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ANTIBODY GNC92H2 BOUND TO LIGAND
Structural highlights
DiseaseIGKC_HUMAN Defects in IGKC are the cause of immunoglobulin kappa light chain deficiency (IGKCD) [MIM:614102. IGKCD is a disease characterized by the complete absence of immunoglobulin kappa chains.[1] FunctionEvolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedMurine monoclonal antibody GNC92H2 was elicited by active immunization with a cocaine immunoconjugate and binds free cocaine with excellent specificity and moderate affinity. Improvement of affinity, as well as humanization of GNC92H2, would be advantageous in immunopharmacotherapy for cocaine addiction, and for emergency cases of drug overdose. Toward this end, the crystal structure of an engineered murine-human chimeric Fab of GNC92H2 complexed with cocaine was determined at 2.3 A resolution. Structural analysis reveals a binding pocket with high shape and charge complementarity to the cocaine framework, which explains the specificity for cocaine, as opposed to the pharmacologically inactive cocaine metabolites. Importantly, the structure provides a foundation for mutagenesis to enhance the binding affinity for cocaine and potent cocaine derivatives, such as cocaethylene, and for additional humanization of the antibody. Crystal structure of a cocaine-binding antibody.,Larsen NA, Zhou B, Heine A, Wirsching P, Janda KD, Wilson IA J Mol Biol. 2001 Aug 3;311(1):9-15. PMID:11469854[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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