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Polymemse Chain Reaction Using Mixed Primers: Cloning of Human Monoclonal Antibody Variable Region Genes from Single Hybridoma Cells

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We describe a general approach to rapidly obtain the DNA sequence encoding the variable region of any immunoglobulin chain using the polymerase chain reaction and a mixture of upstream primers corresponding to the leader sequence, and one downstream primer designed from the conserved nucleotide sequence of the constant region. The approach was applied to five different hybridomas producing human monoclonal antibodies and variable regions for both γ and μ heavy chain and κ and λ light chain genes were successfully cloned. cDNA encoding variable regions could be amplified from single hybridoma cells isolated by micromanipulation. This approach will permit analysis of B cell clonal ontogeny, antibody diversity and lymphoma cell progression and heterogeneity. It will also facilitate structural and functional studies of immunoglobulins as well as the rapid construction of chimeric antibodies.

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  1. Magnus Abrahamson

    Present address: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden

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  1. Genelabs Incorporated, 505 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA, 94063

    James W. Larrick, Carol A. Brenner, Ellen F. Wallace & Kirk E. Fry

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, S-221 00, Lund, Sweden

    Lena Danielsson, Magnus Abrahamson & Carl A. K. Borrebaeck

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Larrick, J., Danielsson, L., Brenner, C. et al. Polymemse Chain Reaction Using Mixed Primers: Cloning of Human Monoclonal Antibody Variable Region Genes from Single Hybridoma Cells. Nat Biotechnol 7, 934–938 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0989-934

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