4GQP

Structure based design of sub-nanomolar affinity anti-methamphetamine single chain antibodies.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.254 
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.197 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Affinity improvement of a therapeutic antibody to methamphetamine and amphetamine through structure-based antibody engineering.

Thakkar, S.Nanaware-Kharade, N.Celikel, R.Peterson, E.C.Varughese, K.I.

(2014) Sci Rep 4: 3673-3673

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03673
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4GQP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Methamphetamine (METH) abuse is a worldwide threat, without any FDA approved medications. Anti-METH IgGs and single chain fragments (scFvs) have shown efficacy in preclinical studies. Here we report affinity enhancement of an anti-METH scFv for METH and its active metabolite amphetamine (AMP), through the introduction of point mutations, rationally designed to optimize the shape and hydrophobicity of the antibody binding pocket. The binding affinity was measured using saturation binding technique. The mutant scFv-S93T showed 3.1 fold enhancement in affinity for METH and 26 fold for AMP. The scFv-I37M and scFv-Y34M mutants showed enhancement of 94, and 8 fold for AMP, respectively. Structural analysis of scFv-S93T:METH revealed that the substitution of Ser residue by Thr caused the expulsion of a water molecule from the cavity, creating a more hydrophobic environment for the binding that dramatically increases the affinities for METH and AMP.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Anti-METH scFvA [auth H]249Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
B40
Query on B40

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth H](2S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
C10 H15 N
MYWUZJCMWCOHBA-VIFPVBQESA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
B40 PDBBind:  4GQP Kd: 0.25 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.254 
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.197 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 34.516α = 90
b = 65.265β = 98.2
c = 48.483γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
CCP4model building
REFMACrefinement
Cootmodel building
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CCP4phasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-10-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-02-05
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-05-02
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-10-16
    Changes: Structure summary