The T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) is an inhibitory immunoreceptor expressed on lymphocytes that serves as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. In this study, facile synthetic protocols to produce the extracellular domain of TIGIT were investigated for applications of TIGIT in mirror-image screening. During the synthesis via sequential native chemical ligations, the author encountered problems with significantly poor solubility of the ligated products. Introducing trityl-type solubilizing auxiliaries, which also functioned as temporary protecting groups for cysteine residues, facilitated a flexible order of ligations and efficient purification protocols. After refolding under appropriate conditions, the synthetic TIGIT showed a sufficient affinity toward its target ligand CD155.

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Synthetic Studies on the Extracellular Domain of the T Cell Immunoreceptor with Immunoglobulin and Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-Based Inhibitory Motif Domain (TIGIT) Using Trt-K10 Solubilizing Tags

  • Naoya Iwamoto

摘要

The T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) is an inhibitory immunoreceptor expressed on lymphocytes that serves as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. In this study, facile synthetic protocols to produce the extracellular domain of TIGIT were investigated for applications of TIGIT in mirror-image screening. During the synthesis via sequential native chemical ligations, the author encountered problems with significantly poor solubility of the ligated products. Introducing trityl-type solubilizing auxiliaries, which also functioned as temporary protecting groups for cysteine residues, facilitated a flexible order of ligations and efficient purification protocols. After refolding under appropriate conditions, the synthetic TIGIT showed a sufficient affinity toward its target ligand CD155.