Fast and Efficient Fc-Specific Photoaffinity Labeling To Produce Antibody-DNA Conjugates

Bioconjug Chem. 2019 Nov 20;30(11):2790-2798. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00548. Epub 2019 Oct 25.

Abstract

Antibody-DNA conjugates are powerful tools for DNA-assisted protein analysis. Growing usage of these methods demands efficient production of high-quality conjugates. We developed an easy and fast synthesis route yielding covalent antibody-DNA conjugates with a defined conjugation site and low batch-to-batch variability. We utilize the Z domain from protein A, containing the unnatural amino acid 4-benzoylphenylalanine (BPA) for photoaffinity labeling of the antibodies' Fc region. Z(xBPA) domains are C-terminally modified with triple-glycine (G3)-modified DNA-oligonucleotides via enzymatic Sortase A coupling. We show reliable modification of the most commonly used IgG's. To prove our conjugates' functionality, we detected antibody-antigen binding events in an assay called Droplet Barcode Sequencing for Protein analysis (DBS-Pro). It confirms not only retained functionality for both conjugate parts but also the potential of using DBS-Pro for quantifying protein abundances. As intermediates are easily storable and our approach is modular, it offers a convenient strategy for screening various antibody-DNA conjugates using the same starting material.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aminoacyltransferases / immunology
  • Aminoacyltransferases / metabolism
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / chemistry*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / immunology
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / chemistry*
  • Immunoconjugates / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Phenylalanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phenylalanine / chemistry
  • Photoaffinity Labels / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Photoaffinity Labels
  • Phenylalanine
  • DNA
  • benzoylphenylalanine
  • Aminoacyltransferases
  • sortase A
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases