Yeast Display-Based Antibody Affinity Maturation Using Detergent-Solubilized Cell Lysates

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1319:65-78. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2748-7_4.

Abstract

It is often desired to identify or engineer antibodies that target membrane proteins (MPs). However, due to their inherent insolubility in aqueous solutions, MPs are often incompatible with in vitro antibody discovery and optimization platforms. Recently, we adapted yeast display technology to accommodate detergent-solubilized cell lysates as sources of MP antigens. The following protocol details the incorporation of cell lysates into a kinetic screen designed to obtain antibodies with improved affinity via slowed dissociation from an MP antigen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Affinity
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Cell Extracts / immunology*
  • Cell Surface Display Techniques / methods*
  • Detergents / chemistry
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / immunology*
  • Peptide Library
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
  • Single-Chain Antibodies / biosynthesis*
  • Single-Chain Antibodies / genetics

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • Detergents
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Peptide Library
  • Single-Chain Antibodies