Mahdi Behdani
Venom & Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 1316943551, Iran
[ 1 ] - Design of a humanized anti vascular endothelial growth factor nanobody and evaluation of its in vitro function
Objective(s): Nanobodies, the single domain antigen binding fragments of heavy chain-only antibodies occurring naturally in camelid sera, are the smallest intact antigen binding entities. Their minimal size assists in reaching otherwise largely inaccessible regions of antigens. However, their camelid origin raises a possible concern of immunogenicity when used for human therapy. Humanization is...
[ 2 ] - In vivo immunotherapy of lung cancer using cross-species reactive vascular endothelial growth factor nanobodies
Objective(s): Lung cancer is the main leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Angiogenesis is the main step in proliferation and spreading of tumor cells. Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an effective approach for inhibition of cancer angiogenesis. Nanobodies (NBs) are a novel class of antibodies derived from the camel. Unique characteristics of Nbs like their small size ...
[ 3 ] - Preparation and characterization of a novel nanobody against T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-3 (TIM-3)
Objective(s): As T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) is an immune regulatory molecule; its blocking or stimulating could alter the pattern of immune response towards a desired condition. Based on the unique features of nanobodies, we aimed to construct an anti-TIM-3 nanobody as an appropriate tool for manipulating immune responses for future therapeutic purposes. Materials and Meth...
[ 4 ] - A Model to Study the Phenotypic Changes of Insect Cell Transfection by Copepod Super Green Fluorescent Protein (cop-GFP) in Baculovirus Expression System
Background: Baculovirus expression system is one of the most attractive and powerful eukaryotic expression systems for the production of recombinant proteins. The presence of a biomarker is required to monitor transfection efficiency or protein expression levels in insect cells. Methods: The aim of this study was to construct a baculovirus expression vector encoding a copepod super green fluore...
[ 5 ] - ترانسفکشن اسپرم انزالی گوسفند با پلاسمید حاوی ژن لیزوزیم انسانی
زمینه مطالعه: انتقال ژن بواسطه اسپرم به عنوان یک روش ساده و ارزان برای تولید جانوران تراریخته مطرح شده است. هدف: هدف از این تحقیق بررسی جذب پلاسمید حاوی ژن لیزوزیم انسانی توسط اسپرم انزالی گوسفند و اثر زمان انکوباسیون و حضور مایع منی در میزان و شدت جذب این پلاسمید و تحرک اسپرم‌ها بود. روش کار: در آزمایش اول از 3 قوچ و 2 بار از هر قوچ، به روش الکتریکی اسپرم تهیه شده و پس از شستشو و حذف مایع...
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