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Sudol ASL, Crispin M, Tews I. The IgG-specific endoglycosidases EndoS and EndoS2 are distinguished by conformation and antibody recognition. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107245. [PMID: 38569940 PMCID: PMC11063906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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The IgG-specific endoglycosidases EndoS and EndoS2 from Streptococcus pyogenes can remove conserved N-linked glycans present on the Fc region of host antibodies to inhibit Fc-mediated effector functions. These enzymes are therefore being investigated as therapeutics for suppressing unwanted immune activation, and have additional application as tools for antibody glycan remodeling. EndoS and EndoS2 differ in Fc glycan substrate specificity due to structural differences within their catalytic glycosyl hydrolase domains. However, a chimeric EndoS enzyme with a substituted glycosyl hydrolase from EndoS2 loses catalytic activity, despite high structural homology between the two enzymes, indicating either mechanistic divergence of EndoS and EndoS2, or improperly-formed domain interfaces in the chimeric enzyme. Here, we present the crystal structure of the EndoS2-IgG1 Fc complex determined to 3.0 Å resolution. Comparison of complexed and unliganded EndoS2 reveals relative reorientation of the glycosyl hydrolase, leucine-rich repeat and hybrid immunoglobulin domains. The conformation of the complexed EndoS2 enzyme is also different when compared to the earlier EndoS-IgG1 Fc complex, and results in distinct contact surfaces between the two enzymes and their Fc substrate. These findings indicate mechanistic divergence of EndoS2 and EndoS. It will be important to consider these differences in the design of IgG-specific enzymes, developed to enable customizable antibody glycosylation.
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- Abigail S L Sudol
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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Gulyak EL, Alferova VA, Korshun VA, Sapozhnikova KA. Introduction of Carbonyl Groups into Antibodies. Molecules 2023; 28:7890. [PMID: 38067618 PMCID: PMC10707781 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Antibodies and their derivatives (scFv, Fabs, etc.) represent a unique class of biomolecules that combine selectivity with the ability to target drug delivery. Currently, one of the most promising endeavors in this field is the development of molecular diagnostic tools and antibody-based therapeutic agents, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). To meet this challenge, it is imperative to advance methods for modifying antibodies. A particularly promising strategy involves the introduction of carbonyl groups into the antibody that are amenable to further modification by biorthogonal reactions, namely aliphatic, aromatic, and α-oxo aldehydes, as well as aliphatic and aryl-alkyl ketones. In this review, we summarize the preparation methods and applications of site-specific antibody conjugates that are synthesized using this approach.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (E.L.G.); (V.A.A.); (V.A.K.)
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Shkunnikova S, Mijakovac A, Sironic L, Hanic M, Lauc G, Kavur MM. IgG glycans in health and disease: Prediction, intervention, prognosis, and therapy. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 67:108169. [PMID: 37207876 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Immunoglobulin (IgG) glycosylation is a complex enzymatically controlled process, essential for the structure and function of IgG. IgG glycome is relatively stable in the state of homeostasis, yet its alterations have been associated with aging, pollution and toxic exposure, as well as various diseases, including autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cardiometabolic diseases, infectious diseases and cancer. IgG is also an effector molecule directly involved in the inflammation processes included in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Numerous recently published studies support the idea that IgG N-glycosylation fine-tunes the immune response and plays a significant role in chronic inflammation. This makes it a promising novel biomarker of biological age, and a prognostic, diagnostic and treatment evaluation tool. Here we provide an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the IgG glycosylation in health and disease, and its potential applications in pro-active prevention and monitoring of various health interventions.
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- Sofia Shkunnikova
- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Borongajska cesta 83H, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Borongajska cesta 83H, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Borongajska cesta 83H, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, Borongajska cesta 83H, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Ulica Ante Kovačića 1, Zagreb, Croatia
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Trzos S, Link-Lenczowski P, Pocheć E. The role of N-glycosylation in B-cell biology and IgG activity. The aspects of autoimmunity and anti-inflammatory therapy. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1188838. [PMID: 37575234 PMCID: PMC10415207 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1188838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The immune system is strictly regulated by glycosylation through the addition of highly diverse and dynamically changing sugar structures (glycans) to the majority of immune cell receptors. Although knowledge in the field of glycoimmunology is still limited, numerous studies point to the key role of glycosylation in maintaining homeostasis, but also in reflecting its disruption. Changes in oligosaccharide patterns can lead to impairment of both innate and acquired immune responses, with important implications in the pathogenesis of diseases, including autoimmunity. B cells appear to be unique within the immune system, since they exhibit both innate and adaptive immune activity. B cell surface is rich in glycosylated proteins and lectins which recognise glycosylated ligands on other cells. Glycans are important in the development, selection, and maturation of B cells. Changes in sialylation and fucosylation of cell surface proteins affect B cell signal transduction through BCRs, CD22 inhibitory coreceptor and Siglec-G. Plasmocytes, as the final stage of B cell differentiation, produce and secrete immunoglobulins (Igs), of which IgGs are the most abundant N-glycosylated proteins in human serum with the conserved N-glycosylation site at Asn297. N-oligosaccharide composition of the IgG Fc region affects its secretion, structure, half-life and effector functions (ADCC, CDC). IgG N-glycosylation undergoes little change during homeostasis, and may gradually be modified with age and during ongoing inflammatory processes. Hyperactivated B lymphocytes secrete autoreactive antibodies responsible for the development of autoimmunity. The altered profile of IgG N-glycans contributes to disease progression and remission and is sensitive to the application of therapeutic substances and immunosuppressive agents. In this review, we focus on the role of N-glycans in B-cell biology and IgG activity, the rearrangement of IgG oligosaccharides in aging, autoimmunity and immunosuppressive therapy.
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- Sara Trzos
- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Zhang T, Zhang M, Yang L, Gao L, Sun W. Potential targeted therapy based on deep insight into the relationship between the pulmonary microbiota and immune regulation in lung fibrosis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1032355. [PMID: 36761779 PMCID: PMC9904240 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1032355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Pulmonary fibrosis is an irreversible disease, and its mechanism is unclear. The lung is a vital organ connecting the respiratory tract and the outside world. The changes in lung microbiota affect the progress of lung fibrosis. The latest research showed that lung microbiota differs in healthy people, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and acute exacerbation-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF). How to regulate the lung microbiota and whether the potential regulatory mechanism can become a necessary targeted treatment of IPF are unclear. Some studies showed that immune response and lung microbiota balance and maintain lung homeostasis. However, unbalanced lung homeostasis stimulates the immune response. The subsequent biological effects are closely related to lung fibrosis. Core fucosylation (CF), a significant protein functional modification, affects the lung microbiota. CF regulates immune protein modifications by regulating key inflammatory factors and signaling pathways generated after immune response. The treatment of immune regulation, such as antibiotic treatment, vitamin D supplementation, and exosome micro-RNAs, has achieved an initial effect in clearing the inflammatory storm induced by an immune response. Based on the above, the highlight of this review is clarifying the relationship between pulmonary microbiota and immune regulation and identifying the correlation between the two, the impact on pulmonary fibrosis, and potential therapeutic targets.
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- Tao Zhang
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China,Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China,Guanghan People's Hospital, Guanghan, China,*Correspondence: Wei Sun, ; Lingyun Gao,
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China,Medical College, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Wei Sun, ; Lingyun Gao,
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Engineering nucleotide sugar synthesis pathways for independent and simultaneous modulation of N-glycan galactosylation and fucosylation in CHO cells. Metab Eng 2022; 74:61-71. [PMID: 36152932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Glycosylation of recombinant therapeutics like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is a critical quality attribute. N-glycans in mAbs are known to affect various effector functions, and thereby therapeutic use of such glycoproteins can depend on a particular glycoform profile to achieve desired efficacy. However, there are currently limited options for modulating the glycoform profile, which depend mainly on over-expression or knock-out of glycosyltransferase enzymes that can introduce or eliminate specific glycans but do not allow predictable glycoform modulation over a range of values. In this study, we demonstrate the ability to predictably modulate the glycoform profile of recombinant IgG. Using CRISPR/Cas9, we have engineered nucleotide sugar synthesis pathways in CHO cells expressing recombinant IgG for combinatorial modulation of galactosylation and fucosylation. Knocking out the enzymes UDP-galactose 4'-epimerase (Gale) and GDP-L-fucose synthase (Fx) resulted in ablation of de novo synthesis of UDP-Gal and GDP-Fuc. With Gale knock-out, the array of N-glycans on recombinantly expressed IgG is narrowed to agalactosylated glycans, mainly A2F glycan (89%). In the Gale and Fx double knock-out cell line, agalactosylated and afucosylated A2 glycan is predominant (88%). In the double knock-out cell line, galactosylation and fucosylation was entirely dependent on the salvage pathway, which allowed for modulation of UDP-Gal and GDP-Fuc synthesis and intracellular nucleotide sugar availability by controlling the availability of extracellular galactose and fucose. We demonstrate that the glycoform profile of recombinant IgG can be modulated from containing predominantly agalactosylated and afucosylated glycans to up to 42% and 96% galactosylation and fucosylation, respectively, by extracellular feeding of sugars in a dose-dependent manner. By simply varying the availability of extracellular galactose and/or fucose, galactosylation and fucosylation levels can be simultaneously and independently modulated. In addition to achieving the production of tailored glycoforms, this engineered CHO host platform can cater to the rapid synthesis of variably glycoengineered proteins for evaluation of biological activity.
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Characterization of core fucosylation via sequential enzymatic treatments of intact glycopeptides and mass spectrometry analysis. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3910. [PMID: 35798744 PMCID: PMC9262967 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31472-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Core fucosylation of N-linked glycoproteins has been linked to the functions of glycoproteins in physiological and pathological processes. However, quantitative characterization of core fucosylation remains challenging due to the complexity and heterogeneity of N-linked glycosylation. Here we report a mass spectrometry-based method that employs sequential treatment of intact glycopeptides with enzymes (STAGE) to analyze site-specific core fucosylation of glycoproteins. The STAGE method utilizes Endo F3 followed by PNGase F treatment to generate mass signatures for glycosites that are formerly modified by core fucosylated N-linked glycans. We benchmark the STAGE method and use it to characterize site specific core fucosylation of glycoproteins from human hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, resulting in the identification of 1130 and 782 core fucosylated glycosites, respectively. These results indicate that our STAGE method enables quantitative characterization of core fucosylation events from complex protein mixtures, which may benefit our understanding of core fucosylation functions in various diseases.
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Sun Y, Li X, Wang T, Li W. Core Fucosylation Regulates the Function of Pre-BCR, BCR and IgG in Humoral Immunity. Front Immunol 2022; 13:844427. [PMID: 35401499 PMCID: PMC8990897 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.844427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most of the membrane molecules involved in immune response are glycosylated. N-glycans linked to asparagine (Asn) of immune molecules contribute to the protein conformation, surface expression, stability, and antigenicity. Core fucosylation catalyzed by core fucosyltransferase (FUT8) is the most common post-translational modification. Core fucosylation is essential for evoking a proper immune response, which this review aims to communicate. First, FUT8 deficiency suppressed the interaction between μHC and λ5 during pre-BCR assembly is given. Second, we described the effects of core fucosylation in B cell signal transduction via BCR. Third, we investigated the role of core fucosylation in the interaction between helper T (TH) cells and B cells. Finally, we showed the role of FUT8 on the biological function of IgG. In this review, we discussed recent insights into the sites where core fucosylation is critical for humoral immune responses.
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- Yuhan Sun
- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Division of Regulatory Glycobiology, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases and World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- *Correspondence: Wenzhe Li,
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Kokot I, Piwowar A, Jędryka M, Sołkiewicz K, Kratz EM. Diagnostic Significance of Selected Serum Inflammatory Markers in Women with Advanced Endometriosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2295. [PMID: 33669013 PMCID: PMC7956504 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Endometriosis is a gynecological disease, the pathogenesis of which seems to be directly associated with inflammatory processes. Serum concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, hs-CRP, IgG, YKL 40 and PRL, in comparison to the well-known CA 125 levels, were studied with the aim of identifying an additional noninvasive inflammatory marker or set of markers characteristic for endometriosis. The study group included 43 women with endometriosis (E), 35 women with benign gynecological disorders but without endometriosis (NE, non-endometriosis) as a comparative group, and a control group consisting of 18 healthy subjects (C). The serum concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, hs-CRP, YKL-40, PRL and CA 125 were significantly higher in the E group (median values: 0.41 pg/mL, 2.42 pg/mL, 2.33 mg/L, 79.30 ng/mL, 21.88 ng/mL and 68.00 U/mL, respectively) than in the control group (median values: 0.21 pg/mL, 0.98 pg/mL, 0.52 mg/L, 49.77 ng/mL, 12.08 ng/mL and 12.20 U/mL respectively), with the significance of p = 0.011, p < 0.001, p = 0.028, p = 0.005, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively. The IgG concentrations were significantly lower in the endometriosis group (median value: 1061.21 mg/dL) as compared to healthy women (median value: 1210.50 mg/dL; p = 0.025). Significant differences in concentrations of IL-6 (p = 0.040), hs-CRP (p = 0.007) and CA 125 (p < 0.001) were observed in stage III vs. stage IV of endometriosis. Significantly higher concentrations of IL-6 (p = 0.010), hs-CRP (p = 0.037) and PRL (p < 0.001) were observed in the NE group vs. the control group. Only CA 125 concentrations were significantly higher in endometriosis patients as compared to the non-endometriosis group (p < 0.001). The proposed panel of inflammatory markers, especially IL-6, PRL and CA 125, may become a useful tool to identify women with advanced endometriosis who could qualify for treatment.
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- Izabela Kokot
- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Division of Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.S.); (E.M.K.)
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Oncology, Gynecological Oncology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Hirszfeld Square 12, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland;
- Department of Oncological Gynecology, Wroclaw Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hirszfeld Square 12, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Division of Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.S.); (E.M.K.)
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Division of Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska Street 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.S.); (E.M.K.)
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Bartusik-Czubek E, Toboła P, Czubek B, Bednarek M, Balcerek J, Pietrucha T, Jaros S. Modeling of the Biological Activity of Monoclonal Antibodies Based on the Glycosylation Profile. J Pharm Sci 2021; 110:1661-1667. [PMID: 33482230 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The influence of the glycosylation profile of IgG on biological activity is known, but it is not clear which glycoforms have the highest impact on the main mechanism of action. The aim of this study was to design a mathematical model for predicting the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity and the Fc gamma IIIa receptors' (FcɣRIIIa) relative binding of rituximab drug products based on their glycosylation profile. An additional goal was to identify the glycoforms that have the greatest impact on these mechanisms of action. For these purposes, the glycosylation profile was examined by hydrophilic interaction ultra-performance liquid chromatography (HILIC-UPLC), ADCC was assessed using a Promega kit, and FcɣRIIIa's binding affinity was assessed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis of a group of >50 rituximab drug products. Based on the results, mathematical models for the ADCC and FcɣRIIIa binding affinity prediction were designed using JMP 13.2.0. The quality of the model and the influence of sample size and heterogeneity on the reliability were verified. The results allow for the evaluation of rituximab drug products' activity based on their glycosylation profile and show that with a sufficiently large and differentiated dataset, it is possible to generate models for different monoclonal antibodies.
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- Edyta Bartusik-Czubek
- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland.
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- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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- Medical University of Lodz, Żeligowskiego 7/9 Street, 90-752 Łódź, Poland
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- Mabion S.A. Scientific-Industrial Complex of Medicinal Biotechnology, Langiewicza 60 Street, 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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Mimura Y, Saldova R, Mimura-Kimura Y, Rudd PM, Jefferis R. Importance and Monitoring of Therapeutic Immunoglobulin G Glycosylation. EXPERIENTIA SUPPLEMENTUM (2012) 2021; 112:481-517. [PMID: 34687020 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76912-3_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The complex diantennary-type oligosaccharides at Asn297 residues of the IgG heavy chains have a profound impact on the safety and efficacy of therapeutic IgG monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Fc glycosylation of a mAb is an established critical quality attribute (CQA), and its oligosaccharide profile is required to be thoroughly characterized by state-of-the-art analytical methods. The Fc oligosaccharides are highly heterogeneous, and the differentially glycosylated species (glycoforms) of IgG express unique biological activities. Glycoengineering is a promising approach for the production of selected mAb glycoforms with improved effector functions, and non- and low-fucosylated mAbs exhibiting enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity have been approved or are under clinical evaluation for treatment of cancers, autoimmune/chronic inflammatory diseases, and infection. Recently, the chemoenzymatic glycoengineering method that allows for the transfer of structurally defined oligosaccharides to Asn-linked GlcNAc residues with glycosynthase has been developed for remodeling of IgG-Fc oligosaccharides with high efficiency and flexibility. Additionally, various glycoengineering methods have been developed that utilize the Fc oligosaccharides of IgG as reaction handles to conjugate cytotoxic agents by "click chemistry", providing new routes to the design of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with tightly controlled drug-antibody ratios (DARs) and homogeneity. This review focuses on current understanding of the biological relevance of individual IgG glycoforms and advances in the development of next-generation antibody therapeutics with improved efficacy and safety through glycoengineering.
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- Yusuke Mimura
- Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi Ube Medical Center, Ube, Japan.
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- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- UCD School of Medicine, College of Health and Agricultural Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi Ube Medical Center, Ube, Japan
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- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Centros, Singapore
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Chen Q, Tan Z, Guan F, Ren Y. The Essential Functions and Detection of Bisecting GlcNAc in Cell Biology. Front Chem 2020; 8:511. [PMID: 32719771 PMCID: PMC7350706 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The N-glycans of mammalian glycoproteins vary greatly in structure, and the biological importance of these variations is mostly unknown. It is widely acknowledged that the bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) structure, a β1,4-linked GlcNAc attached to the core β-mannose residue, represents a special type of N-glycosylated modification, and it has been reported to be involved in various biological processes, such as cell adhesion, fertilization and fetal development, neuritogenesis, and tumor development. In particular, the occurrence of N-glycans with a bisecting GlcNAc modification on proteins has been proven, with many implications for immune biology. Due to the essential functions of bisecting GlcNAc structures, analytical approaches to this modification are highly required. The traditional approach that has been used for bisecting GlcNAc determinations is based on the lectin recognition of Phaseolus vulgaris erythroagglutinin (PHA-E); however, poor binding specificity hinders the application of this method. With the development of mass spectrometry (MS) with high resolution and improved sensitivity and accuracy, MS-based glycomic analysis has provided precise characterization and quantification for glycosylation modification. In this review, we first provide an overview of the bisecting GlcNAc structure and its biological importance in neurological systems, immune tolerance, immunoglobulin G (IgG), and tumor metastasis and development and then summarize approaches to its determination by MS for performing precise functional studies. This review is valuable for those readers who are interested in the importance of bisecting GlcNAc in cell biology.
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- Qiushi Chen
- Clinical Laboratory of BGI Health, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Glycobiology and Medical Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Glycobiology and Medical Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Clinical Laboratory of BGI Health, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.,Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Human IgG antibodies containing terminal alpha 2,6-linked sialic acid on their Fc N-glycans have been shown to reduce antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and possess anti-inflammatory properties. Although terminal sialylation on complex N-glycans can happen via either an alpha 2,3-linkage or an alpha 2,6-linkage, sialic acids on human serum IgG Fc are almost exclusively alpha 2,6-linked. Recombinant IgGs expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, however, have sialic acids through alpha 2,3-linkages because of the lack of the alpha 2,6-sialyltransferase gene. The impact of different sialylation linkages to the structure of IgG has not been determined. In this work, we investigated the impact of different types of sialylation to the conformational stability of IgG through hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) and limited proteolysis experiments. When human-derived and CHO-expressed IgG1 were analyzed by HDX, sialic acid-containing glycans were found to destabilize the CH2 domain in CHO-expressed IgG, but not human-derived IgG. When structural isomers of sialylated glycans were chromatographically resolved and identified in the limited proteolysis experiment, we found that only alpha 2,3-linked sialic acid on the 6-arm (the major sialylated glycans in CHO-expressed IgG1) destabilizes the CH2 domain, presumably because of the steric effect that decreases the glycan-CH2 domain interaction. The alpha 2,6-linked sialic acid on the 3-arm (the major sialylated glycan in human-derived IgG), and the alpha 2,3-linked sialic acid on the 3-arm, do not have this destabilizing effect.
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- Zhongqi Zhang
- Department of Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen, Inc , Thousand Oaks, California , USA
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- Department of Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen, Inc , Thousand Oaks, California , USA
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- Department of Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen, Inc , Thousand Oaks, California , USA
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Bratanis E, Lood R. A Novel Broad-Spectrum Elastase-Like Serine Protease From the Predatory Bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Facilitates Elucidation of Site-Specific IgA Glycosylation Pattern. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:971. [PMID: 31130941 PMCID: PMC6510308 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The increased interest in predatory bacteria due to their ability to kill antibiotic resistant bacteria has also highlighted their inherent plethora of hydrolytic enzymes, and their potential as natural sources of novel therapeutic agents and biotechnological tools. Here, we have identified and characterized a novel protease from the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: BspE (Bdellovibrio elastase-like serine protease). Mapping preferential sites of proteolytic activity showed a single proteolytic cleavage site of native plasma IgA (pIgA) in the Fc-tail; as well as in the secretory component (SC) of secretory IgA (SIgA). Proteolysis of other native immunoglobulins and plasma proteins was either absent (IgG1 and 2, IgM, albumin and orosomucoid) or unspecific with multiple cleavage sites (IgG3 and 4, IgE, IgD). BspE displayed a broad activity against most amino acid bonds in shorter peptides and denatured proteins, with a slight preference for hydrolysis C-terminal of Y, V, F, S, L, R, P, E, and K. BspE autoproteolysis results in numerous cleavage products sustaining activity for more than 6 h. The enzymatic activity remained stable at pH 5.0-9.0 but was drastically reduced in the presence of MnCl2 and completely inhibited by ZnCl2. The hydrolysis of pIgA was subsequently utilized for the specific glycan characterization of the released pIgA Fc-tail (Asn459). Besides contributing to the basic knowledge of Bdellovibrio biology and proteases, we propose that BspE could be used as a potential tool to investigate the importance, and biological function of the pIgA Fc-tail. IMPORTANCE Antibodies are well-established as key components of the immune system, and the importance of antibody glycosylation is steadily gaining recognition. Modifications of antibodies by glycosylation creates a vast repertoire of antibody glycovariants with distinctive and diverse functions in the immune system. Most of the available information regarding antibody glycosylation is based on studies with IgG, which have contributed greatly to the advance of therapeutic antibody treatments. However, much is still unknown regarding the importance of glycosylation and the Fc-structure for the remaining antibody classes. Such research has proven to be technically challenging and demonstrates a need for novel tools to facilitate such investigations. Here we have identified and characterized a novel protease from B. bacteriovorus, facilitating the study of plasma IgA by cleaving the Fc-tail, including the Asn459 N-glycan. This further highlights the potential of B. bacteriovorus as a source to identify potential novel biotechnological tools.
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- Eleni Bratanis
- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Lucas AT, Robinson R, Schorzman AN, Piscitelli JA, Razo JF, Zamboni WC. Pharmacologic Considerations in the Disposition of Antibodies and Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Preclinical Models and in Patients. Antibodies (Basel) 2019; 8:E3. [PMID: 31544809 PMCID: PMC6640706 DOI: 10.3390/antib8010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The rapid advancement in the development of therapeutic proteins, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), has created a novel mechanism to selectively deliver highly potent cytotoxic agents in the treatment of cancer. These agents provide numerous benefits compared to traditional small molecule drugs, though their clinical use still requires optimization. The pharmacology of mAbs/ADCs is complex and because ADCs are comprised of multiple components, individual agent characteristics and patient variables can affect their disposition. To further improve the clinical use and rational development of these agents, it is imperative to comprehend the complex mechanisms employed by antibody-based agents in traversing numerous biological barriers and how agent/patient factors affect tumor delivery, toxicities, efficacy, and ultimately, biodistribution. This review provides an updated summary of factors known to affect the disposition of mAbs/ADCs in development and in clinical use, as well as how these factors should be considered in the selection and design of preclinical studies of ADC agents in development.
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- Andrew T Lucas
- University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- University of North Carolina (UNC), Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Kronimus Y, Dodel R, Galuska SP, Neumann S. IgG Fc N-glycosylation: Alterations in neurologic diseases and potential therapeutic target? J Autoimmun 2019; 96:14-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fritzler MJ, Martinez-Prat L, Choi MY, Mahler M. The Utilization of Autoantibodies in Approaches to Precision Health. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2682. [PMID: 30505311 PMCID: PMC6250829 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Precision health (PH) applied to autoimmune disease will need paradigm shifts in the use and application of autoantibodies and other biomarkers. For example, autoantibodies combined with other multi-analyte “omic” profiles will form the basis of disease prediction allowing for earlier intervention linked to disease prevention strategies, as well as earlier, effective and personalized interventions for established disease. As medical intervention moves to disease prediction and a model of “intent to PREVENT,” diagnostics will include an early symptom/risk-based, as opposed to a disease-based approach. Newer diagnostic platforms that utilize emerging megatrends such as deep learning and artificial intelligence and close the gaps in autoantibody diagnostics will benefit from paradigm shifts thereby facilitating the PH agenda.
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- Marvin J Fritzler
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Choi HY, Park H, Hong JK, Kim SD, Kwon JY, You S, Do J, Lee DY, Kim HH, Kim DI. N-glycan Remodeling Using Mannosidase Inhibitors to Increase High-mannose Glycans on Acid α-Glucosidase in Transgenic Rice Cell Cultures. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16130. [PMID: 30382146 PMCID: PMC6208381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34438-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Glycoengineering of plant expression systems is a prerequisite for the production of biopharmaceuticals that are compatible with animal-derived glycoproteins. Large amounts of high-mannose glycans such as Man7GlcNAc2, Man8GlcNAc2, and Man9GlcNAc2 (Man7/8/9), which can be favorably modified by chemical conjugation of mannose-6-phosphate, are desirable for lysosomal enzyme targeting. This study proposed a rice cell-based glycoengineering strategy using two different mannosidase inhibitors, kifunensine (KIF) and swainsonine (SWA), to increase Man7/8/9 glycoforms of recombinant human acid α-glucosidase (rhGAA), which is a therapeutic enzyme for Pompe disease. Response surface methodology was used to investigate the effects of the mannosidase inhibitors and to evaluate the synergistic effect of glycoengineering on rhGAA. Both inhibitors suppressed formation of plant-specific complex and paucimannose type N-glycans. SWA increased hybrid type glycans while KIF significantly increased Man7/8/9. Interestingly, the combination of KIF and SWA more effectively enhanced synthesis of Man7/8/9, especially Man9, than KIF alone. These changes show that SWA in combination with KIF more efficiently inhibited ER α-mannosidase II, resulting in a synergistic effect on synthesis of Man7/8/9. In conclusion, combined KIF and SWA treatment in rice cell culture media can be an effective method for the production of rhGAA displaying dominantly Man7/8/9 glycoforms without genetic manipulation of glycosylation.
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- Hong-Yeol Choi
- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Nam-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Biotherapeutics and Glycomics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06944, Republic of Korea
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 20 Biopolis Way, #06-01, Singapore, 138668, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Nam-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Nam-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Biotherapeutics and Glycomics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06944, Republic of Korea
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- Biotherapeutics and Glycomics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06944, Republic of Korea
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 20 Biopolis Way, #06-01, Singapore, 138668, Singapore.,School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Biotherapeutics and Glycomics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06944, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Nam-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
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Bruggeman CW, Dekkers G, Visser R, Goes NWM, van den Berg TK, Rispens T, Vidarsson G, Kuijpers TW. IgG Glyco-Engineering to Improve IVIg Potency. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2442. [PMID: 30405631 PMCID: PMC6206079 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) are used in the treatment of different autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as immune thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. One of the modes of action of IVIg is preventing phagocytosis of autoantibody-opsonized blood cells by saturation of the Fc-gamma receptors of macrophages in spleen and liver. IgG contains a fixed glycan, which is in most cases biantennary, at the asparagine residue at position 297 in the Fc tail. This glycan consists of a core structure of N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) and mannose groups, variably extended with core fucose, bisecting GlcNAc as well as terminal galactose and sialic acid. This structural glycan influences the binding affinity of IgG to Fc-gamma receptors. By glyco-engineering, we generated monoclonal IgG antibodies with different Fc-tail glycans and tested both their opsonizing and blocking capacity in a phagocytosis assay of IgG-opsonized erythrocytes with human monocyte-derived macrophages. In contrast to a lack of effect in opsono-phagocytosis, these IgG glycovariants differentially inhibited the uptake of opsonized erythrocytes. The level of bisecting GlcNAc and galactosylation had unexpectedly larger impact than core fucosylation, and suggest that targeted modifications different from the core fucose may well improve the immunomodulating efficacy of IVIg treatment.
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- Christine W Bruggeman
- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Immunopathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Palomo V, Cistrone PA, Zhan N, Palui G, Mattoussi H, Dawson PE. Efficient Assembly of Quantum Dots with Homogenous Glycans Derived from Natural N-Linked Glycoproteins. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:3144-3153. [PMID: 30063825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coating inorganic nanoparticles with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-appended ligands, as means to preserve their physical characteristics and promote steric interactions with biological systems, including enhanced aqueous solubility and reduced immunogenicity, has been explored by several groups. Conversely, macromolecules present in the human serum and on the surface of cells are densely coated with hydrophilic glycans that act to reduce nonspecific interactions, while facilitating specific binding and interactions. In particular, N-linked glycans are abundant on the surface of most serum proteins and are composed of a branched architecture that is typically characterized by a significant level of molecular heterogeneity. Here we provide two distinct methodologies, covalent bioconjugation and self-assembly, to functionalize two types of Quantum Dots with a homogeneous, complex-type N-linked glycan terminated with a sialic acid moiety. A detailed physical and functional characterization of these glycan-coated nanoparticles has been performed. Our findings support the potential use of such fluorescent platforms to sense glycan-involved biological processes, such as lectin recognition and sialidase-mediated hydrolysis.
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- Valle Palomo
- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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Watanabe Y, Vasiljevic S, Allen JD, Seabright GE, Duyvesteyn HME, Doores KJ, Crispin M, Struwe WB. Signature of Antibody Domain Exchange by Native Mass Spectrometry and Collision-Induced Unfolding. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7325-7331. [PMID: 29757629 PMCID: PMC6008249 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The development of domain-exchanged antibodies offers a route to high-affinity targeting to clustered multivalent epitopes, such as those associated with viral infections and many cancers. One strategy to generate these antibodies is to introduce mutations into target antibodies to drive domain exchange using the only known naturally occurring domain-exchanged anti-HIV (anti-human immunodeficiency virus) IgG1 antibody, 2G12 , as a template. Here, we show that domain exchange can be sensitively monitored by ion-mobility mass spectrometry and gas-phase collision-induced unfolding. Using native 2G12 and a mutated form that disrupts domain exchange such that it has a canonical IgG1 architecture ( 2G12 I19R ), we show that the two forms can be readily distinguished by their unfolding profiles. Importantly, the same signature of domain exchange is observed for both intact antibody and isolated Fab fragments. The development of a mass spectrometric method to detect antibody domain exchange will enable rapid screening and selection of candidate antibodies engineered to exhibit this and other unusual quaternary antibody architectures.
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- Yasunori Watanabe
- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
- Biological Sciences & the Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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- Biological Sciences & the Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
- Biological Sciences & the Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, King’s College London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- Biological Sciences & the Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Baum LG, Cobb BA. The direct and indirect effects of glycans on immune function. Glycobiology 2018; 27:619-624. [PMID: 28460052 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwx036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The biological impact of glycans is as diverse and complex as the impact of proteins on biology. Familiar roles include those as a protein folding checkpoint in the endoplasmic reticulum and as a modulator of the serum half-life of secreted glycoproteins, but it has become clear over the last several decades that glycans are key signaling moieties, participate in cell-cell interactions and modulate the function of individual proteins, to name but a few examples. In the immune system, the majority of microbial "patterns" are glycans or glycoconjugates, while virtually all cell surface receptors are glycoproteins, and antibody glycosylation critically influences antibody function. In order to provide a simple contextual framework to understand the myriad roles, glycans play in immunity, we propose that glycan effects are considered direct or indirect, depending on their direct participation or their indirect effects on other components in a given biological process or pathway. Here, we present the published evidence that supports this framework, which ultimately leads to the conclusion that we should learn to embrace the complexity inherent to the glycome and its potential as a largely uncharted but target rich area of new therapeutic investigation.
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- Linda G Baum
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Magorivska I, Döncző B, Dumych T, Karmash A, Boichuk M, Hychka K, Mihalj M, Szabó M, Csánky E, Rech J, Guttman A, Vari SG, Bilyy R. Glycosylation of random IgG distinguishes seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmunity 2018; 51:111-117. [PMID: 29733234 DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2018.1468886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulins, especially IgGs, plays a critical role in determining affinity of IgGs towards their effector (pro- and anti-inflammatory) receptors. However, it is still not clear whether altered glycosylation is involved in only antibody-dependent disorders like seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or also in pathologies with similar clinical manifestations, but no specific autoantibodies like seronegative RA. The clarification of that uncertainty was the aim of the current study. Another study aim was the detection of specific glycan forms responsible for altered exposure of native glycoepitopes. We studied sera from seropositive RA (n = 15) and seronegative RA (n = 12) patients for exposure of glycans in native IgG molecules, followed by determination of specific glycans by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescent detection (CE-LIF). Aged-matched groups of normal healthy donors (NHD) and samples of intravenous immunoglobulin IgG preparations (IVIG) served as controls. There was significantly stronger binding of Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA) and Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL) lectins towards IgG from seropositive RA compared to seronegative RA or NHD. CE-LIF analysis revealed statistically significant increases in bisecting glycans FA2BG2 (p = .006) and FABG2S1 (p = .005) seropositive RA, accompanied by decrease of bisecting monogalactosylated glycan FA2(6)G1 (p = .074) and non-bisecting monosialylated glycan FA2(3)G1S1 (p = .055). The results suggest that seropositive RA is distinct from seronegative RA in terms of IgG glycan moieties, attributable to specific immunoglobulin molecules present in seropositive disease. These glycans were determined to be bisecting GlcNAc-bearing forms FA2BG2 and FABG2S1, and their appearance increased the availability of LCA and AAL lectin-binding sites in native IgG glycoepitopes.
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- I Magorivska
- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- b Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- d Faculty of Medicine , Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia.,e University hospital Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- f Department of Pulmonology , Semmelweis Hospital , Miskolc , Hungary
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- f Department of Pulmonology , Semmelweis Hospital , Miskolc , Hungary
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- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- b Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary.,g MTA-PE Translational Glycomics Group, MUKKI , University of Pannonia , Veszprem , Hungary
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- h International Research and Innovation in Medicine Program , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany.,d Faculty of Medicine , Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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Remesh SG, Armstrong AA, Mahan AD, Luo J, Hammel M. Conformational Plasticity of the Immunoglobulin Fc Domain in Solution. Structure 2018; 26:1007-1014.e2. [PMID: 29731233 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fragment crystallizable (Fc) region of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody binds to specific Fc receptors (FcγRs) to control antibody effector functions. Currently, engineered specific Fc-FcγR interactions are validated with a static conformation derived from the crystal structure. However, computational evidence suggests that the conformational variability of Fcs plays an important role in receptor recognition. Here we elucidate Fc flexibility of IgG1, IgG2, and IgG1 Fc with mutations (M255Y/S257T/T259E) in solution by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Measured SAXS profiles and experimental parameters show variations in flexibility between Fc isotypes. We develop and apply a modeling tool for an accurate conformational sampling of Fcs followed by SAXS fitting. Revealed conformational variability of the CH2 domain as low as 10 Å in displacement, illustrates the power of the atomistic modeling combined with SAXS. This inexpensive SAXS-based approach offers to improve the engineering of antibodies for tailoring Fc receptor interactions through altering and measuring Fc flexibility.
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- Soumya G Remesh
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Janssen BioTherapeutics, Janssen R&D, LLC, Spring House, PA 19477, USA
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- Janssen BioTherapeutics, Janssen R&D, LLC, Spring House, PA 19477, USA.
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Li J, Hsu HC, Mountz JD, Allen JG. Unmasking Fucosylation: from Cell Adhesion to Immune System Regulation and Diseases. Cell Chem Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cymer F, Beck H, Rohde A, Reusch D. Therapeutic monoclonal antibody N-glycosylation – Structure, function and therapeutic potential. Biologicals 2018; 52:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Characterization of novel endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases from Sphingobacterium species, Beauveria bassiana and Cordyceps militaris that specifically hydrolyze fucose-containing oligosaccharides and human IgG. Sci Rep 2018; 8:246. [PMID: 29321565 PMCID: PMC5762919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17467-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (ENGase) catalyzes hydrolysis of N-linked oligosaccharides. Although many ENGases have been characterized from various organisms, so far no fucose-containing oligosaccharides-specific ENGase has been identified in any organism. Here, we screened soil samples, using dansyl chloride (Dns)-labeled sialylglycan (Dns-SG) as a substrate, and discovered a strain that exhibits ENGase activity in the culture supernatant; this strain, named here as strain HMA12, was identified as a Sphingobacterium species by 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis. By draft genome sequencing, five candidate ENGase encoding genes were identified in the genome of this strain. Among them, a recombinant protein purified from Escherichia coli expressing the candidate gene ORF1188 exhibited fucose-containing oligosaccharides-specific ENGase activity. The ENGase exhibited optimum activities at very acidic pHs (between pH 2.3–2.5). A BLAST search using the sequence of ORF1188 identified two fungal homologs, one in Beauveria bassiana and the other in Cordyceps militaris. Recombinant ORF1188, Beauveria and Cordyceps ENGases released the fucose-containing oligosaccharides residues from rituximab (immunoglobulin G) but not the high-mannose-containing oligosaccharides residues from RNase B, a result that not only confirmed the substrate specificity of these novel ENGases but also suggested that natural glycoproteins could be their substrates.
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Li W, Zhu Z, Chen W, Feng Y, Dimitrov DS. Crystallizable Fragment Glycoengineering for Therapeutic Antibodies Development. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1554. [PMID: 29181010 PMCID: PMC5693878 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based therapeutics are the fastest growing class of human pharmaceuticals. They are typically IgG1 molecules with N-glycans attached to the N297 residue on crystallizable fragment (Fc). Different Fc glycoforms impact their effector function, pharmacokinetics, stability, aggregation, safety, and immunogenicity. Fc glycoforms affect mAbs effector functions including antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) by modulating the Fc-FcγRs and Fc-C1q interactions. While the terminal galactose enhances CDC activity, the fucose significantly decreases ADCC. Defucosylated immunoglobulin Gs (IgGs) are thus highly pursued as next-generation therapeutic mAbs with potent ADCC at reduced doses. A plethora of cell glycoengineering and chemoenzymatic glycoengineering strategies is emerging to produce IgGs with homogenous glycoforms especially without core fucose. The chemoenzymatic glycosylation remodeling also offers useful avenues for site-specific conjugations of small molecule drugs onto mAbs. Herein, we review the current progress of IgG-Fc glycoengineering. We begin with the discussion of the structures of IgG N-glycans and biosynthesis followed by reviewing the impact of IgG glycoforms on antibody effector functions and the current Fc glycoengineering strategies with emphasis on Fc defucosylation. Furthermore, we briefly discuss two novel therapeutic mAbs formats: aglycosylated mAbs and Fc glycan specific antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). The advances in the understanding of Fc glycobiology and development of novel glycoengineering technologies have facilitated the generation of therapeutic mAbs with homogenous glycoforms and improved therapeutic efficacy.
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- Wei Li
- Protein Interactions Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States
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- Protein Interactions Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States
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- Protein Interactions Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States
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- Protein Interactions Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States
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- Protein Interactions Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States
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Beyer B, Schuster M, Jungbauer A, Lingg N. Microheterogeneity of Recombinant Antibodies: Analytics and Functional Impact. Biotechnol J 2017; 13. [PMID: 28862393 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201700476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Antibodies are typical examples of biopharmaceuticals which are composed of numerous, almost infinite numbers of potential molecular entities called variants or isoforms, which constitute the microheterogeneity of these molecules. These variants are generated during biosynthesis by so-called posttranslational modification, during purification or upon storage. The variants differ in biological properties such as pharmacodynamic properties, for example, Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity, complement activation, and pharmacokinetic properties, for example, serum half-life and safety. Recent progress in analytical technologies such as various modes of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry has helped to elucidate the structure of a lot of these variants and their biological properties. In this review the most important modifications (glycosylation, terminal modifications, amino acid side chain modifications, glycation, disulfide bond variants and aggregation) are reviewed and an attempt is made to give an overview on the biological properties, for which the reports are often contradictory. Even though there is a deep understanding of cellular and molecular mechanism of antibody modification and their consequences, the clinical proof of the effects observed in vitro and in vivo is still not fully rendered. For some modifications such as core-fucosylation of the N-glycan and aggregation the effects are clear and should be monitored, but with others such as C-terminal lysine clipping the reports are contradictory. As a consequence it seems too early to tell if any modification can be safely ignored.
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- Beate Beyer
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
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Dekkers G, Treffers L, Plomp R, Bentlage AEH, de Boer M, Koeleman CAM, Lissenberg-Thunnissen SN, Visser R, Brouwer M, Mok JY, Matlung H, van den Berg TK, van Esch WJE, Kuijpers TW, Wouters D, Rispens T, Wuhrer M, Vidarsson G. Decoding the Human Immunoglobulin G-Glycan Repertoire Reveals a Spectrum of Fc-Receptor- and Complement-Mediated-Effector Activities. Front Immunol 2017; 8:877. [PMID: 28824618 PMCID: PMC5539844 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Glycosylation of the immunoglobulin G (IgG)-Fc tail is required for binding to Fc-gamma receptors (FcγRs) and complement-component C1q. A variety of IgG1-glycoforms is detected in human sera. Several groups have found global or antigen-specific skewing of IgG glycosylation, for example in autoimmune diseases, viral infections, and alloimmune reactions. The IgG glycoprofiles seem to correlate with disease outcome. Additionally, IgG-glycan composition contributes significantly to Ig-based therapies, as for example IVIg in autoimmune diseases and therapeutic antibodies for cancer treatment. The effect of the different glycan modifications, especially of fucosylation, has been studied before. However, the contribution of the 20 individual IgG glycoforms, in which the combined effect of all 4 modifications, to the IgG function has never been investigated. Here, we combined six glyco-engineering methods to generate all 20 major human IgG1-glycoforms and screened their functional capacity for FcγR and complement activity. Bisection had no effect on FcγR or C1q-binding, and sialylation had no- or little effect on FcγR binding. We confirmed that hypo-fucosylation of IgG1 increased binding to FcγRIIIa and FcγRIIIb by ~17-fold, but in addition we showed that this effect could be further increased to ~40-fold for FcγRIIIa upon simultaneous hypo-fucosylation and hyper-galactosylation, resulting in enhanced NK cell-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Moreover, elevated galactosylation and sialylation significantly increased (independent of fucosylation) C1q-binding, downstream complement deposition, and cytotoxicity. In conclusion, fucosylation and galactosylation are primary mediators of functional changes in IgG for FcγR- and complement-mediated effector functions, respectively, with galactose having an auxiliary role for FcγRIII-mediated functions. This knowledge could be used not only for glycan profiling of clinically important (antigen-specific) IgG but also to optimize therapeutic antibody applications.
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- Gillian Dekkers
- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Immunopathology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Blood Cell Research, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Immunopathology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Immunopathology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tong X, Li T, Orwenyo J, Toonstra C, Wang LX. One-pot enzymatic glycan remodeling of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody by endoglycosidase S (Endo-S) from Streptococcus pyogenes. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 26:1347-1355. [PMID: 28789910 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A facile, one-pot enzymatic glycan remodeling of antibody rituximab to produce homogeneous high-mannose and hybrid type antibody glycoforms is described. This method was based on the unique substrate specificity of the endoglycosidase S (Endo-S) from Streptococcus pyogenes. While Endo-S efficiently hydrolyzes the bi-antennary complex type IgG Fc N-glycans, we found that Endo-S did not hydrolyze the "ground state" high-mannose or hybrid glycoforms, and only slowly hydrolyzed the highly activated high-mannose or hybrid N-glycan oxazolines. Moreover, we found that wild-type Endo-S could efficiently use high-mannose or hybrid glycan oxazolines for transglycosylation without product hydrolysis. The combination of the remarkable difference in substrate specificity of Endo-S allows the deglycosylation of heterogeneous rituximab and the transglycosylation with glycan oxazoline to take place in one-pot without the need of isolating the deglycosylated intermediate or changing the enzyme to afford the high-mannose type, hybrid type, and some selectively modified truncated form of antibody glycoforms.
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- Xin Tong
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Bruggeman CW, Dekkers G, Bentlage AEH, Treffers LW, Nagelkerke SQ, Lissenberg-Thunnissen S, Koeleman CAM, Wuhrer M, van den Berg TK, Rispens T, Vidarsson G, Kuijpers TW. Enhanced Effector Functions Due to Antibody Defucosylation Depend on the Effector Cell Fcγ Receptor Profile. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:204-211. [PMID: 28566370 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Abs of the IgG isotype are glycosylated in their Fc domain at a conserved asparagine at position 297. Removal of the core fucose of this glycan greatly increases the affinity for FcγRIII, resulting in enhanced FcγRIII-mediated effector functions. Normal plasma IgG contains ∼94% fucosylated Abs, but alloantibodies against, for example, Rhesus D (RhD) and platelet Ags frequently have reduced fucosylation that enhances their pathogenicity. The increased FcγRIII-mediated effector functions have been put to use in various afucosylated therapeutic Abs in anticancer treatment. To test the functional consequences of Ab fucosylation, we produced V-gene-matched recombinant anti-RhD IgG Abs of the four different subclasses (IgG1-4) with and without core fucose (i.e., 20% fucose remaining). Binding to all human FcγR types and their functional isoforms was assessed with surface plasmon resonance. All hypofucosylated anti-RhD IgGs of all IgG subclasses indeed showed enhanced binding affinity for isolated FcγRIII isoforms, without affecting binding affinity to other FcγRs. In contrast, when testing hypofucosylated anti-RhD Abs with FcγRIIIa-expressing NK cells, a 12- and 7-fold increased erythrocyte lysis was observed with the IgG1 and IgG3, respectively, but no increase with IgG2 and IgG4 anti-RhD Abs. Notably, none of the hypofucosylated IgGs enhanced effector function of macrophages, which, in contrast to NK cells, express a complex set of FcγRs, including FcγRIIIa. Our data suggest that the beneficial effects of afucosylated biologicals for clinical use can be particularly anticipated when there is a substantial involvement of FcγRIIIa-expressing cells, such as NK cells.
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- Christine W Bruggeman
- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DD Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Järnum S, Runström A, Bockermann R, Winstedt L, Crispin M, Kjellman C. Enzymatic Inactivation of Endogenous IgG by IdeS Enhances Therapeutic Antibody Efficacy. Mol Cancer Ther 2017; 16:1887-1897. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-17-0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chen CL, Hsu JC, Lin CW, Wang CH, Tsai MH, Wu CY, Wong CH, Ma C. Crystal Structure of a Homogeneous IgG-Fc Glycoform with the N-Glycan Designed to Maximize the Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:1335-1345. [PMID: 28318221 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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N-glycosylation on IgG modulates Fc conformation and effector functions. An IgG-Fc contains a human sialo-complex type (hSCT) glycan of biantennary structure with two α2,6-sialylations and without core-fucosylation is an optimized glycoform developed to enhance the antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). hSCT modification not only enhances the binding affinity to Fc receptors in the presence of antigen but also in some cases provides gain-of-function effector activity. We used enzymatic glyco-engineering to prepare an IgG-Fc with homogeneous hSCT attached to each CH2 domain and solved its crystal structure. A compact form and an open form were observed in an asymmetric unit in the crystal. In the compact structure, the double glycan latches from the two hSCT chains stabilize the CH2 domains in a closed conformation. In the open structure, the terminal sialic acid (N-acetylneuraminic acid or NeuNAc) residue interacts through water-mediated hydrogen bonds with the D249-L251 helix, to modulate the pivot region of the CH2-CH3 interface. The double glycan latches and the sialic acid modulation may be mutually exclusive. This is the first crystal structure of glyco-engineered Fc with enhanced effector activities. This work provides insights into the relationship between the structural stability and effector functions affected by hSCT modification and the development of better antibodies for therapeutic applications.
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- Chia-Lin Chen
- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chemical
Biology and Molecular Biophysics program, Taiwan International Graduate
Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute
of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chemical
Biology and Molecular Biophysics program, Taiwan International Graduate
Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chemical
Biology and Molecular Biophysics program, Taiwan International Graduate
Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chemical
Biology and Molecular Biophysics program, Taiwan International Graduate
Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute
of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics
Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chemical
Biology and Molecular Biophysics program, Taiwan International Graduate
Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Stefan Gaunitz
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
- Regional Center for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Oncological Institute, 656 53 Brno, Czech Republic
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Jefferis R. Recombinant Proteins and Monoclonal Antibodies. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 175:281-318. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2017_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lauc G. Precision medicine that transcends genomics: Glycans as integrators of genes and environment. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1571-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li T, Tong X, Yang Q, Giddens JP, Wang LX. Glycosynthase Mutants of Endoglycosidase S2 Show Potent Transglycosylation Activity and Remarkably Relaxed Substrate Specificity for Antibody Glycosylation Remodeling. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:16508-18. [PMID: 27288408 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.738765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glycosylation can exert a profound impact on the structures and biological functions of antibodies. Glycosylation remodeling using the endoglycosidase-catalyzed deglycosylation and transglycosylation approach is emerging as a promising platform to produce homogeneous glycoforms of antibodies, but the broad application of this method will require the availability of highly efficient glycosynthase mutants. We describe in this paper a systematic site-directed mutagenesis of an endoglycosidase from Streptococcus pyogenes of serotype M49 (Endo-S2) and the evaluation of the resulting mutants for their hydrolysis and transglycosylation activities. We found that mutations at the Asp-184 residue gave mutants that demonstrated significantly different properties, some possessed potent transglycosylation activity with diminished hydrolysis activity but others did not, which would be otherwise difficult to predict without the comparative study. In contrast to the previously reported Endo-S mutants that are limited to action on complex type N-glycans, the Endo-S2 glycosynthases described here, including D184M and D184Q, were found to have remarkably relaxed substrate specificity and were capable of transferring three major types (complex, high-mannose, and hybrid type) of N-glycans for antibody glycosylation remodeling. In addition, the Endo-S2 glycosynthase mutants were found to be much more active in general than the Endo-S mutants for transglycosylation. The usefulness of these Endo-S2 glycosynthase mutants was exemplified by an efficient glycosylation remodeling of two therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, rituximab and trastuzumab (Herceptin).
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- Tiezheng Li
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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