“…Subsequently, the codon-optimized V gene for heavy chain or V gene and k constant region gene for light chain, including 5 0 -HindIII and 3 0 -NheI or 5 0 -HindIII and 3 0 -EcoRI restriction sites, respectively Kozak sequence and HAVT20-leader sequence (Vidarsson et al, 2001), were designed and ordered from Geneart (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA). The HindIII-NheI fragment for the codon-optimized heavy chain was ligated into c constant region flanking 3 0 -EcoRI restriction site, as described by (Kruijsen et al, 2013). The HindIII-EcoRI fragment for the codon-optimized light chain was ligated into pEE14.4 (Lonza, Williamsport, PA, USA), and the full HindIII-EcoRI fragment for the heavy chain was ligated into pEE6.4 (Lonza).…”