Crystal structure of an anti-Ang2 CrossFab demonstrates complete structural and functional integrity of the variable domain

PLoS One. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e61953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061953. Print 2013.

Abstract

Bispecific antibodies are considered as a promising class of future biotherapeutic molecules. They comprise binding specificities for two different antigens, which may provide additive or synergistic modes of action. There is a wide variety of design alternatives for such bispecific antibodies, including the "CrossMab" format. CrossMabs contain a domain crossover in one of the antigen-binding (Fab) parts, together with the "knobs-and-holes" approach, to enforce the correct assembly of four different polypeptide chains into an IgG-like bispecific antibody. We determined the crystal structure of a hAng-2-binding Fab in its crossed and uncrossed form and show that CH1-CL-domain crossover does not induce significant perturbations of the structure and has no detectable influence on target binding.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Angiopoietin-2 / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Bispecific / chemistry*
  • Antibodies, Bispecific / metabolism*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / metabolism*
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Stability
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Static Electricity
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Angiopoietin-2
  • Antibodies, Bispecific
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region

Associated data

  • PDB/4IMK
  • PDB/4IML

Grants and funding

The authors have no support or funding to report.