Characterization of a single-chain intrabody directed against the human receptor tyrosine kinase Ron

Paola Secco, Massimo Ferretti, Daniela Gioia, Patrizia Cesaro, Chiarella Bozzo, James D. Marks, Claudio Santoro

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Abstract

A large human nonimmune phage antibody library was screened by affinity chromatography to select single-chain antibodies directed against the human receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) Ron. As antigen, we used a GST fusion protein (GST-IRP-) containing the whole intracellular portion of Ron except for the carboxyl-terminal arginine-proline-rich motif. One selected phage was highly specific for Ron when tested in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We report here the immunological characterization of this anti-Ron single-chain antibody (sc7) and show that it recognizes both denatured and native forms of the receptor. The epitope bound by sc7 maps within the first 50 amino acid residues of the juxtamembrane domain of Ron. This monoclonal fragment does not cross-react with other receptor tyrosine kinases including the closely related human proto-oncogene Met. We demonstrate that the isolated antibody fragment interacts in vivo with the intracellular domain of Ron in mammalian cells.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)99-109
Numero di pagine11
RivistaJournal of Immunological Methods
Volume285
Numero di pubblicazione1
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 feb 2004

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