We have produced a murine monoclonal antibody (MAb), ZX10, recognizing the NTPase/helicase domain of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural 3 protein (NS3), from which we designed a single-chain variable fragment (ScFv). The ZX10 MAb recognized a discontinuous epitope of the NTPase/helicase domain, of which the linear sequence GEIPFYGKAIPL at residues 1371 to 1382 constitutes one part. cDNAs...

BACKGROUND Expression of intracellular antibodies (intrabodies) has become a broadly applicable technology for generation of phenotypic knockouts in vivo. The method uses surface depletion of cellular membrane proteins to examine their biological function. In this study, we used this strategy to block the transport of cell surface molecule CD147 to the cell membrane. Phage display technology wa...

Running title: 3xTg-AD mouse cerebellum protected by scFv-h3D6 1 These authors made equally important contributions to this study. A u t h o r ' s d r a f t v e r s i o n Draft version of: Esquerda-Canals, Gisela, et al. " Loss of deep cerebellar nuclei neurons in the 3xTg-AD mice and protection by an anti-amyloid β antibody fragment " in MAbs (ed. Abstract The therapeutic potential of scFv-h3D...

Endosialin/TEM1 is predominantly expressed on neovasculature, thus ideally suited for diagnostic, targeted imaging and therapy of cancer. To isolate TEM1-specific affinity reagents, we thought to screen a recombinant antibody (scFv) library derived from the repertoire of a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), as autoimmune disorders may produce self-reactive specificities. Th...

BACKGROUND Anti-CD11c antibodies target to the CD11c receptor that mediates antigen presentation to T cells by dendritic cells (DCs). To exploit these properties for immunization purposes, we obtained DC-targeting DNA vaccines by fusing tumor-associated antigen HER2/neu ectodomain to single chain antibody fragment (scFv) from N418 (scFv(N418)), a monoclonal antibody binding the mouse DC-restric...

T-cell immunotherapy is a promising strategy to treat cancer, but its efficacy, complexity, and costs may pose challenges. In this study, we report the results of an investigation of a new approach to selectively activate a Tcell attack against tumor cells. The immunotherapeutic approach we developed utilizes a bifunctional fusion protein that binds tumor cells through NK (natural killer)–activ...

We combined the specificity of tumor-specific antibody with the chemokine function of interferon-gamma inducible protein 10 (IP-10) to recruit immune effector cells in the vicinity of tumor cells. A novel fusion protein of IP10-scFv was constructed by fusing mouse IP-10 to V(H) region of single-chain Fv fragment (scFv) against acidic isoferritin (AIF), and expressed in NS0 murine myeloma cells....

Yarrowia lipolytica and Kluyveromyces lactis secretion vectors were constructed and assessed for the expression of heterologous proteins. An anti-Ras single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) coding sequence was fused in-frame to different pre- or prepro-regions, or downstream from a reporter secretory gene (Arxula adeninivorans glucoamylase), separated by a Kex2 protease (Kex2p)-like processing se...

This is the first study in which the complex of a monoclonal autoantibody fragment and its target, stem loop II of U1 snRNA, was investigated with enzymatic and chemical probing. A phage display antibody library derived from bone marrow cells of an SLE patient was used for selection of scFvs specific for stem loop II. The scFv specificity was tested by RNA immunoprecipitation and nitrocellulose...

Abstract Background Tumor-targeted nanoparticles hold great promise as new tools for therapy of liquid cancers. Furthermore, the therapeutic efficacy can be improved by enhancing cancer cellular internalization. Methods In this study, we developed a humanized bispecific antibody (BsAbs: CD20 Ab-mPEG scFv) which retains clinical anti-CD20 whole (Ofatumumab) and is fused with an anti-mPEG single ...