Parallel selection of multiple anti-infectome Nanobodies without access to purified antigens

J Immunol Methods. 2008 Jan 1;329(1-2):138-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.10.005. Epub 2007 Oct 31.

Abstract

A strategy was developed to isolate Nanobodies, camelid-derived single-domain antibody fragments, against the parasite infectome without a priori knowledge of the antigens nor having access to the purified antigens. From a dromedary, infected with T. evansi, we cloned a pool of Nanobodies and selected after phage display 16 different Nanobodies specific for a single antigen, i.e. variant surface glycoprotein of T. evansi. Moreover 14 Nanobodies were isolated by panning on different total parasite lysates. Thus, this anti-infectome experiment generated Nanobodies, monospecific for one Trypanosoma species, whereas others were pan-reactive to various Trypanosoma species. Several Nanobodies could label specifically the coat of a set of Trypanozoon species. The recognized target(s) are present in GPI-linked membrane fractions of bloodstream- and fly-form parasites. Due to the omnipresence of these targets on different parasite species and forms, these antibody fragments are a valuable source for validation of novel, not yet identified targets to design new diagnostics and therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / genetics
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / isolation & purification*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Camelus
  • Cell Separation
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Cross Reactions
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Gene Library
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / biosynthesis
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / isolation & purification*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Trypanosoma / immunology*
  • Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma / blood
  • Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
  • Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma