Method for producing antibody molecules having inter-species, intra-target cross-reactivity

摘要

A method is disclosed for producing an antibody molecule having inter-species, intra-target cross-reactivity. The method comprises the steps of creating a first immune library for a target antigen from a first species, for example man; combining variable regions from the first immune library in a chain shuffling protocol, to produce a second immune library; and screening the second immune library for affinity to both the target antigen and a corresponding antigen from a second species. The second species is different from the first species. By using a suitable test animal as the second species, the method paves the way to convenient testing of the antibody molecule.