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ArticleScientific reports2023

Solving the mystery of the FMC63-CD19 affinity.

Jacqueline Seigner, Charlotte U Zajc, Sarah Dötsch, Caroline Eigner, Elisabeth Laurent, Dirk H Busch, Manfred Lehner, Michael W Traxlmayr

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacqueline SeignerDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Charlotte U ZajcDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Sarah DötschInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Caroline EignerDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Elisabeth LaurentBOKU Core Facility Biomolecular and Cellular Analysis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Dirk H BuschInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Manfred LehnerCD Laboratory for Next Generation CAR T Cells, Vienna, Austria.
Michael W TraxlmayrDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. michael.traxlmayr@boku.ac.at.
BOKU University · ATInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DESt Anna Children's Hospital · ATTechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

Austrian Science Fund W1224Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1224Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft Christian Doppler Laboratory for Next Generation CAR T CellsDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 2021 - 452881907Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SFB-TRR 338/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The majority of approved CAR T cell products are based on the FMC63-scFv directed against CD19. Surprisingly, although antigen binding affinity is a major determinant for CAR function, the affinity of the benchmark FMC63-scFv has not been unambiguously determined. That is, a wide range of affinities have been reported in literature, differing by more than 100-fold. Using a range of techniques, we demonstrate that suboptimal experimental designs can cause artefacts that lead to over- or underestimation of the affinity. To minimize these artefacts, we performed SPR with strictly monomeric and correctly folded soluble CD19, yielding an FMC63-scFv affinity of 2-6 nM. Together, apart from analyzing the FMC63-scFv affinity under optimized conditions, we also provide potential explanations for the wide range of published affinities. We expect that this study will be highly valuable for interpretations of CAR affinity-function relationships, as well as for the design of future CAR T cell generations.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveT-LymphocytesAntigens, CD19Antigens, CD19

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PMID38155191
PMCPMC10754921
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