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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Tokyo University of Science Foundation, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Moutai, Hyogo, JP;
Tomoyuki Nakaishi, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Kita, Hyogo, JP;
Mitsuaki Kitano, Hyogo, JP;
Daisuke Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
KANEKA CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for efficiently producing a B cell population comprising B cells that recognize a specific antigen. According to the present invention, provided is a method for producing a B cell population, comprising: a step (c) of culturing a cell population comprising B cells together with a specific antigen in the absence of IL-21, in the absence of IL-4, and in the presence of a cytokine other than IL-21 and IL-4, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells; and a step (d) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells, while giving stimulation mediated by has to the cells, so as to obtain a B cell population comprising B cells that recognize the specific antigen.