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US10752665B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2015
Grant dateAug 25, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/22
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a variant proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) which has a higher binding affinity to BCMA than wild-type APRIL; and/or altered binding kinetics compared with wild-type APRIL, and/or a higher BCMA:TACI (transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor) binding ratio than wild-type APRIL and which comprises mutations at one or more of the following positions: A125, V174, T175, M200, P201, S202, H203, D205 and R206.

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