Effect of the format of antibodies on their specificity.
The influence of alterations in the format of antibodies on their specificity has been examined. To analyze the role of Ig constant regions in recognizing antigens, a comparison was made of the specificities of full-scale murine monoclonal antibodies and scFv single-chain miniantibodies obtained from the latter with regard to a group of closely related protein antigens - Staphylococcus enterotoxins. It was found that in the scFv format the specificity and affinity of miniantibodies diminished as compared to the full-scale ones. Specificity of antibodies may be enhanced by transforming them into full-scale antibodies. Moreover it was shown that miniantibodies within a phage particle generated from combinatorial phage libraries possess greater specificity to the antigen, however during the subsequent transformation to soluble scFv antibodies their specificity diminishes.
Pushchino Branch of Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Nauki 6, Pushchino, Pushchino Branch of Moscow State University V 25 Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russian Federation. shepelyakovskaya@rambler.ru
A O
AO
Shepelyakovskaya
A G
AG
Laman
A V
AV
Lomonosova
K K
KK
Fursova
G V
GV
Savinov
Yu V
YV
Vertiev
F A
FA
Brovko
E V
EV
Grishin
D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000276:immunology
D004768:Enterotoxins; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; C049463:enterotoxin E, Staphylococcal