ジャーナル: J Mol Biol / 年: 2008 タイトル: Dissecting NGF interactions with TrkA and p75 receptors by structural and functional studies of an anti-NGF neutralizing antibody. 著者: Sonia Covaceuszach / Alberto Cassetta / Petr V Konarev / Stefania Gonfloni / Rainer Rudolph / Dmitri I Svergun / Doriano Lamba / Antonino Cattaneo / 要旨: The anti-nerve growth factor (NGF) monoclonal antibody alphaD11 is a potent antagonist that neutralizes the biological functions of its antigen in vivo. NGF antagonism is expected to be a highly ...The anti-nerve growth factor (NGF) monoclonal antibody alphaD11 is a potent antagonist that neutralizes the biological functions of its antigen in vivo. NGF antagonism is expected to be a highly effective and safe therapeutic approach in many pain states. A comprehensive functional and structural analysis of alphaD11 monoclonal antibody was carried out, showing its ability to neutralize NGF binding to either tropomyosine receptor kinase A (TrkA) or p75 receptors. The 3-D structure of the alphaD11 Fab fragment was solved at 1.7 A resolution. A computational docking model of the alphaD11 Fab-NGF complex, based on epitope mapping using a pool of 44 NGF mutants and experimentally validated by small-angle X-ray scattering, provided the structural basis for identifying the residues involved in alphaD11 Fab binding. The present study pinpoints loop II of NGF to be an important structural determinant for NGF biological activity mediated by TrkA receptor.
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Petr Konarev (EMBL-Hamburg, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) - Hamburg outstation, Notkestraße 85, Geb. 25A, 22607 Hamburg, Deutschland, Germany)