METHOD FOR MEASURING BONDING ACTIVITY OF ANTIBODY WHICH MIMICS ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL-MEDIATED CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY

摘要

The present invention provides a simple method which is capable of evaluating the binding activities of an antibody to both an antigen and an Fc receptor. Disclosed is a method of measuring the binding activities of an antibody to both an antigen or antigen epitope and an Fc receptor or a fragment thereof, comprising a step of mixing the antibody with the antigen or antigen epitope labeled with one member of a set of donor and acceptor capable of fluorescent resonance energy transfer and the Fc receptor or fragment thereof labeled with the other member of the set of donor and acceptor; a step of irradiating the resultant mixture with light having a wavelength capable of exciting the donor; and a step of measuring the fluorescence level of the mixture. Also provided are a method of estimating the ADCC activity of an antibody, a method of controlling the quality of an antibody, a method of manufacturing an antibody, a method of screening for antibodies, and kits for use in these methods.