Conditional activation of an anti-IgM antibody-drug conjugate for precise B cell lymphoma targeting

Copyright © 2023 Schoenfeld, Harwardt, Habermann, Elter and Kolmar..

Cancerous B cells are almost indistinguishable from their non-malignant counterparts regarding their surface antigen expression. Accordingly, the challenge to be faced consists in elimination of the malignant B cell population while maintaining a functional adaptive immune system. Here, we present an IgM-specific antibody-drug conjugate masked by fusion of the epitope-bearing IgM constant domain. Antibody masking impaired interaction with soluble pentameric as well as cell surface-expressed IgM molecules rendering the antibody cytotoxically inactive. Binding capacity of the anti-IgM antibody drug conjugate was restored upon conditional protease-mediated demasking which consequently enabled target-dependent antibody internalization and subsequent induction of apoptosis in malignant B cells. This easily adaptable approach potentially provides a novel mechanism of clonal B cell lymphoma eradication to the arsenal available for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 14(2023) vom: 29., Seite 1258700

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schoenfeld, Katrin [VerfasserIn]
Harwardt, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Habermann, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Elter, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Kolmar, Harald [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-IgM
Antibody-drug conjugate
B cell lymphoma
B cell receptor
Conditional activated antibody
Immunoconjugates
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
MMP-9
Masked antibody
Matriptase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1258700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363340734