Hybrid antibodies are one of the most popular methods used in modern biochemistry to study the structure and functions of biological macromolecules. They are a combination of two or more antibodies that bind to each other using special sites called “spacers.”
Fusion antibodies can be created by joining the Fab fragment of one antibody with the Fab fragment of another antibody using a spacer. This makes it possible to obtain antibodies that have antigen-binding centers of different specificities.
One of the main advantages of hybrid antibodies is the ability to obtain antibodies with high specificity. This is especially important when studying complex biological processes, such as interactions between proteins or nucleic acid molecules.
Hybrid antibodies are also used as contrast agents for electron microscopy, where they allow better visualization of objects at the microscopic level.
Thus, hybrid antibodies are an important tool in biochemical research, allowing the study of complex biological processes and the creation of new methods for diagnosing and treating diseases.
Introduction Antibodies are highly specific proteins that are produced by the body's immune system and are capable of binding to antigens, foreign substances in human cells. There is a wide variety of antibodies that are used in various medical and biological research. In this article we will look at hybrid antibodies, which are one type of antibody.
Hybrid antibodies: what are they? Hybrid antibodies are molecules obtained by combining two fragments of different specificity - Fab antibodies from one antibody system and two Fab antibodies, which are fragments from another system. The formation of hybrid antibodies can be represented as the following sequence of transformations: Fab fragments from two antibody gene systems are combined with each other through a series of peptide bonds leading to the formation of a central peptide core that links each Fab fragment to the other. Subsequently, using auxiliary methods, the hybrid is split into two separate Fab molecules. Functions of hybrid antibodies in the body An antibody can interact and bind only certain antigens that make up the reaction. These reactions are based on either avidity or the identity of identical idiotypes (irregular regions of the FCR that are extremely important in the formation of the antigenic complex). The identified hybridized antibodies have various uses that alter the general characteristics of normal serum antibodies in humans or animals. The most important example is the use of conjugated human antibodies against a tumor molecule, where the conjugation of the antibody