Comparison of rabies virus protection by single chain and leucine zipper Fv fragments cocktail derived from a monoclonal antibody cocktail.

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) are a unique and attractive class of biologics and are potential substitutes for post-exposure rabies prophylaxis. The safety, tolerance, and broad neutralization efficiency of a MAb cocktail called CL184, composed of the antibodies CR4098 and CR57, was confirmed in a phase I clinical trial. We have prepared a series of single-chain Fv fragments (scFvs) and leucine zipper Fv fragments (zipFvs) from CR57 and CR4098. In this study, we selected and formed scFv and zipFv cocktails and compared their protective effects against the rabies virus. Mice and hamster challenge models demonstrated the improved protection of the zipFv cocktail compared with scFv cocktail, because of its stronger affinity. The results indicate that zipFv production is a promising novel method for the genetic engineering of antibody fragments and improving affinity through systematic screening may be important when designing small molecule antibodies against RV.

• Authors: Hualong Xi, Xiangyu Meng, Tiejun Gu, Zhuang Li, Yue Cheng, Qing Sun, Kaixin Zhang, Wei Kong, Yongge Wu
• Journal: Molecular immunology (Mol Immunol) Vol. 101 Pg. 197-202 (09 2018) ISSN: 1872-9142 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 30007229 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Single-Chain Antibodies

Topics

• Animals
• Antibodies, Monoclonal (immunology)
• Antibody Affinity
• Cricetinae
• Disease Models, Animal
• Humans
• Leucine Zippers
• Mice
• Neutralization Tests
• Rabies virus (immunology)
• Single-Chain Antibodies (immunology)