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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Systematic Production of IgG-Like Bispecific Antibodies via Intein-Mediated Protein Trans-Splicing.

Hiroki Akiba, Kouhei Tsumoto

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hiroki AkibaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. hakiba@pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Kouhei TsumotoNational Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan.

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Abstract

Bispecific antibodies show therapeutic potential; thus, their screening campaign has attracted attention for the development of biotherapeutics. However, many bispecific formats require engineering or fine-tuned purification processes optimized for each molecule, hindering simple screening, especially when impurities are not allowed. In this chapter, we describe a method for producing IgG-like bispecific antibodies via intein-mediated protein trans-splicing, fusing two polypeptide units post-translationally. This method allows the separate expression of two antigen-binding fragments and eliminates the light chain problem. Homobivalent species are not contaminated. In addition, the common purification process finalized by size-exclusion chromatography enables the systematic production of bispecific antibodies suitable for in vitro screening.

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Antibodies, BispecificImmunoglobulin GInteinsProtein SplicingTrans-SplicingAnimalsHumansProtein EngineeringRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAntibodies, BispecificImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAntibodyBiparatopic antibodyBispecific antibodyInteinProtein trans-splicingScreening

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