Methods for the generation of multispecific and multivalent antibodies
US10597465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/92
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides novel bispecific monoclonal antibodies carrying a different specificity for each binding site of the immunoglobulin molecule and methods for producing novel bispecific monoclonal antibodies carrying a different specificity for each binding site of the immunoglobulin molecule. The antibodies are composed of a single heavy chain and two different light chains, one containing a Kappa constant domain and the other of a Lambda constant domain. The invention provides methods for the isolation of antibodies of different specificities but sharing a common heavy chain. The invention also provides methods for the controlled co-expression of two light chains and a single heavy chain leading to the assembly of monospecific and bispecific antibodies. The invention provides a mean of producing a fully human bispecific and bivalent antibody that is unaltered in sequence and does not involve the use of linkers or other non-human sequences, as well as antibody mixtures of two monospecific antibodies and one bispecific antibody. The invention also provides the means of efficiently purifying the bispecific antibody.
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