2021年7月1日
Local disorder of the C-terminal segment of the heavy chain as a common sign of stressed antibodies evidenced with a peptide affinity probe specific to non-native IgG.
International journal of biological macromolecules
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- 182
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- 開始ページ
- 1697
- 終了ページ
- 1703
- 記述言語
- 英語
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- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.137
Therapeutic antibodies have many biopharmaceutical applications; however, characterization of their higher-order structures is a major concern in quality control. We have developed AF.2A1, an artificial protein, that specifically recognizes non-native, structured IgGs. We performed binding assays using various types of IgGs and fragments to investigate the mechanisms by which AF.2A1 interacts with the non-native IgG. AF.2A1 recognized the acid-stressed IgGs from human, mouse, and rat, but not rabbit. Binding assays using the human IgG1 fragments revealed that an interface emerged by deleting five C-terminal residues. We conclude that AF.2A1 recognizes an exposed hydrophobic core centered on the Trp417. Our results concur with those of the previous studies showing that C-terminal structural changes occur early during antibody denaturation and aggregation. Our findings explain the molecular rationale for using AF.2A1 in quality control of biopharmaceutical IgGs.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.137
- PubMed ID : 34048835