Patent · US Active

Immunoglobulin Fc polypeptides

US8679493B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
41References
37Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 2010
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and compositions involving polypeptides having an aglycosylated antibody Fc domain. In certain embodiments, polypeptides have an aglycosylated Fc domain that contains one or more substitutions compared to a native Fc domain. Additionally, some embodiments involve an Fc domain that is binds some Fc receptors but not others. For example, polypeptides are provided with an aglycosylated Fe domain that selectively binds FcγRI at a level within 2-fold of a glycosylated Fc domain, but that is significantly reduced for binding to other Fc receptors. Furthermore, methods and compositions are provided for promoting antibody-dependent cell-mediated toxicity (ADCC) using a polypeptide having a modified aglycosylated Fc domain and a second non-Fc binding domain, which can be an antigen binding region of an antibody or a non-antigen binding region. Some embodiments concern antibodies with such polypeptides, which may have the same or different non-Fc binding domain.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.