Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1.
Mutations in the gene encoding human SOD1 (hSOD1) can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) yet the mechanism by which mutant SOD1 can induce ALS is not fully understood. There is currently no cure for ALS or treatment that significantly reduces symptoms or progression. To develop tools to under...
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| author | Teresa J Broering Hongyan Wang Naomi K Boatright Yang Wang Katherine Baptista Gilda Shayan Kerry A Garrity Can Kayatekin Daryl A Bosco C Robert Matthews Donna M Ambrosino Zuoshang Xu Gregory J Babcock |
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| description | Mutations in the gene encoding human SOD1 (hSOD1) can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) yet the mechanism by which mutant SOD1 can induce ALS is not fully understood. There is currently no cure for ALS or treatment that significantly reduces symptoms or progression. To develop tools to understand the protein conformations present in mutant SOD1-induced ALS and as possible immunotherapy, we isolated and characterized eleven unique human monoclonal antibodies specific for hSOD1. Among these, five recognized distinct linear epitopes on hSOD1 that were not available in the properly-folded protein but were available on forms of protein with some degree of misfolding. The other six antibodies recognized conformation-dependent epitopes that were present in the properly-folded protein with two different recognition profiles: three could bind hSOD1 dimer or monomer and the other three were specific for hSOD1 dimer only. Antibodies with the capacity to bind hSOD1 monomer were able to prevent increased hydrophobicity when mutant hSOD1 was exposed to increased temperature and EDTA, suggesting that the antibodies stabilized the native structure of hSOD1. Two antibodies were tested in a G93A mutant hSOD1 transgenic mouse model of ALS but did not yield a statistically significant increase in overall survival. It may be that the two antibodies selected for testing in the mouse model were not effective for therapy or that the model and/or route of administration were not optimal to produce a therapeutic effect. Therefore, additional testing will be required to determine therapeutic potential for SOD1 mutant ALS and potentially some subset of sporadic ALS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d327649f499e4fa9bda858e4bcefd3f32022-12-22T01:19:41ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0184e6121010.1371/journal.pone.0061210Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1.Teresa J BroeringHongyan WangNaomi K BoatrightYang WangKatherine BaptistaGilda ShayanKerry A GarrityCan KayatekinDaryl A BoscoC Robert MatthewsDonna M AmbrosinoZuoshang XuGregory J BabcockMutations in the gene encoding human SOD1 (hSOD1) can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) yet the mechanism by which mutant SOD1 can induce ALS is not fully understood. There is currently no cure for ALS or treatment that significantly reduces symptoms or progression. To develop tools to understand the protein conformations present in mutant SOD1-induced ALS and as possible immunotherapy, we isolated and characterized eleven unique human monoclonal antibodies specific for hSOD1. Among these, five recognized distinct linear epitopes on hSOD1 that were not available in the properly-folded protein but were available on forms of protein with some degree of misfolding. The other six antibodies recognized conformation-dependent epitopes that were present in the properly-folded protein with two different recognition profiles: three could bind hSOD1 dimer or monomer and the other three were specific for hSOD1 dimer only. Antibodies with the capacity to bind hSOD1 monomer were able to prevent increased hydrophobicity when mutant hSOD1 was exposed to increased temperature and EDTA, suggesting that the antibodies stabilized the native structure of hSOD1. Two antibodies were tested in a G93A mutant hSOD1 transgenic mouse model of ALS but did not yield a statistically significant increase in overall survival. It may be that the two antibodies selected for testing in the mouse model were not effective for therapy or that the model and/or route of administration were not optimal to produce a therapeutic effect. Therefore, additional testing will be required to determine therapeutic potential for SOD1 mutant ALS and potentially some subset of sporadic ALS.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629177?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Teresa J Broering Hongyan Wang Naomi K Boatright Yang Wang Katherine Baptista Gilda Shayan Kerry A Garrity Can Kayatekin Daryl A Bosco C Robert Matthews Donna M Ambrosino Zuoshang Xu Gregory J Babcock Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. PLoS ONE |
| title | Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. |
| title_full | Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. |
| title_fullStr | Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. |
| title_short | Identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human SOD1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of SOD1. |
| title_sort | identification of human monoclonal antibodies specific for human sod1 recognizing distinct epitopes and forms of sod1 |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629177?pdf=render |
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