[HTML][HTML] Affinity maturation of antibody fragments: A review encompassing the development from random approaches to computational rational optimization

J Li, G Kang, J Wang, H Yuan, Y Wu, S Meng… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Routinely screened antibody fragments usually require further in vitro maturation to achieve
the desired biophysical properties. Blind in vitro strategies can produce improved ligands by …

Discovery and optimization of a broadly-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody against long-chain α-neurotoxins from snakes

L Ledsgaard, J Wade, TP Jenkins, K Boddum… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Snakebite envenoming continues to claim many lives across the globe, necessitating the
development of improved therapies. To this end, broadly-neutralizing human monoclonal …

Recent advancements in snake antivenom production

AS Rathore, R Kumar, OS Tiwari - International journal of biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snakebite envenoming (SBE), a neglected tropical disease, claims lives of about 138,000
people globally, and antivenom is the only approved treatment worldwide. However, this …

Antibody-dependent enhancement of toxicity of myotoxin II from Bothrops asper

CV Sørensen, J Fernández, AC Adams… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Improved therapies are needed against snakebite envenoming, which kills and permanently
disables thousands of people each year. Recently developed neutralizing monoclonal …

Generation of multivalent nanobody-based proteins with improved neutralization of long α-neurotoxins from elapid snakes

J Wade, C Rimbault, H Ali, L Ledsgaard… - Bioconjugate …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recombinantly produced biotherapeutics hold promise for improving the current standard of
care for snakebite envenoming over conventional serotherapy. Nanobodies have performed …

[HTML][HTML] Towards better antivenoms: navigating the road to new types of snakebite envenoming therapies

S Thumtecho, NJ Burlet, A Ljungars… - Journal of Venomous …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Snakebite envenoming is a significant global health challenge, and for over a century,
traditional plasma-derived antivenoms from hyperimmunized animals have been the primary …

[HTML][HTML] An in vitro assay to investigate venom neurotoxin activity on muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation and for the discovery of toxin-inhibitory …

RN Patel, RH Clare, L Ledsgaard, M Nys, J Kool… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that causes over 100,000 deaths
annually. Envenomings result in variable pathologies, but systemic neurotoxicity is among …

[HTML][HTML] A single-chain variable fragment selected against a conformational epitope of a recombinantly produced snake toxin using phage display

C Rimbault, PD Knudsen, A Damsbo, K Boddum… - New …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phage display technology is a powerful tool for selecting monoclonal antibodies against a
diverse set of antigens. Within toxinology, however, it remains challenging to generate …

Recombinant snake antivenoms get closer to the clinic

AH Laustsen - Trends in immunology, 2024 - cell.com
Snakebite envenomings kill~ 100 000 victims each year and leave many more with
permanent sequelae. Antivenoms have been available for more than 125 years but are in …

Engineering of pH-dependent antigen binding properties for toxin-targeting IgG1 antibodies using light-chain shuffling

T Tulika, F Ruso-Julve, S Ahmadi, A Ljungars… - Structure, 2024 - cell.com
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that bind their cognate antigen in a pH-dependent
manner (acid-switched antibodies) can release their bound antigen for degradation in the …