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Case Study:
Custom Antibody Generation to Deubiquitinating
enzyme – OTULIN |
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Using a protein-directed OTULIN specific custom antibody generated by Cambridge Research Biochemicals, the Komander group at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology have determined the effect of OTULIN in Met1 specific polyubiquitin signalling.
Having discovered OTULIN as a deubiquitinase that specifically cleaves Met1-linked polyUb, the Group enlisted the assistance of Cambridge Research Biochemicals for a second time to generate an anti-peptide antibody to further this study. CRB performed the antigen prediction and the peptide chosen was selected from a panel of highly immunogenic sequences. Komander et al. showed in a second paper to be published this month, that OTULIN binds to the PUB domain of the LUBAC component HOIP. This study emphasises the importance of the professional advice offered by CRB regarding epitope selection, cross reactivity screening and peptide design when generating a custom antibody.
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Left: Pulldown of GST-tagged NEMO wild-type (WT) or recombinant cell line (KR), +/- LUBAC, in control or OTULIN-overexpressing T-REx 293 cell lines. Western blotting reveals polyUb on NEMO which is lost when OTULIN is co-expressed.
Right: Superposition of OTULIN (blue) and OTUB1 (cyan)
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| With thanks to Dr David Komander at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology for granting permission to highlight his work. For further information, please refer to the Komander lab. |
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“We are very pleased with the OTULIN antibody - we raised it against our purified protein, were able to track every step of the process, and the contacts at Cambridge Research Biochemicals were very professional and responsive. With Antibodies, it is quality that matters - this seems to be reflected in CRB's service. CRB is highly regarded in our institute, and I have recommended them to many of my colleagues”.
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- Over 30 years of experience in the design, production and purification of target specific antibodies, offering excellent customer service and technical assistance.
- Excellence in Peptide Synthesis - Antigen design, peptide preparation and conjugation services with over 34 years of in-house peptide synthesis experience.
- Phospho-specific antibodies and other PTM directed modifications including acetylation, methylation and citrullination, glycosylation, sulphation and PAN specific antibodies.
- Experience with a variety of targets - Antibodies against GPCRs, neo-epitopes and splice sites, trans-membrane loops and heterogenous regions of conserved proteins.
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For the generation of highly specific antibodies to discrete epitopes, peptide immunogens are favoured. Selection of the optimum peptide antigens for the Kommander group’s anti-peptide antibodies was performed by Cambridge Research Biochemicals.
The peptide immunogens were designed, synthesised and conjugated to a carrier protein in-house. The serum generated was then fully purified by the experienced Immunology Team using optimised affinity purification techniques. An overall yield of 49.7mg IgG peptide specific antibody was generated in total following two purification passes.
Consideration of desirable peptide antigen candidates: |
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- Peptide length (12-18 residues is optimal) and ease of synthesis, stability and storage
- The exposure and accessibility of the chosen epitope – the region must be accessible and extracellular or surface exposed regions are preferred
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- The peptide should be antigenic and reasonably hydrophilic
- Protein termini are preferred
- Screening for un/desired cross reactivity can also be performed and peptides can be optimised to enhance PTM specificity
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