[HN Gopher] A primer on the next generation of antibodies
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       A primer on the next generation of antibodies
        
       Author : abhishaike
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2024-06-05 17:31 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | frankus wrote:
       | I'm curious what the challenges are around using mRNA to
       | synthesize antibodies in a person's own cells. A little googling
       | turned up this company: https://acuitastx.com/technology/mrna-
       | therapeutics/ but I'm curious if there are any obvious
       | showstoppers for that kind of thing.
        
         | typingonmyphone wrote:
         | I assume the main issue is that antibodies are produced by B
         | cells and probably wouldn't be functional if produced by the
         | muscle cells that are the traditional mRNA target. And it would
         | be transient, your immune system wouldn't learn to make that
         | antibody (maybe a feature for a drug).
        
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