Monoclonal Antibody
A Monoclonal Antibody is an antibody that is a cloned protein a unique white blood cell.
- Context:
- It can have a Monovalent Affinity.
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- Example(s):
- Adalimumab.
- Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies.
- AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab and administered together).
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Antiviral Medication, Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Monoclonal, Epitope, Antigen, Plasma Cell.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody Retrieved:2021-12-15.
- A monoclonal antibody (mAb or moAb) is an antibody made by cloning a unique white blood cell. All subsequent antibodies derived this way trace back to a unique parent cell.
Monoclonal antibodies can have monovalent affinity, binding only to the same epitope (the part of an antigen that is recognized by the antibody). In contrast, polyclonal antibodies bind to multiple epitopes and are usually made by several different antibody secreting plasma cell lineages. Bispecific monoclonal antibodies can also be engineered, by increasing the therapeutic targets of one monoclonal antibody to two epitopes.
It is possible to produce monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to virtually any suitable substance; they can then serve to detect or purify it. This capability has become an important tool in biochemistry, molecular biology, and medicine.
- A monoclonal antibody (mAb or moAb) is an antibody made by cloning a unique white blood cell. All subsequent antibodies derived this way trace back to a unique parent cell.