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Fine epitope mapping of a human disulphide-stabilized diabody against fibroblast growth factor-2
Jiangchuan Zhong1, Simin Zhang1, Ligang Zhang1
1Department of Biology, Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Jinan University, Huangpu Avenue, 601, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Abstract:
The human fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) highly expressed in tumours is an important factor to promote tumour angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. A disulphide-stabilized diabody (ds-Diabody) could specifically target FGF-2 and show its advantages in inhibition of tumour angiogenesis and growth. It is very important for antibody drugs to confirm the fine epitope. Here, theoretical structure models of FGF-2 and antibody were built by homology modelling. The amino acid residues in the interaction interface of antigen and antibody were analysed by molecular docking. The potential epitope was predicted by homology modelling and molecular docking of antigen-antibody and site-directed mutation assays of alanine scanning. The predicted epitope was verified by antigen mutagenesis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The epitope mapping assay showed that the epitope of ds-Diabody against FGF-2 was defined by the discontinuous sites including six amino acid residues (P23, Q65, R69, G70, Y82 and R118). The results showed that the epitope was localized in the interaction interface of FGF-2 and ds-Diabody. The fine epitope mapping provided the important information for understanding the inhibition activity of ds-Diabody against FGF-2 and helping in the further development of ds-Diabody against FGF-2 as a potentially promising antibody drug for future cancer therapy.
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