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Affinity Maturation Enhances Antibody Specificity but Compromises Conformational Stability

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have recently emerged as one of the most promising classes of biotherapeutics. A potential advantage of B cell-derived mAbs as therapeutic agents is that they have been subjected to natural filtering mechanisms ...
Laila Shehata, Daniel P. Maurer, Anna Z. Wec, Asparouh Lilov, Elizabeth Champney, Tingwan Sun, Kimberly Archambault, Irina Burnina, Heather Lynaugh, Xiaoyong Zhi, Yingda Xu, Laura M. Walker   +11 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Affinity maturation generates greatly improved xyloglucan-specific carbohydrate binding modules

BMC Biotechnology, 2009
Background Molecular evolution of carbohydrate binding modules (CBM) is a new approach for the generation of glycan-specific molecular probes. To date, the possibility of performing affinity maturation on CBM has not been investigated.
Cicortas Gunnarsson Lavinia, Filonova Lada, Scheer Sebastian, Gullfot Fredrika, von Schantz Laura, Flint James E, Daniel Geoffrey, Nordberg-Karlsson Eva, Brumer Harry, Ohlin Mats   +9 more
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Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

Phosphoinositides and inositol phosphates as molecular glues

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol phosphates (IPs) and phosphoinositides (PIPs) regulate diverse eukaryotic processes. Beyond recruiting signaling proteins or acting as structural cofactors, recent studies suggest they mediate protein–protein interactions as natural molecular glues.
Aleshia Seaton‐Terry, Alexander J. Cutright, Mong Na Claire Loi, Jessica Martin, Joseph W. Gilligan, Jakub N. Kubina, Michael J. Arambula, Susanna Tanada Palmu, Daniella Zhou, Raymond D. Blind   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee, Junho Jeong, Chae Yeong Lee, Hyunjoon Cho, Man Hwan Oh, Je Chul Lee, Jee‐Young Lee, Yangmee Kim   +7 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

ABL kinase‐dependent phosphorylation of SH proteins promotes their direct interaction with CRK family SH2 domains

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
CT10 regulator of kinase (CRK) and CRK‐Like (CRKL) are signaling adaptors driving cell adhesion, motility, differentiation, and proliferation. SH2‐domain containing (SH) proteins are enriched in YXXP motifs which when phosphorylated create preferred binding sites for CRK family SH2 domains.
Phoebe M. Cousens, Brendan W. Chandler, Anna M. Schmoker, Jaye L. Weinert, Charlotte A. Kearns, Warren T. Yacawych, Amila Šemić, Alicia M. Ebert, Bryan A. Ballif   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visualizing antibody affinity maturation in germinal centers [PDF]

Science, 2016
Diversity reigns in antibody responses During the course of an immune response, B cells specific for an invading pathogen divide. The antibodies they produce increase in affinity via somatic mutation in specialized lymph node structures called germinal centers.
Tas J. M. J., Mesin L., Pasqual G., Targ S., Jacobsen J. T., Mano Y. M., Chen C. S., Weill J. -C., Reynaud C. -A., Browne E. P., Meyer-Hermann M., Victora G. D.   +11 more
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Deep learning guided high-throughput virtual screening for in vitro antibody maturation [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Antibody affinity maturation is a crucial step in therapeutic antibody discovery. In this study, we present a virtual screening pipeline that integrates protein docking with deep learning-based structural prediction to identify antibody mutants with ...
Gong Chen, Liu Hongde
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