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BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 60, Issue 14, Pages 1080-1087Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00955
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 CA174844, CA204484]
- Royal Thai Government (Bangkok, Thailand)
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h38C2 is a humanized catalytic antibody that can be site-selectively conjugated with molecules by rational mutation of its internal lysine residue, showing promise for new conjugation applications.
Monoclonal antibody h38C2 is a humanized catalytic antibody that has been used to generate various immunoconjugate species such as chemically programmed antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and antibody-siRNA conjugates. Highly efficient and specific conjugation of h38C2 occurs at its uniquely reactive lysine (Lys) residue buried inside the antibody's catalytic pocket. We recently reported the rational mutation of this Lys residue at position 99 in the heavy chain variable domain to an arginine (Arg) residue. The Lys99Arg mutation can be site-selectively conjugated with molecules containing a hapten-like triazolyl-phenylglyoxal (TPG) unit. Here we show that this conjugation is facilitated by the unusual pH-sensitive reactivity of the Arg99 residue, consistent with an indirectly measured pK, of 5.2. The Arg99/TPG conjugation holds promise to further expand the versatility of the h38C2 conjugation platform, such as for the generation of antibody conjugates with dual payloads.
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