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Method of improving T cell receptors

US7608410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2008
Grant dateOct 27, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/1037
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of increasing the affinity and/or decreasing the off-rate of a given TCR specific for a given target pMHC, comprising creating a plurality of TCRs having an α chain CDR2 sequence and/or a β chain CDR2 sequence different from the corresponding CDR2 sequence(s) of the given TCR but having the same α and β CDR1 and CDR3 sequences as the given TCR, determining the affinity and/or off-rate of members of said plurality of TCRs for the target pMHC, and selecting one or more members having at least a 10-fold greater affinity for the target pMHC than the given TCR and/or a 10-fold slower off-rate for the target pMHC than the given TCR.

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