Heckel, Franziska, Turaj, Anna, Fisher, Hayden, Chan, Claude, Marshall, Michael, Dadas, Osman, Penfold, Christine, Inzhelevskaya, Tatyana, Mockridge, Christopher, Alvarado, Diego, Tews, Ivo, Keler, Tibor, Beers, Stephen, Cragg, Mark and Lim, Sean (2022) Agonistic CD27 antibody potency is determined by epitope-dependent receptor clustering augmented through Fc-engineering. Communications Biology, 5 (1), 1-15, [229]. (doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03182-6).
Abstract
Agonistic CD27 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have demonstrated impressive anti-tumour efficacy in multiple preclinical models but modest clinical responses. This might reflect current reagents delivering suboptimal CD27 agonism. Here, using a novel panel of CD27 mAb including a clinical candidate, we investigate the determinants of CD27 mAb agonism. Epitope mapping and in silico docking analysis show that mAb binding to membrane-distal and external-facing residues are stronger agonists. However, poor epitope-dependent agonism could partially be overcome by Fc-engineering, using mAb isotypes that promote receptor clustering, such as human immunoglobulin G1 (hIgG1, h1) with enhanced affinity to Fc gamma receptor (FcγR) IIb, or hIgG2 (h2). This study provides the critical knowledge required for the development of agonistic CD27 mAb that are potentially more clinically efficacious.
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