PLAbDab-nano: a database of camelid and shark nanobodies from patents and literature
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Nanobodies are essential proteins of the adaptive immune systems of camelid and shark species, complementing conventional antibodies. Properties such as their relatively small size, solubility and high thermostability make VHH and VNAR modalities a promising therapeutic format and a valuable resource for a wide range of biological applications. The volume of academic literature and patents related to nanobodies has risen significantly over the past decade. Here, we present PLAbDab-nano, a nanobody complement to the Patent and Literature Antibody Database (PLAbDab). PLAbDab-nano is a selfupdating, searchable repository containing approximately 5000 annotated VHH and VNAR sequences. We describe the methods used to curate the entries in PLAbDab-nano, and highlight how PLAbDab-nano could be used to design diverse libraries, as well as find sequences similar to known patented or therapeutic entries. PLAbDab-nano is freely available as a searchable web server ( opig . stats . ox . ac . uk/webapps/plabdab-nano/ ).
