Transglutaminase 2: Development of therapeutic antibodies reveals four inhibitory epitopes and confirms extracellular function in fibrotic remodelling.
Mabrouka MaamraOsama Mehdi BenayadDavid MatthewsCatherine KettleboroughJohn AtkinsonKatharine CainHelene BonHelen BrandMichael ParkinsonPhilip F WatsonTimothy S JohnsonPublished in: British journal of pharmacology (2021)
We identified a preferred inhibitory epitope in human TG2, developed antibodies with required characteristics for clinical development, and established that targeted inhibition of extracellular TG2 transamidation activity is sufficient to modify fibrotic remodelling.