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Targeted Reconstitution of Cytokine Activity upon Antigen Binding using Split Cytokine Antibody Fusion Proteins.


ABSTRACT: The targeted assembly of antibody products upon antigen binding represents a novel strategy for the reconstitution of potent therapeutic activity at the site of disease, sparing healthy tissues. We demonstrate that interleukin-12, a heterodimeric pro-inflammatory cytokine consisting of the disulfide-linked p40 and p35 subunits, can be reconstituted by sequential reassembly of fusion proteins based on antibody fragments and interleukin-12 subunit mutants. Analysis of the immunostimulatory properties of interleukin-12 and its derivatives surprisingly revealed that the mutated p35 subunit partially retained the activity of the parental cytokine, whereas the p40 subunit alone was not able to stimulate T cells or natural killer cells. The concept of stepwise antibody-based reassembly of split cytokines could be useful for the development of other anticancer therapeutics with improved safety and tolerability.

SUBMITTER: Venetz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5000063 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Targeted Reconstitution of Cytokine Activity upon Antigen Binding using Split Cytokine Antibody Fusion Proteins.

Venetz Dario D   Koovely Danil D   Weder Bruce B   Neri Dario D  

The Journal of biological chemistry 20160708 35


The targeted assembly of antibody products upon antigen binding represents a novel strategy for the reconstitution of potent therapeutic activity at the site of disease, sparing healthy tissues. We demonstrate that interleukin-12, a heterodimeric pro-inflammatory cytokine consisting of the disulfide-linked p40 and p35 subunits, can be reconstituted by sequential reassembly of fusion proteins based on antibody fragments and interleukin-12 subunit mutants. Analysis of the immunostimulatory propert  ...[more]

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