3ESU

Crystal structure of anthrax-neutralizing single-chain antibody 14b7

Summary for 3ESU

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3esu/pdb
• Related: 3ESV 3ET9 3ETB
• Descriptor: Antibody 14b7* light chain and antibody 14b7* heavy chain linked with a synthetic (GGGGS)4 linker (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: single-chain fv, monoclonal antibody, immunoglobulin, immune system
• Biological source: Mus musculus (mouse); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 26561.28

Authors

Monzingo, A.F.,Maynard, J.A.,Iverson, B.L.,Georgiou, G.,Robertus, J.D. (deposition date: 2008-10-06, release date: 2009-04-28, Last modification date: 2024-11-06)

Primary citation

Leysath, C.E.,Monzingo, A.F.,Maynard, J.A.,Barnett, J.,Georgiou, G.,Iverson, B.L.,Robertus, J.D.
Crystal structure of the engineered neutralizing antibody m18 complexed to domain 4 of the anthrax protective antigen.
J.Mol.Biol., 387:680-693, 2009

PubMed Abstract: The virulence of Bacillus anthracis is critically dependent on the cytotoxic components of the anthrax toxin, lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF). LF and EF gain entry into host cells through interactions with the protective antigen (PA), which binds to host cellular receptors such as CMG2. Antibodies that neutralize PA have been shown to confer protection in animal models and are undergoing intense clinical development. A murine monoclonal antibody, 14B7, has been reported to interact with domain 4 of PA (PAD4) and block its binding to CMG2. More recently, the 14B7 antibody was used as the platform for the selection of very high affinity, single-chain antibodies that have tremendous potential as a combination anthrax prophylactic and treatment. Here, we report the high-resolution X-ray structures of three high-affinity, single-chain antibodies in the 14B7 family; 14B7 and two high-affinity variants 1H and M18. In addition, we present the first neutralizing antibody-PA structure, M18 in complex with PAD4 at 3.8 A resolution. These structures provide insights into the mechanism of neutralization, and the effect of various mutations on antibody affinity, and enable a comparison between the binding of the M18 antibody and CMG2 with PAD4.

PubMed: 19361425
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.02.003

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.3 Å)