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</script>Multimeric antibodies with increased valency surpassing functional affinity and potency thresholds using novel formats
Multimeric antibodies with increased valency surpassing functional affinity and potency thresholds using novel formats
The success of therapeutic antibodies is largely attributed for their exquisite specificity, homogeneity, and functionality. There is, however, a need to engineer antibodies to extend and enhance their potency. One parameter is functional affinity augmentation, since antibodies matured in vivo have a natural affinity threshold. Generation of multivalent antibodies is one option capable of surpassing this affinity threshold through increased avidity. In this study, we present a novel platform consisting of an array of multivalent antibody formats, termed Quads, generated using the self-assembling tetramerization domain from p53. We demonstrate the versatility of this tetramerization domain by engineering anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) Quads that exhibit major increases in binding potency and in neutralizing TNF-mediated cytotoxicity compared to parental anti-TNF molecules. Further, Quads are amenable to fusion with different binding domains, allowing generation of novel multivalent monospecific and bispecific formats. Quads are thus a novel group of molecules that can be engineered to yield potential therapeutics with novel modalities and potencies.
- Research Complex at Harwell United Kingdom
- John Radcliffe Hospital United Kingdom
- University of Oxford United Kingdom
- Institute of Cancer Research United Kingdom
- University of Oxford United Kingdom
octavalent, 572, Cell Survival, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Antibody Affinity, RM1-950, bispecific, Protein Engineering, Multivalent, Mice, avidity, antibody, Report, Cell Line, Tumor, Antibodies, Bispecific, Animals, Humans, Immunoglobulin Fragments, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, tetravalent, Antibodies, Monoclonal, RC581-607, 540, Antigens, CD20, HEK293 Cells, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, Protein Multimerization
octavalent, 572, Cell Survival, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Antibody Affinity, RM1-950, bispecific, Protein Engineering, Multivalent, Mice, avidity, antibody, Report, Cell Line, Tumor, Antibodies, Bispecific, Animals, Humans, Immunoglobulin Fragments, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, tetravalent, Antibodies, Monoclonal, RC581-607, 540, Antigens, CD20, HEK293 Cells, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, Protein Multimerization
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