This protocol describes the production of a therapeutic antibody in a mammalian expression system. The methods described include preparation of vector DNA, stable transfection and serum-free adaptation of a human embryonic kidney 293 cell line, set up of large scale cultures and purification using affinity chromatography.
Elgundi, Z., Sifniotis, V., Reslan, M., Cruz, E., Kayser, V. Laboratory Scale Production and Purification of a Therapeutic Antibody. J. Vis. Exp. (119), e55153, doi:10.3791/55153 (2017).