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ArticlemAbs2019

Effects of terminal galactose residues in mannose α1-6 arm of Fc-glycan on the effector functions of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.

Michihiko Aoyama, Noritaka Hashii, Wataru Tsukimura, Kenji Osumi, Akira Harazono, Minoru Tada, Masato Kiyoshi, Akio Matsuda, Akiko Ishii-Watabe

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Article in mAbs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Constant domain polymorphisms influence monoclonal antibody stability and dynamics.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michihiko Aoyamaa Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.
Noritaka Hashiia Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.
Wataru Tsukimurab The Noguchi Institute , Tokyo , Japan.
Kenji Osumib The Noguchi Institute , Tokyo , Japan.
Akira Harazonoa Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0307-7404
Minoru Tadaa Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.
Masato Kiyoshia Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5969-8138
Akio Matsudab The Noguchi Institute , Tokyo , Japan.
Akiko Ishii-Watabea Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals , National Institute of Health Sciences , Kanagawa , Japan.
National Institute of Health Sciences · JPNoguchi Institute · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Typical crystallizable fragment (Fc) glycans attached to the CH2 domain in therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are core-fucosylated and asialo-biantennary complex-type glycans, e.g., G2F (full galactosylation), G1aF (terminal galactosylation on the Man α1-6 arm), G1bF (terminal galactosylation on the Man α1-3 arm), and G0F (non-galactosylation). Terminal galactose (Gal) residues of Fc-glycans are known to influence effector functions such as antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), but the impact of the G1F isomers (G1aF and G1bF) on the effector functions has not been reported. Here, we prepared four types of glycoengineered anti-CD20 mAbs bearing homogeneous G2F, G1aF, G1bF, or G0F (G2F mAb, G1aF mAb, G1bF mAb, or G0F mAb, respectively), and evaluated their biological activities. Interestingly, G1aF mAb showed higher C1q- and FcγR-binding activities, CDC activity, and FcγR-activation property than G1bF mAb. The activities of G1aF mAb and G1bF mAb were at the same level as G2F mAb and G0F mAb, respectively. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange/mass spectrometry analysis of dynamic structures of mAbs revealed the greater involvement of the terminal Gal residue on the Man α1-6 arm in the structural stability of the CH2 domain. Considering that mAbs interact with FcγR and C1q via their hinge proximal region in the CH2 domain, the structural stabilization of the CH2 domain by the terminal Gal residue on the Man α1-6 arm of Fc-glycans may be important for the effector functions of mAbs. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the impact of G1F isomers on the effector functions and dynamic structure of mAbs.

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AnimalsAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityChickensFucoseGalactoseGlycosylationHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMannosePolysaccharidesRituximabFucoseGalactoseImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMannosePolysaccharidesRituximabantibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicitycomplement-dependent cytotoxicitygalactoseglycoengineeringTherapeutic monoclonal antibody

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