論文

査読有り 責任著者 国際誌
2023年4月28日

Identification of the Binding Epitope of an Anti-Mouse CCR6 Monoclonal Antibody (C6Mab-13) Using 1× Alanine Scanning.

Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland)
  • Tomohiro Tanaka
  • ,
  • Mayuki Tawara
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  • Hiroyuki Suzuki
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  • Mika K Kaneko
  • ,
  • Yukinari Kato

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/antib12020032

CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is one of the members of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family that is upregulated in many immune-related cells, such as B lymphocytes, effector and memory T cells, regulatory T cells, and immature dendritic cells. The coordination between CCR6 and its ligand CC motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) is deeply involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases, such as cancer, psoriasis, and autoimmune diseases. Thus, CCR6 is an attractive target for therapy and is being investigated as a diagnostic marker for various diseases. In a previous study, we developed an anti-mouse CCR6 (mCCR6) monoclonal antibody (mAb), C6Mab-13 (rat IgG1, kappa), that was applicable for flow cytometry by immunizing a rat with the N-terminal peptide of mCCR6. In this study, we investigated the binding epitope of C6Mab-13 using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method, which were conducted with respect to the synthesized point-mutated-peptides within the 1-20 amino acid region of mCCR6. In the ELISA results, C6Mab-13 lost its ability to react to the alanine-substituted peptide of mCCR6 at Asp11, thereby identifying Asp11 as the epitope of C6Mab-13. In our SPR analysis, the dissociation constants (KD) could not be calculated for the G9A and D11A mutants due to the lack of binding. The SPR analysis demonstrated that the C6Mab-13 epitope comprises Gly9 and Asp11. Taken together, the key binding epitope of C6Mab-13 was determined to be located around Asp11 on mCCR6. Based on the epitope information, C6Mab-13 could be useful for further functional analysis of mCCR6 in future studies.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/antib12020032
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37218898
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204553
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/antib12020032
  • PubMed ID : 37218898
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC10204553

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