Inbar D, Hochman J, Givol D
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1972 Sep;69(9):2659-62. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.9.2659.
The Fab'-fragment of a mouse IgA-myeloma (protein-315) was split by pepsin to yield a smaller fragment that retained the anti-2,4-dinitrophenyl activity of the intact protein. This fragment, which we call Fv, has a molecular weight of about 30,000 (half that of Fab'), and is composed of two polypeptide chains (molecular weight 14,000) held together by noncovalent bonds. The N-terminal sequence of Fv suggests that it is composed of the N-terminal half of Fab', and consists of the variable portions of the heavy and light chains. Since Fv has about one binding site with the same association constant as Fab', this experiment provides direct evidence that the antibody site in this protein is contained entirely in the variable portion, and is independent of the constant portion, of the molecule.
小鼠IgA骨髓瘤(蛋白-315)的Fab'片段被胃蛋白酶裂解,产生一个较小的片段,该片段保留了完整蛋白的抗2,4-二硝基苯基活性。我们将这个片段称为Fv,其分子量约为30,000(Fab'的一半),由两条通过非共价键结合在一起的多肽链(分子量14,000)组成。Fv的N端序列表明它由Fab'的N端一半组成,由重链和轻链的可变部分组成。由于Fv具有约一个与Fab'相同缔合常数的结合位点,该实验提供了直接证据,证明该蛋白中的抗体位点完全包含在分子的可变部分中,并且与恒定部分无关。