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Making antibodies by phage display technology

G Winter1, A D Griffiths, R E Hawkins

  • 1MRC Centre for Protein Engineering, Cambridge, UK.

Annual Review of Immunology
|January 1, 1994
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Researchers have developed a new method to create specific antibody fragments without immunization, using phage display technology for diverse applications in research and therapy.

Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Traditional antibody production often requires immunization and hybridoma technology.
  • Antibody fragments offer advantages in certain research and therapeutic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel method for generating antibody fragments with predetermined binding specificities.
  • To highlight the potential of this technology for isolating human antibodies against various antigens.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing antibody variable (V) gene repertoires cloned for phage display.
  • Employing selection of phage binders to specific antigens.
  • Expressing soluble antibody fragments and improving binding affinity through mutation.

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Main Results:

  • Successfully generated antibody fragments with diverse specificities against foreign and self-antigens.
  • Demonstrated isolation of antibodies targeting haptens, carbohydrates, proteins, and intracellular antigens.
  • Mimicked natural immune selection processes through phage display selection.

Conclusions:

  • Phage display technology provides an efficient alternative to immunization and hybridoma methods for antibody fragment generation.
  • This approach yields human antibody fragments with broad specificity, suitable for research reagents and therapeutic development.