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Evaluation of Factors Influencing Antibody Reduction for Development of Antibody Drug Conjugates Publisher Pubmed



Abdollahpouralitappeh M1 ; Lotfinia M2 ; Razavivakhshourpour S1 ; Jahandideh S2 ; Najminejad H1 ; Sepehr KS3 ; Moazami R4 ; Shams E4 ; Habibianbouhi M5 ; Abolhassani M1
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  1. 1. Hybridoma Lab., Department OF Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. National Cell Bank of Iran, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Biomedical Journal Published:2017


Abstract

Background: Reduction/alkylation is one of the leading strategies for the development of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). Precise control of the reduction process would not only yield a defined number of free thiols per antibody but also result in development of more homogenous conjugates. Methods: In the present study, we investigated the effect of various dithiothreitol (DTT) concentrations, temperature conditions, and DTT exposure times on antibody reduction. After antibody reduction, the Ellman's test and SDS-PAGE analysis were used to evaluate free thiols produced and confirm the reduction process, respectively. Results: DTT concentration seems to be a potential factor in the reduction process. Concentrations of 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 mM DTT at 37°C for 30 minutes resulted in approximately 0.4, 1.2, 5.4, 7, 8, 8, and 8 thiols per antibody, respectively. Conclusion: Optimized site-specific conjugation can provide better process control and reproducibility for the development of disulfide-based ADCs. © 2017, Pasteur Institute of Iran. All rights reserved.