ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Testing of monoclonal antibodies against the T-cell receptor associated with ankylosing spondylitis

Israelson MA1,3, Stepanov AV2, Staroverov DB1,3, Shagina IA1, Misorin AK4, Evstratieva AV4, Merzlyak EM1,3, Bogdanova EA1, Britanova OV3, Lukyanov SA1
About authors

1 Department of Molecular Technologies, Institute of Translational Medicine,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow

2 Department of Peptide and Protein Technologies, Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow

3 Department of Adaptive Immunity Genomics, Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow

4 BIOCAD, Saint-Petersburg

Correspondence should be addressed: Olga V. Britanova
Miklouho-Maclay 16/10, Moscow, 117997; moc.liamg@natirblo

About paper

Funding: this work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation, Project ID RFMEFI60716X0158.

Received: 2018-09-13 Accepted: 2018-10-11 Published online: 2018-12-05
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Fig. 1. Two-parameter density plots showing the distribution of mononuclear blood cells stained with anti-CD3-eFluor405 antibodies and 4 variants of FITClabeled anti-TRBV9 antibodies (МА-K1, МА-К2, МА-K3, and МА-K4). Every tested anti-TRBV9 antibody was taken at two different concentrations: 3 μg/ml (А) or 200 ng/ml (В) per 106 mononuclear cells. The CD3+TRBV9+ population is marked by a small square. The proportion of TRBV9+CD3+ cells is given relative to all CD3+ lymphocytes. С. Staining with different concentrations of the chimeric МА-К2 antibody: 2 ng/ml, 20 ng/ml, 50 ng/ml, 200 ng/ml (top to bottom)
Fig. 2. А. The schematic of the experiment conducted to assess the binding specificity of the chimeric antibody MA-K2 to TCR using cell sorting and the analysis of the TCR repertoire of the sorted cells. Two T-cell populations were obtained: TRBV9+ (shown in blue) and TRBV9- (shown in red) and their TCR repertoires were further analyzed. Results are presented as a proportion of all TCRs identified by sequencing. В. Flow cytometry cytotoxic activity analysis of the chimeric MA-K2 antibody. The panel shows the gated CD45+CD3+ population; the CD45+CD3+TRBV9+ population is marked by a rectangle. С. Half maximal effective concentration (ЕС50) of MA-K2 estimated by the cytotoxicity test. D. The proportion of dead cells (%TO-Pro3readyflow+) upon addition of 100 ng/ml of MA-K2 to human PBMC and staining with TO-Pro3readyflow. The plots show gated CD4+CD3+ and CD8+CD3+ lymphocyte populations. The population of dead cells is marked by a black rectangle
Table. Interaction of the studied МА-К1, МА-К2, МА-К3, and МА-К4 antibodies with different TCR complexes. The table features the dissociation rates and dissociation constants of the formed complexes. The measurements were done using ForteBio Octet RED384