摘要 |
Described herein is the use of phage display antibody engineering technology and synthetic peptide screening to identify SDl and SD2, human single-domain antibodies to mesothelin. SDl recognizes a conformational epitope at the C-terminal end (residues 539-588) of human mesothelin close to the cell surface. SD2 binds full-length mesothelin. To investigate SDl as a potential therapeutic agent, a recombinant human Fc (SDl-hFc) fusion protein was generated. The SDl-hFc protein exhibits strong complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), in addition to antibody- dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), against mesothelin-expressing tumor cells. Furthermore, the SDl-hFc protein causes significant tumor growth inhibition of tumor xenografts in nude mice. SDl and SD2 are the first human single-domain antibodies targeting mesothelin-expressing tumors. |
申请人 |
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
发明人 |
HO, MITCHELL;PASTAN, IRA, H.;DIMITROV, DIMITER, S.;TANG, ZHEWEI;FENG, MINGQIAN;GAO, WEI |