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Construction of Large Naïve Fab Libraries
Abstract
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
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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