PMID- 24492300 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141118 LR - 20211021 IS - 1942-0870 (Electronic) IS - 1942-0862 (Print) IS - 1942-0862 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 2 DP - 2014 Mar-Apr TI - Generation of human single-chain variable fragment antibodies specific to dengue virus non-structural protein 1 that interfere with the virus infectious cycle. PG - 474-82 LID - 10.4161/mabs.27874 [doi] AB - Severe forms of dengue virus (DENV) infection frequently cause high case fatality rate. Currently, there is no effective vaccine against the infection. Clinical cases are given only palliative treatment as specific anti-DENV immunotherapy is not available and it is urgently required. In this study, human single-chain variable fragment (HuScFv) antibodies that bound specifically to the conserved non-structural protein-1 (NS1) of DENV and interfered with the virus replication cycle were produced by using phage display technology. Recombinant NS1 (rNS1) of DENV serotype 2 (DENV2) was used as antigen in phage bio-panning to select phage clones that displayed HuScFv from antibody phage display library. HuScFv from two phagemid transformed E. coli clones, i.e., clones 11 and 13, bound to the rNS1 as well as native NS1 in both secreted and intracellular forms. Culture fluids of the HuScFv11/HuScFv13 exposed DENV2 infected cells had significant reduction of the infectious viral particles, implying that the antibody fragments affected the virus morphogenesis or release. HuScFv epitope mapping by phage mimotope searching revealed that HuScFv11 bound to amino acids 1-14 of NS1, while the HuScFv13 bound to conformational epitope at the C-terminal portion of the NS1. Although the functions of the epitopes and the molecular mechanism of the HuScFv11 and HuScFv13 require further investigations, these small antibodies have high potential for development as anti-DENV biomolecules. FAU - Poungpair, Ornnuthchar AU - Poungpair O AD - Division of Molecular Medicine; Department of Research and Development; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Bangphoomi, Kunan AU - Bangphoomi K AD - Department of Biochemistry; Faculty of Sciences; Kasetsart University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Chaowalit, Prapaipit AU - Chaowalit P AD - Division of Molecular Medicine; Department of Research and Development; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Sawasdee, Nunghathai AU - Sawasdee N AD - Division of Molecular Medicine; Department of Research and Development; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Saokaew, Nichapatr AU - Saokaew N AD - Immunology Graduate Program; Department of Immunology; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Choowongkomon, Kiattawee AU - Choowongkomon K AD - Department of Biochemistry; Faculty of Sciences; Kasetsart University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Chaicumpa, Wanpen AU - Chaicumpa W AD - Laboratory for Research and Technology Development; Department of Parasitology; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. FAU - Yenchitsomanus, Pa-thai AU - Yenchitsomanus PT AD - Division of Molecular Medicine; Department of Research and Development; Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital; Mahidol University; Bangkok, Thailand. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140115 PL - United States TA - MAbs JT - mAbs JID - 101479829 RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (NS1 protein, Dengue virus type 2) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Single-Chain Antibodies) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) SB - IM MH - Aedes MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Surface Display Techniques MH - Dengue/immunology/*metabolism/transmission MH - Dengue Virus/pathogenicity/*physiology MH - Epitope Mapping MH - Epitopes/immunology/*metabolism MH - Escherichia coli/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Hybridomas MH - Immunotherapy/*methods MH - Protein Conformation MH - Recombinant Proteins/immunology/*metabolism MH - Single-Chain Antibodies/*isolation & purification MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/immunology/*metabolism MH - Virion/drug effects PMC - PMC3984335 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HuScFv OT - NS1 OT - dengue virus OT - human single-chain variable fragment antibody OT - monoclonal antibody OT - non-structural protein-1 OT - phage display EDAT- 2014/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/19 06:00 PMCR- 2015/03/01 CRDT- 2014/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 27874 [pii] AID - 2013MABS0489R [pii] AID - 10.4161/mabs.27874 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - MAbs. 2014 Mar-Apr;6(2):474-82. doi: 10.4161/mabs.27874. Epub 2014 Jan 15.