title: Construction and characterisation of a functional CD19 specific single chain Fv fragment for immunotherapy of B lineage leukaemia and lymphoma.
abstract: The B cell specific antigen CD19 is a target for the immunotherapy of B lineage leukaemias and lymphomas. We have engineered a single chain Fv (scFv) fragment from the mouse hybridoma cell line FMC63 which produces monoclonal antibody specific for CD19. The genes encoding the FMC63 heavy and light chain variable regions were amplified from cDNA and a scFv was constructed by splice overlap extension PCR. Analysis of staining of lymphoblastoid cell lines, peripheral blood lymphocytes and tonsil sections demonstrated that the monovalent scFv fragment has the same cellular specificity as the parent hybridoma antibody. Kinetic studies with radiolabelled material showed that the scFv binds target cells with a Ka of 2.3 x 10(-9), compared with 4.2 x 10(-9) for the parent antibody. This CD19 scFv will be used in experimental models to test its therapeutic efficacy and immunogenicity, with a view to application in the diagnosis and treatment of human B cell cancers.
authors.affiliation: Child Health Research Institute, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lenton
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Decorso
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zola
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hohmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018941:Antigens, CD19 / Q000276:immunology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007167:Immunotherapy; D015448:Leukemia, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015202:Protein Engineering
chemical_list: D018941:Antigens, CD19; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region