Cloning of Human IgG Fc cDNA and Expression of Whole Human Anti-HBsAg Antibody in CHO Cells.

Messenger RNA was extracted from human peripheral lymphocytes and first strand cDNA was prepared by reverse-transciption. The cDNA of Fc fragment of human IgG1 was then obtained by PCR and was cloned into the pGEM T-vector. The DNA sequences encoding signal peptides of both light and heavy chains were synthesized and cloned respectively.

Reactive oxygen species from mitochondria mediate SW480 cells apoptosis induced by Na2SeO3.

A number of selenium compounds have been found to inhibit tumorigenesis in a variety of animal and cell models. In order to explore the molecular mechanism involved in the anticarcinogenesis activity of selenium, we examined the effects of sodium selenite on cell viabilty, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (delta(psi)m) in human colonic carcinoma cells SW480. The result from MTT test showed that sodium selenite reduced cell viability.

Construction of Human Immunoglobulin Combinatorial Library and Screening of Phage Antibodies to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen.

Human immunoglobulin combinatorial library was generated by using phage surface-display expression system, and phage antibodies (Fab fragments) to hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) were screened from it. The products by half-nested PCR using signal peptide sequences as primers were superior in quality and quantity to those by PCR with conserved sequences in the 5'-end variable regions as primers. After three round of selections by biopanning, the ratio of positive clone was 69%.