Abstract Monoclonal antibodies targeting a variety of epitopes have been isolated from individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but the relative contributions these different antibody classes to polyclonal response remains unclear. Here we use yeast-display system map all mutations viral spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) that escape binding by representatives three potently neutralizi...

We have performed a systematic variability study of polyclonal antibody catalysis by using five rabbits immunized with the same hapten. Important results from this work are the following. (1) Similarities were observed in the catalytic polyclonal antibodies derived from all five rabbits. Four of the five rabbits produced polyclonal samples that were nearly the same in terms of catalytic activit...

Title of Document: DECONSTRUCTING THE POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO DENGUE VIRUS Laura Anne VanBlargan, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Directed By: Dr. Theodore Pierson, Adjunct Professor, and Dr. Anne Simon, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Dengue viruses are mosquito-borne flaviviruses that circulate in nature as four related serotypes (DENV1-4). These emerging pathogens are re...

Polyclonal antibodies against kappa light chain are used to diagnose diseases producing free light chain. The kappa and lambda light chains are products of immunoglobulin synthesis and released into the circulation in minor amounts such as serum, cerebrospinal fluid, urine and synovial fluid in normal condition. The purpose of this study was the production and purification of polyclonal immunog...

Antibodies play an important role in the natural immune response to invading pathogens. The strong and specific binding to their antigens also make them indispensable tools for research, diagnostics and therapy. This thesis describes the development of methods for characterization of antibody specificity and the use of these methods to investigate the polyclonal antibody response after immuniza...

Although the presence of anti-DNA antibody is a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), neither the subsets of B cells that secrete anti-DNA antibody nor the stimuli responsible for the induction of anti-DNA secretion is known. In particular, the role of CD5+ B cells in human SLE, a distinct subpopulation of antibody-secreting cells shown previously to be a source of anti-DNA antibody i...

Recombinant rabbit tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified from inclusion bodies by preparative sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). A mouse monoclonal antibody and rabbit and sheep polyclonal antibodies were generated. In immunohistochemical studies of formaldehyde-fixed primate brain, the monoclonal strongly labeled not only...