Recombinant dimeric small immunoproteins neutralize transmissible gastroenteritis virus infectivity efficiently and confer passive immunity Free

Abstract

Small immunoproteins (SIPs) are single-chain molecules comprising the variable regions of an antibody assembled in a single polypeptide (scFv) and joined to the immunoglobulin heavy-chain dimerizing domain. To investigate the potential of these molecules to provide protection against enteric infections when supplied orally, SIPs were generated against (TGEV), a highly pathogenic porcine virus. Different variants of TGEV-specific SIPs were created, of and isotypes, by exploiting the dimerizing domains CH4 and CH3 of human and swine origin. Transfected cells secreted these recombinant mini-antibodies efficiently, mainly as dimers stabilized covalently by inter-chain disulphide bridges. The specificity and functionality of the recombinant TGEV-specific SIPs were determined by binding, neutralization and infection-interference assays. The neutralization indices of the TGEV-specific SIPs were all very similar to that of the original TGEV-specific mAb, thus confirming that the immunological properties have been preserved in the recombinant SIPs. protection experiments on newborn piglets have, in addition, demonstrated a strong reduction of virus titre in infected tissues of animals treated orally with TGEV-specific SIPs. It has therefore been demonstrated that it is possible to confer passive immunization to newborn pigs by feeding them with recombinant SIPs.

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