Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: The B cell death function of obinutuzumab-HDEL produced in plant ( Nicotiana benthamiana L.) is equivalent to obinutuzumab produced in CHO cells
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191075
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Antibody protein concentrations were measured via BCA method and quantification of PAGE gel analysis with Coomassie blue staining. To validate the concentration of each antibody, 1 μg of antibodies was subjected to PAGE under non-reducing conditions with BSA (0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2 μg) as the standard. Gels were then stained with Coomassie blue. ( B ) Specific epitope recognition by plant-obinutuzumab-HDEL was tested by immunocytochemistry. mCherry-tagged CD20 was expressed in HEK cells. CHO-obinutuzumab and plant-obinutuzumab-HDEL were used for immunocytochemistry with FITC-conjugated human Fc-specific secondary antibodies. Bar 1 μm. C. Representative FACS images for affinity comparison with 10 μg/ml antibodies. ( C, D ) Dose-dependent binding capacity of CHO-rituximab, plant-obinutuzumab-HDEL and CHO-obinutuzumab (1 ng/ml, 10 ng/ml, 100 ng/ml, 1 μg/ml, and 10 μg/ml) using flow cytometry. Representative FACS images of binding affinity with 10 μg/ml antibodies are shown in C . FITC intensities of 10 μg/ml of each antibody bound to cells are depicted by normalized mean fluorescence intensity (MFI). Results of triplicate assays are summarised in D.
Article Snippet: The anti-human Ig Fc-specific FITC-conjugated antibody (109-095-008, Jackson Laboratories, 1:2000 dilution in blocking solution: 5% horse serum, 5% goat serum, 1% gelatine in PBS) was applied to the samples at room temperature for 30 minutes, and the slides were washed three times with PBS.
Techniques: Staining, Concentration Assay, Immunocytochemistry, Comparison, Binding Assay, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence