PMID- 25614935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151106 LR - 20161125 IS - 1520-4812 (Electronic) IS - 1043-1802 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Feb 18 TI - CBTF: new amine-to-thiol coupling reagent for preparation of antibody conjugates with increased plasma stability. PG - 197-200 LID - 10.1021/bc500610g [doi] AB - Amine-to-thiol coupling is the most common route for the preparation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC). It is usually achieved by using heterobifunctional reagents possessing an activated ester at one end and a maleimide group at the other. However, maleimide-based conjugates were recently revealed to have limited stability in blood circulation, which can compromise therapeutic efficacy of the conjugate. To address this issue, we have developed a heterobifunctional reagent, sodium 4-((4-(cyanoethynyl)benzoyl)oxy)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzenesulfonate (CBTF), for amine-to-thiol coupling. It comprises a recently described 3-arylpropionitrile (APN) function in replacement of maleimide and allows for the preparation of remarkably stable conjugates. A series of antibody-dye conjugates have been prepared using this reagent and shown superior stability in human blood plasma compared to maleimide-derived conjugates. FAU - Kolodych, Sergii AU - Kolodych S AD - Laboratory of Functional ChemoSystems (UMR 7199), Labex Medalis, University of Strasbourg , 67081 Strasbourg, France. FAU - Koniev, Oleksandr AU - Koniev O FAU - Baatarkhuu, Zoljargal AU - Baatarkhuu Z FAU - Bonnefoy, Jean-Yves AU - Bonnefoy JY FAU - Debaene, Francois AU - Debaene F FAU - Cianferani, Sarah AU - Cianferani S FAU - Van Dorsselaer, Alain AU - Van Dorsselaer A FAU - Wagner, Alain AU - Wagner A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150123 PL - United States TA - Bioconjug Chem JT - Bioconjugate chemistry JID - 9010319 RN - 0 (Amines) RN - 0 (Benzene Derivatives) RN - 0 (Cross-Linking Reagents) RN - 0 (Immunoconjugates) RN - 0 (Maleimides) RN - 0 (Sulfhydryl Compounds) RN - 2519R1UGP8 (maleimide) SB - IM MH - Amines/*chemistry MH - Benzene Derivatives/*chemistry MH - Cell Line MH - Cross-Linking Reagents/*chemistry MH - Halogenation MH - Humans MH - Immunoconjugates/blood/*chemistry MH - Maleimides/chemistry MH - Sulfhydryl Compounds/*chemistry EDAT- 2015/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/07 06:00 CRDT- 2015/01/24 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1021/bc500610g [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioconjug Chem. 2015 Feb 18;26(2):197-200. doi: 10.1021/bc500610g. Epub 2015 Jan 23.