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An antibody (Ab) is the secreted form of a B cell receptor;
the term immunoglobulin can refer to either the Antigens
membrane-bound form or the secreted form of the B cell [o-oo
receptor, but they are, broadly speaking, the same protein, a
and so the terms are often treated as synonymous.!!
Antibodies are large, Y-shaped proteins belonging to the petigen
immunoglobulin superfamily which are used by the immune &;
system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as
bacteria and viruses, including those that cause disease.
Antibodies can recognize virtually any size antigen with
diverse chemical compositions from molecules.2! Each
antibody recognizes one or more specific antigens./31[4] This
term literally means "antibody generator’, as it is the
presence of an antigen that drives the formation of an
antigen-specific antibody. Each tip of the "Y" of an antibody
contains a paratope that specifically binds to one particular
epitope on an antigen, allowing the two molecules to bind
together with precision. Using this mechanism, antibodies
can effectively "tag" a microbe or an infected cell for attack
by other parts of the immune system, or can neutralize it
directly (for example, by blocking a part of a virus that is
essential for its invasion).
Antibody
body binds to a specific antigen in
a highly specific interaction analogous to a
lock and key.
ch an
To allow the immune system to recognize millions of different antigens, the antigen-binding sites at
both tips of the antibody come in an equally wide variety. The rest of the antibody structure is
relatively generic. In humans, antibodies occur in five classes, sometimes called isotypes: IgA, IgD,
IgE, IgG, and IgM. Human IgG and IgA antibodies are also divided into discrete subclasses (IgG1,
IgG2, IgG3, IgGq; IgA1 and IgA2). The class refers to the functions triggered by the antibody (also
known as effector functions), in addition to some other structural features. Antibodies from different
classes also differ in where they are released in the body and at what stage of an immune response.
Importantly, while classes and subclasses of antibodies may be shared between species (at least in
name), their functions and distribution throughout the body may be different. For example, mouse
IgG1 is closer to human IgGe than human IgG1 in terms of its function.
The term humoral immunity is often treated as synonymous with the antibody response, describing
the function of the immune system that exists in the body's humors (fluids) in the form of soluble
proteins, as distinct from cell-mediated immunity, which generally describes the responses of T cells
(especially cytotoxic T cells). In general, antibodies are considered part of the adaptive immune
system, though this classification can become complicated. For example, natural IgM,!5! which aremade by B-1 lineage cells that have properties more similar to innate immune cells than adaptive,
refers to IgM antibodies made independently of an immune response that demonstrate polyreactivity-
they recognize multiple distinct (unrelated) antigens. These can work with the complement system in
the earliest phases of an immune response to help facilitate clearance of the offending antigen and
delivery of the resulting immune complexes to the lymph nodes or spleen for initiation of an immune
response. Hence in this capacity, the function of antibodies is more akin to that of innate immunity
than adaptive. Nonetheless, in general antibodies are regarded as part of the adaptive immune system
because they demonstrate exceptional specificity (with some exception), are produced through genetic
rearrangements (rather than being encoded directly in germline), and are a manifestation of
immunological memory.
In the course of an immune response, B cells can progressively differentiate into antibody-secreting
cells (B cells themselves do not secrete antibody; B cells do, however, express B cell receptors, the
membrane-bound form of the antibody, on their surface) or memory B cells.!°! Antibody-secreting
cells comprise plasmablasts and plasma cells, which differ mainly in the degree to which they secrete
antibody, their lifespan, metabolic adaptations, and surface markers.!7] Plasmablasts are rapidly
proliferating, short-lived cells produced in the early phases of the immune response (classically
described as arising extrafollicularly rather than from the germinal center) which have the potential to
differentiate further into plasma cells. ‘The literature is sloppy at times and often describes
plasmablasts as just short-lived plasma cells- formally this is incorrect. Plasma cells, in contrast, do
not divide (they are terminally differentiated), and rely on survival niches comprising specific cell
types and cytokines to persist.!9] Plasma cells will secrete huge quantities of antibody regardless of
whether or not their cognate antigen is present, ensuring that antibody levels to the antigen in
question do not fall to 0, provided the plasma cell stays alive. The rate of antibody secretion, however,
can be regulated, for example, by the presence of adjuvant molecules that stimulate the immune
response such as TLR ligands.""°! Long-lived plasma cells can live for potentially the entire lifetime of
the organism.4 Classically, the survival niches that house long-lived plasma cells reside in the bone
marrow,!2! though it cannot be assumed that any given plasma cell in the bone marrow will be long-
lived. However, other work indicates that survival niches can readily be established within the
mucosal tissues- though the classes of antibodies involved show a different hierarchy from those in
the bone marrow.!*31l14! B cells can also differentiate into memory B cells which can persist for
decades similarly to long-lived plasma cells. These cells can be rapidly recalled in a secondary immune
response, undergoing class switching, affinity maturation, and differentiating into antibody-secreting
cells.
Antibodies are central to the immune protection elicited by most vaccines and infections (although
other components of the immune system certainly participate and for some diseases are considerably
more important than antibodies in generating an immune response, e.g. herpes zoster).l45] Durable
protection from infections caused by a given microbe ~ that is, the ability of the microbe to enter the
body and begin to replicate (not necessarily to cause disease) ~ depends on sustained production of
large quantities of antibodies, meaning that effective vaccines ideally clicit persistent high levels of
antibody, which relies on long-lived plasma cells. At the same time, many microbes of medical
importance have the ability to mutate to escape antibodies elicited by prior infections, and long-lived
plasma cells cannot undergo affinity maturation or class switching, This is compensated for through
memory B cells: novel variants of a microbe that still retain structural features of previouslyencountered antigens can elicit memory B cell responses that adapt to those changes. It has been
suggested that long-lived plasma cells secrete B cell receptors with higher affinity than those on the
surfaces of memory B cells, but findings are not entirely consistent on this point.
Structure
Antibodies are heavy (~150 kDa) proteins of about 10 nm in
size,7 arranged in three globular regions that roughly form
aY shape.
fab
In humans and most other mammals, an antibody unit
consists of four polypeptide chains; two identical heavy
chains and two identical light chains connected by disulfide
bonds./8] Each chain is a series of domains: somewhat
similar sequences of about 110 amino acids each. These re
domains are usually represented in simplified schematics as
rectangles. Light chains consist of one variable domain V;,
and one constant domain C,, while heavy chains contain one §jgmyatc structure of an antibody: two
variable domain Vy and three to four constant domains Cy1, heavy chains (blue, yellow) and the two
Cy, ...291 light chains (green, pink). The antigen
binding site is circled
Structurally an antibody is also partitioned into two antigen-
binding fragments (Fab), containing one Vy, Viy, Cy, and Cyt
domain each, as well as the erystallisable fragment (Fc), forming the
trunk of the Y shape.2°] In between them is a hinge region of the
heavy chains, whose flexibility allows antibodies to bind to pairs of
epitopes at various distances, to form complexes (dimers, trimers,
etc,), and to bind effector molecules more easily.(24)
In an electrophoresis test of blood proteins, antibodies mostly
migrate to the last, gamma globulin fraction. Conversely, most
gamma-globulins are antibodies, which is why the two terms were
historically used as synonyms, as were the symbols Ig and y. This
variant terminology fell out of use due to the correspondence being
inexact and due to confusion with y (gamma) heavy chains which
characterize the IgG class of antibodi 23]
‘Amore accurate depiction of an
antibody (3D structure at RCSB
’ ‘ a DB (htips:iwww.resb org/3¢-vie
variable domain contains three hypervariable regions — the amino | wryiGyit)) Glycans in the Fe
acids seen there vary the most from antibody to antibody. When the _ | region are shown in black.
protein folds, these regions give rise to three loops of B-strands,
localized near one another on the surface of the antibody. These
The variable domains can also be referred to as the Fy region. It is
the subregion of Fab that binds to an antigen. More specifically, eachloops are referred to as the complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), since their shape
complements that of an antigen. Three CDRs from each of the heavy and light chains together form an
antibody-binding site whose shape can be anything from a pocket to which a smaller antigen binds, to
a larger surface, to a protrusion that sticks out into a groove in an antigen. Typically however only a
few residues contribute to most of the binding energy./3!
The existence of two identical antibody-binding sites allows antibody molecules to bind strongly to
multivalent antigen (repeating sites such as polysaccharides in bacterial cell walls, or other sites at
some distance apart), as well as to form antibody complexes and larger antigen-antibody
complexes.[3] The resulting cross-linking plays a role in activating other parts of the immune system.
The structures of CDRs have been clustered and classified by Chothia et al.24l and more recently by
North et al.!25] and Nikoloudis et al.!26) However, describing an antibody's binding site using only one
single static structure limits the understanding and characterization of the antibody's function and
properties. To improve antibody structure prediction and to take the strongly correlated CDR loop
and interface movements into account, antibody paratopes should be described as interconverting
states in solution with varying probabilities.[27]
In the framework of the immune network theory, CDRs are also called idiotypes. According to
immune network theory, the adaptive immune system is regulated by interactions between idiotypes.
Fe region
The Fe region (the trunk of the Y shape) is composed of constant domains from the heavy chains. Its
role is in modulating immune cell activity: it is where effector molecules bind to, triggering various
effects after the antibody Fab region binds to an antigen.!31l24) Effector cells (such as macrophages or
natural killer cells) bind via their Fe receptors (FcR) to the Fe region of an antibody, while the
complement system is activated by binding the Cg protein complex. IgG or IgM can bind to C1q, but
IgA cannot, therefore IgA does not activate the classical complement pathway./28)
Another role of the Fe region is to selectively distribute different antibody classes across the body. In
particular, the neonatal Fe receptor (FeRn) binds to the Fe region of IgG antibodies to transport it
across the placenta, from the mother to the fetus. In addition to this, binding to FeRn endows IgG
with an exceptionally long half-life relative to other plasma proteins of 3-4 weeks. IgG3 in most cases
(depending on allotype) has mutations at the FeRn binding site which lower affinity for FeRn, which
are thought to have evolved to limit the highly inflammatory effects of this subclass.[29]
Antibodies are glycoproteins,!2°] that is, they have carbohydrates (glycans) added to conserved amino
acid residues.°Il3!! These conserved glycosylation sites occur in the Fe region and influence
interactions with effector molecules.{3°1{s21
Prot
The N-terminus of each chain is situated at the tip. Each immunoglobulin domain has a similar
structure, characteristic of all the members of the immunoglobulin superfamily: it is composed of
between 7 (for constant domains) and 9 (for variable domains) B-strands, forming two beta sheets ina
structureGreek key motif. The sheets create a "sandwich" shape, the immunoglobulin fold, held together by a
disulfide bond.
Antibody complexes
Secreted antibodies can occur as a single Y-shaped unit, a monomer.
However, some antibody classes also form dimers with two Ig units (as Y¥ IT
with IgA), tetramers with four Ig units (like teleost fish IgM), or
pentamers with five Ig units (like shark IgW or mammalian IgM, which
occasionally forms hexamers as well, with six units).{33! [gG can also form SE a
hexamers, though no J chain is required.!341 IgA tetramers and
pentamers have also been reported.[35! Sy &
Antibodies also form complexes by binding to antigen: this is called an xO er
antigen-antibody complex or immune complex. Small antigens can cross- A
link two antibodies, also leading to the formation of antibody dimers, 5... a: tioios torm
trimers, tetramers, etc. Multivalent antigens (eg., cells with multiple or ioxes wat ina to
epitopes) can form larger complexes with antibodies, An extreme —ulipie antigen molecules
example is the clumping, or agglutination, of red blood cells with
antibodies in the Coombs test to determine blood groups: the large
clumps become insoluble, leading to visually apparent precipitation,
B cell receptors
The membrane-bound form of an antibody may be called a surface immunoglobulin (sIg) or a
membrane immunoglobulin (mg). It is part of the B cell receptor (BCR), which allows a B cell to
detect when a specific antigen is present in the body and triggers B cell activation.3° The BCR is
composed of surface-bound IgD or IgM antibodies and associated Ig-a and Ig-f heterodimers, which
are capable of signal transduction.!37! 4 typical human B cell will have 50,000 to 100,000 antibodies
bound to its surface.'87] Upon antigen binding, they cluster in large patches, which can exceed 1
micrometer in diameter, on lipid rafts that isolate the BCRs from most other cell signaling
receptors.'37] These patches may improve the efficiency of the cellular immune response.!38l In
humans, the cell surface is bare around the B cell receptors for several hundred nanometers 7] which
further isolates the BCRs from competing influences.
Classes
Antibodies can come in different varieties known as isotypes or classes. In humans there are five
antibody classes known as IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, which are further subdivided into subclasses
such as IgA1, IgA2. The prefix "Ig" stands for immunoglobulin, while the suffix denotes the type of
heavy chain the antibody contains: the heavy chain types « (alpha), y (gamma), 6 (delta), e (epsilon),
(mu) give rise to IgA, IgG, IgD, IgE, IgM, respectively. The distinctive features of each class are
determined by the part of the heavy chain within the hinge and Fc region.{3)es differ in their biological properties, functional locations and ability to deal with different
antigens, as depicted in the table.""®] For example, IgE antibodies are responsible for an allergic
response consisting of histamine release from mast cells, often a sole contributor to asthma (though
other pathways exist as do exist symptoms very similar to yet not technically asthma). The antibody’
variable region binds to allergic antigen, for example house dust mite particles, while its Fe region (in
the e heavy chains) binds to Fe receptor € on a mast cell, triggering its degranulation: the release of
molecules stored in its granules.|39]
Antibody isotypes of humans
Class | Subclasses Description
Found in mucosal areas, such as the gut, respiratory tract and urogenital tract, and prevents
‘9A 2 colonization by pathogens.!*9l Also found in saliva, tears, and breast milk.
Functions mainly as an antigen receptor on B cells that have not been exposed to antigens 1
Igd 1
9 Ithas been shown to activate basophils and mast cells to produce antimicrobial factors #21
Binds to allergens and triggers histamine release from mast cells and basophils, and is
IgE 1 involved in allergy. Humans and other animals evolved IgE to protect against parasitic worms,
though in the present, IgE is primarily related to allergies and asthma.)
In its four forms, provides the majority of antibody-based immunity against invading
IgG 4 pathogens |8) The only antibody capable of crossing the placenta to give passive immunity to
the fetus.
Expressed on the surface of B cells (monomer) and in a secreted form (pentamer) with very
lo 1 high avidity. Eliminates pathogens in the early stages of B cell-mediated (humoral) immunity
bofore there is sufficient Ig #2141
The antibody isotype of a B cell changes during cell development and activation. Immature B cells,
which have never been exposed to an antigen, express only the IgM isotype in a cell surface bound
form. The B lymphocyte, in this ready-to-respond form, is known as a "naive B lymphocyte." The
naive B lymphocyte expresses both surface IgM and IgD. The co-expression of both of these
immunoglobulin isotypes renders the B cell ready to respond to antigen.'44! B cell activation follows
engagement of the cell-bound antibody molecule with an antigen, causing the cell to divide and
differentiate into an antibody-producing cell called a plasma cell. In this activated form, the B cell
starts to produce antibody in a secreted form rather than a membrane-bound form. Some daughter
cells of the activated B cells undergo isotype switching, a mechanism that causes the production of
antibodies to change from IgM or IgD to the other antibody isotypes, IgE, IgA, or IgG, that have
defined roles in the immune system.
Light chain types
In mammals there are two types of immunoglobulin light chain, which are called lambda (4) and
kappa (x). However, there is no known functional difference between them, and both can occur with
: both
any of the five major types of heavy chains.!3] gach antibody contains two identical light chain:x or both A. Proportions of « and A types vary by species and can be used to detect abnormal
proliferation of B cell clones. Other types of light chains, such as the iota (1) chain, are found in other
vertebrates like sharks (Chondrichthyes) and bony fishes (Teleostei)
In non-mammalian animals
In most placental mammals, the structure of antibodies is generally the same. Jawed fish appear to be
the most primitive animals that are able to make antibodies similar to those of mammals, although
many features of their adaptive immunity appeared somewhat earlier.{45]
Cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) produce heavy-chain-only antibodies (i.e., lacking light chains)
which moreover feature longer chain pentamers (with five constant units per molecule). Camelids
(such as camels, llamas, alpacas) are also notable for producing heavy-chain-only antibodies. 311461
Antibody classes not found in mammals
Class | Types Description
Igy Found in birds and repiiles; related to mammalian IgG.)
low Found in sharks and skates; related to mammalian IgD.!48)
igtiz Found in teleost fish!)
Antibody—antigen interactions
The antibody's paratope interacts with the antigen's epitope. An antigen usually contains different
epitopes along its surface arranged discontinuously, and dominant epitopes on a given antigen are
called determinants.
Antibody and antigen interact by spatial complementarity (lock and key). The molecular forces
involved in the Fab-epitope interaction are weak and non-specific — for example electrostatic forces,
hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and van der Waals forces. This means binding between
antibody and antigen is reversible, and the antibody's affinity towards an antigen is relative rather
than absolute. Relatively weak binding also means it is possible for an antibody to cross-react with
different antigens of different relative affinities.
Function
The main categories of antibody action include the following:
= Neutralisation, in which neutralizing antibodies block parts of the surface of a bacterial cell or
virion to render its attack ineffective
= Agglutination, in which antibodies "glue together" foreign cells into clumps that are attractive
targets for phagocytosis
= Precipitation, in which antibodies "glue together" serum-soluble antigens, forcing them to
Precipitate out of solution in clumps that are attractive targets for phagocytosis
= Complement activation (fixation), in which antibodies that are latched onto a foreign cell
encourage complement to attack it with a membrane attack complex, which leads to the following:= Lysis of the foreign cell
= Encouragement of inflammation by chemotactically
attracting inflammatory cells
More indirectly, an antibody can signal immune cells to present
antibody fragments to T cells, or downregulate other immune cells
to avoid autoimmunit
Activated B cells differentiate into either antibody-producing cells
called plasma cells that secrete soluble antibody or memory cells
that survive in the body for years afterward in order to allow the
immune system to remember an antigen and respond faster upon
future exposures.{5°
At the prenatal and neonatal stages of life, the presence of
antibodies is provided by passive immunization from the mother.
Early endogenous antibody production varies for different kinds of
antibodies, and usually appear within the first years of life. Since
antibodies exist freely in the bloodstream, they are said to be part
of the humoral immune system. Circulating antibodies are
produced by clonal B cells that specifically respond to only one
antigen (an example is a virus capsid protein fragment).
Antibodies contribute to immunity in three ways: They prevent
pathogens from entering or damaging cells by binding to them;
they stimulate removal of pathogens by macrophages and other
cells by coating the pathogen; and they trigger destruction of
pathogens by stimulating other immune responses such as the
complement pathway.'5] Antibodies will also trigger vasoactive
PERS
ele @
1, Antibodies (A) and
pathogens (B) free roam in
the blood
2. The antibodies bind to
pathogens, and can do so in
different formations such as:
a. opsonization,
b. neutralisation, and
c, agglutination.
3. Aphagocyte (C)
approaches the pathogen,
and the Fc region (D) of the
antibody binds to one of the
Fc receptors (E) of the
phagocyte.
4, Phagocytosis occurs as the
pathogen is ingested
amine degranulation to contribute to immunity against certain types of antigens (helminths,
allergens).
‘The secreted mammalian IgM has
five Ig units. Each Ig unit (labeled 1)
has two epitope binding Fab
regions, so IgM is capable of
binding up to 10 epitopes.
Activation of complement
Antibodies that bind to surface antigens (for example, on bacteria)
will attract the first component of the complement cascade with
their Fe region and initiate activation of the "
complement system.{5!] This results in the killing of bacteri:
two ways./43] First, the binding of the antibody and complement
molecules marks the microbe for ingestion by phagocytes in a
process called opsonization; these phagocytes are attracted by
certain complement molecules generated in the complement
cascade. Second, some complement system components form a
membrane attack complex to assist antibodies to kill the
bacterium directly (bacteriolysis).[521
in
Activation of effector cellsTo combat pathogens that replicate outside cells, antibodies bind to pathogens to link them together,
causing them to agglutinate. Since an antibody has at least two paratopes, it can bind more than one
antigen by binding identical epitopes carried on the surfaces of these antigens. By coating the
Pathogen, antibodies stimulate effector functions against the pathogen in cells that recognize their Fe
region.|43
Those cells that recognize coated pathogens have Fe receptors, which, as the name suggests, interact
with the Fe region of IgA, IgG, and IgE antibodies. ‘The engagement of a particular antibody with the
Fe receptor on a particular cell triggers an effector function of that cell; phagocytes will phagocytose,
mast cells and neutrophils will degranulate, natural killer cells will release cytokines and cytotoxic
molecules; that will ultimately result in destruction of the invading microbe. The activation of natural
killer cells by antibodies initiates a cytotoxic mechanism known as antibody-dependent cell-mediated
cytotoxicity (ADC) — this process may explain the efficacy of monoclonal antibodies used in
biological therapies against cancer. The Fe receptors are isotype-specific, which gives greater
flexibility to the immune system, invoking only the appropriate immune mechanisms for distinct
pathogens.!3]
Natural antibodies
Humans and higher primates also produce "natural antibodies" that are present in serum before viral
infection. Natural antibodies have been defined as antibodies that are produced without any previous
infection, vaccination, other foreign antigen exposure or passive immunization. These antibodies can
activate the classical complement pathway leading to lysis of enveloped virus particles long before the
adaptive immune response is activated. Many natural antibodies are directed against the disaccharide
galactose a(1,3)-galactose (a-Gal), which is found as a terminal sugar on glycosylated cell surface
proteins, and generated in response to production of this sugar by bacteria contained in the human
gut./53] Rejection of xenotransplantated organs is thought to be, in part, the result of natural
antibodies circulating in the serum of the recipient binding to a-Gal antigens expressed on the donor
tissue.[54]
Immunoglobulin diversity
Virtually all microbes can trigger an antibody response. Successful recognition and eradication of
many different types of microbes requires diversity among antibodies; their amino acid composition
varies allowing them to interact with many different antigens.'55] It has been estimated that humans
generate about 10 billion different antibodies, each capable of binding a distinct epitope of an
antigen.[56] Although a huge repertoire of different antibodies is generated in a single individual, the
number of genes available to make these proteins is limited by the size of the human genome. Several
complex genetic me: to generate a diverse pool of
antibodies from a relatively small number of antibody genes.'57]
anisms have evolved that allow vertebrate B cel
Domain variability
The chromosomal region that encodes an antibody is large and contains several distinet gene loci for
each domain of the antibody—the chromosome region containing heavy chain genes (IGH@) is found
on chromosome 14, and the loci containing lambda and kappa light chain genes (IGL@ and IGK@)are found on chromosomes 22 and 2 in humans. One of
these domains is called the variable domain, which is
present in each heavy and light chain of every antibody,
but can differ in different antibodies generated from
distinct B cells. Differences between the variable domains
are located on three loops known as hypervariable regions
(HV-1, HV-2 and HV-3) or complementarity-determining
regions (CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3). CDRs are supported
within the variable domains by conserved framework
regions. The heavy chain locus contains about 65 different
variable domain genes that all differ in their CDRs.
Combining these genes with an array of genes for other
domains of the antibody generates a large cavalry of
Variable ety domsin
_CDR2
—coRi
corsa
‘Vela light domain
‘The complementarity determining regions of
the heavy chain are shown in red (PDB: 11GT
(https:/iwww.resb.org/structure/1IGT))
antibodies with a high degree of variability. This combination is called V(D)J recombination discussed
below.!581
‘V(D)J recombination
Somatic recombination of immunoglobulins, also known
as V(D}J recombination, involves the generation of a
unique immunoglobulin variable region. The variable
region of each immunoglobulin heavy or light chain is
encoded in several pieces—known as gene segments
(subgenes). These segments are called variable (V),
diversity (D) and joining (J) segments.'571 v, D and J
segments are found in Ig heavy chains, but only V and J
segments are found in Ig light chains. Multiple copies of
the V, D and J gene segments exist, and are tandemly
arranged in the genomes of mammals. In the bone
marrow, each developing B cell will assemble an
immunoglobulin variable region by randomly selecting
and combining one V, one D and one J gene segment (or
one V and one J segment in the light chain). As there are
multiple copies of each type of gene segment, and
different combinations of gene segments can be used to
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Simplified overview of V(D)J recombination of
immunoglobulin heavy chains
generate each immunoglobulin variable region, this process generates a huge number of antibodies,
each with different paratopes, and thus different antigen specificities.(59! The rearrangement of
several subgenes (i.e. V2 family) for lambda light chain immunoglobulin is coupled with the activation
of microRNA miR-650, which further influences biology of B-cells.
RAG proteins play an important role with V(D)J recombination in cutting DNA at a particular
region./59 without the presence of these proteins, V(D)J recombination would not occur.[59!After a B cell produces a functional immunoglobulin gene during V(D)J recombination, it cannot
express any other variable region (a process known as allelic exclusion) thus each B cell can produce
antibodies containing only one kind of variable chain.{3I[6°]
Somatic hypermutation and affinity maturation
Following activation with antigen, B cells begin to proliferate rapidly. In these rapidly dividing cells,
the genes encoding the variable domains of the heavy and light chains undergo a high rate of point
mutation, by a process called somatic hypermutation (SHM). SHM results in approximately one
nucleotide change per variable gene, per cell division.{“!! As a consequence, any daughter B cells will
acquire slight amino acid differences in the variable domains of their antibody chains.
This serves to increase the diversity of the antibody pool and impacts the antibody's antigen-binding
affinity] Some point mutations will result in the production of antibodies that have a weaker
interaction (low affinity) with their antigen than the original antibody, and some mutations will
generate antibodies with a stronger interaction (high affinity).!681 B cells that express high affinity
antibodies on their surface will receive a strong survival signal during interactions with other cells,
whereas those with low affinity antibodies will not, and will die by apoptosis.[©) Thus, B cells
expressing antibodies with a higher affinity for the antigen will outcompete those with weaker
affinities for function and survival allowing the average affinity of antibodies to increase over time.
The process of generating antibodies with increased binding affinities is called affinity maturation.
Affinity maturation occurs in mature B cells after V(D)J recombination, and is dependent on help
from helper T cells.{°4]
Class switching
Isotype or class switching is a biological process occurring
after activation of the B cell, which allows the cell to Lo 0 0-0
produce different classes of antibody (IgA, IgE, or SF tence
IgG).59] ‘The different classes of antibody, and thus 4
effector functions, are defined by the constant (C) regions ton pnt by mae ey oa a agen
of the immunoglobulin heavy chain. Initially, naive B cells + Hi
express only cell-surface IgM and IgD with identical u
antigen binding regions. Each isotype is adapted for a
distinct function; therefore, after activation, an antibody
with an IgG, IgA, or IgE effector function might be
required to effectively eliminate an antigen. Class
switching allows different daughter cells from the same
activated B cell to produce antibodies of different ct A net
isotypes. Only the constant region of the antibody heavy
chain changes during class switching; the variable
regions, and therefore antigen specificity, remain
unchanged. Thus the progeny of a single B cell can
produce antibodies, all specific for the same antigen, but with the ability to produce the effector
function appropriate for each antigenic challenge. Class switching is triggered by cytokines; the
isotype generated depends on which cytokines are present in the B cell environment.!65!
Mechanism of class switch recombination that
allows isotype switching in activated B cells,Class switching occurs in the heavy chain gene locus by a mechanism called class switch
recombination (CSR). This mechanism relies on conserved nucleotide motifs, called switch (S)
regions, found in DNA upstream of each constant region gene (except in the 8-chain). The DNA
strand is broken by the activity of a series of enzymes at two selected S-regions.(661l67] The variable
domain exon is rejoined through a process called non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) to the desired
constant region (y, a or €). This process results in an immunoglobulin gene that encodes an antibody
of a different isotype.!®8]
Specificity de:
An antibody can be called monospecific if it has specificity for a single antigen or epitope,!®9! or
bispecific if it has affinity for two different antigens or two different epitopes on the same antigen.!7°]
A group of antibodies can be called polyvalent (or unspecific) if they have affinity for various
antigens!7!] or microorganisms.'7#] Intravenous immunoglobulin, if not otherwise noted, consists of a
variety of different IgG (polyclonal IgG). In contrast, monoclonal antibodies are identical antibodies
produced by a single B cell.
Asymmetrical antibodies
Heterodimeric antibodies, which are also asymmetrical antibodies, allow for greater flexibility and
new formats for attaching a variety of drugs to the antibody arms. One of the general formats for a
heterodimeric antibody is the "knobs-into-holes” format. This format is specific to the heavy chain
part of the constant region in antibodies. The "knobs" part is engineered by replacing a small amino
acid with a larger one. It fits into the "hole", which is engineered by replacing a large amino acid with
a smaller one. What connects the "knobs" to the "holes" are the disulfide bonds between each chain.
The "knobs-into-holes" shape facilitates antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity. Single-chain
variable fragments (scFv) are connected to the variable domain of the heavy and light chain via a short
linker peptide. The linker is rich in glycine, which gives it more flexibility, and serine/threonine,
which gives it specificity. Two different scFv fragments can be connected together, via a hinge region,
to the constant domain of the heavy chain or the constant domain of the light chain.!72! This gives the
antibody bispecificity, allowing for the binding specificities of two different antigens.(73) The "knobs-
into-holes" format enhances heterodimer formation but does not suppress homodimer formation.
To further improve the function of heterodimeric antibodies, many scientists are looking towards
artificial constructs. Artificial antibodies are largely diverse protein motifs that use the functional
strategy of the antibody molecule, but are not limited by the loop and framework structural
constraints of the natural antibody.!741 Being able to control the combinational design of the sequence
and three-dimensional space could transcend the natural design and allow for the attachment of
different combinations of drugs to the arms.Heterodimeric antibodies have a greater range in shapes they can take and the drugs that are attached
to the arms do not have to be the same on each arm, allowing for different combinations of drugs to be
used in cancer treatment. Pharmaceuticals are able to produce highly functional bispecific, and even
multispecific, antibodies. The degree to which they can function is impressive given that such a
change of shape from the natural form should lead to decreased functionality.
Interchromosomal DNA Transposition
Antibody diversification typically occurs through somatic hypermutation, class switching, and affinity
maturation targeting the BCR gene loci, but on occasion more unconventional forms of diversification
have been documented.!75) For example, in the case of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum,
some antibodies from those who had been infected demonstrated an insertion from chromosome 19
containing a 98-amino acid stretch from leukoeyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1, LAIR1,
in the elbow joint. This represents a form of interchromosomal transposition. LATR1 normally binds
collagen, but can recognize repetitive interspersed families of polypeptides (RIFIN) family members
that are highly expressed on the surface of P. faleiparum-infected red blood cells. In fact, these
antibodies underwent affinity maturation that enhanced affinity for RIFIN but abolished affinity for
collagen. These "LATRi-containing” antibodies have been found in 5-10% of donors from Tanzania
and Mali, though not in European donors.!76! European donors did show 100-1000 nucleotide
stretches inside the elbow joints as well, however. This particular phenomenon may be specific to
malaria, as infection is known to induce genomic instability.|771
History
The first use of the term "antibody" occurred in a text by Paul Ehrlich. The term Antikérper (the
German word for antibody) appears in the conclusion of his article "Experimental Studies on
Immunity’, published in October 1891, which states that, "if two substances give rise to two different
Antikérper, then they themselves must be different".!78] However, the term was not accepted
immediately and several other terms for antibody were proposed; these included Immunkérper,
Amboceptor, Zwischenkérper, substance sensibilisatrice, copula, Desmon, philocytase, fixateur, and
Immunisin.78) The word antibody has formal analogy to the word antitoxin and a similar concept to
Immunkérper (immune body in English).!781 As such, the original construction of the word contains a
logical flaw; the antitoxin is something directed against a toxin, while the antibody is a body directed
against something 7S]
The study of antibodies began in 1890 when Emil von Behring and Kitasato Shibasaburd described
antibody activity against diphtheria and tetanus toxins. Von Behring and Kitasato put forward the
theory of humoral immunity, proposing that a mediator in serum could react with a foreign
antigen.(82I[83! }Jis idea prompted Paul Ehrlich to propose the side-chain theory for antibody and
antigen interaction in 1897, when he hypothesized that receptors (described as "side-chains") on the
surface of cells could bind specifically to toxins — in a "lock-and-key" interaction — and that this
binding reaction is the trigger for the production of antibodies.'®4] Other researchers believed that
antibodies existed freely in the blood and, in 1904, Almroth Wright suggested that soluble antibodies
coated bacteria to label them for phagocytosis and killing; a process that he named opsoninization.(°5!Pr
‘Angel of the West (2008) by Julian
Voss-Andreae is a sculpture based
on the antibody structure published
by E, Padian 781 Created for the
Florida campus of the Scripps
In the 1920s, Michael
Heidelberger and Oswald
Avery observed that antigens
could be precipitated by
antibodies and went on to
show that antibodies are made
of protein.(®5) The biochemical
properties of — antigen-
antibody-binding interactions
were examined in more detail
in the late 1930s by John
Marrack.[871 ‘The next major
Michael Heidelberger
Research Insituto,® the antibody
is placed into a ring referencing
Leonardo da Vine's Vitruvian Man
thus highlighting the similarity of the
antibody and the human body 81
advance was in the 1940s, when Linus Pauling confirmed the lock-
and-key theory proposed by Ehrlich by showing that the
interactions between antibodies and antigens depend more on
their shape than their chemical composition.881 In 1948, Astrid
Fagraeus discovered that B cells, in the form of plasma cells, were
responsible for generating antibodies.(89!
Further work concentrated on characterizing the structures of the antibody proteins. A major advance
in these structural studies was the discovery in the early 1960s by Gerald Edelman and Joseph Gally
of the antibody light chain,!9°) and their realization that this protein is the same as the Bence-Jones
protein described in 1845 by Henry Bence Jones.'%‘] Edelman went on to discover that antibodies are
composed of disulfide bond-linked heavy and light chains. Around the same time, antibody-binding
(Fab) and antibody tail (Fc) regions of IgG were characterized by Rodney Porter.'92! Together, these
scientists deduced the structure and complete amino acid sequence of IgG, a feat for which they were
jointly awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.(92] The Fv fragment was prepared
and characterized by David Givol.93! while most of these early studies focused on IgM and IgG, other
immunoglobulin isotypes were identified in the 1960s: Thomas Tomasi discovered secretory antibody
(1ga);!94] David S. Rowe and John L. Fahey discovered IgD;!95! and Kimishige Ishizaka and Teruko
Ishizaka discovered IgE and showed it was a class of antibodies involved in allergic reactions.!95 In a
landmark series of experiments beginning in 1976, Susumu Tonegawa showed that genetic material
can rearrange itself to form the vast array of available antibodies.[97)
Medical applications
Disease diagnosis
Detection of particular antibodies is a very common form of medical diagnostics, a
such as serology depend on these methods.!98! For example, in biochemical assays for disease
diagnosis,(99] a titer of antibodies directed against Epstein-Barr virus or Lyme disease is estimated
from the blood. If those antibodies are not present, either the person is not infected or the infection
occurred a very long time ago, and the B cells generating these specific antibodies have naturally
decayed.In clinical immunology, levels of individual classes of immunoglobulins are measured by
nephelometry (or turbidimetry) to characterize the antibody profile of patient.2°° Ele
different classes of immunoglobulins are sometimes useful in determining the cause of liver damage
in patients for whom the diagnosis is unclear!) For example, elevated IgA indicates alcoholic
cirrhosis, elevated IgM indicates viral hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis, while IgG is elevated in
viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis.
ions in
Autoimmune disorders can often be traced to antibodies that bind the body's own epitopes; many can
be detected through blood tests. Antibodies directed against red blood cell surface antigens in
immune mediated hemolytic anemia are detected with the Coombs test. The Coombs test is also
used for antibody screening in blood transfusion preparation and also for antibody screening in
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antenatal womer
Practically, several immunodiagnostic methods based on detection of complex antigen-antibody are
used to diagnose infectious diseases, for example ELISA, immunofluorescence, Western blot,
immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, and magnetic immunoassay?) Antibodies raised
against human chorionic gonadotropin are used in over the counter pregnancy tests.
New dioxaborolane chemistry enables radioactive fluoride ('*F) labeling of antibodies, which allows
for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of cancer,2°3)
Disease therapy
‘Targeted monoclonal antibody therapy is employed to treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,!1°4)
multiple sclerosis,2°5) psoriasis,2°5] and many forms of cancer including non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, 127 colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer and breast cancer. (198)
Some immune deficienci
such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia and hypogammaglobulinemia,
result in partial or complete lack of antibodies.°9! These diseases are often treated by inducing a
short-term form of immunity called passive immunity. Passive immunity is achieved through the
transfer of ready-made antibodies in the form of human or animal serum, pooled immunoglobulin or
monoclonal antibodies, into the affected individual.!2°1
Prenatal therapy
Rh factor, also known as Rh D antigen, is an antigen found on red blood cells; individuals that are Rh-
positive (Rh+) have this antigen on their red blood cells and individuals that are Rh-negative (Rh-)
do not. During normal childbirth, delivery trauma or complications during pregnancy, blood from a
fetus can enter the mother's system. In the case of an Rh-incompatible mother and child,
consequential blood mixing may sensitize an Rh- mother to the Rh antigen on the blood cells of the
Rh+ child, putting the remainder of the pregnancy, and any subsequent pregnancies, at risk for
hemolytic disease of the newborn."
Rho(D) immune globulin antibodies are specific for human RhD antigen.!2 Anti-RhD antibodies are
administered as part of a prenatal treatment regimen to prevent sensitization that may occur when a
Rhe-negative mother has a Rh-positive fetus. Treatment of a mother with Anti-RhD antibodies prior to
and immediately after trauma and delivery destroys Rh antigen in the mother's system from the fetus.This occurs before the antigen can stimulate maternal B cells to "remember" Rh antigen by generating
memory B cells. Therefore, her humoral immune system will not make anti-Rh antibodies, and will
not attack the Rh antigens of the current or subsequent babies. Rho(D) Immune Globulin treatment
prevents sensitization that can lead to Rh disease, but does not prevent or treat the underlying disease
itsetf.2
Research applications
Specific antibodies are produced by injecting an antigen into a
mammal, such as a mouse, rat, rabbit, goat, sheep, or horse for
large quantities of antibody. Blood isolated from these animals
contains polyclonal antibodies—multiple antibodies that bind to
the same antigen—in the serum, which can now be called
antiserum. Antigens are also injected into chickens for generation
of polyclonal antibodies in egg yolk.'"3) To obtain antibody that is
specific for a single epitope of an antigen, antibody-secreting
lymphocytes are isolated from the animal and immortalized by
fusing them with a cancer cell line. The fused cells are called
hybridomas, and will continually grow and secrete antibody in
culture. Single hybridoma cells are isolated by dilution cloning to _Immunofluorescence image of the
generate cell clones that all produce the same antibody; these — svkaryotic cytoskeleton.
antibodies are called monoclonal antibodies.) Polyclonal and Mlubules as shown in green are
monoclonal antibodies are often purified using Protein A/G or M4 bY an antibody conlugated
antigen-affinity chromatography.!15] fT , "
In research, purified antibodies are used in many applications.
Antibodies for research applications can be found directly from antibody suppliers, or through use of
a specialist search engine. Research antibodies are most commonly used to identify and locate
intracellular and extracellular proteins. Antibodies are used in flow cytometry to differentiate cell
types by the proteins they express; different types of cells express different combinations of cluster of
differentiation molecules on their surface, and produce different intracellular and secretable
proteins.!6] They are also used in immunoprecipitation to separate proteins and anything bound to
them (co-immunoprecipitation) from other molecules in a cell lysate,"7] in Western blot analyses
identify proteins separated by electrophoresis,'“8! and in immunohistochemistry or
immunofluorescence to examine protein expression in tissue sections or to locate proteins within cells
with the assistance of a microscope."6ll"9] proteins can also be detected and quantified with
antibodies, using ELISA and ELISpot techniques.2201l24)
Antibodies used in research are some of the most powerful, yet most problematic reagents with a
tremendous number of factors that must be controlled in any experiment including cross reactivity, or
the antibody recognizing multiple epitopes and affinity, which can vary widely depending on
experimental conditions such as pH, solvent, state of tissue etc. Multiple attempts have been made to
improve both the way that researchers validate antibodies!!2![123] and ways in which they report on
antibodies. Researchers using antibodies in their work need to record them correetly in order to allow
their research to be reproducible (and therefore tested, and qualified by other researchers). Less than
half of research antibodies referenced in academic papers can be easily identified.!24) Paperspublished in F1000 in 2014 and 2015 provide researchers with a guide for reporting research antibody
use,/#25]l26] The RRID paper, is co-published in 4 journals that implemented the RRIDs Standard for
research resource citation, which draws data from the antibodyregistry.org as the source of antibody
identifiers!271 (see also group at Force11""28h),
Antibody regions can be used to further biomedical research by acting as a guide for drugs to reach
their target. Several application involve using bacterial plasmids to tag plasmids with the Fe region of
the antibody such as pFUSE-Fe plasmid.
Regulations
Production and testing
There are several ways to obtain antibodies, including in vivo techniques like animal immunization
and various in vitro approaches, such as the phage display method.!"29I Traditionally, most antibodies
are produced by hybridoma cell lines through immortalization of antibody-producing cells by
chemically induced fusion with myeloma cells. In some cases, additional fusions with other lines have
created "triomas" and "quadromas". The manufacturing process should be appropriately described
and validated. Validation studies should at least include:
The demonstration that the process is able to produce in good quality (the process should be
validated)
The efficiency of the antibody purification (all impurities and virus must be eliminated)
The characterization of purified antibody (physicochemical characterization, immunological
properties, biological activities, contaminants, ...)
Determination of the virus clearance studies
Before clinical trials
= Product safety testing: Sterility (bacteria and fungi), in vitro and in vivo testing for adventitious
Viruses, murine retrovirus testing..., product safety data needed before the initiation of feasibility
trials in serious or immediately life-threatening conditions, it serves to evaluate dangerous
potential of the product.
= Feasibility testing: These are pilot studies whose objectives include, among others, early
characterization of safety and initial proof of concept in a small specific patient population (in vitro
or in vivo testing).
Preclinical studies
= Testing cross-reactivity of antibody: to highlight unwanted interactions (toxicity) of antibodies with
previously characterized tissues. This study can be performed in vitro (reactivity of the antibody or
immunoconjugate should be determined with a quick-frozen adult tissues) or in vivo (with
appropriates animal models).
= Preclinical pharmacology and toxicity testing: preclinical safety testing of antibody is designed to
identify possible toxicity in humans, to estimate the likelihood and severity of potential adverse
events in humans, and to identify a safe starting dose and dose escalation, when possible.
= Animal toxicity studies: Acute toxicity testing, repeat-dose toxicity testing, long-term toxicity testing= Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics testing: Use for determinate clinical dosages, antibody
activities, evaluation of the potential clinical effects
Structure prediction and computational antibody design
The importance of antibodies in health care and the biotechnology industry demands knowledge of
their structures at high resolution. This information is used for protein engineering, modifying the
antigen binding affinity, and identifying an epitope, of a given antibody. X-ray crystallography is one
commonly used method for determining antibody structures. However, crystallizing an antibody is
often laborious and time-consuming. Computational approaches provide a cheaper and faster
alternative to crystallography, but their results are more equivocal, since they do not produce
empirical structures. Online web servers such as Web Antibody Modeling (WAM)"2°) and Prediction
of Immunoglobulin Structure (PIGS)"3'] enables computational modeling of antibody variable
regions. Rosetta Antibody is a novel antibody Fy region structure prediction server, which
incorporates sophisticated techniques to minimize CDR loops and optimize the relative orientation of
the light and heavy chains, as well as homology models that predict successful docking of antibodies
with their unique antigen.!432] However, describing an antibody's binding site using only one single
static structure limits the understanding and characterization of the antibody's function and
properties. To improve antibody structure prediction and to take the strongly correlated CDR loop
and interface movements into account, antibody paratopes should be described as interconverting
states in solution with varying probabilities.'27)
The ability to describe the antibody through binding affinity to the antigen is supplemented by
information on antibody structure and amino acid sequences for the purpose of patent claims./"33]
Several methods have been presented for computational design of antibodies based on the structural
bioinformatics studies of antibody CDRs. {#3410195111361
There are a variety of methods used to sequence an antibody including Edman degradation, cDNA,
etc; albeit one of the most common modern uses for peptide/protein identification is liquid
chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).!"37] High volume antibody
sequencing methods require computational approaches for the data analysis, including de novo
sequencing directly from tandem mass spectral!28] and database search methods that use existing
protein sequence databases.(!99I('4°] Many versions of shotgun protein sequencing are able to
increase the coverage by utilizing CID/HCD/ETD!"4] fragmentation methods and other techniques,
and they have achieved substantial progress in attempt to fully sequence proteins, especially
antibodies. Other methods have assumed the existence of similar proteins,!42! a known genome
sequence,"43] or combined top-down and bottom up approaches."44] Current technologies have the
ability to assemble protein sequences with high accuracy by integrating de novo sequencing peptides,
intensity, and positional confidence scores from database and homology searches.|"45]
Antibody mimetic
Antibody mimetics are organic compounds, like antibodies, that can specifically bind antigens. ‘They
consist of artificial peptides or proteins, or aptamer-based nucleic acid molecules with a molar mass
of about 3 to 20 kDa. Antibody fragments, such as Fab and nanobodies are not considered as antibodymimetics. Common advantages over antibodies are better solubility, tissue penetration, stability
towards heat and enzymes, and comparatively low production costs. Antibody mimetics have being
developed and commercialized as research, diagnostic and therapeutic agents. [246]
Binding antibody unit
BAU (binding antibody unit, often as BAU/mL) is a measurement unit defined by the WHO for the
comparison of assays detecting the same class of immunoglobulins with the same
ty LearIDasiua9]
spe
See also
= Affimer = Magnetic immunoassay
= Anti-mitochondrial antibodies = Microantibody
= Anti-nuclear antibodies = Monoclonal antibody
= Antibody mimetic = Neutralizing antibody
= Aptamer = Optimer Ligand
= Colostrum = Secondary antibodies
= ELISA = Single-domain antibody
= Humoral immunity = Slope spectroscopy
= Immunology = Synthetic antibody
= Immunosuppressive drug = Western blot normalization
= Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)
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