title: Expression of a human monoclonal anti-(rhesus D) Fab fragment in Escherichia coli with the use of bacteriophage lambda vectors.
abstract: A human anti-(rhesus D) antibody (IgG1 lambda) Fab fragment was cloned from an Epstein-Barr-virus-transformed cell line and expressed in Escherichia coli with the use of bacteriophage lambda vectors. The cloned protein is active in binding to human erythrocytes and permits the development of a recombinant reagent for the prevention of haemolytic disease of the newborn. The method offers a rapid and effective means of rescuing human Fabs from potentially unstable cell lines secreting human antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015723:Gene Library; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System