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@ARTICLE{Wetzel:282954,
author = {Wetzel, Nora Sandrine and Kulsvehagen, Laila and Lecourt,
Anne-Catherine and Filipek, Beata and Lipps, Patrick and
Rieder, Laura and Berve, Kristina and Krishnamoorthy,
Gurumoorthy and 't Hart, Bert A and Schirmer, Lucas and
Yandamuri, Soumya S and O'Connor, Kevin C and Pröbstel,
Anne-Katrin},
title = {{P}atient-{D}erived {M}onoclonal {M}yelin {O}ligodendrocyte
{G}lycoprotein {A}utoantibodies {M}ediate {C}ytotoxicity.},
journal = {Neurology: Neuroimmunology $\&$ Neuroinflammation ;
official journal of the American Academy of Neurology},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
issn = {2332-7812},
address = {Philadelphia, Pa.},
publisher = {Wolters Kluwer},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-01415},
pages = {e200520},
year = {2026},
abstract = {Serum myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies
are a hallmark of the newly defined neuroinflammatory
disease entity MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD). Yet,
the lack of patient-derived recombinant human MOG
(hMOG)-reactive autoantibodies limits investigations into
the molecular mechanisms by which these autoantibodies
mediate CNS pathology, thereby hindering rational
therapeutic approaches. To understand the origins and
disease-relevant mechanisms of autoantibodies in MOGAD, we
generated and characterized monoclonal anti-hMOG antibodies
(MOG-mAbs) from circulating B cells of patients with
MOGAD.We isolated MOG-specific B-cell receptor (BCR)
sequences from unique circulating B-cell clones of 6
patients with MOGAD using an antigen selection approach. BCR
sequences were expressed as immunoglobulin (Ig)G1
antibodies, and their molecular features, epitope
specificity, and binding to MOG isoforms were investigated.
The MOG-mAbs' ability to mediate antibody-dependent cellular
phagocytosis (ADCP), natural killer (NK) cell-mediated
antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and
complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) toward
MOG-expressing cells was assessed by live cell-based
assays.Of the 15 MOG-mAbs generated, 4 revealed evidence of
affinity maturation, whereas the remaining 11 were germline
encoded. Binding capacities to hMOG varied considerably,
with the most frequent putative epitope mapping to a region
that includes residue P42. The efficacy of these antibodies
in mediating ADCP, ADCC, and CDC of MOG-expressing cells was
heterogeneous and associated with their binding
characteristics to MOG and its isoforms.Taken together, the
molecular characteristics and binding patterns of these
patient-derived MOG-mAbs reveal a diverse repertoire of
MOG-binding autoantibodies with pathogenic capacity in
vitro. Consequently, these well-characterized patient
autoantibodies offer a foundation for developing in vivo
models of MOGAD, serve as tools to standardize diagnostic
assays, and guide development of therapeutic strategies
targeting either B cells or autoantibodies and their
effector functions.},
keywords = {Humans / Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein: immunology /
Autoantibodies: immunology / Antibodies, Monoclonal:
immunology / Female / Male / Adult / Middle Aged /
B-Lymphocytes: immunology / Antibody-Dependent Cell
Cytotoxicity: immunology / Myelin-Oligodendrocyte
Glycoprotein (NLM Chemicals) / Autoantibodies (NLM
Chemicals) / MOG protein, human (NLM Chemicals) /
Antibodies, Monoclonal (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {AG Pröbstel},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1013045},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41406408},
doi = {10.1212/NXI.0000000000200520},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/282954},
}