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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
A bacterial expression system for the variable region fragments (Fvs) of the anti-MUC1 tumor antigen antibody MUSE11 has been constructed. The Fv fragment showed binding specificity toward TFK-1 cells, with slightly reduced affinity compared to its parent IgG. The single-chain Fv fragment was arranged in two orders, VH-linker-VL and VL-linker-VH. However, linking the regions with a flexible peptide linker (GGGGS)(3) or with a shorter linker (GGGGS) led to a dramatic decrease in the biological activity toward the target antigen in both arrangements, suggesting that the MUSE11 antibody loses its activity when the domains are linked with polypeptide linkers. These results indicate that the variable region domains of the anti-MUC1 antibody MUSE11 have specificity only in the Fv form, and that linking the domains strongly reduces the association with its target antigen. Gel filtration analysis indicates that the scFv has a dimeric structure, suggesting that the inactivation of MUSE11 scFv is due to unfavorable intermolecular associations of the scFv chains. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a significant reduction in affinity caused by linking the variable domains in both arrangements, i.e., VH-VL and VL-VH.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-924X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
673-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional construction of the anti-mucin core protein (MUC1) antibody MUSE11 variable regions in a bacterial expression system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article