METHOD OF IMMUNIZING ANIMAL, COMPOSITION FOR IMMUNIZATION, METHOD OF PRODUCING ANTIBODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYBRIDOMA AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to a method whereby a humoral immune response is induced more efficiently in producing an antibody against an antigen protein by gene immunization. A fusion gene composed of a gene encoding the full-length of a part of the antigen protein or a gene encoding a chaperonin subunit or a chaperonin subunit linkage linked thereto is administered to express the fusion gene in the animal, thereby inducing a humoral immune response to an antigen protein by administering. An example of the chaperonin includes Escherichia coli GroEL. There is also provided with a composition for immunization, a method for producing an antibody, a method for producing a hybridoma, and a method for producing a monoclonal antibody.