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ArticleProtein expression and purification2013

Expression and characterization of an enantioselective antigen-binding fragment directed against α-amino acids.

Pierre P Eleniste, Heike Hofstetter, Oliver Hofstetter

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Article in Protein expression and purification, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pierre P ElenisteDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2862, USA.
Heike Hofstetter
Oliver Hofstetter
Northern Illinois University · US

Funding

Investigating the Structural Basis of Antibody Steroselectivity (AREA)R15GM076000 · NIGMS · NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY · PI HOFSTETTER, HEIKE · 2006 to 2006
$218k
NIGMS NIH HHS 1 R15 GM076000-01NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM076000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work describes the design and expression of a stereoselective Fab that possesses binding properties comparable to those displayed by the parent monoclonal antibody. Utilizing mRNA from hybridoma clones that secrete a stereoselective anti-l-amino acid antibody, a corresponding biotechnologically produced Fab was generated. For that, appropriate primers were designed based on extensive literature and databank searches. Using these primers in PCR resulted in successful amplification of the VH, VL, CL and CH1 gene fragments. Overlap PCR was utilized to combine the VH and CH1 sequences and the VL and CL sequences, respectively, to obtain the genes encoding the HC and LC fragments. These sequences were separately cloned into the pEXP5-CT/TOPO expression vector and used for transfection of BL21(DE3) cells. Separate expression of the two chains, followed by assembly in a refolding buffer, yielded an Fab that was demonstrated to bind to l-amino acids but not to recognize the corresponding d-enantiomers.

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Amino AcidsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigensBase SequenceElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsMiceMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsStereoisomerismAmino AcidsAntigensImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsRecombinant ProteinsEnantioselective antibody fragmentExpressionMouse antibody constant regionsOverlap extension PCRStereoselective Fab

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PMID23827208
PMCPMC3816624
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