title: Recombinant human antibodies specific for hepatitis C virus proteins.
abstract: Human antibodies to hepatitis C virus core, NS4A and NS3 were cloned in a prokaryotic vector and expressed as soluble Fab fragments and as phage-displayed Fabs. The recombinant Fabs were shown to be a suitable tool for immunohistochemistry, since they recognize the cognate antigen expressed in mammalian cells. The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA for the variable domains of these antibodies was determined and the V-gene usage was derived. On the basis of the deduced amino acid sequence, a structural model of the V domains of the Fabs was constructed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti (IRBM), Pomezia, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Morea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarselli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerino
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Mondelli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: La Monica
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Traboni
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D043583:Nucleoside-Triphosphatase; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D000085242:Viral Proteases
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014758:Viral Core Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; C084422:NS3 protein, hepatitis C virus; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D043583:Nucleoside-Triphosphatase; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D000085242:Viral Proteases; C093542:NS4 protein, hepatitis C virus; C069130:nucleocapsid protein, Hepatitis C virus