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Antigen recognition by conformational selection.

C Berger1, S Weber-Bornhauser, J Eggenberger

  • 1Biochemisches Institut der Universität, Zürich, Switzerland.

FEBS Letters
|June 1, 1999
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Antibodies can adapt their shape to bind antigens. This study shows an antibody fragment selects pre-existing antigen shapes rather than inducing a new fit, demonstrating conformational selection in protein-protein interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Antibody specificity is influenced by conformational changes during antigen binding.
  • The 'induced fit' model suggests antibodies and antigens change shape after binding.
  • An alternative, 'conformational selection,' proposes antibodies bind antigens already in a suitable conformation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether an antibody fragment uses induced fit or conformational selection.
  • To analyze the interaction between a single-chain antibody fragment and the GCN4 leucine zipper.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized kinetic and equilibrium binding data.
  • Studied a single-chain antibody fragment raised against a random coil GCN4 leucine zipper variant.
  • Examined cross-reactivity with wild-type dimeric leucine zipper.

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Main Results:

  • The antibody fragment demonstrated binding consistent with conformational selection.
  • The antibody fragment selected monomeric peptides from an equilibrium mixture with leucine zipper dimers.
  • This selection occurred without evidence of induced conformational changes in the antibody or antigen.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the conformational selection mechanism over induced fit for this antibody-antigen system.
  • Antibody fragments can act as molecular rulers, selecting specific conformations from a dynamic population.
  • This highlights the importance of pre-existing antigen conformations in determining antibody binding and specificity.