title: Structural analysis and in vivo administration of an anti-idiotypic antibody against mAb 2F5.
abstract: Anti-idiotypic antibody (Ab2) 3H6 is directed against the human monoclonal antibody 2F5, which is one of a few neutralising antibodies against HIV-1. Since the binding epitope of 2F5 is cryptic and no neutralising immune response could be elicited by several potential vaccines comprising this region, Ab2/3H6 represents a potent vaccine candidate for active immunisation. Here we describe the molecular features of Ab2/3H6 after changing the antigen binding specificity by single point mutations in the complementarity-determining region 3 of the Ab2/3H6 heavy chain. The resulting Ab2/3H6 mutants were compared in several experimental settings to the wild type Ab2/3H6 Fab fragment. Moreover, we report about an immunisation study with Ab2/3H6 Fab variants, which elicited a specific 2F5-like humoral immune response in BALB/c mice.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Johannes S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gach
authors.forename: Heribert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quendler
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strobach
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katinger
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kunert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000917:Antibody Formation; D016466:CHO Cells; D022801:Complementarity Determining Regions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D000939:Epitopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D017354:Point Mutation