Aberrant cell-restricted immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety

10946104 · 2021-03-16

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Abstract

Described are immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety, comprising at least an immunoglobulin variable region that specifically binds to an MHC-peptide complex preferentially associated with aberrant cells. These immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety are preferably used in selectively modulating biological processes. The provided immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety are of particular use in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diseases related to cellular aberrancies, such as cancers and autoimmune diseases.

Claims

1. An immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety comprising at least an immunoglobulin region that specifically binds to an MHC-I-MAGE peptide complex, wherein the immunoglobulin region comprises a Vh domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1; wherein the MAGE peptide of the MHC-I-MAGE peptide complex is derived from intracellular MAGE associated with aberrant cells; and wherein the MAGE peptide is a multi-MAGE epitope.

2. The immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety according to claim 1, wherein the immunoglobulin region further comprises a Vl.

3. The immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1, wherein the MHC-I-MAGE peptide complex is specific for aberrant cells.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: the immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1, and suitable diluents and/or excipients.

5. A method of treating a host suffering from a disease associated with aberrant cells, the method comprising: administering the immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1 to the host, for the treatment of the host suffering from a disease associated with aberrant cells.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the toxic moiety is internalized into an aberrant cell of the host.

7. A method of treating a subject determined to be suffering from cancer, the method comprising: administering the immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1 to the host to treat cancer.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein at least the toxic moiety is internalized into an aberrant cell of the subject.

9. The immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 3, wherein the MAGE is MAGE-A.

10. The immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1, wherein the toxic moiety is a fusion protein fused to the immunoglobulin at the DNA level through a linking sequence.

11. The immunoglobulin conjugated to a toxic moiety of claim 1, wherein the MHC-I-MAGE peptide complex is upregulated on aberrant cells.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1: Specific binding of HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A specific phage clones isolated from a large human non-immune antibody Fab phage library. Individual antibody Fab expressing phages that were selected against biotinylated HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A were analyzed by ELISA for their capacity to bind the relevant peptide/MHC complex only. Streptavidin coated 96 well plates were incubated with soluble HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A (A2/multiMage) or HLA-A0201/JCV (A2/JC) peptide/MHC complexes (10 g/ml), washed to remove non-bound complexes and incubated with individual phage clones. Non-binding phages were first removed by three washes with PBS/Tween, followed by incubation with anti-M13 antibody (1 g/ml, Amersham) for one hour by room temperature. Finally, the wells were incubated with an HRP-labeled secondary antibody and bound phages detected.

(2) FIG. 2: Phages AH5, CB1 and CG1 specifically bind cells presenting the multi-MAGE-A peptide. Phages AH5, CB1, CG1, BD5 and BC7 that had shown specific binding in ELISA using the relevant HLA-A201/multi-MAGE-A complex and an irrelevant HLA-A201 complex loaded with a JCV peptide were analyzed for their capacity to bind cells presenting the multi-MAGE-A peptide in HLA-A0201 molecules. To this end, human B-LCL (BSM) were loaded with multi-MAGE-A peptide (10 g in 100 l PBS) for 30 minutes at 37 C., followed by incubation with the Fab phages AH5, CB1, CG1, BD5 and BC7 and analyzed by flow-cytometry using anti-phage antibodies and a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody.

(3) FIG. 3: Phages expressing HLA-A2/multi-MAGE-A specific Fab bind tumor cells of distinct histologic origin. Phages AH5, CB1 and CG1 specific for HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A and a positive control phage specific for HA-0101/MAGE-A1 were used for staining of distinct tumor cell lines. To this end the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP, the multiple myeloma cell line MDN, the melanoma cell lines MZ2-MEL43 and G43, and the breast cancer cell line MDA-MD157 were incubated with the different phages (30 minutes at 4 C.), bound phages were then detected by flow cytometry using anti-phage antibodies and fluorescently labeled secondary antibodies.

(4) FIG. 4: Phage AH5 specifically binds HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A complexes only. To determine specificity of the phage AH5 an ELISA was performed using relevant and irrelevant peptide/MHC complexes. HLA-A0201 with multi-MAGE-A, gp100, JCV and MAGE-C2 peptides, as well as HLA-A1 with MAGE-A1 peptide were coated on streptavidin 96 well plates and incubated with phage AH5.

(5) FIG. 5: Cartoon displaying examples of preferred immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety, according to the disclosure.

(6) Panel A. Cartoon displaying the topology of the twelve immunoglobulin domains assembled in an immunoglobulin G. Panel B. Examples are provided of preferred immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety, according to the disclosure. Shown are immunoglobulins provided with a single toxic moiety such as, for example, a cytostatic agent, linked to the immunoglobulin with a chemical linker (exemplified by I. and II.; immunoglobulin-toxic moiety conjugates), or immunoglobulins provided with a single toxic moiety, linked to the immunoglobulin with a peptide linker (exemplified by III.; fused immunoglobulin-toxic moiety molecule). In IV., an immunoglobulin provided with a toxic moiety, according to the disclosure, is shown, comprising one immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising a fused proteinaceous toxic moiety, comprising immunoglobulin variable regions specific for a certain binding site, and comprising a second immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising immunoglobulin variable regions specific for a different binding site. Of course, also part of the disclosure are bi-specific immunoglobulins provided with a toxic moiety, according to the disclosure, comprising two heavy chains comprising different immunoglobulin variable regions specific for different binding sites and further comprising the same or different proteinaceous toxic moieties fused two the heavy chains. Of course, as part of the disclosure, more than one and typically two to six toxic moiety molecules can be fused or conjugated to an immunoglobulin molecule.

(7) FIG. 6: Human Fab phage F9 specifically binds HLA-A2/FLWGPRALV positive CMT64 mouse lung tumor cells.

(8) Human Fab clone F9 was analyzed for its capacity to bind mouse lung tumor cells (CMT64) stably expressing the HLA-A2/FLWGPRALV [SEQ ID NO:23] complex. Purified Clone F9 Fab fragments (3 g total) were incubated with 0.510.sup.6 CMT64 cells that do not express human HLA, that express HLA-A2/YLEYRQVPG [SEQ ID NO:3] or that express HLA-A2/FLWGPRALV [SEQ ID NO:23]. After one hour incubation on ice CMT64 cells were incubated with a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody and analyzed by flow cytometry.

(9) FIG. 7: Llama VHH specifically binds CMT64 mouse lung tumor cells expressing human HLA-A2/multi-MAGE-A.

(10) Llama VHH specific for A2/FLW or A2/YLE were analyzed by flow cytometry for their binding capacity to CMT64 cells expressing these human HLA-A0201/multi-MAGE-A complexes. Purified VHH fragments (3 g total) were incubated with 0.510.sup.6 CMT64 cells that do not express human HLA, that express HLA-A2/YLEYRQVPG [SEQ ID NO:3] or that express HLA-A2/FLWGPRALV [SEQ ID NO:23]. After one hour incubation on ice CMT64 cells were incubated with a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody and analyzed by flow cytometry.

(11) FIG. 8: MAGE-A expression in human prostate cancer cell lines and prostate cancer xenografts.

(12) TABLE-US-00002 SEQUENCEIDENTIFIERS SEQIDNO:1.AminoacidsequenceVhAH5 QLQLQESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKEREGVAV ISYDGSNKYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAGGS YYVPDYWGQGTLVTVSSGSTSGS SEQIDNO:3.AminoacidsequenceMHC-1HLA-A0201presentablepeptideinMAGE-A YLEYRQVPG SEQIDNO:4.AminoacidsequenceMHC-1HLA-CW7presentablepeptideinMAGE-A EGDCAPEEK SEQIDNO:5.AminoacidsequenceMHC-1HLA-A0201presentablepeptideinMAGE-A1 YLEYRQVPD SEQIDNO:6.AminoacidsequenceMHC-1HLA-A0201presentablepeptideinMAGE-A1 withenhancedbindingcapacityforHLA-A0201 YLEYRQVPV SEQIDNO:7.AminoacidsequenceVhbindingdomain11H EVQLVQSGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSDYYMSWIRQAPGKGLEWLSY ISSDGSTIYYADSVKGRFTVSRDNAKNSLSLQMNSLRADDTAVYYCAVSP RGYYYYGLDLWGQGTTVTVSS SEQIDNO:8,aminoacidsequenceofMAGE-A3peptideepitopebindingtoHLA IMPKAGLLI SEQIDNO:9,aminoacidsequenceofMAGE-A3peptideepitopebindingtoHLA KKLLTQHFVQENYLEY SEQIDNO:10,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA EADPTGHSY SEQIDNO:11,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA SLFRAVITK SEQIDNO:12,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA NYKHCFPEI SEQIDNO:13,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA EVYDGREHSA SEQIDNO:14,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA REPVTKAEML SEQIDNO:15,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA DPARYEFLW SEQIDNO:16,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA SAFPTTINF SEQIDNO:17,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA SAYGEPRKL SEQIDNO:18,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA SAYGEPRKL SEQIDNO:19,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA KMVELVHFL SEQIDNO:20,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA YLQLVFGIEV SEQIDNO:21,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA EYLQLVFGI SEQIDNO:22,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA EADPIGHLY SEQIDNO:23,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA FLWGPRALV SEQIDNO:24,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA MEVDPIGHLY SEQIDNO:25,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA WQYFFPVIF SEQIDNO:26,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA GVYDGREHTV SEQIDNO:27,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA MVKISGGPR SEQIDNO:28,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA GLYDGMEHL SEQIDNO:29,aminoacidsequenceofMAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA VRIGHLYIL SEQIDNO:30,aminoacidsequenceofBAGEpeptideepitopebindingtoHLA AARAVFLAL SEQIDNO:31,aminoacidsequenceofDAM-6andDAM-10peptideepitopebinding toHLA FLWGPRAYA SEQIDNO:32,aminoacidsequenceofGAGE-1/-2/-8peptideepitopebinding toHLA YRPRPRRY SEQIDNO:33,aminoacidsequenceofGAGE-3/-4/-5/-6/-7Bpeptideepitope bindingtoHLA YYWPRPRRY SEQIDNO:34,aminoacidsequenceofNA88-ApeptideepitopebindingtoHLA MTQGQHFLQKV SEQIDNO:35,aminoacidsequenceofNY-ESO-1peptideepitopebindingtoHLA SLLMWITQCFL SEQIDNO:36,aminoacidsequenceofNY-ESO-1apeptideepitopebindingtoHLA SLLMWITQC SEQIDNO:37,aminoacidsequenceofNY-ESO-1apeptideepitopebindingtoHLA QLSLLMWIT SEQIDNO:38,aminoacidsequenceofNY-ESO-1apeptideepitopebindingtoHLA ASGPGGGAPR SEQIDNO:39,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA1 FQDPQERPR SEQIDNO:40,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA1 TTLEQQYNK SEQIDNO:41,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA1 ISEYRHYCYS SEQIDNO:42,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA1 GTTLEQQYNK SEQIDNO:43,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA2 KISEYRHYC SEQIDNO:44,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA2 YCYSIYGTTL SEQIDNO:45,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA3 LLRREVYDF SEQIDNO:46,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA3 IVYRDGNPY SEQIDNO:47,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA11 TTLEQQYNK SEQIDNO:48,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 CYSLYGTTL SEQIDNO:49,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 KLPQLCTEL SEQIDNO:50,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 HYCYSLYGT SEQIDNO:51,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 LYGTTLEQQY SEQIDNO:52,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 EVYDFAFRDL SEQIDNO:53,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA24 VYDFAFRDLC SEQIDNO:54,HPV16E6T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*0201 29-TIHDIILECV-38 SEQIDNO:55,HPV16E7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*0201 86-TLGIVCPI-93 SEQIDNO:56,HPV16E7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*0201 82-LLMGTLGIV-90 SEQIDNO:57,HPV16E7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*0201 85-GTLGIVCPI-93 SEQIDNO:58,HPV16E7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*0201 86-TLGIVCPIC-94 SEQIDNO:59,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR 1-MHGDTPTLHEYD-12 SEQIDNO:60,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR 48-DRAHYNIVTFCCKCD-62 SEQIDNO:61,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR 62-DSTLRLCVQSTHVD-75 SEQIDNO:62,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*201 7-TLHEYMLDL-15 SEQIDNO:63,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*201 11-YMLDLQPETT-20 SEQIDNO:64,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*201 11-YMLDLQPET-19 SEQIDNO:65,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAA*201 12-MLDLQPETT-20 SEQIDNO:66,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAB18 16-QPETTDLYCY-25 SEQIDNO:67,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAB18 44-QAEPDRAHY-52 SEQIDNO:68,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLAB18 46-EPDRAHYNIV-55 SEQIDNO:69,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADQ2 35-EDEIDGPAGQAEPDRA-50 SEQIDNO:70,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR3 43-GQAEPDRAHYNIVTFCCKCDSTLRLCVQSTHVDIR-77 SEQIDNO:71,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR15 50-AHYNIVTFCCKCD-62 SEQIDNO:72,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLADR17 58-CCKCDSTLRLC-68 SEQIDNO:73,HPVE7T-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-DRB1*0901 61-CDSTLRLCVQSTHVDIRTLE-80 SEQIDNO:74,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 146-KLQCVDLHV-154 SEQIDNO:75,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 141-FLTPKKLQCV-150 SEQIDNO:76,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 154-VISNDVCAQV-163 SEQIDNO:77,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 154-YISNDVCAQV-163 SEQIDNO:78,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A3 162-QVHPQKVTK-170 SEQIDNO:79,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 152-CYASGWGSI-160 SEQIDNO:80,PSAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 248-HYRKWIKDTI-257 SEQIDNO:81,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 4-LLHETDSAV-12 SEQIDNO:82,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 711-ALFDIESKV-719 SEQIDNO:83,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 27-VLAGGFFLL-35 SEQIDNO:84,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 178-NYARTEDFF-186 SEQIDNO:85,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 227-LYSDPADYF-235 SEQIDNO:86,PSMAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 624-TYSVSFDSL-632 SEQIDNO:87,PAPT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 299-ALDVYNGLL-307 SEQIDNO:88,PAPT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A24 213-LYCESVHNF-221 SEQIDNO:89,PAPT-cellepitopebindingtoMHC-2 199-GQDLFGIWSKVYDPL-213 SEQIDNO:90,PAPT-cellepitopebindingtoMHC-2 228-TEDTMTKLRELSELS-242 SEQIDNO:91,PSCAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 14-ALQPGTALL-22 SEQIDNO:92,PSCAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 105-AILALLPAL-113 SEQIDNO:93,PSCAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 7-ALLMAGLAL-15 SEQIDNO:94,PSCAT-cellepitopebindingtoHLA-A2 21-LLCYSCKAQV-30 SEQIDNO:95,Kallikrein4T-cellepitopebindingtoDRB1*0404 155-LLANGRMPTVLQCVN-169 SEQIDNO:96,Kallikrein4T-cellepitopebindingtoDRB1*0701 160-RMPTVLQCVNVSVVS-174 SEQIDNO:97,Kallikrein4T-cellepitopebindingtoDPB1*0401 125-SVSESDTIRSISIAS-139 SEQIDNO:98,EBVnuclearantigen3T-cellepitopebindingtoMHC1HLAB8 FLRGRAYGL SEQIDNO:99,HLA-A2restrictedCD8.sup.+T-cellepitopeofPAPbindingtoHLA-A2 FLFLLFFWL SEQIDNO:100,HLA-A2restrictedCD8.sup.+T-cellepitopeofPAPbindingtoHLA-A2 TLMSAMTNL SEQIDNO:101,HLA-A2restrictedCD8.sup.+T-cellepitopeofPAPbindingtoHLA-A2 ALDVYNGLL SEQIDNO:102,humanHLA-A2.1-restrictedCTLepitopeofPAP-3bindingtoHLA A2.1 ILLWQPIPV SEQIDNO:103,HLA-A2.1-restrictedCTLepitopeofSTEAP-3bindingtoHLA-A2.1 LLLGTIHAL SEQIDNO:104,HLA-A2.1-restrictedCTLepitopeofMUC-1andMUC-2bindingto HLA-A2.1 CHGVTSAPDTRPAPGSTAPPAHGVTSAPDTRPA SEQIDNO:105,singlechainHLA-A0201/FLWGPRALVconstruct. MAVMAPRTLVLLLSGALALTQTWAFLWGPRALVGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGSGIQRTPKIQVYSRHP AENGKSNFLNCYVSGFHPSDIEVDLLKNGERIEKVEHSDLSFSKDWSFYLLYYTEFTPTEKDEYACRVNH VTLSQPKIVKWDRDMGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGSHSMRYFFTSVSRPGRGEPRFIAVGYVDDTQFVRFDSDA ASQRMEPRAPWIEQEGPEYWDGETRKVKAHSQTHRVDLGTLRGYYNQSESHTVQRMYGCDVGSDWRFLRG YHQYAYDGKDYIALKEDLRSWTAADMAAQTTKHKWEAAHVAEQLRAYLEGTCVEWLRRYLENGKETLQRT DSPKAHVTHHPRSKGEVTLRCWALGFYPADITLTWQLNGEELTQDMELVETRPAGDGTFQKWASVVVPLG KEQNYTCRVYHEGLPEPLTLRWEPPPSTDSYMVIVAVLGVLGAMAIIGAVVAFVMKRRRNTGGGDYALAP GSQSSEMSLRDCKA

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