5I5K

Structure of complement C5 in complex with eculizumab

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 4.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

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Literature

Structural Basis for Eculizumab-Mediated Inhibition of the Complement Terminal Pathway.

Schatz-Jakobsen, J.A., Zhang, Y., Johnson, K., Neill, A., Sheridan, D., Andersen, G.R.

(2016) J Immunol 197: 337-344

  • DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600280
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5I5K

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Eculizumab is a humanized mAb approved for treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Eculizumab binds complement component C5 and prevents its cleavage by C5 convertases, inhibiting release of both the proinflammatory metabolite C5a and formation of the membrane attack complex via C5b ...

    Eculizumab is a humanized mAb approved for treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Eculizumab binds complement component C5 and prevents its cleavage by C5 convertases, inhibiting release of both the proinflammatory metabolite C5a and formation of the membrane attack complex via C5b. In this study, we present the crystal structure of the complex between C5 and a Fab fragment with the same sequence as eculizumab at a resolution of 4.2 Å. Five CDRs contact the C5 macroglobulin 7 domain, which contains the entire epitope. A complete mutational scan of the 66 CDR residues identified 28 residues as important for the C5-eculizumab interaction, and the structure of the complex offered an explanation for the reduced C5 binding observed for these mutant Abs. Furthermore, the structural observations of the interaction are supported by the reduced ability of a subset of these mutated Abs to inhibit membrane attack complex formation as tested in a hemolysis assay. Our results suggest that eculizumab functions by sterically preventing C5 from binding to convertases and explain the exquisite selectivity of eculizumab for human C5 and how polymorphisms in C5 cause eculizumab-resistance in a small number of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; and gra@mbg.au.dk sheridand@alxn.com.



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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Complement C5D [auth A],
A [auth B]		1676Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: C5, CPAMD4
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PHAROS:  P01031
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Eculizumab heavy chain (variable domain)B [auth H],
E [auth X]		230Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Eculizumab light chain (variable domain)C [auth L],
F [auth Y]		214Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChainsChain Length2D DiagramGlycosylation3D Interactions
beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseG [auth C],
H [auth D]		3N-Glycosylation Oligosaccharides Interaction
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G15407YE
GlyCosmos:  G15407YE
GlyGen:  G15407YE
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 4.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 197.704α = 90
b = 269.321β = 98.58
c = 202.824γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-03-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-06-08
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-06-29
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary