Generation and validation of recombinant antibodies to study human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases [Molecular Bases of Disease]
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) have long been viewed as mere housekeeping proteins and have therefore often been overlooked in drug discovery. However, recent findings have revealed that many aaRSs have noncanonical functions, and several of the aaRSs have been linked to autoimmune diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders. Deciphering these roles has been challenging because of a lack of tools to enable their study. To help solve this problem, we have generated recombinant high-affinity antibodies for a collection of thirteen cytoplasmic and one mitochondrial aaRSs. Selected domains of these proteins were produced recombinantly in Escherichia coli and used as antigens in phage display selections using a synthetic human single-chain fragment variable library. All targets yielded large sets of antibody candidates that were validated through a panel of binding assays against the purified antigen. Furthermore, the top-performing binders were tested in immunoprecipitation followed by MS for their ability to capture the endogenous protein from mammalian cell lysates. For antibodies targeting individual members of the multi-tRNA synthetase complex, we were able to detect all members of the complex, co-immunoprecipitating with the target, in several cell types. The functionality of a subset of binders for each target was also confirmed using immunofluorescence. The sequences of these proteins have been deposited in publicly available databases and repositories. We anticipate ...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Charlotta Preger, Edvard Wigren, Elena Ossipova, Carolyn Marks, Johan Lengqvist, Camilla Hofstrom, Oskar Andersson, Per–Johan Jakobsson, Susanne Graslund, Helena Persson Tags: Editors ' Picks Source Type: research
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