The invention provides methods of using protein trans-splicing for the
production of bispecific molecule which has a first antigen recognition
portion that binds a C3b-like receptor and a second antigen recognition
portion that binds an antigenic molecule present in the circulatory
system of a mammal. The invention also provides bispecific molecules
produced by protein trans-splicing. The bispecific molecules of the
invention can be used for the clearance of pathogenic antigenic molecules
from the circulatory system of a mammal. The invention further provides
methods of using protein trans-splicing for the production of polyclonal
libraries of bispecific molecules, which comprise populations of
bispecific molecules with different antigen recognition specificities.
Such polyclonal libraries of bispecific molecules can be used for
targeting multiple epitopes of a pathogenic antigenic molecule and/or
multiple variants of a pathogenic antigenic molecule.