The removal of pyroglutamic acid from monoclonal antibodies without denaturation of the protein chains |
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Authors: | Werner William E Wu Sylvia Mulkerrin Michael |
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Affiliation: | Abgenix Corporation, Fremont, CA 94555, USA. bill.werner@abgenix.com |
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Abstract: | Typically, the removal of pyroglutamate from the protein chains of immunoglobulins with the enzyme pyroglutamate aminopeptidase requires the use of chaotropic and reducing agents, quite often with limited success. This article describes a series of optimization experiments using elevated temperatures and detergents to denature and stabilize the heavy chains of immunoglobulins such that the pyroglutamate at the amino terminal was accessible to enzymatic removal using the thermostable protease isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus. The detergent polysorbate 20 (Tween 20) was used successfully to facilitate the removal of pyroglutamate residues. A one-step digestion was developed using elevated temperatures and polysorbate 20, rather than chaotropic and reducing agents, with sample cleanup and preparation for Edman sequencing performed using a commercial cartridge containing the PVDF membrane. All of the immunoglobulins digested with this method yielded heavy chain sequence, but the extent of deblocking was immunglobulin dependent (typically>50%). |
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Keywords: | Protein sequencing Pyroglutamate removal Blocked N-terminal sequencing Antibody sequencing Antibody analysis |
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