title: High-throughput generation and engineering of recombinant human antibodies.
abstract: The first version of the Human Combinatorial Antibody Library (HuCAL) is a single-chain Fv-based phage display library (HuCAL-scFv) with 2x10(9) members optimised for high-throughput generation and targeted engineering of human antibodies. 61% of the library genes code for functional scFv as judged by sequencing. We show here that since HuCAL-scFv antibodies are expressed in high levels in Escherichia coli, automated panning and screening in miniaturised settings (96- and 384-well format) have now become feasible. Additionally, the unique modular design of HuCAL-genes and -vectors allows the distinctly facilitated conversion of scFv into Fab, miniantibody and immunoglobulin formats, and the fusion with a variety of effector functions and tags not only convenient for therapeutic applications but also for high-throughput purification and detection. Thus, the HuCAL principle enables the rapid and high-throughput development of human antibodies by optimisation strategies proven useful in classical low molecular weight drug development. We demonstrate in this report that HuCAL is a very convenient source of human antibodies for various applications.
authors.affiliation: MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Strasse 48, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rauchenberger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reiffert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rothe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tesar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomassen
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dreier
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Höss
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Inge
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knappik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marget
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Söhlemann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wölle
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authors.lastname: Kretzschmar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D001331:Automation; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D016466:CHO Cells; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D006224:Cricetinae; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000276:immunology; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000276:immunology; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D019151:Peptide Library; D011233:Precipitin Tests / Q000379:methods; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D019151:Peptide Library; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C528994:HLA-C*06 antigen; C055966:immunoglobulin Fv