5C0N

Development of a monoclonal antibody targeting secreted aP2 to treat diabetes and fatty liver disease


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.265 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Development of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody that targets secreted fatty acid-binding protein aP2 to treat type 2 diabetes.

Burak, M.F.Inouye, K.E.White, A.Lee, A.Tuncman, G.Calay, E.S.Sekiya, M.Tirosh, A.Eguchi, K.Birrane, G.Lightwood, D.Howells, L.Odede, G.Hailu, H.West, S.Garlish, R.Neale, H.Doyle, C.Moore, A.Hotamisligil, G.S.

(2015) Sci Transl Med 7: 319ra205-319ra205

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aac6336
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5C0N, 5D8J

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The lipid chaperone aP2/FABP4 has been implicated in the pathology of many immunometabolic diseases, including diabetes in humans, but aP2 has not yet been targeted for therapeutic applications. aP2 is not only an intracellular protein but also an active adipokine that contributes to hyperglycemia by promoting hepatic gluconeogenesis and interfering with peripheral insulin action. Serum aP2 levels are markedly elevated in mouse and human obesity and strongly correlate with metabolic complications. These observations raise the possibility of a new strategy to treat metabolic disease by targeting serum aP2 with a monoclonal antibody (mAb) to aP2. We evaluated mAbs to aP2 and identified one, CA33, that lowered fasting blood glucose, improved systemic glucose metabolism, increased systemic insulin sensitivity, and reduced fat mass and liver steatosis in obese mouse models. We examined the structure of the aP2-CA33 complex and resolved the target epitope by crystallographic studies in comparison to another mAb that lacked efficacy in vivo. In hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies, we found that the antidiabetic effect of CA33 was predominantly linked to the regulation of hepatic glucose output and peripheral glucose utilization. The antibody had no effect in aP2-deficient mice, demonstrating its target specificity. We conclude that an aP2 mAb-mediated therapeutic constitutes a feasible approach for the treatment of diabetes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and Sabri Ülker Center, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyteA,
D [auth B]
132Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Fabp4Ap2
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UniProt GroupP04117
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fab CA33 Heavy chainB [auth H],
E [auth C]
222Oryctolagus cuniculusMutation(s): 0 
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MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fab CA33 light chainC [auth L],
F [auth D]
219Oryctolagus cuniculusMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.265 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 65.27α = 90
b = 101.95β = 90.03
c = 95.32γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
xia2data reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Released Date: 2015-06-24 
  • Deposition Author(s): Doyle, C.

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-06-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-01-13
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description