Transgenic pea seeds as bioreactors for the production of a single-chain Fv fragment (scFV) antibody used in cancer diagnosis and therapy

Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) appears well suited for the production of high-value molecules such as recombinant antibodies, with well-established agricultural practices world-wide and seeds that are easily stored and distributed. In order to evaluate the suitability of this grain legume for the production of biologically active antibodies, we transformed peas with a cDNA encoding the single-chain Fv fragment scFvT84.66. This scFv is derived from the monoclonal antibody T84.66, which recognises the well-characterised tumour-associated carcinoembryonic antigen. The antibody is useful for in vitro immunodiagnosis and in vivo imaging of human cancers. We expressed scFvT84.66 cDNA under the control of the seed-specific legumin A promoter. We targeted the antibody to the endoplasmic reticulum for better stability and high accumulation. Transgenic plants produced up to 9 g per gram fresh weight of functional scFvT84.66 in their seeds. The transgene was stably inherited and expressed in the progeny, and the antibody remained active after storage in dried transgenic seeds for two months at room temperature. Our results demonstrate the suitability of grain legume seeds to produce biologically active recombinant antibodies, and the utility of field pea seeds as production vehicles for recombinant pharmaceutical macromolecules.     

免疫球蛋白变区基因的体外扩增及人－鼠嵌合抗体的表达

应用聚合酶链反应法体外扩增抗人小细胞肺癌单克隆抗体的变区基因,经核苷酸序列分析,轻链变区基因为３２４ｂｐ,编码１０８个氨基酸;重链变区基因为３５１ｂｐ,编码１１７个氨基酸。将重链变区基因克隆至ｐＳＶ_２△ＨｇｐｔＨｕγ_３质粒,经一系列克隆、筛选,得一插入方向正确的表达人－鼠嵌合重链抗体的载体－ｐＳＶ_２△Ｈｇｐｔ２Ｆ７ＶＨＨｕγ_３。用电穿孔方法将该质粒导入鼠源骨髓瘤细胞Ｊ５５８Ｌ,用霉酚酸进行初步筛选,最终用兔抗人免疫球蛋白ＩｇＧＦｃ片段的抗体筛选得七株阳性克隆,免疫印迹法结果表明在与人ＩｇＧ相同位置上有一阳性条带。     

人抗E．Coli J5噬菌体抗体制备的初步研究

以E．Coli J5株对合人Ig基因的噬菌体抗体库进行淘筛富集,免疫印迹筛选,以及ELISA检测,结果获得4株能与E．Coli J5株结合的阳性克隆,且阳性克隆结合抗原的活性可分别被E．Coli J5株、E．Coli Rc-LPS和抗E．Coli J5株核心糖脂域MAb抑制．PCR检测表明,4株阳性克隆均分别带有约660bp大小的重链和轻链基因片段．SDS－PAGE与蛋白质印迹的结果显示,经IPTG诱导的阳性克隆能表达分子量约为50000大小的蛋白,提示该4株阳性克隆能够表达具有一定抗原结合活性的人源Fab片段．     

抗癌胚抗原单链抗体基因在家蚕细胞和幼虫中的表达

将抗癌胚抗原（ＣＥＡ）单链抗体基因插入家蚕杆状病毒转移载体ｐＢａｃＰＡＫＨｉｓ, 与修饰的家蚕核型多角体病毒ＢｍＢａｃＰＡＫＤＮＡ共转染家蚕细胞, 经同源重组得到含有在多角体蛋白基因启动子控制下的抗ＣＥＡＳｃＦｖ 基因的重组病毒ＢｍＢａｃＳｃＦｖ。用重组病毒分别感染家蚕细胞和幼虫, 在两者中均得到了高效表达, 产物分子量为２８ｋＤ, 前者占细胞总蛋白的６ ％ , 后者为０ ．３ ｍｇ／ 蚕。目的基因在家蚕细胞和幼虫中表达产物经Ｎｉ２＋ＩＤＡＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ６Ｂ亲和柱纯化, 前者纯度可达９０％ 以上, 后者纯度较低; 纯化后的融合蛋白具有ＣＥＡ 结合活力, 其亲和常数分别为５ ．４×１０８／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－ １ 和２．３ ×１０８／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１ , 略低于其亲本单抗Ｅ７Ｂ１０ ２．７ ×１０９／ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－ １ 。     

Recombinant renewable polyclonal antibodies

Only a small fraction of the antibodies in a traditional polyclonal antibody mixture recognize the target of interest, frequently resulting in undesirable polyreactivity. Here, we show that high-quality recombinant polyclonals, in which hundreds of different antibodies are all directed toward a target of interest, can be easily generated in vitro by combining phage and yeast display. We show that, unlike traditional polyclonals, which are limited resources, recombinant polyclonal antibodies can be amplified over one hundred million-fold without losing representation or functionality. Our protocol was tested on 9 different targets to demonstrate how the strategy allows the selective amplification of antibodies directed toward desirable target specific epitopes, such as those found in one protein but not a closely related one, and the elimination of antibodies recognizing common epitopes, without significant loss of diversity. These recombinant renewable polyclonal antibodies are usable in different assays, and can be generated in high throughput. This approach could potentially be used to develop highly specific recombinant renewable antibodies against all human gene products.     

Recombinant renewable polyclonal antibodies

Only a small fraction of the antibodies in a traditional polyclonal antibody mixture recognize the target of interest, frequently resulting in undesirable polyreactivity. Here, we show that high-quality recombinant polyclonals, in which hundreds of different antibodies are all directed toward a target of interest, can be easily generated in vitro by combining phage and yeast display. We show that, unlike traditional polyclonals, which are limited resources, recombinant polyclonal antibodies can be amplified over one hundred million-fold without losing representation or functionality. Our protocol was tested on 9 different targets to demonstrate how the strategy allows the selective amplification of antibodies directed toward desirable target specific epitopes, such as those found in one protein but not a closely related one, and the elimination of antibodies recognizing common epitopes, without significant loss of diversity. These recombinant renewable polyclonal antibodies are usable in different assays, and can be generated in high throughput. This approach could potentially be used to develop highly specific recombinant renewable antibodies against all human gene products.     

基因重组抗原检测梅毒螺旋体抗体研究

梅毒是一种传染性很强的性传播疾病,早期诊断是防止其传播及治疗的关键。采用基因重组的梅毒螺旋体P47和P15抗原对289份临床标本进行梅毒螺旋体抗体的检测,并与常规方法进行了比较,结果表明：重组抗原ELISA法具有较高的敏感性和特异性,并能对梅毒进行早期诊断,可以代替常规方法检测梅毒螺旋体抗体。186份现患和已治愈梅毒患者标本,重组抗原ELISA法、TPHA法和RPR法均为阳性;60份健康献血员标本,重组抗原ELISA法和TPHA法、RPR法均为阴性;17份与梅毒患者有性接触者的标本,重组抗原ELISA法有2份阳性,而TPHA法、RPR法均为阴性,1个月后复查这2份血清TPHA和RPR均为阳性;6份RPR和类风湿因子均为阳性的血清,重组抗原ELISA法和TPHA法均为阴性,;20份肝硬化患者血清,3种方法检测均为阴性。     

Construction of recombinant monoclonal antibodies from a chicken hybridoma line secreting specific antibody

The chicken is a useful animal for the development of the specificantibodies against the mammalian conserved proteins. We generated twotypes of recombinant chicken monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), using a phagedisplay technique from a chicken hybridoma HUC2-13 which secreted themAb to the N-terminal of the mammalian prion protein (PrP). Althoughthe mAb HUC2-13 is a useful antibody for the prion research, thehybridoma produces a low level of antibody production. In order to producea large amount of the mAb, we have constructed a single chain fragmentvariable region (scF_V) mAb by using the variable heavy(V_H) and light (V_L)genes which were amplified by using the two primer pairs and theflexible linker. The two phage display mAbs (HUC2p3 and HUC2p5)expressed on a M13 filamentous phage and their soluble type mAbs(HUC2s3 and HUC2s5) were reacted with the PrP peptide antigen in theELISA. In the Western blot analysis, the mAbs HUC2p3 and HUC2s3 wereas reactive to PrP^c from mouse brains as the mAb HUC2-13 was. The nucleotide sequences of V_H and V_L genes from HUC2-13 and the two cloneswere identical except for only one residue. These results indicate that themethods presented here provide an effective tool for the improvement ofthe low levels of antibody production in the chicken hybridoma system.