Abstract
The cDNAs coding for the heavy and light chain variable domains of an antibody, recognizing the human G-protein-coupled receptor for neurotensin, NTS-1, were obtained from a hybridoma cell line, B-N6. The Fv B-N6 fragment was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. To characterize the properties of the antibody fragment, human and rat high-affinity neurotensin receptors were expressed in E. coli in functional form, linked at their N-termini to the maltose-binding protein. Fv B-N6 was found to compete for [3H]neurotensin binding to the human neurotensin receptor, but not to the rat neurotensin receptor, with IC50 values of 1.6 microM (membrane-bound receptor) and 1.9 microM (detergent-solubilized, purified receptor). The formation of a relatively stable complex of Fv B-N6 with purified human neurotensin receptor fusion protein was also demonstrated by gel filtration experiments. The Fv B-N6 fragment will be used to isolate a high-affinity binder to the human neurotensin receptor as a valuable tool for cocrystallization and receptor structure determination.
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