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Karsten L, Goett-Zink L, Schmitz J, Hoffrogge R, Grünberger A, Kottke T, Müller KM. Genetically Encoded Ratiometric pH Sensors for the Measurement of Intra- and Extracellular pH and Internalization Rates. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12050271. [PMID: 35624572 PMCID: PMC9138566 DOI: 10.3390/bios12050271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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pH-sensitive fluorescent proteins as genetically encoded pH sensors are promising tools for monitoring intra- and extracellular pH. However, there is a lack of ratiometric pH sensors, which offer a good dynamic range and can be purified and applied extracellularly to investigate uptake. In our study, the bright fluorescent protein CoGFP_V0 was C-terminally fused to the ligand epidermal growth factor (EGF) and retained its dual-excitation and dual-emission properties as a purified protein. The tandem fluorescent variants EGF-CoGFP-mTagBFP2 (pK′ = 6.6) and EGF-CoGFP-mCRISPRed (pK′ = 6.1) revealed high dynamic ranges between pH 4.0 and 7.5. Using live-cell fluorescence microscopy, both pH sensor molecules permitted the conversion of fluorescence intensity ratios to detailed intracellular pH maps, which revealed pH gradients within endocytic vesicles. Additionally, extracellular binding of the pH sensors to cells expressing the EGF receptor (EGFR) enabled the tracking of pH shifts inside cultivation chambers of a microfluidic device. Furthermore, the dual-emission properties of EGF-CoGFP-mCRISPRed upon 488 nm excitation make this pH sensor a valuable tool for ratiometric flow cytometry. This high-throughput method allowed for the determination of internalization rates, which represents a promising kinetic parameter for the in vitro characterization of protein–drug conjugates in cancer therapy.
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- Lennard Karsten
- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;
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- Biophysical Chemistry and Diagnostics, Medical School OWL, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.G.-Z.); (T.K.)
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- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (J.S.); (A.G.)
- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Cell Culture Technology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;
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- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (J.S.); (A.G.)
- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry and Diagnostics, Medical School OWL, Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.G.-Z.); (T.K.)
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- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;
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Sabol M, Akbudak MA, Fricova D, Beck I, Sedlacek R. Novel TALEN-generated mCitrine-FANCD2 fusion reporter mouse model for in vivo research of DNA damage response. DNA Repair (Amst) 2020; 94:102936. [PMID: 32717583 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2020.102936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Reporter gene mouse lines are routinely used for studies related to functional genomics, proteomics, cell biology or cell-based drug screenings, and represent a crucial platform for in vivo research. In the generation of knock-in reporter lines, new gene targeting methods provide several advantages over the standard transgenic techniques. First of all, specific targeting of the genome allows expression of the reporter gene under controlled conditions, whether in a specific locus in the genome or in a "safe harbor" locus. Historically, the ROSA26 locus is used for gene knock-in strategies by homologous recombination in mouse embryonic stem cells. The other preferred place for integration of the reporter transgene in the mouse genome is the endogenous promoter of a target gene. In this study, we employed TALENs to generate a reporter fusion protein expressed from its native promoter. For monitoring DNA damage response, we generated a mouse line expressing a mCitrine-tagged version of the FANCD2 protein, involved in DNA damage response and repair, and the Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway. This model could be a valuable tool for in vivo investigation of DNA damage.
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- Maja Sabol
- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic; Laboratory for Hereditary Cancer, Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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Srirangan K, Loignon M, Durocher Y. The use of site-specific recombination and cassette exchange technologies for monoclonal antibody production in Chinese Hamster ovary cells: retrospective analysis and future directions. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 40:833-851. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1768043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Kajan Srirangan
- Mammalian Cell Expression, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Mammalian Cell Expression, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Mammalian Cell Expression, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Kaneyoshi K, Yamano-Adachi N, Koga Y, Uchiyama K, Omasa T. Analysis of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) secretion efficiency in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells by using Citrine-fusion IgG. Cytotechnology 2019; 71:193-207. [PMID: 30610509 PMCID: PMC6368511 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-018-0276-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Biopharmaceuticals represented by immunoglobulin G (IgG) are produced by the cultivation of recombinant animal cells, especially Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. It is thought that the intracellular secretion process of IgG is a bottleneck in the production of biopharmaceuticals. Many studies on the regulation of endogenous secretory protein expression levels have shown improved productivity. However, these strategies have not universally improved the productivity of various proteins. A more rational and efficient establishment of high producer cells is required based on an understanding of the secretory processes in IgG producing CHO cells. In this study, a CHO cell line producing humanized IgG1, which was genetically fused with fluorescent proteins, was established to directly analyze intracellular secretion. The relationship between the amount of intracellular and secreted IgG was analyzed at the single cell level by an automated single-cell analysis and isolation system equipped with dual color fluorescent filters. The amounts of intracellular and secreted IgG showed a weak positive correlation. The amount of secreted IgG analyzed by the system showed a weak negative linear correlation with the specific growth of isolated clones. An immunofluorescent microscopy study showed that the established clones could be used to analyze the intracellular secretion bottleneck. This is the first study to report the use of fluorescent protein fusion IgG as a tool to analyze the secretion of recombinant CHO cells.
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- Kohei Kaneyoshi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan
- Manufacturing Technology Association of Biologics, 7-1-49 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500047, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan
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- The Institute for Enzyme Research, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Tokushima, 7708503, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan.
- Manufacturing Technology Association of Biologics, 7-1-49 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500047, Japan.
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Mosabbir AA, Qudrat A, Truong K. A monoclonal antibody acts as a migratory cue via Ca 2+ re-wiring. Integr Biol (Camb) 2018; 10:166-173. [PMID: 29504002 DOI: 10.1039/c7ib00203c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As monoclonal antibodies have two epitopes for their target ligand, they should theoretically dimerize target receptors upon binding. In particular, the dimerization of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 (VEGFR2) stimulates early events occurring within minutes (e.g. Ca2+ signal generation) and late events occurring over hours and days (e.g. cell migration in angiogenesis). Although studies have noted that antibodies targeting VEGFR2 (anti-VEGFR2) inhibited cell migration in angiogenesis, we show in this paper that an anti-VEGFR2 stimulus nevertheless triggered a Ca2+ signal in VEGFR2 expressing cells. This Ca2+ signal was then re-wired to promote cell migration by co-expressing an engineered Ca2+ activated RhoA (called CaRQ), thereby engineering the opposite anticipated effect of an anti-VEGFR2 antibody. In these cells, the anti-VEGFR2 antibody stimulus induced cellular blebbing, migration across a membrane, and in vitro scratch wound healing. This work expands the utility of monoclonal antibodies to induce tailored responses in engineered cells such as changes in cell fluorescence via Ca2+ reporters or migration patterns via CaRQ.
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- Abdullah A Mosabbir
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9, Canada. and Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada
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Kums J, Nelke J, Rüth B, Schäfer V, Siegmund D, Wajant H. Quantitative analysis of cell surface antigen-antibody interaction using Gaussia princeps luciferase antibody fusion proteins. MAbs 2017; 9:506-520. [PMID: 28095113 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2016.1274844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Cell surface antigen-specific antibodies are of substantial diagnostic and therapeutic importance. The binding properties of such antibodies are usually evaluated by cell-free assays, in particular surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis, or flow cytometry. SPR analyses allow the detailed quantitative and dynamic evaluation of the binding properties of antibodies, but need purified, typically recombinantly produced antigens. It can, however, be difficult to produce the required antigen. Furthermore, cellular factors influencing the antigen-antibody interaction are not considered by this method. Flow cytometry-based analyses do not have these limitations, but require elaborated calibration controls for absolute quantification of bound molecules. To overcome the limitations of SRP and flow cytometry in the characterization of cell surface antigen-specific antibodies, we developed Fn14-specific antibody 18D1 as an example of an antibody fusion protein format that includes the luciferase of Gaussia princeps (GpL), which enables very simple and highly sensitive cellular binding studies. We found that GpL-tagging of the C-terminus of the antibody light chain does not affect the interaction of 18D1-IgG1 with its antigen and Fc-gamma receptors (FcγRs). In accordance with this, the GpL(LC-CT)-18D1-IgG1 antibody fusion protein showed basically the same FcγR-dependent agonistic properties as the parental 18D1 antibody. Similar results were obtained with isotype switch variants of 18D1 and antibodies specific for CD95, LTβR and CD40. In sum, we demonstrate that antibody GpL fusion proteins are easily manageable and versatile tools for the characterization of cell surface antigen-antibody interactions that have the potential to considerably extend the instrumentarium for the evaluation of antibodies.
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- Juliane Kums
- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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- a Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II , University Hospital Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany
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Ocampo CG, Lareu JF, Marin Viegas VS, Mangano S, Loos A, Steinkellner H, Petruccelli S. Vacuolar targeting of recombinant antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:2265-2275. [PMID: 27159528 PMCID: PMC5103231 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Plant-based platforms are extensively used for the expression of recombinant proteins, including monoclonal antibodies. However, to harness the approach effectively and leverage it to its full potential, a better understanding of intracellular processes that affect protein properties is required. In this work, we examined vacuolar (vac) targeting and deposition of the monoclonal antibody (Ab) 14D9 in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Two distinct vacuolar targeting signals (KISIA and NIFRGF) were C-terminal fused to the heavy chain of 14D9 (vac-Abs) and compared with secreted and ER-retained variants (sec-Ab, ER-Ab, respectively). Accumulation of ER- and vac-Abs was 10- to 15-fold higher than sec-Ab. N-glycan profiling revealed the predominant presence of plant typical complex fucosylated and xylosylated GnGnXF structures on sec-Ab while vac-Abs carried mainly oligomannosidic (Man 7-9) next to GnGnXF forms. Paucimannosidic glycans (commonly assigned as typical vacuolar) were not detected. Confocal microscopy analysis using RFP fusions showed that sec-Ab-RFP localized in the apoplast while vac-Abs-RFP were exclusively detected in the central vacuole. The data suggest that vac-Abs reached the vacuole by two different pathways: direct transport from the ER bypassing the Golgi (Ab molecules containing Man structures) and trafficking through the Golgi (for Ab molecules containing complex N-glycans). Importantly, vac-Abs were correctly assembled and functionally active. Collectively, we show that the central vacuole is an appropriate compartment for the efficient production of Abs with appropriate post-translational modifications, but also point to a reconsideration of current concepts in plant glycan processing.
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- Carolina Gabriela Ocampo
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Departamento de Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La PlataLa PlataArgentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Departamento de Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La PlataLa PlataArgentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Departamento de Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La PlataLa PlataArgentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Departamento de Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La PlataLa PlataArgentina
- Present address: Fundación Instituto LeloirAv. Patricias Argentinas 435Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell BiologyUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
- Present address: Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc.5941 Optical CourtSan JoseCA95138USA
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell BiologyUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Departamento de Ciencias BiológicasFacultad de Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La PlataLa PlataArgentina
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Hashimoto K, Kurosawa K, Murayama A, Seo H, Ohta K. B Cell-Based Seamless Engineering of Antibody Fc Domains. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167232. [PMID: 27907066 PMCID: PMC5131995 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Engineering of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) enables us to obtain mAbs with additional functions. In particular, modifications in antibody's Fc (fragment, crystallizable) region can provide multiple benefits such as added toxicity by drug conjugation, higher affinity to Fc receptors on immunocytes, or the addition of functional modules. However, the generation of recombinant antibodies requires multiple laborious bioengineering steps. We previously developed a technology that enables rapid in vitro screening and isolation of specific mAb-expressing cells from the libraries constructed with chicken B-cell line DT40 (referred to as the 'ADLib system'). To upgrade this ADLib system with the ability to generate customized mAbs, we developed a novel and rapid engineering technology that enables seamless exchanges of mAbs' Fc domains after initial selections of mAb-producing clones by the ADLib system, using a gene-replacement unit for recombinase-mediated cassette exchange (RMCE). In this system, Cre-recombinase recognition sites were inserted into the Fc region of the active DT40 IgM allele, allowing the replacement of the Fc domain by the sequences of interest upon co-transfection of a Cre recombinase and a donor DNA, enabling the rapid exchange of Fc regions. Combining this method with the ADLib system, we demonstrate rapid Fc engineering to generate fluorescent antibodies and to enhance affinity to Fc receptors.
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- Koji Hashimoto
- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Dengl S, Sustmann C, Brinkmann U. Engineered hapten-binding antibody derivatives for modulation of pharmacokinetic properties of small molecules and targeted payload delivery. Immunol Rev 2016; 270:165-77. [PMID: 26864111 PMCID: PMC4755198 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hapten‐binding antibodies have for more than 50 years played a pivotal role in immunology, paving the way to antibody generation (as haptens are very important and robust immunogens), to antibody characterization (as the first structures generated more than 40 years ago were those of hapten binders), and enabled and expanded antibody engineering technologies. The latter field of engineered antibodies evolved over many years and many steps resulting in recombinant humanized or human‐derived antibody derivatives in multiple formats. Today, hapten‐binding antibodies are applied not only as reagents and tools (where they still play an important part) but evolved also to engineered targeting and pretargeting vehicles for disease diagnosis and therapy. Here we describe recent applications of hapten‐binding antibodies and of engineered mono‐ and bispecific hapten‐binding antibody derivatives. We have designed and applied these molecules for the modulation of the pharmacokinetic properties of small compounds or peptides. They are also integrated as additional binding entities into bispecific antibody formats. Here they serve as non‐covalent or covalent coupling modules to haptenylated compounds, to enable targeted payload delivery to disease tissues or cells.
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- Stefan Dengl
- 1Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Large Molecule Research, Roche Innovation Center Penzberg, Penzberg, Germany
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- 1Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Large Molecule Research, Roche Innovation Center Penzberg, Penzberg, Germany
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- 1Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Large Molecule Research, Roche Innovation Center Penzberg, Penzberg, Germany
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Antibodies are among the most powerful tools in biological and biomedical research and are presently the fastest growing category of new bio-pharmaceutics. The most common format of antibody applied for therapeutic, diagnostic and analytical purposes is the IgG format. For medical applications, recombinant IgGs are made in cultured mammalian cells in a process that is too expensive to be considered for producing antibodies for diagnostic and analytical purposes. Therefore, for such purposes, mouse monoclonal antibodies or polyclonal sera from immunized animals are used. While looking for an easier and more rapid way to prepare full-length IgGs for therapeutic purposes, we recently developed and reported an expression and purification protocol for full-length IgGs, and IgG-based fusion proteins in E. coli, called "Inclonals." By applying the Inclonals technology, we could generate full-length IgGs that are genetically fused to toxins. The aim of the study described herein was to evaluate the possibility of applying the "Inclonals" technology for preparing IgG-fluorophore fusion proteins. We found that IgG fused to the green fluorescent proteins enhanced GFP (EGFP) while maintaining functionality in binding, lost most of its fluorescence during the refolding process. In contrast, we found that green fluorescent Superfolder GFP (SFGFP)-fused IgG and red fluorescent mCherry-fused IgG were functional in antigen binding and maintained fluorescence intensity. In addition, we found that we can link several SFGFPs in tandem to each IgG, with fluorescence intensity increasing accordingly. Fluorescent IgGs made in E. coli may become attractive alternatives to monoclonal or polyclonal fluorescent antibodies derived from animals.
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- Yael Luria
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences; Ramat Aviv, Israel
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The generation of recombinantly produced fluorescent antibody derivatives that are derived from full-length immunoglobulin G (IgG) has until now been problematic. One major reason for that lies in different and partially incompatible secretion- and folding-requirements of antibodies and green fluorescent protein (GFP) derived fluorescent entities in mammalian cells. The use of citrine as fluorescent fusion entity can overcome this limitation. Citrine is a modified yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) derivative which in contrast to GFP and yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) folds effectively and properly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of mammalian cells. Provided that proper design parameters regarding fusion positions and linker/connector sequences are applied, citrine can be fused to different positions of IgGs and be expressed without interfering with secretion capability or functionality of IgG-citrine derivatives. Because IgG-citrine fusions are stable and retain biophysical properties of IgGs, they can be expressed and purified in the same manner as regular antibodies. IgG-citrine fusions not only retain the binding properties (affinity and specificity) of antibodies but also contain Fc-regions (useful for immunoassay applications), and are fully defined molecules (in contrast to antibody conjugates with fluorophores).
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