title: Expression of a human monoclonal anti-HIV-1 antibody in CHO cells.
abstract: The cDNA coding for the light and heavy chains, respectively, of the human monoclonal antibody 3D6 (IgG1, kappa), which binds specifically to human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) gp41, was inserted into three different mammalian expression vectors and transfected into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Transcription was under the control of Rous sarcoma virus long terminal repeat (RSV LTR), human cytomegalovirus major immediate early (CMV IE) promoter, and mouse mammary tumor virus long terminal repeat (MMTV LTR), respectively. Antibody productivity was monitored in the supernatants of selected clones. The binding characteristics of the CHO-derived antibody to HIV-1 gp41 were found to be identical to that of the original antibody produced by hybridoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rüker
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ebert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kohl
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Steindl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riegler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015870:Gene Expression; D015686:Gene Products, env / Q000276:immunology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015686:Gene Products, env; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41; D011498:Protein Precursors; D004247:DNA