PMID- 23752205 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131112 LR - 20211021 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Print) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 9 DP - 2013 Sep TI - Synthetic HLA-G proteins for therapeutic use in transplantation. PG - 3643-51 LID - 10.1096/fj.13-228247 [doi] AB - The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G is a tolerogenic molecule, whose expression by allografts is associated with better acceptance. An increasing interest in producing HLA-G as a clinical-grade molecule for therapy use is impaired by its complexity and limited stability. Our purpose was to engineer simpler and more stable HLA-G-derived molecules than the full-length HLA-G trimolecular complex that are also tolerogenic, functional as soluble molecules, and compatible with good manufacturing practice (GMP) production conditions. We present two synthetic molecules: (alpha3-L)x2 and (alpha1-alpha3)x2 polypeptides. We show their capability to bind the HLA-G receptor LILRB2 and their functions in vitro and in vivo. The (alpha1-alpha3)x2 polypeptide proved to be a potent tolerogenic molecule in vivo: One treatment of skin allograft recipient mice with (alpha1-alpha3)x2 was sufficient to significantly prolong graft survival, and four weekly treatments induced complete tolerance. Furthermore, (alpha1-alpha3)x2 was active as a soluble molecule and capable of inhibiting the proliferation of tumor cell lines, as does the full length HLA-G trimolecular complex. Thus, the synthetic (alpha1-alpha3)x2 polypeptide is a stable and simpler alternative to the full-length HLA-G molecule. It can be produced under GMP conditions, it functions as a soluble molecule, and it is at least as tolerogenic as HLA-G in vivo. FAU - LeMaoult, Joel AU - LeMaoult J AD - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies (iMETI), Research Division in Hematology and Immunology (SRHI), Paris, France. joel.lemaoult@cea.fr FAU - Daouya, Marina AU - Daouya M FAU - Wu, Juan AU - Wu J FAU - Loustau, Maria AU - Loustau M FAU - Horuzsko, Anatolij AU - Horuzsko A FAU - Carosella, Edgardo D AU - Carosella ED LA - eng GR - R56 AI055923/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130610 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) RN - 0 (Peptides) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Graft Survival/drug effects MH - HLA-G Antigens/*chemistry/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Peptides/chemistry/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Transplantation, Homologous PMC - PMC3752534 OTO - NOTNLM OT - engineered molecules OT - immune regulation OT - therapy OT - tolerance EDAT- 2013/06/12 06:00 MHDA- 2013/11/13 06:00 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2013/06/12 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/11/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - fj.13-228247 [pii] AID - 13-228247 [pii] AID - 10.1096/fj.13-228247 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2013 Sep;27(9):3643-51. doi: 10.1096/fj.13-228247. Epub 2013 Jun 10.