Construction of Large Naïve Fab Libraries
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In recent years, a number of single-pot antibody (Ab) libraries have been described, which permit the rapid isolation of high-affinity
Abs against large panels of antigens (Ags). Naïve libraries have been generated by tapping the natural primary (unselected)
immune repertoire via cloning of Abs that recognize a variety of Ags (1,2). The rearranged V genes were amplified with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from B-cell mRNAs encoding immunoglobulin
M (IgM) taken from nonimmunized donors. By using this procedure, Abs were recovered prior to encounter with Ag and unscreened
for tolerance by the immune system. Indeed, a naïve library represents a good source of Abs against self, nonimmunogenic,
and toxic Ags if the library is sufficiently large and diverse.
Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Functional Biomolecules, Unilever Research Laboratorium Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Book Title: Antibody Phage Display: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 178 | Pub. Date: Dec-28-2001 | Page Range: 87-100 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-240-6:087
Subject: Microbiology
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