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Interesting perspective on development of antibodies with lambda light chains.

In a recently published paper, Roche authors and colleagues report an experimental platform to de novo identify interactomes of TCR-like antibodies directly in human tissues using mass spectrometry. From the abstract: As proof of concept, we confirm the target epitope of a MAGE-A4-specific TCR-like antibody. We further determine cross-reactive peptide sequences for ESK1, a TCR-like antibody with known off-target activity, in human liver tissue. We confirm off-target-induced T cell activation and ESK1-mediated liver spheroid killing. Off-target sequences feature an amino acid motif that allows a structural groove-coordination mimicking that of the target peptide, therefore allowing the interaction with the engager molecule. We conclude that our strategy offers an accurate, scalable route for evaluating the non-clinical safety profile of TCR-like antibody therapeutics prior to first-in-human clinical application. #mabs https://lnkd.in/ewmXUzDF

In a newly posted pre-print, The University of Georgia authors report that one N-glycan regulates natural killer cell antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and modulates Fc γ receptor IIIa / CD16a structure. From the abstract: Both endogenous antibodies and a subset of antibody therapeutics engage Fc gamma receptor (FcγR)IIIa / CD16a to stimulate a protective immune response. To define the role of individual amino acid and N-glycan residues we measured affinity using multiple FcγRIIIa glycoforms. We observed stepwise affinity increases with each glycan truncation step with the most severely truncated glycoform displaying the highest affinity. Removing the N162 glycan demonstrated its predominant role in regulating antibody-binding affinity, in contrast to four other FcγRIIIa N-glycans. We next evaluated the impact of the N162 glycan on NK cell ADCC. NK cells expressing the FcγRIIIa V158 allotype exhibited increased ADCC following kifunensine treatment to limit N-glycan processing. Notably, an increase was not observed with cells expressing the FcγRIIIa V158 S164A variant that lacks N162 glycosylation, indicating the N162 glycan is required for increased NK cell ADCC. To gain structural insight into the mechanisms of N162 regulation, we applied a novel protein isotope labeling approach in combination with solution NMR spectroscopy. FG loop residues proximal to the N162 glycosylation site showed large chemical shift perturbations following glycan truncation. These data support a model for the regulation of FcγRIIIa affinity and NK cell ADCC whereby composition of the N162 glycan stabilizes the FG loop and thus the antibody-binding site. https://lnkd.in/efkaCuki

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Trust me, this is relevant to phages…. Monoclonal antibodies are now multibillion dollar products, as therapeutic drugs and powerful detection agents, with a huge range of uses. But the first antibody preparations to be used were far less well defined. Polyclonal antibodies were prepared by the inoculation of a suitable animal host with the target antigens, and even those might be relatively poorly characterised. One example is the preparation of anti-venom to treat snake bites. In one case, horses living on a farm in Wales, UK had a very quiet life since that is all they had to do… Those early antibody preparations were a broad mixture of antibody types and specificities, which meant that while they had their uses these were relatively limited. Then, in 1975, Köhler and Milstein came up with a way of immortalizing antibody-producing B cells of by combining them with myeloma cells to produce “hybridomas”. These can then be used to produce individual types of antibody targeting a single antigen. Monoclonal antibodies. While an official at the UK Medical Research Council tried to to get a patent for the technology ahead of imminent publication, the UK National Research Development Corporation took several months to decide that they were unable to “identify any immediate applications” so that they had taken no action to file for patent protection. On balance, that was not a good decision. The high specificity of these antibodies allowed a far greater range of uses, from specific detection without the high levels of background seen with polyclonal antibody prepearation, to a wide and expanding number of uniquely targeted therapeutic uses. And that closely parallels what has happened with phages. More on that next time… See: Kohler G & Milstein C (1975). Continuous cultures of fused cells secreting antibody of predefined specificity. Nature 256, 495–497. https://lnkd.in/eJBjtKvp https://lnkd.in/e-BCQf5Z   #bacteriophage #phage #monoclonal #antibodies #purification #phagetherapy #thephageadviser

A recently published paper describes preclinical results for CTX-8371, a protein construct that combines PD-1 and PD-L1 targeting in one bispecific, tetravalent antibody. Developed by Compass Therapeutics Inc., it is composed of an anti-PD-1 aglyco-IgG1 with the Fab of anti-PD-L1 (heavy + light chain) fused at the C-terminus of each of its heavy chains through a glycine-serine (G4S)4 linker. Investigations into the activity of CTX-8371 revealed a mechanism of action not previously described for PD-1 or PD-L1 CPIs, namely the bispecific antibody-induced proteolytic cleavage of cell surface PD-1. A Phase 1 (NCT06150664), first-in-human study of CTX-8371 administered as a monotherapy in patients with metastatic or locally advanced malignancies is due to start soon. #mabs https://lnkd.in/eSn97Xd5

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Roche's three discontinued MAGE-A4 programs appear to have been based on TCR domain molecules. Could CDR-Life Inc.'s CDR404 - a bispecific and bivalent antibody fragment-based T-cell engager (TCE) targeting MAGE-A4 - yield different results? While antibody-based approaches may exhibit higher affinity for their targets than TCR-based approaches, it's important to note that higher affinity doesn't necessarily translate to improved efficacy. CDR404 is currently undergoing Phase 1 clinical trials (NCT06402201). https://lnkd.in/gQw5ziHF