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Structural and functional characterization of C0021158, a high-affinity monoclonal antibody that inhibits Arginase 2 function via a novel non-competitive mechanism of action.

Mark Austin, Daniel Burschowsky, Denice T Y Chan, Lesley Jenkinson, Stuart Haynes, Agata Diamandakis, Chitra Seewooruthun, Alexandra Addyman, Sebastian Fiedler, Stephanie Ryman and 16 more

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Article in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The roles of arginases and arginine in immunity.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Mark AustinCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Daniel BurschowskyLeicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester , Leicester, UK.
Denice T Y ChanCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Lesley JenkinsonCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Stuart HaynesCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Agata DiamandakisCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Chitra SeewooruthunLeicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester , Leicester, UK.
Alexandra AddymanCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Sebastian FiedlerCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Stephanie RymanCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Jessica WhitehouseCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Louise H SlaterCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Andreas V HadjinicolaouMRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, UK.
Uzi GileadiMRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, UK.
Ellen GowansCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Yoko ShibataCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Michelle BarnardCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Teresa KasererCancer Research UK, Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research , London, UK.
Pooja SharmaCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Nadia M LuheshiEarly Oncology Discovery, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca , Cambridge, UK.
Robert W WilkinsonEarly Oncology Discovery, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca , Cambridge, UK.
Tristan J VaughanAntibody Discovery & Protein Engineering, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca , Cambridge, UK.
Sarah V HoltCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Vincenzo CerundoloMRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, UK.
Mark D CarrLeicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester , Leicester, UK.
Maria A T GrovesCancer Research UK AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory , Cambridge, UK.
Cancer Research UK · GBAstraZeneca (United Kingdom) · GBAstraZeneca (Germany) · DEInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GBAstraZeneca (Brazil) · BRUniversity of Oxford · GBInstitute of Cancer Research · CAMRC Human Immunology Unit · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 20263Cancer Research UK C1362/A20263
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arginase 2 (ARG2) is a binuclear manganese metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine. The dysregulated expression of ARG2 within specific tumor microenvironments generates an immunosuppressive niche that effectively renders the tumor 'invisible' to the host's immune system. Increased ARG2 expression leads to a concomitant depletion of local L-arginine levels, which in turn leads to suppression of anti-tumor T-cell-mediated immune responses. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of a high affinity antibody (C0021158) that inhibits ARG2 enzymatic function completely, effectively restoring T-cell proliferation

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Antibody AffinityAllosteric RegulationArginaseCrystallography, X-RayHumansSingle-Chain AntibodiesARG2 protein, humanArginaseSingle-Chain Antibodiesantibody co-crystal structureARG2ARG2 epitopeARG2 neutralizationArginase 2cancer therapeuticshuman monoclonal antibodyphage display selections

Identifiers

PMID32880207
PMCPMC7531564
OpenAlexW3083710743

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