{"title":"Where Are We with COVID Boosters?","authors":"Thomas Kieber-Emmons","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.29014.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/mab.2023.29014.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"151-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49684937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ren Nanamiya, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mika K Kaneko, Yukinari Kato
{"title":"Development of an Anti-EphB4 Monoclonal Antibody for Multiple Applications Against Breast Cancers.","authors":"Ren Nanamiya, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mika K Kaneko, Yukinari Kato","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0015","DOIUrl":"10.1089/mab.2023.0015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular carcinoma (Eph) receptors are the largest receptor tyrosine kinase family. EphB4 is essential for cell adhesion and motility during embryogenesis. Pathologically, EphB4 is overexpressed and contributes to poor prognosis in various tumors. Therefore, specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) should be developed to predict the prognosis for multiple tumors with high EphB4 expression, including breast and gastric cancers. This study aimed to develop specific anti-EphB4 mAbs for multiple applications using the Cell-Based Immunization and Screening method. EphB4-overexpressed Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K1 (CHO/EphB4) cells were immunized into mice, and we established an anti-EphB4 mAb (clone B4Mab-7), which is applicable for flow cytometry, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). B4Mab-7 reacted with endogenous EphB4-positive breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, but did not react with EphB4-knockout MCF-7 (BINDS-52) in flow cytometry. Dissociation constant (<i>K</i><sub>D</sub>) values were determined to be 2.9 × 10<sup>-9</sup> M and 1.3 × 10<sup>-9</sup> M by flow cytometric analysis for CHO/EphB4 and MCF-7 cells, respectively. B4Mab-7 detected the EphB4 protein bands from breast cancer cells in Western blot, and stained breast cancer tissues in IHC. Altogether, B4Mab-7 is very useful for detecting EphB4 in various applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"166-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41219919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific to Either CD300A<sup>R111</sup> or CD300A<sup>Q111</sup> or Both.","authors":"Hitoshi Koizumi, Chigusa Nakahashi-Oda, Wenxin Lyu, Yumi Yamashita-Kanemaru, Keiji Tabuchi, Kazuko Shibuya, Akira Shibuya","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0017","DOIUrl":"10.1089/mab.2023.0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CD300A is a member of the CD300 immunoglobulin (Ig)-like receptor family consisting of eight molecules in humans, all of which contain one Ig-like domain in the extracellular portion. Upon binding its ligand phosphatidylserine or phosphatidylethanolamine, CD300A mediates an inhibitory signal through the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif in the cytoplasmic portion. The CD300 family molecules are highly homologous to each other. In addition, CD300A has a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs2272111), which is a nonsense mutation encoding glutamine (CD300A<sup>Q111</sup>) instead of arginine (CD300A<sup>R111</sup>) at residue 111 in the Ig-like domain of CD300A. In this study, we successfully generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to either CD300A<sup>R111</sup> or CD300A<sup>Q111</sup> or both. These mAbs are useful for the analysis of CD300A genotype by flow cytometry and the development of an antibody drug for the treatment of various diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 5","pages":"182-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomohiro Tanaka, Kaishi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mika K Kaneko, Yukinari Kato
{"title":"Establishment of a Novel Anti-Human CCR6 Monoclonal Antibody C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 with the High Binding Affinity in Flow Cytometry.","authors":"Tomohiro Tanaka, Kaishi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Mika K Kaneko, Yukinari Kato","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2023.0004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family that is highly expressed in B lymphocytes, effector and memory T cells, regulatory T cells, and immature dendritic cells. CCR6 has been revealed to have important functions in many pathological conditions, such as cancer, intestinal bowel disease, psoriasis, and autoimmune diseases. The only CCR6 chemokine ligand, CC motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20), is also involved in pathogenesis by interacting with CCR6. The CCL20/CCR6 axis is drawing attention as an attractive therapeutic target for various diseases. In this study, we developed novel monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against human CCR6 (hCCR6) using the peptide immunization method, which are applicable to flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. The established anti-hCCR6 mAb, clone C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 (mouse IgG<sub>1</sub>, kappa), reacted with hCCR6-overexpressed Chinese hamster ovary-K1 (CHO/hCCR6), human liver carcinoma (HepG2), and human differentiated hepatoma (HuH-7) cells in flow cytometry. The dissociation constant (<i>K</i><sub>D</sub>) of C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 was determined as 3.0 × 10<sup>-10</sup> M for CHO/hCCR6, 6.9 × 10<sup>-10</sup> M for HepG2, and 1.8 × 10<sup>-10</sup> M for HuH-7. Thus, C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 could bind to exogenously and endogenously expressed hCCR6 with extremely high affinity. Furthermore, C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 could stain formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded lymph node tissues from a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma by immunohistochemistry. Therefore, C<sub>6</sub>Mab-19 is suitable for detecting hCCR6-expressing cells and tissues and could be useful for pathological analysis and diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 4","pages":"117-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10076179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of an Expression Vector Engineering Strategy Based on tDNA Insulator Element for the Stable Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-Fc Fusion Protein.","authors":"Azam Rahimpour, Meysam Mosallaei, Farzad Pourghazi, Sayed Hassan Tabatabaee, Reyhaneh Hoseinpoor, Es'hagh Pourmaleki, Mohsen Soosanabadi","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2023.0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the past decades, tremendous advances have occurred in manufacturing recombinant therapeutic proteins in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Nevertheless, the production of stable high-producing cell lines has remained a major obstacle in the development process of the CHO cell line. It has been shown that genomic regulatory elements can promote cell line development efficiency by improving transgenes' productivity and stability. Such elements include insulators, ubiquitous chromatin opening elements, scaffold/matrix attachment regions, and antirepressors. In addition, tDNA elements are shown to act as insulators in mammalian cells. This study examines the effect of the tDNA insulator on stable expression of a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-Fc fusion protein.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 4","pages":"140-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10084098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generation of Rat Monoclonal Antibody for Human Nucleolin.","authors":"Yuki Nishino, Takujiro Homma, Kan-Ichiro Ihara, Junichi Fujii, Taro Tachibana, Chikako Yokoyama","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0008","DOIUrl":"10.1089/mab.2023.0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nucleolin (NCL) is a multifunctional phosphoprotein that is mainly localized in the nucleolus, but it is also found in the nucleoplasm, cytoplasm, and cell membrane. The principal functions of NCL involve DNA and RNA metabolism, gene transcription and translation, ribosome biogenesis, and mRNA stability. It was also reported that the localization of human NCL (hNCL) is related to tumor malignancy. Therefore, analyzing the cellular dynamics of NCL could be useful. In this article, we describe rat monoclonal antibody (mAb) 6F9A6 that was generated against a hNCL peptide. This mAb recognizes endogenous human, monkey, dog, and mouse NCL and was shown to be useful in immunofluorescence staining, immunoprecipitation, and immunoblotting experiments in several cancer cell lines. We anticipate that the mAb 6F9A6 will be useful for functional analyses of hNCL in cancer cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 4","pages":"145-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10434448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Investigation of the Association Among Common Interleukin-6 Polymorphism and Human Papillomavirus Genotypes with Cervical Cancer Among Iranian Women.","authors":"Parisa Pourroostaei Ardakani, Shadi Abkhiz, Kazhaal Sheykhi, Kamand Adhami Mojarad, Bahareh Rahimi, Mohammad Panahi, Masoud Hooshmand","doi":"10.1089/mab.2022.0039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2022.0039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly identified cancer and the third important reason for cancer-related death among women in less developed nations. Aside from the human papillomavirus (HPV), the host genetic factors, especially some polymorphisms in the interleukin 6 (IL-6) gene, might relate to the risk of cervical cancer. This study aims to investigate the molecular investigation of HPV infection and its association with the common polymorphism of IL-6 in cervical carcinoma in Iran. This case-control study collected 62 precancerous and cancerous lesions and 62 healthy samples from cancer-free women, subsequent negative colposcopy, and cervical cytology. The frequency of HPV genotypes and the genotyping of IL-6 rs1800795 and rs1800796 were done by different PCR techniques. Results were analyzed using the Epi Info version 7, 2012, with the <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> test. Compared with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CINI), the HPV positivity rate is saliently higher in CINII/III and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (56.25%, 66.66%, and 73.63%, respectively, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The HPV positivity rate is also higher in SCC in comparison with CINII/III (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Furthermore, the most detected HPV genotypes were HPV16 and 33 in CINI; HPV16, 31, and 35 in CINII/III; and HPV16 and 18 in SCC groups. HPV16 was the most commonly detected genotype in CINI, CINII/III, and SCC, accounting for 44.44%, 50%, and 71.42%, respectively. In addition, the frequency of GG, CG, and CC genotypes from rs1800795 polymorphism was 0.58, 0.32, and 0.10, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.033), but in the control group, it was 0.70, 0.27, and 0.03, respectively. The findings suggest that HPV16 plays an important role in the emergence of cervical lesions in Iranian patients. As a result, rs1800795 CC genotype and HPV might increase cervical cancer risk in Iranian women.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 4","pages":"125-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10176722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Direct LDL Measurement by LDL Precipitation Combined with Sandwich ELISA Using In-House-Generated mAbs.","authors":"Kanokwan Lowhalidanon, Panida Khunkaewla","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2023.0009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the major risk factors for the progression of cardiovascular diseases is a high blood level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), so progression of the disease may be prevented by lowering the plasma LDL. Evaluation and monitoring of LDL concentrations are therefore necessary. Friedewald's equation is a calculation method that is currently used routinely to estimate plasma LDL concentrations in hospital laboratories. However, this method cannot be applied to samples with a high concentration of triglyceride (TG). To overcome this limitation, this study aimed to develop direct LDL measurements using in-house generated monoclonal antibodies against human LDL in combination with LDL precipitation using heparin-containing citrate buffer pH 5.04. The method was applied to measure the LDL concentration in 208 randomized samples from Suranaree University of Technology Hospital. The mean values obtained from the developed method and the hospital laboratory were 126.6 ± 43.1 mg/dL and 123.2 ± 42.3 mg/dL, respectively. Linear regression analysis showed a high correlation between these two methods (<i>r</i> = 0.8491, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). High concentrations of TG, total cholesterol, and HDL have no influence on the LDL values obtained by this method. In this study, we offer an alternative technique for the direct measurement of plasma LDL. Further development for more convenient and easy use can now be undertaken.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 4","pages":"132-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10070237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel Antimurine Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Monoclonal Antibodies.","authors":"Alyssa N Klee, James A Torchia, Gordon J Freeman","doi":"10.1089/mab.2022.0037","DOIUrl":"10.1089/mab.2022.0037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autoantibodies against thyroid proteins are present in several thyroid diseases. Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that binds to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and stimulates production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). When agonized by anti-TSHR autoantibodies, aberrant production of thyroid hormone can lead to Graves' Disease (GD). In Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), anti-TSHR autoantibodies target the thyroid for immune attack. To better understand the role of anti-TSHR antibodies in thyroid disease, we generated a set of rat antimouse (m)TSHR monoclonal antibodies with a range of affinities, blocking of TSH, and agonist activity. These antibodies could be used to investigate the etiology and therapy of thyroid disease in mouse models and as building blocks in protein therapeutics that target the thyroid for treatment in either HT or GD.</p>","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 3","pages":"109-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282802/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10086695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monoclonal Antibody F2 Reactive with Sialyl Lewis x.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/mab.2023.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2023.0003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53514,"journal":{"name":"Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy","volume":"42 3","pages":"115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9920918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}