ULTRA-LONG ACTING INSULIN-FC FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE

    公开(公告)号:WO2023064711A2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:PCT/US2022/077752

    申请日:2022-10-07

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins manufactured in a fungal strain for high yields and for use in treating canine and feline diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine or feline origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Production of the insulin-Fc fusion protein in a fungal strain provides unexpectedly high yields enabling a significant reduction in manufacturing costs. Fungal strain manufactured exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.

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