title: Cloning, expression and characterization of a murine-human chimeric antibody with specificity for pre-S2 surface antigen of hepatitis B virus.
abstract: The cloning, expression and characterization of a murine-human chimeric antibody with specificity for the pre-S2 surface antigen (Ag) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is described. The heavy and light chain variable region (VH and VL) genes encoding the murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) were isolated and combined with human gamma 1 and kappa constant region genes, respectively. The expression vectors containing the chimeric heavy and light chain genes were sequentially electroporated into murine Sp2/0 hybridoma cells and transfectomas secreting chimeric antibody were isolated. The chimeric antibody was purified and characterized by ELISA, Western analysis and competition immunoassay, demonstrating that the transfectoma functionally express and secrete murine-human chimeric antibody which retained the specificity and affinity of the parental murine mAb.
authors.affiliation: Protein Engineering Laboratory, Genetic Engineering Research Institute, KIST, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Namgung
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007127:Immunoglobulin Constant Regions / Q000235:genetics; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000276:immunology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007127:Immunoglobulin Constant Regions; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C050807:presurface protein 2, hepatitis B surface antigen