title: Neutralizing human anti-B-cell-activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) scFv selected from phage antibody library.
abstract: Elevated levels of B-cell-activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases in human. We now report the isolation by phage display of human single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) anti-BAFF. After four rounds of panning against BAFF, thirty-two out of 92 phage clones displayed BAFF binding activity. One of the positive clones, designated F8, bound to BAFF with relatively high affinity and neutralized BAFF bioactivity in vitro. F8 clone was expressed in soluble form in Escherichia coli HB2151 and purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). The purified scFv recognized BAFF with the affinity constant (K(aff)) of 2.5 x 10(7)M(-1) without cross-reaction to APRIL. In addition to binding, the purified scFv could does-dependently inhibit BAFF-induced mouse spleen B lymphocyte proliferation. Together with its fully human mature, F8 scFv may have therapeutic implications in therapy of autoimmune disorders mediated by BAFF.
authors.affiliation: Jiang su Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097 Jiangsu, PR China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhinan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Shuangquan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology*; D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor / Q000276:immunology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D017912:Inovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019151:Peptide Library; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D019151:Peptide Library