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ArticleJournal of immunology research2026

A Bead-Based Screening Platform for Identifying Monoclonal Antibodies That Disrupt PD-1/PD-L1 Interactions.

Veridiane M Pscheidt, Rodrigo B Gassen, José E Sacconi Nunes, Deise do Nascimento de Freitas, Valdir Barth, Fernanda B Frozza, Milena D Santos, Claudia P Nunes, Cristina B C Bonorino

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Veridiane M PscheidtImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-4198
Rodrigo B GassenImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0513-1555
José E Sacconi NunesImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-0648
Deise do Nascimento de FreitasImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-8285
Valdir BarthDepartment of Microbiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, usp.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-1598
Fernanda B FrozzaImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-7243
Milena D SantosImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4261-7178
Claudia P NunesImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4503-8533
Cristina B C BonorinoImmunotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ufcspa.edu.br.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-3978

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 22/2551-0000388-5Ministério da Saúde 25000.172780/2019-38
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting immune checkpoint pathways such as programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 are central to modern immunotherapy, yet scalable methods to assess their functional blockade remain limited. We present a bead-based flow cytometry assay for quantifying the inhibition of PD-1/PD-L1 interaction by antibodies. Recombinant human PD-1 protein was conjugated to polystyrene beads, and its interaction with recombinant human PD-L1 protein labeled with a fluorochrome was measured. The inhibitory activity of an anti-PD-L1 mAb was quantified based on their ability to disrupt this interaction. The assay was validated for intra- and inter-assay precision, in addition, functionality was confirmed using a T cell coculture assay. The assay demonstrated dose-dependent inhibition by the αPD-L1 mAb, with a calculated mean IC

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalB7-H1 AntigenImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD69 AntigensCoculture TechniquesFlow CytometryHumansLectins, C-TypeProtein BindingT-LymphocytesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCD69 AntigensImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLectins, C-TypePDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorantibodiesflow cytometryimmune checkpoints inhibitorsimmunotherapyPD-L1

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PMID41914156
PMCPMC13140367

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