Abstract:
The present invention provides, among other things, methods for engineering a spatially conserved motifs into a recipient polypeptide or polypeptide complex that does not naturally contain such a motif.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a family of novel protein constructs, useful as drugs and for other purposes, termed "adzymes," comprising an address moiety and a catalytic domain. In some types of disclosed adzymes, the address binds with a binding site on or in functional proximity to a targeted biomolecule, e.g., an extracellular targeted biomolecule, and is disposed adjacent the catalytic domain so that its affinity serves to confer anew specificity to the catalytic domain by increasing the effective local concentration of the target in the vicinity of the catalytic domain. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these adzymes, methods of making adzymes, DNA's encoding adzymes or parts thereof, and methods of using adzymes, such as for treating human subjects suffering from a disease, such as a disease associated with a soluble or membrane bound molecule, e.g., an allergic or inflammatory disease.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a family of novel protein constructs, useful as drugs and for other purposes, termed "adzymes," comprising an address moiety and a catalytic domain. A preferred adzyme is one having a catalytic domain based on mesotrypsin (including functional fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, and/or stabilized mutations thereof). Another preferred adzyme is one having a targeting moiety based on a protein scaffold, such a protein having an immunoglobulin-like fold.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a family of novel protein constructs, useful as drugs and for other purposes, termed "adzymes," comprising an address moiety and a catalytic domain. A preferred adzyme is one having a catalytic domain based on mesotrypsin (including functional fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, and/or stabilized mutations thereof). Another preferred adzyme is one having a targeting moiety based on a protein scaffold, such a protein having an immunoglobulin-like fold.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-binding polypeptides and methods for using these polypeptides to inhibit biological activities mediated by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs). The present disclosure also provides various improvements relating to single domain binding polypeptides.
Abstract:
The present invention provides, among other things, methods for engineering a spatially conserved motifs into a recipient polypeptide or polypeptide complex that does not naturally contain such a motif.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-binding polypeptides and methods for using these polypeptides to inhibit biological activities mediated by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs). The present disclosure also provides various improvements relating to single domain binding polypeptides.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are libraries of candidate binding proteins derived from a serum albumin scaffold, from which useful binding proteins may be selected that are specific for known and unknown targets. Also disclosed herein are methods for selection of serum albumin scaffold-based candidate binding proteins which possess such desired binding characteristics.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are libraries of candidate binding proteins derived from a serum albumin scaffold, from which useful binding proteins may be selected that are specific for known and unknown targets. Also disclosed herein are methods for selection of serum albumin scaffold-based candidate binding proteins which possess such desired binding characteristics.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a family of novel protein constructs, useful as drugs and for other purposes, termed "adzymes," comprising an address moiety and a catalytic domain. In some types of disclosed adzymes, the address binds with a binding site on or in functional proximity to a targeted biomolecule, e.g., an extracellular targeted biomolecule, and is disposed adjacent the catalytic domain so that its affinity serves to confer anew specificity to the catalytic domain by increasing the effective local concentration of the target in the vicinity of the catalytic domain. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these adzymes, methods of making adzymes, DNA's encoding adzymes or parts thereof, and methods of using adzymes, such as for treating human subjects suffering from a disease, such as a disease associated with a soluble or membrane bound molecule, e.g., an allergic or inflammatory disease.