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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2009

Use of uteroglobin for the engineering of polyvalent, polyspecific fusion proteins.

Elisa Ventura, Francesca Sassi, Sara Fossati, Arianna Parodi, William Blalock, Enrica Balza, Patrizia Castellani, Laura Borsi, Barbara Carnemolla, Luciano Zardi

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisa VenturaLaboratory of Recombinant Therapeutic Proteins, Advanced Biotechnology Centre, Istituto G Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
Francesca Sassi
Sara Fossati
Arianna Parodi
William Blalock
Enrica Balza
Patrizia Castellani
Laura Borsi
Barbara Carnemolla
Luciano Zardi
Alleanza Contro il Cancro · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a novel strategy to engineer and express stable and soluble human recombinant polyvalent/polyspecific fusion proteins. The procedure is based on the use of a central skeleton of uteroglobin, a small and very soluble covalently linked homodimeric protein that is very resistant to proteolytic enzymes and to pH variations. Using a human recombinant antibody (scFv) specific for the angiogenesis marker domain B of fibronectin, interleukin 2, and an scFv able to neutralize tumor necrosis factor-alpha, we expressed various biologically active uteroglobin fusion proteins. The results demonstrate the possibility to generate monospecific divalent and tetravalent antibodies, immunocytokines, and dual specificity tetravalent antibodies. Furthermore, compared with similar fusion proteins in which uteroglobin was not used, the use of uteroglobin improved properties of solubility and stability. Indeed, in the reported cases it was possible to vacuum dry and reconstitute the proteins without any aggregation or loss in protein and biological activity.

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AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody SpecificityCell Line, TumorCytotoxicity, ImmunologicElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansImmunoglobulin Variable RegionInterleukin-2MiceMice, Inbred StrainsModels, MolecularNeoplasms, ExperimentalOxidation-ReductionPlasmidsAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunoglobulin Variable RegionInterleukin-2Protein Sorting SignalsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUteroglobin

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PMID19632988
PMCPMC2785352
OpenAlexW2084703681

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