A variable fragment of a heavy chain antibody (VHH) directed against rotavirus, also referred to as anti-rotavirus protein 1 (ARP1), was shown to confer protection against rotavirus induced diarrhea in infant mouse model of rotavirus induced diarrhea. In this study, we have fused the mouse IgG1 Fc to ARP1 to improve the protective capacity of ARP1 by inducing an Fc-mediated effector function. W...

Cellular processes take place over many timescales, prompting the development of precision measurement technologies that cover milliseconds to hours. Here we describe ArrayG, a bipartite fluorogenic system composed of a GFP-nanobody array and monomeric wtGFP binders. The free binders are initially dim but brighten 15 fold upon binding the array, suppressing background fluorescence. By balancing...

Sera of camelids contain both conventional heterotetrameric antibodies and unique functional heavy (H)-chain antibodies (HCAbs). The H chain of these homodimeric antibodies consists of one antigen-binding domain, the VHH, and two constant domains. HCAbs fail to incorporate light (L) chains owing to the deletion of the first constant domain and a reshaped surface at the VHH side, which normally ...

We present catalyst-free “green” site-selective protein bioconjugations that utilise aldol condensations and are compatible with click chemistries, construct a nanobody-derived bioconjugate capable of selectively labelling prostate cancer cells.

Abstract Background Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) and multispecific (msAbs) are a growing class of next generation biotherapeutics. However, multiple challenges, such as chain mispairing developability issues often associated with these complex modalities. Methods WuXi Biologics has established bsAb msAb engineering development platforms. By replacing CH1/CL domains one antibody Fab by correspo...

Wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) is the most common cause of blindness, and chronic intravitreal injection anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) proteins has been dominant therapeutic approach. Less a prolonged inter-injection interval are main drivers behind new wet AMD drug innovations. By rationally engineering surface residues model anti-VEGF nanobody, we obtained ser...

Although highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has greatly improved the life expectancy of HIV/AIDS patients, the treatment is not curative. It is a global challenge which fosters an urgent need to develop an effective drug or neutralizing antibody delivery approach for the prevention and treatment of this disease. Due to the low density of envelope spikes with restricted mobility presen...

Intact (146S) foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDVs) can dissociate into specific (12S) viral capsid degradation products. FMD vaccines normally consist of inactivated virions. Vaccine quality is dependent on 146S virus particles rather than 12S particles. We earlier isolated two llama single-domain antibody fragments (VHHs) that specifically recognize 146S particles of FMDV strain O1 Manisa and ...