A three-dimensional model of the Fas/APO-1 molecule: cross-reactivity of anti-Fas antibodies explained by structural mimicry of antigenic sites

International Immunology
B FadeelF Chiodi

Abstract

Fas/APO-1 is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)/nerve growth factor receptor family. This cell surface protein, when associated with the Fas/APO-1 ligand or specific mAb, elicits an apoptotic response in susceptible cells via an oligomerization of its intracellular domains, termed the'death domains'. We have previously mapped the epitopes of a panel of Fas/APO-1-reactive mAb to a series of linear portions of the Fas/APO-1 molecule. In order to gain a greater understanding of the mode of interaction of these antibodies with the Fas/APO-1 antigen, we constructed a homology-based model of the extracellular portion of the molecule, based on the crystallographic coordinates of the TNF type I receptor. The model clearly demonstrates that the antibodies do not identically mimic the endogenous ligand to achieve their effect, but probably act in an analogous manner by recruiting Fas/APO-1 molecules into clusters which may lead to oligomerization of 'death domains'. Moreover, the apparent cross-reactivity observed for the monoclonal anti-Fas antibodies between different linear regions of the Fas/APO-1 molecule was found to be due, most likely, to the structural mimicry of these epitopes. Reduction of the Fas/APO-1-derived cross-...Continue Reading

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