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Discovery of targets for tumor immunotherapy using phage display technology

Tordsson, Jesper LU (2000)
Abstract
This thesis has focused on the development of methods and their applications for the identification of antibodies reactive with tumor associated antigens (TAA). The phage display technology provides a powerful mean to generate antibodies potentially useful for tumor immunotherapy. A phage antibody displays on its surface an antibody fragment encoded by a gene inserted in the phage genome. The phage antibody can be selected by antigen binding from a diverse population of phage, each displaying antibodies with unique specificities. Any antibody gene repertoire that can be genetically assembled, including naive, immune and synthetic repertoires of human antibody genes can be expressed and displayed on phage. Antibody identification by phage... (More)
This thesis has focused on the development of methods and their applications for the identification of antibodies reactive with tumor associated antigens (TAA). The phage display technology provides a powerful mean to generate antibodies potentially useful for tumor immunotherapy. A phage antibody displays on its surface an antibody fragment encoded by a gene inserted in the phage genome. The phage antibody can be selected by antigen binding from a diverse population of phage, each displaying antibodies with unique specificities. Any antibody gene repertoire that can be genetically assembled, including naive, immune and synthetic repertoires of human antibody genes can be expressed and displayed on phage. Antibody identification by phage display has primarily been performed with purified antigens for selection. This thesis demonstrates that a crude antigen source, i.e. sections of tissues and intact cells can be used directly and dissected as a complex antigen for phage selection, providing a tool for mutual discovery of new antibodies and their targets.



A gradual method development in model systems, from straight positive selection using cells or tissue sections to ultimately achieve the most sophisticated subtractive selection method using tissue sections is described in the enclosed papers. The application of these using a phage antibody library constructed from malignant melanoma or colon cancer immunized Cynomolgus Macaque monkeys led to the identification of putative novel tumor specificities. The identified TAA were highly, homogeneously, frequently and selectively expressed on the cell surface in clinical tumor samples and represent potentially excellent targets for tumor immunotherapy. (Less)
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author
supervisor
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  • Persson, Mats A. A., Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital
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type
Thesis
publication status
published
subject
keywords
transplantation, serology, Immunology, colon cancer, melanoma, tumor immunotherapy, phage display, scFv, Immunologi, serologi, Cytology, oncology, cancerology, Cytologi, onkologi, cancer
pages
121 pages
publisher
Jesper Tordsson,
defense location
N/A
defense date
2000-06-03 10:15:00
external identifiers
  • other:ISRN: LUMEDW/MECM--00/1049--SE
ISBN
91-628-4206-4
language
English
LU publication?
yes
additional info
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Department of Experimental Medical Science (013210000), Medical Inflammation Research (013212019)
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2016-04-04 12:10:40
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2018-11-21 21:09:26
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  abstract     = {{This thesis has focused on the development of methods and their applications for the identification of antibodies reactive with tumor associated antigens (TAA). The phage display technology provides a powerful mean to generate antibodies potentially useful for tumor immunotherapy. A phage antibody displays on its surface an antibody fragment encoded by a gene inserted in the phage genome. The phage antibody can be selected by antigen binding from a diverse population of phage, each displaying antibodies with unique specificities. Any antibody gene repertoire that can be genetically assembled, including naive, immune and synthetic repertoires of human antibody genes can be expressed and displayed on phage. Antibody identification by phage display has primarily been performed with purified antigens for selection. This thesis demonstrates that a crude antigen source, i.e. sections of tissues and intact cells can be used directly and dissected as a complex antigen for phage selection, providing a tool for mutual discovery of new antibodies and their targets.<br/><br>
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A gradual method development in model systems, from straight positive selection using cells or tissue sections to ultimately achieve the most sophisticated subtractive selection method using tissue sections is described in the enclosed papers. The application of these using a phage antibody library constructed from malignant melanoma or colon cancer immunized Cynomolgus Macaque monkeys led to the identification of putative novel tumor specificities. The identified TAA were highly, homogeneously, frequently and selectively expressed on the cell surface in clinical tumor samples and represent potentially excellent targets for tumor immunotherapy.}},
  author       = {{Tordsson, Jesper}},
  isbn         = {{91-628-4206-4}},
  keywords     = {{transplantation; serology; Immunology; colon cancer; melanoma; tumor immunotherapy; phage display; scFv; Immunologi; serologi; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Jesper Tordsson,}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Discovery of targets for tumor immunotherapy using phage display technology}},
  year         = {{2000}},
}