Patent classifications
C07K16/4283
ENHANCED TARGETING PLATFORM
A platform technology provides particle and nucleic acid conjugates, and compositions thereof, with enhanced targeting to cells, tissues, organs. The particles and nucleic acids and other deliverables contain a synthetic binding protein such as a polypeptide monobody covalently conjugated to the surface of the particle or the nucleic acid, for linking a targeting agent to the particle's surface or the nucleic acid. The particles and nucleic acids and other deliverables optionally contain an antibody non-covalently conjugated to the binding protein, via an Fc domain of the antibody. The particles can include therapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, prophylactic agents, or a combination thereof, to be delivered to desired cells, tissues, and/or organs. The particles and nucleic acids and other deliverables can be used in a wide array of applications including, but not limited to, ex vivo perfusion of mammalian organs and in vivo disease treatment.
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND NON-SPECIFIC REACTION INHIBITOR
An object of the present invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody capable of sufficiently inhibiting a non-specific reaction caused by a non-specific factor, a non-specific reaction inhibitor containing the monoclonal antibody, and the like. The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody against dog IgM produced by a hybridoma with accession No. NITE BP-02556.
Techniques for predicting, detecting and reducing aspecific protein interference in assays involving immunoglobulin single variable domains
This invention provides, and in certain specific but non-limiting aspects relates to: assays that can be used to predict whether a given ISV will be subject to protein interference as described herein and/or give rise to an (aspecific) signal in such an assay (such as for example in an ADA immunoassay). Such predictive assays could for example be used to test whether a given ISV could have a tendency to give rise to such protein interference and/or such a signal; to select ISV's that are not or less prone to such protein interference or to giving such a signal; as an assay or test that can be used to test whether certain modification(s) to an ISV will (fully or partially) reduce its tendency to give rise to such interference or such a signal; and/or as an assay or test that can be used to guide modification or improvement of an ISV so as to reduce its tendency to give rise to such protein interference or signal; methods for modifying and/or improving ISV's to as to remove or reduce their tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; modifications that can be introduced into an ISV that remove or reduce its tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; ISV's that have been specifically selected (for example, using the assay(s) described herein) to have no or low(er)/reduced tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; modified and/or improved ISV's that have no or a low(er)/reduced tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal.
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND NON-SPECIFIC REACTION INHIBITOR
An object of the present invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody capable of sufficiently inhibiting a non-specific reaction caused by a non-specific factor, a non-specific reaction inhibitor containing the monoclonal antibody, and the like. The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody against dog IgM produced by a hybridoma with accession No. NITE BP-02557.
ANTIBODIES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN DETECTING OR CAPTURING A POLYPEPTIDE IN A SAMPLE, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OR CAPTURING A POLYPEPTIDE IN A SAMPLE
An objective of the invention is to provide an antibody, a composition for use in detecting or capturing a polypeptide in a sample, and a method for detecting or capturing a polypeptide in sample. The disclosure provides an antibody, a composition for use in detecting or capturing a polypeptide in a sample, and a method for detecting or capturing a polypeptide in sample.
IgG EPITOPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF AS A DRUG TARGET
IgG epitope and applications thereof as a target are provided. The IgG epitope is the C.sub.H1 domain of non-B cell-derived IgG, and there is N-glycosylated sialic acid modification at the Asn162 site of the domain. The realization of its antigen functions must depend on the sialylation of the site. The present invention further discloses the applications of the IgG epitope as a drug target in preparing drugs for diagnosis and/or treatment of epithelial tumors. In addition, our studies showed that this antigen depends on the sialylation of Asn162 site as a drug target, and the sialylation of this site must depend on sialyltransferase ST3GAL4, indicating that the enzyme can be used as a drug target for preparing tumor therapeutic drugs. Further, integrin 4 is co-expressed and co-localized with IgG containing the epitope. IgG can be used as a marker for preparing drugs for the auxiliary detection of epithelial tumors.
PACAP antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to human pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies. Methods of treating or preventing headache conditions, such as migraine and cluster headache, using the monoclonal antibodies are also described.
PRODUCTION OF A HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE-IGG FUSION PROTEIN
The present invention relates to a fusion protein consisting of a scFv linked to a horseradish peroxidase enzyme or to an alkaline phosphatase enzyme by a peptide linker. The fusion protein also includes a histidine tag and optionally an endoplasmic reticulum retention signal. The invention also includes nucleic acids encoding the fusion protein, expression vectors containing the nucleic acids, plant cells transformed with the expression vectors and methods of producing the fusion proteins of the invention.
ANTIGEN-BINDING MOLECULE CONTAINING MODIFIED ANTIBODY VARIABLE REGION
The present inventors have successfully prepared an antigen-binding molecule comprising an antibody variable region that has binding activity against a molecule expressed on the surface of a T cell and a molecule expressed on the surface of any other immunocyte, but does not bind to these molecules at the same time. The present invention allows the preparation of an antigen-binding molecule capable of circumventing adverse reactions that may be caused by the cross-linking of T cells to other immunocytes, and provides an antigen-binding molecule suitable as a drug.
TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTING, DETECTING AND REDUCING ASPECIFIC PROTEIN INTERFERENCE IN ASSAYS INVOLVING IMMUNOGLOBULIN SINGLE VARIABLE DOMAINS
This invention provides, and in certain specific but non-limiting aspects relates to: assays that can be used to predict whether a given ISV will be subject to protein interference as described herein and/or give rise to an (aspecific) signal in such an assay (such as for example in an ADA immunoassay). Such predictive assays could for example be used to test whether a given ISV could have a tendency to give rise to such protein interference and/or such a signal; to select ISV's that are not or less prone to such protein interference or to giving such a signal; as an assay or test that can be used to test whether certain modification(s) to an ISV will (fully or partially) reduce its tendency to give rise to such interference or such a signal; and/or as an assay or test that can be used to guide modification or improvement of an ISV so as to reduce its tendency to give rise to such protein interference or signal; methods for modifying and/or improving ISV's to as to remove or reduce their tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; modifications that can be introduced into an ISV that remove or reduce its tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; ISV's that have been specifically selected (for example, using the assay(s) described herein) to have no or low(er)/reduced tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal; modified and/or improved ISV's that have no or a low(er)/reduced tendency to give rise to such protein interference or such a signal.