Antibody Selection via Phage Display in Microtiter Plates

Methods Mol Biol. 2023:2702:247-260. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3381-6_12.

Abstract

The most common and robust in vitro technology to generate monoclonal human antibodies is phage display. This technology is a widely used and powerful key technology for recombinant antibody selection. Phage display-derived antibodies are used as research tools, in diagnostic assays, and by 2022, 14 phage display-derived therapeutic antibodies were approved. In this review, we describe a fast high-throughput antibody (scFv) selection procedure in 96-well microtiter plates. The given detailed protocol allows the antibody selection ("panning"), screening, and identification of monoclonal antibodies in less than 2 weeks. Furthermore, we describe an on-rate panning approach for the selection of monoclonal antibodies with fast on-rates.

Keywords: Antibody fragments; Antibody phage display; Antibody selection; Microtiter plates (MTPs); Monoclonal antibodies; On-rate panning; Panning; Phage display; scFv.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal* / genetics
  • Bacteriophages*
  • Biological Assay
  • Cell Surface Display Techniques
  • Humans
  • Technology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal