Generation of high-affinity fully human anti-interleukin-8 antibodies from its cDNA by two-hybrid screening and affinity maturation in yeast

We have developed a technology for rapidly generating novel and fully human antibodies by simply using the antigen DNA. A human single‐chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody library was constructed in a yeast two‐hybrid vector with high complexity. After cloning cDNA encoding the mature sequence of human interleukin‐8 (hIL8) into the yeast two‐hybrid system vector, we have screened the human scFv antibody library and obtained three distinct scFv clones that could specifically bind to hIL8. One clone was chosen for further improvement by a novel affinity maturation process using the error‐prone PCR of the scFv sequence followed by additional rounds of yeast two‐hybrid screening. The scFv antibodies of both primary and affinity‐matured scFv clones were expressed in E. coli. All purified scFvs showed specific binding to hIL8 in reciprocal coimmunoprecipitation and ELISA assays. All scFvs, as well as a fully human IgG antibody converted from one of the scFv clones and expressed in the mammalian cells, were able to effectively inhibit hIL8 in neutrophil chemotaxis assays. The technology described can generate fully human antibodies with high efficiency and low cost.     

噬菌体抗体库的构建及抗乳腺癌细胞单链抗体的筛选

构建抗人乳腺癌细胞MCF 7的噬菌体单链抗体库 ,从中筛选MCF 7细胞特异性单链抗体。用MCF-7细胞免疫BALB C小鼠 ,取脾脏 ,提取总RNA ,用RT-PCR技术扩增小鼠抗体重链 (V_H)和轻链 (V_L)可变区基因 ,经重叠PCR(SOE-PCR) ,在体外将V_H和V_{L连接成单链抗体 (scFv)基因 ,并克隆到噬菌粒载体pCANTAB5E中 ,电转化至大肠杆菌TG1,经辅助噬菌体超感染 ,构建噬菌体单链抗体库。从该抗体库中筛选特异性识别MCF-7细胞的噬菌体单链抗体 ,将表面展示单链抗体的单克隆噬菌体转化大肠杆菌TOP10进行可溶性表达。成功地构建了库容为12×10⁶ 的抗MCF-7乳腺癌细胞的单链抗体库 ,初步筛选到了与MCF 7细胞特异性结合的scFv,Westernblot检测表明 ,在大肠杆菌TOP10中实现了单链抗体可溶性表达}     

scFv antibodies against infectious bursal disease virus isolated from a combinatorial antibody library by flow cytometry

Infectious bursal disease is an economically important disease that affects chickens worldwide. Here, a recombinant single chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody library derived from chickens immunized with VP2 protein of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was constructed. The library was subjected to three rounds of screening by flow cytometry against VP2 protein through a bacteria display technology, resulting in the enrichment of scFv. Three scFv clones with different fluorescence intensity were obtained by random colony pick up. The isolated scFv antibodies were expressed and purified. Relative affinity assay showed the three clones had different sensitivity to VP2, in accordance with fluorescence activity cell sorting analysis. The potential use of the selected IBDV-specific scFv antibodies was demonstrated by the successful application of the isolated antibodies in western blotting assay and ELISA.     

Preparation and characterization of scFv for affinity purification of reteplase

The work was to explore the feasibility of protein affinity purification using ligand isolated from phage library. Reteplase was used as the model protein and a humanized semi-synthetic single chain fragment variable phage library as the source of ligand. After four rounds of biopanning, reteplase-specific phage clones were greatly enriched. The scFv gene from the best phage clone was inserted to pET-29a and expressed in E. coli Rosseta. After purification by nickel-affinity and refolding, this scFv protein was proven to recognize reteplase specifically and sensitively in ELISA and dot-blotting. Its binding constant to reteplase was 1.84x10(-8) M, measured by surface plasmon resonance. After immobilized on Sepharose 4B, the scFv was used for the affinity purification of reteplase from milk. It was found that reteplase was highly purified from the starting material. In conclusion, it has been demonstrated that humanized scFv prepared with this approach could be used as a practical affinity ligand for efficient and cost-effective purification of reteplase, as well as other therapeutic proteins.     

High cytoplasmic expression in E. coli, purification, and in vitro refolding of a single chain Fv antibody fragment against the hepatitis B surface antigen.

A single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody fragment against the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was expressed in Escherichia coli in the form of two independent fusion proteins, with either 60 ('long') or 27 ('short') amino acid N-terminal encoding sequences related to human interleukin-2. Both fusion proteins were expressed insolubly and at high levels in the bacterial cytoplasm (approximately 30% of total bacterial protein in MM294 cells at a laboratory scale). When recombinant cells were cultured in 5-1 fermentors, expression and optical density increased 2- and 4-fold, respectively, compared to a previous periplasmic insoluble version of the same anti HBsAg scFv. After extraction and solubilization in urea, the cytoplasmic scFvs were purified using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography, followed by DTT treatment, and refolding by dialysis against a basic pH buffer containing EDTA. The refolded scFvs recognized the recombinant HBsAg in ELISA. Results of an ELISA where antigen affinity chromatography repurified scFvs were used as standards, indicated that refolding efficiencies were high: 56.2% for the 'short' fusion scFv, and 50.6% for the 'long' fusion scFv. Corrected final yields of active scFv were 30.3 and 27.3 mg l-1, respectively, for the aforementioned fusion proteins, 5-6 times better than those reported for the periplasmic scFv variant.     

Characterization of three different single chain antibodies recognizing non-reducing terminal mannose residues expressed in Escherichia coli by an inducible T7 expression system

We previously isolated phage antibodies from a phage library displaying human single chain antibodies (scFvs) by screening with a mannotriose (Man3)-bearing lipid. Of four independent scFv genes originally characterized, 5A3 gene products were purified as fusion proteins such as a scFv-human IgG1 Fc form, but stable clones secreting 1A4 and 1G4 scFv-Fc proteins had never been established. Thus, bacterial expression systems were used to purify 1A4 and 1G4 scFv gene products as soluble forms. Purification of 1A4 and 1G4 scFv proteins from inclusion bodies was also carried out together with purification of 5A3 scFv protein in order to compare their Man3-binding abilities. The present studies demonstrated that 1A4 and 1G4 scFv proteins have a higher affinity for Man3 than 5A3 scFv protein, which may determine whether scFv-Fc proteins expressed in mammalian cells are retained in the ER or secreted. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of anti-Man3 1G4 scFv and anti-Tn antigen scFv proteins on MCF-7 cell growth were evaluated. Despite the fact that no obvious difference was detected in cell growth, microscopic observations revealed inhibition of foci formation in cells grown in the presence of the anti-carbohydrate scFv proteins. This finding provides a basis for the development of cancer therapeutics.     

高效构建卵清白蛋白scFv噬菌体文库及其筛选

目的:建立一种高效噬菌体文库构建方法,获得抗鸡卵清蛋白(ovalbumin,OVA)的单链抗体(scFv)噬菌体展示文库,筛选鉴定获得OVA单链抗体。方法:用OVA蛋白免疫Balb/C小鼠,选取血清抗体效价高的小鼠提取脾脏RNA,利用RT-PCR方法扩增获得小鼠重链和小鼠轻链基因。通过无缝连接酶一步将小鼠重链基因、轻链基因和linker DNA连接起来,插入噬菌体表达载体中,构建OVA scFv噬菌体展示文库。测定文库容量,对文库进行富集筛选,ELISA鉴定阳性克隆,测序后构建真核表达载体,转入Expi-CHO悬浮细胞进行真核表达,利用Western blot进行鉴定。结果:成功获得库容量为1. 2×10~7cfu的OVA scFv噬菌体展示文库,并从中筛选出8个阳性克隆,选取效价最高的2号克隆,在Expi-CHO悬浮细胞中表达获得可溶性抗体。结论:建立了一种高效构建scFv噬菌体文库的方法,筛选获得高结合活性的OVA单链抗体,并成功进行了真核表达,为OVA ELISA检测试剂盒的研制奠定了基础。     

人源抗ICAM-1单链抗体的制备及其生物学活性鉴定

利用噬菌体展示技术筛选特异性人源抗ICAM-1单链抗体（Anti-human ICAM-1 scFv）并进行生物学活性鉴定。应用Tomlinson I+J噬菌体抗体库,以P1抗原肽为包被抗原,经过4轮“吸附-洗脱-扩增”进行亲和富集筛选。以PCR反应、ELISA抗原交叉反应和Dot blotting实验进行阳性克隆的鉴定。scFv经原核表达和分离纯化后,以Western blotting实验、竞争ELISA实验和细胞黏附抑制实验对其生物学活性进行初步鉴定。Tomlinson I+J噬菌体抗体库经4轮亲和富集筛选,利用ELISA方法成功筛出4株阳性克隆。通过PCR鉴定反应、ELISA抗原交叉反应和Dot blotting实验,最终获得了1株既能与P1抗原肽特异结合又能与人ICAM-1抗原特异结合的阳性克隆J-A1。对scFv进行原核表达和亲和层析后获得了高纯度的目的蛋白。竞争ELISA实验和细胞黏附抑制实验证实纯化的scFv具有良好的亲和活性和抗细胞黏附活性。文中成功利用噬菌体展示技术筛选到特异性人源抗ICAM-1 scFv,为进一步探索该抗体在炎症相关性疾病治疗中的应用奠定了基础。     

Breast carcinoma specific antibody selection combining phage display and immunomagnetic cell sorting

To discover new specific antibodies directed against disseminated carcinoma cells in breast cancer patients, a strategy combining single-chain variable fragment (scFv) phage display and immunomagnetic cell sorting was developed. A selection model, in which ErbB2-expressing breast carcinoma SKBR3 cells are spiked into a 50-fold excess of lymphocytes, was setup. Selection conditions, optimized using the previously characterized ErbB2-specific F5 phage scFv, led to an outstanding phage enrichment yield of 25,000 after only one round. This protocol applied to human nai ve and synthetic phage display antibody libraries led to the selection, in only two rounds, of individual scFv clones (43 out of 46 tested) specific for non-epithelial carcinoma antigens expressed on SKBR3 cells. This strategy is fully applicable to metastatic cells in effusions from breast carcinoma patients and shall lead to the discovery of immunotools crucial for novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.     

Screening and identification of human ZnT8-specific single-chain variable fragment (scFv) from type 1 diabetes phage display library

Zinc transporter 8(ZnT8) is a major autoantigen and a predictive marker in type 1 diabetes(T1D). To investigate ZnT8-specific antibodies, a phage display library from T1 D was constructed and single-chain antibodies against ZnT 8 were screened and identified. Human T1 D single-chain variable fragment(sc Fv) phage display library consists of approximately 1í10~8 clones. After four rounds of bio-panning, seven unique clones were positive by phage ELISA. Among them, C27 and C22, which demonstrated the highest affinity to ZnT8, were expressed in Escherichia coli Top10F' and then purified by affinity chromatography. C27 and C22 specifically bound ZnT8 N/C fusion protein and ZnT8 C terminal dimer with one Arg325 Trp mutation. The specificity to human islet cells of these sc Fvs were further confirmed by immunohistochemistry. In conclusion, we have successfully constructed a T1 D phage display antibody library and identified two ZnT8-specific sc Fv clones, C27 and C22. These ZnT8-specific sc Fvs are potential agents in immunodiagnostic and immunotherapy of T1 D.     

Generation and Characterization of a scFv Antibody Against T3SS Needle of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a halophilic gram-negative bacterium, is a food-borne pathogen that largely inhabits marine and estuarine environments, and poses a serious threat to human and animal health all over the world. The hollow “needle” channel, a specific assemble of T3SS which exists in most of gram-negative bacteria, plays a key role in the transition of virulence effectors to host cells. In this study, needle protein VP1694 was successfully expressed and purified, and the fusion protein Trx-VP1694 was used to immunize Balb/c mice. Subsequently, a phage single-chain fragment variable antibody (scFv) library was constructed, and a specific scFv against VP1694 named scFv-FA7 was screened by phage display panning. To further identify the characters of scFv, the soluble expression vector pACYC-scFv-skp was constructed and the soluble scFv was purified by Ni²⁺ affinity chromatography. ELISA analysis showed that the scFv-FA7 was specific to VP1694 antigen, and its affinity constant was 1.07 × 10⁸ L/mol. These results offer a molecular basis to prevent and cure diseases by scFv, and also provide a new strategy for further research on virulence mechanism of T3SS in V. parahaemolyticus by scFv.     

抗呼吸道合胞病毒融合蛋白单链抗体的筛选及初步鉴定

目的：从大容量噬菌体抗体库中筛选人源性抗呼吸道合胞病毒F蛋白的单链抗体。方法：以RSV F蛋白为靶抗原,通过“吸附-洗涤-洗脱-扩增”过程从天然人源性噬菌体抗体库中筛选特异性抗F蛋白单链抗体。5轮筛选后,单克隆经ELISA检测,阳性克隆进行核酸序列分析,并将阳性克隆噬菌体感染E.coli HB2151,经IPTG诱导,制备抗RSV F蛋白的可溶性单链抗体,并进行Western及Dot blot分析。结果：经过筛选,获得了18株能与F蛋白特异性结合的阳性克隆,取OD值最高的克隆E4经测序并检索Kabat数据库分析,显示其基因与人免疫球蛋白可变区基因具有高度同源性,Western及Dot blot分析表明为单链抗体。结论：利用天然人源性噬菌体抗体库技术制备出高特异性的人源性抗RSV F蛋白单链抗体。     

基于核糖体展示技术进行抗狂犬病毒人源抗体的制备

构建了核糖体展示人源抗狂犬病毒单链抗体(scFv)库,筛选制备特异抗狂犬病毒糖蛋白(RVGp)的稳定性人源抗体.应用核糖体抗体库技术,从经狂犬病毒Vero疫苗免疫的志愿者外周血淋巴细胞中分离、构建核糖体展示scFv基因库.体外转录翻译后,以RVGp重组蛋白作筛选抗原,采用亲和富集法淘选RVGp特异性scFv抗体基因.在原核系统pET22b(+)/BL21(DE3)中实现scFv抗体片段的可溶性表达,ELISA鉴定阳性克隆.然后对筛选的scFv进行稳定性改构,构建VH-Lc-VK稳定性抗体,并对其生物学活性进行初步研究.成功构建了库容量约为6.2×1012的核糖体展示scFv抗体基因库.在180个筛选克隆中,克隆RB24、RB71、RB109和RB156显示出较高的ELISA值,其基因序列分析结果显示,它们是全新的人源抗RVGp抗体.改构后的抗RVGp VH-Lc-VK抗体的稳定性明显改进,可特异识别RVGp并有效中和狂犬病毒,抑制狂犬病毒对靶细胞的感染.以上结果表明,人源抗RVGp特异性抗体的获得,为狂犬病的有效预防、诊断和治疗提供了新的途径,而且将为其他人源抗体的制备提供理论依据和技术基础.     

一种抗对虾白斑综合症病毒(WSSV)线性抗原表位单链抗体的筛选

对虾白斑综合症病毒(WSSV)是全世界对虾养殖业最主要的病原体之一, 虽然对该病毒的研究已较为深入, 但目前仍无有效的防治方法。本研究应用噬菌体展示技术, 构建了抗变性WSSV的单链抗体噬菌体展示文库, 分别以WSSV病毒粒子和原核表达的囊膜蛋白VP28为靶分子对该文库进行淘选。经过数轮淘选后, 得到5个能特异识别WSSV的单链抗体, 且首次获得了能特异识别WSSV线性抗原表位的单链抗体P75E8。并通过免疫胶体金电镜分析, 对5种单链抗体对应在病毒粒子上的表位进行了定位。为获取识别多种WSSV抗原的抗体提供了新的方法路线, 也为获取特异性识别线性表位的单链抗体提供了一种新的淘选技巧。     

Expression and purification of a recombinant scFv towards the exotoxin of the pathogen, Burkholderia pseudomallei

A single chain variable fragment (scFv) specific towards B. pseudomallei exotoxin had previously been generated from an existing hybridoma cell line (6E6AF83B) and cloned into the phage display vector pComb3H. In this study, the scFv was subcloned into the pComb3X vector to facilitate the detection and purification of expressed antibodies. Detection was facilitated by the presence of a hemagglutinin (HA) tag, and purification was facilitated by the presence of a histidine tag. The culture was grown at 30 degrees C until log phase was achieved and then induced with 1 mM IPTG in the absence of any additional carbon source. Induction was continued at 30 degrees C for five h. The scFv was discerned by dual processes-direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and Western blotting. When compared to E. coli strains ER2537 and HB2151, scFv expression was observed to be highest in the E. coli strain Top10F'. The expressed scFv protein was purified via nickel-mediated affinity chromatography and results indicated that two proteins a 52 kDa protein, and a 30 kDa protein were co-purified. These antibodies, when blotted against immobilized exotoxin, exhibited significant specificity towards the exotoxin, compared to other B. pseudomallei antigens. Thus, these antibodies should serve as suitable reagents for future affinity purification of the exotoxin.     

单链抗体融合蛋白的构建及应用

通过重组DNA技术将单链抗体(scFv)基因与其他效应蛋白基因融合在一起,经表达后可以得到具有scFv特性和所融合的效应蛋白活性的scFv融合蛋白。这种融合蛋白已应用于许多领域的研究中,并已显示出较高的价值。本就scFv融合蛋白的构建和应用做一综述。     

Human catalytic antibody Se-scFv-B3 with high glutathione peroxidase activity

In order to generate catalytic antibodies with glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity, we prepared GSH-S-2,4-dinitrophenyl t-butyl ester (GSH-S-DNPBu) as target antigen. Three clones (A11, B3, and D5) that bound specifically to the antigen were selected from the phage display antibody library (human synthetic VH + VL single-chain Fv fragment (scFv) library). Analysis of PCR products using gel electrophoresis and sequencing showed that only clone B3 beared intact scFv-encoding gene, which was cloned into the expression vector pPELB and expressed as soluble form (scFv-B3) in Escherichia coli Rosetta. The scFv-B3 was purified by Ni(2+)-immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). The yield of purified proteins was about 2.0-3.0 mg of proteins from 1 L culture. After the active site serines of scFv-B3 were converted into selenocysteines (Secs) with the chemical modification method, we obtained the human catalytic antibody (Se-scFv-B3) with GPX activity of 1288 U/micromol. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The dipeptide, gamma-glutamylcysteine, is recognized by the anti-glutathione antibody single chain Fv fragment 20C9

The anti-glutathione antibody scFv 20C9, which we previously isolated from a human synthetic phage antibody scFv library [Hirose, M., Hayano, T., Shirai, H., Nakamura, H., and Kikuchi, M. (1998) Protein Eng. 11, 243-248], was expressed in the E. coli pET system and purified by sequential chromatography on Ni and glutathione-conjugated affinity resins. The purified scFv 20C9 antibody was characterized for its binding affinity for several glutathione derivatives by the BIACORE system. Although GSH, GSSG, and gamma-Glu-Cys could bind to the immobilized antibody, this was not the case for Cys-Gly, l-Glu, l-Cys, l-Gly, or several other glutathione derivatives such as gamma-Glu-Ser-Gly. The results suggest that a gamma-glutamic acid and sulfur atom are important for scFv 20C9 antibody recognition of glutathione. This is the first report to indicate that an scFv antibody can recognize a region as small as a dipeptide.