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ArticleScientific reports2016

Improved variants of SrtA for site-specific conjugation on antibodies and proteins with high efficiency.

Long Chen, Justin Cohen, Xiaoda Song, Aishan Zhao, Zi Ye, Christine J Feulner, Patrick Doonan, Will Somers, Laura Lin, Peng R Chen

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10 authors.

Long ChenBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Justin CohenDepartment of Global Biotherapeutics Technologies, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Xiaoda SongSchool of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, China.
Aishan ZhaoBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Zi YeBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Christine J FeulnerDepartment of Global Biotherapeutics Technologies, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Patrick DoonanDepartment of Global Biotherapeutics Technologies, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Will SomersDepartment of Global Biotherapeutics Technologies, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Laura LinDepartment of Global Biotherapeutics Technologies, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Peng R ChenBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sortase mediated ligation is a highly specific platform for conjugation that relies on the specificity of the transpeptidase Sortase A (SrtA) for short peptide sequences (LPXTG and GGG). SrtA retains its specificity while accepting a wide range of potential substrates, but its broad use is limited by the wild-type enzyme's poor kinetics, which require large amounts of SrtA and extended reaction times for efficient conjugation. Prior explorations have aimed to improve the kinetics of SrtA with limited success. Herein we describe the discovery of further improved SrtA variants with increased efficiency for the conjugation reaction, and demonstrate their robustness in labelling proteins and antibodies in a site-specific manner. Our variants require significantly lower amounts of enzyme than WT SrtA and can be used to attach small molecules to the N or C-terminus of the heavy or light chain in antibodies with excellent yields. These improved variants can also be used for highly efficient site-specific PEGylation.

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AminoacyltransferasesBacterial ProteinsCysteine EndopeptidasesMutation, MissenseAmino Acid SubstitutionAntibodiesPolyethylene GlycolsStaining and LabelingAminoacyltransferasesAntibodiesBacterial ProteinsCysteine EndopeptidasesPolyethylene Glycolssortase A

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