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Efficient production of bispecific antibody by FAST-Ig

Hikaru Koga, Takashi Yamano, Juan Betancur, Satoko Nagatomo, Yousuke Ikeda, Kazuki Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki Nabuchi, Kazuki Sato, Yuri Teranishi-Ikawa, Motohiko Sato and 9 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 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Generation of Bispecific Antibodies Using FAST-Ig™.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  8. NXT007 enhancesResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hikaru KogaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9693-5334
Takashi YamanoResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5998-4532
Juan BetancurAPI Process Development Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Ukima, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoko NagatomoAnalytical Development Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Ukima, Tokyo, Japan.
Yousuke IkedaAnalytical Development Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Ukima, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuki YamaguchiResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yoshiaki NabuchiResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazuki SatoResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yuri Teranishi-IkawaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1558-2608
Motohiko SatoResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hiroyuki HirayamaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Akira HayasakaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takuya TorizawaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7537-6123
Kenta HarayaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9142-5607
Zenjiro SampeiResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5343-4468
Hirotake ShiraiwaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takehisa KitazawaResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tomoyuki IgawaTranslational Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0097-8220
Taichi KuramochiResearch Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7242-7124
Chugai Pharma (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient production of bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) in single mammalian cells is essential for basic research and industrial manufacturing. However, preventing unwanted pairing of heavy chains (HCs) and light chains (LCs) is a challenging task. To address this, we created an engineering technology for preferential cognate HC/LC and HC/HC paring called FAST-Ig (Four-chain Assembly by electrostatic Steering Technology - Immunoglobulin), and applied it to NXT007, a BsAb for the treatment of hemophilia A. We introduced charged amino-acid substitutions at the HC/LC interface to facilitate the proper assembly for manufacturing a standard IgG-type BsAb. We generated CH1/CL interface-engineered antibody variants that achieved > 95% correct HC/LC pairing efficiency with favorable pharmacological properties and developability. Among these, we selected a design (C3) that allowed us to separate the mis-paired species with an unintended pharmacological profile using ion-exchange chromatography. Crystal structure analysis demonstrated that the C3 design did not affect the overall structure of both Fabs. To determine the final design for HCs-heterodimerization, we compared the stability of charge-based and knobs into hole-based Fc formats in acidic conditions and selected the more stable charge-based format. FAST-Ig was also applicable to stable CHO cell lines for industrial production and demonstrated robust chain pairing with different subclasses of parent BsAbs. Thus, it can be applied to a wide variety of BsAbs both preclinically and clinically.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificHemophilia AAnimalsCell LineDimerizationMammalsProtein EngineeringAntibodies, BispecificART-S3bispecific antibodyCHO cell lineemicizumabFAST-IgHemophilia AKiHNXT007Orthogonal Fabsingle-cell production

Identifiers

PMID37339067
PMCPMC10283433
OpenAlexW4381332891

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