Carl Borrebaeck
Professor
Recombinant antibodies for the generation of antibody arrays.
Author
Summary, in English
Affinity proteomics, mainly represented by antibody microarrays, has in recent years been established as a powerful tool for high-throughput (disease) proteomics. The technology can be used to generate detailed protein expression profiles, or protein maps, of focused set of proteins in crude proteomes and potentially even high-resolution portraits of entire proteomes. The technology provides unique opportunities, for example biomarker discovery, disease diagnostics, patient stratification and monitoring of disease, and taking the next steps toward personalized medicine. However, the process of designing high-performing, high-density antibody micro- and nanoarrays has proven to be challenging, requiring truly cross-disciplinary efforts to be adopted. In this mini-review, we address one of these key technological issues, namely, the choice of probe format, and focus on the use of recombinant antibodies vs. polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies for the generation of antibody arrays.
Department/s
- Department of Immunotechnology
- BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
247-262
Publication/Series
Methods in Molecular Biology
Volume
785
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Immunology in the medical area
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1940-6029