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A Novel Anti-Mouse CXCR1 Monoclonal Antibody, Cx1Mab-8, Demonstrates Very High Affinity in Flow Cytometry

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CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) is an important regulator for neutrophil granulocyte activation through binding to the ligand interleukin-8 (IL-8). Upon binding to IL-8, CXCR1 activates downstream signaling, critical for innate and adaptive immune responses. The IL-8-CXCR1 axis also plays an important role in tumor progression, especially in the tumor microenvironment. CXCR1 antagonists or anti-IL-8 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been developed and evaluated in clinical trials for inflammatory diseases and tumors. In this study, we developed novel mAbs for mouse CXCR1 (mCXCR1) using the N-terminal peptide immunization. Among the established anti-mCXCR1 mAbs, Cx1Mab-8 (rat IgG2b, kappa) recognized mCXCR1-overexpressed Chinese hamster ovary-K1 (CHO/mCXCR1) and mCXCR1-overexpressed LN229 (LN229/mCXCR1) by flow cytometry. The dissociation constant (KD) values of Cx1Mab-8 for CHO/mCXCR1 and LN229/mCXCR1 were determined as 5.1 × 10−10 M and 1.3 × 10−9 M, respectively. These results indicated that Cx1Mab-8 is useful for detecting mCXCR1 by flow cytometry with high affinity and can obtain the proof of concept in preclinical studies.
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1. Introduction

CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays an essential regulator for migration and activation of neutrophil granulocytes [1]. CXCR1 serves as a receptor for interleukin-8 (IL-8, also known as C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8), a central mediator of immune and inflammatory responses involved in many disorders including cancer [2]. Upon binding to IL-8, CXCR1 triggers a rapid and transient increment of free calcium in neutrophil granulocytes through a GTP-binding protein [2], which results in the migration to the site of tissue damage or infection [3]. The attracted neutrophil granulocytes kill and phagocytose bacteria at the sites of inflammation. Furthermore, the IL-8-CXCR1 axis plays an essential role in the tumor microenvironment to promote inflammation and resistance to immunotherapy [4]. Therefore, the blockade of the IL-8-CXCR1 axis is a promising strategy to improve antitumor efficacy in combination with other immunotherapy [5].
The activation of CXCR1 involves both N-terminal residues and extracellular loops [3,6]. The structure of human CXCR1 in a lipid bilayer was solved using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which facilitated molecular modeling and the understanding of interactions with small molecule inhibitors [7]. The structure of CXCR1 complexed with IL-8 and Gαi1 protein was solved using cryo-EM [8]. The CXCR1 N-terminal residues fit loosely into an IL-8 groove to form the interaction surface chemokine recognition site 1 (CRS1) [8]. Therefore, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that recognize the CXCR1 N-terminus are expected to neutralize the IL-8 binding.
We have developed anti-mouse chemokine receptor mAbs against CXCR1 (clone Cx1Mab-1) [9], CXCR3 (clone Cx3Mab-4) [10], CXCR4 (clone Cx4Mab-1) [11], CCR1 (clone C1Mab-6) [12], CCR3 (clones C3Mab-2, C3Mab-3, and C3Mab-4) [13-15], CCR5 (clone C5Mab-2) [16], CCR8 (clones C8Mab-1, C8Mab-2, and C8Mab-3) [17-19], using the Cell-Based Immunization and Screening (CBIS) method. The CBIS method includes immunizing antigen-overexpressed cells and high-throughput hybridoma screening using flow cytometry. Furthermore, we established anti-mouse chemokine receptor mAbs against CCR2 (clone C2Mab-6) [20], CCR3 (clones C3Mab-6 and C3Mab-7) [21], CCR4 (clone C4Mab-1) [22], CCR5 (clone C5Mab-4 and C5Mab-8) [23], CCR9 (clone C9Mab-24) [24], CXCR6 (clone Cx6Mab-1) [25], and ACKR4 (clone A4Mab-1, A4Mab-2, and A4Mab-3) [26] using the N-terminal peptide immunization.
In this study, a high-affinity anti-mouse CXCR1 (mCXCR1) mAb was developed by N-terminal peptide immunization.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1 Cell Lines and Plasmids

The LN229, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K1, and P3X63Ag8U.1 (P3U1) cell lines were sourced from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA).
A pCMV6neo-myc-DDK plasmid carrying mCXCR1 (Accession No.: NM_178241) was obtained from OriGene Technologies, Inc. (Rockville, MD). The mCXCR1 plasmid was introduced into CHO-K1 and LN229 cells via the Neon electroporation system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA). Stable transfectants were generated through cell sorting using a SH800 cell sorter (Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan), and selection was maintained in a medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/mL of Zeocin (InvivoGen, San Diego, CA).
CHO-K1, mCXCR1-overexpressing CHO-K1 (CHO/mCXCR1), mCXCR1-PA-overexpressing CHO-K1 (CHO/mCXCR1-PA), and P3U1 cells were maintained in Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI)-1640 medium (Nacalai Tesque, Inc., Kyoto, Japan), supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), 100 U/mL of penicillin, 100 μg/mL of streptomycin, and 0.25 μg/mL of amphotericin B (Nacalai Tesque, Inc.). LN229 and mCXCR1-overexpressing LN229 (LN229/mCXCR1) were cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM; Nacalai Tesque, Inc.), also supplemented with 10% FBS, 100 U/mL penicillin, 100 μg/mL streptomycin, and 0.25 μg/mL amphotericin B. All cell cultures were maintained at 37°C in a humidified incubator with 5% CO2 and 95% air.

2.2 Peptides

A partial sequence of the N-terminal extracellular domain of mCXCR1 (1-MAEAEYFIWTNPEGDFEKE-19) with an additional C-terminal cysteine was synthesized by Eurofins Genomics KK (Tokyo, Japan). The peptide was conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) at its C-terminus.

2.3. Production of Hybridomas

A five-week-old Sprague–Dawley rat was obtained from CLEA Japan (Tokyo, Japan) and housed under specific pathogen-free conditions. All animal experiments complied with relevant guidelines and regulations to minimize animal discomfort and distress. The experimental procedures were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Tohoku University (Permit No.: 2022MdA-001).
The rat's health was monitored daily over the four-week experimental period. A humane endpoint was established as a reduction in body weight exceeding 25%. The rat was euthanized by cervical dislocation, with death confirmed by observing respiratory and cardiac arrest.
To generate monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against mCXCR1, a rat was immunized intraperitoneally with 100 µg of KLH-conjugated mCXCR1 peptide (mCXCR1-KLH) mixed with Alhydrogel adjuvant 2% (InvivoGen). The immunization protocol included three additional weekly injections (100 µg per rat) and a final booster injection (100 µg per rat) two days before spleen cell collection. The spleen cells were harvested and fused with P3U1 cells using PEG1500 (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN). The resulting hybridomas were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% FBS, 5% Briclone (NICB, Dublin, Ireland), 100 U/mL of penicillin, 100 μg/mL of streptomycin, and 0.25 μg/mL of amphotericin B. Hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine (HAT; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.) were added to the medium to select for hybridomas. Supernatants were then screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using the mCXCR1 peptide, followed by flow cytometry with CHO/mCXCR1 and CHO-K1 cells.

2.4. Aantibodies

Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG and peroxidase-conjugated anti-rat IgG were obtained from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (Danvers, MA) and Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (St. Louis, MO), respectively.
The culture supernatants from Cx1Mab-8 hybridomas were processed using a 1 mL Ab-Capcher column (ProteNova, Kagawa, Japan). After washing with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), the monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were eluted using an IgG elution buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.). The eluates were then concentrated, and the buffer was exchanged for PBS using Amicon Ultra filters (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany).

2.5. ELISA

The mCXCR1 peptide (MAEAEYFIWTNPEGDFEKEC) was immobilized onto Nunc Maxisorp 96-well plates (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.) at a concentration of 1 µg/mL for 30 minutes at 37°C. After thorough washing with phosphate-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween 20 (PBST; Nacalai Tesque, Inc.), the wells were blocked for 30 minutes at 37°C with PBST supplemented with 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA). Following this, the plates were incubated with supernatants from hybridoma cultures, followed by adding peroxidase-conjugated anti-rat IgG at a dilution of 1:20,000. The enzymatic reactions were subsequently carried out using the ELISA POD Substrate TMB Kit (Nacalai Tesque, Inc.), and the optical density was measured at 655 nm using an iMark microplate reader (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Berkeley, CA).

2.6. Flow Cytometric Analysis

Cells were collected following brief treatment with 0.25% trypsin and 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA; Nacalai Tesque, Inc.). Afterward, the cells were rinsed with a blocking buffer composed of 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and incubated with varying concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 µg/mL) of Cx1Mab-8 for 30 minutes at 4°C. Subsequently, the cells were exposed to Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG diluted to 1:2,000. Fluorescence measurements were then obtained using the SA3800 Cell Analyzer (Sony Corp.).

2.7. Determination of Dissociation Constant (KD) by Flow Cytometry

CHO/mCXCR1 cells were incubated in a series of diluted solutions of Cx1Mab-8 for 30 minutes at a temperature of 4°C. Following this, the cells were treated with Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG at a dilution of 1:200. Fluorescence measurements were then obtained using the SA3800 Cell Analyzer. The dissociation constant (KD) was determined by fitting the saturation binding curves to the one-site binding models provided in GraphPad PRISM 6 software (GraphPad Software, Inc., La Jolla, CA).

3. Results

3.1. Development of Anti-mCXCR1 mAbs Using N-Terminal Peptide Immunization

To develop anti-mCXCR1 mAbs, one rat was immunized with mCXCR1-KLH (Figure 1A). Spleen was then excised from the rat, after which splenocytes were fused with myeloma P3U1 cells. Developed hybridomas were seeded into ten 96-well plates and cultivated for six days. Then, positive wells for the naked mCXCR1 peptide were selected using ELISA, followed by the selection of CHO/mCXCR1-reactive and CHO-K1-non-reactive supernatants using flow cytometry (Figure 1B). The ELISA screening identified 102 out of 958 wells (10.6%), which strongly reacted with the naked mCXCR1 peptide. The flow cytometric screening identified 8 out of the 102 wells (7.8%) exhibiting strong signals to CHO/mCXCR1 cells but not CHO-K1 cells. After the limiting dilution and several additional screenings, Cx1Mab-8 (rat IgG2b, kappa) was finally established (Figure 1C).

3.2. Flow Cytometric Analysis using Cx1Mab-8

We conducted flow cytometry using Cx1Mab-8 against CHO/mCXCR1 and CHO-K1 cells. Cx1Mab-8 recognized CHO/mCXCR1 cells dose-dependently at 10, 1, 0.1, and 0.01 μg/mL (Figure 2A). Parental CHO-K1 cells were not recognized by Cx1Mab-8 even at 10 μg/mL (Figure 2B). The similar reactivity of Cx1Mab-8 was also observed in LN229/mCXCR1 cells (Figure 3).

3.3. Determination of the Binding Affinity of Cx1Mab-8 Using Flow Cytometry

To determine the KD values of Cx1Mab-8 against CHO/mCXCR1 and LN229/mCXCR1, we conducted flow cytometry, and the geometric mean of the fluorescence intensity was plotted versus the concentration. The KD values of Cx1Mab-8 for CHO/mCXCR1 were LN229/mCXCR1 determined as 5.1 × 10−10 M and 1.3 × 10−9 M, respectively (Figure 4).

4. Discussion

In this study, we developed a novel anti-mCXCR1 mAb, Cx1Mab-8 using the N-terminal peptide immunization and showed the usefulness of flow cytometry (Figure 2 and Figure 3) to detect mCXCR1. Cx1Mab-8 possess superior affinities: 5.1 × 10−10 M (CHO/mCXCR1) and 1.3 × 10−9 M (LN229/mCXCR1), respectively (Figure 4) compared to that of a previously established anti-mCXCR1 mAb, Cx1Mab-1: 2.6 × 10−9 M (CHO/mCXCR1) and 2.1 × 10−8 M (LN229/mCXCR1) [9].
As described in the result section, less than 10% of ELISA-positive supernatants recognized CHO/mCXCR1 in flow cytometry. One possible explanation is a disulfate bond connecting the CXCR1 N-terminus (Cys30 in humans) to the extracellular start of transmembrane 7 (Cys277) [7,8]. The Cys pair is highly conserved in the chemokine receptors and is essential for ligand binding. Furthermore, it plays a critical role in shaping the extracellular structure of the chemokine receptors and provides a restriction for the structure formation. Therefore, determining the Cx1Mab-8 epitope is essential to understand the recognition. We previously identified the Cx6Mab-1 epitope using 1× and 2× alanine scanning methods [27]. Future studies should focus on determining the epitope of Cx1Mab-8.
The N-terminus of chemokine receptors plays an essential role in chemokine specificity. Structural studies have shown that the receptor N-terminus binds to the chemokine core at an interface of CRS1. In contrast, the chemokine N-terminus fits within a pocket of the receptor’s TM helical domain (called CRS2) [28,29]. HuMax-IL8 (BMS-986253) is a fully human monoclonal antibody against IL-8. HuMax-IL8 inhibits tumor progression by suppressing IL-8-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition, immune escape, and recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells [30]. A clinical trial is currently underway in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, examining its combination with nivolumab in patients with rising prostate-specific antigen [31]. Although CXCR1 antagonists such as navarixin and reparixin have been developed for asthma, pneumonia, and solid tumors [5], mAb therapy using anti-CXCR1 has not been explored. Further studies are needed to investigate the neutralizing activity of Cx1Mab-8 against mouse IL-8 orthologues, including KC, MIP-2, and LIX [32]. Furthermore, class-switched mAbs of Cx1Mab-8 to mouse immunoglobulins could facilitate preclinical studies for inhibiting mCXCR1 or depletion of mCXCR1-positive cells.

Author Contributions

Guanjie Li: Investigation, Writing – original draft. Hiroyuki Suzuki: Investigation, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft. Tomohiro Tanaka: Investigation, Funding acquisition. Hiroyuki Satofuka: Investigation, Funding acquisition. Mika K. Kaneko: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition. Yukinari Kato: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review and editing. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was supported in part by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) under Grant Numbers: JP24am0521010 (to Y.K.), JP24ama121008 (to Y.K.), JP24ama221339 (to Y.K.), JP24bm1123027 (to Y.K.), and JP24ck0106730 (to Y.K.), and by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) grant nos. 22K06995 (to H.Suzuki), 21K20789 (to T.T.), 24K11652 (to H.Satofuka), 21K07168 (to M.K.K.), and 22K07224 (to Y.K.).

Institutional Review Board Statement

The animal study protocol was approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Tohoku University (Permit number: 2022MdA-001) for studies involving animals.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All related data and methods are presented in this paper. Additional inquiries should be addressed to the corresponding authors.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest involving this article.

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Figure 1. A schematic procedure of anti-mCXCR1 mAbs production. (A) mCXCR1 N-terminal peptide conjugated with KLH (mCXCR1-KLH) was immunized into a Sprague–Dawley rat. The spleen cells were fused with P3U1 cells. (B) To select anti-mCXCR1 mAb-producing hybridomas, the supernatants were screened by ELISA and flow cytometry using CHO-K1 and CHO/mCXCR1 cells. (C) After limiting dilution, an anti-mCXCR1 mAb, Cx1Mab-8, was finally established. ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Figure 1. A schematic procedure of anti-mCXCR1 mAbs production. (A) mCXCR1 N-terminal peptide conjugated with KLH (mCXCR1-KLH) was immunized into a Sprague–Dawley rat. The spleen cells were fused with P3U1 cells. (B) To select anti-mCXCR1 mAb-producing hybridomas, the supernatants were screened by ELISA and flow cytometry using CHO-K1 and CHO/mCXCR1 cells. (C) After limiting dilution, an anti-mCXCR1 mAb, Cx1Mab-8, was finally established. ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
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Figure 2. Flow cytometric analysis of Cx1Mab-8 against CHO/mCXCR1 and CHO-K1. CHO/mCXCR1 (A) and CHO-K1 cells (B) were treated with 0.01–10 µg/mL of Cx1Mab-8, followed by Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG.
Figure 2. Flow cytometric analysis of Cx1Mab-8 against CHO/mCXCR1 and CHO-K1. CHO/mCXCR1 (A) and CHO-K1 cells (B) were treated with 0.01–10 µg/mL of Cx1Mab-8, followed by Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG.
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Figure 3. Flow cytometric analysis of Cx1Mab-8 against LN229/mCXCR1 and LN229. LN229/mCXCR1 (A) and LN229 cells (B) were treated with 0.01–10 µg/mL of Cx1Mab-8, followed by Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG.
Figure 3. Flow cytometric analysis of Cx1Mab-8 against LN229/mCXCR1 and LN229. LN229/mCXCR1 (A) and LN229 cells (B) were treated with 0.01–10 µg/mL of Cx1Mab-8, followed by Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG.
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Figure 4. The determination of the binding affinity of Cx1Mab-8. CHO/mCXCR1 (A) or LN229/mCXCR1 (B) cells were suspended in 100 µL serially diluted Cx1Mab-8. Then, cells were treated with Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG. Fluorescence data were subsequently collected using a SA3800 Cell Analyzer, following the calculation of the dissociation constant (KD) by GraphPad PRISM 6.
Figure 4. The determination of the binding affinity of Cx1Mab-8. CHO/mCXCR1 (A) or LN229/mCXCR1 (B) cells were suspended in 100 µL serially diluted Cx1Mab-8. Then, cells were treated with Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated anti-rat IgG. Fluorescence data were subsequently collected using a SA3800 Cell Analyzer, following the calculation of the dissociation constant (KD) by GraphPad PRISM 6.
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