This video demonstrates a procedure for the production of recombinant antibodies against metallopeptidase. Recombinant plasmids carrying genes for the antibody, green fluorescent protein, and antibiotic resistance are transfected into epithelial cells with lipofectamine. The transfected cells are selected and cultivated to generate recombinant antibodies.
Protocol
1. Preparation of porcine aminopeptidase N (APN) protein antigen NOTE: The pET28a (+)-APN-BL21 (DE3) strain and the APN stably expressed cells pEGFP-C1-APN-IPEC-J2 were constructed in a previous study. Recover bacteria from a frozen glycerol stock and streak onto Luria-Bertani (LB) plates containing 50 µg/mL kanamycin (Km+) for single colony isolation. Select a single colony from the freshly streaked plate, culture in 4 mL…