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ArticleAntibodies (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Botulinum Neurotoxin Type E Exposed SNAP-25 Neoepitope.

Adva Mechaly, Eran Diamant, Ron Alcalay, Alon Ben David, Eyal Dor, Amram Torgeman, Ada Barnea, Meni Girshengorn, Lilach Levin, Eyal Epstein and 4 more

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Article in Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adva MechalyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Eran DiamantDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Ron AlcalayDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1276-0464
Alon Ben DavidDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Eyal DorDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Amram TorgemanDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Ada BarneaDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Meni GirshengornDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Lilach LevinDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.
Eyal EpsteinDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9312-734X
Ariel TennenhouseDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7600001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7286-0737
Sarel J FleishmanDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7600001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3177-7560
Ran ZichelDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3249-4901
Ohad MazorDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 7410001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-5956-9865
Israel Institute for Biological Research · ILWeizmann Institute of Science · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E), the fastest acting toxin of all BoNTs, cleaves the 25 kDa synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP-25) in motor neurons, leading to flaccid paralysis. The specific detection and quantification of the BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25 neoepitope can facilitate the development of cell-based assays for the characterization of anti-BoNT/E antibody preparations. In order to isolate highly specific monoclonal antibodies suitable for the in vitro immuno-detection of the exposed neoepitope, mice and rabbits were immunized with an eight amino acid peptide composed of the C-terminus of the cleaved SNAP-25. The immunized rabbits developed a specific and robust polyclonal antibody response, whereas the immunized mice mostly demonstrated a weak antibody response that could not discriminate between the two forms of SNAP-25. An immune scFv phage-display library was constructed from the immunized rabbits and a panel of antibodies was isolated. The sequence alignment of the isolated clones revealed high similarity between both heavy and light chains with exceptionally short HCDR3 sequences. A chimeric scFv-Fc antibody was further expressed and characterized, exhibiting a selective, ultra-high affinity (pM) towards the SNAP-25 neoepitope. Moreover, this antibody enabled the sensitive detection of cleaved SNAP-25 in BoNT/E treated SiMa cells with no cross reactivity with the intact SNAP-25. Thus, by applying an immunization and selection procedure, we have isolated a novel, specific and high-affinity antibody against the BoNT/E-derived SNAP-25 neoepitope. This novel antibody can be applied in in vitro assays that determine the potency of antitoxin preparations and reduce the use of laboratory animals for these purposes.

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botulinum Emonoclonal antibodyphage-displaySNAP-25

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PMID35323195
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