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Method for preparing monoclonal antibody

US8236530B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

JAPAN TOBACCO INC. · JP
Abgenix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Chihiro Kusunoki · Takatsuki, JP
Atsushi Fukushima · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2005
Grant date	Aug 7, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2840/20
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A significantly increased amount of a monoclonal antibody is obtained from the culture medium of recombinant hybridoma prepared by introducing genes encoding a protein identical to the immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide of the specific monoclonal antibody into an immortalized B cell (hybridoma) producing the monoclonal antibody.

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