title: Production and characterization of a human recombinant monoclonal Fab fragment specific for influenza A viruses.
abstract: A human recombinant monoclonal Fab fragment that specifically recognizes all the influenza A virus strains tested was produced in transformed Escherichia coli using the phage display technique. No strain of influenza B virus reacted with it. It was purified after four cycles of panning and by a single passage through an immunoaffinity column. About 1 mg of pure monoclonal antibody was obtained from 1 liter of culture medium in 3 working days. The Fab fragment reacted with a viral 27-kDa protein, which could reasonably be a matrix protein. Indirect immunofluorescence tests performed on virus-infected MDCK cells showed that this Fab fragment was at least equally efficient as other commercial monoclonal antibody-based systems in detecting influenza A viral infections. The potential advantages of human recombinant Fabs on murine monoclonal antibodies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Microbiologia Applicata, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desogus
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burioni
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingianni
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bugli
authors.forename: Raffaello
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pompei
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fadda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D004285:Dogs; D004926:Escherichia coli; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000276:immunology; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000276:immunology; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000276:immunology; D029521:Alphainfluenzavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D007668:Kidney; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins