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ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta2015

Introduction of germline residues improves the stability of anti-HIV mAb 2G12-IgM.

Veronika Chromikova, Alexander Mader, Stefan Hofbauer, Christoph Göbl, Tobias Madl, Johannes S Gach, Stefan Bauernfried, Paul G Furtmüller, Donald N Forthal, Lukas Mach and 2 more

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Article in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Veronika ChromikovaDepartment of Biotechnology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Alexander MaderDepartment of Biotechnology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Stefan HofbauerDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; Department for Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Austria.
Christoph GöblCenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.
Tobias MadlCenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Center of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Johannes S GachDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of CA, Irvine, USA.
Stefan BauernfriedDepartment of Biotechnology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Paul G FurtmüllerDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Donald N ForthalDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of CA, Irvine, USA.
Lukas MachDepartment of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Christian ObingerDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: christian.obinger@boku.ac.at.
Renate KunertDepartment of Biotechnology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology at BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: renate.kunert@boku.ac.at.
BOKU University · ATCenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich · DEUniversity of California, Irvine · USMax Perutz Labs · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1224
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulins M (IgMs) are gaining increasing attention as biopharmaceuticals since their multivalent mode of binding can give rise to high avidity. Furthermore, IgMs are potent activators of the complement system. However, they are frequently difficult to express recombinantly and can suffer from low conformational stability. Here, the broadly neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibody 2G12 was class-switched to IgM and then further engineered by introduction of 17 germline residues. The impact of these changes on the structure and conformational stability of the antibody was then assessed using a range of biophysical techniques. We also investigated the effects of the class switch and germline substitutions on the ligand-binding properties of 2G12 and its capacity for HIV-1 neutralization. Our results demonstrate that the introduced germline residues improve the conformational and thermal stability of 2G12-IgM without altering its overall shape and ligand-binding properties. Interestingly, the engineered protein was found to exhibit much lower neutralization potency than its wild-type counterpart, indicating that potent antigen recognition is not solely responsible for IgM-mediated HIV-1 inactivation.

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Amino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBase SequenceCHO CellsCricetulusGene ExpressionHEK293 CellsHIV-1HIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120HumansImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin MMolecular Sequence DataMutationAntibodies, MonoclonalHIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120Immunoglobulin MRecombinant ProteinsAntibody engineeringGermlineHIVIgMProtein stability

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