Surrobodies with functional tails

Journal of Molecular Biology
Li XuRichard A Lerner

Abstract

Surrobodies(2) are a unique type of binding protein based on the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR). The pre-BCR is transiently expressed during development of the antibody repertoire. Unlike heterotetrameric canonical antibodies that are composed of identical pairs of heavy and light chains, the pre-BCR is a heterohexameric complex composed of identical pairs of heavy chains that are each paired with a two-subunit surrogate light chain (SLC). The SLC contains nonimmunoglobulin-like peptide extensions on each of the two SLC components. This arrangement provides unique opportunities for protein engineering by functional derivatization of these nonimmunoglobulin-like tails. Here we report recombinant fusions to these tails with either a fully active cytokine or with single-chain variable fragment (scFv) domains to generate Surrobodies with unique functions or Surrobodies that are bispecific with respect to targeted binding.

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