title: Reshaping human antibodies for therapy.
abstract: A human IgGI antibody has been reshaped for serotherapy in humans by introducing the six hypervariable regions from the heavy- and light-chain variable domains of a rat antibody directed against human lymphocytes. The reshaped human antibody is as effective as the rat antibody in complement and is more effective in cell-mediated lysis of human lymphocytes.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001483:Base Sequence; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D005813:Genes, Synthetic; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000235:genetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins