1. Streptavidin-Biotin Crosslinking of Therapeutic Enzymes With Carrier Antibodies: Nanoconjugates for Protection Against Endothelial Oxidative Stress
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The streptavidin-biotin system may be used to synthesize immunoconjugates for targeted delivery of drugs, including therapeutic
enzymes. The size of antibody-enzyme conjugates, which is controlled by the extent of biotinylation and molar ratio between
the conjugate components, represents an important parameter that in some cases dictates subcellular addressing of drugs. This
chapter describes the methodology of formation and characterization of polymeric immunoconjugates in the nanoscale range.
A theoretical model of streptavidin conjugation based on general principles of polymer chemistry is considered. Factors that
influence size and functional characterization of resulting polymer conjugates, as well as advantages and limitations of this
approach, are described in detail. The protocols describe the formation of immunoconjugates possessing an antioxidant enzyme,
catalase, directed to endothelial cells by anti-platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule antibodies. However because of
the modular nature of the streptavidin-biotin crosslinker system, the techniques herein can be easily adapted for the preparation
of nanoscale immunoconjugates delivering other protein drugs to diverse cellular antigens.
Affiliation(s): (2) Institute for Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
(3) Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
(3) Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Book Title: Bioconjugation Protocols: Strategies and Methods
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 283 | Pub. Date: Jun-10-2004 | Page Range: 3-19 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-813-7:003
Subject: Biochemistry
Key Words: Immunoconjugates - vascular immunotargeting - polymerization - nanoscale carrier - catalase - streptavidin - biotin - dynamic light scattering - drug delivery
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