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Table 1 Mouse TfR binding nanobody histidine mutants tested in vitro and in vivo

From: Enhanced in vivo blood brain barrier transcytosis of macromolecular cargo using an engineered pH-sensitive mouse transferrin receptor binding nanobody

Nanobody

mTfR affinity pH 7.4 (nM)

Apparent mTfR unbinding ratio at pH 5.5 vs pH 7.4

NT-mediated Hypothermia (°C)

M1

5.11

1.01

0

M1: P96H

7.031

1.46

1

M1: Y98H

2509

1.28

2.5

M1: S99H

> 5000

1.01

1

M1: T100aH

55.31

1.05

1.5

M1: T100bH

30.12

1.24

0

M1: R100dH

1294

1.01

0

M1: L100eH

203

1.32

0

M1: D100fH

> 5000

1.58

0

M1: S100gH

> 5000

1.03

0

M1: K100iH

> 5000

1.42

0

M1: D101H

25

1.32

1.5

M1: Y32H, P96H

373

2.57

0

M1: G65H, P96H

> 5000

2.09

1

M1: P96H, Y98H

33.18

2.48

1.2

M1: P96H, S100H

1140

1.02

0

M1: P96H, D101H

242

2.65

7.5

M1: P96H, Y102H

11.65

2.33

6

M1: Y98H, Y102H

> 5000

1.29

5

M1: D31H P96H Y102H

95

1.13

0

M1: R33H P96H Y102H

1545

1.10

0

M1: R56H, P96H, Y98H

> 5000

0.98

1.5

M1: R56H, P96H, D101H

> 5000

1.78

0

M1: R56H, P96H, Y102H

6.653

2.63

8

M1: R56H, Y98H, D101H

52.6

1.04

0

M1: R56H, Y98H, Y102H

> 5000

0.99

0

M1: R56A, P96H, Y102H

1.7

2.59

0

M1: Y59H, P96H, Y102H

888

2.07

1

M1: A60H, P96H, Y102H

> 5000

ND

0

M1: P61H, P96H, Y102H

148

2.13

1

M1: S62H, P96H, Y102H

> 5000

2.18

1.5

M1: A64H, P96H, Y102H

> 5000

1.79

0

M1: S70H, P96H, Y102H

78

1.64

0

M1: P96H S99H D101H

301

2.43

2

M1: P96H S99H Y102H

> 5000

2.52

2.5

M1: P96H, D101H, Y102H

> 5000

2.42

0

M1: C22A C92A P96H D101H

35.76

1.03

0

M1: C22A C92A P96H Y102H

17.56

1.07

0

M1: R56H, P96H, Y98H, Y102H

> 5000

1.00

0

M1: R56H, P96H, S99H, Y102H

246

2.04

5.5

M1: Y32H, R56H, P96H, S99H, Y102H

 > 5000

1.11

0

  1. In vitro assessments included a) ELISA-based affinity measurements vs. recombinant mTfR extracellular domain conducted at pH 7.4 at room temperature, and b) plate-based unbinding assays conducted by binding nanobodies to recombinant mTfR extracellular domain at pH 7.4, then washing at either pH 5.5 or pH 7.4 at room temperature. In vivo assessments consisted of blinded measurements of mouse peak hypothermia following iv injection of 25 nmol/kg of each of the nanobodies fused with neurotensin (NT) (n = 3–6 mice per construct). ND: not determined due to low binding