抗体
抗原
中国仓鼠卵巢细胞
病毒学
单克隆抗体
乙型肝炎病毒
分子生物学
化学
生物
病毒
生物化学
免疫学
受体
作者
Sung Sup Park,Chun Jeih Ryu,Young Jun Kang,S. V. S. Kashmiri,Hyo Jeong Hong
标识
DOI:10.1016/s0161-5890(01)00027-x
摘要
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide public health problem affecting about 350 million people. HBV envelope contains three surface antigens, called pre-S1, pre-S2 and S. For the prophylaxis of HBV infection, only an anti-S monoclonal antibody was tested for the protective efficacy against HBV infection, but it was shown to be incomplete. In addition, some immune escape mutants carrying mutations on the S antigen were reported. Therefore, a multivalent bispecific antibody rather than a single monoclonal antibody would be more beneficial for the prophylaxis of HBV infection. We have generated a novel tetravalent bispecific antibody with two binding sites for each of the S and pre-S2 antigens. Each of the antigen-binding sites was composed of a single-chain Fv (ScFv). The tetravalent antibody was generated by constructing a single gene encoding a single-chain protein. This protein consisted of an anti-S ScFv whose carboxyl end was tethered, through a 45 amino acid linker, to the amino terminus of anti-preS2 ScFv that in turn was joined to the hinge region of human gamma1 constant region. The single-chain protein was expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells and secreted in culture supernatant as a homodimeric molecule. The tetravalent bispecific antibody showed both anti-S and anti-pre-S2 binding activities. In addition, the binding affinity of the bispecific antiboy for HBV particles was greater than that of either parental antibody. The tetravalent bispecific antibody is a potentially useful reagent for the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.
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