Expression of soluble and functional human neonatal Fc receptor in Pichia pastoris
| Autor: | Yong Sung Kim, Dong-Ki Choi, Moo-Young Song, Chang-Han Lee, Hye-Ji Choi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.drug_class
Genetic Vectors Receptors Fc Plasma protein binding Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized Monoclonal antibody Immunoglobulin light chain Pichia Protein Structure Secondary Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor Etanercept Pichia pastoris Mice Transformation Genetic Neonatal Fc receptor medicine Animals Humans Promoter Regions Genetic Receptor biology Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Histocompatibility Antigens Class I Adalimumab Antibodies Monoclonal biology.organism_classification Molecular biology Infliximab Kinetics Genetic Techniques Solubility Biochemistry Immunoglobulin G biology.protein Antibody Protein Binding Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Protein Expression and Purification. 71:42-48 |
| ISSN: | 1046-5928 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pep.2009.12.004 |
| Popis: | The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is a non-covalently associated heterodimeric protein composed of a transmembrane anchored heavy chain (alphaFcRn) and a soluble light chain beta2-microglobulin (beta2m). In addition to its role in the transfer of maternal immunoglobulin Gs (IgGs) to the fetus, FcRn plays a key role in prolonging the serum half-life of IgGs in vivo. Herein, we report a strategy for functional expression of soluble human FcRn (shFcRn) in Pichia pastoris using a two-promoter vector system, where alphaFcRn and beta2m are co-expressed under their respective promoters in a single vector. The purified shFcRn from the culture supernatants correctly assembled to form the heterodimer with the typical secondary structures. At acidic pHs between 5.0 and 6.4, shFcRn exhibited substantial binding to the four subclasses of human IgGs at acidic pHs between 5.0 and 6.4, but at pHs between 6.8 and 8.0, its binding was negligible binding. No cross-reactivity with mouse IgG was exhibited even at acidic pH. This was consistent with the pH-dependent binding profiles of the shFcRn prepared from the mammalian cell expression. Furthermore, the shFcRn exhibited about 10-fold higher binding affinity with the tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists of monoclonal antibodies Infliximab and Adalimumab than that of Etanercept, providing a clue to their different serum half-lives in vivo. Our results suggest that the functionally expressed shFcRn from Pichia can be used for the biochemical and biological studies and as a screening probe for Fc engineering of human IgGs. |
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