Xu Gang, Tasumi Satoshi, Pancer Zeev
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Methods Mol Biol. 2011;748:21-33. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-139-0_2.
The variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) of lamprey and hagfish comprise leucine-rich repeat modules, instead of the immunoglobulin-like domain building blocks of antibodies and T-cell receptors in jawed vertebrates. Both types of vertebrate-rearranging antigen receptors are similarly diverse, with repertoires that can potentially exceed 10(14) unique receptors. In order to characterize antigen-binding properties of the VLRs, we developed a high-throughput yeast surface display platform for the isolation of monoclonal VLRs. We have isolated VLRs that specifically bind hen egg lysozyme, β-galactosidase, cholera toxin subunit B, R-phycoerythrin, and the blood group trisaccharides A and B, with binding affinities in the mid-nanomolar to mid-picomolar range. VLRs may, thus, be excellent single-chain alternatives to Ig-based antibodies for biotechnology applications.
七鳃鳗和盲鳗的可变淋巴细胞受体(VLR)由富含亮氨酸的重复模块组成,而不是有颌脊椎动物中抗体和T细胞受体的免疫球蛋白样结构域构建块。这两种脊椎动物重排抗原受体同样具有多样性,其库可能潜在地超过10(14)种独特受体。为了表征VLR的抗原结合特性,我们开发了一种用于分离单克隆VLR的高通量酵母表面展示平台。我们已经分离出了特异性结合鸡蛋清溶菌酶、β-半乳糖苷酶、霍乱毒素亚基B、R-藻红蛋白以及血型三糖A和B的VLR,其结合亲和力在中纳摩尔到中皮摩尔范围内。因此,对于生物技术应用而言,VLR可能是基于Ig的抗体的优秀单链替代品。