 100% of animals secreting functional TGEV neutralizing antibody during lactation. Selected mice produced milk with TGEV-specific antibody titers higher than 10(6) as determined by RIA, neutralized virus infectivity by 10(6)-fold, and produced up to 6 mg of antibody per ml. Antibody expression levels were transgene copy number independent and integration site dependent. Comicroinjection of the genomic beta-lactoglobulin gene with rMAb light- and heavy-chain genes led to the generation of transgenic mice carrying the three transgenes. The highest antibody titers were produced by transgenic mice that had integrated the antibody and beta-lactoglobulin genes, although the number of transgenic animals generated does not allow a definitive conclusion on the enhancing effect of beta-lactoglobulin cointegration. This approach may lead to the generation of transgenic animals providing lactogenic immunity to their progeny against enteric pathogens.

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Mice, TransgenicAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralBase SequenceCell LineCell Line, TransformedCOS CellsDNA, ComplementaryHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin alpha-ChainsImmunoglobulin IsotypesImmunoglobulin kappa-ChainsMiceAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralDNA, ComplementaryImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin alpha-ChainsImmunoglobulin IsotypesImmunoglobulin kappa-ChainsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID9557658
PMCPMC109598
OpenAlexW2099820899

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