Phage-derived affinity peptides have become widespread thanks to their easy selection via phage display. Interactions between a target protein and its specific peptide are similar those antibodies antigens. The strength of these non-covalent complexes may be described by the dissociation constant (Kd). In this paper, protein-specific exposed on pIII present in M13 bacteriophage virion with up f...

Bone homeostasis critically relies on the RANKL-RANK-OPG axis which can be targeted by the fully human monoclonal antibody denosumab in conditions with increased bone resporption such as bone metastases. The binding site and therefore the molecular mechanism by which this antibody inhibits RANKL has not been characterized so far. Here, we used random peptide phage display library screenings to ...

BACKGROUND Recent use of Bacillus anthracis spores as a bioweapon has highlighted the need for a continuous monitoring system. Current monitoring systems rely on antibody-derived probes, which are not hardy enough to withstand long-term use under extreme conditions. We describe new, phage-derived probes that can be used as robust substitutes for antibodies. METHODS From a landscape phage libr...

Uniform amplification of a mixture of phage clones is central to the selection of peptides and proteins presented on the coat proteins of phage (phage display). Uniform amplification cannot be achieved when phage having different rates of growth compete with each other in a common solution. Here we describe a method for uniform amplification of individual phage clones, from a mixture of clones ...

Genetically encoded macrocyclic peptide libraries with unnatural pharmacophores are valuable sources for the discovery of ligands many targets interest. Traditionally, generation such employs “early stage” incorporation building blocks into chemically or translationally produced macrocycles. Here, we describe a divergent late-stage approach to starting from readily available material: genetical...

OBJECTIVES Oligoclonal bands are a characteristic finding in the CSF of patients with multiple sclerosis, yet their target antigen(s) remain unknown. The objective was to determine whether a filamentous phage peptide library could be employed to allow the oligoclonal bands to select their own target epitopes. METHODS CSF IgG antibody from 14 patients with multiple sclerosis and 14 controls wa...

von Willebrand factor (VWF) tethers platelets to sites of vascular injury via interaction with the platelet surface receptor, GPIb. To further define the VWF sequences required for VWF-platelet interaction, a phage library displaying random VWF protein fragments was screened against formalin-fixed platelets. After 3 rounds of affinity selection, DNA sequencing of platelet-bound clones identifie...

The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75(NTR)) contains a conserved death domain module similar to that of the cytotoxic receptors Fas and TNFR-1. Here, we describe the selection of peptide ligands from a combinatorial library using a variation of the selectively-infective phage (SIP) method directed to the death domain of p75(NTR). The binding sites on the death domain of p75(NTR) were identified fo...

The purpose of the current study was to identify potential ligands and develop a novel diagnostic test to highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI), subtype H5N1 viruses using phage display technology. The H5N1 viruses were used as an immobilized target in a biopanning process using a 12-mer phage display random peptide library. After five rounds of panning, three phages expressing pepti...