RECOMBINANT ANTI-HIV ANTIBODY AND PREPARATION THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to a gene fragment which codes for the variable regions of an antibody having an activity of neutralizing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a novel recombinant anti-HIV antibody expressed by using the above gene, and a process for preparing the same. A mouse-human chimeric antibody and a modified mouse-human antibody, having an activity of neutralizing HIV, are obtained by determining a specific nucleic acid sequence of a gene fragment which codes for the variable regions of the H and L chains of an antibody having an activity of neutralizing HIV and artificially fusing a DNA synthesized on the basis of the determined sequence with a gene which codes for human immunoglobulin. The novel anti-HIV antibody is useful for treating and preventing AIDS.