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Choi J, Jeon Y, Roh Y, Jang J, Lee E, Villamante L, Kim M, Kwon MH. The dispensability of V H-V L pairing and the indispensability of V L domain integrity in the IgG1 secretion process. Front Mol Biosci 2024; 11:1346259. [PMID: 38756530 PMCID: PMC11096469 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1346259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction: The CH1 domain of IgG antibodies controls assembly and secretion, mediated by the molecular chaperone BiP via the endoplasmic reticulum protein quality control (ERQC) mechanism. However, it is not clear whether the variable domains are necessary for this process. Methods: Here, we generated IgG1 antibodies in which the V domain (VH and/or VL) was either removed or replaced, and then assessed expression, assembly, and secretion in HEK293 cells. Results: All Ig variants formed a covalent linkage between the Cγ1 and Cκ, were successfully secreted in an assembled form. Replacement of the cognate Vκ with a non-secretory pseudo Vκ (ψVκ) hindered secretion of individual or assembled secretion of neither heavy chains (HCs) nor light chains (LCs). The ψLC (ψVκ-Cκ) exhibited a less folded structure compared to the wild type (wt) LC, as evidenced by enhanced stable binding to the molecular chaperone BiP and susceptibility to proteolytic degradation. Molecular dynamics simulation demonstrated dramatic alterations in overall structure of ψFab (Fd-ψLC) from wt Fab. Discussion: These findings suggest that V domains do not initiate HC:LC assembly and secretion; instead, the critical factor governing IgG assembly and secretion is the CH-CL pairing. Additionally, the structural integrity of the VL domain is crucial for IgG secretion. These data offer valuable insight into the design of bioactive molecules based on an IgG backbone.
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- Juho Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Seo H, Cho SH, Vo TTB, Lee A, Cho S, Kang S, Kil EJ, Byun HS, Lee MG, Kwon MH, Chung WJ, Lee YG, Lee S. M13KO7 bacteriophage enables Potato Virus Y detection. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0144623. [PMID: 37811937 PMCID: PMC10714723 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01446-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE In this study, we confirmed the binding of M13KO7 to Potato virus Y (PVY) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. M13KO7 is a "bald" bacteriophage in which no recombinant antibody is displayed. M13KO7 is easy to propagate by using Escherichia coli, making this method more reasonable in economic perspective. Based on this study, we suggest that M13KO7 detection system has applicability as a novel biological tool for the detection of PVY.
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- Haneul Seo
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, Republic of Korea
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- Biocenter, Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Convergence, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kwon MJ, Seo Y, Cho H, Kim HS, Oh YJ, Genişcan S, Kim M, Park HH, Joe EH, Kwon MH, Kang HC, Kim BG. Nanogel-mediated delivery of oncomodulin secreted from regeneration-associated macrophages promotes sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord. Theranostics 2022; 12:5856-5876. [PMID: 35966584 PMCID: PMC9373827 DOI: 10.7150/thno.73386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Preconditioning nerve injury enhances axonal regeneration of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons in part by driving pro-regenerative perineuronal macrophage activation. How these macrophages influence the neuronal capacity of axon regeneration remains elusive. We report that oncomodulin (ONCM) is produced from the regeneration-associated macrophages and strongly influences regeneration of DRG sensory axons. We also attempted to promote sensory axon regeneration by nanogel-mediated delivery of ONCM to DRGs. Methods:In vitro neuron-macrophage interaction model and preconditioning sciatic nerve injury were used to verify the necessity of ONCM in preconditioning injury-induced neurite outgrowth. We developed a nanogel-mediated delivery system in which electrostatic encapsulation of ONCM by a reducible epsilon-poly(L-lysine)-nanogel (REPL-NG) enabled a controlled release of ONCM. Results: Sciatic nerve injury upregulated ONCM in DRG macrophages. ONCM in macrophages was necessary to produce pro-regenerative macrophages in the in vitro model of neuron-macrophage interaction and played an essential role in preconditioning-induced neurite outgrowth. ONCM increased neurite outgrowth in cultured DRG neurons by activating a distinct gene set, particularly neuropeptide-related genes. Increasing extracellularly secreted ONCM in DRGs sufficiently enhanced the capacity of neurite outgrowth. Intraganglionic injection of REPL-NG/ONCM complex allowed sustained ONCM activity in DRG tissue and achieved a remarkable long-range regeneration of dorsal column sensory axons beyond spinal cord lesion. Conclusion: NG-mediated ONCM delivery could be exploited as a therapeutic strategy for promoting sensory axon regeneration following spinal cord injury.
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- Min Jung Kwon
- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,AI-Superconvergence KIURI Translational Research Center, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pharmacology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Center for Convergence Research of Neurological Disorders, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Science, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Center for Convergence Research of Neurological Disorders, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,AI-Superconvergence KIURI Translational Research Center, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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Kim M, Lee J, Choi J, Seo Y, Park G, Jeon J, Jeon Y, Lee MG, Kwon MH. A Recombinant Ig Fragment (IgCw-γεκ) Comprising the Cγ 1-Cε 2-4 and C κ Domains Is an Alternative Reagent to Human IgE. J Immunol 2022; 208:772-779. [PMID: 35022271 PMCID: PMC8802548 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Human IgE is useful for immunological assays, such as sensitization of FcεRI-positive cells and IgE measurement. In this study, we report the development of a recombinant Ig fragment, designated IgCw-γεκ, as an alternative reagent to human IgE. IgCw-γεκ (∼130 kDa) comprises two hybrid constant H chain regions (Cγ1-Cε2-4, each ∼53 kDa) and two constant κ L chains (Cκ, each ∼12 kDa) and lacks a V domain. The presence of Cγ1 instead of Cε1 within the H chain increased the production yield and facilitated assembly of the H and L chains. IgCw-γεκ was produced in cultured human embryonic kidney 293F cells, with a yield of ∼27 mg/l. IgCw-γεκ bound to human FcεRIαRs expressed on the surface of rat basophilic leukemia-2H3 cells. A β-hexosaminidase release assay revealed that the biological activity of IgCw-γεκ was comparable with that of IgE. The IgE concentration measured using IgCw-γεκ as a standard was similar to that measured using IgE as a standard. These results suggest that the IgCw-γεκ molecule retains the basic characteristics of IgE, but does not cross-react with Ags, making it an alternative to the IgE isotype references used in a variety of immunological assays.
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- Minjae Kim
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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- Bio-Center, Gyeonggido Business and Science Accelerator, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea;
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea; and
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Intrabodies, antibodies expressed within cells, offer an interesting way to target intracellular molecules, making them potentially useful for biotechnology and medicine. However, it remains controversial whether full-size IgG intrabodies expressed in the reducing environment of the cytosol of mammalian cells are workable and structurally sound. Herein, we settle this issue with a systematic investigation of the structure and functionality of four chimeric IgG1s with distinct variable (V) domains but identical constant (C) domains. Full-size IgGs expressed in the cytosol of HEK293 cells were either assembly-competent or -incompetent, depending on the intrinsic properties of the V regions. Structural integrity of the C region is required for H:L association and the formation of a functional antigen-binding site. Partial intrachain disulfide bond formation occurs in both H and L chains of cytosolic IgG intrabodies, whereas interchain disulfide bond formation was absent and dispensable for functional assembly. IgG1s expressed in the cytosol and via the ER were shown to assemble differently. Our findings provide insight into the features and possible utilization of full-size IgGs as cytosolic antibodies in biotechnological and medical applications.
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- Youngsil Seo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. .,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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Lee J, Hwang E, Lee JY, Ryu J, Seo S, Kwon MH, Chung HM, Vesper S, Seo S. Establishment and Application of an Environmental Relative Moldiness Index for Dwellings in Korea. Indian J Pharm Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Choi J, Kim M, Lee J, Seo Y, Ham Y, Lee J, Lee J, Kim JK, Kwon MH. Antigen-binding affinity and thermostability of chimeric mouse-chicken IgY and mouse-human IgG antibodies with identical variable domains. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19242. [PMID: 31848417 PMCID: PMC6917740 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55805-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Constant (C)-region switching of heavy (H) and/or light (L) chains in antibodies (Abs) can affect their affinity and specificity, as demonstrated using mouse, human, and chimeric mouse-human (MH) Abs. However, the consequences of C-region switching between evolutionarily distinct mammalian and avian Abs remain unknown. To explore C-region switching in mouse-chicken (MC) Abs, we investigated antigen-binding parameters and thermal stability of chimeric MC-6C407 and MC-3D8 IgY Abs compared with parental mouse IgGs and chimeric MH Abs (MH-6C407 IgG and MH-3D8 IgG) bearing identical corresponding variable (V) regions. The two MC-IgYs exhibited differences in antigen-binding parameters and thermal stability from their parental mouse Abs. However, changes were similar to or less than those between chimeric MH Abs and their parental mouse Abs. The results demonstrate that mammalian and avian Abs share compatible V-C region interfaces, which may be conducive for the design and utilization of mammalian-avian chimeric Abs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juho Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Changwon National University, 20 Changwondaehak-ro, Uichang-gu, Changwon, 51140, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea. .,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, South Korea.
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Kim M, Choi J, Seo Y, Kwon MH. Applications of the immunoglobulin Cw fragment (IgC w) composed of the constant regions of heavy and light (C H and C L) chains. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 512:571-576. [PMID: 30910358 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.03.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
We report the production and application of a recombinant IgCw molecule, which is composed of only the constant domains of the heavy (CH) and light (CL) chains, lacking a variable (V) domain. We produced IgCw, especially human IgCw-γκ (98 kDa), composed of two human Cγ chains (37 kDa each) and two Cκ chains (12 kDa each), using HEK293F cell culture. We found that the yield of IgCw-γκ protein was ∼20 mg/L, which was comparable to that of full-size IgG; it bound to Fcγ receptor-positive cells with a low background noise on Fcγ receptor-negative cells; and IgCw-γκ can be used as a reference for measurement of Ig concentration. Moreover, Cγ and Cκ chains were easily isolated from IgCw-γκ by a single step of affinity chromatography in the presence of a reducing agent. These results demonstrate that the IgCw molecule has the potential to be used for certain in vitro and in vivo applications as an alternative to an irrelevant isotype control IgG, and to be used a favorable antigen for acquiring isotype-specific antibodies by immunizing animals.
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- Minjae Kim
- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Dept. of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Dept. of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Dept. of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Dept. of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Genome Stability Institute, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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Park H, Kim M, Seo Y, Ham Y, Cho MY, Kwon MH. Cytosolic Internalization of Anti-DNA Antibodies by Human Monocytes Induces Production of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Independently of the Tripartite Motif-Containing 21 (TRIM21)-Mediated Pathway. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2019. [PMID: 30233598 PMCID: PMC6131520 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Anti-DNA autoantibodies are a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A subset of anti-DNA IgG autoantibodies is cell-internalizable; thus they can enter living cells in the form of free IgG. However, the contribution made by the Fc region of internalized free-form IgG to the cytokine response has not been studied, despite the recent discovery of tripartite motif-containing 21 (TRIM21), a cytosolic Fc receptor involved in immune signaling. This study used an internalizable IgG anti-DNA antibody (3D8) to examine the cytokine responses of human monocytes to the Fc region of cytosolic free IgG. Internalization of 3D8 IgG and a 3D8 single-chain variable fragment-Fc (scFv-Fc) induced production of IL-8 and TNF-α via activation of NF-κB. By contrast, a 3D8 scFv (comprising variable domains alone) did not. This suggests Fc-dependent cytokine signaling. A 3D8 IgG-N434D mutant that is not recognized by TRIM21 induced greater production of cytokines than 3D8 IgG. Moreover the amounts of cytokines induced by 3D8 IgG in TRIM21-knockdown THP-1 cells were higher than those in control cells, indicating that cytokine signaling is not mediated by TRIM21. The results suggest the existence of a novel Fc-dependent signaling pathway that is activated upon internalization of IgG antibodies by human monocytes.
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- Hyunjoon Park
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Park H, Kim M, Kim HJ, Lee Y, Seo Y, Pham CD, Lee J, Byun SJ, Kwon MH. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) function as endocytic receptors for an internalizing anti-nucleic acid antibody. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14373. [PMID: 29085061 PMCID: PMC5662561 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14793-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
A subset of monoclonal anti-DNA autoantibodies enters a variety of living cells. Here, we aimed to identify the endocytic receptors recognized by an internalizing anti-nucleic acid autoantibody, the 3D8 single-chain variable fragment (scFv). We found that cell surface binding and internalization of 3D8 scFv were inhibited markedly in soluble heparan sulfate (HS)/chondroitin sulfate (CS)-deficient or -removed cells and in the presence of soluble HS and CS. 3D8 scFv colocalized intracellularly with either HS proteoglycans (HSPGs) or CSPGs in HeLa cells. 3D8 scFv was co-endocytosed and co-precipitated with representative individual HSPG and CSPG molecules: syndecan-2 (a transmembrane HSPG), glypican-3 (a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored HSPG); CD44 (a transmembrane CSPG); and brevican (a GPI-anchored CSPG). Collected data indicate that 3D8 scFv binds to the negatively charged sugar chains of both HSPGs and CSPGs and is then internalized along with these molecules, irrespective of how these proteoglycans are associated with the cell membrane. This is the first study to show that anti-DNA antibodies enter cells via both HSPGs and CSPGs simultaneously. The data may aid understanding of endocytic receptors that bind anti-DNA autoantibodies. The study also provides insight into potential cell membrane targets for macromolecular delivery.
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- Hyunjoon Park
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, 1500, Kongjwipatjwi-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 565-851, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea. .,Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea.
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Lee J, Kim M, Seo Y, Lee Y, Park H, Byun SJ, Kwon MH. The catalytic activity of a recombinant single chain variable fragment nucleic acid-hydrolysing antibody varies with fusion tag and expression host. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 633:110-117. [PMID: 28888872 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The antigen-binding properties of single chain Fv antibodies (scFvs) can vary depending on the position and type of fusion tag used, as well as the host cells used for expression. The issue is even more complicated with a catalytic scFv antibody that binds and hydrolyses a specific antigen. Herein, we investigated the antigen-binding and -hydrolysing activities of the catalytic anti-nucleic acid antibody 3D8 scFv expressed in Escherichia coli or HEK293f cells with or without additional amino acid residues at the N- and C-termini. DNA-binding activity was retained in all recombinant forms. However, the DNA-hydrolysing activity varied drastically between forms. The DNA-hydrolysing activity of E. coli-derived 3D8 scFvs was not affected by the presence of a C-terminal human influenza haemagglutinin (HA) or His tag. By contrast, the activity of HEK293f-derived 3D8 scFvs was completely lost when additional residues were included at the N-terminus and/or when a His tag was incorporated at the C-terminus, whereas a HA tag at the C-terminus did not diminish activity. Thus, we demonstrate that the antigen-binding and catalytic activities of a catalytic antibody can be separately affected by the presence of additional residues at the N- and C-termini, and by the host cell type.
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- Joungmin Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, 1500, Kongjwipatjwi-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 55365, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea; Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea.
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Kim HM, Lee BR, Lee ES, Kwon MH, Huh JH, Kwon BE, Park EK, Chang SY, Kweon MN, Kim PH, Ko HJ, Chung CH. iNKT cells prevent obesity-induced hepatic steatosis in mice in a C-C chemokine receptor 7-dependent manner. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017; 42:270-279. [PMID: 28811651 PMCID: PMC5803573 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis are characterized by an increase in hepatic triglyceride content with infiltration of immune cells, which can cause steatohepatitis and hepatic insulin resistance. C-C chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) is primarily expressed in immune cells, and CCR7 deficiency leads to the development of multi-organ autoimmunity, chronic renal disease and autoimmune diabetes. Here, we investigated the effect of CCR7 on hepatic steatosis in a mouse model and its underlying mechanism. Our results demonstrated that body and liver weights were higher in the CCR7−/− mice than in the wild-type (WT) mice when they were fed a high-fat diet. Further, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were markedly diminished in CCR7−/− mice. The number of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells was reduced in the livers of the CCR7−/− mice. Moreover, liver inflammation was detected in obese CCR7−/− mice, which was ameliorated by the adoptive transfer of hepatic mononuclear cells from WT mice, but not through the transfer of hepatic mononuclear cells from CD1d−/− or interleukin-10-deficient (IL-10−/−) mice. Overall, these results suggest that CCR7+ mononuclear cells in the liver could regulate obesity-induced hepatic steatosis via induction of IL-10-expressing iNKT cells.
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- H M Kim
- Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine/Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, School of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Lee CM, Kwon MH, Kang DR, Park TH, Park SH, Kwak JE. Distribution of radon concentrations in child-care facilities in South Korea. J Environ Radioact 2017; 167:80-85. [PMID: 27998627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study was conducted to provide fundamental data on the distribution of radon concentrations in child day-care facilities in South Korea and to help establish radon mitigation strategies. For this study, 230 child-care centers were randomly chosen from all child-care centers nationwide, and alpha track detectors were used to examine cumulative radon exposure concentrations from January to May 2015. The mean radon concentration measured in Korean child-care centers is approximately 52 Bq m-3, about one-third of the upper limit of 148 Bq m-3, which is recommended by South Korea's Indoor Air Quality Control in Public Use Facilities, etc. Act and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Furthermore, this concentration is about 50% lower than 102 Bq m-3, which is the measured concentration of radon in houses nationwide from December 2013 to February 2014. Our results indicate that the amount of ventilation, as a major determining factor for indoor radon concentrations, is strongly correlated with the fluctuation of indoor radon concentrations in Korean child-care centers.
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- Cheol-Min Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University, South Korea.
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- National Institute of Environmental Research, South Korea
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- Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, Ajou University, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University, South Korea
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Yun SJ, Jun KJ, Komori K, Lee MJ, Kwon MH, Chwae YJ, Kim K, Shin HJ, Park S. The regulation of TIM-3 transcription in T cells involves c-Jun binding but not CpG methylation at the TIM-3 promoter. Mol Immunol 2016; 75:60-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Park HJ, Kwon MH. An internalizing antibody induces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines via Fc-dependent pathway in THP-1 cell. The Journal of Immunology 2016. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.117.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Conventionally, the extracellular effector functions of antibodies are mediated by the heavy chain constant regions of Ig molecules, but recently, intracellular effector functions of antibodies have been reported. After antibodies binds to the virus and the antibody-virus complex enters the cytosol, the complex can be detected by TRIM21 that is an intracellular Fc receptor, leading to the degradation of the virus and activation of transcription factors related to immune response. In this process, the minimum requirement is the presence of antibody in the cytosol for interaction with TRIM21. We previously have shown that 3D8 IgG originated from an autoimmune-prone MRL-lpr/lpr mouse is an internalizing antibody that can spontaneously enter the cytosol. Here, we investigated whether 3D8 IgG regulates the immune response in diverse cells without viral infection. Treatment of 3D8 IgG wild type induces pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8 and TNF-α) in human monocyte cell line THP-1. In contrast, treatment of 3D8 IgG mutant which does not bind to TRIM21 up-regulates production of the cytokines, compared to 3D8 IgG wild type. Moreover, 3D8 scFv (single chain fragment variable) which is devoid of Fc region did not induce the production of cytokines. Our results demonstrate that the production pathway(s) of cytokines are TRIM21-independent and Fc-dependent manner. We suppose that Fc-interacting unknown molecules would induce the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Our study would provide a new insight to the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease.
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Lee J, Park H, Kim M, Seo Y, Lee Y, Byun SJ, Lee S, Kwon MH. Functional stability of 3D8 scFv, a nucleic acid-hydrolyzing single chain antibody, under different biochemical and physical conditions. Int J Pharm 2015; 496:561-70. [PMID: 26536531 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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3D8 single-chain Fv (scFv) is a catalytic nucleic acid antibody with anti-viral activity against a broad spectrum of viruses. Here we investigated the functional stability of 3D8 scFv to provide a basis for engineering a 3D8 scFv derivative and for developing stable formulations with improved stability and potential use as an anti-viral agent. The stability of 3D8 scFv was assessed by measuring its DNA-hydrolyzing activity under different biochemical and physical conditions using a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based method. In addition, the anti-influenza (H9N2) effect of 3D8 scFv was evaluated in A549 cells. 3D8 scFv was stable at 50°C for 6h at pH 7.2, for 3 days at pH 4-10 at 37°C and 30 days at pH 4-8 at 37°C. The stability was not affected by a reducing condition, freeze-thawing for up to 30 cycles, or lyophilization. Evaluation of the anti-virus effect showed that cells treated with 32-128 units of 3D8 scFv showed a 50% decrease in influenza replication compared to untreated cells. Based on its enzymatic stability in various biochemical and physical environments, 3D8 scFv holds good potential for development as an anti-viral therapeutic.
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- Joungmin Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-706, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea.
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Lee HS, Park YY, Cho MY, Chae S, Yoo YS, Kwon MH, Lee CW, Cho H. The chromatin remodeller RSF1 is essential for PLK1 deposition and function at mitotic kinetochores. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7904. [PMID: 26259146 PMCID: PMC4918322 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Accumulation of PLK1 at kinetochores is essential for chromosome alignment and segregation; however, the mechanism underlying PLK1 recruitment to kinetochores remains unresolved. The chromatin remodeller RSF1 tightly associates with centromere proteins, but its mitotic function is unknown. Here we show that RSF1 localizes at mitotic kinetochores and directly binds PLK1. RSF1 depletion disrupts localization of PLK1 at kinetochores; the C-terminal fragment of RSF1, which can bind PLK1, is sufficient to restore PLK1 localization. Moreover, CDK1 phosphorylates RSF1 at Ser1375, and this phosphorylation is necessary for PLK1 recruitment. Subsequently, PLK1 phosphorylates RSF1 at Ser1359, stabilizing PLK1 deposition. Importantly, RSF1 depletion mimicks the chromosome misalignment phenotype resulting from PLK1 knockdown; these defects are rescued by RSF1 S1375D or RSF1 S1359D but not RSF1 S1375A, showing a functional link between phosphorylation of RSF1 and chromosome alignment. Together, these data show that RSF1 is an essential centromeric component that recruits PLK1 to kinetochores and plays a crucial role in faithful cell division.
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- Ho-Soo Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon 443-380, Korea
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon 443-380, Korea
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Roh J, Byun SJ, Seo Y, KIm M, Lee JH, Kim S, Lee Y, Lee KW, Kim JK, Kwon MH. Generation of a chickenized catalytic anti-nucleic acid antibody by complementarity-determining region grafting. Mol Immunol 2015; 63:513-20. [PMID: 25458312 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In contrast to a number of studies on the humanization of non-human antibodies, the reshaping of a non-human antibody into a chicken antibody has never been attempted. Therefore, nothing is known about the animal species-dependent compatibility of the framework regions (FRs) that sustain the appropriate conformation of the complementarity-determining regions (CDRs). In this study, we attempted the reshaping of the variable domains of the mouse catalytic anti-nucleic acid antibody 3D8 (m3D8) into the FRs of a chicken antibody (“chickenization”) by CDR grafting, which is a common method for the humanization of antibodies. CDRs of the acceptor chicken antibody that showed a high homology to the FRs of m3D8 were replaced with those of m3D8, resulting in the chickenized antibody (ck3D8). ck3D8 retained the biochemical properties (DNA binding, DNA hydrolysis, and cellular internalizing activities) and three-dimensional structure of m3D8 and showed reduced immunogenicity in chickens. Our study demonstrates that CDR grafting can be applied to the chickenization of a mouse antibody, probably due to the interspecies compatibility of the FRs.
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Seo Y, Jun HR, Lee J, Park H, Kim M, Lee Y, Kwon MH. In-Cell RNA Hydrolysis Assay: A Method for the Determination of the RNase Activity of Potential RNases. Mol Biotechnol 2015; 57:506-12. [PMID: 25632893 PMCID: PMC4432088 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-015-9844-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Conventional procedures to assay RNA degradation by a protein with ribonuclease (RNase) activity require a step to isolate intact RNA molecules, which are used as a substrate. Here, we established a novel “In-cell RNA hydrolysis assay” in which RNAs within cells are used as a substrate for the RNA-hydrolyzing protein, thereby avoiding the need to prepare intact RNA molecules. In this method, the degree of RNA degradation is indicated by the fluorescence intensity of RNA molecules released from fixed and permeabilized cells following treatment with the potential RNase. A catalytic 3D8 antibody capable of degrading RNAs and pancreatic RNase A were used as model RNases. Our data demonstrate that the novel In-cell RNA hydrolysis assay is a reliable and sensitive method to analyze the activities of potential RNA-hydrolyzing proteins such as catalytic antibodies.
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- Youngsil Seo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, 206 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea
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Lee NR, Kim HS, Kim YS, Kwon MH, Choi KS, Lee CW. Regulation of the subcellular shuttling of Sgo1 between centromeres and chromosome arms by Aurora B-mediated phosphorylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 454:429-35. [PMID: 25451264 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.10.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A minor fraction of cohesin complexes at chromosome arms is not removed by the prophase pathway, and maintained until metaphase and enriched at centromeres. Sgo1 localizes to chromosome arms from prophase to metaphase, and is indispensable for removing cohesin complexes from chromosome arms. However, it has not been established how the chromosome arm localization of Sgo1 leads to the establishment of cohesion on chromosomes. Here, we report that Aurora B kinase interacts with and phosphorylates Sgo1 in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of Sgol by Aurora B kinase regulated the distribution of Sgo1 between centromeres and chromosome arms, and the expression of Aurora B kinase-dead mutants of Sgo1 caused mislocalization from centromeres to chromosome arms. These results suggest Aurora B kinase directly regulates the subcellular distribution of Sgo1 to facilitate the accurate separation of mitotic chromosomes.
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- Noo Ri Lee
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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Lee G, Yu J, Cho S, Byun SJ, Kim DH, Lee TK, Kwon MH, Lee S. A nucleic-acid hydrolyzing single chain antibody confers resistance to DNA virus infection in hela cells and C57BL/6 mice. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004208. [PMID: 24968358 PMCID: PMC4072776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Viral protein neutralizing antibodies have been developed but they are limited only to the targeted virus and are often susceptible to antigenic drift. Here, we present an alternative strategy for creating virus-resistant cells and animals by ectopic expression of a nucleic acid hydrolyzing catalytic 3D8 single chain variable fragment (scFv), which has both DNase and RNase activities. HeLa cells (SCH7072) expressing 3D8 scFv acquired significant resistance to DNA viruses. Virus challenging with Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in 3D8 scFv transgenic cells and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay based on direct DNA cleavage analysis revealed that the induced resistance in HeLa cells was acquired by the nucleic acid hydrolyzing catalytic activity of 3D8 scFv. In addition, pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection in WT C57BL/6 mice was lethal, whereas transgenic mice (STG90) that expressed high levels of 3D8 scFv mRNA in liver, muscle, and brain showed a 56% survival rate 5 days after PRV intramuscular infection. The antiviral effects against DNA viruses conferred by 3D8 scFv expression in HeLa cells as well as an in vivo mouse system can be attributed to the nuclease activity that inhibits viral genome DNA replication in the nucleus and/or viral mRNA translation in the cytoplasm. Our results demonstrate that the nucleic-acid hydrolyzing activity of 3D8 scFv confers viral resistance to DNA viruses in vitro in HeLa cells and in an in vivo mouse system. Most strategies for developing virus-resistant transgenic cells and animals are based on the concept of virus-derived resistance, in which dysfunctional virus-derived products are expressed to interfere with the pathogenic process of the virus in transgenic cells or animals. However, these viral protein targeting approaches are limited because they only target specific viruses and are susceptible to viral mutations. We describe a novel strategy that targets the viral genome itself, rather than viral gene products, to generate virus-resistant transgenic cells and animals. We functionally expressed 3D8 scFv which has both DNase and RNase activities, in HeLa cells and transgenic mice. We found that the transgenic cells and mice acquired complete resistance to two DNA viruses (HSV and PRV) without accumulating the virus, and showed delayed onset of disease symptoms. The antiviral effects against DNA viruses demonstrated in this study were caused by (1) DNase activity of 3D8 scFv in the nucleus, which inhibited DNA replication or RNA transcription and (2) 3D8 scFv RNase activity in the cytoplasm, which blocked protein translation. This strategy may facilitate control of a broad spectrum of viruses, including viruses uncharacterized at the molecular level, regardless of their genome type or variations in gene products.
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- Gunsup Lee
- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea
- Fruit Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea
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- Fruit Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea
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- South Sea Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Geoje, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea
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Lee J, Kim HJ, Roh J, Seo Y, Kim M, Jun HR, Pham CD, Kwon MH. Functional consequences of complementarity-determining region deactivation in a multifunctional anti-nucleic acid antibody. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:35877-85. [PMID: 24155236 PMCID: PMC3861637 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.508499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Many murine monoclonal anti-DNA antibodies (Abs) derived from mice models for systemic lupus erythematosus have additional cell-penetration and/or nucleic acid-hydrolysis properties. Here, we examined the influence of deactivating each complementarity-determining region (CDR) within a multifunctional anti-nucleic acid antibody (Ab) that possesses these activities, the catalytic 3D8 single chain variable fragment (scFv). CDR-deactivated 3D8 scFv variants were generated by replacing all of the amino acids within each CDR with Gly/Ser residues. The structure of 3D8 scFv accommodated single complete CDR deactivations. Different functional activities of 3D8 scFv were affected differently depending on which CDR was deactivated. The only exception was CDR1, located within the light chain (LCDR1); deactivation of LCDR1 abolished all of the functional activities of 3D8 scFv. A hybrid Ab, HW6/3D8L1, in which the LCDR1 from an unrelated Ab (HW6) was replaced with the LCDR1 from 3D8, acquired all activities associated with the 3D8 scFv. These results suggest that the activity of a multifunctional 3D8 scFv Ab can be modulated by single complete CDR deactivation and that the LCDR1 plays a crucial role in maintaining Ab properties. This study presents a new approach for determining the role of individual CDRs in multifunctional Abs with important implications for the future of Ab engineering.
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- Jiyeon Lee
- From the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, San 5, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, South Korea and
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Kim A, Shin TH, Shin SM, Pham CD, Choi DK, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Cellular internalization mechanism and intracellular trafficking of filamentous M13 phages displaying a cell-penetrating transbody and TAT peptide. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51813. [PMID: 23251631 PMCID: PMC3522607 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cellular internalization of bacteriophage by surface-displayed cell penetrating peptides has been reported, though the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here we describe in detail the internalization mechanism and intracellular trafficking and stability of filamentous M13 phages, the cellular entry of which is mediated by surface-displayed cell-penetrating light chain variable domain 3D8 VL transbody (3D8 VL-M13) or TAT peptide (TAT-M13). Recombinant 3D8 VL-M13 and TAT-M13 phages were efficiently internalized into living mammalian cells via physiologically relevant, energy-dependent endocytosis and were recovered from the cells in their infective form with the yield of 3D8 VL-M13 being higher (0.005∼0.01%) than that of TAT-M13 (0.001∼0.005%). Biochemical and genetic studies revealed that 3D8 VL-M13 was internalized principally by caveolae-mediated endocytosis via interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycans as cell surface receptors, whereas TAT-M13 was internalized by clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis utilizing chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans as cell surface receptors, suggesting that phage internalization occurs by physiological endocytotic mechanism through specific cell surface receptors rather than non-specific transcytotic pathways. Internalized 3D8 VL-M13 phages routed to the cytosol and remained stable for more than 18 h without further trafficking to other subcellular compartments, whereas TAT-M13 phages routed to several subcellular compartments before being degraded in lysosomes even after 2 h of internalization. Our results suggest that the internalizing mechanism and intracellular trafficking of filamentous M13 bacteriophages largely follow the attributes of the displayed cell-penetrating moiety. Efficient internalization and cytosolic localization of 3D8 VL transbody-displayed phages will provide a useful tool for intracellular delivery of polar macromolecules such as proteins, peptides, and siRNAs.
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- Aeyung Kim
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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Pham CD, Woo MY, Kim YS, Park S, Kwon MH. An anti-nucleic acid antibody delivers antigen to the cross-presentation pathway in dendritic cells and potentiates therapeutic antitumor effects. J Immunol 2012; 189:5755-63. [PMID: 23152565 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cross-presentation is important for initiating CTL responses against tumors. Delivery of exogenous Ags to the cross-presentation pathway in dendritic cells (DCs), using a number of different carriers, has been attempted to further understand the mechanisms underlying cross-presentation and to develop therapeutic tumor vaccines. The present study reports a new antigenic carrier molecule: a single-chain V region fragment (scFv) of a nucleic acid-hydrolyzing Ab, 3D8. A fusion protein comprising 3D8 scFv and the CTL epitope OVA(250-264) (chicken OVA aa 250-264) was internalized by DC2.4 DCs and processed via a proteasome-dependent, brefeldin- and cycloheximide-sensitive, chloroquine- and primaquine-insensitive pathway, resulting in loading of the CTL epitope onto H-2K(b). In vivo cross-presentation and cross-priming were efficient, even without adjuvant; injection of mice with 3D8 scFv-OVA(250-264) induced cross-presentation of the CTL epitope by draining lymph node CD11c(+) B7.1(+) MHC class II(high) DCs, elicited a CTL response, and suppressed the growth of tumors expressing the OVA epitope. This report shows that an anti-nucleic acid Ab is used to deliver exogenous Ag to the cross-presentation pathway and inhibit in vivo tumor growth.
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- Chuong D Pham
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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Kim JS, Shin DC, Woo MY, Kwon MH, Kim K, Park S. T Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin Domain (TIM)-3 Promoter Activity in a Human Mast Cell Line. Immune Netw 2012; 12:207-12. [PMID: 23213314 PMCID: PMC3509165 DOI: 10.4110/in.2012.12.5.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain (TIM)-3 is an immunomodulatory molecule and upregulated in T cells by several cytokines. TIM-3 also influences mast cell function but its transcriptional regulation in mast cells has not been clarified. Therefore, we examined the transcript level and the promoter activity of TIM-3 in mast cells. The TIM-3 transcript level was assessed by real-time RT-PCR and promoter activity by luciferase reporter assay. TIM-3 mRNA levels were increased in HMC-1, a human mast cell line by TGF-β1 stimulation but not by stimulation with interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-λ, TNF-α, or IL-10. TIM-3 promoter -349~+144 bp region relative to the transcription start site was crucial for the basal and TGF-β1-induced TIM-3 promoter activities in HMC-1 cells. TIM-3 promoter activity was increased by overexpression of Smad2 and Smad4, downstream molecules of TGF-β1 signaling. Our results localize TIM-3 promoter activity to the region spanning -349 to +144 bp in resting and TGF-β1 stimulated mast cells.
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- Jung Sik Kim
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 442-749, Korea. ; Graduate Program of Molecular Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 442-749, Korea
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Kim A, Lee JY, Byun SJ, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Viral genome RNA degradation by sequence-selective, nucleic-acid hydrolyzing antibody inhibits the replication of influenza H9N2 virus without significant cytotoxicity to host cells. Antiviral Res 2012; 94:157-67. [PMID: 22484663 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Influenza A virus infection is a great threat to avian species and humans. Targeting viral proteins by antibody has a limited success due to the antigen drift and shift. Here we present a novel antibody-based antiviral strategy of targeting viral genomic RNA (vRNA) for degradation rather than neutralizing viral proteins. Based on the template of a sequence-nonspecific nucleic acid-hydrolyzing, single domain antibody of the light chain variable domain, 3D8 VL, we generated a synthetic library on the yeast surface by randomizing putative nucleic acid interacting residues. To target nucleocapsid protein (NP)-encoding viral genomic RNA (NP-vRNA) of H9N2 influenza virus, the library was screened against a 18-nucleotide single stranded nucleic acid substrate, dubbed asNP(18), the sequence of which is unique to the NP-vRNA. We isolated a 3D8 VL variant, NP25, that had ∼15-fold higher affinity (∼54nM) and ∼3-fold greater selective hydrolyzing activity for the target substrate than for off targets. In contrast to 3D8 VL WT, asNP(18)-selective NP25 constitutively expressed in the cytosol of human lung carcinoma A549 cells does not exhibit any significant cytotoxicity and selectively degrades a reporter mRNA carrying the target asNP(18) sequence in the stable cell lines. NP25 more potently inhibits the replication of H9N2 influenza virus than 3D8 VL WT in the stable cell lines. NP25 more selectively reduces the amount of the targeted NP-vRNA than 3D8 VL WT from the early stage of virus infection in the stable cell lines, without noticeable harmful effects on the endogenous mRNA, suggesting that NP25 indeed more specifically recognizes to hydrolyze the target NP-vRNA of H9N2 virus than off-targets. Our results provide a new strategy of targeting viral genomic RNA for degradation by antibody for the prevention of influenza virus infection in humans and animals.
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- Aeyung Kim
- Dept. of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Lee MJ, Woo MY, Chwae YJ, Kwon MH, Kim K, Park S. Down-regulation of interleukin-2 production by CD4(+) T cells expressing TIM-3 through suppression of NFAT dephosphorylation and AP-1 transcription. Immunobiology 2012; 217:986-95. [PMID: 22445722 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Revised: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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TIM-3 is expressed by TH1 cells and negatively regulates cytokine production by these cells. The aim of the present study was to explore the mechanisms by which IL-2 production is suppressed in TIM-3-expressing T cells. First, the activity of two transcription factors that bind to the IL-2 promoter was examined in Jurkat T cells expressing TIM-3. Both AP-1 and NFAT activity were reduced in TIM-3-expressing cells stimulated with a phorbol ester and a calcium ionophore. At the same time, expression of the AP-1 components, c-Fos and c-Jun, was induced to a lesser extent in stimulated human primary CD4(+) T cells expressing high levels of TIM-3 than in those expressing low levels of TIM-3. Furthermore, TIM-3-expression inhibited the stimulation-induced dephosphorylation and nuclear translocation of NFAT in Jurkat T cells and primary CD4(+) T cells. Finally, the cytoplasmic tail of TIM-3 was required for the suppression of IL-2 production and for AP-1 and NFAT activation. Taken together, these results suggest that IL-2 production by T cells may be downregulated by TIM-3-mediated signals, leading to suppression of NFAT dephosphorylation and AP-1 transcription.
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- Mi Jin Lee
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Youngtongku Wonchondong San 5, Suwon 442-749, Republic of Korea
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Yoon SJ, Lee MJ, Shin DC, Kim JS, Chwae YJ, Kwon MH, Kim K, Park S. Activation of mitogen activated protein kinase-Erk kinase (MEK) increases T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain-3 (TIM-3) transcription in human T lymphocytes and a human mast cell line. Mol Immunol 2011; 48:1778-83. [PMID: 21621846 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The immune regulatory molecule T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain (TIM-3) is expressed in activated T cells and in mast cells treated with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, but underlying mechanisms for induction of TIM-3 transcription have not been well-explored. We studied the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in TIM-3 transcription on the basis of the involvement of MAPK in T cell activation and TGF-β signaling. Inhibitors of MAPK-Erk kinase (MEK) as well as p38 suppressed TIM-3 transcription in phorbol myristic acid (PMA)-stimulated T cells, but inhibitors of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) did not. MEK over-expression enhanced TIM-3 transcription in PMA-stimulated T cells. Furthermore, -1.5kb TIM-3 promoter was activated by PMA stimulation and repressed by MEK inhibitors in Jurkat T cells. Similarly, MEK activation enhanced TIM-3 transcription in TGF-β-stimulated HMC-1 human mast cells, although MEK seemed not directly activated by TGF-β. Concordantly, -1.5kb TIM-3 promoter activity was reduced by MEK inhibitors, but was not responsive to TGF-β stimulation in HMC-1 cells. These results suggest the regulatory role of MEK in TIM-3 transcription by human CD4+ T cells and mast cells.
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- Soo-Jin Yoon
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Youngtongku Wonchondong San 5, Suwon 442-749, Republic of Korea
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Jeong JG, Kim DS, Kim YS, Kwon MH. A Tat-grafted anti-nucleic acid antibody acquires nuclear-localization property and a preference for TAR RNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 406:403-7. [PMID: 21329654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The 3D8 single chain variable fragment (3D8 scFv) is an anti-nucleic acid antibody that can hydrolyze nucleic acids and enter the cytosol of cells without reaching the nucleus. The Tat peptide, derived from the basic region of the HIV-1 Tat protein, translocates to cell nuclei and has TAR RNA binding activity. In this study, we generated a Tat-grafted antibody ((H₃)Tat-3D8) by replacing complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3) within the VH domain of the 3D8 scFv with a Tat₄₈₋₆₀ peptide (GRKKRRQRRRPPQ). (H₃)Tat-3D8 retained the DNA-binding and DNA-hydrolyzing activity of the scFv, and translocated to the nuclei of HeLa cells and preferentially recognized TAR RNA. Thus, the properties associated with the Tat peptide were transferred to the antibody via Tat-grafting without loss of the intrinsic DNA-binding and hydrolyzing activities of the 3D8 scFv antibody.
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- Jong-Geun Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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Sung ES, Kim A, Park JS, Chung J, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Histone deacetylase inhibitors synergistically potentiate death receptor 4-mediated apoptotic cell death of human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Apoptosis 2010; 15:1256-69. [PMID: 20582477 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-010-0521-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cell-death signaling through the pro-apoptotic tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptors, death receptor 4 (DR4) and DR5, has shown tumor-selective apoptotic activity. Here, we examine susceptibility of various leukemia cell lines (HL-60, U937, K562, CCRF-CEM, CEM-CM3, and THP-1) to an anti-DR4 agonistic monoclonal antibody (mAb), AY4, in comparison with TRAIL. While most of the leukemia cell lines were intrinsically resistant to AY4 or TRAIL alone, the two T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) lines, CEM-CM3 and CCRF-CEM cells, underwent synergistic caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death by combination of AY4 or TRAIL with a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI), either suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) or valproic acid (VPA). All of the combined treatments synergistically downregulated several anti-apoptotic proteins (c-FLIP, Bcl-2, Bcl-X(L), XIAP, and survivin) without significant changing the expression levels of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax and Bak) or the receptors (DR4 and DR5). Downregulation of c-FLIP to activate caspase-8 was a critical step for the synergistic apoptosis through both extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Our results demonstrate that the HDACIs have synergistic effects on DR4-specific mAb AY4-mediated cell death in the T-ALL cells with comparable competence to those exerted by TRAIL, providing a new strategy for the targeted treatment of human T-ALL cells.
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- Eun-Sil Sung
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, San5, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-749, Korea
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Yoon S, Woo SU, Kang JH, Kim K, Kwon MH, Park S, Shin HJ, Gwak HS, Chwae YJ. STAT3 transcriptional factor activated by reactive oxygen species induces IL6 in starvation-induced autophagy of cancer cells. Autophagy 2010; 6:1125-38. [PMID: 20930550 DOI: 10.4161/auto.6.8.13547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Autophagy is one of the survival processes of cancer cells, especially in stressful conditions such as starvation, hypoxia and chemotherapeutic agents. However, its roles in tumor survival have not yet been fully elucidated. Here, we found for the first time that JAK2/STAT3 was activated in HeLa cells when they were starved or treated with rapamycin. STAT3 activation was associated with autophagic processes, because it was completely inhibited by 3-methyladenine, partially inhibited by knockdown of molecules associated with autophagic processes and blocked by antioxidants, DPI, a Nox inhibitor and knockdown of p22 phox, indicating that ROS generated by Nox that was activated during autophagic processes activated JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Activated STAT3 directly bound to IL6 promoter and increased IL6 mRNA and protein secretion. Finally, the conditioned media, which included IL6, from starved HeLa cells promoted cancer cell survival in both normal and starved conditions, confirmed by clonogenic, proliferation and cell death assays. These data together indicate that the autophagic process in cancer cells can contribute to their survival by JAk2/STAT3 activation and subsequent secretion of growth factors.
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- Sarah Yoon
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Kim WI, Kwon MH, Jeon TW, Kim DH, Chun JW, Sim KT, Yeon JM. Estimation on the application of Reference Materials for PCBs Proficiency Testing from the transformer oil. Analytical Science and Technology 2010. [DOI: 10.5806/ast.2010.23.3.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Jun HR, Pham CD, Lim SI, Lee SC, Kim YS, Park S, Kwon MH. An RNA-hydrolyzing recombinant antibody exhibits an antiviral activity against classical swine fever virus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 395:484-9. [PMID: 20382124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Some proteins with ribonuclease (RNase) activity have been shown to suppress viral replication. A well-characterized recombinant antibody, 3D8 single-chain variable fragment (3D8 scFv), has RNA-hydrolyzing and cell-penetrating activities. Here, we investigated antiviral activity of 3D8 scFv against classical swine fever virus (CSFV). In a cell line expressing 3D8 scFv (C26), intracellular RNA-hydrolysis activity was higher compared to control PK-15 cells and viral replication was strongly suppressed at the viral RNA level, with the evidence of independency of IFN-alpha/beta induction. Exogenous treatment of 3D8 scFv, prior to or post-CSFV infection, was also shown to suppress CSFV replication at the viral RNA level. These observations suggest that antiviral activity of 3D8 scFv may be due to the intrinsic RNase activity of 3D8 scFv, which is capable of targeting viral RNA genomes or transcripts.
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- Hye-Ryeong Jun
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Republic of Korea
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Lee WR, Jang JY, Kim JS, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Gene silencing by cell-penetrating, sequence-selective and nucleic-acid hydrolyzing antibodies. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 38:1596-609. [PMID: 20007602 PMCID: PMC2836572 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Targeting particular mRNAs for degradation is a fascinating approach to achieve gene silencing. Here we describe a new gene silencing tool exploiting a cell-penetrating, nucleic-acid hydrolyzing, single-domain antibody of the light-chain variable domain, 3D8 VL. We generated a synthetic library of 3D8 VL on the yeast surface by randomizing residues located in one of two β-sheets. Using 18-bp single-stranded nucleic acids as target substrates, including the human Her2/neu-targeting sequence, we selected 3D8 VL variants that had ∼100–1000-fold higher affinity and ∼2–5-fold greater selective hydrolyzing activity for target substrates than for off targets. 3D8 VL variants efficiently penetrated into living cells to be accumulated in the cytosol and selectively decreased the amount of target sequence-carrying mRNAs as well as the proteins encoded by these mRNAs with minimal effects on off-target genes. In particular, one 3D8 VL variant targeting the Her2 sequence showed more efficient downregulation of Her2 expression than a small-interfering RNA targeting the same Her2 sequence, resulting in apoptotic cell death of Her2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Our results demonstrate that cell-penetrating 3D8 VL variants with sequence-selective, nucleic-acid-hydrolyzing activity can selectively degrade target mRNAs in the cytosol, providing a new gene silencing tool mediated by antibody.
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- Woo-Ram Lee
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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Jung Y, Rhee Y, Auh CK, Shim H, Choi JJ, Kwon ST, Yang JS, Kim D, Kwon MH, Kim YS, Lee S. Production of recombinant single chain antibodies (scFv) in vegetatively reproductive Kalanchoe pinnata by in planta transformation. Plant Cell Rep 2009; 28:1593-1602. [PMID: 19688214 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0758-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Revised: 07/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We developed an asexual reproductive plant, Kalanchoe pinnata, as a new bioreactor for plant-based molecular farming using a newly developed transformation method. Leaf crenate margins were pin-pricked to infect the plant with the Agrobacterium strain LBA4404 and vacuum infiltration was also applied to introduce the target gene into the plants. Subsequently, the young mother leaf produced new clones at the leaf crenate margins without the need for time- and labor-consuming tissue culture procedures. The average transformation rates were approximately 77 and 84% for pin-prickling and vacuum-infiltration methods, respectively. To functionally characterize an introduced target protein, a nucleic acid hydrolyzing recombinant 3D8 scFv was selected and the plant based 3D8 scFv proteins were purified and analyzed. Based on abzyme analysis, the purified protein expressed with this system had catalytic activity and exhibited all of properties of the protein produced in an E. coli system. This result suggested that vegetatively reproductive K. pinnata can be a novel and potent bioreactor for bio-pharmaceutical proteins.
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- Yuchul Jung
- Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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Jang JY, Jeong JG, Jun HR, Lee SC, Kim JS, Kim YS, Kwon MH. A nucleic acid-hydrolyzing antibody penetrates into cells via caveolae-mediated endocytosis, localizes in the cytosol and exhibits cytotoxicity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 66:1985-97. [PMID: 19373434 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-9179-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Many natural anti-DNA antibodies (Abs) have the ability to translocate across the plasma membrane and localize in the nucleus of mammalian cells, frequently leading to cytotoxicity to cells. Herein, we report detailed intracellular trafficking routes and cytotoxicity in HeLa cells for a single chain variable fragment (scFv) Ab, 3D8, which is an anti-DNA Ab capable of hydrolyzing both DNA and RNA. The intracellular penetration of 3D8 scFv occurred by caveolae/lipid raft endocytosis. The time-course chasing experiments revealed that 3D8 scFv escaped directly from the caveosome into the cytosol and remained in the cytosol without further trafficking into endosomes, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, or nucleus. The cytosolically localized 3D8 scFv maintained its nuclease activity to hydrolyze cellular RNAs, mainly mRNAs, eventually triggering apoptotic cell death. Our results demonstrate that 3D8 scFv has a unique intracellular trafficking route of localizing in the cytosol, thereby exhibiting cytotoxicity due to its nuclease activity.
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- J Y Jang
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
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Sung ES, Park KJ, Lee SH, Jang YS, Park SK, Park YH, Kwag WJ, Kwon MH, Kim YS. A novel agonistic antibody to human death receptor 4 induces apoptotic cell death in various tumor cells without cytotoxicity in hepatocytes. Mol Cancer Ther 2009; 8:2276-85. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jung SY, Kim JH, Song KJ, Lee YJ, Kwon MH, Kim K, Park S, Im KI, Shin HJ. Gene silencing of nfa1 affects the in vitro cytotoxicity of Naegleria fowleri in murine macrophages. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2009; 165:87-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2008] [Revised: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Park KJ, Lee SH, Lee CH, Jang JY, Chung J, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Upregulation of Beclin-1 expression and phosphorylation of Bcl-2 and p53 are involved in the JNK-mediated autophagic cell death. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 382:726-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Kim DS, Lee SH, Kim JS, Lee SC, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Generation of humanized anti-DNA hydrolyzing catalytic antibodies by complementarity determining region grafting. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 379:314-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2008] [Accepted: 12/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Park SY, Lee WR, Lee SC, Kwon MH, Kim YS, Kim JS. Crystal structure of single-domain VL of an anti-DNA binding antibody 3D8 scFv and its active site revealed by complex structures of a small molecule and metals. Proteins 2008; 71:2091-6. [PMID: 18338383 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Suk-Youl Park
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Basic Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
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Jung UJ, Park S, Lee G, Shin HJ, Kwon MH. Analysis of spacer regions derived from intramolecular recombination between heterologous loxP sites. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 363:183-9. [PMID: 17826735 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 08/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In Cre-loxP recombination system, Cre recombinase binds cooperatively to two 13bp inverted repeats in a 34bp loxP and catalyzes strand exchange in the 8bp spacer region. Up to date, spacer sequences within the recombined loxP sites derived from two loxP sties that have different 8bp spacer regions have never been analyzed. In the present study, we analyzed the spacer sequences within the recombined products, resulted from intramolecular recombination between heterologous loxP sites including M2, M3, M7, M11, and 2272 in vivo and in vitro. From the analyses, it was found that loxP sites with aberrant 8bp spacers can be generated from Cre-mediated recombination between heterologous loxP sites at significantly high frequency, proposing the possibility that recombination between heterologous loxP sites would have not undergone typical formula of Cre-loxP recombination.
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- Ui-Jung Jung
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Woncheon-dong 5, Suwon 442-749, Republic of Korea
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Lee HW, Kim TI, Chan KH, Kwon MH, Kim JS, Jin M, Kim YS. Inducing rigid local structure around the zinc-binding region by hydrophobic interactions enhances the homotrimerization and apoptotic activity of zinc-free TRAIL. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 362:766-72. [PMID: 17765202 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), existing as homotrimer in solution, contains a unique zinc-binding site coordinated by three Cys230 residues at the tip of trimeric interface. TRAIL mutant with replacements of Cys230 with Ala (TRAIL(C230A)) negligibly formed trimeric structure and showed no apoptotic activity. Here, to elucidate the relationship between the trimeric stability and the apoptotic activity of TRAIL(C230A), we rationally designed mutations to induce homotrimerization of TRAIL(C230A) by substituting for the three residues involved in hydrogen bonding (Tyr183 and Tyr243) and putative repulsive electrostatic (Arg227) interactions at the buried trimeric interface into hydrophobic residues, like Y183F, Y243F, and R227I. The TRAIL(C230A)-derived mutants exhibited enhanced homotrimerization, but only the mutants containing R227I exhibited significant apoptosis-inducing activity in cancer cells. These results, together with the induction of rigid local structure around the zinc-binding region by R227I in TRAIL(C230A), suggest that ordered, rigid structure around the zinc-binding region is critical for the homotrimerization and apoptotic activity of TRAIL.
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- Hyun-Wook Lee
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, San5, Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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Park KJ, Lee SH, Kim TI, Lee HW, Lee CH, Kim EH, Jang JY, Choi KS, Kwon MH, Kim YS. A human scFv antibody against TRAIL receptor 2 induces autophagic cell death in both TRAIL-sensitive and TRAIL-resistant cancer cells. Cancer Res 2007; 67:7327-34. [PMID: 17671202 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptotic cell death in a variety of tumor cells without significant cytotoxicity on normal cells. However, many cancer cells with apoptotic defects are resistant to treatment with TRAIL alone, limiting its potential as an anticancer therapeutic. Here, we report on the tumoricidal activity of a human single-chain fragment variable, HW1, which specifically binds to TRAIL receptor 2 (TR2) without competing with TRAIL for the binding. HW1 treatment as a single agent induces autophagic cell death in a variety of both TRAIL-sensitive and TRAIL-resistant cancer cells, but exhibits much less cytotoxicity on normal cells. The HW1-induced autophagic cell death was inhibited by an autophagy inhibitor, 3-methyladenine, or by RNA interference knockdown of Beclin-1 and Atg7. We also show that the HW1-mediated autophagic cell death occurs predominantly via the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase pathway in a caspase-independent manner. Analysis of the death-inducing signaling complex induced by HW1 binding to TR2 exhibits the recruitment of TNF receptor-associated death domain and TNF receptor-associated factor 2, but not Fas-associated death domain, caspase-8, or receptor-interacting protein, which is distinct from that induced by TRAIL. Our results reveal a novel TR2-mediated signaling pathway triggering autophagic cell death and provides a new strategy for the elimination of cancer cells, including TRAIL-resistant tumors, through nonapoptotic cell death.
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- Kyung-Jin Park
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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Kim SC, Lee KC, Kim KH, Kwon MH, Song GJ. Enrichment of PCDDs/PCDFs in the cooling system of municipal solid waste incineration plants. Waste Manag 2007; 27:1593-602. [PMID: 17011179 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2005] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This study measured the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs), destroyed or formed in combustors and re-synthesized in cooling systems. For the proper control of PCDDs/PCDFs in municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators, three grate-type MSW incinerators were selected, two of which had boilers, and one of which had a water spray tower (WST) as a cooling system. At the combustor outlets, dusts were in the range of 1640-4270 mg/Sm3 and PCDDs/PCDFs were in the range of 0.103-2.619 ng-TEQ/Sm3, showing the different values according to the grate structure of combustor and the flow direction of flue gas. After the flue gases passed through the cooling system, PCDDs/PCDFs at the waste heat boiler (WHB) outlets were enriched to levels that were 10.8-13.6 times higher than those at the furnace outlets, but PCDDs/PCDFs at the WST outlet was reduced to 5% of the level found at the furnace outlet. The emission patterns, such as the ratio of PCDFs to PCDDs, the ratio of gaseous-phase to particulate-phase PCDDs/PCDFs, and the compositional percentiles of each 2,3,7,8-substituted congener varied according to the types of air pollution control devices (APCDs). Reducing re-synthesis in the cooling system rather than enhancing the removal efficiencies of the APCDs seems to be more effective for lowering the levels of PCDDs/PCDFs in MSW incineration plants.
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- Sam-Cwan Kim
- National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Environmental Research Complex, Kyungseo-Dong, Seo-Ku, Inchon 404-170, Republic of Korea.
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Lee HW, Lee SH, Park KJ, Kim JS, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Construction and characterization of a pseudo-immune human antibody library using yeast surface display. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 346:896-903. [PMID: 16777066 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lymphocytes from eight individuals out of 60 healthy donors, whose plasmas showed relatively higher antibody titer for a target antigen of death receptor 5 (DR5), were selected for the source of antibody genes to construct so called an anti-DR5 pseudo-immune human single-chain fragment variable (scFv) library on the yeast cell surface (approximately 2x10(6) diversity). Compared with a large nonimmune human scFv library (approximately 1x10(9) diversity), the repertoire of the pseudo-immune scFv library was significantly biased toward the target antigen, which facilitated rapid enrichments of the target-specific high affinity scFvs during selections by fluorescence activated cell sortings. Isolated scFvs, HW5 and HW6, from the pseudo-immune library showed much higher specificity and affinity for the targeted antigen than those from the nonimmune library. Our results suggest that a pseudo-immune antibody library is very efficient to isolate target-specific high affinity antibody from a relatively small sized library.
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- Hae-Won Lee
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, San 5, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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Kim YR, Kim JS, Lee SH, Lee WR, Sohn JN, Chung YC, Shim HK, Lee SC, Kwon MH, Kim YS. Heavy and Light Chain Variable Single Domains of an Anti-DNA Binding Antibody Hydrolyze Both Double- and Single-stranded DNAs without Sequence Specificity. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:15287-95. [PMID: 16551636 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m600937200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Anti-DNA antibodies (Abs) are of biomedical interest because they are associated with autoimmune diseases in human and mice. Previously we isolated an anti-DNA monoclonal Ab 3D8 from an autoimmune-prone MRL-lpr/lpr mouse. Here we have characterized DNA binding kinetics and hydrolyzing activities of the recombinant single chain variable fragment (scFv) and the single variable domains of heavy chain (VH) and light chain (VL) using various single-stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) DNA substrates. All the Abs bound to both ds- and ssDNAs without significant preferential sequence specificity showing scFv higher affinities (KD = approximately 17-74 nm) than VH (KD = approximately 2.4-8.4 microm) and VL (KD = approximately 3.2-72 microm), and efficiently hydrolyzed both ds- and ssDNAs without sequence specificity in a Mg2+-dependent manner, except for the poor activity of 3D8 scFv for ss-(dT)40. Elucidated crystal structure-based His to Ala mutations on the complementarity determining regions of VH (His-H35 --> Ala) and/or VL (His-L94 --> Ala) of 3D8 scFv significantly inhibited the catalytic activities, indicating that the His residues are involved in the catalytic mechanism of 3D8 scFv. However, the DNA hydrolyzing activities of single domain VH and VL were not affected by the mutations, indicative of their different catalytic mechanisms from that of 3D8 scFv. Our results demonstrate single domain Abs with DNase activities for the first time, which might provide new insights into substrate recognition and catalytic mechanisms of anti-DNA Abs.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/chemistry
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/genetics
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/metabolism
- DNA, Single-Stranded/genetics
- DNA, Single-Stranded/metabolism
- Humans
- Hydrolysis
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/chemistry
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/metabolism
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/chemistry
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- Immunoglobulin Light Chains/chemistry
- Immunoglobulin Light Chains/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Light Chains/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Kinetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred MRL lpr
- Models, Molecular
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
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- Young-Rim Kim
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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Jin YH, Kwon MH, Kim K, Shin HJ, Shin JS, Cho H, Park S. An intracellular antibody can suppress tumorigenicity in hepatitis B virus X-expressing cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2006; 55:569-78. [PMID: 16273352 PMCID: PMC11030035 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-005-0037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2004] [Accepted: 12/30/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is thought to play a causative role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, it is not yet known whether interfering with HBx function may affect the cellular transformation of HBx-expressing tumor cells. To address this question, we adopted an intracellular antibody fragment expression approach to block the function of HBx. Expression of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) specific to HBx (designated as H7scFv) inhibited HBx-dependent cellular transactivation. Furthermore, H7scFv suppressed the growth of HBx-expressing tumor cells in both soft agar and nude mice. The suppressive effect of H7scFv on tumorigenicity appeared not to be mediated by inhibition of HBx-induced growth stimulation since the growth rate of these cells was not affected significantly by H7scFv expression. In conclusion, these data suggest that the HBx-dependent transformed phenotype is reversible and that HBx may be a good molecular target for the treatment of HBV-related tumors.
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- Young-Hee Jin
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 wonchun-dong yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 442-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 wonchun-dong yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 442-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 wonchun-dong yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 442-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 wonchun-dong yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 442-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 sinchon-dong, seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 wonchun-dong yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 442-749 Republic of Korea
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Song KJ, Jeong SR, Park S, Kim K, Kwon MH, Im KI, Pak JH, Shin HJ. Naegleria fowleri: Functional expression of the Nfa1 protein in transfected Naegleria gruberi by promoter modification. Exp Parasitol 2006; 112:115-20. [PMID: 16321386 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Revised: 10/05/2005] [Accepted: 10/07/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To establish a transient transfection system in a Naegleria, we constructed three nfa1-pEGFP-N1 vectors by the promoter replacement and insertion of a nfa1 gene and transfected the DNAs into Naegleria gruberi using a lipid reagent. The transfection efficiency and usefulness of the three modified vectors were estimated by identifying the expressions of the EGFP and Nfa1 protein from N. gruberi. After transfection, the Nfa1 protein was functionally expressed on pseudopodia of N. gruberi. The strong GFP fluorescence was observed in N. gruberi transfected with the actin-nfa1-pEGFP-N1 vector, of which the CMV promoter region in the expression vector was replaced with the actin 5' UTR region. Additionally, when transgenic N. gruberi trophozoites were co-cultured with CHO target cells, the Nfa1 protein was also located on cytoplasm and pseudopodia, especially on a food cup that was formed in contact with target cells as it shown in pathogenic N. fowleri.
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- Kyoung-Ju Song
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-721, Republic of Korea
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Kang SY, Song KJ, Jeong SR, Kim JH, Park S, Kim K, Kwon MH, Shin HJ. Role of the Nfa1 protein in pathogenic Naegleria fowleri cocultured with CHO target cells. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2005; 12:873-6. [PMID: 16002638 PMCID: PMC1182210 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.12.7.873-876.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba, exists as a virulent pathogen which causes fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in experimental animals and humans. Using infected and immune mouse sera, we previously cloned an nfa1 gene from a cDNA library of N. fowleri by immunoscreening. The nfa1 gene (360 bp) produced a recombinant 13.1-kDa protein, and the Nfa1 protein showed pseudopodium-specific immunolocalization on a trophozoite of N. fowleri. In this study, the role of the Nfa1 protein as a cell contact mechanism of N. fowleri cocultured with target cells was observed by an immunofluorescence assay with an anti-Nfa1 polyclonal antibody. Using confocal microscopic findings, the Nfa1 protein was located on the pseudopodia of N. fowleri trophozoites. The Nfa1 protein in N. fowleri trophozoites cocultured with CHO target cells was also located on pseudopodia, as well as in a food cup formed as a phagocytic structure in close contact with target cells. The amount of nfa1 mRNA of N. fowleri was strongly increased 6 h after coculture.
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- Su-Yeon Kang
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 442-749, Korea
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