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ArticleScientific reports2021

Production of IgG1-based bispecific antibody without extra cysteine residue via intein-mediated protein trans-splicing.

Hiroki Akiba, Tomoko Ise, Satoshi Nagata, Haruhiko Kamada, Hiroaki Ohno, Kouhei Tsumoto

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. 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, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroki AkibaCenter for Drug Design Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan. hakiba@pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Tomoko IseCenter for Drug Design Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan.
Satoshi NagataCenter for Drug Design Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan.
Haruhiko KamadaCenter for Drug Design Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan.
Hiroaki OhnoGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Kouhei TsumotoCenter for Drug Design Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan. tsumoto@bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition · JPKyoto University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major class of bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) utilizes heterodimeric Fc to produce the native immunoglobulin G (IgG) structure. Because appropriate pairing of heavy and light chains is required, the design of BsAbs produced through recombination or reassembly of two separately-expressed antigen-binding fragments is advantageous. One such method uses intein-mediated protein trans-splicing (IMPTS) to produce an IgG1-based structure. An extra Cys residue is incorporated as a consensus sequence for IMPTS in successful examples, but this may lead to potential destabilization or disturbance of the assay system. In this study, we designed a BsAb linked by IMPTS, without the extra Cys residue. A BsAb binding to both TNFR2 and CD30 was successfully produced. Cleaved side product formation was inevitable, but it was minimized under the optimized conditions. The fine-tuned design is suitable for the production of IgG-like BsAb with high symmetry between the two antigen-binding fragments that is advantageous for screening BsAbs.

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Antibodies, BispecificHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin GProtein EngineeringRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAntibodies, BispecificImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID34593913
PMCPMC8484483
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