Provided is a method for producing a heterodimer
protein, which is also capable of producing a heterodimer
protein comprising only
a domain comprising a natural
amino acid sequence, for example, a heterodimer
protein such as a
bispecific antibody. This production method is a method for producing a heterodimer protein, comprising a production step for producing a heterodimer protein by reacting a
dimer protein containing a reaction tag with a modified protein that modifies the
dimer protein, the reaction tag-containing
dimer protein comprises a first monomeric protein comprising, in order, a first reaction tag comprising a binding tag and a first C-
intein and a first dimer-forming domain capable of forming a dimer, and a second monomeric protein comprising, in order, a second reaction tag comprising a binding tag and a second C-
intein, and a second monomeric protein comprising, in order, a second reaction tag comprising a binding partner capable of binding to the binding tag and a second C-
intein and a second dimer-forming domain capable of forming a dimer with the first dimer-forming domain, the modified proteins comprise a first modified protein comprising a first N-intein capable of reacting with the first C-intein and a first
adduct attached to the first monomeric protein, and a second modified protein comprising a second N-intein capable of reacting with the second C-intein. And a second modified protein comprising a second N-intein capable of reacting with the second C-intein and a second
adduct attached to the second monomeric protein, the first
adduct and the second adduct being different adducts, the first monomeric protein and the second monomeric protein forming a dimer, in the production step, the first N-intein of the first modified protein reacts with the first C-intein of the first monomeric protein such that a first adduct of the first modified protein is linked to the first monomeric protein. The second N-intein of the second modified protein reacts with a second C-intein of the second monomeric protein such that a second adduct of the second modified protein is linked to the second monomeric protein.