1.CNRS,UMR5160, CRLC,Montpellier Cedex 5,France;2.CNRS,Illkirch,France;3.Department of Chemistry,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,USA;4.Université de Montpellier I,Montpellier,France
Abstract:
Background
Intrabodies are defined as antibody molecules which are ectopically expressed inside the cell. Such intrabodies can be used to visualize or inhibit the targeted antigen in living cells. However, most antibody fragments cannot be used as intrabodies because they do not fold under the reducing conditions of the cell cytosol and nucleus.