Abstract
A single-chain variable fragment antibody against herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D-scFv) has been successfully expressed in the hemolymph of silkworm larvae using a rapid Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) bacmid DNA system. Variable heavy- and light-chain domains were cloned directly from the cDNA of the hybridoma cell line 2C4 and assembled together with flexible peptide linker (Gly4Ser)3 between two domains. The yield of functional 2,4-D-scFv after purification was 640 μg per 30 ml of hemolymph, which is equivalent to 21.3 mg per liter of hemolymph. The characterization of 2,4-D-scFv using an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icELISA) revealed that it has wide cross-reactivities against 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (65.5%), 2,4-dichlorophenol (47.9%), and 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid (26.0%), making it possible to apply 2,4-D-scFv to icELISA for detecting/determining 2,4-D and its metabolites. Judging from its cost and time requirements and its ease of handling, this BmNPV bacmid DNA expression system is more useful for expressing functional scFv than bacterial systems, which frequently require costly and time-consuming refolding.
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Abbreviations
- ABTS 2:
-
2′-Azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid ammonium salt
- BmNPV:
-
Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus
- bp:
-
Base pairs
- CR:
-
Cross-reactivities
- 2,4-D:
-
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- 2,4-D-scFv:
-
Single-chain variable fragment antibody against 2,4-D
- ELISA:
-
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- HMSS:
-
Honeybee melittin signal sequence
- HRP:
-
Horseradish peroxidase
- K D :
-
Dissociation constant
- PBS:
-
Phosphate-buffered saline
- scFv:
-
Single-chain variable fragment
- VH:
-
Heavy chain variable region
- VL:
-
Light-chain variable region
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The research in this paper was supported, in part, by the Research Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists. This work was also funded by a Grant in Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Asian CORE Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.
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Sakamoto, S., Pongkitwitoon, B., Nakamura, S. et al. Construction, Expression, and Characterization of a Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibody Against 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in the Hemolymph of Silkworm Larvae. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 164, 715–728 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-011-9168-4
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