Nanobodies

Researchers from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK, have produced the first binding molecules (ligands) of defined composition to make platelets clump together in a predictable way. The research team, led by Professor Steve Watson and Dr Eleyna Martin, developed antibody fragments called nanobodies and crosslinked these to make ligands […]

Amid the growing threat of a new and potentially more dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variant, scientists are ramping up the quest for Covid treatments. A recent study demonstrates the therapeutic potential of an unusual class of immune proteins: miniature antibodies called nanobodies, derived from llamas. Rockefeller University scientists Michael P. Rout and Brian T. Chait and their colleagues at the Seattle […]

ChromoTek, part of Proteintech specialising in nanobody-based reagents, and Absolute Antibody, provider of recombinant antibody technology, have announced a partnership to offer recombinant engineered antibodies to scientists worldwide. The chimeric antibodies were originally derived from alpaca nanobodies and engineered onto mouse and rabbit Fc domains to open up new research applications. Available antibodies target key […]