Mixtures of twelve human interferon alpha genes were digested randomly with DNase I. DNA fragments of 30～50 bps were reassembled into a full length interferon gene with sexual PCR without primer (DNA Shuffling). This primerless PCR product was further amplified with additional PCR with primers containing restriction enzyme sites. Then these PCR products were cloned into the phagemid expression vector PcantAb5E to form an expression library displaying interferon molecules. Regarding WISH cells as a standard strain rich in IFN receptor complex, we developed a new and feasible panning method with WISH cells and performed a competitive washing selection strategy. Using this method in combination with antiviral activity assay, we got two clones showing higher antiviral activity compared with phage IFN α2b. Sequencing results showed that they are hybrids containing two and four interferon alpha genes. Now we are cloning them into prokaryotic expression vector and want to get purified sample to determine their biological activity and biochemistry characters.
