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Conformational Heterogeneity in Antibody-Protein Antigen Recognition IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH AFFINITY PROTEIN COMPLEX FORMATION

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    SYSNO ASEP0431518
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeThe record was not marked in the RIV
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleConformational Heterogeneity in Antibody-Protein Antigen Recognition IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH AFFINITY PROTEIN COMPLEX FORMATION
    Author(s) Addis, P. W. (GB)
    Hall, c. J. (GB)
    Bruton, S. (GB)
    Veverka, Václav (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Wilkinson, I. C. (GB)
    Muskett, F. W. (GB)
    Renshaw, P. S. (GB)
    Prosser, C. E. (GB)
    Carrington, B. (GB)
    Lawson, A. D. G. (GB)
    Griffin, R. (GB)
    Taylor, R. J. (GB)
    Waters, L. C. (GB)
    Henry, A. J. (GB)
    Carr, M. D. (GB)
    Number of authors15
    Source TitleJournal of Biological Chemistry. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0021-9258
    Roč. 289, č. 10 (2014), s. 7200-7210
    Number of pages11 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsNMR ; antibody ; protein-protein interaction ; protein conformation
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    Institutional supportUOCHB-X - RVO:61388963
    UT WOS000332389400078
    EID SCOPUS84896758400
    DOI10.1074/jbc.M113.492215
    AnnotationSpecific, high affinity protein-protein interactions lie at the heart of many essential biological processes, including the recognition of an apparently limitless range of foreign proteins by natural antibodies, which has been exploited to develop therapeutic antibodies. To mediate biological processes, high affinity protein complexes need to form on appropriate, relatively rapid timescales, which presents a challenge for the productive engagement of complexes with large and complex contact surfaces (approximate to 600-1800 (2)). We have obtained comprehensive backbone NMR assignments for two distinct, high affinity antibody fragments (single chain variable and antigen-binding (Fab) fragments), which recognize the structurally diverse cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1, -sheet) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, -helical). NMR studies have revealed that the hearts of the antigen binding sites in both free anti-IL-1 Fab and anti-IL-6 single chain variable exist in multiple conformations, which interconvert on a timescale comparable with the rates of antibody-antigen complex formation. In addition, we have identified a conserved antigen binding-induced change in the orientation of the two variable domains. The observed conformational heterogeneity and slow dynamics at protein antigen binding sites appears to be a conserved feature of many high affinity protein-protein interfaces structurally characterized by NMR, suggesting an essential role in protein complex formation. We propose that this behavior may reflect a soft capture, protein-protein docking mechanism, facilitating formation of high affinity protein complexes on a timescale consistent with biological processes.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Contactasep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Viktorie Chládková, Tel.: 232 002 434
    Year of Publishing2015
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