(19)
(11) EP 2 314 625 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
22.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/25

(43) Date of publication:
27.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/17

(21) Application number: 10182935.6

(22) Date of filing: 03.12.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07K 16/24(2006.01)
C07K 16/28(2006.01)
C07K 16/00(2006.01)
A01K 67/027(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 03.12.1996 US 759620

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
04013481.9 / 1500329
97953227.2 / 0942968

(71) Applicant: Amgen Fremont Inc.
Fremont, CA 94555 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Green, Larry
    San Francisco, CA 94114 (US)
  • Jakobovits, Aya
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • Kucherlapati, Raju
    Weston, MA 02493 (US)
  • Klapholz, Sue
    Stanford, CA 94305 (US)
  • Mendez, Michael
    El Granada, CA 94018 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 30-09-2010 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Transgenic mammals having human Ig loci including plural VH and Vkappa regions and antibodies produced therefrom


(57) The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals that are engineered to contain human immunoglobulin gene loci. In particular, animals in accordance with the invention possess human Ig loci that includes plural variable (VH and V kappa ) gene regions. Advantageously, the inclusion of plural variable region genes enhances the specificity and diversity of human antibodies produced by the animal. Further, the inclusion of such regions enhances and reconstitutes B-cell development to the animals, such that the animals possess abundant mature B-cells secreting extremely high affinity antibodies.