Engineering stable calibration standards for biomedical research

Lead Research Organisation: University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Chemistry

Abstract

Work by Davis has demonstrated the feasibility of new manufacturing routines for sitespecificmodification of proteins. This project aims to establish whether these newmanufacturing processes represent a means of manufacturing precise protein calibrationstandard products offering advantages in terms of product specification, stability, processflexibility, economics and scaling. This will find application in enabling first-in-classquantitative immunoassays and standards for mass spectrometry.

Publications

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Bernardes GJ (2011) Site-selective traceless Staudinger ligation for glycoprotein synthesis reveals scope and limitations. in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology

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Bernardes Goncalo J. L. (2012) Chemical site-selective protein modification: Development of a traceless vascular targeting ADC for cancer therapy in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Bernardes Goncalo J. L. (2012) Building well-defined glycoproteins in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Boutureira O (2011) Direct radiolabelling of proteins at cysteine using [18F]-fluorosugars. in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

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Boutureira Omar (2012) Chemical site-selective radiolabelling of proteins using fluorosugars in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Chalker JM (2011) A "tag-and-modify" approach to site-selective protein modification. in Accounts of chemical research

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Chalker Justin M. (2011) Reaction engineering for protein modification in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Chalker Justin M. (2011) Allyl sulfides enable olefin metathesis in water and on proteins in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Chalker Justin M. (2011) Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling on protein substrates using a novel palladium-pyrimidine catalyst in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Chooi K. Phin (2014) Giving p38a kinase a jump-start: p38a Activation induced by chemical modification in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Chooi KP (2014) Synthetic phosphorylation of p38a recapitulates protein kinase activity. in Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Cocinero EJ (2013) Free fructose is conformationally locked. in Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Davis Ben (2012) Sugars and proteins in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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De Munari S (2015) A Triply Divergent Reagent for Glycoprotein Synthesis in Israel Journal of Chemistry

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Dumas A (2013) Self-liganded Suzuki-Miyaura coupling for site-selective protein PEGylation. in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

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Díaz-Rodríguez A (2011) Chemical modification in the creation of novel biocatalysts. in Current opinion in chemical biology

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Gao Z (2013) Enhanced aqueous Suzuki-Miyaura coupling allows site-specific polypeptide 18F-labeling. in Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Goodfellow JJ (2012) An endoglycosidase with alternative glycan specificity allows broadened glycoprotein remodelling. in Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Guimaraes Andreia M. R. (2011) Glycosylation enhances selectivity of novobiocin and alters antibacterial mechanism in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Lee Seung Seo (2011) Biosynthesis of nucleoside antibiotic tunicamycin proceeds via a unique exo-glycal intermediate in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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Li WW (2011) Tuning the cavity of cyclodextrins: altered sugar adaptors in protein pores. in Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Lo Conte M (2011) Multi-molecule reaction of serum albumin can occur through thiol-yne coupling. in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

 
Description We worked a chemical method for building proteins that act as 'molecular display units'. By using them to display important peptide motifs, we found a way of getting those peptides to be recognised by antibodies. This, in turn, allowed our commercial partners to improve the calibration of their own antibodies, making their products more precise (and hence valuable). In turn, these 'better' calibrated antibodies are allowing more precise and quantitative use of antibodies as widespread 'reagents' in biological science.
Exploitation Route We think that the development of 'better' antibodies will have widespread benefits to improving their use. Beyond that we can envisage using our 'display units' to display all sorts of things in biology, allowing even the design of molecular rulers, for instance.
Sectors Chemicals,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology

URL http://users.ox.ac.uk/~dplb0149/
 
Description BGD and group members have appeared on the radio, television, (BBD, Channel 5), science festivals around the world (Cheltenham, Kent, Edinburgh, Times Lit., Sydney) describing this work. We have given talks in schools to inspire the next generation. The commercial partners on this work (Badrilla Ltd) have licensed the approach and this increasing their development and growth.
First Year Of Impact 2011
Sector Chemicals,Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology
Impact Types Cultural,Societal,Economic

 
Company Name Glycoform Ltd 
Description drug delivery and glycoprotein specialist; biopharmaceuticals 
Impact Employed >20 people over 10 years and provided a model for how synthetic protein drugs might be constructed and used. The technology for this company has now been used by major US companies.
Website http://isis-innovation.com/news/glycoform-ltd-improve-drug-delivery/