1. Epitope Mapping of an Anti-Mouse CCR8 Monoclonal Antibody C 8 Mab-2 Using Flow Cytometry.
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Kobayashi H, Suzuki H, Tanaka T, Kaneko MK, and Kato Y
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- Animals, Mice, Epitopes immunology, Humans, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology, Epitope Mapping methods, Antibodies, Monoclonal immunology, Flow Cytometry, Receptors, CCR8 immunology, Receptors, CCR8 genetics
- Abstract
The C-C motif chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is highly and selectively expressed in regulatory T (Treg) cells and is associated with tumor progression. The massive accumulation of Treg cells into tumors suppresses the effector function of CD8
+ cells against tumor cells. Therefore, selective depletion of Treg cells using anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) reinvigorates antitumor immune responses and improves responses to cancer immunotherapy. Previously, we developed an anti-mouse CCR8 (mCCR8) mAb, C8 Mab-2, using the Cell-Based Immunization and Screening method. In this study, the binding epitope of C8 Mab-2 was investigated using flow cytometry. The mCCR8 extracellular domain-substituted mutant analysis showed that C8 Mab-2 recognizes the N-terminal region (1-33 amino acids) of mCCR8. Next, 1×alanine (or glycine) scanning and 2×alanine (or glycine) scanning were conducted in the N-terminal region. The results revealed that the17- DFFTAP-22 sequence is important for the recognition by C8 Mab-2, and Thr20 is a central amino acid of the epitope. These results revealed the involvement of the N-terminus of mCCR8 in the recognition by C8 Mab-2.- Published
- 2024
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