79 results about "Immunoglobulin Fragments" patented technology

The invention relates to processes for producing an immunoglobulin or an immunologically functional immunoglobulin fragment containing at least the variable domains of the immunoglobulin heavy and light chains. The processes can use one or more vectors which produce both the heavy and light chains or fragments thereof in a single cell. The invention also relates to the vectors used to produce the immunoglobulin or fragment, and to cells transformed with the vectors.

Disclosed are a protein conjugate with improved in vivo duration and stability and the use thereof. The protein conjugate includes a physiologically active polypeptide, a non-peptide polymer and an immunoglobulin Fc fragment. Since the three components are covalently linked, the protein conjugate has extended in vivo duration and enhanced stability for the physiologically active polypeptide. The protein conjugate maintains the in vivo activity at relatively high levels and remarkably increases the serum half-life for the physiologically active polypeptide, with less risk of inducing undesirable immune responses. Thus, the protein conjugate is useful for developing long-acting formulations of various polypeptide drugs.

The present invention relates to an insulinotropic peptide conjugate having improved in-vivo duration of efficacy and stability, comprising an insulinotropic peptide, a non-peptide polymer and an immunoglobulin Fc region, which are covalently linked to each other, and a use of the same. The insulinotropic peptide conjugate of the present invention has the in-vivo activity which is maintained relatively high, and has remarkably increased blood half-life, and thus it can be desirably employed in the development of long acting formulations of various peptide drugs.

The invention relates to long-acting and stable oxyntomodulin (OXM). An Fc segment of human immunoglobulin G and the human OXM form fusion protein through a connecting peptide. A method for preparing the fusion protein comprises the following steps of: preparing the human OXM and an Fc segment gene of the human immunoglobulin respectively, and connecting the human OXM and the Fc segment gene of the human immunoglobulin to construct connecting segment-containing recombinant expression vectors; and transforming host cells by using the recombinant expression vectors, culturing the host cells and recovering from cell culture and purifying the host cells to obtain the recombinant fusion protein. The fusion protein can be used for preparing medicaments for treating metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.

The present invention relates to an insulin conjugate having improved in vivo duration and stability, which is prepared by covalently linking insulin with an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer, a long-acting formulation comprising the same, and a preparation method thereof. The insulin conjugate of the present invention maintains in vivo activity of the peptide at a relatively high level and remarkably increases the serum half-life thereof, thereby greatly improving drug compliance upon insulin treatment.

The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin, an immunoglobulin Fc region, and non-peptidyl polymer wherein the conjugate being obtainable by covalently linking oxyntomodulin to immunoglobulin Fc region via non-peptidyl polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the conjugates. The conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and the immunoglobulin Fc of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis without side-effects, unlike native oxyntomodulin, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects and long-term sustainability, compared to native oxyntomodulin. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy.

The invention discloses a recombined human hyaluronidase, a production and purification method and preparations of the recombined human hyaluronidase, a use method and application. Recombined human hyaluronidase PH20 or human hyaluronidase human albumin fusion protein PH20-HSA or human hyaluronidase human immunoglobulin IgG2Fc fragment fusion protein PH20-IgFc is adopted by the recombined human hyaluronidase and used in the mucosa or the surface of the skin. The preparations of the recombined human hyaluronidase can be made into different types such as membrane preparations, spray preparations, lotion and freeze-dried powder spray and used for skin infiltration promotion of beauty nutrient substances, skin mucosa infiltration promotion of surface anesthetic, infiltration promotion of skin disease therapeutic medicine, mucosa infiltration promotion of biological tranquillizer, mucosa skin infiltration promotion of growth factors, mucosa infiltration promotion of hypoglycemic drug, mucosa nasal cavity infiltration promotion of nervous centralis nutrient substances and the like.

The invention relates to a vaccine production technology in the technical field of biology, in particular to a CHO cell strain which is established by utilizing a gene engineering means and is used for expressing recombinant protein PigFC-pigSCFVE2, and a preparation method and application of the recombinant protein. The recombinant fusion protein PigFC-pigSCFVE2 provided by the invention is A1) or A2) shown as follows, wherein A1) is protein of which the amino acid sequence is as shown in SEQ ID No.2, and A2) is protein which is obtained by substituting, losing and / or adding one or several amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of the protein of the A1) and has PigFC-pigSCFVE2 activity. A monoclonal cell strain which is obtained through the method and capable of carrying out secretory expression on PigFC-pigSCFVE2 is higher in fusion protein expression quantity, fusion protein obtained through affinity separation and purification of an antibody can be combined with a monoclonal antibody, animals can be immunized, the immunity of a generated neutralizing antibody is higher than that of a present market product, the fusion protein can be used for swine classical fever preventive vaccine, and the production cost and the immunity failure loss can be reduced.

Disclosed are an Fc fragment modified by a non-peptide polymer, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Fc fragment modified by the non-peptide polymer as a carrier, a complex of the Fc fragment and a drug via a linker and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a complex. The Fc fragment modified by a non-peptide peptide according to the present invention lacks immunogenicity and effector functions. Due to these properties, the Fc fragment maintains the in vivo activity of a drug conjugated thereto in high levels, remarkably increases the serum half-life of the drug, and remarkably reduces the risk of inducing immune responses.

The present invention relates to an insulinotropic peptide conjugate having improved in-vivo duration of efficacy and stability, comprising an insulinotropic peptide, a non-peptide polymer and an immunoglobulin Fc region, which are covalently linked to each other, and a use of the same. The insulinotropic peptide conjugate of the present invention has the in-vivo activity which is maintained relatively high, and has remarkably increased blood half-life, and thus it can be desirably employed in the development of long acting formulations of various peptide drugs.

The invention relates to C5 inhibitors, which inhibit type II endothelial cell activation, wherein the inhibition is manifested by the suppression of E-selectin. These inhibitors are useful in treatment of delayed xenograft rejection or acute vascular rejection. The inhibitors include antibody molecules, as well as homologues, analogues and modified or derived forms thereof, including immunoglobulin fragments like Fab, F(ab')2 and Fv, small molecules, including peptides, oligonucleotides, peptidomimetics and organic compounds. Examples of monoclonal antibodies, which bind to and inhibit C5, were generated and are designated MAb 137-76 and MAb 137-30.

Compositions and methods for producing compositions comprising immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin fragments having an N-linked glycosylation pattern consisting predominantly of the GlCNAcMan3GlcNAc2 N-glycan structure are disclosed. The GlCNAcMan3GlcNAc2 N-glycan structure effects an increase in binding to the FcγRiπ receptors and a decrease in binding to the FcγRH receptors.

The present invention relates to a glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) conjugate comprising native GLP-2 or its derivative and an immunoglobulin Fc fragment being covalently linked via a non-peptidyl polymer, wherein the native GLP-2 or its derivative has a thiol group introduced at its C-terminal end, and one end of the non-peptidyl polymer is linked to an amino acid residue of the GLP-2 other than the N-terminal amino group thereof; a method for preparing the GLP-2 conjugate; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same; and a method for treating or preventing intestinal disease, intestinal injury, or gastrosia by using the same. Since the GLP-2 conjugate of the present invention has a remarkably increased binding affinity to a GLP-2 receptor, it shows a prolonged in vivo half-life and an improved in vivo durability and stability.

The present invention provides fusion proteins comprising a first molecule, and a second molecule which is a monovalent immunoglobulin or a fragment of a monovalent immunoglobulin with a long half-life when administered in vivo, methods of making such fusion proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and uses thereof.

The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin, an immunoglobulin Fc region, and non-peptidyl polymer wherein the conjugate being obtainable by covalently linking oxyntomodulin to immunoglobulin Fc region via non-peptidyl polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the conjugates. The conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and the immunoglobulin Fc of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis without side-effects, unlike native oxyntomodulin, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects and long-term sustainability, compared to native oxyntomodulin. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy.

The invention provides chemical conjugates between an immunoglobulin Fab fragment and molecular entities imparting diagnostic or therapeutic utility, whereby the only sites of conjugation on the Fab fragment are one or both of the sulfhydryl groups deriving from the selective and quantitative reduction of the inter-chain disulfide bond of said Fab fragment and whereby said molecular entities imparting diagnostic or therapeutic utility have at least one free sulfhydryl-reactive group, characterized in that the conjugation stoichiometric molar ratio molecular entity to Fab fragment is in the range from 0.95 to 1.05 or in the range from 1.95 to 2.05. The invention also provides a process for preparing said conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

The present invention relates to a recombinant fusion interferon for animals, a pharmaceutical composition thereof, and the use of the recombinant fusion interferon. The recombinant fusion interferon is represented by formula (I) or formula (II),(Porcine interferon)-(Linker)n-(Porcine immunoglobulin Fc fragment)   (I)(Porcine immunoglobulin Fc fragment)-(Linker)n-(Porcine Interferon)   (II)wherein n is 0 or a positive integer between 1 to 10, the recombinant fusion IFN specifically binds an antibody that specifically binds porcine interferon and an antibody that specifically binds porcine immunoglobulin Fc fragment.

A eukaryotic expression vector capable of displaying a multi-chain polypeptide on the surface of a host cell is provided, such that the biological activity of the multi-chain polypeptide is exhibited at the surface of the host cell. Such a vector allows for the display of complex biologically active polypeptides, e.g., biologically active multi-chain polypeptides such as immunoglobulin Fab fragments. The present invention describes and enables the successful display of a multi-chain polypeptide on the surface of a eukaryotic host cell. Preferred vectors are described for expressing the chains of a multi-chain polypeptide in a host cell separately and independently (e.g., under separate vector control elements, and / or on separate expression vectors, thus forming a matched vector set). The use of such matched vector sets provides flexibility and versatility in the generation of eukaryotic display libraries, for example the ability to generate and to display multi-chain polypeptides by combining and recombining vectors that express variegations of the individual chains of a multi-chain polypeptide. Entire repertoires of novel chain combinations can be devised using such vector sets.

Provided is a method for measuring amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleavage peptides including amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides. A method for measuring APP cleavage peptides in a blood sample includes the steps of: bringing a blood sample into contact with an antibody-immobilizing carrier in a binding solution to bind the antibody-immobilizing carrier and APP cleavage peptides contained in the blood sample, the antibody-immobilizing carrier including a carrier, and an antibody bound to the carrier and selected from the group consisting of an immunoglobulin having an antigen binding site capable of recognizing APP cleavage peptides and an immunoglobulin fragment containing an antigen binding site capable of recognizing APP cleavage peptides; washing a bound body of the antibody-immobilizing carrier and the APP cleavage peptides using a washing solution; dissociating the APP cleavage peptides from the antibody-immobilizing carrier using an acidic aqueous solution containing an organic solvent; and detecting the dissociated APP cleavage peptides.

The present invention relates to a long-acting interferon beta formulation having improved in vivo duration and stability, comprising an interferon beta conjugate that is prepared by covalently linking interferon beta with an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer, and a preparation method thereof. The long-acting interferon beta formulation of the present invention maintains in vivo activity of interferon beta at a relatively high level and remarkably increases the serum half-life thereof, thereby being used for various diseases, for which interferon is efficacious.

The invention discloses a fusion protein containing an antigen epitope of a novel coronavirus South African mutant strain COVID-19 vaccine. The fusion protein is composed of an RBD fragment and an SD1 fragment in an RBD antigen epitope fragment S1 subunit of the novel coronavirus South African mutant strain COVID-19 vaccine and an immune globulin Fc fragment. The research finds that the obtained effect is excellent when the SD1 is fused with the RBD of the novel coronavirus South African mutant strain COVID-19, and particularly the data neutralization effect is outstanding, so the vaccine can be popularized as a vaccine for the novel coronavirus South African mutant strain COVID-19.

Disclosed is a method and composition for treating tumors or infectious diseases, wherein the composition includes CD40 binding molecules together with CTL-activating peptides, e.g., tumor antigens. Such composition is useful for enhancing the anti-tumor effect of a peptide tumor vaccine, or for otherwise activating CTLs so that the activated CTLs can act against tumorous or infected cells. The CD40 binding molecules can include antibody molecules, as well as homologues, analogues and modified or derived forms thereof, including immunoglobulin fragments like Fab, (Fab′)2 and Fv, as well as other molecules including peptides, oligonucleotides, peptidomimetics and organic compounds which bind to CD40 and activate the CTL response.

The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing chimeric immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin fragments. Furthermore, the invention also provides a stabilized anti-EGP-2 scFv fragment.

A recombinant fusion protein comprising the moieties Band CT, and optionally REP, wherein B is comprising at least one immunoglobulin fragment, which provides the capacity of selective interaction with an organic target; CT is a moiety of from 70 to 120 amino acid residues and is derived from the C-terminal fragment of a spider silk protein; and REP is a moiety of from 70 to 300 amino acid residues and is derived from the repetitive fragment of a spider silk protein.

The present invention relates to a method for improving the solubility of a physiologically active protein or peptide compared to that of a physiologically active protein or peptide which is not conjugated to an immunoglobulin Fc fragment, in which the method comprises conjugating the physiologically active protein or peptide to an immunoglobulin Fc fragment; and a composition for improving the solubility of a physiologically active protein or peptide, comprising an immunoglobulin Fc fragment, in which the composition improves the solubility compared to a composition without an immunoglobulin Fc fragment.

The present invention relates to a long-acting human follicle-stimulating hormone formulation having improved in vivo duration and stability, comprising a human follicle-stimulating hormone conjugate that is prepared by covalently linking human follicle-stimulating hormone with an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer, and a preparation method thereof. The long-acting human follicle-stimulating hormone formulation of the present invention maintains in vivo activity of human follicle-stimulating hormone at a relatively high level and remarkably increases the serum half-life thereof.