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ArticlePloS one2025

Characterization of anti-canine CD20 antibody 4E1-7-B_f and comparison with commercially available anti-human CD20 antibodies.

Takuya Mizuno, Yukinari Kato, Toshihiro Tsukui, Masaya Igase

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4 authors.

Takuya MizunoLaboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9580-7557
Yukinari KatoDepartment of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5385-8201
Toshihiro TsukuiNippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8830-5930
Masaya IgaseLaboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study characterizes the previously reported anti-canine CD20 antibody 4E1-7-B_f and compares this with commercially available anti-human CD20 antibodies, rituximab and an obinutuzumab biosimilar. While the obinutuzumab biosimilar exhibited binding to canine CD20 in a CD20-transduced cell line, canine B-cell lymphoma cell line (CLBL-1/luc), and canine CD21 + B cells from healthy dogs, functional assays revealed the superiority of 4E1-7-B_f in antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity activities over those of the obinutuzumab biosimilar. Epitope analysis suggested an extracellular region on canine CD20 targeted by 4E1-7-B_f. Furthermore, the lipid raft localization of CD20 in CLBL-1/luc cells by treatment with 4E1-7-B_f classified this antibody as a type II anti-CD20 antibody which works with strong ADCC activity, similar to the obinutuzumab biosimilar, unlike rituximab, a type I anti-CD20 antibody, whose main action is CDC activity. These findings underscore the potential clinical utility of 4E1-7-B_f, emphasizing the specificity, potency, and therapeutic promise in canine lymphoma treatment.

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Antigens, CD20AnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsB-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDogsHumansRituximabAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, CD20Biosimilar PharmaceuticalsobinutuzumabRituximab

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PMID40577406
PMCPMC12204528

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