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Monoclonal Monkey (NHP) Antibody Discovery Introduction

Compared to rodents, monkeys are large animals and have a similar genetic background to humans. Studies have shown that non-human primates are closest to humans in terms of kinship. It shares 75–98.5% of its genetic material with humans. This characteristic makes laboratory monkeys important in preclinical new drug development and the ideal animal to be closest to humans in experiments. It is also for this reason that monoclonal monkey antibodies have higher homology with human antibodies in antibody development and research. Based on our rich field experience and advanced antibody preparation platform, Creative Biolabs provides comprehensive antibody discovery services to support monoclonal monkey antibody production.

Fig 1. Antibody. (Creative Biolabs Authorized) Fig 1. Antibody

Monoclonal Monkey (NHP) Antibody Discovery

Monoclonal antibodies are produced by B cells. It is able to specifically target immunoglobulins to antigens. Monoclonal antibody is not only an essential tool in biochemistry, molecular biology, and medical research, but it has also demonstrated amazing performance in clinical therapeutic applications, with good therapeutic effects on refractory tumors.

Initially, the preparation of monoclonal antibodies was mainly based on hybridoma technology in mice. However, murine monoclonal antibodies are highly immunogenic and can cause human anti-mouse antibody reactions in clinical applications, leading to a shortening of the half-life of the murine antibody, which in turn leads to a weakening of the therapeutic effect. With the development of technology, people have been able to prepare the desired antibodies on more animals, and it has even been possible to prepare fully human antibodies. However, animal-derived antibodies remain an essential and important tool in preclinical studies. Since fully human antibodies are generally hosted in non-mammalian cells, such as E. coli, and have not been produced by expression in mammalian cells or in vivo, they may have some activity deficiencies and often need to undergo subsequent modifications.

Laboratory animals are the main experimental subjects for the preclinical evaluation of drugs. Monkeys, as non-human primates, are an even more important species in preclinical studies. Non-human primates are closest to humans in terms of kinship. Antibodies, as a biomolecular drug, may produce a strong stimulus upon entry into the organism, leading to the production of specific antibodies and sensitized lymphocytes. The production of anti-drug antibodies may cause allergic reactions, immunosuppression, autoimmune reactions, and other adverse reactions in the body. The severity of these adverse reactions can range from mild to life-threatening. Monoclonal monkey antibodies have higher homology with monoclonal human antibodies due to the evolutionary similarity of the species. Therefore, immunological and pharmacological studies using monkeys as test subjects are more reliable than those using other mammals. At the same time, the anti-drug antibodies produced by monkeys against certain drugs can often approximate the response to the same drug in humans. Monoclonal monkey antibodies have an irreplaceable role in antibody research and development. However, the preparation of monoclonal monkey antibodies is not an easy task. The acquisition and breeding of monkeys alone require high conditions and costs. Therefore, the preparation of monoclonal monkey antibodies often has high technical barriers.

Monkey-derived immune antibody libraries are excellent tools for studying the humoral immunity of an organism to an antigen. Enrichment of antigen-specific antibodies by phage display library construction. Antibody libraries have a higher rate of encoding functional antibodies capable of recognizing specific immunogens and can be screened for functional antibodies and their genes against immunogens from antibody libraries with smaller library capacities. This approach can produce more or even better antibodies compared to the hybridoma route. Moreover, antibodies generated based on immunize antibody libraries may have higher affinity than those obtained by conventional techniques.

Creative Biolabs has a wealth of knowledge and experience in monoclonal antibody discovery. We would be happy to share with you our knowledge and experience related to monoclonal monkey antibody discovery.


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