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Epitope mapping of antibodies using bacterial surface display. 2008

Johan Rockberg, and John Löfblom, and Barbara Hjelm, and Mathias Uhlén, and Stefan Ståhl
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.

We describe a method for mapping the epitopes recognized by antibodies, based on bacterial surface expression of antigen protein fragments followed by antibody-based flow-cytometric sorting. We analyzed the binding sites of both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies directed to three human protein targets: (i) the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), (ii) ephrin-B3 and (iii) the transcription factor SATB2. All monoclonal antibodies bound a single epitope, whereas the polyclonal antibodies showed, in each case, a binding pattern with one to five separate epitopes. A comparison of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies raised to the same antigen showed overlapping binding epitopes. We also demonstrated that bacterial cells with displayed protein fragments can be used as affinity ligands to generate epitope-specific antibodies. Our approach shows a path forward for systematic validation of antibodies for epitope specificity and cross-reactivity on a whole-proteome level.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D001681 Biological Assay A method of measuring the effects of a biologically active substance using an intermediate in vivo or in vitro tissue or cell model under controlled conditions. It includes virulence studies in animal fetuses in utero, mouse convulsion bioassay of insulin, quantitation of tumor-initiator systems in mouse skin, calculation of potentiating effects of a hormonal factor in an isolated strip of contracting stomach muscle, etc. Bioassay,Assay, Biological,Assays, Biological,Biologic Assay,Biologic Assays,Assay, Biologic,Assays, Biologic,Bioassays,Biological Assays
D013210 Staphylococcus A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, coccoid bacteria. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs, and in tetrads and characteristically divide in more than one plane to form irregular clusters. Natural populations of Staphylococcus are found on the skin and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. Some species are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals.
D015202 Protein Engineering Procedures by which protein structure and function are changed or created in vitro by altering existing or synthesizing new structural genes that direct the synthesis of proteins with sought-after properties. Such procedures may include the design of MOLECULAR MODELS of proteins using COMPUTER GRAPHICS or other molecular modeling techniques; site-specific mutagenesis (MUTAGENESIS, SITE-SPECIFIC) of existing genes; and DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION techniques to create new genes. Genetic Engineering of Proteins,Genetic Engineering, Protein,Proteins, Genetic Engineering,Engineering, Protein,Engineering, Protein Genetic,Protein Genetic Engineering
D018604 Epitope Mapping Methods used for studying the interactions of antibodies with specific regions of protein antigens. Important applications of epitope mapping are found within the area of immunochemistry. Epitope Mappings,Mapping, Epitope,Mappings, Epitope

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