SBIR TOPIC 107 AFFINITY REAGENTS FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF GOLDEN HAMSTER

叙利亚金仓鼠是研究代谢性疾病和包括SARS-CoV-2在内的人类传染病的重要动物模型。然而，仓鼠作为生物医学研究的小动物模型的有用性受到缺乏免疫试剂的限制。本次提案中，要约人拟针对叙利亚金黄地鼠与SARS-CoV-2感染和宿主免疫应答相关的8个免疫靶点开发亲和试剂，并利用重组蛋白和地鼠免疫细胞表达的内源性靶点评价所生产抗体的亲和性和特异性。成功完成拟议的工作将产生全面的抗体组合，促进SARS-CoV-2的临床前研究。

Syrian golden hamsters are valuable animal models for studying metabolic disease and human infectious diseases including SARS-CoV-2. However, the usefulness of the hamster as a small animal model for biomedical research has been constrained by the lack of immunological reagents. In this proposal, the Offeror proposes to develop affinity reagents for eight immune targets of Syrian golden hamsters that are relevant to SARS-CoV-2 infections and host immune responses, and to evaluate affinity and specificity of the produced antibodies using recombinant proteins and endogenous targets expressed by immune cells from hamsters. Successful completion of the proposed work will result in a comprehensive portfolio of antibodies that facilitate pre-clinical studies on SARS-CoV-2.