Platform for Identifying Human Glycan-Specific Antibodies Against Bacterial Pathogens using Synthetic Glycan Fragments
Temming, A. R.; Claireaux, M.; Kerster, G.; Groenewege, S. E.; Voskuilen, T.; Wang, Z.; Codee, J. D.; van Gils, M.; van Sorge, N. M.
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Bacterial infections represent a substantial global health challenge, impacting both human and veterinary health. The ongoing evolution of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, coupled with limited new antibiotic discoveries, urges the need for alternative strategies to treat and prevent these infections. Passive immunization with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is gaining interest as a promising alternative. Here, we report an experimental pipeline for generating human mAbs from healthy donor B cells using synthetic mimics of complex bacterial glycans. We identified functional mAbs recognizing discrete and unique epitopes on the surface glycans of two bacterial priority pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. The use of chemically-defined synthetic glycans was critical for the discovery and systematic characterization of mAbs. From a heterogeneous mix of B cell specificities, mAbs were isolated with reactivities against immunodominant but also to less common or even masked epitopes. The pipeline can be adapted to different glycan targets, donor material or specific antibody isotypes. This work thereby paves the way for the discovery of glycan-specific mAbs with clinical relevance to treat, prevent or diagnose infections with S. aureus, S. pyogenes or other bacterial pathogens.
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