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==Structure of an Anti-Methotrexate CDR1-4 Graft VHH Antibody in Complex with Methotrexate==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3qxv]] is a 5 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama_glama Lama glama]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3QXV OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3QXV FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MTX:METHOTREXATE'>MTX</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3qxv FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3qxv OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3qxv PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3qxv RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3qxv PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3qxv ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Conventional anti-hapten antibodies typically bind low-molecular weight compounds (haptens) in the crevice between the variable heavy and light chains. Conversely, heavy chain-only camelid antibodies, which lack a light chain, must rely entirely on a single variable domain to recognize haptens. While several anti-hapten VHHs have been generated, little is known regarding the underlying structural and thermodynamic basis for hapten recognition. Here, an anti-methotrexate VHH (anti-MTX VHH) was generated using grafting methods whereby the three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) were inserted onto an existing VHH framework. Thermodynamic analysis of the anti-MTX VHH CDR1-3 Graft revealed a micromolar binding affinity, while the crystal structure of the complex revealed a somewhat surprising noncanonical binding site which involved MTX tunneling under the CDR1 loop. Due to the close proximity of MTX to CDR4, a nonhypervariable loop, the CDR4 loop sequence was subsequently introduced into the CDR1-3 graft, which resulted in a dramatic 1000-fold increase in the binding affinity. Crystal structure analysis of both the free and complex anti-MTX CDR1-4 graft revealed CDR4 plays a significant role in both intermolecular contacts and binding site conformation that appear to contribute toward high affinity binding. Additionally, the anti-MTX VHH possessed relatively high specificity for MTX over closely related compounds aminopterin and folate, demonstrating that VHH domains are capable of binding low-molecular weight ligands with high affinity and specificity, despite their reduced interface.

An anti-hapten camelid antibody reveals a cryptic binding site with significant energetic contributions from a nonhypervariable loop.,Fanning SW, Horn JR Protein Sci. 2011 Jul;20(7):1196-207. doi: 10.1002/pro.648. Epub 2011 May, 23. PMID:21557375<ref>PMID:21557375</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Antibody 3D structures|Antibody 3D structures]]
*[[3D structures of non-human antibody|3D structures of non-human antibody]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Lama glama]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Fanning SW]]
[[Category: Horn JR]]