Human serum albumin binding compounds and fusion proteins thereof

US9790475B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covagen AG · CH

Inventors

• Fabian Buller · Zürich, CH
• Ulrich Wüllner · Oberengstringen, CH
• Irene Zbinden · Prilly, CH
• Isabella Attinger-Toller · Zürich, CH
• Ulrike Von Der Bey · Aach, DE
• Susann König-Friedrich · Gottmadingen, DE
• Julian Bertschinger · Ottenbach, CH
• Dragan Grabulovski · Zürich, CH
• Patricia Henne · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 17, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 18, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Y207/10002
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a polypeptide binding to human serum albumin and comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) GVTLFVALYDY(X1)(X2)(X3)(X4)(X5) (X6)D(X7)SFHKGEKFQIL(X8)(X9)(X10)(X11)(X12)G(X13)(X14)W(X15)(X16)RSLTTG(X17)(X18)G(X19)IPSNYVAPVDSIQ (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein (X1) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q, C, R, H, K, D or E; (X2) is R, H, K, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q or C; (X3) is R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X4) is S, T, N, Q, C, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, F, Y, W, D or E; (X5) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X6) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q or C; (X7) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X8) is S, T, N, Q, C, D or E; (X9) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, F, Y or W; (X10) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X11) is F, Y, W, R, H or K; (X12) is S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y or W; (X13) is F, Y, W, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X14) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X15) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X16) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X17) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X18) is S, T, N, Q, C, A,…