Abstract
HIV envelope glycoprotein (Env) is composed of two non-covalently associated subunits: gp120 and gp41. Panning of phage-displayed antibody libraries against gp140 (covalently linked gp120 and the extracellular portion of gp41) has resulted mostly in selection of anti-gp120 antibodies. Native gp41 in the absence of gp120 is unstable. The use of gp41 fragments as antigens has resulted in selection of antibodies with only relatively modest neutralizing activity. To enhance selection of antibodies specific for gp41 in the context of the whole Env we developed a methodology termed competitive antigen panning (CAP). Using CAP, we identified a panel of gp41-specific human monoclonal antibodies from an HIV-1 immune library derived from long-term nonprogressors. These antibodies recognize conformational epitopes in gp41 and exhibited, to various extents, neutralization activity in assays based on spreading infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The CAP methodology is generally applicable for selection of antibodies specific for any epitope that is not a dominant epitope in the antigen. It is superior to a traditional pre-depletion method in avoiding potential loss of target-specific antibodies.
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Zhang, MY., Dimitrov, D.S. (2009). Competitive Antigen Panning for Selection of HIV-1 Neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for gp41. In: Dimitrov, A. (eds) Therapeutic Antibodies. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 525. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-554-1_9
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