Development of a Convenient Competitive ELISA for the Detection of the Free and Protein-Bound Nonhuman Galactosyl-伪-(1,3)-Galactose Epitope Based on Highly Specific Chicken Single-Chain Antibody Varia

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• 作者：Stephen Cunningham ; Emily Starr ; Iain Shaw ; John Glavin ; Marian Kane ; Lokesh Joshi
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：January 15, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：85
• 期：2
• 页码：949-955
• 全文大小：310K
• 年卷期：v.85,no.2(January 15, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-6882

文摘

The presence of the nonhuman galactosyl-伪-(1,3)-galactose (Gal-伪-(1,3)-Gal) carbohydrate epitope on a number of recombinant therapeutic proteins has recently been reported, renewing interest in this immunogenic carbohydrate epitope. It is well-known that this motif is the primary contributing factor in hyperacute rejection of porcine organ xenograft, due to the existence of natural antibodies against this epitope in human serum. Though the number of epitopes on recombinant glycoproteins may be low when compared directly to whole tissue, circulating anti-Gal-伪-R immunoglobulins can still induce anaphylaxis. Therefore, there is a need for rapid and convenient methods for detection and monitoring of this epitope in biopharmaceuticals produced in recombinant mammalian systems. To this end, we have generated immune-challenged chicken single-chain antibody variable-region fragment (scFv) libraries targeting the Gal-伪-(1,3)-Gal motif and have selected a panel of scFv's that bind the target. We have used one of these antibodies to develop a competitive ELISA for both free and protein-bound Gal-伪-(1,3)-Gal and have demonstrated that the ELISA is specific for the target and can be used to determine the loading of the target on glycoproteins. This competitive ELISA will provide a convenient method of detecting and quantifying Gal-伪-(1,3)-Gal on therapeutic glycoproteins.