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ReviewChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2021

Site-selective lysine conjugation methods and applications towards antibody-drug conjugates.

Muhammed Haque, Nafsika Forte, James R Baker

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51 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Muhammed HaqueDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK. j.r.baker@ucl.ac.uk.
Nafsika ForteDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK. j.r.baker@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8550-160X
James R BakerDepartment of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK. j.r.baker@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7223-2279

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Site-selective protein modification is of significant interest in chemical biology research, with lysine residues representing a particularly challenging target. Whilst lysines are popular for bioconjugation, due to their nucleophilicity, solvent accessibility and the stability of the resultant conjugates, their high abundance means site-selectivity is very difficult to achieve. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) present a powerful therapeutic application of protein modification, and have often relied extensively upon lysine bioconjugation for their synthesis. Here we discuss advances in methodologies for achieving site-selective lysine modification, particularly within the context of antibody conjugate construction, including the cysteine-to-lysine transfer (CLT) protocol which we have recently reported.

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Binding Sites, AntibodyCysteineHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsImmunoconjugatesLysineOxidation-ReductionProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein EngineeringProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalStructure-Activity RelationshipCysteineImmunoconjugatesLysine

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PMID34570125
PMCPMC8516052

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