Single chain Fv-170 (scFv-170) was constructed and expressed in the me
thylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Recombinant scFV-170 was highly ex
pressed in an alpha F-signal based expression Vector and sufficiently
secreted from the cells in protein-free medium. Further, the scFv-170
maintained the intrinsic binding activity and exhibited the same bindi
ng pattern as that of MAb 170H.82, as measured in competitive radioimm
unoassay (RIA) experiments.