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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2014

Optimization of the crystallizability of a single-chain antibody fragment.

Jana Škerlová, Vlastimil Král, Milan Fábry, Juraj Sedláček, Václav Veverka, Pavlína Rezáčová

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Jana ŠkerlováInstitute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Vlastimil KrálInstitute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Milan FábryInstitute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Juraj SedláčekInstitute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Václav VeverkaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, ASCR, v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Pavlína RezáčováInstitute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic.

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Abstract

Single-chain variable antibody fragments (scFvs) are molecules with immense therapeutic and diagnostic potential. Knowledge of their three-dimensional structure is important for understanding their antigen-binding mode as well as for protein-engineering approaches such as antibody humanization. A major obstacle to the crystallization of single-chain variable antibody fragments is their relatively poor homogeneity caused by spontaneous oligomerization. A new approach to optimization of the crystallizability of single-chain variable antibody fragments is demonstrated using a representative single-chain variable fragment derived from the anti-CD3 antibody MEM-57. A Thermofluor-based assay was utilized to screen for optimal conditions for antibody-fragment stability and homogeneity. Such an optimization of the protein storage buffer led to a significantly improved ability of the scFv MEM-57 to yield crystals.

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CrystallizationAmino Acid SequenceChromatography, GelHumansMolecular Sequence DataSingle-Chain AntibodiesSingle-Chain Antibodiescrystallizability optimizationcrystallizationdifferential scanning fluorimetryoligomerizationsingle-chain antibody fragmentThermofluor assay

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