INDUCER FOR PRODUCTION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY, EXPRESSION VECTOR CONTAINING GENE THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF INDUCING PRODUCTION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY

摘要

The inducer for the production of an antigen-specific antibody according to this invention is a chimera molecule comprising an antigen and a substance providing a B cell with a signal that activates the B cell to produce an antigen-specific antibody with strong avidity to said antigen. The method for inducing the production of an antigen-specific antibody according to the invention is that which utilizes the aforementioned molecule as an inducer for the production of an antigen-specific antibody and simultaneously stimulates an antigen receptor of a B cell and a receptor that activates the B cell to produce the antigen-specific antibody.