Methods and composition for modifying enzymes

    公开(公告)号:US11459400B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US15745496

    申请日:2016-07-15

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions of enzyme-binding polypeptides (EBPs) that modify the substrate specificity of an enzyme and a method for identifying an EBP that modifies substrate specificity of an enzyme binding at least one substrate, the method comprising: contacting the enzyme with a polypeptide library comprising a plurality of EBPs that bind different epitopes of the enzyme; identifying EBPs that bind to the enzyme to form an EBP-enzyme complex; assaying for the activity level and substrate specificity of the EBP-enzyme complex; and identifying EBPs that modify the substrate specificity of the enzyme by identifying EBPs that, when in an EBP-enzyme complex, have a different substrate specificity than un-complexed EBP; wherein the catalytic rate constant of the EBP-enzyme complex is ≥50% of the un-complexed enzyme for at least one substrate and/or wherein the EBP-enzyme complex retains binding to a substrate.

    GHRELIN O-ACYLTRANSFERASE (GOAT) IMAGING AGENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220298216A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17832813

    申请日:2022-06-06

    申请人: James L. Hougland

    发明人: James L. Hougland

    摘要: Imaging agents that can bind to ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) without binding to the ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a). The imaging agents comprise a base structure for selective binding to GOAT that is coupled via an amino acid linker to a chemical group to enable imaging such as a fluorescent label, radioactive tracer, or metal chelator. For example, the imaging agent may comprise a ghrelin substrate mimetic inhibitor incorporating an unmodified 2,3-diaminopropanoic acid (Dap) group at the site analogous to serine 3. These agents enable specific detection and imaging of GOAT versus the GHS-R1a receptor in a variety of biological contexts.

    Anti-Abeta antibodies and uses thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11084873B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16426585

    申请日:2019-05-30

    摘要: An isolated antibody, comprising a light-chain CDR1 (L-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7, or SEQ ID NO: 14; a light-chain CDR2 (L-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 15; a light-chain CDR3 (L-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 24; a heavy-chain CDR1 (H-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 16, or SEQ ID NO: 25; a heavy-chain CDR2 (H-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 22, or SEQ ID NO: 26; and a heavy-chain CDR3 (H-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 23, or SEQ ID NO: 27, wherein the antibody specifically binds to Aβ1-42 or an N-terminal modified form thereof.