Human anti-rhesus D IgG1 antibody produced in transgenic plants

Thomas Bouquin; Mads Thomsen; Leif Kofoed Nielsen; Trine Hefsgaard Green; John Mundy; Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel

doi:10.1023/A:1015226418688

Human anti-rhesus D IgG1 antibody produced in transgenic plants

Thomas Bouquin
, Mads Thomsen
, Leif Kofoed Nielsen
, Trine Hefsgaard Green
, John Mundy
, Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel

University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen University Hospital

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Abstract

Transgenic plants represent an alternative to cell culture systems for producing cheap and safe antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic use. To evaluate the functional properties of a 'plantibody', we generated transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing full-length human IgG1 against the Rhesus D antigen, which is responsible for alloimmunization of RhD- mothers carrying an RhD+ fetus. Anti-RhD extracted from plants specifically reacted with RhD+ cells in antiglobulin technique, and elicited a respiratory burst in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Plant-derived antibody had equivalent properties to CHO cell-produced anti-RhD antibody, indicating its potential usefulness in diagnostic and therapeutic programs.

Original language	English
Journal	Transgenic Research
Volume	11
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	115-122
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0962-8819
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015226418688
Publication status	Published - Apr 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Agglutination Tests
Arabidopsis
Blotting, Western
Cloning, Molecular
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Genetic Vectors
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Monocytes
Plants, Genetically Modified
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory Burst
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System

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