5MY4

Structure of Pyroglutamate-Abeta-specific Fab c#17 in complex with human Abeta-pE3-12PEGb


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.21 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 

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Literature

Structural and functional analyses of pyroglutamate-amyloid-beta-specific antibodies as a basis for Alzheimer immunotherapy.

Piechotta, A.Parthier, C.Kleinschmidt, M.Gnoth, K.Pillot, T.Lues, I.Demuth, H.U.Schilling, S.Rahfeld, J.U.Stubbs, M.T.

(2017) J Biol Chem 292: 12713-12724

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.777839
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5MY4, 5MYK, 5MYO, 5MYX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Alzheimer disease is associated with deposition of the amyloidogenic peptide Aβ in the brain. Passive immunization using Aβ-specific antibodies has been demonstrated to reduce amyloid deposition both in vitro and in vivo Because N-terminally truncated pyroglutamate (pE)-modified Aβ species (Aβ pE3 ) exhibit enhanced aggregation potential and propensity to form toxic oligomers, they represent particularly attractive targets for antibody therapy. Here we present three separate monoclonal antibodies that specifically recognize Aβ pE3 with affinities of 1-10 nm and inhibit Aβ pE3 fibril formation in vitro. In vivo application of one of these resulted in improved memory in Aβ pE3 oligomer-treated mice. Crystal structures of F ab -Aβ pE3 complexes revealed two distinct binding modes for the peptide. Juxtaposition of pyroglutamate pE3 and the F4 side chain (the "pEF head") confers a pronounced bulky hydrophobic nature to the Aβ pE3 N terminus that might explain the enhanced aggregation properties of the modified peptide. The deep burial of the pEF head by two of the antibodies explains their high target specificity and low cross-reactivity, making them promising candidates for the development of clinical antibodies.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Probiodrug AG, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; Institute of Biotechnology, Martin Luther University, 06108 Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; Department of Molecular Drug Biochemistry and Therapy, Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fab c#17 light chain219Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fab c#17 heavy chain231Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Pyroglutamate-Abeta pE3-12-PEGb10Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P05067 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P05067
PHAROS:  P05067
GTEx:  ENSG00000142192 
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UniProt GroupP05067
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
PCA
Query on PCA
C
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H7 N O3GLN
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.21 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 43.17α = 90
b = 87.142β = 96.06
c = 58.029γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-06-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-08-09
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-10-11
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 2.0: 2020-03-11
    Changes: Polymer sequence
  • Version 2.1: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description