Abstract:Objective To prepare antibodies that specifically recognizing the acetylation modification at lysine 280 (K280) of isocitrate dehydrogenase 2(IDH2), facilitating the detection of IDH2 acetylation at this site. Methods Bioinformatics analysis was performed on the physicochemical properties, transmembrane structure, signal peptide, protein structure and acetylation sites of the IDH2 protein using online databases. Three peptides containing the lysine residue at position 280 were synthesized based on the amino acid sequence of IDH2, and two of these peptides were acetylated at the K280 site. Subsequently, these two acetylated peptides were conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and used to immunize rabbits, aiming to generate antibodies specifically recognizing the acetylated modification at K280 of IDH2. The antibody titer and specificity were evaluated by ELISA, Dot blot, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Results The results of bioinformatics analysis revealed significant differences in physicochemical properties between the IDH2 protein with acetylation modification at position K280 and its nonacetylated counterpart, including molecular weight, theoretical isoelectric point (pI), total number of positively charged residues, instability index, and hydrophobicity. The predictive analysis of the tertiary structure revealed slight differences in the geometric configuration and side chain lengths between acetylated and non-acetylated mutants of IDH2 at position 280. Antibodies were successfully generated by immunizing rabbits with two synthesized acetylated polypeptides and one non-acetylated polypeptide. The antibody titers of the immune sera, as determined by ELISA, were 1∶1 458 × 103 , 1∶1 458×103 , and 1∶54×103 respectively. The titer of the antibody specific to the IDH2 K280 acetylation modification was 27 times higher for the acetylated polypeptide compared to the non-acetylated polypeptide. The hybridization signal intensity of this antibody for recognizing the IDH2 K280 acetylated polypeptide was 20 times higher compared to its recognition of the non-acetylated polypeptide, which suggested that the IDH2 acetylation antibody specifically recognized the IDH2 K280 acetylation modification site. Conclusion Bioinformatic analysis suggested that IDH2 K280 acetylation modification affects the structure of IDH2 protein. The prepared IDH2 K280 acetylation antibody specifically recognizes the IDH2 K280 acetylation modification, which provides a basis for further investigation of the mechanism of IDH2 acetylation.