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Epitope characterization of a monoclonal antibody that selectively recognizes KIR2DL1 allotypes

Journal

HLA
Volume 100, Issue 2, Pages 107-118

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tan.14630

Keywords

killer immunoglobulin-like receptors; monoclonal antibodies; natural killer cells; polymorphism; site-directed mutagenesis

Funding

  1. Italian Ministry of Health
  2. Instituto de Salud Carlos III [21147, FIS00/0181, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017-765104-MATURE-NK]

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This study characterized the specificity of an anti-KIR monoclonal antibody and identified the amino acids relevant for its recognition. The antibody exclusively reacted with KIR2DL1 and bound to a conformational epitope including M44, which is crucial for HLA-C K80 recognition by KIR2DL1. The findings of this study provide valuable information for further understanding the specificity of the antibody and its reactivity.
Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes code for a family of inhibitory and activating receptors, finely tuning NK cell function. Numerous studies reported the relevance of KIR allelic polymorphism on KIR expression, ligand affinity, and strength in signal transduction. Although KIR variability, including gene copy number and allelic polymorphism, in combination with HLA class I polymorphism, impacts both KIR expression and NK cell education, only a precise phenotypic analysis can define the size of the different KIRpos NK cell subsets. In this context, reagents recognizing a limited number of KIRs is essential. In this study, we have characterized the specificity of an anti-KIR mAb termed HP-DM1. Testing its binding to HEK-293T cells transfected with plasmids coding for different KIRs, we demonstrated that HP-DM1 mAb exclusively reacts with KIR2DL1. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we identified the four amino acids relevant for HP-DM1 recognition: M44, S67, R68, and T70. HP-DM1 mAb binds to a conformational epitope including M44, the residue crucial for HLA-C K80 recognition by KIR2DL1. Based on the HP-DM1 epitope characterization, we could extend its reactivity to all KIR2DL1 allotypes identified except for KIR2DL1*022 and, most likely, KIR2DL1*020, predicting that it does not recognize any other KIR with the only exception of KIR2DS1*013. Moreover, by identifying the residues relevant for HP-DM1 binding, continuously updating of its reactivity will be facilitated.

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