Monoclonal antibody manufacturing in transgenic plants--myths and realities

Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2002 Dec;13(6):630-5. doi: 10.1016/s0958-1669(02)00351-8.

Abstract

The number and types of antibodies expressed in plants has increased steadily since the first reports of this accomplishment in the 1980s, illustrating the versatility of plants as a production system for antibodies. Many recent reviews have detailed the antibody forms that have been derived from plant expression systems. This contribution focuses on the remaining challenges to develop plant-derived therapeutic antibodies into products, and some of the progress that is being made in addressing these challenges.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / biosynthesis*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / economics
  • Drug Industry / economics
  • Drug Industry / methods
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Glycolysis / genetics
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / immunology
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism*
  • Seeds / genetics*
  • Seeds / metabolism*
  • Truth Disclosure
  • Zea mays / genetics*
  • Zea mays / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal