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A Generic Method fo...
A Generic Method for Design of Oligomer-Specific Antibodies
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- Brännström, Kristoffer (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Lindhagen-Persson, Malin (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Gharibyan, Anna L. (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Iakovleva, Irina (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Vestling, Monika (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Sellin, Mikael E. (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Medicinska fakulteten),Umeå universitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Medicinska fakulteten)
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- Brännström, Thomas (author)
- Umeå universitet,Patologi,Umeå universitet, Patologi
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- Morozova-Roche, Ludmilla (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- Forsgren, Lars (author)
- Umeå universitet,Klinisk neurovetenskap,Umeå universitet, Klinisk neurovetenskap
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- Olofsson, Anders (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk kemi och biofysik
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- 2014-03-11
- 2014
- English.
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In: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 9:3, s. e90857-
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- Antibodies that preferentially and specifically target pathological oligomeric protein and peptide assemblies, as opposed to their monomeric and amyloid counterparts, provide therapeutic and diagnostic opportunities for protein misfolding diseases. Unfortunately, the molecular properties associated with oligomer-specific antibodies are not well understood, and this limits targeted design and development. We present here a generic method that enables the design and optimisation of oligomer-specific antibodies. The method takes a two-step approach where discrimination between oligomers and fibrils is first accomplished through identification of cryptic epitopes exclusively buried within the structure of the fibrillar form. The second step discriminates between monomers and oligomers based on differences in avidity. We show here that a simple divalent mode of interaction, as within e. g. the IgG isotype, can increase the binding strength of the antibody up to 1500 times compared to its monovalent counterpart. We expose how the ability to bind oligomers is affected by the monovalent affinity and the turnover rate of the binding and, importantly, also how oligomer specificity is only valid within a specific concentration range. We provide an example of the method by creating and characterising a spectrum of different monoclonal antibodies against both the A beta peptide and alpha-synuclein that are associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, respectively. The approach is however generic, does not require identification of oligomer-specific architectures, and is, in essence, applicable to all polypeptides that form oligomeric and fibrillar assemblies.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinsk bioteknologi -- Medicinsk bioteknologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Medical Biotechnology -- Medical Biotechnology (hsv//eng)
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