Abstract
Simplified monoclonal antibodies can be produced by fusing a VHH or nanobody, derived from camelid heavy-chain-only antibodies to the Fc domain of either IgG (VHH-IgG), IgA (VHH-IgA), or IgY (VHH-IgY). These recombinant antibodies are encoded by a single gene and their production can be easily scaled up in plants. This chapter contains methods for Gateway cloning of VHH-Fc fusions into the binary T-DNA vectors pEAQ-HT-DEST1 and pPhasGW, electroporation of Agrobacterium with the resulting constructs, transient antibody expression in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, and stable antibody expression in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. The properties of chimeric VHH-based antibodies produced in plants enable novel passive immunization treatments, such as in-feed oral delivery or intravenous injection.
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De Greve, H. (2022). Production of Designer VHH-Based Antibodies in Plants. In: Hussack, G., Henry, K.A. (eds) Single-Domain Antibodies. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2446. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2075-5_10
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