By: Marie-Alix Poul2 

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This chapter outlines a protocol for the selection by phage display of single-chain variable antibody fragments with dual
properties-specificity for tumor cells and the ability to be internalized. The protocol is based on a direct incubation of
living target cells with antibody phage display libraries under conditions that allow active endocytosis of phage particles
by cancer cells as well as recovery of intracellular phage particles that retain infectivity. This “functional” selection
helps avoid the isolation of irrelevant phages that may be obtained when selection is performed on heterogeneous material
as a source of antigen. Internalizing antibodies recovered from human antibody repertoires are promising reagents for various
therapeutic applications including the delivery of drugs to the cytosol of targeted cell populations.
Affiliation(s): (2) Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Pharmacologie Génétique Appliquée (LBPA), UMR CNRS 8113, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, 61 avenue du Président Wilson, 94235, Cachan Cedex, France
Book Title: Antibody Phage Display: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 562 | Pub. Date: Mar-01-2009 | Page Range: 155-163 | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-302-2_12
Subject: Microbiology
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