Contributions of the complementarity determining regions to the thermal stability of a single-domain antibody.

ABSTRACT: Single domain antibodies (sdAbs) are the recombinantly-expressed variable domain from camelid (or shark) heavy chain only antibodies and provide rugged recognition elements. Many sdAbs possess excellent affinity and specificity; most refold and are able to bind antigen after thermal denaturation. The sdAb A3, specific for the toxin Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), shows both sub-nanomolar affinity for its cognate antigen (0.14 nM) and an unusually high melting point of 85°C. Understanding the source of sdAb A3's high melting temperature could provide a route for engineering improved melting temperatures into other sdAbs. The goal of this work was to determine how much of sdAb A3's stability is derived from its complementarity determining regions (CDRs) versus its framework. Towards answ

SUBMITTER: Zabetakis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3797041 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature