Computational maturation of a single-domain antibody against Aβ42 aggregation.

Authors
Figazzolo, Chiara 
Sormanni, Pietro 
Vendruscolo, Michele  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3616-1610

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Abstract

The expansion of structural databases and the increase in computing power are enabling approaches for antibody discovery based on computational design. It has already been shown that it is possible to use this approach to generate antibodies for specific epitopes on challenging targets. Here we describe an application of this procedure for antibody maturation through the computational design of mutational variants of increased potency. We illustrate this procedure in the case of a single-domain antibody targeting an epitope in the N-terminal region of Aβ42, a peptide whose aggregation is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease. We show that this approach enables the generation of an antibody variant with over 200-fold increased potency against the primary nucleation process in Aβ42 aggregation. Our results thus demonstrate that potentiated antibody variants can be obtained by computational maturation.

Publication Date
2021-10-27
Online Publication Date
2021-10-07
Acceptance Date
2021-08-23
Keywords
34 Chemical Sciences, Biotechnology, Alzheimer's Disease including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD), Brain Disorders, Dementia, Aging, Neurodegenerative, Alzheimer's Disease, Acquired Cognitive Impairment, 5 Development of treatments and therapeutic interventions, 5.1 Pharmaceuticals
Journal Title
Chem Sci
Journal ISSN
2041-6520
2041-6539
Volume Title
12
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
Royal Society (URF\R1\201461)