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Eur J Biochem ; 267(23): 6775-83, 2000 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11082187

ABSTRACT

In order to obtain recombinant antibody fragments that bind the cell-cycle protein CDC2a from Arabidopsis thaliana (CDC2aAt), two phage display libraries of single-chain variable (scFv) fragments were constructed. One library was derived from mice immunized with recombinant CDC2aAt N-terminally fused to a His6-tag (His-CDC2aAt) and the other was made out of an anti-PSTAIRE hybridoma cell line. Six specific His-CDC2aAt-binding phage clones (3D1, 3D2, 3D10, 3D25, 4D21 and 4D47) were isolated by panning. The isolated monoclonal phage clones, as well as the soluble scFv fragments produced in the periplasm of Escherichia coli, bind His-CDC2aAt in ELISA and on Western blots. Moreover, four clones (3D1, 3D2, 3D10 and 4D21) detect specifically CDC2aAt from Arabidopsis cell suspensions on Western blots. Clone 4D21 binds the PSTAIRE epitope, whereas the 3D1, 3D2 and 3D10 clones bind, as yet unidentified, epitopes of CDC2aAt. Furthermore, the accumulation and antigen-binding activity of these scFv fragments in a reducing environment were assessed. No interaction could be shown between the scFv fragments and CDC2aAt in a yeast two-hybrid assay. However, after transient expression of the scFv fragments in the cytosol of tobacco leaves, three of six scFv fragments (3D1, 3D2 and 3D10) accumulated in the plant cytosol and ELISA results indicate that these scFv fragments retained antigen-binding activity.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry , Arabidopsis Proteins , Arabidopsis/chemistry , Arabidopsis/immunology , CDC2 Protein Kinase/immunology , Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/chemistry , Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/immunology , Immunoglobulin Fragments/chemistry , Immunoglobulin Fragments/isolation & purification , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Blotting, Western , CDC2 Protein Kinase/chemistry , Codon, Terminator , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Epitopes , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Hybridomas , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptide Library , Peptides/chemistry , Protein Binding , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Tumor Cells, Cultured , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
2.
Plant Mol Biol ; 43(4): 419-28, 2000 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11052194

ABSTRACT

Immunomodulation is a molecular technique that allows the interference with cellular metabolism or pathogen infectivity by the ectopic expression of genes encoding antibodies or antibody fragments. In recent years, several reports have proven the value of this tool in plant research for modulation of phytohormone activity and for blocking plant-pathogen infection. Efficient application of the plantibody approach requires different levels of investigation. First of all, methods have to be available to clone efficiently the genes coding for antibodies or antibody fragments that bind the target antigen. Secondly, conditions to obtain high accumulation of antigen-binding antibodies and antibody fragments in plants are being investigated and optimized. Thirdly, different strategies are being evaluated to interfere with the function of the target molecule, thus enabling immunomodulation of metabolism or pathogen infectivity. In the near future, optimized antibody gene isolation and expression, especially in reducing subcellular environments, such as the cytosol and nucleus, should turn immunomodulation into a powerful and attractive tool for gene inactivation, complementary to the classical antisense and co-suppression approaches.


Subject(s)
Plants/genetics , Plants/immunology , Antibodies/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Plant Diseases/genetics , Plants/metabolism , Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics , Plants, Genetically Modified/immunology , Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism
3.
FEBS Lett ; 467(2-3): 316-20, 2000 Feb 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10675561

ABSTRACT

The coding sequences of three single-chain variable (scFv) fragments (A4, G4 and H3), which bind to dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR) of Petunia hybrida, and the DFR-encoding sequence were cloned in two-hybrid vectors. The vectors were transformed in the yeast strain HF7c (his3-200, trp1-901, leu2-3) and the scFv-DFR interaction was analyzed by measuring yeast growth on medium without histidine. ScFv-G4 and, to a lesser extent, scFv-A4 could interact with DFR in the yeast nucleus. On the contrary, scFv-H3 showed no interaction with its antigen in yeast. The results of a previous expression analysis of the same scFv fragments in the plant cytosol correlate with those of the two-hybrid test. This suggests that it is possible to evaluate the antigen-scFv interaction in a reducing subcellular environment with the two-hybrid test. Therefore, the yeast two-hybrid system can be useful to identify candidate scFv fragments for intracellular antibody applications.


Subject(s)
Alcohol Oxidoreductases/immunology , Antigens, Fungal/immunology , Immunoglobulin Fragments/immunology , Alcohol Oxidoreductases/genetics , Antibody Affinity , Cloning, Molecular , Immunoglobulin Variable Region , Oxidation-Reduction , Plants , Two-Hybrid System Techniques , Yeasts
4.
Eur J Biochem ; 259(1-2): 426-34, 1999 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9914523

ABSTRACT

The accumulation of five murine single-chain variable fragments, binding to dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, was analyzed in transgenic Petunia hybrida plants. The five scFv-encoding sequences were cloned in an optimized plant transformation vector for expression in the cytosol under control of the 35S promoter. In a transient expression assay we found that the scFv expression levels were reproducible and correlated with those in stably transformed petunia. Our results show that accumulation in the cytosol strongly depends on the intrinsic properties of the scFv fragment. Three of the five scFv fragments accumulated to unexpectedly high levels in the cytosol of the primary transformants, but no phenotypic effect could be detected. Experimental results indicate that one of the scFv fragments accumulated in the cytosol to 1% of the total soluble protein as a functional antigen-binding protein in the absence of disulphide bonds. This observation supports the idea that certain antibody fragments do not need disulphide bonds to be stable and functional. Such scFv scaffolds provide new opportunities to design scFv fragments for immunomodulation in the cytosol.


Subject(s)
Alcohol Oxidoreductases/immunology , Antibody Formation , Immunoglobulin Fragments/biosynthesis , Plants, Genetically Modified , Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis , Animals , Cloning, Molecular , Cytosol , Genetic Vectors , Immunoglobulin Fragments/genetics , Immunoglobulin Fragments/immunology , Mice , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/immunology , Solanaceae/genetics
5.
FEBS Lett ; 403(2): 116-22, 1997 Feb 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9042949

ABSTRACT

To isolate specific single-chain variable (scFv) fragments against dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) from Petunia hybrida the phage display technology was used. DFR was overproduced in Escherichia coli, purified and used for immunization. From DFR-immunized mice, a phage display library was made starting from spleen mRNA using an optimized set of primers for V(H) and V(L) amplification. Several rounds of panning against recombinant DFR yielded five different scFv fragments, confirmed by subsequent DNA sequencing. They all specifically bound to recombinant DFR in ELISA and DFR in flower extracts on Western blot. These results show that phage display is a promising technology in plant molecular biology to obtain specific recombinant antibodies not only for ELISA and Western blot but also for in vivo applications in the long run.


Subject(s)
Alcohol Oxidoreductases/genetics , Plants/enzymology , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Bacteriophages/genetics , Base Sequence , Cloning, Molecular , DNA Primers , Escherichia coli/genetics , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
6.
Biotechnology (N Y) ; 13(4): 378-82, 1995 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9634780

ABSTRACT

We describe a novel phage display system that affords the surface expression and hence affinity selection of cDNAs. The strategy is based on a new approach to functionally display proteins on filamentous phage through the attachment to the C-terminus of the minor coat protein VI. The utility of the method was evaluated using a cDNA library derived from the parasite Ancylostoma caninum. cDNA sequences were fused in each of the three reading frames to the 3'-end of the M13 gene VI expressed by a phagemid vector. Phages rescued from this cDNA expression library were subjected to biopanning against two serine proteases, trypsin and the human coagulation factor Xa. This led to the identification of cDNAs encoding novel members of two different families of serine protease inhibitors. The authenticity of the cDNA selected with trypsin as the target was demonstrated by purifying the encoded potent Kunitz-type inhibitor from an Ancylostoma caninum extract. The rapid isolation of specific cDNAs with the protein VI monovalent display system should facilitate the search for novel biologically important ligands.


Subject(s)
Capsid/genetics , DNA, Complementary/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Ancylostoma/enzymology , Ancylostoma/genetics , Animals , Base Sequence , Biotinylation , Blotting, Western , Factor Xa/metabolism , Gene Library , Genetic Vectors , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Plant Proteins/genetics , Serine Endopeptidases/genetics , Serine Proteinase Inhibitors/genetics , Trypsin/metabolism , Trypsin Inhibitors , alpha-Amylases/antagonists & inhibitors
7.
J Biol Chem ; 268(31): 23325-33, 1993 Nov 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8226856

ABSTRACT

The yeast vacuolar H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) exhibits nonlinear hydrolysis kinetics, i.e. an initial rapid rate followed by a slower, steadily declining rate. Sulfite (50-100 mM) stimulates the yeast V-ATPase specifically during the latter period. Sulfite activation has been observed for the F-ATPases and archaebacterial ATPases and is thought to be caused by the release of tightly bound nucleotide at the catalytic site. However, turnover-dependent inactivation of the yeast V-ATPase, and sulfite stimulation, were only observed at MgATP concentrations > 1.0 mM. Below 1.0 mM MgATP, the hydrolysis time course was linear, and sulfite was inhibitory. The inhibition during the initial phase and the stimulation during the later phase of the time course could be accounted for by a 5.5-fold sulfite-induced increase in the apparent Km, and a small increase in the apparent Vmax. Sulfite also protected the enzyme against inhibition by cold inactivation and by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide but not by bafilomycin. Sulfite stimulation during the later phase was antagonized by delta mu H+, particularly by delta pH. In contrast to its effects on hydrolysis, sulfite inhibited the formation of a pH gradient at all times and failed to enhance the membrane potential even when delta pH was collapsed by nigericin. These results indicate that sulfite partially uncouples hydrolysis from proton transport in a way that preserves regulation by delta mu H+.


Subject(s)
Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism , Sulfites/pharmacology , Vacuoles/enzymology , Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism , Biological Transport, Active/drug effects , Cold Temperature , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , In Vitro Techniques , Kinetics , Magnesium/pharmacology , Membrane Potentials/drug effects , Proton-Translocating ATPases/antagonists & inhibitors , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology
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