The video demonstrates a technique for generating monoclonal antibodies from antigen-specific B cells. Eukaryotic expression vectors encoding the heavy and light chains of antibodies, cloned from isolated antigen-specific B cells, are introduced into mammalian cells using polyplexes. Once inside the cells, these vectors undergo translation, and the resulting heavy and light chain peptides assemble into antibodies, which are subsequently secreted by the cells.
Protocol
1. Production of mAbs The day before the transfection, seed 15,000 Human embryonic kidney 293A (HEK 293A) cells in 200 µL of Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% FBS per well in 96-well plates. Incubate overnight in a CO2 incubator (5% CO2) at 37 °C. Cotransfect 293A cells in DMEM medium containing 10% FBS using a linear polyethylenimine derivative as transfection reagent. NOTE: Perform the transfec…