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Probing the Specificity of Human Myeloma Proteins with a Random Peptide Phage Library
Author(s) -
Dybwad A.,
Lambin P.,
Sioud M.,
Zouali M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3083
pISSN - 0300-9475
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01254.x
Subject(s) - phage display , antibody , peptide library , peptide , myeloma protein , homology (biology) , capsid , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , peptide sequence , computational biology , virology , biochemistry , amino acid , virus , gene , genetics
Human myeloma proteins (HMPs) from 10 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) were used to affinity‐select peptides from a random phage‐display peptide library. Binding peptides were identified for the 10 analysed antibodies (eight, immunoglobulin G (IgG), and two, immunoglobulin A (IgA)). The specificity of the binding was confirmed by competitive experiments using phages and chemically synthesized peptides. Interestingly, some phage‐displayed peptides were immuno‐selected with HMPs isolated from different patients. Sequence alignments and homology searches revealed a significant homology with human proteins (e.g. neural cell adhesion proteins) and pathogen‐derived proteins (e.g. herpes simplex virus capsid proteins). The selected peptides could be useful as targeting agents for myeloma cells expressing surface immunoglobulins.