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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Anti-immunocomplex (Anti-IC) antibodies have been used in developing noncompetitive immunoassays for detecting small molecule analytics (haptens). These antibodies bind specifically to the primary antibody in complex with hapten. Although several anti-IC antibody-based immunoassays have been developed, structural studies of these systems are very limited. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of anti-testosterone Fab220 in complex with testosterone and the corresponding anti-IC antibody FabB12. The structure of the ternary complex of testosterone, Fab220, and FabB12 was predicted using LightDock and AlphaFold. The ternary complex has a large (~ 1100 A(2)) interface between antibodies. The A-ring of the testosterone bound by Fab220 also participates in the binding of the anti-IC antibody. The structural analysis was complemented by native mass spectrometry. The affinities for testosterone (TES) and three cross-reactive steroids [dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione (A4), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)] were measured, and ternary complex formation was studied. The results clearly show the ternary complex formation in the solution. Although DHT showed significant cross-reactivity, A4 and DHEA-S exhibited minor cross-reactivity.

Structural insights into ternary immunocomplex formation and cross-reactivity: binding of an anti-immunocomplex FabB12 to Fab220-testosterone complex.,Eronen V, Takkinen K, Torni A, Peng K, Janis J, Parkkinen T, Hakulinen N, Rouvinen J FEBS J. 2024 Aug 29. doi: 10.1111/febs.17258. PMID:39206623^[1]

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