Assembly of combinatorial antibody libraries on phage surfaces: the gene III site.

Barbas, C F; Kang, A S; Lerner, R A; Benkovic, S J · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 1991

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A phagemid system was developed for the monovalent display of combinatorial antibody Fab libraries on the surface of filamentous phage M13. Fab fragments were fused to the carboxyl-terminal domain of the gene III protein. Phage displaying Fab fragments on their surface, or Phabs, were enriched by 10(3)- to 10(5)-fold on antigen-coated surfaces over nonspecific phage. The method may replace current antibody cloning techniques.

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