摘要:
The present invention concerns the finding that that natural N-glycoprotein are not sensitive to oxidative enzymes like tyrosinase or (poly)phenol oxidase, however if the native N-glycan is modified such that the glycoprotein does not contain a glycan longer than two monosaccharide residues within 10 amino acids of a tyrosine residue, that tyrosine residue of the glycoprotein becomes exposed, and susceptible to oxidative enzymes, leading to the formation of ortho-quinone. By performing the enzymatic oxidation in the presence of a strained alkyne or alkene, the resulting ortho-quinone undergoes in situ [4+2] cycloaddition to form conjugates having structure (1a) or (1b): (1a); Pr–[Z1–L–(Q2)x]y or (1b); Pr–[Z1–L–(D)x]y wherein: - Pr is an N-glycoprotein; - Z1 comprises structure (Za) or (Zb): wherein the carbon labelled with * is directly connected to the peptide chain of the antibody at an amino acid located within 10 amino acids of an N-glycosylation site, which has been modified such that the glycoprotein does not contain a glycan longer than two monosaccharide residues within 10 amino acids of the amino acid residue, and both of the carbon atoms labelled with ** are connected to L, and the bond depicted as (I) is a single bond or a double bond; - L is a linker; - x is an integer in the range of 1 – 4; - y is an integer in the range of 1 – 4; - Q2 is a chemical handle that is reactive towards an appropriately functionalized payload; - D is a payload.
摘要:
The present invention provides antibody-payload conjugates having a payload-to-antibody ratio of 1. The antibody-payload conjugate is according to structure (1): formula (1), wherein: - a, b, c and d are each independently 0 or 1; - e is an integer in the range of 0 - 10; - L1, L2 and L3 are linkers; - D is a payload; - BM is a branching moiety; - Su is a monosaccharide; - G is a monosaccharide moiety; - GlcNAc is an N-acetylglucosamine moiety; - Fuc is a fucose moiety; - Z are connecting groups. The invention further provides a method for preparing the antibody-payload conjugate according to the invention, an intermediate compound in that preparation method, and medical uses of the antibody-payload conjugate according to the invention.
摘要:
The current invention concerns compounds, such as antibody-conjugates, with an enhanced selectivity of payload release inside a tumour or in the tumour microenvironment versus payload release in circulation or in healthy cells. The enhanced selectivity is achieved by incorporation of a cleavable linker that requires two consecutive mechanisms for release of the payload. The compounds according to the invention have structure (1) or a salt thereof, wherein AB is an antibody or a reactive moiety capable of reacting with a functional group on an antibody, L1 and L2 are linkers, moiety I contains an activating group and an aromatic ring, X is O or N and D is the payload. The invention further concerns application of these compounds in for example a method of targeting a cell and a method for enhancing the bystander effect of an amino-containing payload. The invention also concerns the payloads that may be released from the compounds according to the invention.
摘要:
The present invention concerns a method for the preparation of an alkyne-linker-payload construct of structure Q-L-C (O)-NR3-D (1), comprising reacting (i) an alkyne compound of structure Q-L- C(O)-X (2), wherein Q is an alkyne moiety selected from the group consisting of terminal alkyne and (hetero)cycloalkyne; L is a linker, and X is a leaving group selected from halogen, SR1, O-succinimidyl, O-(hetero)aryl(R2)1-5, wherein R1 is selected from C1 - C6 alkyl and (hetero)aryl; and R2 is C1 - C6 alkyl, halogen or NO2; with (ii) a molecule of structure D-NHR3 (3), wherein D is a payload, and R3 is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1 - C24 alkyl, optionally substituted aryl. The activated ester derivatives (2) are highly stable and provide for smooth and high-yielding attachment to a cytotoxic payload. The invention further concerns a method for preparing bioconjugates and alkyne compound of structure Q-L-C (O)-X (2).
摘要:
The invention concerns fusion proteins, wherein two endoglycosidases are fused, possibly via a linker. The fusion enzymes according to the invention have structure (1): EndoX-(L) p -EndoY (1), wherein EndoX is an endoglycosidase, EndoY is an endoglycosidase distinct from EndoX, L is a linker and p is 0 or 1. Such fusion enzymes capable of trimming glycoproteins comprising at least two distinct glycoforms in a single step. The invention further concerns the use of the fusion enzyme according to the invention for trimming glycoproteins. In another aspect, the invention relates to the process of production of the fusion enzyme. In a further aspect, the inventions concerns a process for trimming glycoproteins, comprising trimming the glycoprotein with a fusion enzyme according to the invention, to obtain a trimmed glycoprotein.
摘要:
The present invention concerns novel and improved antibody-conjugates for targeting HER2. The inventors found that when antibody-conjugates were prepared using a specific mode of conjugation, they exhibit an improved therapeutic index. The mode of conjugation comprises a first step (i) of contacting a glycoprotein comprising 1 - 4 core N-acetylglucosamine moieties with a compound of the formula S(F 1 ) x -P in the presence of a catalyst, wherein S(F 1 ) x is a sugar derivative comprising x functional groups F1 capable of reacting with a functional group Q 1 , x is 1 or 2 and P is a nucleoside mono- or diphosphate, and wherein the catalyst is capable of transferring the S(F 1 ) x moiety to the core-GlcNAc moiety, to obtain a modified antibody; and a second step (ii) of reacting the modified antibody with a linker-conjugate comprising a functional group Q 1 capable of reacting with functional group F 1 and a target molecule D connected to Q 1 via a linker L 2 to obtain the antibody-conjugate wherein linker L comprises S-Z 3 -L 2 and wherein Z 3 is a connecting group resulting from the reaction between Q 1 and F 1 . The invention also relates to a use for improving the therapeutic index of an antibody-conjugate and to a method for targeting HER2-expressing cells.
摘要:
The invention relates to a novel linker for use in bioconjugates such as antibody-drug-conjugates. The linker according to the invention is represented by formula: (I) wherein: - BM is a branching moiety; - E is a capping group; - SG is a sulfamide group; - b, c, d, e, g, i, k, I are independently 0 or 1; - f is an integer in the range of 1 to 10; - Sp 1 , Sp 2 , Sp 3 , Sp 4 , Sp 5 and Sp 6 are a spacer moieties; - Z 1 and Z 2 are connecting groups. The linker according to the invention is useful in the preparation of linker-conjugates and bioconjugates, and can be used for (a) improving conjugation efficiency in the preparation of the bioconjugate, (b) reducing aggregation during the preparation of the bioconjugate and/or of the bioconjugate, (c) increasing stability of the bioconjugate, and/or (d) increasing therapeutic index of the bioconjugate.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a compound comprising an alpha-end and an omega-end, the compound comprising on the alpha-end a reactive group Q l capable of reacting with a functional group F 1 present on a biomolecule and on the omega-end a target molecule, the compound further comprising a group according to formula (1) or a salt thereof: Said compound may also be referred to as a linker-conjugate. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a bioconjugate, the process comprising the step of reacting a reactive group Q 1 of a linker-conjugate according to the invention with a functional group F 1 of a biomolecule. The invention further relates to a bioconjugate obtainable by the process according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the invention concerns a process for the preparation of a bioconjugate via a cycloaddition, such as a (4+2)-cycloaddition (e.g. a Diels-Alder reaction) or a (3+2)-cycloaddition (e.g. a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition).
摘要:
The invention relates to a glycoprotein comprising an optionally fucosylated glycan according to formula (105) or (106), wherein Su(A)x is a modified sugar moiety comprising one or more functional groups A. Functional group A is independently selected from the group consisting of a thiol group, a halogen, a sulfonyloxy group, a halogenated acetamido group, a mercaptoacetamido group and a sulfonated hydroxyacetamido group. The invention also relates to a glycoprotein-conjugate wherein a glycoprotein according to the invention is conjugated to a molecule of interest. Said molecule of interest may for example be an active substance. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of a modified glycoprotein, and to a method for the preparation of a glycoprotein-conjugate. The invention particularly relates to modified antibodies, antibody-conjugates, antibody-drug conjugates and methods for the preparation thereof.
摘要:
The present invention concerns an antibody-drug conjugate, having structure (1) wherein AB is an antibody; L1 and L2 are linkers; w is 0 or 1; Z is a connecting group obtained by a metal-free click reaction or by thiol ligation; each R17 is individually an amino acid side chain; n is an integer in the range of 1 - 5; A is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; x is an integer in the range of 1 - 8; R21 is selected from H, R22, C(0)0H and C(0)R22, wherein R22 is C1 - C24 (hetero)alkyl groups, C3 - C10 (hetero)cycloalkyl groups, C2 - C10 (hetero)aryl groups, C3 - C10 alkyl(hetero)aryl groups and C3 - C10 (hetero)arylalkyl groups, which optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms selected from O, S and NR23 wherein R23 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1 - C4 alkyl groups.