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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2024

Isolation of camel single domain antibodies against Yersinia pestis V270 antigen based on a semi-synthetic single domain antibody library and development of a VHH-based lateral flow assay.

Bo Wang, Chunsheng Wang, Bo Li, Jin Yang, Pengfei Lin, Xuefeng Jin, Yaojie Niu, Wei Zhang, Xinshi Zhang, Ying Huang

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Bo WangBeijing Uncover Biotech Limited Liability Company, Beijing, China.
Chunsheng WangDepartment of Vaccine, Ordos Dalad Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Bo LiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Daren Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Jin YangBeijing Uncover Biotech Limited Liability Company, Beijing, China.
Pengfei LinDepartment of Vaccine, Ordos Dalad Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Xuefeng JinDepartment of Vaccine, Ordos Dalad Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Yaojie NiuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Daren Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Vaccine, Ordos Dalad Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Xinshi ZhangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Daren Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Dalad Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.
Ying HuangBeijing Uncover Biotech Limited Liability Company, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7938-2109

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Technology Bureau in Ordos government 2022YY013
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Abstract

backgroundAntibodies have been proven effective as diagnostic agents for detecting zoonotic diseases. The variable domain of camel heavy chain antibody (VHH), as an antibody derivative, may be used as an alternative for traditional antibodies in existing immunodiagnostic reagents for detecting rapidly spreading infectious diseases.

objectivesTo expedite the isolation of specific antibodies for diagnostic purposes, we constructed a semi-synthetic camel single domain antibody library based on the phage display technique platform (PDT) and verified the validity of this study.

methodsThe semi-synthetic single domain antibody sequences consist of two parts: one is the FR1-FR3 region amplified by RT-PCR from healthy camel peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs), and the other part is the CDR3-FR4 region synthesised as an oligonucleotide containing CDR3 randomised region. The two parts were fused by overlapping PCR, resulting in the rearranged variable domain of heavy-chain antibodies (VHHs). Y. pestis low-calcium response V protein (LcrV) is an optional biomarker to detect the Y. pestis infection. The semi-synthetic library herein was screened using recombinant (LcrV) as a target antigen.

resultsAfter four cycles of panning the library, four VHH binders targeting 1-270 aa residues of LcrV were isolated. The four VHH genes with unique sequences were recloned into an expression vector and expressed as VHH-hFc chimeric antibodies. The purified antibodies were identified and used to develop a lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) test strip using latex microspheres (LM) for the rapid and visual detection of Y. pestis infection.

conclusionsThese data demonstrate the great potential of the semi-synthetic library for use in isolation of antigen-specific nanobodies and the isolated specific VHHs can be used in antigen-capture immunoassays.

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Antigens, BacterialCamelusSingle-Domain AntibodiesYersinia pestisAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialImmunoassayPlagueAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialSingle-Domain Antibodiesdiagnosis testphage displayVHHY. pestis

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PMCPMC11217587

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