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Evaluation of multi-specificity of antibody G2 using its single-chain Fv and its covalently linked antigen peptides
Takahiro Hayashi1, Yuji O Kamatari2, Masayuki Oda1
1Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan.
The antibody G2 specifically binds to four peptides with different amino acid sequences: Pep18mer, Pep8, Pep395, and PepH4P6. To elucidate the multi-specificity of G2, we generated a G2 single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody and analyzed its binding thermodynamics and kinetics to antigen peptides. Our results clearly showed that the recognition of PepH4P6 was similar to that of Pep18mer, to which G2 could obtain binding ability through the deletion of Pro95 at light chain on the affinity maturation process. The covalent linking of peptides could increase the thermal stability of G2 scFv due to intramolecular antigen binding. In the effects of respective peptides, the increased thermal stability of G2 scFv linked to Pep8 was significant, possibly due to the rapid dissociation. Binding experiments of G2 scFv linked to peptides to other peptides showed decreased association rates relative to those of antigen-free G2 scFv while the dissociation rates were almost unchanged.
The antibody G2 specifically binds to four peptides with different amino acid sequences: Pep18mer, Pep8, Pep395, and PepH4P6. To elucidate the multi-specificity of G2, we generated a G2 single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody and analyzed its binding thermodynamics and kinetics to antigen peptides. Our results clearly showed that the recognition of PepH4P6 was similar to that of Pep18mer, to which G2 could obtain binding ability through the deletion of Pro95 at light chain on the affinity maturation process. The covalent linking of peptides could increase the thermal stability of G2 scFv due to intramolecular antigen binding. In the effects of respective peptides, the increased thermal stability of G2 scFv linked to Pep8 was significant, possibly due to the rapid dissociation. Binding experiments of G2 scFv linked to peptides to other peptides showed decreased association rates relative to those of antigen-free G2 scFv while the dissociation rates were almost unchanged.
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