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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Greunke, Kerstin
• Spillner, Edzard
• Braren, Ingke
• Seismann, Henning
• Kainz, Sabine
• Hahn, Ulrich
• Grunwald, Thomas
• Bredehorst, Reinhard

Titel

Bivalent monoclonal IgY antibody formats by conversion of recombinant antibody fragments

Ist Teil von

• Journal of biotechnology, 2006-07, Vol.124 (2), p.446-456

Ort / Verlag

Lausanne: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Monoclonal IgY have the potential to become unique tools for diagnostic research and therapeutic purposes since avian antibodies provide several advantages due to their phylogenetic difference when compared to mammalian antibodies. The mechanism of avian immunoglobulin gene diversification renders chicken an excellent source for the generation of recombinant scFv as well as Fab antibody libraries of high diversity. One major limitation of these antibody fragments, however, is their monovalent format, impairing the functional affinity of the molecules and, thereby, their applicability in prevalent laboratory methods. In this study, we generated vectors for conversion of avian recombinant antibody fragments into different types of bivalent IgY antibody formats. To combine the properties of established mammalian monoclonal antibodies with those of IgY constant domains, we additionally generated bivalent murine/avian chimeric antibody constructs. When expressed in HEK-293 cells, all constructs yielded bivalent disulfide-linked antibodies, which exhibit a glycosylation pattern similar to that of native IgY as assessed by lectin blot analysis. After purification by one step procedures, the chimeric and the entire avian bivalent antibody formats were analyzed for antigen binding and interaction with secondary reagents. The data demonstrate that all antibody formats provide comparable antigen binding characteristics and the well established properties of avian constant domains.