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Toxin conjugates
Assignee: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Inc
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Filing: 1984-09-07
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Granted: 1990-01-16
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Expires: 2004-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A novel class of polypeptides of the general formula (F-(Pro)n)mF, wherein F represents a flexible amino acid sequence wherein each amino acid is individually selected from the group consisting of serine, glycine, and threonine, and n is an integer from 4-8 inclusive and m is an integer from 1-4 inclusive, is disclosed. Thses polypeptides are useful in the construction of conjugates between antibodies and peptide toxins. The preparation of such conjugate toxins by linking antibodies to toxin/spacer composites prepared by recombinant techniques is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence I. Greenfield
- 👤 Donald A. Kaplan
- 👤 Danute E. Nitecki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K39/00; A61K39/395; A61K39/44; A61K47/00; A61K47/50; A61K47/51; A61K47/68; A61K47/6801; A61K47/6803; A61K47/6811; A61K47/6817; A61K47/6835; A61K47/6851; A61K47/6855; A61K47/6889; C; C07; C07K; C07K14/00; C07K14/195; C07K14/34; C07K14/415; C07K16/00; C07K16/18; C07K16/28; C07K16/30; C07K16/3015; C07K17/00; C07K17/02; C07K17/06; C07K7/00; C07K7/04; C07K7/08; C12; C12N; C12N15/00; C12N15/09; C12N15/11; C12N15/62; C12N15/63; C12N15/67; C12N15/69; C12N15/70; A61K38/00; C07K2319/00; C07K2319/33; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S530/00; Y10S530/82; Y10S530/825
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
A recombinant polypeptide, useful in making toxin conjugates, comprising: a diptheria toxin, or an enzymatic fragment of diptheria toxin; and a spacer covalently linked to said diptheria toxin comprising an amino acid sequence which has the formula: Gly-Thr-Gly-Ser-Gly-(Pro).sub.6 -Ser-Gly-Ser-Gly-Thr-Cys.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
39 words
A recombinant polypeptide, useful in making toxin conjugates, comprising: a diptheria toxin, or an enzymatic fragment of diptheria toxin; and a spacer covalently linked to said diptheria toxin comprising an amino acid sequence which has the formula: Gly-Thr-Gly-Ser-Gly-(Pro).sub.6 -Ser-Gly-Ser-Gly-Thr-Cys.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A conjugated toxin comprising the recombinant polypeptide of claim 1 covalently linked to a binding moiety wherein said binding moiety is covalently linked to said spacer amino acid sequence and comprises an antibody or fragment thereof which is capable of binding to an antigenic determinant.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of killing undesirable cells in mammals comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a conjugated toxin comprising; an antibody or fragment thereof which binds to a target cell which comprises the corresponding antigenic determinant; and a recombinant protein comprising: a spacer covalently bound to said antibody or fragment thereof comprising an amino acid sequence which has the formula: Gly-Thr-Gly-Ser-Gly-(Pro).sub.6 -Ser-Gly-Ser-Gly-Thr-Cys; and a cytotoxic protein fragment covalently bound to said spacer selected from the group consisting of diptheria toxin and enzymatically active fragments of diptheria toxin.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of killing undesirable cells in mammals comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a conjugated toxin comprising; an antibody or fragment thereof which binds to a target cell which comprises the corresponding antigenic determinant; and a recombinant protein comprising: a spacer covalently bound to said antibody or fragment thereof comprising an amino acid sequence which has the formula: Gly-Thr-Gly-Ser-Gly-(Pro).sub.6 -Ser-Gly-Ser-Gly-Thr-Cys; and a cytotoxic protein fragment covalently bound to said spacer selected from the group consisting of diptheria toxin and enzymatically active fragments of diptheria toxin.
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