First Immunoassay for Measuring Isoaspartate in Human Serum Albumin

Isoaspartate (isoAsp) is a damaging amino acid residue formed in proteins mostly as a result of spontaneous deamidation of asparaginyl residues. An association has been found between isoAsp in human serum albumin (HSA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Here we report on a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb)...

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Main Authors: Jijing Wang, Susanna L. Lundström, Sven Seelow, Sergey Rodin, Zhaowei Meng, Juan Astorga-Wells, Qinyu Jia, Roman A. Zubarev
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Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/406db28c57ae42aa81e660866e97c59f
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Summary:Isoaspartate (isoAsp) is a damaging amino acid residue formed in proteins mostly as a result of spontaneous deamidation of asparaginyl residues. An association has been found between isoAsp in human serum albumin (HSA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Here we report on a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) 1A3 with excellent specificity to isoAsp in the functionally important domain of HSA. Based on 1A3 mAb, an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed, and the isoAsp occupancy in 100 healthy plasma samples was quantified for the first time, providing the average value of (0.74 ± 0.13)%. These results suggest potential of isoAsp measurements for supplementary AD diagnostics as well as for assessing the freshness of stored donor blood and its suitability for transfusion.