Monoclonal Antibodies Raymond Liu Biochemistry 118Q Spring 2004 Overview Monoclonal Antibodies Applications Genomics Drug Development Smart Bombs Specificity Targeting Variety Antibodies and the Immune System Antibodies and the Immune System B cells Splicing Limitless Antibodies and the Immune System Monoclonal Antibodies Single Specificity Unlimited Production Monoclonal Antibodies Monoclonal Antibodies 1975 K hler and Milstein Immunized mice Fused B cells with myeloma cells Hybridomas Nobel Prize Applications Grouping blood types and identifying viruses Labeling in tests for pregnancy cancers blood clots and heart disease Purification of proteins and drugs Counteract transplant rejection Applications Fluorescence Imaging Carrier molecule radioactive cargo cytotoxins etc Binds receptors Applications Rituxan CD20 on B cells Ron Levy Herceptin HER2 EGF receptor Vitaxin vascular integrin antiangiogenesis Problems Mouse antibodies foreign Production of human anti mouse antibodies HAMA Rapid inactivation Solutions Chimeric antibodies human mouse hybrid antibodies with mouse CDR fused with human constant regions Splicing mouse CDR into human antibody gene regions Transgenic mice Genomics Genomics Genomic databases Microarrays Additional Screenings Antibody production Genomics Identify surface receptors associated with major cancers Search genome databases for genes regulating receptors Genomics Compare gene sequences to that of living cancer cells Use microarrays to find genes active in cancer but not in normal cells Identify target receptor proteins Genomics Inject mouse with protein Extract antibodies Test against cancer cells Continue drug development process Outlook Transplant rejection Cancer Autoimmune diseases infectious diseases Creation of libraries with antibodies against different antigens Monoclonal Antibodies
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