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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2022

Nanobodies: From Serendipitous Discovery of Heavy Chain-Only Antibodies in Camelids to a Wide Range of Useful Applications.

Fangling Ji, Jun Ren, Cécile Vincke, Lingyun Jia, Serge Muyldermans

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Fangling JiLiaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Imaging, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Jun RenLiaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Imaging, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Cécile VinckeCellular and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Lingyun JiaLiaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Imaging, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Serge MuyldermansLiaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Imaging, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China. serge.muyldermans@vub.be.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of unique heavy chain-only antibodies (HCAbs) in camelids was discovered at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB, Brussels, Belgium) at a time when many researchers were exploring the cloning and expression of smaller antigen-binding fragments (Fv and Fab) from hybridoma-derived antibodies. The potential importance of this discovery was anticipated, and efforts were immediately undertaken to understand the emergence and ontogeny of these HCAbs as well as to investigate the applications of the single-domain antigen-binding variable domains of HCAbs (nanobodies). Nanobodies were demonstrated to possess multiple biochemical and biophysical advantages over other antigen-binding antibody fragments and alternative scaffolds. Today, nanobodies have a significant and growing impact on research, biotechnology, and medicine.

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Camelids, New WorldSingle-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsAntibodiesBiotechnologyImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsAntibodiesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsSingle-Domain AntibodiesCamelsHeavy chain antibodiesLlamasNanobodiesSingle domain antibodiesVHHs

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