Hybrid light chain mice
AssigneeRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsLynn Macdonald, Sean Stevens, Cagan Gurer, Andrew J. Murphy, Karolina A. Meagher
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Abstract
Genetically modified mice are provided that express human λ variable (hVλ) sequences, including mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse λ light chain locus, mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse κ light chain locus, and mice that express hVλ sequences from a transgene or an episome wherein the hVλ sequence is linked to a mouse constant sequence. Mice are provided that are a source of somatically mutated human λ variable sequences useful for making antigen-binding proteins. Compositions and methods for making antigen-binding proteins that comprise human λ variable sequences, including human antibodies, are provided.
Claims13
An isolated mouse cell comprising at an endogenous κ light chain locus in its genome:
- (a) an unrearranged light chain variable region comprising a plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain V (hVλ) gene segments and a plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain J (hJλ) gene segments, wherein the plurality of hVλ gene segments and the plurality of hJλ gene segments are the only functional variable region gene segments in the unrearranged light chain variable region;
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- (b) a mouse K light chain constant region gene,
- wherein the plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain V (hVλ) gene segments and the plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain J (hJλ) gene segments are operably linked to the mouse κ light chain constant region gene.
An isolated mouse cell comprising at an endogenous κ light chain locus in its genome:
- (a) an unrearranged light chain variable region comprising:
- (i) at least 12 contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain variable region (hVλ) gene segments and a plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain J (hJλ) gene segments, wherein the at least 12 functional hVλ gene segments and the plurality of functional hJλ gene segments are the only functional variable region gene segments in the unrearranged light chain variable region;
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- (ii) a human Vκ-Jκ intergenic sequence located between the contiguous hVλ gene segments and the plurality of contiguous hJλ gene segments;
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- (b) a mouse κ light chain constant region gene;
- wherein the at least 12 contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain V (hVλ) gene segments and the plurality of contiguous unrearranged functional human λ light chain J (hJλ) gene segments are operably linked to the mouse κ light chain constant region gene.
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