Immunoglobulin G specifically binding plant N-glycans with high affinity could be generated in rabbits but not in mice |
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Authors: | Jin Chunsheng Bencúrová Monika Borth Nicole Ferko Boris Jensen-Jarolim Erika Altmann Friedrich Hantusch Brigitte |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Applies Life Sciences (BOKU), 1190 Vienna, Austria. |
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Abstract: | Xylosylated and core alpha1,3-fucosylated N-glycans from plants are immunogenic, and they play a still obscure role in allergy and in the field of plant-made protein pharmaceuticals. We immunized mice to generate monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) binding plant N-glycans specifically via the epitope containing either the xylose or the core alpha1,3-fucose residue. Splenocytes expressing N-glycan-specific antibodies derived from C57BL/6 mice previously immunized with plant glycoproteins were preselected by cell sorting to generate hybridoma lines producing specific antibodies. However, we obtained only mAbs unable to distinguish fucosylated from xylosylated N-glycans and reactive even with the pentasaccharide core Man3GlcNAc2. In contrast, immunization of rabbits yielded polyclonal sera selectively reactive with either fucosylated or xylosylated N-glycans. Purification of these sera using glyco-modified neoglycoproteins coupled to a chromatography matrix provided polyclonal sera suitable for affinity determination. Surface plasmon resonance measurements using sensor chips with immobilized glyco-modified transferrins revealed dissociation constants of around 10(-9) M. This unexpectedly high affinity of IgG antibodies toward carbohydrate epitopes has repercussions on our conception of the binding strength and significance of antiglycan IgE antibodies in allergy. |
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Keywords: | binding affinity / carbohydrate epitope / glycoprotein / immunogenic N-glycan |
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