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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2024

Conjugated Nonionic Detergent Micelles: An Efficient Purification Platform for Dimeric Human Immunoglobulin A.

Thisara Jayawickrama Withanage, Mitra Lal, Ellen Wachtel, Guy Patchornik

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Thisara Jayawickrama WithanageDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 70400 Ariel, Israel.
Mitra LalDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 70400 Ariel, Israel.
Ellen WachtelFaculty of Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
Guy PatchornikDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 70400 Ariel, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-8354

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Abstract

The SARS-COV-2 virus is a deadly agent of inflammatory respiratory disease. Since 2020, studies have focused on developing new therapies based on galactose-rich IgA antibodies. Clinical surveys have also revealed that galactose-deficient IgA1 polymerizes in serum, producing IgA nephropathy, which is a common cause of kidney failure in young adults. Here we show that IgA1-IgA2 dimers are efficiently and economically purified in solution via conjugated nonionic surfactant micellar aggregates. Quantitative capture at pH 7 and extraction at pH 6.5 can avoid antibody exposure to acidic, potentially denaturing conditions. Brij-O20 aggregates lead to the highest process yields (88-91%) and purity (94%). Recovered IgA dimers preserve their native secondary structure and do not self-associate. Increasing the reaction volume has little impact on yield or purity. By introducing an efficient, inexpensive IgA purification protocol, we assist pharmaceutical firms and research laboratories in developing new IgA-based therapies as well as in increasing our understanding of IgA1 polymerization.

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PMID38894919
PMCPMC11181477

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