METHOD OF PRODUCING ANTIGEN-BINDING V DOMAIN, APPLICATION THEREOF Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC C12P21/08 C07K16/00 C07K19/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method of producing an antigen-binding V_H domain wherein an elongated CDR3 loop similar to a camel loop is absent, involves transformation of a mammal cell by a heavy-chain V_H heterolocus. The locus contains a gene coding a variable area, at least containing one segment of V_H gene, one segment of D gene not being camel's, one segment of J gene not being camel's, one invariable heavy chain region provided that any gene coding the invariable regions does not code a Sn1 functional domain. The segments of V, D and J genes are capable to recombination and formation of the VDJ coding sequence. The transformed cell is capable to express a heavy chain antibody only containing an antigen-binding V_H domain and the invariable constant effector region without the functional domain Sn1. The cell is used for producing a transgene animal to be immunised with an antigen of concern. Further the cells or tissues expressing specific antibodies to the heavy chain antigen of concern are recovered; nucleic acid coding the V_H domain of the specific heavy chain antibody only is recovered; and the specified antigen-binding V_H domain is expressed. The specified V_H domains can be used for production of fused proteins or binding complexes of monovalent, bivalent or polyvalent polypeptide.

EFFECT: invention allows producing antigen-specific human antibodies of any class, exhibiting high affinity.

11 cl, 26 dwg, 8 ex