Rapid identification of monospecific monoclonal antibodies using a human proteome microarray

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2012 Jun;11(6):O111.016253. doi: 10.1074/mcp.O111.016253. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Abstract

To broaden the range of tools available for proteomic research, we generated a library of 16,368 unique full-length human ORFs that are expressible as N-terminal GST-His(6) fusion proteins. Following expression in yeast, these proteins were then individually purified and used to construct a human proteome microarray. To demonstrate the usefulness of this reagent, we developed a streamlined strategy for the production of monospecific monoclonal antibodies that used immunization with live human cells and microarray-based analysis of antibody specificity as its central components. We showed that microarray-based analysis of antibody specificity can be performed efficiently using a two-dimensional pooling strategy. We also demonstrated that our immunization and selection strategies result in a large fraction of monospecific monoclonal antibodies that are both immunoblot and immunoprecipitation grade. Our data indicate that the pipeline provides a robust platform for the generation of monoclonal antibodies of exceptional specificity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / immunology*
  • Antibody Specificity*
  • Antigens / chemistry
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Hybridomas
  • Immobilized Proteins / chemistry
  • Immobilized Proteins / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Proteome / chemistry
  • Proteome / immunology*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antigens
  • Immobilized Proteins
  • Proteome
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins