Abstract:
This disclosure provides, inter alia, proteins that bind to FcRn, e.g., immunoglobulins that inhibit FcRn with high affinity and selectivity. The FcRn-binding proteins can be used to treat a variety of disorders including autoimmune disorders.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides, inter alia, proteins that bind to FcRn, e.g., immunoglobulins that inhibit FcRn with high affinity and selectivity. The FcRn-binding proteins can be used to treat a variety of disorders including autoimmune disorders.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising one or more antibodies that specifically bind active plasma kallikrein (e.g., human plasma kallikrein) and methods of using such compositions for the treatment of retinal diseases, such as diabetic macular edema.
Abstract:
A eukaryotic expression vector capable of displaying a multi-chain polypeptide on the surface of a host cell is provided, such that the biological activity of the multi-chain polypeptide is exhibited at the surface of the host cell. Such a vector allows for the display of complex biologically active polypeptides, e.g., biologically active multi-chain polypeptides such as immunoglobulin Fab fragments. The present invention describes and enables the successful display of a multi-chain polypeptide on the surface of a eukaryotic host cell. Preferred vectors are described for expressing the chains of a multi-chain polypeptide in a host cell separately and independently (e.g., under separate vector control elements, and/or on separate expression vectors, thus forming a matched vector set). The use of such matched vector sets provides flexibility and versatility in the generation of eukaryotic display libraries, for example the ability to generate and to display multi-chain polypeptides by combining and recombining vectors that express variegations of the individual chains of a multi-chain polypeptide. Entire repertoires of novel chain combinations can be devised using such vector sets.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to phosphorylcholine and/or a phosphorylcholine conjugate, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment comprises a variable heavy chain (VH) domain and/or a variable light chain (VL) domain, and wherein— (a) the VH domain comprises an amino acid sequence that includes one, two or three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) selected from the group consisting of: a CDR1 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; a CDR2 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 5%, 11%, 17%, 23%, 29%, 35%, 47%, 52%, 58%, 64%, 70%, 76%, 82%, 94% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDR3 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 4%, 9%, 13%, 18%, 22%, 27%, 31%, 36%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 54%, 59%, 63%, 68%, 72%, 77%, 81%, 86%, 90%, 95% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, 20, 21 or 22; and/or (b) the VL domain comprises an amino acid sequence that includes one, two or three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) selected from the group consisting of: a CDR4 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 5%, 11%, 17%, 23%, 29%, 35%, 47%, 52%, 58%, 64%, 70%, 76%, 82%, 94% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 or 24; a CDR5 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 14%, 28%, 42%, 57%, 71%, 85% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; a CDR6 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 11%, 22%, 33%, 44%, 55%, 66%, 77%, 88% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising one or more antibodies that specifically bind active plasma kallikrein (e.g., human plasma kallikrein) and methods of using such compositions for the treatment of retinal diseases, such as diabetic macular edema.
Abstract:
Methods, kits and compositions for diagnosing and treating autoimmue diseases such as rheumatiodi arthritis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods of treating and preventing hereditary angioedema attack in certain human patient subpopulations whose disease is well controlled in a first treatment period, which involves the use of an antibody that binds human plasma kallikrein. Such patients can be subject to a reduced dosage of the antibody and/or a prolonged dosing interval in a second treatment period.