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Novel BCR-Targeting Fusion Proteins for Antigen-Specific Depletion of Alloreactive B Cells in Antibody-Mediated Rejection.

Jing Zhang, Leiyan Wei, Lei Song, Xiaofang Lu, Liang Tan, Xin Li, Li Fu, Qizhi Luo, Xubiao Xie, Yizhou Zou

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Jing ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Leiyan WeiDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Lei SongDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, Center of Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Xiaofang LuDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Liang TanDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, Center of Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Xin LiDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Li FuDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Qizhi LuoDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.
Xubiao XieDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, Center of Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Yizhou ZouDepartment of Immunology, Xiangya School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9261-1161

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National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82171763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSAs) bind to donor vascular endothelial cells and mediate allograft rejection (AMR), but a clinical challenge for which targeted therapeutic options remain limited. We used a multiplexed single-antigen bead (SAB) assay to detect anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies. Based on the antigens which patient's antibodies aganist to, we developed bivalent HLA-Fc fusion proteins composed of HLA-derived antigenic domains and human IgG1-Fc effector regions (rA24-Fc and rB13-Fc). Specific binding and functional activity of the HLA-Fc proteins were further validated by flow cytometry, ELISA, complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays. Our findings demonstrate that the fusion proteins rA24-Fc and rB13-Fc significantly reduced HLA-specific antibody reactivity in vitro. Notably, rA24-Fc and rB13-Fc selectively bound to B-cell hybridomas (e.g., mouse W6/32 cells) expressing membrane immunoglobulins (BCR) which bound to the most HLA class I antigens. Importantly, rA24-Fc and rB13-Fc elicited antigen-specific, Fc-dependent elimination of the specific B-cell hybridomas. This study highlights HLA-Fc fusion proteins as a promising therapeutic strategy for the antigen-specific suppression of depletion of alloreactive B cells through dual cytotoxic mechanisms. This precision targeted to BCR of B cells approach is used to apply to the treatment of antibody-mediated rejection.

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B-LymphocytesGraft RejectionIsoantibodiesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAnimalsAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityHLA AntigensHumansMiceHLA AntigensIsoantibodiesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsADCCAMRBCRCDCHLANK cells

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PMCPMC12468906

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