Volume 41, Issue 21 2000294
Communication

Effect of Chain-End Chemistries on the Efficiency of Coupling Antibodies to Polymers Using Unnatural Amino Acids

Amal J. Sivaram

Amal J. Sivaram

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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Andri Wardiana

Andri Wardiana

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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S. S. Hema Preethi

S. S. Hema Preethi

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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Adrian V. Fuchs

Adrian V. Fuchs

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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Christopher B. Howard

Christopher B. Howard

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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Nicholas L. Fletcher

Nicholas L. Fletcher

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

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Craig A. Bell

Corresponding Author

Craig A. Bell

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Kristofer J. Thurecht

Corresponding Author

Kristofer J. Thurecht

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Centre for Advanced Imaging, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, ARC Training Centre for Innovation in Biomedical Imaging Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Australia

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 16 September 2020
Citations: 2

Abstract

Novel conjugates that incorporate strategies for increasing the therapeutic payload, such as targeted polymeric delivery vehicles, have great potential in overcoming limitations of conventional antibody therapies that often exhibit immunogenicity and limited drug loading. Click chemistry has significantly expanded the toolbox of effective strategies for developing hybrid polymer-biomolecule conjugates, however, effective systems require orthogonality between the polymer and biomolecule chemistries to achieve efficient coupling. Here, three cycloaddition-based strategies for antibody conjugation to polymeric carriers are explored and show that a purely radical-based method for polymer synthesis and subsequent biomolecule attachment has a trade-off between coupling efficiency of the antibody and the ability to synthesize polymers with controlled chemical properties. It is shown that careful consideration of both coupling chemistries as well as the potential effect of how this modulates the chemical properties of the polymer nanocarrier should be considered during the development of such systems. The strategies described offer insight into improving conjugate development for therapeutic and theranostic applications. In this system, polymerization using conventional and established reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents, followed by multiple post-modification steps, always leads to systems with more defined chemical architectures compared to strategies that utilize alkyne-functional RAFT agents.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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