A new approach for rapidly reshaping single-chain antibody in vitro by combining DNA shuffling with ribosome display

J Biochem. 2004 Jul;136(1):19-28. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvh083.

Abstract

Antibody reshaping is an effective way to reduce the immunogenicity while maintaining or improving the affinity of murine antibodies. This paper describe a new in vitro approach for rapidly reshaping murine antibodies by combining DNA shuffling with ribosome display. With the new method, a reshaping anti-4-1BB single-chain antibody (scFv), Re-4B4-1 scFv, which bound to its antigen (4-1BB) specifically and strongly, was selected from a reshaping library. These results proved definitely the feasibility of the new designed approach for antibody reshaping.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Shuffling*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / immunology*
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Library*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Protein Engineering*
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Ribosomes / genetics
  • Ribosomes / immunology*
  • Sequence Alignment

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region
  • Peptide Library