Production of recombinant proteins in vivo and use for generating antibodies

摘要

The invention is directed to methods of producing a protein by administering a nucleic acid encoding the protein to an animal. Following the administration of the nucleic acid to the animal, the protein is produced in vivo and is isolated by removing a biological sample from the animal. These methods allow for the rapid and efficient production and isolation of a protein encoded by any nucleic acid sequence of interest and can be used to generate antibodies that bind to the protein sequence.