A novel rabbit immunospot array assay on a chip allows for the rapid generation of rabbit monoclonal antibodies with high affinity

PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e52383. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052383. Epub 2012 Dec 26.

Abstract

Antigen-specific rabbit monoclonal antibodies (RaMoAbs) are useful due to their high specificity and high affinity, and the establishment of a comprehensive and rapid RaMoAb generation system has been highly anticipated. Here, we present a novel system using immunospot array assay on a chip (ISAAC) technology in which we detect and retrieve antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells from the peripheral blood lymphocytes of antigen-immunized rabbits and produce antigen-specific RaMoAbs with 10(-12) M affinity within a time period of only 7 days. We have used this system to efficiently generate RaMoAbs that are specific to a phosphorylated signal-transducing molecule. Our system provides a new method for the comprehensive and rapid production of RaMoAbs, which may contribute to laboratory research and clinical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
  • Antibody Affinity*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Microarray Analysis / methods*
  • Peptides / immunology
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Rabbits
  • Signal Transduction
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Peptides

Grants and funding

Vivalis; The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.