A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.

We have developed a robust platform to generate and functionally characterize rabbit-derived antibodies using B cells from peripheral blood. The rapid high throughput procedure generates a diverse set of antibodies, yet requires only few animals to be immunized without the need to sacrifice them. Th...

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Main Authors: Stefan Seeber, Francesca Ros, Irmgard Thorey, Georg Tiefenthaler, Klaus Kaluza, Valeria Lifke, Jens André Alexander Fischer, Stefan Klostermann, Josef Endl, Erhard Kopetzki, Achal Pashine, Basile Siewe, Brigitte Kaluza, Josef Platzer, Sonja Offner
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913575?pdf=render
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author Stefan Seeber
Francesca Ros
Irmgard Thorey
Georg Tiefenthaler
Klaus Kaluza
Valeria Lifke
Jens André Alexander Fischer
Stefan Klostermann
Josef Endl
Erhard Kopetzki
Achal Pashine
Basile Siewe
Brigitte Kaluza
Josef Platzer
Sonja Offner
author_facet Stefan Seeber
Francesca Ros
Irmgard Thorey
Georg Tiefenthaler
Klaus Kaluza
Valeria Lifke
Jens André Alexander Fischer
Stefan Klostermann
Josef Endl
Erhard Kopetzki
Achal Pashine
Basile Siewe
Brigitte Kaluza
Josef Platzer
Sonja Offner
author_sort Stefan Seeber
collection DOAJ
description We have developed a robust platform to generate and functionally characterize rabbit-derived antibodies using B cells from peripheral blood. The rapid high throughput procedure generates a diverse set of antibodies, yet requires only few animals to be immunized without the need to sacrifice them. The workflow includes (i) the identification and isolation of single B cells from rabbit blood expressing IgG antibodies, (ii) an elaborate short term B-cell cultivation to produce sufficient monoclonal antigen specific IgG for comprehensive phenotype screens, (iii) the isolation of VH and VL coding regions via PCR from B-cell clones producing antigen specific and functional antibodies followed by the sequence determination, and (iv) the recombinant expression and purification of IgG antibodies. The fully integrated and to a large degree automated platform (demonstrated in this paper using IL1RL1 immunized rabbits) yielded clonal and very diverse IL1RL1-specific and functional IL1RL1-inhibiting rabbit antibodies. These functional IgGs from individual animals were obtained at a short time range after immunization and could be identified already during primary screening, thus substantially lowering the workload for the subsequent B-cell PCR workflow. Early availability of sequence information permits one to select early-on function- and sequence-diverse antibodies for further characterization. In summary, this powerful technology platform has proven to be an efficient and robust method for the rapid generation of antigen specific and functional monoclonal rabbit antibodies without sacrificing the immunized animal.
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spelling doaj.art-121e8ae00e8c4eaa9913c08d88a77bdd2022-12-22T01:13:44ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0192e8618410.1371/journal.pone.0086184A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.Stefan SeeberFrancesca RosIrmgard ThoreyGeorg TiefenthalerKlaus KaluzaValeria LifkeJens André Alexander FischerStefan KlostermannJosef EndlErhard KopetzkiAchal PashineBasile SieweBrigitte KaluzaJosef PlatzerSonja OffnerWe have developed a robust platform to generate and functionally characterize rabbit-derived antibodies using B cells from peripheral blood. The rapid high throughput procedure generates a diverse set of antibodies, yet requires only few animals to be immunized without the need to sacrifice them. The workflow includes (i) the identification and isolation of single B cells from rabbit blood expressing IgG antibodies, (ii) an elaborate short term B-cell cultivation to produce sufficient monoclonal antigen specific IgG for comprehensive phenotype screens, (iii) the isolation of VH and VL coding regions via PCR from B-cell clones producing antigen specific and functional antibodies followed by the sequence determination, and (iv) the recombinant expression and purification of IgG antibodies. The fully integrated and to a large degree automated platform (demonstrated in this paper using IL1RL1 immunized rabbits) yielded clonal and very diverse IL1RL1-specific and functional IL1RL1-inhibiting rabbit antibodies. These functional IgGs from individual animals were obtained at a short time range after immunization and could be identified already during primary screening, thus substantially lowering the workload for the subsequent B-cell PCR workflow. Early availability of sequence information permits one to select early-on function- and sequence-diverse antibodies for further characterization. In summary, this powerful technology platform has proven to be an efficient and robust method for the rapid generation of antigen specific and functional monoclonal rabbit antibodies without sacrificing the immunized animal.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913575?pdf=render
spellingShingle Stefan Seeber
Francesca Ros
Irmgard Thorey
Georg Tiefenthaler
Klaus Kaluza
Valeria Lifke
Jens André Alexander Fischer
Stefan Klostermann
Josef Endl
Erhard Kopetzki
Achal Pashine
Basile Siewe
Brigitte Kaluza
Josef Platzer
Sonja Offner
A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
PLoS ONE
title A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
title_full A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
title_fullStr A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
title_full_unstemmed A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
title_short A robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit B cells from peripheral blood.
title_sort robust high throughput platform to generate functional recombinant monoclonal antibodies using rabbit b cells from peripheral blood
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913575?pdf=render
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