Development of a recombinant immunotoxin for the immunotherapy of autoreactive lymphocytes expressing MOG-specific BCRs

  • Alexey Stepanov
  • , Alexander Belyy
  • , Igor Kasheverov
  • , Alexandra Rybinets
  • , Maria Dronina
  • , Igor Dyachenko
  • , Arkady Murashev
  • , Vera Knorre
  • , Dmitry Sakharov
  • , Natalya Ponomarenko
  • , Victor Tsetlin
  • , Alexander Tonevitsky
  • , Sergey Deyev
  • , Alexey Belogurov
  • , Alexander Gabibov*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective: Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is one of the major autoantigens in multiple sclerosis (MS), therefore selective depletion of autoreactive lymphocytes exposing MOG-specific B cell receptors (BCRs) would be beneficial in terms of MS treatment. Results: Using E. coli we generated an efficient protocol for the purification of the recombinant immunotoxin DT-MOG composed of the extracellular Ig-like domain of MOG fused in frame with the catalytic and translocation subunits of diphtheria toxin (DT, Corynebacterium diphtheriae) under native conditions with a final yield of 1.5 mg per liter of culture medium. Recombinant DT-MOG was recognized in vitro by MOG-reactive antibodies and has catalytic activity comparable with wild-type DT. Conclusion: Enhanced pharmacokinetics (mean residence time in the bloodstream of 61 min) and minimized diminished nonspecific toxicity (LD50 = 1.76 mg/kg) of the DT-MOG makes it a potential candidate for the immunotherapy of MS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1173-1180
Number of pages8
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1-Jul-2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diphtheria toxin
  • Immunotoxin
  • Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
  • Prokaryotic expression

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