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Human antibodies against spores of the genus Bacillus: a model study for detection of and protection against anthrax and the bioterrorist threat.

Abstract
A naive, human single-chain Fv (scFv) phage-display library was used in bio-panning against live, native spores of Bacillus subtilis IFO 3336 suspended in solution. A direct in vitro panning and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based selection afforded a panel of nine scFv-phage clones of which two, 5B and 7E, were chosen for further study. These two clones differed in their relative specificity and affinity for spores of B. subtilis IFO 3336 vs. a panel of spores from 11 other Bacillus species/strains. A variety of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay protocols indicated these scFv-phage clones recognized different spore epitopes. Notably, some spore epitopes markedly changed between the free and microtiter-plate immobilized state as revealed by antibody-phage binding. An additional library selection procedure also was examined by constructing a Fab chain-shuffled sublibrary from the nine positive clones and by using a subtractive panning strategy to remove crossreactivity with B. licheniformis 5A24. The Fab-phage clone 52 was improved compared with 5B and was comparable to 7E in binding B. subtilis IFO 3336 vs. B. licheniformis 5A24, yet showed a distinctive crossreactivity pattern with other spores. We also developed a method to directly detect individual spores by using fluorescently labeled antibody-phage. Finally, a variety of "powders" that might be used in deploying spores of B. anthracis were examined for antibody-phage binding. The strategies described provide a foundation to discover human antibodies specific for native spores of B. anthracis that can be developed as diagnostic and therapeutic reagents.
AuthorsBin Zhou, Peter Wirsching, Kim D Janda
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A) Vol. 99 Issue 8 Pg. 5241-6 (Apr 16 2002) ISSN: 0027-8424 [Print] United States
PMID11959974 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies
  • Epitopes
  • Immunoglobulin Fragments
Topics
  • Anthrax (prevention & control)
  • Antibodies (chemistry)
  • Bacillus (immunology)
  • Bacillus anthracis (immunology, pathogenicity)
  • Bioterrorism (prevention & control)
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Fragments (chemistry, immunology)
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Protein Binding

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