Therapeutic antibody activation of the glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor by a clustering mechanism Journal Article
| Authors: | He, C.; Maniyar, R. R.; Avraham, Y.; Zappasodi, R.; Rusinova, R.; Newman, W.; Heath, H.; Wolchok, J. D.; Dahan, R.; Merghoub, T.; Meyerson, J. R. |
| Article Title: | Therapeutic antibody activation of the glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor by a clustering mechanism |
| Abstract: | GITR is a TNF receptor, and its activation promotes immune responses and drives antitumor activity. The receptor is activated by the GITR ligand (GITRL), which is believed to cluster receptors into a high-order array. Immunotherapeutic agonist antibodies also activate the receptor, but their mechanisms are not well characterized. We solved the structure of full-length mouse GITR bound to Fabs from the antibody DTA-1. The receptor is a dimer, and each subunit binds one Fab in an orientation suggesting that the antibody clusters receptors. Binding experiments with purified proteins show that DTA-1 IgG and GITRL both drive extensive clustering of GITR. Functional data reveal that DTA-1 and the anti-human GITR antibody TRX518 activate GITR in their IgG forms but not as Fabs. Thus, the divalent character of the IgG agonists confers an ability to mimic GITRL and cluster and activate GITR. These findings will inform the clinical development of this class of antibodies for immuno-oncology. Copyright © 2022 The Authors, some rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | immune response; antibodies; chemical activation; higher-order; digital storage; immunotherapeutics; therapeutic antibodies; purified protein; antitumour activity; clustering mechanism; clusterings; functional datas; high-order |
| Journal Title: | Science Advances |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 2375-2548 |
| Publisher: | Amer Assoc Advancement Science |
| Date Published: | 2022-02-25 |
| Start Page: | eabm4552 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1126/sciadv.abm4552 |
| PUBMED: | 35213218 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC8880771 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 April 2022 -- Source: Scopus |
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