AU2019210504A1 - Human antigen binding proteins that bind beta-Klotho, FGF receptors and complexes thereof - Google Patents

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The present disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from antigen binding proteins activate FGF21-mediated signaling. In embodiments, the antigen binding proteins specifically bind to (i) P -Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, 5 FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising P-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In some embodiments the antigen binding proteins induce FGF21-like signaling. In some embodiments, the antigen binding proteins are fully human, humanized, or chimeric antibodies, binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and polypeptides that specifically bind to (i) P -Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, 10 FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising P-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, and methods 15 of using such antigen binding proteins, fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects suffering from type 2 diabetes, obesity, NASH, metabolic syndrome and related disorders or conditions.

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HUMAN ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS THAT BIND β-KLOTHO, FGF RECEPTORS AND COMPLEXES THEREOF
The present application is a divisional application of Australian Application No. 2017200115, which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.
61/267,321 filed December 7, 2009 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/381,846 filed September 10, 2010, which are incorporated by reference herein.
SEQUENCE LISTING
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ASCII format via EFS-Web and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on November 24, 2010, is named A-1519-WO-PCT.txt and is 645,894 bytes in size.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding antigen binding proteins that bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. The present disclosure also provides antigen binding proteins that bind to (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising βKlotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, including antigen binding proteins that induce FGF21-like signaling, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising antigen binding proteins that bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, including antigen binding proteins that induce FGF21like signaling, and methods for treating metabolic disorders using such nucleic acids, polypeptides, or pharmaceutical compositions. Diagnostic methods using the antigen binding proteins are also provided.
BACKGROUND
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) is a secreted polypeptide that belongs to a subfamily of Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGFs) that includes FGF19, FGF21, and
FGF23 (Itoh et al., (2004) Trend Genet. 20:563-69). FGF21 is an atypical FGF in that it is heparin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 independent and functions as a hormone in the regulation of glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism.
It is highly expressed in liver and pancreas and is the only member of the FGF family to be primarily expressed in liver. Transgenic mice overexpressing FGF21 exhibit metabolic 5 phenotypes of slow growth rate, low plasma glucose and triglyceride levels, and an absence of agc-associatcd type 2 diabetes, islet hyperplasia, and obesity. Pharmacological administration of recombinant FGF21 protein in rodent and primate models results in normalized levels of plasma glucose, reduced triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In addition, FGF21 reduces body weight and body fat by increasing energy 0 expenditure, physical activity, and metabolic rate. Experimental research provides support for the pharmacological administration of FGF21 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and other metabolic conditions or disorders in humans.
FGF21 is a liver derived endocrine hormone that stimulates glucose uptake in adipocytes and lipid homeostasis through the activation of its receptor. Interestingly, in addition to the 5 canonical FGF receptor, the FGF21 receptor also comprises the membrane associated β-Klotho as an essential cofactor. Activation of the FGF21 receptor leads to multiple effects on a variety of metabolic parameters.
In mammals, FGFs mediate their action via a set of four FGF receptors. FGFR1 - 4, that in turn arc expressed in multiple spliced variants, e.g., FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c and FGFR4. 0 Each FGF receptor contains an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain that is activated upon ligand binding, leading to downstream signaling pathways involving MAPKs (Erkl/2), RAFI, AKT1 and STATs. (Kharitoncnkov et al., (2008) BioDrugs 22:37-44). Several reports suggested that the “c”-reporter splice variants of FGFR1-3 exhibit specific affinity to β-Klotho and could act as endogenous receptor for FGF21 (Kurosu et al„ (2007) J. Biol. Chem. 282:26687-26695); Ogawa 25 et ah, (2007) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104:7432-7437); Kharitonenkov et al., (2008) J. Cell Physiol. 215:1-7). In the liver, which abundantly expresses both β-Klotho and FGFR4, FGF21 does not induce phosphorylation of MAPK albeit the strong binding of FGF2I to the β-KlothoFGFR4 complex. In 3T3-L1 cells and white adipose tissue, FGFR1 is by far the most abundant receptor, and it is therefore most likely that FGF21 \s main functional receptors in this tissue are 30 the β-Klotho/FGFRlc complexes.
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The present disclosure provides a human (or humanized) antigen binding protein, such as a monoclonal antibody, that induces FGF21-like signaling, e.g., an agonistic antibody that mimics the function of FGF21. Such an antibody is a molecule with FGF21 -like activity and selectivity but with added therapeutically desirable characteristics typical for an antibody such as 5 protein stability, lack of immunogenicity, case of production and long half-life in vivo.
SUMMARY
An isolated antigen binding protein that induces FGF21-mediated signaling is provided.
Also provided is an isolated antigen binding protein that specifically binds to at least one 0 of: (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; and (iii) a complex comprising βKlotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFRSc and FGFR4 wherein the antigen binding protein induces FGF21-mediated signaling.
In one embodiment, the provided antigen binding proteins comprise an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a light chain CDR3 comprising a sequence 5 selected from the group consisting of: (i) a light chain CDR3 sequence that differs by no more than a total of three amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR3 sequence selected from the group consisting of the light chain CDR3 sequences of LI-LI 8, SEQ ID NOs: 180-194; (ii) QVWDXtX2SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 276); (iii) QQXSGX^XsXgXtT (SEQ ID NO: 283); (iv) LQHNSYPLT (SEQ ID NO: 267); (v) MQSLQTPFT (SEQ ID NO: 268); (vi) 0 QQYNNWPPT (SEQ ID NO: 269); (vii) MQS1QLPRT (SEQ ID NO: 270); (viii) QQANDFPIT (SEQ ID NO: 271); (ix) MQALQTPCS (SEQ ID NO: 272); (b) a heavy chain CDR3 sequence comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a heavy chain CDR3 sequence that differs by no more than a total of four amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR3 sequence selected from the group consisting of the heavy chain CDR3 sequences 25 of H1-H18, SEQ ID NOs:145-157; (ii) X.viX^XnXisGXwYYYXioGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 322);
(iii) SLIVVX2|VY X22LDX23 (SEQ ID NO: 326); (iv) IVVVPAA1QSYYYYYGMGV (SEQ ID N0:311);(v) DPDGDYYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 312); (vi) TYSSGWYVWDYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 313); (vii) DRVLSYYAMAV (SEQ ID NO: 314); (viii) VRIAGDYY YYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 315); (ix) ENIVVIPAAIFAGWFDP (SEQ ID NO: 316); and (x) 30 DRAAAGLHYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 317); or (c) the light chain CDR3 sequence of (a) and the heavy chain CDR3 sequence of (b); wherein, Xi is G, S or N; X2 is N, S or T; X3 is C, Y or
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S; X4 is G or S; Xj is A or S; X<, is P or F; X- is L or absent: X44 is 1, V or S; Xu, is L or V; XI7 is
L, T or V; X1S is L, V, G or T; X19 is A, G or absent; X20 is Y, C or D; X2! is I or Μ; X22 is A or V; and Χ2? is H or Y; and wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of
FGFR1 c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
In another embodiment the provided antigen binding proteins comprise either: (a) a light chain CDR1 sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a light chain CDR1 that differs by no more than three amino acids additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR1 sequence of L1-L18, SEQ ID NOs:I58-170: (ii) RASQ X9 Χ,οΧπΧ^ΧβΧιΛΑ (SEQ ID NO: 0 304); (iii) GGNNIGSXisSVH (SEQ ID NO: 307); (iv) RSSQSLLX29X40NGX5lX22Xi3LD (SEQ
ID NO: 310); (v) RASQSVNSNLA (SEQ ID NO: 295); (vi) RASQDIRYDLG (SEQ ID NO: 296); (vii) RASQG1SIWLA (SEQ ID NO: 297); and (viii) KSSQSLLQSDGKTYLY (SEQ ID
NO: 298); (b) a light chain CDR2 sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a light chain CDR2 that differs by no more than two amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR2 sequence of LI-El8, SEQ ID N0s:l71-179; (ii) LGSX27RAS (SEQ ID NO: 290); (iii) GXSSX2SRAT (SEQ ID NO: 294); (iv) AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO: 284); (v)
GVSTRAT (SEQ ID NO: 285); (vi) DDSDRPS (SEQ ID NO: 286); (vii) EVSNRFS (SEQ ID NO: 287); (c) a heavy chain CDR1 sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a heavy chain CDR1 that differs by no more than two amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or 0 deletions from a CDR1 sequence of H1-H18, SEQ ID NOs: 121-131; and (ii) NARMGVX49 (SEQ ID NO: 352); (iii) X40YGIH (SEQ ID NO: 355); (iv) DLSMH (SEQ ID NO: 345); (v) DAWMS (SEQ ID NO: 346); (vi) TYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 347); (vii) SYFWS (SEQ ID NO: 348); (viii) SYYWS (SEQ ID NO: 131); (ix) SGGYNWS (SEQ ID NO: 349); (d) a heavy chain CDR2 selected from the group consisting of: (i) a heavy sequence that differs by no more than three amino acid additions, substitutions, and /or deletions from a CDR2 sequence of Hl-FI 18, SEQ ID NOs: 132-144; (ii) HIFSNDEKSYSTSLKX24 (SEQ ID NO: 333); (iii) X25ISGSGVSTX26YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 338); (iv) VIWYDGSX.^KYYXjgDSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 341); (v) X.^IYXjrSGSTX^YNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 344); (vi)
GFDPEDGETIYAQKFQG (SEQ ID NO: 327); (vii) R1KSKTDGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID
NO: 328); (viii) RIYTSGSTNYNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 329); (ix) R1KSKDGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 330); (x) R1KSKX42DGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 483); wherein X9 is N or
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S; X]o is V or F; Xu is D or S: Xi2 is G or S; X,? is S, N or T; X(4 is S or Y; X15 is E or Q; X29 is Y or M; X3(} is Y or S; Χ.υ is F or Y; ΧΛ2 is T or N; X„ is Y or F; X27 is N or D; Xs is A or T; X2S is S or F; Xsy is S or N; X24 is S or N; X25 is G or A; X26 is Η, Y or N; X?J is D or I; X,ft is A or G; Xi? is N or R; X?g is Y or T; X4| is Y or N; Χ« is T or absent; (e) the light chain CDR1 of (a) 5 and the light chain CDR2 of (b); (f) the light chain CDR1 of (a) and the heavy chain CDR1 of (c); (g) the light chain CDR1 of (a) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d); (h) the light chain CDRI (b) and the heavy chain CDRI of (c); (i) the heavy chain CDRI of (c) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d); (j) the light chain CDR2 of (b) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d); (k) the light chain CDRI of (a), the light chain CDR2 of (b), and the heavy chain CDRI of (c); (I) the light chain CDR2 of 0 (b), the heavy CDRI of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d); (m) the light chain CDRI of (a), the heavy chain CDRI of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d); or (n) the light chain C’DRl of (a), the light chain CDR2 of (b), the heavy chain CDR2 of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d), wherein said antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c,
FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
In yet another embodiment the provided antigen binding proteins comprise cither: (a) a light chain variable domain comprising; (i) a light chain CDRI sequence selected from SEQ ID bJOs: 158-170; (ii) a light chain CDR2 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:l71-179; (iii) a light chain CDR3 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:180-194; and (b) a heavy chain variable J domain comprising: (i) a heavy chain CDRI sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 121 -131; (ii) a heavy chain CDR2 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 132-144; and (iii) a heavy chain CDR3 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 145-157; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b), wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho 25 and one of FGFR1 c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
In a further embodiment the provided antigen binding proteins comprise cither: (a) a light chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) amino acids having a sequence at least 80% identical to a light chain variable domain sequence selected from VrJVf 18, SEQ ID NOs:48-65; (ii) a sequence of amino acids encoded by a polynucleotide sequence 30 that is at least 80% identical to a polynucleotide sequence encoding the light chain variable domain sequence of Vl1-Vl18, SEQ ID NOs:48-65; (b) a heavy chain variable domain sequence
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 selected from the group consisting of: (i) a sequence of amino acids that is at least 80% identical to a heavy chain variable domain sequence of V^I-VhIS of SEQ ID NOs:66~84; (ii) a sequence of amino acids encoded by a polynucleotide sequence that is at least 80% identical to a polynucleotide sequence encoding the heavy chain variable domain sequence of VhI-VjjJS, SEQ 5 ID NOs:66-84; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b); wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho: (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In particular embodiments the provided antigen binding proteins comprise cither: (a) a light chain variable domain sequence selected from the group 0 consisting of: ViJ-Vl18 of SEQ ID NOs:48-65; (b) a heavy chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of: Vnl-Vnl8 of SEQ ID NOs:66-84; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b), wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In other 5 particular embodiments, the provided antigen binding proteins the light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain arc selected from the group of combinations consisting of: Vi lVnl, VL2Vn2, Vl3Vh3, Vl3Vh4, Vt4Vn5, VL5VH6, V^V^, VL7Vn8, Vt8Vn8, VL9VH9, Vl9Vh10, VlJOVhII, VLllVnll, VL12VH!2, VL13Vn13, νΓ.14νΗ14, VL15Vf!15, VL16Vn16, V|J7Vnl7, and V[j8Vul8, wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho;
(ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In still further embodiments the provided antigen binding proteins further comprise: (a) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (b) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO:11; (c) the heavy chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; or (d) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO:11 25 and the heavy chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
The provided antigen binding proteins can take many forms and can be, for example, a human antibody, a humanized antibody, chimeric antibody, a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a recombinant antibody, an antigen-binding antibody fragment, a single chain antibody, a diabody, a triabody, a tetrabody, a Fab fragment, an F(fab’h fragment, a domain 30 antibody, an IgD antibody, an IgE antibody, an IgM antibody, an IgG 1 antibody, an IgG2
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 antibody, an lgG3 antibody, an IgG4 antibody, or an IgG4 antibody having at least one mutation in the hinge region.
In another embodiment, the provided antigen binding proteins when bound to (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (Hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and 5 one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4: (a) bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, with substantially the same Kd as a reference antibody; (b) induce FGF21likc signaling of 10 % or greater than the signaling induced by a wild-type FGF21 standard comprising the mature form of SEQ ID NO:2 as measured in an ELK-lucifcrase reporter assay;
(c) exhibit an EC50 of lOnM or less of FGF21 -like signaling in an assay selected from the group consisting of: (i) a FGFRlc^-Kiotho-mediatcd in vitro recombinant cell-based assay; and (ii) an in vitro human adipocyte functional assay; (d) exhibit an EC50 of less than lOnM of agonistic activity on FGFRlc in the presence of β-Klotho in an in vitro recombinant FGFRlc receptor mediated reporter assay; and (e) exhibit an EC'50 of greater than ΙμΜ of agonistic activity on
FGFRlc in the absence of β-Klotho in an in vitro recombinant FGFRlc receptor mediated reporter assay; or (f) competes for binding with a reference antibody to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, wherein the reference antibody comprises a combination of light chain and heavy chain variable domain sequences selected from the group consisting of VL1VH1, Vt.2Vn2, VL3Vn3, VL3Vn4, VL4Vn5, VL5Vn6, VL6VH7, VL7Vn8, Vl8Vh8, Vi9Vh9, VL9Vn10, ViJOVnll, Vi.llVHll, VL12Vti12, Vr.13VH13, VL14VH14, V[.15VhI5, V|,16Vh16, Vi.l7Vn17, and Vj_18Vul8. In other embodiments the provided antigen binding proteins can when bound to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4: (a) 25 lower blood glucose in an animal model; (b) lower scrum lipid levels in an animal model; (c) lower insulin levels in an animal model; or (d) two or more of (a) and (b) and (c).
In specific embodiments the provided antigen binding proteins comprise: (a) a heavy chain comprising one of SEQ ID NOs:31, 32, 390-401,404-405; (b) a light chain comprising one of SEQ ID NO: 13, 14, 385-389, 402-403; or (c) a combination comprising a heavy chain of (a) 30 and a light chain of (b).
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Also provided are antigen binding proteins that are capable of binding wild type human β-Klotho (SEQ ID NO:7) but which doesn’t bind to a chimeric form of β-Klotho wherein the chimeric form of β-Klotho comprises a human β-Klotho framework wherein murine β-Klotho sequences replace the wild type human residues at at least one of (a) positions 1-80; (b) positions 5 303-522; (c) positions 852-1044; and (d) combinations thereof.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides antigen binding proteins that arc capable of binding wild type human β-Klotho (SEQ ID NO:7) at at least one of (a) positions 180; (b) positions 303-522; (c) positions 852-1044; and (d) combinations thereof.
In still another aspect, the present disclosure provides antigen binding proteins that arc 0 capable of competing with an antigen binding protein of claims 8 or 13 for binding to human wild type β-Klotho residues at at least one of (a) positions 1-80; (b) positions 303-522; (c) positions 852-1044; and (d) combinations thereof.
Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more antigen binding proteins provided herein, in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
In a further aspect, also provided arc isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein. In some instances, the isolated nucleic acid molecules arc operably-linked to a control sequence. In embodiments, such nucleic acids comprise a polynucleotide sequence encoding the light chain variable domain, the heavy chain variable domain, or both, of an antigen binding protein provided herein. In particular embodiments the nucleic acids comprise (a) VLl-VT.18 (SEQ ID NOs:48-65); (b) VH1-VH18 (SEQ ID NOs:66-84);
or (c) one or more sequences of (a) and one or more sequences of (b).
In another aspect, also provided arc expression vectors and host cells transformed or transfected with the expression vectors that comprise the aforementioned isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein.
In another aspect, also provided are methods of preparing antigen binding proteins that specifically or selectively bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and comprises the step of preparing the antigen binding protein from a host cell that secretes the antigen binding protein.
Other embodiments provide a method of preventing or treating a condition in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 pharmaceutical composition provided herein to a subject, wherein the condition is treatable by lowering blood glucose, insulin or serum lipid levels. In embodiments, the condition is type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease or metabolic syndrome.
These and other aspects arc described in greater detail herein. Each of the aspects provided can encompass various embodiments provided herein. It is therefore anticipated that each of the embodiments involving one element or combinations of elements can be included in each aspect described, and all such combinations of the above aspects and embodiments are expressly considered. Other features, objects, and advantages of the disclosed antigen binding proteins and associated methods and compositions are apparent in the detailed description that 0 follows.
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Figure 1A-1B is an alignment showing the sequence homology between human FGFRlc (GenBank Accession No Pl 1362; SEQ ID NO: 356) and murine FGFRlc (GcnBank Accession 5 No NP_034336; SEQ ID NO: 357); various features are highlighted, including the signal peptide, transmembrane sequence, heparin binding region, and a consensus sequence (SEQ ID NO: 358) is provided.
Figure 2a-2c is an alignment showing the sequence homology between human β-Klotho (GcnBank Accession No NP_783864; SEQ ID NO: 359) and murine β-Klotho (GcnBank 0 Accession No NP1 12457; SEQ ID NO: 360); various features arc highlighted, including the transmembrane sequence and two glycosyl hydrolase domains, and a consensus sequence (SEQ ID NO: 361) is provided.
Figure 3 is a flow cytometry profile of cells stained with FGF21-Alexa 647 that were used as an immunogen to generate antigen binding proteins; the figure shows the expression 25 level of an FGF21R (a complex comprising FGFR1 c and β-Klotho) and binding to FGF21.
Figure 4 is a sequence (SEQ ID NO: 362) showing an Fc fusion protein that was used as an immunogen to generate antigen binding proteins; the immunogen comprises the extracellular domain (ECD) of human FGFRlc fused to an lgGl Fc via a Glys linker (SEQ ID NO: 379); the FGFRlc component is in capitals, the linker is italic and underlined and the Fc is in lower case 30 letters.
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Figure 5 is a sequence (SEQ ID NO: 363) showing an Fe fusion protein that was used as an immunogen to generate antigen binding proteins: the immunogen comprises the extracellular domain (ECD) of human β-KIotho fused to an IgGJ Fc via a Glys linker (SEQ ID NO: 379); the β-Klotho component is in capitals, the linker is italic and underlined and the Fc is in lower case 5 letters.
Figure 6 is a SDS PAGE gel showing the level of purity achieved from preparations of a soluble FGF21 receptor complex comprising FGFRlc ECD-Fc and β-KIotho ECD-Fc, which was employed as an immunogen to generate antigen binding proteins.
Figure 7 is a series of plots generated from an ELK-luciferase reporter assay as described 0 herein performed on recombinant CHO clone 2E10, demonstrating the ability of some of the antigen binding proteins to induce FGF21 -like signaling in recombinant CHO cells expressing a FGF21 receptor complex comprising FGFR lc and β-Klotho.
Figure 8 is a series of plots generated from an ERKI/2 phosphorylation assay as described herein, demonstrating the ability of some of the antigen binding proteins to induce 5 FGF21-likc signaling in rat L6 cells. The X-axis is the concentrations of the antigen binding proteins and the Y-axis is the percentage of phosphorylated ERK1/2 of total ERKI/2.
Figure 9 is a scries of plots generated from an ERKI/2 phosphorylation assay as described herein, demonstrating that antigen binding protein-mediated FGF2 l-iike signaling in L6 cells is FGFRlc/p-Klotho specific.
Figure 10 is a series of plots generated from an ERK phosphorylation assay as described herein, demonstrating that some antigen binding proteins are able to induce FGF21-lrkc signaling in human adipocyte cells.
Figure 1 la is a series of binding sensorgrams (response units vs time) demonstrating that some of the antigen binding proteins that induce FGF21-mediated signaling bind to human β25 Klotho at two different but partially overlapping binding sites represented by 24H11 (Group A) and 17D8 (Group B), while antigen binding proteins that do not induce FGF21-mediated signaling (2G10, 1A2) do not bind to these sites.
Figure 11b is a series of binding sensorgrams (response units vs time) demonstrating a third binding site on human β-Klotho that was identified for Group C antigen binding proteins 30 represented by 39F7.
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Figure 12 is a series of binding sensorgrams (response units vs time) demonstrating that some of the antigen binding proteins (12E4, 24H11, 17C3, 18B11) that induce FGF21-mediated signaling interfere with β-Klotho binding to FGF21, while other antigen binding proteins (21H2,
17D8, 18G1) do not.
Figure 13 is an alignment of the variable regions of some of the antigen binding proteins that were generated; the framework and CDR regions are identified. Figure 13 discloses SEQ ID NOS: 364, 59, 365, 60, 366, 61, 367, 62, 368, 57, 369, 55, 51-52, 56, 56, 53-54, 63-65, 370, 58, 371, 50, 50, 49, 48, 372, 78, 373, 66-69, 79, 374, 76, 81, 375, 70, 73, 73, 71-72, 376, 83, 82, 84, 377, 80, 378, 75 and 74, respectively, in order of appearance,
Figure 14 is a diagram graphically depicting the study design for a 68 days study performed in obese cynomolgus monkeys.
Figure 15 is a plot depicting the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on AM meal food intake of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 16 is two plots depicting the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fruit intake and PM food intake of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 17 is a plot depicting the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on body weight of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 18 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on body mass index (BM1) of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 19 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle on abdominal circumference (AC) of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 20 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on skin fold thickness (SFT) of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 21 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on glucose levels during glucose tolerance tests of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 22 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on plasma insulin levels during glucose tolerance tests of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 23 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fasting plasma glucose levels of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 24 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on. fasting plasma insulin levels of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
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Figure 25 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fed plasma glucose levels of the obese cynoniolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 26 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fed plasma insulin levels of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 27 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fasting plasma triglyceride levels of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 28 is a plot showing the effects of vehicle and 16H7 on fed plasma triglyceride levels of the obese cynomolgus monkeys studied.
Figure 29 is a schematic depicting human-mouse β-Klotho chimeras that were 0 constructed and used to studying the binding of antigen binding proteins.
Figure 30 is a schematic depicting the human-mouse β-Klotho chimeras that were constructed and also includes qualitative binding data for FGF21, 16H7, 37D3 and 39F7.
Figure 31A-C is a series of plots depicting binding data for eight of the 16H7 and 22H5 variants that were constructed, as well as for 22H5 and 16H7.
Figures 32A-C is a scries of plots depicting the results of ELISA assays that were used to demonstrate that several of the 22H5 and 16H7 variants have binding ability.
Figure 33 is a bar graph comparing off-rates for several 22H5 and 17H7 variants that were generated.
Figure 34 is two plots that depict binding curves for 39F11 when titrated with FGF21 and 0 for FGF21 when titrated with 39FI1; the plots demonstrate an additive effect.
Figure 35 is two plots that depict binding curves for 16H7 when titrated with 39F11 and 39FI1 when it is titrated with I6H7; the plots demonstrate an additive effect.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The section headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described.
Unless otherwise defined herein, scientific and technical terms used in connection with the present application shall have the meanings that arc commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. Further, unless otherwise required by context, singular terms shall 30 include pluralities and plural terms shall include the singular.
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Generally, nomenclatures used in connection with, and techniques of, cell and tissue culture, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, genetics and protein and nucleic acid chemistry and hybridization described herein arc those well known and commonly used in the art. The methods and techniques of the present application arc generally performed according to 5 conventional methods well known in the art and as described in various general and more specific references that arc cited and discussed throughout the present specification unless otherwise indicated. See, e.g., Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd ed„ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (2001), Ausubcl et al.. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Greene Publishing Associates (1992), and Harlow and 0 Lane Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1990), which are incorporated herein by reference. Enzymatic reactions and purification techniques arc performed according to manufacturer's specifications, as commonly accomplished in the art or as described herein. The terminology used in connection with, and the laboratory procedures and techniques of, analytical chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and 5 medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry described herein arc those well known and commonly used in the art. Standard techniques can be used for chemical syntheses, chemical analyses, pharmaceutical preparation, formulation, and delivery, and treatment of patients.
It should be understood that the instant disclosure is not limited to the particular methodology, protocols, and reagents, etc., described herein and as such can vary. The 0 terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Other than in the operating examples, or where otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients or reaction conditions used herein should be understood as modified in all instances by the term ’‘about.” The term “about” when used in connection with 25 percentages can mean ±5%, e.g., 1%, 2%, 3%, or 4%.
I. DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the terms “a” and “an” mean “one or more” unless specifically stated otherwise.
An “antigen binding protein” is a protein comprising a portion that binds to an antigen or target and, optionally, a scaffold or framework portion that allows the antigen binding portion to
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 adopt a conformation that promotes binding of the antigen binding protein to the antigen. Examples of antigen binding proteins include a human antibody, a humanized antibody; a chimeric antibody; a recombinant antibody; a single chain antibody: a diabody; a triabody: a tetrabody; a Fab fragment; a Ffab'h fragment; an IgD antibody: an IgE antibody; an lgM 5 antibody; an IgGl antibody: an lgG2 antibody: an lgG3 antibody; or an IgG4 antibody, and fragments thereof The antigen binding protein can comprise, for example, an alternative protein scaffold or artificial scaffold with grafted CDRs or CDR derivatives. Such scaffolds include, but are not limited to, antibody-derived scaffolds comprising mutations introduced to, for example, stabilize the three-dimensional structure of the antigen binding protein as well as wholly 0 synthetic scaffolds comprising, for example, a biocompatiblc polymer. See, e.g., Komdorfer et al., 2003, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinforniatics, 53(1):121-129 (2003): Roque et al., Biotechnoi. Prog. 20:639-654 (2004). In addition, peptide antibody mimetics (“PAMs”) can be used, as well as scaffolds based on antibody mimetics utilizing fibronectin components as a scaffold.
An antigen binding protein can have, for example, the structure of a naturally occurring immunoglobulin. An “immunoglobulin” is a tetrameric molecule. In a naturally occurring immunoglobulin, each tetramer is composed of two identical pairs of polypeptide chains, each pair having one “light” (about 25 kDa) and one “heavy” chain (about 50-70 kDa). The aminoterminal portion of each chain includes a variable region of about 100 to 110 or more amino 0 acids primarily responsible for antigen recognition. The carboxy-terminal portion of each chain defines a constant region primarily responsible for effector function. Human light chains are classified as kappa and lambda light chains. Heavy chains arc classified as mu, delta, gamma, alpha, or epsilon, and define the antibody’s isotype as IgM, IgD, IgG, IgA, and IgE, respectively. Within light and heavy chains, the variable and constant regions arc joined by a “J” region of about 12 or more amino acids, with the heavy chain also including a “D” region of about 10 more amino acids. Sec generally, Fundamental Immunology Ch. 7 (Paul, W„ cd., 2nd ed. Raven Press, N.Y. (1989)) (incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes). The variable regions of each light/hcavy chain pair form the antibody binding site such that an intact immunoglobulin has two binding sites.
Naturally occurring immunoglobulin chains exhibit the same general structure of relatively conserved framework regions (FR) joined by three hypervariable regions, also called
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 complementarity determining regions or CDRs, From N-terminus to C-tcrminus, both light and heavy chains comprise the domains FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3 and FR4. The assignment of amino acids to each domain can be done in accordance with the definitions of
Rabat et al. in Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed., US Dept, of Health and
Human Services, PHS, NIH, NIH Publication no. 91-3242, 1991. As desired, the CDRs can also be redefined according an alternative nomenclature scheme, such as that of Chothia (sec Chothia & Lesk, 1987,./. Moi. Biol. 196:901 -917: Chothia et al.. 1989, Nature 342:878-883 or Honegger & Pluckthun, 2001,./. Mol. Biol. 309:657-670),
In the context of the instant disclosure an antigen binding protein is said to “specifically 0 bind” or “selectively bind” its target antigen when the dissociation constant (Kd) is <10'8 M. The antibody specifically binds antigen with “high affinity” when the Kd is <5x IO'9 M, and with “very high affinity” when the Kp is <5x 10‘10 M. In one embodiment, the antibodies will bind to FGFRlc, β-Klotho, both FGFRlc and β-Klotho ora complex comprising FGFRlc and β-Klotho, including human FGFRlc, human β-Klotho or both human FGFRlc and human β-Klotho, with a 5 Kp of between about 10 M and IO’12 M, and in yet another embodiment the antibodies will bind with a Kp <5x 10’9.
An “antibody” refers to an intact immunoglobulin or to an antigen binding portion thereof that competes with the intact antibody for specific binding, unless otherwise specified. Antigen binding portions can be produced by recombinant DNA techniques or by enzymatic or 0 chemical cleavage of intact antibodies. Antigen binding portions include, inter alia, Fab, Fab’,
F(ab’)2, Fv, domain antibodies (dAbs), fragments including complementarity determining regions (CDRs), single-chain antibodies (scFv), chimeric antibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodics, and polypeptides that contain at least a portion of an immunoglobulin that is sufficient to confer specific antigen binding to the polypeptide.
A Fab fragment is a monovalent fragment having the VL, Vu, Cl and Cnl domains; a
F(ab’)2 fragment is a bivalent fragment having two Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; a Fd fragment has the VH and Cnl domains; an Fv fragment has the Vj and Vu domains of a single arm of an antibody; and a dAb fragment has a VH domain, a Vt domain, or an antigen-binding fragment of a Vu or Vp domain (US Pat. Nos. 6,846,634, 6,696,245, US App.
Pub. Nos. 05/0202512, 04/0202995, 04/0038291, 04/0009507, 03/0039958, Ward et al.. Nature
341:544-546 (1989)).
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A single-chain antibody (scFv) is an antibody in which a Vl and a Vu region arc joined via a linker (e.g., a synthetic sequence of amino acid residues) to form a continuous protein chain wherein the linker is long enough to allow the protein chain to fold back on itself and form a monovalent antigen binding site (sec, e.g., Bird et af. Science 242:423-26 (1988) and Huston et al., 1988, Proc. Natl, Acad. Sei. USA 85:5879-83 (1988)). Diabodies are bivalent antibodies comprising two polypeptide chains, wherein each polypeptide chain comprises Vn and VL domains joined by a linker that is too short to allow for pairing between two domains on the same chain, thus allowing each domain to pair with a complementary domain on another polypeptide chain (see, c.g„ Holligeret al., 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-48 (1993), and Poljak et al., Structure 2:1121-23 (1994)). If the two polypeptide chains of a diabody are identical, then a diabody resulting from their pairing will have two identical antigen binding sites. Polypeptide chains having different sequences can be used to make a diabody with two different antigen binding sites. Similarly, tribodics and tetrabodics are antibodies comprising three and four polypeptide chains, respectively, and forming three and four antigen binding sites, respectively, which can be the same or different.
Complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and framework regions (FR) of a given antibody can be identified using the system described by Rabat et al. in Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed., US Dept, of Health and Human Services, PHS, N1H, NIH Publication no. 91-3242, 1991 As desired, the CDRs can also be redefined according an ) alternative nomenclature scheme, such as that of Chothia (sec Chothia & Lesk, 1987, ,/. Mol.
Biol. 196:901-917; Chothia et al., 1989, Nature 342:878-883 or Honegger & Pluckthun, 2001, J. Mol. Biol. 309:657-670. One or more CDRs can be incorporated into a molecule cither covalently or noncovalently to make it an antigen binding protein. An antigen binding protein can incorporate the CDR(s) as part of a larger polypeptide chain, can covalently link the CDR(s) 25 to another polypeptide chain, or can incorporate the CDR(s) noncovalently. The CDRs permit the antigen binding protein to specifically bind to a particular antigen of interest.
An antigen binding protein can have one or more binding sites. If there is more than one binding site, the binding sites can be identical to one another or can be different. For example, a naturally occurring human immunoglobulin typically has two identical binding sites, while a “bispecific” or “bifunctional” antibody has two different binding sites.
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The term “human antibody” includes all antibodies that have one or more variable and constant regions derived from human immunoglobulin sequences. In one embodiment, all of the variable and constant domains arc derived from human immunoglobulin sequences (a fully human antibody). These antibodies can be prepared in a variety of ways, examples of which are 5 described below, including through the immunization with an antigen of interest of a mouse that is genetically modified to express antibodies derived from human heavy and/or light chainencoding genes, such as a mouse derived from a Xcnomousc®, UltiMab™, or VelocimmunciR) system. Phage-based approaches can also be employed.
A humanized antibody has a sequence that differs from the sequence of an antibody 0 derived from a non-human species by one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, and/or additions, such that the humanized antibody is less likely to induce an immune response, and/or induces a less severe immune response, as compared to the non-human species antibody, when it is administered to a human subject. In one embodiment, certain amino acids in the framework and constant domains of the heavy and/or light chains of the non-human species antibody arc 5 mutated to produce the humanized antibody. In another embodiment, the constant domain(s) from a human antibody arc fused to the variable domain(s) of a non-human species. In another embodiment, one or more amino acid residues in one or more C'DR sequences of a non-human antibody arc changed to reduce the likely immunogenicity of the non-human antibody when it is administered to a human subject, wherein the changed amino acid residues cither arc not critical 0 for immunospccific binding of the antibody to its antigen, or the changes to the amino acid sequence that are made are conservative changes, such that the binding of the humanized antibody to the antigen is not significantly worse than the binding of the non-human antibody to the antigen. Examples of how to make humanized antibodies can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,054,297, 5,886,152 and 5,877,293.
The term “chimeric antibody” refers to an antibody that contains one or more regions from one antibody and one or more regions from one or more other antibodies. In one embodiment, one or more of the CDRs are derived from a human antibody that binds (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In another embodiment, all of the CDRs arc derived from a human antibody that binds (Ϊ) β-Klotho: (ii) FGFRlc. FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFRSc, and
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FGFR4. In another embodiment, the CDRs from more than one human antibody that binds (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 are mixed and matched in a chimeric antibody. For instance, a chimeric antibody can comprise a CDR1 from the light chain of a first human 5 antibody that binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, a CDR2 and a CDR3 from the light chain of a second human antibody that binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (Hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, and the CDRs from the heavy chain from a third antibody that binds (i) β0 Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Further, the framework regions can be derived from one of the same antibodies that bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, from one or more different antibodies, such as a human antibody, or from a humanized 5 antibody. In one example of a chimeric antibody, a portion of the heavy and/or light chain is identical with, homologous to, or derived from an antibody from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is/are identical with, homologous to, or derived from an antibody or antibodies from another species or belonging to another antibody class or subclass. Also included are fragments of such antibodies J that exhibit the desired biological activity (e.g., the ability to specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii)
FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4).
The term “light chain” includes a full-length light chain and fragments thereof having sufficient variable region sequence to confer binding specificity. A full-length light chain 25 includes a variable region domain, V|_, and a constant region domain, Ci.. The variable region domain of the light chain is at the amino-terminus of the polypeptide, Light chains include kappa (“k”) chains and lambda (“λ”) chains.
The term “heavy chain” includes a full-length heavy chain and fragments thereof having sufficient variable region sequence to confer binding specificity. A full-length heavy chain 30 includes a variable region domain, Vn, and three constant region domains, ChL Cn2, and Ch3.
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The Vu domain is at the amino-terminus of the polypeptide, and the Cm domains arc at the carboxyl-term in us, with the Cti3 being closest to the carboxy-terminus of the polypeptide. Heavy chains can be of any isotypc, including IgG (including IgGl, lgG2, lgG3 and IgG4 subtypes), IgA (including IgA I and IgA2 subtypes), IgM and IgE.
The term “immunologically functional fragment” (or simply “fragment”) of an antigen binding protein, e.g., an antibody or immunoglobulin chain (heavy or light chain), as used herein, is an antigen binding protein comprising a portion (regardless of how that portion is obtained or synthesized) of an antibody that lacks at least some of the amino acids present in a full-length chain but which is capable of specifically binding to an antigen. Such fragments are biologically 0 active in that they bind specifically to the target antigen and can compete with other antigen binding proteins, including intact antibodies, for specific binding to a given epitope. In one aspect, such a fragment will retain at least one CDR present in the full-length light or heavy chain, and in some embodiments will comprise a single heavy chain and/or light chain or portion thereof. These biologically active fragments can be produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or can be produced by enzymatic or chemical cleavage of antigen binding proteins, including intact antibodies. Immunologically functional immunoglobulin fragments include, but are not limited to, Fab, Fab’, F(ab’)>, Fv, domain antibodies and single-chain antibodies, and can be derived from any mammalian source, including but not limited to human, mouse, rat, camelid or rabbit. It is contemplated further that a functional portion of the antigen binding proteins 0 disclosed herein, for example, one or more CDRs, could be covalently bound to a second protein or to a small molecule to create a therapeutic agent directed to a particular target in the body, possessing bifunctional therapeutic properties, or having a prolonged scrum half-life.
An “Fc” region contains two heavy chain fragments comprising the Cm2 and Cu3 domains of an antibody. The two heavy chain fragments are held together by two or more 25 disulfide bonds and by hydrophobic interactions of the Cu3 domains.
An “Fab’ fragment” contains one light chain and a portion of one heavy chain that contains the Vu domain and the Cui domain and also the region between the C»! and Cm2 domains, such that an interchain disulfide bond can be formed between the two heavy chains of two Fab’ fragments to form an F(ab'h molecule.
An “F(ab')2 fragment” contains two light chains and two heavy chains containing a portion of the constant region between the CH1 and Cm2 domains, such that an interchain
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 disulfide bond is formed between the two heavy chains. A Ffab’h fragment thus is composed of two Fab’ fragments that are held together by a disulfide bond between the two heavy chains.
The “Fv region” comprises the variable regions from both the heavy and light chains, but lacks the constant regions.
A domain antibody” is an immunologically functional immunoglobulin fragment containing only the variable region of a heavy chain or the variable region of a light chain, in some instances, two or more Vn regions are covalently joined with a peptide linker to create a bivalent domain antibody. The two Vu regions of a bivalent domain antibody can target the same or different antigens.
A “hemibody” is an immunologically functional immunoglobulin construct comprising a complete heavy chain, a complete light chain and a second heavy chain Fc region paired with the Fc region of the complete heavy chain. A linker can, but need not, be employed to join the heavy chain Fc region and the second heavy chain Fc region. In particular embodiments a hemibody is a monovalent form of an antigen binding protein disclosed herein. In other embodiments, pairs of charged residues can be employed to associate one Fc region with the second Fc region. The second heavy chain Fc region can comprise, for example, SEQ ID NO:44I and can be joined to the light chain via a linker (e.g., SEQ ID NO:440) An exemplary hemibody heavy chain comprises the sequence SEQ ID NO:453.
A “bivalent antigen binding protein” or “bivalent antibody” comprises two antigen binding sites. In some instances, the two binding sites have the same antigen specificities. Bivalent antigen binding proteins and bivalent antibodies can be bispecific, as described herein.
A multispccific antigen binding protein” or “multispccific antibody” is one that targets more than one antigen or epitope.
A “bispccific,” “dual-specific” or “bifunctional” antigen binding protein or antibody is a hybrid antigen binding protein or antibody, respectively, having two different antigen binding sites. Bispccific antigen binding proteins and antibodies arc a species of multispccific antigen binding protein or multispccific antibody and can be produced by a variety of methods including, but not limited to, fusion of hybridomas or linking of Fab’ fragments. See, e.g., Songsivilai and
Lachmann, 1990, Clin. Exp. Immunol. 79:315-321; Kostclny et al., 1992,./. Immunol. 148:154730 1553. The two binding sites of a bispecific antigen binding protein or antibody will bind to two different epitopes, which can reside on the same or different protein targets.
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The terms “FGF21 -like signaling” and “induces FGF21-Iike signaling,” when applied to an antigen binding protein of the present disclosure, means that the antigen binding protein mimics, or modulates, an in vivo biological effect induced by the binding of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of 5 FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and induces a biological response that otherwise would result front FGF21 binding to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 in vivo. In assessing the binding and specificity of an antigen binding protein, e.g., an antibody or immunologically functional fragment thereof, an antibody or fragment is deemed to induce a 0 biological response when the response is equal to or greater than 5%, and preferably equal to or greater than 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% or 95%, of the activity of a wild type FGF21 standard comprising the mature form of SEQ ID NO:2 (i.e., the mature form of the human FGF21 sequence) and has the following properties: exhibiting an efficacy level of equal to or more than 5% of an FGF21 5 standard, with an EC50 of equal to or less than 1 OOnM, e.g., 90 nM, 80 nM, 70nM, 60nM, 50nM, 40nM, 30nM, 20nM or 10 nM in (1) the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated luciferasereporter cell assay of Example 5; (2) ERK-phosphorylation in the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated cell assay of Example 5; and (3) ERK-phosphorylation in human adipocytes as described in Example 7. The “potency” of an antigen binding protein is defined as exhibiting an 0 EC50 of equal to or less than lOOnM, e.g., 90nM, 80nM, 70nM, 60nM, 50nM, 40nM, 30nM, 20nM, 10 nM and preferably less than lOnM of the antigen binding protein in the following assays: (1) the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated luciferase-reporter cell assay of Example 5; (2) the ERK-phosphorylation in the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated cell assay of Example 5; and (3) ERK-phosphorylation in human adipocytes as described in Example 7.
It is noted that not all of the antigen binding proteins of the present disclosure induce
FGF21-mediated signaling, nor is this property desirable in all circumstances. Nevertheless, antigen binding proteins that do not induce FGF21-mediated signaling form aspects of the present disclosure and may be useful as diagnostic reagents or other applications.
As used herein, the term “FGF21R” means a multimeric receptor complex that FGF2I is known or suspected to form in vivo. In various embodiments, FGF21R comprises (i) an FGFR,
e.g., FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4, and (ii) β-Klotho.
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The term “polynucleotide” or “nucleic acid” includes both single-stranded and doublestranded nucleotide polymers. The nucleotides comprising the polynucleotide can be ribonucleotides or dcoxyribonuclcotidcs or a modified form of cither type of nucleotide. Said modifications include base modifications such as bromouridine and inosine derivatives, ribose 5 modifications such as 2’, 3’-didcoxyribosc, and intcrnuclcotidc linkage modifications such as phosphorothioate, phosphorodith ioate, phosphorosclenoatc, phosphorodisclcnoate, phosphoroanilothioate, phoshoraniladate and phosphoroamidatc.
The term “oligonucleotide” means a polynucleotide comprising 200 or fewer nucleotides. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides are 10 to 60 bases in length. In other embodiments, 0 oligonucleotides are 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 to 40 nucleotides in length. Oligonucleotides can be single stranded or double stranded, e.g., for use in the construction of a mutant gene. Oligonucleotides can be sense or antisense oligonucleotides. An oligonucleotide can include a label, including a radiolabel, a fluorescent label, a hapten or an antigenic label, for detection assays. Oligonucleotides can be used, for example, as PCR primers, cloning primers or 5 hybridization probes.
An “isolated nucleic acid molecule” means a DNA or RNA of genomic, mRNA, cDNA, or synthetic origin or some combination thereof which is not associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide in which the isolated polynucleotide is found in nature, or is linked to a polynucleotide to which it is not linked in nature. For purposes of this disclosure, it is 0 understood that “a nucleic acid molecule comprising” a particular nucleotide sequence does not encompass intact chromosomes. Isolated nucleic acid molecules “comprising” specified nucleic acid sequences can include, in addition to the specified sequences, coding sequences for up to ten or even up to twenty other proteins or portions thereof, or can include operably linked regulatory sequences that control expression of the coding region of the recited nucleic acid sequences, 25 and/or can include vector sequences.
Unless specified otherwise, the left-hand end of any single-stranded polynucleotide sequence discussed herein is the 5’ end; the left-hand direction of double-stranded polynucleotide sequences is referred to as the 5 s direction. The direction of 5' to 3' addition of nascent RNA transcripts is referred to as the transcription direction; sequence regions on the 30 DNA strand having the same sequence as the RNA transcript that are 5' to the 5’ end of the RNA transcript are referred to as “upstream sequences;” sequence regions on the DNA strand having
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 the same sequence as the RNA transcript that are 3' to the 3’ end of the RNA transcript are referred to as “downstream sequences.”
The term control sequence” refers to a polynucleotide sequence that can affect the expression and processing of coding sequences to which it is ligated. The nature of such control 5 sequences can depend upon the host organism. In particular embodiments, control sequences for prokaryotes can include a promoter, a ribosomal binding site, and a transcription termination sequence. For example, control sequences for eukaryotes can include promoters comprising one or a plurality of recognition sites for transcription factors, transcription enhancer sequences, and transcription termination sequence. “Control sequences” can include leader sequences and/or 0 fusion partner sequences.
The term “vector” means any molecule or entity (e.g., nucleic acid, plasmid, bacteriophage or virus) used to transfer protein coding information into a host cell.
The term “expression vector” or “expression construct” refers to a vector that is suitable for transformation of a host cell and contains nucleic acid sequences that direct and/or control (in 5 conjunction with the host cell) expression of one or more heterologous coding regions operatively linked thereto. An expression construct can include, but is not limited to, sequences that affect or control transcription, translation, and, if introns arc present, affect RNA splicing of a coding region operably linked thereto.
As used herein, “operably linked” means that the components to which the term is 0 applied are in a relationship that allows them to cany out their inherent functions under suitable conditions. For example, a control sequence in a vector that is operably linked to a protein coding sequence is ligated thereto so that expression of the protein coding sequence is achieved under conditions compatible with the transcriptional activity of the control sequences.
The term “host cell” means a cell that has been transformed, or is capable of being transformed, with a nucleic acid sequence and thereby expresses a gene of interest. The term includes the progeny of the parent cell, whether or not the progeny is identical in morphology or in genetic make-up to the original parent cell, so long as the gene of interest is present.
The term “transduction” means the transfer of genes from one bacterium to another, usually by bacteriophage. “Transduction” also refers to the acquisition and transfer of eukaryotic 30 cellular sequences by replication-defective retroviruses.
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The term “transfection” means the uptake of foreign or exogenous DNA by a cell, and a cel! has been “transfected” when the exogenous DNA has been introduced inside the cell membrane. A number of transfection techniques are well known in the art and arc disclosed herein. See, e.g., Graham et al., (1973) Virology 52:456; Sambrook et al., (2001) Molecular 5 Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, supra', Davis et a!., (1986) Basic Methods in Molecular Biology, Elsevier; Chu et al., (1981) Gene 13: 197. Such techniques can be used to introduce one or more exogenous DNA moictics into suitable host cells.
The term “transformation” refers to a change in a cell's genetic characteristics, and a cell has been transformed when it has been modified to contain new DNA or RNA. For example, a 0 cell is transformed where it is genetically modified from its native state by introducing new genetic material via transfection, transduction, or other techniques. Following transfection or transduction, the transforming DNA can recombine with that of the cell by physically integrating into a chromosome of the cell, or can be maintained transiently as an cpisomal element without being replicated, or can replicate independently as a plasmid. A cell is considered to have been 5 “stably transformed” when the transforming DNA is replicated with the division of the cell.
The terms “polypeptide” or “protein” are used interchangeably herein to refer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The terms also apply to amino acid polymers in which one or more amino acid residues is an analog or mimetic of a corresponding naturally occurring amino acid, as well as to naturally occurring amino acid polymers. The terms can also encompass 0 amino acid polymers that have been modified, e.g., by the addition of carbohydrate residues to form glycoproteins, or phosphorylated. Polypeptides and proteins can be produced by a naturally-occurring and non-recombinant cell, or polypeptides and proteins can be produced by a genetically-engineered or recombinant cell. Polypeptides and proteins can comprise molecules having the amino acid sequence of a native protein, or molecules having deletions from, 25 additions to, and/or substitutions of one or more amino acids of the native sequence. The terms “polypeptide” and “protein” encompass antigen binding proteins that specifically or selectively bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising βKlotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, or sequences that have deletions from, additions to, and/or substitutions of one or more amino acids of an antigen binding protein 30 that specifically or selectively binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. The
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 term “polypeptide fragment” refers to a polypeptide that has an amino-terminal deletion, a carboxyl-terminal deletion, and/or an internal deletion as compared with the full-length protein.
Such fragments can also contain modified amino acids as compared with the full-length protein.
In certain embodiments, fragments arc about five to 500 amino acids long. For example, fragments can be at least 5, 6, 8, 10, 14. 20, 50, 70, 100, 110, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350. 400, or
450 amino acids long. Useful polypeptide fragments include immunologically functional fragments of antibodies, including binding domains. In the case of an antigen binding protein that binds to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc. FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, useful fragments 0 include but are not limited to a CDR region, a variable domain of a heavy or light chain, a portion of an antibody chain or just its variable region including two CDRs. and the like.
The term “isolated protein” referred means that a subject protein (1) is free of at least some other proteins with which it would normally be found, (2) is essentially free of other proteins from the same source, e.g., from the same species, (3) is expressed by a cell from a 5 different species, (4) has been separated from at least about 50 percent of polynucleotides, lipids, carbohydrates, or other materials with which it is associated in nature, (5) is operably associated (by covalent or noncovalcnt interaction) with a polypeptide with which it is not associated in nature, or (6) does not occur in nature. Typically, an “isolated protein” constitutes at least about 5%, at least about 10%, at least about 25%, or at least about 50% of a given sample. Genomic 0 DNA, eDNA, niRNA or other RNA, of synthetic origin, or any combination thereof can encode such an isolated protein. Preferably, the isolated protein is substantially free from proteins or polypeptides or other contaminants that are found in its natural environment that would interfere with its therapeutic, diagnostic, prophylactic, research or other use.
A “variant” of a polypeptide (e.g., an antigen binding protein, or an antibody) comprises an amino acid sequence wherein one or more amino acid residues are inserted into, deleted from and/or substituted into the amino acid sequence relative to another polypeptide sequence.
Variants include fusion proteins.
A “derivative” of a polypeptide is a polypeptide (e.g., an antigen binding protein, or an antibody) that has been chemically modified in some manner distinct from insertion, deletion, or substitution variants, e.g., by conjugation to another chemical moiety.
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The term “naturally occurring” as used throughout the specification in connection with biological materials such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, host cells, and the like, refers to materials which arc found in nature.
“Antigen binding region” means a protein, or a portion of a protein, that specifically binds a specified antigen, e.g., FGFRlc, β-Klotho or both FGFRlc and β-Klotho. For example, that portion of an antigen binding protein that contains the amino acid residues that interact with an antigen and confer on the antigen binding protein its specificity and affinity for the antigen is refereed to as “antigen binding region.” An antigen binding region typically includes one or more “complementary binding regions” (“CDRs”). Certain antigen binding regions also include one or more “framework” regions. A “CDR” is an amino acid sequence that contributes to antigen binding specificity and affinity. Framework” regions can aid in maintaining the proper conformation of the CDRs to promote binding between the antigen binding region and an antigen.
In certain aspects, recombinant antigen binding proteins that bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii)
FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, are provided. In this context, a “recombinant protein” is a protein made using recombinant techniques, i.e., through the expression of a recombinant nucleic acid as described herein. Methods and techniques for the production of recombinant proteins arc well known in the art.
The term “compete” when used in the context of antigen binding proteins (e.g., neutralizing antigen binding proteins, neutralizing antibodies, agonistic antigen binding proteins, agonistic antibodies and binding proteins that bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4) that compete for the same epitope or binding site on a target means 25 competition between antigen binding proteins as determined by an assay in which the antigen binding protein (e.g., antibody or immunologically functional fragment thereof) under study prevents or inhibits the specific binding of a reference molecule (e.g., a reference ligand, or reference antigen binding protein, such as a reference antibody) to a common antigen (e.g., FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, FGFR4, β-Klotho or a fragment thereof!· Numerous types of 30 competitive binding assays can be used to determine if a test molecule competes with a reference molecule for binding. Examples of assays that can be employed include solid phase direct or
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 indirect radioimmunoassay (RIA), solid phase direct or indirect enzyme immunoassay (EIA), sandwich competition assay (see, e.g., Stahli et al., (1983) Methods in Enzymology 9:242-253); solid phase direct biotin-avidin EIA (see, e.g., Kirkland et al., (1986),/. Immunol. 137:36143619) solid phase direct labeled assay, solid phase direct labeled sandwich assay (see, e.g., 5 Harlow and Lane, (1988) Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press); solid phase direct label RIA using 1-125 label (see, e.g.. Morel et al., (1988) Molec. Immunol. 25:715); solid phase direct biotin-avidin EIA (see, e.g., Cheung, et al., (1990) Virology 176:546-552); and direct labeled RIA (Moldenhauer et al., (1990) Scand. J. Immunol. 32:77-82). Typically, such an assay involves the use of a purified antigen bound to a solid surface or cells bearing 0 either of an unlabclled test antigen binding protein or a labeled reference antigen binding protein.
Competitive inhibition is measured by determining the amount of label bound to the solid surface or cells in the presence of the test antigen binding protein. Usually the test antigen binding protein is present in excess. Antigen binding proteins identified by competition assay (competing antigen binding proteins) include antigen binding proteins binding to the same 5 epitope as the reference antigen binding proteins and antigen binding proteins binding to an adjacent epitope sufficiently proximal to the epitope bound by the reference antigen binding protein for steric hindrance to occur. Additional details regarding methods for determining competitive binding are provided in the examples herein. Usually, when a competing antigen binding protein is present in excess, it will inhibit specific binding of a reference antigen binding 0 protein to a common antigen by at least 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70% or 75%. In some instance, binding is inhibited by at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 97% or more.
The term “antigen” refers to a molecule or a portion of a molecule capable of being bound by a selective binding agent, such as an antigen binding protein (including, e.g., an antibody or immunological functional fragment thereof), and may also be capable of being used 25 in an animal to produce antibodies capable of binding to that antigen. An antigen can possess one or more epitopes that arc capable of interacting with different antigen binding proteins, e.g., antibodies.
The term “epitope” means the amino acids of a target molecule that arc contacted by an antigen binding protein (for example, an antibody) when the antigen binding protein is bound to 30 the target molecule. The term includes any subset of the complete list of amino acids of the target molecule that are contacted when an antigen binding protein, such as an antibody, is bound
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 to the target molecule. An epitope can be contiguous or non-contiguous (e.g., (i) in a singlechain polypeptide, amino acid residues that are not contiguous to one another in the polypeptide sequence but that within in context of the target molecule arc bound by the antigen binding protein, or (ii) in a multimcric receptor comprising two or more individual components, e.g., (i) 5 FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4, and (ii) β-Klotho, amino acid residues that are present on one or more of the individual components, but which arc still bound by the antigen binding protein). In certain embodiments, epitopes can be mimetic in that they comprise a three dimensional structure that is similar to an antigenic epitope used to generate the antigen binding protein, yet comprise none or only some of the amino acid residues found in that epitope used to 0 generate the antigen binding protein. Most often, epitopes reside on proteins, but in some instances can reside on other kinds of molecules, such as nucleic acids. Epitope determinants can include chemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids, sugar side chains, phosphoryl or sulfonyl groups, and can have specific three dimensional structural characteristics, and/or specific charge characteristics. Generally, antigen binding proteins 5 specific for a particular target molecule will preferentially recognize an epitope on the target molecule in a complex mixture of proteins and/or macromolecules.
The term “identity” refers to a relationship between the sequences of two or more polypeptide molecules or two or more nucleic acid molecules, as determined by aligning and comparing the sequences. “Percent identity” means the percent of identical residues between the 0 amino acids or nucleotides in the compared molecules and is calculated based on the size of the smallest of the molecules being compared. For these calculations, gaps in alignments (if any) must be addressed by a particular mathematical model or computer program (i.e., an “algorithm”). Methods that can be used to calculate the identity of the aligned nucleic acids or polypeptides include those described in Computational Molecular Biology, (Lesk, A. M., ed.), 25 (1988) New York: Oxford University Press; Biocomputing Informatics and Genome Projects, (Smith, D. W., cd.), 1993, New York: Academic Press; Computer Analysis of Sequence Data, Part I, (Griffin, A. M„ and Griffin, H. G., cds.). 1994, New Jersey: Humana Press; von Heinje, G., (1987) Sequence Analysis in Molecular Biology, New York: Academic Press; Sequence Analysis Primer, (Gribskov, M. and Devereux, J., cds.), 1991, New York: M. Stockton Press; 30 and Carillo et al., (1988) SIAM J. Applied Math. 48:1073.
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In calculating percent identity, the sequences being compared arc aligned in a way that gives the largest match between the sequences. The computer program used to determine percent identity is the GCG program package, which includes GAP (Devereux et a!., (1984) Nitcl. Acid Res. 12:387; Genetics Computer Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wl). The 5 computer algorithm GAP is used to align the two polypeptides or polynucleotides for which the percent sequence identity is to be determined. The sequences arc aligned for optimal matching of their respective amino acid or nucleotide (the “matched span”, as determined by the algorithm). A gap opening penalty (which is calculated as 3x the average diagonal, wherein the “average diagonal” is the average of the diagonal of the comparison matrix being used; the 0 “diagonal” is the score or number assigned to each perfect amino acid match by the particular comparison matrix) and a gap extension penalty (which is usually 1/10 times the gap opening penalty), as well as a comparison matrix such as PAM 250 or BLOSUM 62 arc used in conjunction with the algorithm. In certain embodiments, a standard comparison matrix (see, Dayhoff et al., (1978) Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure 5:345-352 for the PAM 250 5 comparison matrix; Henikoff et al., (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89:10915-10919 for the BLOSUM 62 comparison matrix) is also used by the algorithm.
Recommended parameters for determining percent identity for polypeptides or nucleotide sequences using the GAP program are the following:
Algorithm: Nccdlcman et al., Mol. Biol. 48:443-453;
Comparison matrix: BLOSUM 62 from Henikoff etal., 1992, supra·.
Gap Penalty: 12 (but with no penalty for end gaps)
Gap Length Penalty: 4
Threshold of Similarity: 0
Certain alignment schemes for aligning two amino acid sequences can result in matching 25 of only a short region of the two sequences, and this small aligned region can have very high sequence identity even though there is no significant relationship between the two full-length sequences. Accordingly, the selected alignment method (e.g., the GAP program) can be adjusted if so desired to result in an alignment that spans at least 50 contiguous amino acids of the target polypeptide.
As used herein, “substantially pure” means that the described species of molecule is the predominant species present, that is, on a molar basis it is more abundant than any other
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 individual species in the same mixture. In certain embodiments, a substantially pure molecule is a composition wherein the object species comprises at least 50% (on a molar basis) of all macromolecular species present. In other embodiments, a substantially pure composition will comprise at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% of all macromolecular species present in the 5 composition. In other embodiments, the object species is purified to essential homogeneity wherein contaminating species cannot be detected in the composition by conventional detection methods and thus the composition consists of a single detectable macromolecular species.
The terms “treat” and “treating” refer to any indicia of success in the treatment or amelioration of an injury, pathology or condition, including any objective or subjective 0 parameter such as abatement; remission; diminishing of symptoms or making the injury, pathology or condition more tolerable to the patient; slowing in the rate of degeneration or decline; making the final point of degeneration less debilitating; improving a patient's physical or mental well-being. The treatment or amelioration of symptoms can be based on objective or subjective parameters; including the results of a physical examination, ncuropsychiatric exams, 5 and/or a psychiatric evaluation. For example, certain methods presented herein can be employed to treat Type 2 diabetes, obesity and/or dyslipidemia, cither prophylactically or as an acute treatment, to decrease plasma glucose levels, to decrease circulating triglyceride levels, to decrease circulating cholesterol levels and/or ameliorate a symptom associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia.
An “effective amount” is generally an amount sufficient to reduce the severity and/or frequency of symptoms, eliminate the symptoms and/or underlying cause, prevent the occurrence of symptoms and/or their underlying cause, and/or improve or remediate the damage that, results from or is associated with diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia. In some embodiments, the effective amount is a therapeutically effective amount or a prophylactically effective amount. A 25 “therapeutically effective amount” is an amount sufficient to remedy a disease state (e.g., diabetes, obesity or dyslipidemia) or symptoms, particularly a state or symptoms associated with the disease state, or otherwise prevent, hinder, retard or reverse the progression of the disease state or any other undesirable symptom associated with the disease in any way whatsoever. A prophylactically effective amount” is an amount of a pharmaceutical composition that, when 30 administered to a subject, will have the intended prophylactic effect, e.g., preventing or delaying the onset (or reoccurrence) of diabetes, obesity or dyslipidemia, or reducing the likelihood of the
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 onset (or reoccurrence) of diabetes, obesity or dyslipidemia or associated symptoms. The full therapeutic or prophylactic effect docs not necessarily occur by administration of one dose, and can occur only after administration of a series of doses. Thus, a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount can be administered in one or more administrations.
“Amino acid” takes its normal meaning in the art. The twenty naturally-occurring amino acids and their abbreviations follow conventional usage. See, Immunology-A Synthesis, 2i,d Edition, (E. S. Golub and D. R. Green, cds.), Sinaucr Associates: Sunderland, Mass. (1991), incorporated herein by reference for any purpose. Stereoisomers (e.g., D-amino acids) of the twenty conventional amino acids, unnatural or non-naturally occurring amino acids such as α-,α0 disubstituted amino acids, bl-alkyl amino acids, and other unconventional amino acids can also be suitable components for polypeptides and arc included in the phrase “amino acid.” Examples of non-naturally amino acids (which can be substituted for any naturally-occurring amino acid found in any sequence disclosed herein, as desired) include; 4-hydroxyproline, γcarboxyghitamatc, ε-Ν,Ν,Ν-trimcthyllysinc, ε-Ν-acctyl lysine, O-phosphoscrinc, N-acctylscrinc,
N-formylmethionine, 3-mcthylhistidine, 5-hydroxylysine, σ-Ν-methylarginine, and other similar amino acids and imino acids (e.g., 4-hydroxyproline). In the polypeptide notation used herein, the left-hand direction is the amino terminal direction and the right-hand direction is the carboxyl-terminal direction, in accordance with standard usage and convention. A non-limiting lists of examples of non-naturally occurring amino acids that can be inserted into an antigen ) binding protein sequence or substituted for a wild-type residue in an antigen binding sequence include β-amino acids, homoamino acids, cyclic amino acids and amino acids with derivatized side chains. Examples include (in the L-form or D-form: abbreviated as in parentheses): citrulline (Cit), homocitrulline (hCit), Na-methylcitrullinc (NMeCit), Na-methylhomocitrullinc (Na-McHoCit), ornithine (Om), Na-Mcthylornithinc (Na-McOrn or NMcOrn), sarcosine (Sar), 25 homolysinc (hLys or hK), homoargininc (hArg or hR), homoglutamine (hQ), Na-mcthylargininc (NMeR), Na-mcthyllcucine (Να-McL or NMeL), N-mcthylhomolysinc (NMcHoK), Namcthylglutaminc (NMcQ), norlcucine (Nlc), norvalinc (Nva), 1,2,3,4-tctrahydroisoquinolinc (Tie), OctahydiOindole-2-carboxylic acid (Oic), 3-(1 -naphthyl Jalanine (1-Nai), 3-(2naphthyl)alanine (2-Nal), 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (Tic), 2-indanylglycinc (Igl), para30 iodophenylalanine (pl-Phe), para-aminophcnylalanine (4AmP or 4-Amino-Phe), 4-guanidino phenylalanine (Guf), glycyllysine (abbreviated “K(Ne-glycyl)” or “K(glycyl)” or “K(gly)”),
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 nitrophenylalanine (nitrophe), aminophcnylalanine (aminophe or Amino-Phe), benzylphenylalanine (bcnzylphe), γ-carboxyglutamic acid (γ-carboxyglu), hydroxyproline (hydroxypro), p-carboxyl-phenylalaninc (Cpa), α-arm’noadipic acid (Aad), Να-mcthyl valine (NMcVal), Ν-α-mcthyl leucine (NMeLcu), Na-mcthylnorlcucine (NMeNle), cyclopentylglycine (Cpg), cyclohcxylglycinc (Chg), acetyl argin inc (acctylarg), a, β-diaminopropionoic acid (Dpr), a, γ-diaminobutyric acid (Dab), diaminopropionic acid (Dap), cyclohcxylalaninc (Cha), 4methyl-phcnylalanine (McPhc). β, β-diphcnyl-alanine (BiPhA), aminobutyric acid (Abu), 4phenyl-phenylalanine (or biphenylalanine; 4Bip), α-amino-isobutyric acid (Aib), beta-alanine, beta-aminopropionic acid, pipcridinic acid, aminocaprioic acid, aminohcptanoic acid, aminopimelic acid, dcsmosine, diaminopimelic acid, N-ethylglycinc, N-cthylaspargine, hydroxylysinc, allo-hydroxylysinc, isodcsmosinc, allo-isolcucine, N-mcthylglycine, N-mcthylisolcucinc, N-mcthylvalinc, 4-hydroxyprolinc (Hyp), γ-carboxyglutamatc, ε-Ν,Ν,Νtrimethyllysine, ε-Ν-acctyl lysine, O-phosphoserinc, N-acctylscrine, N-formy I methionine, 3-mcthylhistidinc, 5-hydroxyIysine, ω-mcthylargininc, 4-Amino-O-Phthalic Acid (4APA), and other similar amino acids, and dcrivatizcd forms of any of those specifically listed.
II. GENERAL OVERVIEW
Antigen-binding proteins that bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and 0 FGFR4, are provided herein. A unique property of the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein is the agonistic nature of these proteins, specifically the ability to mimic the in vivo effect of FGF21 and to induce FGF21-likc signaling. More remarkably and specifically, some of the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein induce FGF21-likc signaling in several in vitro cellbased assay, including the ELK-lucifcrase reporter assay of Example 5 under the following 25 conditions: (1) the binding to and activity of the FGF21 receptor is β-Klotho dependent; (2) the activity is selective to FGFRIc/pKlotho complex; (3) the binding to the FGFRlc^Klotho triggers FGF21 -like signaling pathways; and (4) the potency (EC50) is comparable to a wildtype FGF21 standard comprising the mature form of SEQ ID NO:2, as measured in the following cell-based assays: (1) the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated luciferase-reporter cell assay of 30 Example 5; (2) the ERK-phosphorylation in the recombinant FGF21 receptor mediated cell assay of Example 5; and (3) ERK-phosphorylation in human adipocytes as described in more details in
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Example 7. The disclosed antigen binding proteins, therefore, are expected to exhibit activities in vivo that arc consistent with the natural biological function of FGF21. This property makes the disclosed antigen binding proteins viable therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and broadly any disease or condition in which it is desirable to mimic or augment the in vivo effects of FGF21.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure the antigen binding proteins provided can comprise polypeptides into which one or more complementary determining regions (CDRs) can be embedded and/or joined. In such antigen binding proteins, the CDRs can be embedded into a 0 “framework” region, which orients the CDR(s) such that the proper antigen binding properties of the CDR(s) is achieved. In general, such antigen binding proteins that arc provided can facilitate or enhance the interaction between FGFRlc and β-Klotho, and can substantially induce FGF21likc signaling.
Certain antigen binding proteins described herein arc antibodies or are derived from antibodies. In certain embodiments, the polypeptide structure of the antigen binding proteins is based on antibodies, including, but not limited to. monoclonal antibodies, bispccific antibodies, minibodies, domain antibodies, synthetic antibodies (sometimes referred to herein as “antibody mimetics”), chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, human antibodies, antibody fusions (sometimes referred to herein as “antibody conjugates”), hcmibodics and fragments thereof. The 0 various structures arc further described herein below.
The antigen binding proteins provided herein have been demonstrated to bind to (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, and particularly to (i) human β-Klotho; (ii) human FGFRlc, human FGFR2c, human FGFR3c or human FGFR4; or (iii) a complex 25 comprising human β-Klotho and one of human FGFRlc, human FGFR2c, human FGFR3c, and human FGFR4. As described and shown in the Examples presented herein, based the Western blot results, commcrcially-availablc Ηηίί-β-ΚΙοίΙιο or anti-FGFRlc antibodies bind to denatured β-Klotho or FGFRlc whereas the antigen binding protein (agonistic antibodies) do not. Conversely, the provided antigen binding proteins recognize the native structure of the FGFRlc 30 and β-Klotho on the cell surface whereas the commercial antibodies do not, based on the FACS results provided. See Example 9. The antigen binding proteins that are provided therefore mimic
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 the natural in vivo biological activity of FGF21. As a consequence, the antigen binding proteins provided herein are capable of activating FGF21-likc signaling activity. In particular, the disclosed antigen binding proteins can have one or more of the following activities in vivo: induction of FGF2I-like signal transduction pathways, lowering blood glucose levels, lowering 5 circulating lipid levels, improving metabolic parameters and other physiological effects induced in vivo by the formation of the ternary complex of FGFRIc, β-Klotho and FGF21, for example in conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome.
The antigen binding proteins that specifically bind to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, 0 FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that arc disclosed herein have a variety of utilities. Some of the antigen binding proteins, for instance, are useful in specific binding assays, in the affinity purification of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, including the human forms of these 5 disclosed proteins, and in screening assays to identify other agonists of FGF21 -like signaling activity.
The antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that arc disclosed herein can be used in a variety of treatment applications, 0 as explained herein. For example, certain antigen binding proteins are useful for treating conditions associated with FGF21-likc signaling processes in a patient, such as reducing, alleviating, or treating type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. Other uses for the antigen binding proteins include, for example, diagnosis of diseases or conditions associated with β-Klotho, FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, FGFR4 or 25 FGF21, and screening assays to determine the presence or absence of these molecules. Some of the antigen binding proteins described herein can be useful in treating conditions, symptoms and/or the pathology associated with decreased FGF21-likc signaling activity. Exemplary conditions include, but arc not limited to, diabetes, obesity, NASH and dyslipidemia.
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FGF21
The antigen binding proteins disclosed herein induce FGF21-mediated signaling, as defined herein. In vivo, the mature form of FGF21 is the active form of the molecule. The nucleotide sequence encoding full length FGF21 is provided; the nucleotides encoding the signal 5 sequence arc underlined.
ATG GAC TCG GAC GAG ACC GGG TTC GAG CAC TC'A GGA CTG TGG GTT TCT GTG CTG GCT GGT CTT CTG CTG GGA GCC TGC CAG GCA CAC CCC ATC CCT GAC TCC
AGT CCT CTC CTG CAA TTC GGG GGC CAA GTC CGG CAG CGG TAC CTC TAC ACA
GAT GAT GCC CAG CAG ACA GAA GCC CAC CTG GAG ATC AGG GAG GAT GGG 0 AC'G GTG GGG GGC GCT GCT GAC CAG AGC CCC GAA AGT CTC CTG CAG CTG
AAA GCC TTG AAG CCG GGA GTT ATT CAA ATC TTG GGA GTC AAG ACA TCC
AGG TTC CTG TGC CAG CGG CCA GAT GGG GCC CTG TAT GGA TCG CTC CAC TTT GAC CCT GAG GCC TGC AGC TTC CGG GAG CTG CTT CTT GAG GAC GGA TAC AAT
GTT TAC CAG TCC GAA GCC CAC GGC CTC CCG CTG CAC CTG CCA GGG AAC AAG 5 TCC CCA CAC CGG GAC CCT GCA CCC CGA GGA CCA GCT CGC TTC CTG CCA CTA
CCA GGC CTG CCC CCC GCA CCC CCG GAG CCA CCC GGA ATC CTG GCC CCC CAG
CCC CCC GAT GTG GGC TCC TCG GAC CCT CTG AGC ATG GTG GGA CCT TCC CAG
GGC CGA AGC CCC AGC TAC GCT TCC TGA (SEQ ID NO: 1)
The amino acid sequence of full length FGF21 is provided; the amino acids that make up the signal sequence arc underlined:
MDSDETGFEHSGLWVSVLAGLLLGACOA HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQ
VRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLE1REDGTVGGAADQSPESLLQLKA LKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLE
DGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPP
APPEPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS (SEQ ID NO:
2)
FGFRlc
The antigen binding proteins disclosed herein bind to FGFRlc, in particular human
FGFRlc, when associated with β-Klotho. The nucleotide sequence encoding human FGFRlc (GenBank Accession Number NM_023110) is provided:
ATGTGGAGCTGGAAGTGCCTCCTCTTCTGGGCTGTGCTGGTCACAGCC ACACTCTGCACCGCTAGGCCGTCCCCGACCTTGCCTGAACAAGCCCAG
CCCTGGGGAGCCCCTGTGGAAGTGGAGTCCTTCCTGGTCCACCCCGGT
GACCTGCTGCAGCTTCGC’TGTCGGCTGCGGGACGATGTGCAGAGCATC AACTGGCTGCGGGACGGGGTGCAGCTGGCGGAAAGCAACC'GCACCCG
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CATCACAGGGGAGGAGGTGGAGGTGCAGGACTCCGTGCCCGCAGACT
CCGGCCTCTATGCTTGCGTAACCAGCAGCCCCTCGGGCAGTGACACCA
CCTACTTCTCCGTCAATGTTTCAGATGCTCTCCCCTCCTCGGAGGATGA
TGATGATGATGATGACTCCTCTTCAGAGGAGAAAGAAACAGATAACA
CCAAACCAAACCGTATGCCCGTAGCTCCATATTGGACATCACCAGAAA
AGATGGAAAAGAAATTGCATGCAGTGCCGGCTGCCAAGACAGTGAAG
TTCAAATGCCCTTCCAGTGGGACACCAAACCCAACACTGCGCTGGTTG
AAAAATGGCAAAGAATTCAAACCTGACCACAGAATTGGAGGCTACAA
GGTCCGTTATGCCACCTGGAGCATCATAATGGACTCTGTGGTGCCCTC
TGACAAGGGCAACTACACCTGCATTGTGGAGAATGAGTACGGCAGCA
TCAACCACACATACCAGCTGGATGTCGTGGAGCGGTCCCCTCACCGGC
CCATCCTGCAAGCAGGGTTGCCCGCCAACAAAACAGTGGCCCTGGGT
AGCAACGTGGAGTTCATGTGTAAGGTGTACAGTGACCCGCAGCCGCAC
ATCCAGTGGCTAAAGCACATCGAGGTGAATGGGAGCAAGATTGGCCC
AGACAACCTGCCTTATGTCCAGATCTTGAAGACTGCTGGAGTTAATAC
CACCGACAAAGAGATGGAGGTGCTTCACTTAAGAAATGTCTCCTTTGA
GGACGCAGGGGAGTATACGTGCTTGGCGGGTAAC’TCTATCGGACTCTC
CCATCACTCTGCATGGTTGACCGTTCTGGAAGCCCTGGAAGAGAGGCC
GGCAGTGATGACCTCGCCCCTGTACCTGGAGATCATCATCTATTGCAC
AGGGGCCTTCCTCATCTCCTGCATGGTGGGGTCGGTCATCGTCTACAA
GATGAAGAGTGGTACCAAGAAGAGTGACTTCCACAGCCAGATGGCTG
TGCACAAGCTGGCCAAGAGCATCCCTCTGCGCAGACAGGTAACAGTG
TCTGCTGACTCCAGTGCATCCATGAACTCTGGGGTTCTTCTGGTTCGGC
CATCAC'G G CTCTCCTCCAGTG GG A CTCCC ATGCTAG C AG GGGTCTCTG
AGTATGAGCTTCCCGAAGACCCTCGCTGGGAGCTGCCTCGGGACAGAC
TGGTCTTAGGCAAACCCCTGGGAGAGGGCTGCTTTGGGCAGGTGGTGT
TGGCAGAGGCTATCGGGCTGGACAAGGACAAACCCAACCGTGTGACC
AAAGTGGCTGTGAAGATGTTGAAGTCGGACGCAACAGAGAAAGACTT
GTCAGACCTGATCTCAGAAATGGAGATGATGAAGATGATCGGGAAGC
ATAAGAATATCATCAACCTGCTGGGGGCCTGCACGCAGGATGGTCCCT
TGTATGTCATCGTGGAGTATGCCTCCAAGGGCAACCTGCGGGAGTACC
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TGCAGGCCCGGAGGCCCCCAGGGCTGGAATACTGCTACAACCCCAGC
CACAACCCAGAGGAGCAGCTCTCCTCCAAGGACCTGGTGTCCTGCGCC TACCAGGTGGCCCGAGGCATGGAGTATCTGGCCTCCAAGAAGTGCATA CACCGAGACCTGGCAGCCAGGAATGTCCTGGTGACAGAGGACAATGT
GATGAAGATAGCAGAC'TTTGGCCTCGCACGGGACATTCACCACATCGA
CTACTATAAAAAGACAACCAACGGCCGACTGCCTGTGAAGTGGATGG
CACCCGAGGCATTATTTGACCGGATCTACACCCACCAGAGTGATGTGT
GGTCTTTCGGGGTGCTCCTGTGGGAGATCTTCACTCTGGGCGGCTCCCC
ATACCCCGGTGTGCCTGTGGAGGAACTTTTCAAGCTGCTGAAGGAGGG
TCACCGCATGGACAAGCCCAGTAACTGCACCAACGAGCTGTACATGAT
GATGCGGGACTGCTGGCATGCAGTGCCCTCACAGAGACCCACCTTCAA GCAGCTGGTGGAAGACCTGGACCGCATCGTGGCCTTGACCTCCAACCA GGAGTACCTGGACCTGTCCATGCCCCTGGACCAGTACTCCCCCAGCTT
TCCCGACACCCGGAGCTCTACGTGCTCCTCAGGGGAGGATTCCGTCTT
CTCTCATGAGCCGCTGCCCGAGGAGCCCTGCCTGCCCCGACACCCAGC
CCAGCTTGCCAATGGCGGACTC’AAACGCCGCTGA (SEQ ID NO:3).
The amino acid sequence of human FGFRlc (GcnBank Accession Number NP 075598) is provided:
MWSWKCLLFWAVLVTATLCTARPSPTLPEQAQPWGAPVEVESFLVHPG
DLLQLRCRLRDDVQSINWLRDGVQLAESNRTR1TGEEVEVQDSVPADSGL
YACVTSSPSGSDTTYFSVNVSDALPSSEDDDDDDDSSSEEKETDNTKPNR
MPVAPYWTSPEKMEKKLHAVPAAKTVKFKCPSSGTPNPTLRWLKNGKEF KPDHRIGGYKVRYATWSI1MDSVVPSDKGNYTCIVENEYGSINHTYQLDV
VERSPHRPILQAGLPANKTVALGSNVEFMCKVYSDPQPHIQWLKHIEVNG
SK1GPDNLPYVQ1LKTAGVNTTDKEMEVLHLRNVSFEDAGEYTCLAGNSI
GLSHHSAWLTVLEALEERPAVMTSPLYLEII1YCTGAFL1SCMVGSVIVYK
MKSGTKKSDFHSQMAVHKLAKSIPLRRQVTVSADSSASMNSGVLLVRPS RLSSSGTPMLAGVSEYELPEDPRWELPRDRLVLGKPLGEGCFGQVVLAEA
IGLDKDKPNRVTKVAVKMLKSDATEKDLSDLISEMEMMKMIGKHKNIIN
LLGACTQDGPLYVIVEYASKGNLREYLQARRPPGLEYCYNPSHNPEEQLS
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SKDLVSCAYQVARGMEYLASKKCIHRDLAARNVLVTEDNVMK1ADFGL
ARDIHH1DYYKKTTNGRLPVKWMAPEALFDR1YTHQSDVWSFGVLLWEI FTLGGSPYPGVPVEELFKELKEGHRMDKPSNCTNELYMMMRDCWHAVP
SQRPTFKQLVEDLDRIVALTSNQEYLDLSMPLDQYSPSFPDTRSSTCSSGE
DSVFSHEPLPEEPCLPRHPAQLANGGLKRR (SEQ ID NO: 4).
The antigen binding proteins described herein bind the extracellular portion of FGFRlc. An example of an extracellular region of FGFRlc is:
MWSWKCLLFWAVLVTATLCTARPSPTLPEQAQPWGAPVEVESFLVHPGDLLQL 0 RCRLRDDVQSINWLRDGVQLAESNRTRITGEEVEVQDSVPADSGLYACVTSSPS
GSDTTYFSVNVSDALPSSEDDDDDDDSSSEEKETDNTKPNRMPVAPYWTSPEKM
EKKLHAVPAAKTVKFKCPSSGTPNPTLRWLKNGKEFKPDHRIGGYKVRYATWSl 1MDSVVPSDKGNYTCIVENEYGS1NHTYQLDVVERSPHRP1LQAGLPANKTVALG SNVEFMCKVYSDPQPHIQWLKH1EVNGSK1GPDNLPYVQILKTAGVNTTDKEME
VLHLRNVSFEDAGEYTCLAGNSIGLSHHSAWLTVLEALEERPAVMTSPLY (SEQ ID NO: 5).
As described herein, FGFRlc proteins can also include fragments. As used herein, the terms arc used interchangeably to mean a receptor, in particular and unless otherwise specified, a 0 human receptor, that upon association with β-Klotho and FGF21 induces FGF21-likc signaling activity.
The term FGFRlc also includes post-translational modifications of the FGFRlc amino acid sequence, for example, possible N-linkcd glycosylation sites. Thus, the antigen binding proteins can bind to or be generated from proteins glycosylated at one or more of the positions.
β-Klotho
The antigen binding proteins disclosed herein bind to β-Klotho, in particular human βKlotho. The nucleotide sequence encoding human β-Klotho (GenBank Accession Number NM_J75737) is provided:
ATGAAGCCAGGCTGTGCGGCAGGATCTCCAGGGAATGAATGGATTTTC
TTCAGCACTGATGAAATAACCACACGCTATAGGAATACAATGTCCAAC
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GGGGGATTGCAAAGATCTGTCATCCTGTCAGCACTTATTCTGCTACGA
GCTGTTACTGGATTCTCTGGAGATGGAAGAGCTATATGGTCTAAAAAT
CCTAATTTTACTCCGGTAAATGAAAGTCAGCTGTTTCTC’TATGACACTT
TCCCTAAAAACTTTTTCTGGGGTATTGGGACTGGAGCATTGCAAGTGG
AAGGGAGTTGGAAGAAGGATGGAAAAGGACCTTCTATATGGGATCAT
TTCATCCACACACACCTTAAAAATGTCAGCAGCACGAATGGTTCCAGT
GACAGTTATATTTTTCTGGAAAAAGACTTATCAGCCCTGGATTTTATAG
GAGTTTCTTTTTATCAATTTTCAATTTCCTGGCCAAGGCTTTTCCCCGAT
GGAATAGTAACAGTTGCCAACGCAAAAGGTCTGCAGTACTACAGTACT
CTTCTGGACGCTCTAGTGCTTAGAAACATl'GAACCTATAGTTACTTTAT
ACCACTGGGATTTGCCTTTGGCACTACAAGAAAAATATGGGGGGTGGA
AAAATGATACCATAATAGATATCTTCAATGACTATGCCACATACTGTT
TCCAGATGTTTGGGGACCGTGTCAAATATTGGATTACAATTCACAACC
CATATCTAGTGGCTTGGCATGGGTATGGGACAGGTATGCATGCCCCTG
GAGAGAAGGGAAATTTAGCAGCTGTCTACACTGTGGGACACAACTTG
ATCAAGGCTCACTCGAAAGTTTGGCATAACTACAACACACATTTCCGC
CCACATCAGAAGGGTTGGTTATCGATCACGTTGGGATCTC’ATTGGATC
GAGCCAAACCGGTCGGAAAACACGATGGATATATTCAAATGTCAACA
ATCCATGGTTTCTGTGCTTGGATGGTTTGCCAACCCTATCCATGGGGAT
GGCGACTATCC'AGAGGGGATGAGAAAGAAGTTGTTCTCCGTTCTACCC
ATTTTCTCTGAAGCAGAGAAGCATGAGATGAGAGGCACAGCTGATTTC
TTTGCCTTTTCTTTTGGACCCAACAACTTCAAGCCCCTAAACACCATGG
CTAAAATGGGACAAAATGTTTCACTTAATTTAAGAGAAGCGCTGAACT
GGATTAAACTGGAATACAACAACCCTCGAATCTTGATTGCTGAGAATG
GCTGGTTCACAGACAGTCGTGTGAAAACAGAAGACACCACGGCCATC
TACATGATGAAGAATTTCCTCAGCCAGGTGCTTCAAGCAATAAGGTTA
GATGAAATACGAGTGTTTGGTTATACTGCCTGGTCTCTCCTGGATGGCT
TTGAATGGCAGGATGCTTACACCATCCGCCGAGGATTATTTTATGTGG
ATTTTAACAGTAAACAGAAAGAGCGGAAACCTAAGTCTTCAGCACACT
ACTACAAACAGATCATACGAGAAAATGGTTTTTCTTTAAAAGAGTCCA
CGCCAGATGTGCAGGGCCAGTTTCCCTGTGACTTCTCCTGGGGTGTCA
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CTGAATCTGTTCTTAAGCCCGAGTCTGTGGCTTCGTCCCCACAGTTCAG
CGATCCTCATCTGTACGTGTGGAACGCCACTGGCAACAGACTGTTGCA
CC'GAGTGGAAGGGGTGAGGCTGAAAACACGACCCGCTCAATGCACAG ATTTTGTAAACATCAAAAAACAACTTGAGATGTTGGCAAGAATGAAA
GTCACCCACTACCGGTTTGCTCTGGATTGGGCCTCGGTCCTTCCCACTG
GCAACCTGTCCGCGGTGAACCGACAGGCCCTGAGGTACTACAGGTGC
GTGGTCAGTGAGGGGCTGAAGCTTGGCATCTCCGCGATGGTCACCCTG
TATTATCCGACCCACGCCCACCTAGGCCTCCCCGAGCCTCTGTTGCAT
GCCGACGGGTGGCTGAACCCATCGACGGCCGAGGCCTTCCAGGCCTA
CGCTGGGCTGTGCTTCCAGGAGCTGGGGGACCTGGTGAAGCTCTGGAT
CACCATCAACGAGCCTAACCGGCTAAGTGACATCTACAACCGCTCTGG
CAACGACACCTACGGGGCGGCGCACAACCTGCTGGTGGCCCACGCCC
TGGCCTGGCGCCTCTACGACCGGCAGTTCAGGCCCTCACAGCGCGGGG
CCGTGTCGCTGTCGCTGCACGCGGACTGGGCGGAACCCGCCAACCCCT
ATGCTGACTCGCACTGGAGGGCGGCCGAGCGCTTCCTGCAGTTCGAGA
TCGCCTGGTTCGCCGAGCCGCTCTTCAAGACCGGGGACTACCCCGCGG
CCATGAGGGAATACATTGCCTCCAAGCACCGACGGGGGCTTTCCAGCT
CGGCCCTGCCGCGCCTCACCGAGGCCGAAAGGAGGCTGCTCAAGGGC
ACGGTCGACTTCTGCGCGCTCAACCACTTCACCACTAGGTTCGTGATG
CACGAGCAGCTGGCCGGCAGCCGCTACGACTCGGACAGGGACATCCA GTTTCTGCAGGACATCACCCGCCTGAGCTCCCCCACGCGCCTGGCTGT
GATTCCCTGGGGGGTGCGCAAGCTGCTGCGGTGGGTCCGGAGGAACT
ACGGCGACATGGACATTTACATCACCGCCAGTGGCATCGACGACCAG
GCTCTGGAGGATGACCGGCTCCGGAAGTACTACCTAGGGAAGTACCTT
C AGG AGGTGCTG A A AGC ATACCTG ATTG ATA A A GTC A G A ATC A A AG G
CTATTATGCATTCAAACTGGCTGAAGAGAAATCTAAACCCAGATTTGG
ATTCTTCACATCTGATTTTAAAGCTAAATCCTCAATACAATTTTACAAC
AAAGTGATCAGCAGCAGGGGCTTCCCTTTTGAGAACAGTAGTTCTAGA
TGCAGTCAGACCCAAGAAAATACAGAGTGCACTGTCTGCTTATTCCTT
GTGCAGAAGAAACCACTGATATTCCTGGGTTGTTGCTTCTTCTCCACCC
TGGTTCTACTCTTATCAATTGCCATTTTTCAAAGGCAGAAGAGAAGAA
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AGTTTTGGAAAGCAAAAAACTTACAACACATACCATTAAAGAAAGGC
AAGAGAGTTGTTAGCTAA (SEQ ID NO: 6).
The amino acid sequence of full length human β-Klotho (GenBank Accession Number
NP_783864) is provided:
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSV1LSALILLRAVT
GFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSWK KDGKGPSIWDHF1HTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQFS1 SWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPLALQ
EKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGYGT
GMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHW1EPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLF
SVLP1FSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREA
LNW1KLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRL
DEIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHY
YKQIIRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPH
LYVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVN1KKQLEMLARMKVTHY
RFALDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTH AHLGLPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1TINEPNR
LSDiYNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDRQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHAD
WAEPANPYADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREY1ASKH
RRGLSSSALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSD
RDIQFLQDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIY1TASG1DDQ ALEDDRLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFF tsdfkakssiqfynkvissrgfpfensssrcsqtqentectvclflvqkk.pl
IFLGCCFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ
ID NO: 7).
The antigen binding proteins described herein bind the extracellular portion of β-Klotho.
An example of an extracellular region of β-Klotho is:
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MKPGCAAGSPGNEW1FFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSV1LSAL1LLRAVTGFSG
DGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSWKKDGKGPS1
WDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQFSISWPRLFPDG1VTV
ANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDLPLALQEKYGGWKNDT11D1FNDY
ATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGYGTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNL
1KAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TLGSHW1EPNRSENTMD1FKCQQSMVSVL
GWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFSVLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPL
NTMAKMGQNVSLNLREALNWIKLEYNNPR1L1AENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYM
MKNFLSQVLQA1RLDEIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKE
RKPKSSAHYYKQ1IRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQF
SDPHLYVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVN1KKQLEMLARMKVTHY
RFALDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLG1SAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWIT1NEPNRLSDIYNRSG NDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDRQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPANPYADSH
WRAAERFLQFE1AWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSSSALPRLTEAERR
LLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFLQDITRLSSPTRLAVIPW
GVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMD1Y1TASG1DDQALEDDRLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLI
DKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFKAKSSIQFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCS
QTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKP (SEQ1DNO:8.)
The murine form of β-Klotho, and fragments and subsequences thereof, can be of use in studying and/or constructing the molecules provided herein. The nucleotide sequence encoding murine β-Klotho (GcnBank Accession Number NM_031180) is provided:
ATGAAGACAGGCTGTGCAGCAGGGTCTCCGGGGAATGAATGGATTTTCTTCA
GCTCTGATGAAAGAAACACACGCTCTAGGAAAACAATGTCCAACAGGGCACT
GCAAAGATCTGCCGTGCTGTCTGCGTTTGTTCTGCTGCGAGCTGTTACCGGCT TCTCCGGAGACGGGAAAGCAATATGGGATAAAAAACAGTACGTGAGTCCGG
TAAACCCAAGTCAGCTGTTCCTCTATGACACTTTCCCTAAAAACTTTTCCTGG
GGCGTTGGGACCGGAGCATTTCAAGTGGAAGGGAGTTGGAAGACAGATGGA
AGAGGACCCTCGATCTGGGATCGGTACGTCTACTCACAC’CTGAGAGGTGTCA ACGGCACAGACAGATCCACTGACAGTTACATCTTTCTGGAAAAAGACTTGTT GGCTCTGGATTTTTTAGGAGTTTCTTTTTATCAGTTCTCAATCTCCTGGCCACG
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GTTGTTTCCCAATGGAACAGTAGCAGCAGTGAATGCGCAAGGTCTCCGGTAC
TACCGTGCACTTCTGGACTCGCTGGTACTTAGGAATATCGAGCCCATTGTTAC CTTGTACCATTGGGATTTGCCTCTGACGCTCCAGGAAGAATATGGGGGCTGG
AAAAATGCAACTATGATAGATCTCTTCAACGACTATGCCACATACTGCTTCCA
GACCTTTGGAGACCGTGTCAAATATTGGATTACAATTCACAACCCTTACCTTG
TTGCTTGGCATGGGTTTGGCACAGGTATGCATGCACCAGGAGAGAAGGGAAA TTTAACAGCTGTCTACACTGTGGGACACAACCTGATCAAGGCACATTCGAAA GTGTGGCATAACTACGACAAAAACTTCCGCCCTCATCAGAAGGGTTGGCTCT
CC'ATCACCTTGGGGTCCCATTGGATAGAGCCAAACAGAACAGACAACATGGA
GGACGTGATCAACTGCCAGCACTCCATGTCCTCTGTGCTTGGATGGTTCGCCA
ACCCCATCCACGGGGACGGCGACTACCCTGAGTTCATGAAGACGGGCGCCAT
GATCCCCGAGTTCTCTGAGGCAGAGAAGGAGGAGGTGAGGGGCACGGCTGA TTTCTTTGCCTTTTCCTTCGGGCCCAACAACTTCAGGCCCTCAAACACCGTGG
TGAAAATGGGACAAAATGTATCACTCAACTTAAGGCAGGTGCTGAACTGGAT
TAAACTGGAATACGATGACCCTCAAATCTTGATTTCGGAGAACGGCTGGTTC
ACAGATAGCTATATAAAGACAGAGGACACCACGGCCATCTACATGATGAAG
AATTTCCTAAACCAGGTTCTTCAAGCAATAAAATTTGATGAAATCCGCGTGTT
TGGTTATACGGCCTGGACTCTCCTGGATGGCTTTGAGTGGCAGGATGCCTATA
CGACCCGACGAGGGCTGTTTTATGTGGACTTTAACAGTGAGCAGAAAGAGAG
GAAACCCAAGTCCTCGGCTCATTACTACAAGCAGATCATACAAGACAACGGC
TTCCCTTTGAAAGAGTCCACGCCAGACATGAAGGGTCGGTTCCCCTGTGATTT CTCTTGGGGAGTC’ACTGAGTCTGTTCTTAAGCCCGAGTTTACGGTCTCCTCCC
CGCAGTTTACCGATCCTCACCTGTATGTGTGGAATGTCACTGGCAACAGATTG CTCTACCGAGTGGAAGGGGTAAGGCTGAAAACAAGACCATCCCAGTGCACA
GATTATGTGAGCATCAAAAAACGAGTTGAAATGTTGGCAAAAATGAAAGTCA
CCCACTACCAGTTTGCTCTGGACTGGACCTCTATCCTTCCCACTGGCAATCTG TCCAAAGTTAACAGACAAGTGTTAAGGTACTATAGGTGTGTGGTGAGCGAAG GACTGAAGCTGGGCGTCTTCCCCATGGTGACGTTGTACCACCCAACCCACTCC CATCTCGGCC’TCCCCCTGCCACTTCTGAGCAGTGGGGGGTGGCTAAACATGA
ACACAGCCAAGGCC'TTCCAGGACTACGCTGAGCTGTGCTTCCGGGAGTTGGG
GGACTTGGTGAAGCTCTGGATCACCATCAATGAGCCTAACAGGCTGAGTGAC ATGTACAACCGCACGAGTAATGACACCTACCGTGCAGCCCACAACCTGATGA TCGCCCATGCCCAGGTCTGGCACCTCTATGATAGGCAGTATAGGCCGGTCCA GCATGGGGCTGTGTCGCTGTCCTTACATTGCGACTGGGCAGAACCTGCCAAC
CCCTTTGTGGATTCACACTGGAAGGCAGCCGAGCGCTTCCTCCAGTTTGAGAT
CGCCTGGTTTGCAGATCCGCTCTTCAAGACTGGCGACTATCCATCGGTTATGA AGGAATACATCGCCTCCAAGAACCAGCGAGGGCTGTCTAGCTCAGTCCTGCC
GCGCTTCACCGCGAAGGAGAGCAGGCTGGTGAAGGGTACCGTCGACTTCTAC GCACTGAACCACTTCACTACGAGGTTCGTGATACACAAGCAGCTGAACACCA
ACCGCTCAGTTGCAGACAGGGACGTCCAGTTCCTGCAGGACATCACCCGCCT
AAGCTCGCCCAGCCGCCTGGCTGTAACACCCTGGGGAGTGCGCAAGCTCCTT
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GCGTGGATCCGGAGGAACTACAGAGACAGGGATATCTACATCACAGCCAATG
GCATCGATGACCTGGCTCTAGAGGATGATCAGATCCGAAAGTACTACTTGGA
GAAGTATGTCCAGGAGGCTCTGAAAGCATATCTCATTGACAAGGTCAAAATC AAAGGCTACTATGCATTCAAACTGACTGAAGAGAAATCTAAGCCTAGATTTG
GATTTTTCACCTCTGACTTCAGAGCTAAGTCCTCTGTCCAGTTTTACAGCAAG
CTGATCAGCAGCAGTGGCCTCCCCGCTGAGAACAGAAGTCCTGCGTGTGGTC
AGCCTGCGGAAGACACAGACTGCACCATTTGCTCATTTCTCGTGGAGAAGAA
ACCACTCATCTTCTTCGGTTGCTGCTTCATCTCCACTCTGGCTGTACTGCTATC
CATCACCGTTTTTC’ATCATCAAAAGAGAAGAAAATTCCAGAAAGCAAGGAAC
TTACAAAATATACCATTGAAGAAAGGCCACAGCAGAGTTTTCAGCTAA (SEQ
ID NO:469)
The amino acid sequence of ful! length murine β-Klotho (GenBank Accession Number NP_112457) is provided:
MKTGC'AAGSPGNEWIFFSSDERNTRSRKTMSNRALQRSAVLSAFVLLRA
VTGFSGDGKA1WDKKQYVSPVNPSQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEG
SWKTDGRGPS1WDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSF
YQFSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDL
PLTLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAW
HGFGTGMHAPGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKG
WLSITLGSHW1EPNRTDNMEDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEF MKTGAMIPEFSEAEKEEVRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLN LRQVLNWIKLEYDDPQILISENGWFTDSYIKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQ A1KFDEIRVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFYVDFNSEQKERKPKSS
AHYYKQ11QDNGFPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFT
DPHLYVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGVRLKTRPSQCTDYVS1KKRVEMLAKMKV
THYQFALDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRCVVSEGLKLGVFPMVTLYH
PTHSFILGLPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLWITINE PNRLSDMYNRTSNDTYRAAHNLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVSLS
LHCDWAEPANPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFEIAWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEY1
ASKNQRGLSSSVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFVIHKQLNTNR
SVADRDVQFLQDITRLSSPSRLAVTPWGVRKLLAW1RRNYRDRDIY1TAN
GIDDLALEDDQ1RKYYLEKYVQEALKAYLIDKVK1KGYYAFKLTEEKSKP
RFGFFTSDFRAKSSVQFYSKLISSSGLPAENRSPACGQPAEDTDCTICSFLV
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EKKPLIFFGCCF1STLAVLLSITVFHHQKRRKFQKARNLQNIPLKKGHSRVF
S (SEQ IDNO:468)
As described herein, β-Klotho proteins can also include fragments. As used herein, the terms are used interchangeably to mean a co-rcccptor, in particular and unless otherwise specified, a human co-reccptor, that upon association with FGFRlc and FGF21 induces FGF21]ike signaling activity.
The term β-Klotho also includes post-translational modifications of the β-Klotho amino acid sequence, for example, possible N-linkcd glycosylation sites. Thus, the antigen binding 0 proteins can bind to or be generated from proteins glycosylated at one or more of the positions.
Antigen Binding Proteins that Specifically Bind One or More of β-Klotho. FGFRlc. FGFR2c.
FGFR3c, FGFR4c
A variety of selective binding agents useful for modulating FGF21-like signaling arc provided. These agents include, for instance, antigen binding proteins that contain an antigen binding domain (e.g., single chain antibodies, domain antibodies, hcmibodics, immunoadhesions, and polypeptides with an antigen binding region) and specifically bind to FGFRlc, β-Klotho or both FGFRlc and β-Klotho, in particular human FGFRlc and human β-Klotho. Some of the agents, for example, are useful in mimicking the signaling effect generated in vivo by the 0 association of FGFRlc with β-Klotho and with FGF21, and can thus be used to enhance or modulate one or more activities associated with FGF21 -like signaling.
In general, the antigen binding proteins that arc provided typically comprise one or more CDRs as described herein (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 C'DRs). In some embodiments the antigen binding proteins arc naturally expressed by clones, while in other embodiments, the antigen 25 binding protein can comprise (a) a polypeptide framework structure and (b) one or more CDRs that arc inserted into and/or joined to the polypeptide framework structure. In some of these embodiments a CDR forms a component of a heavy or light chains expressed by the clones described herein; in other embodiments a CDR can be inserted into a framework in which the CDR is not naturally expressed. A polypeptide framework structure can take a variety of 30 different forms. For example, a polypeptide framework structure can be, or comprise, the framework of a naturally occurring antibody, or fragment or variant thereof, or it can be
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 completely synthetic in nature. Examples of various antigen binding protein structures are further described below.
In some embodiments in which the antigen binding protein comprises (a) a polypeptide framework structure and (b) one or more CDRs that arc inserted into and/or joined to the 5 polypeptide framework structure, the polypeptide framework structure of an antigen binding protein is an antibody or is derived from an antibody, including, but not limited to, monoclonal antibodies, bispecific antibodies, minibodics, domain antibodies, synthetic antibodies (sometimes referred to herein as “antibody mimetics”), chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, antibody fusions (sometimes referred to as “antibody conjugates”), and portions or fragments of each, 0 respectively. In some instances, the antigen binding protein is an immunological fragment of an antibody (e.g., a Fab, a Fab’, a F(ab’)2, or a scFv).
Certain of the antigen binding proteins as provided herein specifically bind to (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, including the human forms of these proteins .
In one embodiment, an antigen binding protein specifically binds to both human FGFRlc comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, and human β-Klotho comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, and in another embodiment an antigen binding protein specifically binds to both human FGFRlc comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and human β-Klotho having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 and induces FGF21-like 0 signaling. Thus, an antigen binding protein can, but need not, induce FGF2l-like signaling.
Antigen Binding Protein Structure
Some of the antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, 25 FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, including the human forms of these proteins that are provided herein have a structure typically associated with naturally occurring antibodies. The structural units of these antibodies typically comprise one or more tetramers, each composed of two identical couplets of polypeptide chains, though some species of mammals also produce antibodies having only a single heavy chain. In a typical antibody, each pair or couplet includes 30 one full-length “light” chain (in certain embodiments, about 25 kDa) and one full-length “heavy” chain (in certain embodiments, about 50-70 kDa). Each individual immunoglobulin chain is
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 composed of several “immunoglobulin domains,” each consisting of roughly 90 to 110 amino acids and expressing a characteristic folding pattern. These domains are the basic units of which antibody polypeptides are composed. The amino-terminal portion of each chain typically includes a variable domain that is responsible for antigen recognition. The carboxy-tcrminal 5 portion is more conserved evolutionarily than the other end of the chain and is referred to as the “constant region” or “C region”. Human light chains generally arc classified as kappa (“k”) and lambda (“?v”) light chains, and each of these contains one variable domain and one constant domain. Heavy chains arc typically classified as mu, delta, gamma, alpha, or epsilon chains, and these define the antibody's isotype as IgM, IgD, IgG, IgA, and IgE, respectively. IgG has several 0 subtypes, including, but not limited to, IgGl, lgG2, lgG3, and lgG4. IgM subtypes include IgM, and lgM2. IgA subtypes include IgA 1 and lgA2. In humans, the IgA and IgD isotypcs contain four heavy chains and four light chains; the IgG and IgE isotypes contain two heavy chains and two light chains; and the IgM isotype contains five heavy chains and five light chains. The heavy chain C region typically comprises one or more domains that can be responsible for 5 effector function. The number of heavy chain constant region domains will depend on the isotypc. IgG heavy chains, for example, each contain three C region domains known as Cui, C]]2 and C„3. The antibodies that arc provided can have any of these isotypcs and subtypes. In certain embodiments, an antigen binding protein that specifically binds one or more of (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and 0 one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 is an antibody of the IgGl, IgG2, or IgG4 subtype.
In full-length light and heavy chains, the variable and constant regions are joined by a “J” region of about twelve or more amino acids, with the heavy chain also including a “D” region of about ten more amino acids. See, e.g., Fundamental Immunology, 2nd cd., Ch. 7 (Paul, W., cd.) 25 1989, New York: Raven Press (hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes).
The variable regions of each light/heavy chain pair typically form the antigen binding site.
One example of an IgG2 heavy constant domain of an exemplary monoclonal antibody that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 has the 30 amino acid sequence;
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ASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGV htfpavlqssglyslssvvtvpssnfgtqtytcnvdhkpsntkvdktver KCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPE VQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYK
CKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKG
FYPSD1AVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQG NVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 9).
One example of a kappa light constant domain of an exemplary monoclonal antibody that 0 binds (i) β-Klotho: (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising βKlotho and one of FGFRI c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 has the amino acid sequence:
RTVAAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSG
NSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTK SFNRGEC (SEQ ID NO: 10),
One example of a lambda light constant domain of an exemplary monoclonal antibody that binds (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 has the amino acid sequence:
GQPKANPTVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADGSPVK
AGVETTKPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKT VAPTECS (SEQ ID NO: 11)
Variable regions of immunoglobulin chains generally exhibit the same overall structure, comprising relatively conserved framework regions (FR) joined by three hypervariable regions, more often called “complementarity determining regions” or CDRs. The CDRs from the two chains of each heavy chain/light chain pair mentioned above typically are aligned by the framework regions to form a structure that binds specifically with a specific epitope on the target protein (e.g,, (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4). From N-terminal to C-tcrminal, naturally-occurring light and heavy chain variable regions both typically conform
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 with the following order of these elements: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3 and FR4. A numbering system has been devised for assigning numbers to amino acids that occupy positions in each of these domains. This numbering system is defined in Rabat Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest (1987 and 1991, N1H, Bethesda, MD), As desired, the CDRs can also be 5 redefined according an alternative nomenclature scheme, such as that of Chothia (sec Chothia &
Lcsk, 1987,,/. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917; Chothia ei al., 1989, Nature 342:878-883 or Honegger & Pluckthun, 2001,,/. Mol. Biol. 309:657-670.
The various heavy chain and light chain variable regions of antigen binding proteins provided herein are depicted in Table 2. Each of these variable regions can be attached to the 0 above heavy and light chain constant regions to form a complete antibody heavy and light chain, respectively. Further, each of the so-gcncratcd heavy and light chain sequences can be combined to form a complete antibody structure. It should be understood that the heavy chain and light chain variable regions provided herein can also be attached to other constant domains having different sequences than the exemplary sequences listed above.
Specific examples of some of the full length light and heavy chains of the antibodies that are provided and their corresponding amino acid sequences are summarized in Tables 1A and IB. Table IA shows exemplary light chain sequences, and Tabic IB shows exemplary heavy chain sequences.
Table 1A - Exemplary Antibody Light Chain Sequences
SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Amino Acid Sequence
12 LI 17C3 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGNNIGSQSVHWYQ QRPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSG1PERFSGSNSGNTATL TISRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDSSSDHVVFGGGTRLTV LGQPRANPTVTLFPPSSEELQANRATLVCLISDFYPG AVTVAWKADGSPVRAGVETTRPSKQSNNKYAASS YLSLTPEQWRSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Amino Acid Sequence
13 L2 22H5 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGNN1GSQSVHWY QQKPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTAT LTISRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDNTSDHVVFGGGTKL TVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDF YPGAVTVAWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSNNKYA ASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTI1EGSTVEKTVAPT EC'S
14 L3 16H7 24H11 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTAR1TCGGNNIGSESVHWYQ QKPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATL TISRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVVFGGGTKLT VLGQPKANPTVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYP GAVTVAWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSNNKYAAS SYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTEC S
15 L4 18G1 E1VLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSSYLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGTSSRATGIPDRFSG1GSGTDFTLT 1NRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGGSPLTFGGGTEVEIKRTV AAPS VF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNN FY PREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
16 L5 17D8 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSGNYLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSAPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTV AAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
17 L6 26H11 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSGNYLAW YQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDF TLT1SRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGSKVEIK RTVAAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPRE AKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSST LTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGE C
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Amino Acid Sequence
18 L7 12E4 E1VLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSNYLAWY QQKPGQAPRLL1YGASSRATGIPDNFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTV AAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHK.VYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
19 L8 12C11 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSSSLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAMYYCQQCGSSPLTFGGGTKVE1KRTV AAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
20 L9 21H2 21B4 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAWH QQKPGQGLRLL1YGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSFTFGGGTRVEIKRTVA APSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK. ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
21 LIO 18B1LI D1VMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPASISCRSSQSLLYYNGFTYL DWFLQKPGQSPHLL1YLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSVSGT DFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQSLQTPFTFGPGTKVD IKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPR EAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSS TLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGE C
22 Lil 18B1L2 EIVMTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRASQSVNSNLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGVSTRATGIPARFSGSGSGTEFTL TIRSLQSEDFAVYYCQQYNNWPPTFGQGTKVEIKRT VAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKV QWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLS KADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
23 L12 20D4 D1QLTQSPSSLSASIGDRVT1TCRASQDIRYDLGWYQ QKPGKAPKRL1YAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLT VSSLQPEDFATYYCLQHNSYPLTFGGGTKVEJERTV AAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Amino Acid Sequence
24 L13 46DI1 DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQG1SIWLAWYQ QKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTI SSLQPEDFATYYCQQANDFPITFGQGTRLE1KRTVAA PSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQW KVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKA DYEKFIKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
25 L14 40D2 DFVMTQTPLSLSVTPGQPASISCKSSQSLLQSDGKTY LYWYLQKPGQPPHLLIYEVSNRFSGVPDRFSGSGSG TDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQSIQLPRTFGQGTKV EIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYP REAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLS STLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRG EC
26 L15 37D3 D1VMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPAS1SCRSSQSLLHSNGYNFL DWYLQKPGQSPQLL1YLGSDRASGVPDRFSGSGSGT EFTLKISRVEAEDVGLYYCMQALQTPCSFGQGTKLE IKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPR EAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSS TLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGE C
27 LI6 39F7 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTEVEIKRTV AAPSVF1FPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ wkvdnalqsgnsqesvteqdskdstyslsstltl.sk ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
28 L17 39F11 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAWY QQKPGQAPSLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTV AAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
29 LIS 39G5 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAWY QQKPGQAPRLLIYGASFRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRTV AAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQ WKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
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Table IB - Exemplary Antibody Heavy Chain Sequences
SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Sequence
30 Hl 17C3 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSWIRQPPGKALEWLAH1FSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLT1 SKDTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARILLLGA YYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCS RSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNV DHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFN WYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVH QDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDK SRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
31 112 22H5 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSWIRQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SkdTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARILLVGA YYYCGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCS RSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNV DI-IKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFN WYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVH QDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDK SRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
32 H3 16H7 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLNNARMG VSW1RQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SKDTSKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCARSVVTGG YYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCS RSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGV HTFPAA'LQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNV DHKPSNTKVDKTVERICCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFN WYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVH QDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDK SRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Sequence
33 H4 24H11 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSW1RQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKNRLT1 SKDTSKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCARSVVTGG YYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCS RSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGV HTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNV DHICPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVV VDVSH EDPEVQFN WYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVH QDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKTKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPEN'NYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDK SRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
34 H5 18G1 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASRFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSGISGSGVSTHYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSL1VVI VYALDHWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRST SESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTF PAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHK PSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYV DGVEVHNAKTKLPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDW LNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISICTKGQPREPQV YTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSD1AVEWES NGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRW QQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
35 H6 17D8 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGYLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGVSTYYADSVKGRFT 1SRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSL1VV MVYVLDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSR STSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVH TFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVD HKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNW YVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQ DWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREP QVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEW ESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSR WQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Sequence
36 H7 26H11 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGYLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGVSTNYADSVKGRFT 1SRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLIVV MVYVLDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSR STSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVH TFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVD HICPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNW YVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQ DWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREP QVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEW ESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSR WQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
37 H8 12E4 12C11 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASRFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSGISGSGVSTYYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLIVVi VYALDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRST SESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTF PAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHK PSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYV DGVEVI-1NAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDW LNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQV YTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWES NGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRW QQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
38 119 21H2 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYYWS WIRQPAGKGLEWIGRIYTSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTMS KDTSKNQFSLKLRSVTAADTAVYYCARDPDGDYY YYGMDVWGQGTSVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRS TSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHT FPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDH KPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLF PPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWY VDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQD WLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQ VYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSD1AVEWE SNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSR WQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHN’HYTQKSLSLSPGK
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SEQ ID NO: Designation Contained in Clone Sequence
39 H10 21B4 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYFWS W1RQPAGKGLEWIGRIYTSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTMS1 DTSKNQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARDPDGDYYY YGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTS ESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFP AVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKP SNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYV DGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDW LNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQV YTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWES NGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRW QQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK
40 HI1 18B11.1 18B11.2 EVQLVESGGGLVKJPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSDAWM SWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRJKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVK GRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYFCTSTY SSGWYVWDYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSV FPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNS GALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGT QTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAP PVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVSHE DPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVV SVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISK TKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFY PSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYS KLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSL SLSPGK
41 H12 20D4 QVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKVSGYTLTDLSM HWVRQAPGKGLEWMGGFDPEDGET1YAQKFQGRI TMTEDTSTDTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAS1VVVP AAIQSYYYYYGMGVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVF PLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSG ALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQT YTCNVDFIKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPV AGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDP EVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSV LTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYP SDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSK LTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSL SPGK
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42 H13 46D11 QVTLK£AGpVLVKpTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VNW1RQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SKDTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARVRIAGD YYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPC SRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSG VHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCN VDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSV FLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQF NWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVV HQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKTKGQP REPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIA VEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG K
43 H14 39F11 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGIH WVRQAPGKGLEWVAV1WYDGSDKYYADSVKGR FTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRA AAGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFP LAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGA LTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSN'FGTQTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVA GPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPE VQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVL TVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKT1SKTK GQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPS D1AVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKL TVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLS PGK
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44 H15 39F7 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSNYG1H WVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSIKYYADSVKGRF TISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRAA AGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPL APCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGAL TSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYT CNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAG PSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEV QFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK.PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLT VVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKTKG QPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSD IAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLT VDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSP GK
45 H16 39G5 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAVSGFTFSSYGIH WVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSDKYYGDSVKGR FTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRA AAGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFP LAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGA LTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVA GPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPE VQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVL TVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTK GQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPS D1AVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKL TVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLS PGK
46 H17 40D2 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISSGGYN WSW1RQHPGKGLEWIGNIYYSGSTYYNPSLKSRVT ISVDTSKNQFSLKLRSVTAADTAVYYCARENIVVIP AA1FAGWFDPWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPC SRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSG VHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCN VDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSV FLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQF NWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVV HQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKT1SKTKGQP REPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIA VEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG K
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47 H18 37D3 EVHLVESGGGLAKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFRNAWM SWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVK GRFTJSRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLKTEDTAEYYCITDR VLSYYAMAVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPC SRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSG VHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCN VDHKPSNTKVDKTVERK.CCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSV FLFPPK.PKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQF NWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVV HQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQP REPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIA VEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG K
Again, each of the exemplary heavy chains (Hl, H2, H3 etc.) listed in Table IB and 6A, infra, can be combined with any of the exemplary light chains shown in Table 1A and 6A, infra, to form an antibody. Examples of such combinations include Hl combined with any of LI through LI8; H2 combined with any of LI through LI 8; H3 combined with any of LI through LI8, and so on. In some instances, the antibodies include at least one heavy chain and one light chain from those listed in Tables 1A and IB and 6A, infrat particular examples pairings of light chains and heavy chains include LI with Hl, L2 with H2, L3 with H3, L4 with H4, L5 with H5, L6 with H6, L7 with H7, L8 with H8, L9 with H9, L10 with H10. LI 1 with Hl 1, L12 with Hl2, 0 L13 with Hl3, L14 with Hl4, LI5 with Hl5, LI6 with Hl6, LI7 with Hl7, and LIS with H18.
In addition to antigen binding proteins comprising a heavy and a light chain from the same clone, a heavy chain from a first clone can be paired with a light chain from a second clone (e.g., a heavy chain from 46D11 paired with a light chain from 16H7 or a heavy chain from 16H7 paired with a light chain from 46D11). Generally, such pairings can include VL with 90% or greater homology can be paired with the heavy chain of the naturally occurring clone. In some instances, the antibodies comprise two different heavy chains and two different light chains listed in Tables 1A and IB and 6A, infra. In other instances, the antibodies contain two identical light chains and two identical heavy chains. As an example, an antibody or immunologically functional fragment can include two Hl heavy chains and two LI light chains, or two H2 heavy 20 chains and two L2 light chains, or two H3 heavy chains and two L3 light chains and other similar
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In another aspect of the instant disclosure, “hcmibodics” arc provided. A hemibody is a monovalent antigen binding protein comprising (i) an intact light chain, and (it) a heavy chain 5 fused to an Fc region (e.g., an IgG2 Fc region of SEQ ID NO:441), optionally via a linker, The linker can be a (G^S)X linker where “x” is a non-zero integer (e.g., (GqS)s; SEQ ID NO:440). Hcmibodics can be constructed using the provided heavy and light chain components. Specific examples of hemibodies are disclosed in Example 14.
Other antigen binding proteins that are provided are variants of antibodies formed by 0 combination of the heavy and light chains shown in Tables 1A and IB and 6A, infra and comprise light and/or heavy chains that each have at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to the amino acid sequences of these chains. In some instances, such antibodies include at least one heavy chain and one light chain, whereas in other instances the variant forms contain two identical light chains and two identical heavy chains.
Variable Domains of Antigen Binding Proteins
Also provided are antigen binding proteins that contain an antibody heavy chain variable region selected from the group consisting of VH1, νΒ2, VH3, Vh4, Vf15, VH6, VH7, VH8, VfJ9, VH10, Vnl 1, Vn12, Vn13, Vn14, Vn15, Vn16, VH17 and Vu18 as shown in Table 2B and/or an 0 antibody light chain variable region selected from the group consisting of Vi.l, V; 2, Vi.3, Vi.4, Vt5, Vi 6, Vl7, Vl8, Vl9, Vl10, Vl 11, VL12, VL13, VL14, VL15, VJ6, Vk17 and VJ8 as shown in Table 2A, and immunologically functional fragments, derivatives, mutcins and variants of these light chain and heavy chain variable regions.
Table 2A - Exemplary Antibody Variable Light (½.) Chains
Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Amino Acid Sequence
17C3 VL1 48 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTAR1TCGGNNIGSQSVHWY QQKPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTA TLTISRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDSSSDHVVFGGGTK LTVL
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22H5 Vt2 49 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGNN1GSQSVHWY QQKPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTA TLTISRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDNTSDHVVFGGGTK LTVL
I6H7 24H11 Vl3 50 SYVLTQppSVSVApGQTAR1TCGGNNIGSESVHWY QQKPGQAPVLVVYDDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTA TLT1SRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVVFGGGT KLTVL
18G1 Vl4 51 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSSYLAW YQQKPGQAPRLLIYGTSSRATG1PDRFSGIGSGTDF TLTINRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGGSPLTFGGGTEVEI K
17D8 Vt5 52 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSGNYLA WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATG1PDRFSGSGSGT DFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSAPLTFGGGTKV EIK
26H11 Vt6 53 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSGNYLA WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATG1PDRFSGSGSGT DFTLTISRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGSKV EIK
12E4 Vl7 54 E1VLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSNYLA WYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATG1PDNFSGSGSGT DFTLTISRLEPEDFAMYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKV EIK
12C11 Vl8 55 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQNFDSSSLAW YQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDF TLTISRLEPEDFAMYYCQQCGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIK
21H2 21B4 Vl9 56 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAW HQQKPGQGLRLL1YGASSRATG1PDRFSGSGSGTDF TLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSFTFGGGTRVEIK
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Amino Acid Sequence
18B1I.I vLio 57 D1VMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPAS1SCRSSQSLLYYNGFT YLDWFLQKPGQSPHLLIYLGSNRASGVPDRFSGSV SGTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQSLQTPFTFGPG TKVD1K
I8B11.2 VL11 58 EIVMTQSPATLSVSPGERATLSCRASQSVNSNLAW YQQKPGQAPRLL1YGVSTRATGIPARFSGSGSGTEF TLTIRSLQSEDFAVYYCQQYNNWPPTFGQGTKVE1 K
20 D4 VJ2 59 DIQLTQSPSSLSAS1GDRVTITCRASQD1RYDLGWY QQKPGKAPKRLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTEFT LTVSSLQPEDFATYYCLQHNSYPLTFGGGTKVEIE
46D11 VJ3 60 DIQMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQG1SIWLAW YQQKPGKAPKLL1YAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTD FTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQANDFPITFGQGTRLEIK
40D2 VL14 6! DFVMTQTPLSLSVTPGQPASISCKSSQSLLQSDGKT YLYWYLQKPGQPPHLLIYEVSNRFSGVPDRFSGSG SGTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGVYYCMQS1QLPRTFGQG TK.VEIK
37D3 Vb15 62 D1VMTQSPLSLPVTPGEPAS1SCRSSQSLLHSNGYN FLDWYLQKPGQSPQLLIYLGSDRASGVPDRFSGSG SGTEFTLKJSRVEAEDVGLYYCMQALQTPCSFGQG TKLEIK
39F7 Vd6 63 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAW YQQKPGQAPRLL1YGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDF TLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTEVEIK
39F11 Vd7 64 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAW YQQKPGQAPSLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDF TLT1SRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTKVE1K
39G5 VU8 65 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSTYLAW YQQKPGQAPRLL1YGASFRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDF TLT1SRLEPEDFAVYYCQQSGSSPLTFGGGTKVE1K
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Table 2B - Exemplary Antibody Variable Heavy (Vu) Chains
Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Amino Acid Sequence
17C3 VH1 66 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSWIRQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SKDTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARJLLLGA YYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
22H5 Vn2 67 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSW1RQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SKDTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARILLVGA YYYCGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
16H7 Vn3 68 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLNNARMG VSWIRQPPGKALEWLAH1FSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLT1 SKDTSKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCARSVVTGG YYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
24H11 Vji4 69 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VSW1RQPPGKALEWLAH1FSNDEKSYSTSLKNRLTI SKDTSKSQVVL1MTNMDPVDTATYYCARSVVTGG YYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
18G1 V,i5 70 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASRFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSG1SGSGVSTHYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLIVVI VYALDHWGQGTLVTVSS
17D8 Vh6 71 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGYLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSA1SGSGVSTYYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLIVV MVYVLDYWGQGTLVTVSS
26H11 Vn7 72 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGYLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGVSTNYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLiVV MVYVLDYWGQGTLVTVSS
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO, Amino Acid Sequence
12E4 12C11 Vn8 73 EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASRFTFSTYAMS WVRQAPGKGLEWVSGISGSGVSTYYADSVKGRFT ISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKSLIVVI VYALDYWGQGTLVTVSS
2IH2 Vn9 74 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYYWS WIRQPAGKGLEWIGRIYTSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTMS KDTSKNQFSLKLRSVTAADTAVYYCARDPDGDYY YYGMDVWGQGTSVTVSS
21B4 V„10 75 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYFWS WIRQPAGKGLEWIGR1YTSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTMS IDTSKNQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARDPDGDYY YYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
18B11.1 VH11 76 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSDAWM SWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVK GRFT1SRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYFCTSTY SSGWYVWDYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
I8B11.2 VH11 77 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSDAWM SWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVK GRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYFCTSTY SSGWYV WDYYGM D V WGQGTTVT VSS
20D4 Vn12 78 QVQLVQSGAEVICKPGASVKVSCKVSGYTLTDLSM HWVRQAPGKGLEWMGGFDPEDGETIYAQKFQGR 1TMTEDTSTDTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASIVVV PAAIQSYYYYYGMGVWGQGTTVTVSS
46D11 V„13 79 QVTLKEAGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLSNARMG VNWIRQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTI SKDTSKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARVRIAGD YYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
40D2 Vn14 80 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISSGGYN WSW1RQHPGKGLEWIGNIYYSGSTYYNPSLKSRVT ISVDTSKNQFSLKLRSVTAADTAVYYCARENIVVIP AAIFAGWFDPWGQGTLVTVSS
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Amino Acid Sequence
37D3 V„15 81 EVHLVESGGGLAKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFRNAWM SWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVK GRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLKTEDTAEYYC1TDR VLSYYAMAVWGQGTTVTVSS
39F7 V„16 82 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSNYGIH WVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSIKYYADSVKGRF TISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRAA AGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
39F11 V,il7 83 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGIH WVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSDKYYADSVKGR FT1SRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRA AAGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
39G5 V„18 84 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAVSGFTFSSYG1H WVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSDKYYGDSVKGR FTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDRA AAGLHYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS
Table 2C - Coding Sequence for Antibody Variable Light (VQ Chains
Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Coding Sequence
17C3 VL1 85 TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGTCAG TGGCCCCAGGTCAGACGGCCAGGATTACCTGTG GGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTCAGAGTGTGCACT GGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCCAGGCCCCTGTCC TGGTCGTCTATGATGATAGCGACCGGCCCTCAG GGATCCCTGAGCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGG GAACACGGCCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGA AGCCGGGGATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGT GTGGGATAGTAGTAGTGATCATGTGGTATTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTA
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Coding Sequence
22H5 Vt2 86 TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGTCAG TGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTACCTGTG GGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTCAAAGTGTGCACT GGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCCAGGCCCCTGTCC TGGTCGTCTATGATGATAGCGACCGGCCCTCAG GGATCCCTGAGCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGG GAACACGGCCACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGA AGCCGGGGATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGT GTGGGATAATACTAGTGATCATGTGGTATTCGG CGGGGGGACCAAACTGACCGTCCTA
16H7 24H11 Vl3 87 TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGTCAG TGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTACCTGTG GGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAAAGTGTGCACT GGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCCAGGCCCCTGTGC TGGTCGTCTATGATGATAGCGACCGGCCCTCAG GGATCCCTGAGCGATTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGG GAACACGGC'CACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGA AGCCGGGGATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGT GTGGGATGGTAATAGTGATCATGTGGTATTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTA
18GI Vi.4 88 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAATTTTGACAGCAGTTACT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCCGGCTCCTC’ATCTATGGTACATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCATTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAACA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAATGTATTACT GTCAGCAGTATGGTGGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGG CGGAGGGACCGAGGTGGAAATCAAA
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Coding Sequence
17D8 Vl5 89 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCGGCAACTACT TGGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTATTG TCAGCAGTATGGTAGCGCACCGCTCACTTTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA
26H11 Vl6 90 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCGGCAACTACT TGGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGATTCAGTGGCAGTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAATGTATTATTG TCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGC GGAGGGTCCAAGGTGGAGATCAAA
12E4 Vl7 91 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAATTTCGACAGCAACTACT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCTGGCCAGGCTC CCCGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAACTTCAGTGGCAGTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAATGTATTACT GTCAGCAGTATGGTAGTTCACCGCTCACTTTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA
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Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Coding Sequence
12C11 Vl8 92 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGGGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAATTTTGACAGCAGCTCCT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCCGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAATGTATTACT GTCAGCAGTGTGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA
21H2 21B4 Vl9 93 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGTACCTACT TAGCCTGGCACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGGTC TTAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGC CACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGG GTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTTACCATCAGCAG ACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGT CAGC'AGTATGGAAGCTCATTCACTTTCGGCGGA GGGACCAGGGTGGAGATCAAA
18B11.1 VJO 94 GATATTGTGATGACTCAGTCTCCACTCTCCCTGC CCGTCACCCCTGGAGAGCCGGCCTCCATCTCCTG CAGGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTCCTGTATTATAATGG ATTCACCTATTTGGATTGGTTCCTGCAGAAGCCA GGGCAGTCTCCACATCTCCTGATCTATTTGGGTT CTAATCGGGCCTCCGGGGTCCCTGACAGGTTCA GTGGCAGTGTTTCAGGCACAGATTTTACACTGA AAATCAGCAGAGTGGAGGCTGAGGATGTTGGGG TTTATTATTGCATGCAGTCTCTGCAAACTCCATT CACTTTCGGCCCTGGGACCAAAGTGGATATCAA A
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18B11.2 VL11 95 GAAATAGTGATGACGCAGTCTCCAGCCACCCTG TCTGTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAACAGCAACTTAG CCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCA GGCTCCTCATTTATGGTGTATCCACCAGGGCCAC TGGTATCCCAGCCAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTC TGGGACAGAGTTCACTCTCACCATCCGCAGCCT GCAGTCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTTTATTACTGTCAG CAGTATAATAACTGGCCTCCGACGTTCGGCCAA GGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAA
20D4 Vt12 96 GACATACAGCTGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGT CTGCATCTATAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTT GCCGGGCAAGTCAGGACATTAGATATGATTTAG GCTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTA AGCGCCTGATCTATGCTGCATCCAGTTTGCAAA GTGGGGTCCCTTCAAGGTTCAGCGGCAGTGGAT CTGGGACAGAATTCACTCTCACAGTCAGCAGC'C TGCAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTATTACTGTCT ACAGCATAATAGTTACCCTCTCACTTTCGGCGGA GGGACCAAGGTGGAGATCGAA
46Di 1 Vt13 97 GACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCCTCTTCCGTGT CTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTT GTCGGGCGAGTCAGGGTATTAGCATCTGGTTAG CCTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCTGGGAAAGCCCCTA AACTCCTGATCTATGCTGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAG TGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGCGGCAGTGGATC TGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCT GCAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTATTGTCAA CAGGCTAACGATTTCCCGATCACCTTCGGCCAA GGGACACGACTGGAGATTAAA
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40D2 Vt14 98 GATTTTGTGATGACCCAGACTCCACTCTCTCTGT CCGTCACCCCTGGACAGCCGGCCTCCATCTCCTG CAAGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTCCTACAGAGTGATGG AAAGACCTATTTGTATTGGTACCTGCAGAAGCC AGGCCAGCCTCCACATCTCCTGATCTATGAAGTT TCCAACCGATTCTCTGGAGTGCCAGATAGGTTC AGTGGCAGCGGGTCAGGGACAGATTTCACACTG AAAATCAGCCGGGTGGAGGCTGAGGATGTTGGG GTTTATTACTGCATGCAAAGTATACAGCTTCCTC GGACGTTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCA AA
37D3 Vl15 99 GATATTGTGATGAC'TCAGTCTCCACTCTCCCTGC CCGTCACCCCTGGAGAGCCGGCCTCCATCTCCTG CAGGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTCCTGCATAGTAATGG ATACAACTTTTTGGATTGGTACCTACAGAAGC’C AGGGCAGTCTCCACAGCTCCTGATCTATTTGGGT TC'TGATCGGGCCTCCGGGGTCCCTGACAGGTTC AGTGGCAGTGGATCAGGCACAGAGTTTACACTG AAAATCAGCAGAGTGGAGGCTGAGGATGTTGGG CTTTATTACTGCATGCAAGCTCTACAAACTCCGT GCAGTTTTGGCCAGGGGACCAAGCTGGAGATCA AA
39F7 V[ 16 100 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGTAGCACCTATT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGG CCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTG GGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCA GACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTTTATTACTG TCAGCAGTCTGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGC GGAGGGACCGAGGTGGAGATCAAA
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39F11 V,,17 101 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCACCTACT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCAGTCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGC CACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGG GTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAG ACTGGAGCCTGAGGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGT CAGCAGTCTGGTAGCTCACCTCTCACTTTCGGCG GAGGGACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAA
30G5 Vl18 102 GAAATTGTGTTGACGCAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTG TCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCT GCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCACCTACT TAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTC CCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCTTCAGGGC CACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGG GTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAG ACTGGAGCCTGAGGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGT CAGCAGTCTGGTAGCTCACCTCTCACTTTCGGCG GAGGGACCAAGGTGGAGATCAAA
Table 2D - Coding Sequence for Antibody Variable Heavy (Vn) Chains
Contained in Clone Designation SEQ ID NO. Coding Sequence
17C3 VH1 103 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTGCTG GTGAAACCC'ACAGAGACCCTCACGCTGACCTGC ACCGTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAGCAATGCTAGAA TGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGA AGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTTTCGAA TGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAG CAGGCTCAC'CATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAG CCAGGTGGTCCTTACCATGACCAACATGGACCC TGTGGACACAGCC'ACATATTACTGTGCACGGAT ATTATTACTGGGAGCTTACTACTACTACGGTATG GACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTC TCCTCA
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22H5 V„2 104 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTGCTG GTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTGACCTGC ACCGTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAGCAATGCTAGAA TGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGA AGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTTTCGAA TGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAG CAGGCTCACCATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAG CC'AGGTGGTCCTTACCATGACCAACATGGACCC TGTGGACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGAT ATTATTAGTGGGAGCTTACTACTACTGCGGTATG GACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTC TCCTCA
16H7 Vn3 105 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTGCTG GTGAAACCC'ACAGAGACCCTCACGCTGACCTGC accgtctctgggttctcactcaacaatgctagaa TGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGA AGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTTTCGAA TGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAG CAGGCTCACCATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAG CCAGGTGGTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCC TGTGGACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTC AGTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTAT GGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGT CTCCTCA
24H11 Vn4 106 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTGCTG GTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTGACCTGC ACCGTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAGCAATGCTAGAA TGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGA AGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTTTCGAA TGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAA CAGGCTCACCATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAG CCAGGTGGTCCTTATTATGACCAACATGGACCCT GTGGACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTGACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTATG GACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTC TCCTCA
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18G1 Vn5 107 GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGGTTG GTACAGCCGGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTAGATTCACCTTTAGCACCTATGCCA TGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGC TGGAGTGGGTCTCAGGTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTG TCAGCACACACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACA CGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCG AGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAATCCC TCATTGTAGTAATAGTATATGCCCTTGACCACTG GGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTC’CTCA
17D8 Vh6 108 GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTG GTACAGCCGGGGGGGTACCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTGGATTCACGTTTAGTACCTATGCCA TGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGAC TGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATCAGTGGTAGTGGTG TTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACA CGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCG AGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAATCCC TTATTGTAGTAATGGTGTATGTCCTTGACTACTG GGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCA
26H11 V„7 109 GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTG GTACAGCCGGGGGGGTACCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTGGATTCACGTTTAGCACCTATGCCA TGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGAC TGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGCAGTGGTG TGAGCACAAACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACA CGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGC’CG AGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAATCCC TTATTGTAGTAATGGTGTATGTCCTTGACTACTG GGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCA
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12E4 12C11 Vn8 110 GAGGTGCAGCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGGTTG GTACAGCCGGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTAGATTCACCTTTAGCACCTATGCCA TGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGC TGGAGTGGGTCTCAGGTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTG TTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCC GGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACA CGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCG AGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAATCCC TTATTGTAGTAATAGTATATGCCCTTGACTACTG GGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCA
21H2 Vh9 HI CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGTCGGGCCCAGGACTG GTGAAGCCTTCGGAGACCCTGTCCCTCACCTGC ACTGTCTCTGGTGGCTCCATCAGTAGTTACTACT GGAGCTGGATCCGGCAGCCCGCCGGGAAGGGA CTGGAGTGGATTGGGCGTATCTATACCAGTGGG AGCAC’CAACTACAACCCCTCCCTCAAGAGTCGG GTCACCATGTCAAAAGACACGTCCAAGAACCAG TTCTCCCTGAAGCTGAGGTCTGTGACCGCCGCG GACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGATCCG GACGGTGACTACTACTACTACGGTATGGACGTC TGGGGCCAAGGGACCTCGGTCACCGTCTCCTC'A
21B4 Vn10 112 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGTCGGGCCCAGGACTG GTGAAGCCTTCGGAGACCCTGTCCCTCACCTGC ACTGTCTCTGGTGGCTCCATCAGTAGTTACTTCT GGAGCTGGATCCGGCAGCCCGCCGGGAAGGGA CTGGAGTGGATTGGGCGTATCTATACCAGTGGG AGCACCAACTACAACCCCTCCCTCAAGAGTCGA GTCACCATGTCAATAGACACGTCCAAGAACCAG TTCTCCCTGAAGCTGAGTTCTGTGACCGCCGCGG ACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGATCCGG ACGGTGACTACTACTACTACGGTATGGACGTCT GGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTCTCCTCA
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18B11.1 18B11.2 VH11 113 GAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTG GTAAAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTTAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGACGCCTGGA TGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGC TGGAGTGGGTTGGCCGTATTAAAAGCAAAACTG ATGGTGGGACAACAGACTACGCTGCACCCGTGA AAGGCAGATTCACCATCTCAAGAGATGATTCAA AAAACACTCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGA AAACCGAGGACACAGCCGTGTATTTTTGTACCT CTACGTATAGCAGTGGCTGGTACGTATGGGACT ACTACGGTATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCA CGGTCACCGTCTCCTCA
20D4 Vn12 114 CAGGTCCAGCTGGTACAGTCTGGGGCTGAGGTG AAGAAGCCTGGGGCCTCAGTGAAGGTCTCCTGC AAGGTTTCGGGATACACCCTCACTGATTTATCCA TGCACTGGGTGCGACAGGCTCCTGGAAAAGGGC TTGAGTGGATGGGAGGTTTTGATCCTGAAGATG GTGAAACAATC'TACGCACAGAAGTTCCAGGGCA GAATCACCATGACCGAGGACACATCTACAGACA CAGCCTACATGGAGCTGAGCAGCCTGAGATCTG AGGACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTGCAAGTATTG TAGTAGTCCCAGCTGCTATACAGAGTTAC'TACTA CTACTACGGTATGGGCGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGAC CACGGTCACCGTCTCCTCC
46D11 Vn13 115 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGGCTGGTCCTGTGTTG GTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGTTGACCTGC ACCGTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAGCAATGCTAGAA TGGGTGTGAACTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGA AGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTTTCGAA TGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAG CAGGCTCACCATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAG CCAGGTGGTCCTTACCATGACCAACATGGACCC TGTGGACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGGT TCGTATAGCAGGTGATTACTACTACTACTACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACC GTCTCCTCA
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40D2 Vn14 i 16 CAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGAGTCGGGCCCAGGACTG GTGAAGCCTTCACAGACCCTGTCCCTCACCTGCA CTGTCTCTGGTGGCTCCATCAGCAGTGGTGGTTA CAACTGGAGCTGGATCCGCCAGCACCCAGGGAA GGGCCTGGAGTGGATTGGGAACATCTATTACAG TGGGAGCACCTACTACAACCCGTCCCTCAAGAG TCGAGTTACCATATCAGTAGACACGTCTAAGAA CCAGTTCTCCCTGAAGCTGAGATCTGTGACTGCC GCGGACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGAG AATATTGTAGTAATACCAGCTGCTATATTCGCGG GTTGGTTCGACCCCTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGG TCACCGTCTCCTCA
37D3 Vn15 117 GAGGTGCACCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTG GCAAAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTTAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGAAACGCCTGG ATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGAAAGGGG CTGGAATGGGTTGGCCGTATTAAAAGCAAAACT GATGGTGGGACAACAGACTACGCTGCACCCGTG AAAGGCAGATTCACCATCTCGAGAGATGATTCA AAAAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTG AAAACCGAGGACACAGCCGAGTATTACTGTATC ACAGATCGGGTGCTAAGC'TACTACGCTATGGCC GTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTCTCC TCA
39F7 Vn16 118 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCGTG GTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCGTCTGGATTCACCTTCAGTAACTATGGC ATTCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGCAAGGGG CTGGAGTGGGTGGCAGTTATATGGTATGATGGA AGTATTAAATACTATGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC CGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAAC ACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCC GAGGACACGGCTGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGAT AGGGCAGC’AGCTGGTCTCCACTACTACTACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACC GTCTC’CTCA
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39F11 V„I7 119 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCGTG GTCC'AGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGCGTCTGGATTCACCTTCAGTAGCTATGGC ATCCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGCAAGGGG CTGGAATGGGTGGCAGTTATATGGTATGATGGA AGTGATAAATACTATGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC CGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAAC ACGCTGTATCTACAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCC GAGGACACGGCTGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGAT AGGGCAGCAGCTGGTCTCCACTATTATTACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACC GTCTCCTCA
39G5 Vnl 8 120 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCGTG GTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGT GCAGTGTCTGGATTCACCTTCAGTAGCTATGGCA TCCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGCAAGGGGC TGGAATGGGTGGCAGTTATATGGTATGATGGAA GTGATAAATACTATGGAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCC GATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACA CGCTGTATCTACAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCG AGGACACGGCTGTGTATTACTGTGCGAGAGATA GGGCAGCAGCTGGTCTCCACTATTATTACGGTAT GGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGT CTCCTCA
Eacli of the heavy chain variable regions listed in Table 2B can be combined with any of the light chain variable regions shown in Table 2A to form an antigen binding protein. Examples of such combinations include Vnl combined with any of Vi 1, V| 2, V[3, V|4, Vj 5, V[,6, V[.7, 5 Vl8, Vl9, Vl 10, Vi, 11, ViJ 2, Vf, 13, Vf, 14, VL15, Vr, 16, VL17 or VL18; V„2 combined with any ofVj.1, Vl2, Vi,3, VL4, VL5, VL6, Vj,7, Vf8, VL9, VL10, Vj.l 1, VJ2, Vi 13, Vt.14, VJ5, Vt16, Vr17 or Vi. 18; Vn3 combined with any of VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4, VL5, VL6, V, 7, VL8, Vf.9, VL10, VL11, VL12, VL13. VL14. VL15, VL16, VL17 or VL18; and so on.
In some instances, the antigen binding protein includes at least one heavy chain variable 10 region and/or one light chain variable region from those listed in Tables 2A and 2B. In some instances, the antigen binding protein includes at least two different heavy chain variable regions and/or light chain variable regions from those listed in Table 2B. An example of such an antigen
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Vnl6, Vn17or Vn18, etc.
Again another example of such an antigen binding protein comprises (a) one V|.I, and (b) one of V[.2, Vt3, Vt4, Vt5, Vt6, Vj.7, VL8, Vt9, VL10, VL11, Vt.12, VL13, Vt14, Vt.15, VL16, V] 17, or V[ 18. Again another example of such an antigen binding protein comprises (a) one 0 Vr2, and (b) one of Vj.l, Vs3, Vt4, Vf5, VL6, Vt7, Vj.8, VL9, VL10, V, 11 or Vt12. Again another example of such an antigen binding protein comprises (a) one V[3, and (b) one of Vi 1, Vt2, Vj.4, Vl5, Vj6, Vt7, Vt.8, Vt.9, Vf 10, Vj II, Vt12, Vr 13, Vi 14, V, 15, Vt16, V, 17, or Vj_ 18, etc.
The various combinations of heavy chain variable regions can be combined with any of 5 the various combinations of light chain variable regions.
In other embodiments, an antigen binding protein comprises two identical light chain variable regions and/or two identical heavy chain variable regions. As an example, the antigen binding protein can be an antibody or immunologically functional fragment thereof that includes two light chain variable regions and two heavy chain variable regions in combinations of pairs of 0 light chain variable regions and pairs of heavy chain variable regions as listed in Tables 2A and 2B.
Some antigen binding proteins that arc provided comprise a heavy chain variable domain comprising a sequence of amino acids that differs from the sequence of a heavy chain variable domain selected from Vnl, Vn2, Vn3, VH4, VB5, VH6, VH7, Vn8, Vfl9, VtI10, VH11, Vn12, 25 Vh13, VH14, Vh15, Vh16, V]jl7 and Vnl8 at only 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, I4or 15 amino acid residues, wherein each such sequence difference is independently cither a deletion, insertion or substitution of one amino acid, with the deletions, insertions and/or substitutions resulting in no more than 15 amino acid changes relative to the foregoing variable domain sequences. The heavy chain variable region in some antigen binding proteins comprises a 30 sequence of amino acids that has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97% or 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequences of the heavy chain variable region of VH1, Vh2,
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VH3, Vn4, Vn5, V„6, Vn7, Vrr8, V[S9, VnlO. Vnl 1, Vn12, Vnl3, Vn14. Vn15, VIt16, Vn17 and Vn18.
Certain antigen binding proteins comprise a light chain variable domain comprising a sequence of amino acids that differs from the sequence of a light chain variable domain selected from Vj.l, Vt2, VL3, Vt4, Vt.5, V(,6, VL7, Vt8, VL9, VL10, VL11, Vt12, Vt13, Vr14, VL15,
V|. 16, Vi 17 and VjJ8 at only 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 amino acid residues, wherein each such sequence difference is independently either a deletion, insertion or substitution of one amino acid, with the deletions, insertions and/or substitutions resulting in no more than 15 amino acid changes relative to the foregoing variable domain sequences. The light 0 chain variable region in some antigen binding proteins comprises a sequence of amino acids that has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97% or 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequences of the light chain variable region of Vi 1, Vt 2, Vlr3, V|4, V(.5, Vt6, V[ 7, Vt8, VL9, Vi 10, Vi.l 1, VL12, Vl13, VJ4, VL15, Vt 16, VL17 or VL18.
In additional instances, antigen binding proteins comprise the following pairings of light chain and heavy chain variable domains: V] l with Vnl, Vi,2 with Vj[2, Vi.2 with Vu3, Vj.3 with
Vh4, Vi 4 with Vn5, VL5 with VH6, Vt6 with Vt!7, Vt7 with VH8, VLS with Vn8, Vt 9 with Vn9, Vl9 with VnlO, VL10 with Vnl 1, Vtl 1 with Vnl 1, VJ2 with Vnl2, V,.13 with Vui3, VJ4 with VH14, Vl15 with VH15, VJ6 with Vh16, Vl17 with VH17 and VL18 with Vnl8. In some instances, the antigen binding proteins in the above pairings can comprise amino acid sequences 0 that have 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with the specified variable domains.
Still other antigen binding proteins, e.g., antibodies or immunologically functional fragments, include variant forms of a variant heavy chain and a variant light chain as just described.
Antigen Binding Protein CDRs
In various embodiments, the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein can comprise polypeptides into which one or more CDRs are grafted, inserted and/or joined. An antigen binding protein can have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 CDRs. An antigen binding protein thus can have, for example, one heavy chain CDR1 (“CDRH1”), and/or one heavy chain CDR2 (“CDRH2”), and/or one heavy chain CDR3 (“CDRH3”), and/or one light chain CDRI (CDRL1”), and/or one
2019210504 30 Jul 2019 light chain CDR2 (“CDRL2”), and/or one light chain CDR3 (“CDRL3”). Some antigen binding proteins include both a CDRH3 and a CDRL3. Specific heavy and light chain CDRs are identified in Tables 3A and 3B, respectively and in Table 6C, infra.
Complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and framework regions (FR) of a given antibody can be identified using the system described by Rabat et al., in Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed„ US Dept, of Health and Human Services, PHS, NIH, NIH Publication no. 91-3242, 1991. As desired, the CDRs can also be redefined according an alternative nomenclature scheme, such as that of Chothia (see Chothia & Lesli, 1987, ./. Mol. Biol. 196:901 -917; Chothia et al., 1989, Nature 342:878-883 or Honegger & Pluckthun, 2001, J.
Mol. Biol. 309:657-670). Certain antibodies that are disclosed herein comprise one or more amino acid sequences that arc identical or have substantial sequence identity to the amino acid sequences of one or more of the CDRs presented in Table 3A (CDRHs) and Table 3B (CDRLs) and Table 6C, infra.
Table 3A - Exemplary CDRH Sequences
Clone SEQ ID NO: Contained in Reference Designation Sequence
20D4 121 Vul2 CDRH 1-1 DLSMH
17C3 22H5 16H7 24H11 122 VH1 Vt!2 Vn3 Vlf4 CDRH I-2 NARMGVS
18B11.1 18B11.2 123 VH11 Vull CDRH 1-3 DAWMS
I8G1 12C11 12E4 17D8 26H11 124 Vh5 Vh8 Vn8 Vn6 V„7 CDRH 1-4 TYAMS
21B4 125 VulO CDRH 1-5 SYFWS
46D11 126 Vh13 CDRH 1-6 NARMGVN
37D3 127 Vu15 CDRH 1-7 NAWMS
39F11 39G5 128 Vlt17 Vh18 CDRH 1-8 SYGIH
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39F7 129 Vlt16 CDRHI-9 NYGIH
40D2 130 Vh14 CDRH1-10 SGGYNWS
21H2 131 Vn9 CDRH1-11 SYYWS
20D4 132 Vh12 CDRH2-1 GFDPEDGETIYAQKFQG
17C3 22H5 16H7 46D11 133 Vnl Vh2 Vh3 VI(13 CDRH2-2 HIFSNDEK.SYSTSLKS
24H11 134 Vn4 CDRH2-3 HIFSNDEKSYSTSLKN
18B11.1 18B11.2 37D3 135 VH11 VHI1 Vh15 CDRH2-4 RIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVKG
18GI 136 Vh5 CDRH2-5 GISGSGVSTHYADSVKG
12C11 12E4 137 Vh8 Vh8 CDRH2-6 G1SGSGVSTYYADSVKG
17D8 138 V„6 CDRH2-7 AISGSGVSTYYADSVKG
26H11 139 Vn7 CDRH2-8 AISGSGVSTNYADSVKG
21B4 21H2 140 VhIO Vn9 CDRH2-9 R1YTSGSTNYNPSLKS
39F1 1 141 Vh17 CDRH2-10 V1WYDGSDKYYADSVKG
39F7 142 Vh16 CDRH2-11 V1WYDGS1KYYADSVKG
39G5 143 Vh18 CDRH2-12 VIWYDGSDKYYGDSVKG
40D2 144 Vlt14 CDRH2-13 NIYYSGSTYYNPSLKS
20D4 145 Vh12 CDRH3-1 IVVVPAAIQSYYYYYGMGV
17C3 146 V„1 CDRH3-2 ILLLGAYYYYGMDV
22H5 147 V[[2 CDRH3-3 1LLVGAYYYCGMDV
16H7 24H11 148 Vh3 Vu4 CDRH3-4 SVVTGGYYYDGMDV
18B11.1 18B11.2 149 VHll Vnl 1 CDRH3-5 TYSSG WY V WDY YGM DV
I8G1 150 Vn5 CDRH3-6 SLIVVIVYALDH
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12C11 12E4 151 V(I8 V„8 CDRH3-7 SL1VVIVYALDY
17D8 26H11 152 Vu6 Vh7 CDRH3-8 SLIVVMVYVLDY
21B4 21H2 153 VhIO Vh9 CDRH3-9 DPDGDYYYYGMDV
46D11 154 Vh13 CDRH3-I0 VRIAGDYYYYYGMDV
37D3 155 Vh15 CDRH3-11 DRVLSYYAMAV
39F11 39F7 39G5 156 Vpl7 Vti16 Vh18 CDRH3-12 DRAAAGLHYYYGMDV
40D2 157 Vti14 CDRH3-13 ENIVVIPAAIFAGWFDP
Table 3B - Exemplary CDRL Sequences
Clone SEQ ID NO: Contained in Reference Designation Sequence
20D4 158 Vl12 CDRL1-1 RASQDIRYDLG
18B11.1 159 VlIO CDRL 1-2 RSSQSLLYYNGFTYLD
I2C11 160 Vl8 CDRL 1-3 RASQNFDSSSLA
18G1 161 V,4 CDRL 1-4 RASQNFDSSYLA
17D8 26H11 162 V|5 Vi,6 CDRL 1-5 RASQSVSGNYLA
21B4 21H2 39F7 39F11 39G5 163 Vr9 Vl9 VJ6 V, 17 Vs,18 CDRL 1-6 RASQSVSSTYLA
12E4 164 Vl7 CDRL1-7 RASQNFDSNYLA
18B11.2 165 VfJl CDRL 1-8 RASQSVNSNLA
16H7 24H11 166 > > CDRL 1-9 GGNNIGSESVH
22H5 17C3 167 Vl2 VJ CDRL1-10 GGNN1GSQSVH
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46D11 168 Vl13 CORE 1-11 RASQGISIWLA
40D2 169 Vl14 CDRL1-12 KSSQSLLQSDGKTYLY
37D3 170 Vj.15 CDRL1-13 RSSQSLLHSNGYNFLD
20D4 46D11 171 Vj 12 VJ3 CDRL2-1 AASSLQS
18B11.1 172 Vi 10 CDRL2-2 LGSNRAS
12C11 17D8 21B4 21H2 26H11 12E4 39F7 39F11 173 Vi.8 Vl5 Vj9 Vt9 Vi 6 Vl7 Vi. 16 V| J? CDRL2-3 GASSRAT
18G1 174 V|,4 CDRL2-4 GTSSRAT
18B11.2 175 V, 11 CDRL2-5 GVSTRAT
16H7 24H11 22H5 17C3 176 Vl3 Vj.3 Vi2 VL1 CDRL2-6 DDSDRPS
40D2 177 Vi,14 CDRL2-7 EVSNRFS
37D3 178 Vi, 15 CDRL2-8 LGSDRAS
39G5 179 Vj,18 CDRL2-9 GASFRAT
20D4 180 VL12 CDRL3-1 LQHNSYPLT
18B11.1 181 Vt10 CDRL3-2 MQSLQTPFT
12C11 182 Vt8 CDRL3-3 QQCGSSPLT
18G1 183 Vi,4 CDRL3-4 QQYGGSPLT
17D8 184 Vt5 CDRL3-5 QQYGSAPLT
21B4 21H2 185 Vi.9 Vt9 CDRL3-6 QQYGSSFT
26H11 12E4 186 Vi 6 Vi.7 CDRL3-7 QQYGSSPLT
18B11.2 187 VL11 CDRL3-8 QQYNNWPPT
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16H7 24H11 188 Vi 3 Vl3 CDRL3-9 QVWDGNSDHVV
22H5 189 Vi.2 CDRL3-10 QVWDNTSDHVV
17C3 190 Vi J CDRL3-11 QVWDSSSDHVV
46D11 191 Vr 13 CDRL3-12 QQANDFP1T
40D2 192 Vi. 14 CDRL3-13 MQSIQLPRT
37D3 193 VL15 CDRL3-14 MQALQTPCS
39F7 39F11 39G5 194 Vi. 16 Vi, 17 Vi. 18 CDRL3-15 QQSGSSPLT
Table 3C - Coding Sequences for CDRHs
Clone SEQ ID NO: Contained in Reference Designation Sequence
20D4 195 Vh12 CDRH 1-1 GATTTATCCATGCAC
17C3 22H5 16H7 24H11 196 VH1 V„2 V„3 Vh4 CDRH 1-2 AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGC
18B11.1 18B11.2 197 VH11 VH1I CDRH 1-3 GACGCCTGGATGAGC
18G1 12C11 12E4 17D8 26H11 198 Vn5 Vh8 Vh8 Vn6 Vh7 CDRH 1-4 AC'CTATGCCATGAGC
21B4 21H2 199 VijIO Vh9 CDRH 1-5 AGTTACTTCTGGAGC
46D11 200 Vul3 CDRH 1-6 AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAAC
37D3 201 Vnl5 CDRH 1-7 AACGCCTGGATGAGC
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39F11 39G5 202 Vh17 Vh18 CDRH 1-8 AGCTATGGCATCCAC
39F7 203 V„16 CDRH 1-9 AACTATGGCATTCAC
40D2 204 Vh14 CDRH 1-10 AGTGGTGGTTACAACTGGAGC
20D4 205 V„12 CDRH 2-1 GGTTTTGATCCTGAAGATGGTGAAACAATCT ACGCACAGAAGTTCCAGGGC
17C3 22H5 16H7 46D11 206 V„l Vh2 Vn3 Vn13 CDRH 2-2 CACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAA TCCTAC'AGCACATCTCTGAAGAGC
24H11 207 V„4 CDRH 2-3 CACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATC CTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAAC
18B11.1 18B11.2 37D3 208 Vb1 1 Vnll Vh15 CDRF1 2-4 CGTATTAAAAGCAAAACTGATGGTGGGA CAACAGACTACGCTGCACCCGTGAAAGGC
18G1 209 VtI5 CDRH 2-5 GGTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGTCAGCACACA CTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
1201 12E4 210 Vh8 Vh8 CDRH 2-6 GGTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGTTAGCACATAC TACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
17D8 211 Vh6 CDRH 2-7 GCTATCAGTGGTAGTGGTGTTAGCACATAC TACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
26H11 TIT 4- 1 ώ Vh7 CDRH 2-8 GCTATTAGTGGCAGTGGTGTGAGCACAAAC TACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
21B4 21H2 213 Vn10 Vn9 CDRH 2-9 CGTATCTATACCAGTGGGAGCACCAACTACA ACCCCTCCCTCAAGAGT
39F11 214 Vn17 CDRH 2-10 GTTATATGGTATGATGGAAGTGATAAATACT A TGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
39F7 215 Vn16 CDRH 2-11 GTTATATGGTATGATGGAAGTATTAAATACT A TGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
39G5 216 VItl8 CDRH 2-12 GTTATATGGTATGATGGAAGTGATAAATACT A TGGAGACTCCGTGAAGGGC
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40D2 217 Vn14 CDRH 2-13 AACATCTATTACAGTGGGAGCACCTACTACA A C'CCGTCCCTCAAGAGT
20D4 218 VB12 CDRH 3-1 ATTGTAGTAGTCCCAGCTGCTATACAGAGTT A CTACTACTACTACGGTATGGGCGTC
17C3 219 VH1 CDRH 3-2 ATATTATTACTGGGAGCTTACTACTACTACG G TATGGACGTC
22H5 220 Vh2 CDRH 3-3 ATATTATTAGTGGGAGCTTACTACTACTGCG G TATGGACGTC
16H7 24H11 221 Vit3 Vn4 CDRH 3-4 TCAGTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACG GTATGGACGTC
18B11.1 18B11.2 70? VH11 Vnll CDRH 3-5 ACGTATAGCAGTGGCTGGTACGTATGGGAC TACTACGGTATGGACGTC
18G1 223 Vn5 CDRH 3-6 TCCCTCATTGTAGTAATAGTATATGCCCTTG ACCAC
12C11 12E4 224 Vh8 V„8 CDRH 3-7 TCCCTTATTGTAGTAATAGTATATGCCCT TGACTAC
17D8 26H11 225 Vn6 V„7 CDRH 3-8 TCCCTTATTGTAGTAATGGTGTATGTCCT TGACTAC
21B4 21H2 226 VH10 Vn9 CDRH 3-9 GATCCGGACGGTGACTACTACTACTACG GTATGGACGTC
46D11 227 VK13 CDRH 3-10 GTTCGTATAGCAGGTGATTACTACTACTA CTACGGTATGGACGTC
37D3 228 Vnl5 CDRH 3-11 GATCGGGTGCTAAGCTACTACGCTATGG CCGTC
39F11 39F7 39G5 229 Vh17 Vn16 Vn18 CDRH 3-12 GATAGGGCAGCAGCTGGTCTCCACTATT ATTACGGTATGGACGTC
40D2 230 Vh14 CDRH 3-13 GAGAATATTGTAGTAATACCAGCTGCTAT ATTCGCGGGTTGGTTCGACCCC
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Table 3D - Coding Sequences for CDRLs
Clone SEQ ID NO: Contained in Reference Designation Sequence
20D4 231 Vt12 CDRLl-1 CGGGCAAGTCAGGACATTAGATATGATT TAGGC
18BI1.1 232 Vj.10 CDRL1-2 AGGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTCCTGTATTATA ATGGATTCACCTATTTGGAT
1201 233 V],8 CDRL1-3 AGGGCCAGTCAGAATTTTGACAGCAGC TCCTTAGCC
18G1 234 Vl4 CDRL1-4 AGG GCCAGTC AG AATTTTG AC A GCAGT TACTTAGCC
17D8 26H11 235 < < L-Zl CDRL1-5 AGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCGGCAAC TACTTGGCC
21B4 21H2 39F7 39F11 39G5 236 Vt9 Vl9 VJ6 Vi.17 VJ8 CDRL1-6 AGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTGAGCAGTACC TACTTAGCC
12E4 237 Vt7 CDRL1-7 AGGGCCAGTCAGAATTTCGACAGC’AAC TACTTAGCC
18B11.2 238 Vi 11 CDRL1-8 AGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAACAGCAAC TTAGCC
16H7 24H11 239 Vl3 Vt3 CDRL1-9 GGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAAAGTG TGCAC
22H5 I7C3 240 V|2 VL1 CDRLl-10 G GG G G AA ACA A C ATTG GA A GTCAAAGTG TGCAC
46D11 241 Vl13 CDRLl-11 CGGGCGAGTCAGGGTATTAGCATCTGGT TAGCC
40D2 242 V[,14 CDRL1-12 AAGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTC'CTACAGAGTG ATGGAAAGACCTATTTGTAT
37D3 243 V, 15 CDRLI-13 AGGTCTAGTCAGAGCCTCCTGCATAGTA ATGGATACAACTTTTTGGAT
20D4 46D11 244 Vi,12 Vl13 CDRL2-1 GCTGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGT
18BI1.1 245 Vi.10 CDRL2-2 TTGGGTTCTAATCGGGCCTCC
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I2C11 17D8 21B4 21H2 26H11 12E4 39F7 39F11 246 Vl8 Vi 5 VL9 Vi 9 Vl6 Vi.7 Vi 16 V,J7 CDRL2-3 GGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACT
18G1 247 Vj4 CDRL2-4 GGTACATCCAGCAGGGCCACT
18B11.2 248 Vi.11 CDRL2-5 GGTGTATCCACCAGGGCCACT
16H7 24H11 22H5 17C3 249 Vi,3 Vl3 Vl2 VL1 CDRL2-6 GATGATAGCGACCGGCCCTCA
40D2 250 Vi 14 CDRL2-7 GAAGTTTCCAACCGATTCTCT
37D3 251 Vi 15 CDRL2-8 TTGGGTTCTGATCGGGCCTCC
20D4 252 V]J2 CDRL3-1 CTACAGCATAATAGTTACCCTCTCACT
18B1E1 253 Vi, 10 CDRL3-2 ATGCAGTCTCTGCAAACTCCATTCACT
12C11 254 Vi8 CDRL3-3 CAGCAGTGTGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACT
18G1 255 V]4 CDRL3-4 CAGCAGTATGGTGGCTCACCGCTCACT
17D8 256 Vi.,5 CDRL3-5 CAGCAGTATGGTAGCGCACCGCTCACT
21B4 21H2 257 Vi.9 Vi.9 CDRL3-6 CAGCAGTATGGAAGTTCATTCACT
26H11 12E4 258 Vl6 Vl7 CDRL3-7 CAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACT
18BIE2 259 VL1 1 CDRL3-8 CAGCAGTATAATAACTGGCCTCCGACG
16117 24H11 260 Vl3 Vl3 CDRL3-9 CAGGTGTGGGATGGTAATAGTGATCAT GTGGTA
22H5 261 Vl2 CDRL3-10 CAGGTGTGGGATAATACTAGTGATCAT GTGGTA
17C3 262 VL1 CDRL3-11 CAGGTGTGGGATAGTAGTAGTGATCAT GTGGTA
46D11 263 VJ3 CDRL3-12 CAACAGGCTAACGATTTCCCGATCACC
40D2 264 Vi, 14 CDRL3-I3 ATGCAAAGTATACAGCTTCCTCGGACG
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37D3 265 VL15 CDRL3-I4 ATGCAAGCTCTACAAACTCCGTGCAGT
39F7 39F11 39G5 266 Vi, 16 Vi, 17 Vj 18 CDRL3-15 CAGCAGTCTGGTAGCTCACCTCTCACT
The structure and properties of CDRs within a naturally occurring antibody has been described, supra. Briefly, in a traditional antibody, the CDRs are embedded within a framework in the heavy and light chain variable region where they constitute the regions responsible for 5 antigen binding and recognition. A variable region comprises at least three heavy or light chain CDRs, see, supra (Rabat et a!., 1991, Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, Public Health Service N.I.H., Bethesda, MD; see also Chothia and Lesk, 1987,,/. λίοΐ, Biol. 196:901 917; Chothia et al., 1989, Nature 342: 877-883), within a framework region (designated framework regions 1-4, FR1, FR2, FR3, and FR4, by Rabat et al., 1991; see also Chothia and 0 Lesk, 1987, supra). The CDRs provided herein, however, can not only be used to define the antigen binding domain of a traditional antibody structure, but can be embedded in a variety of other polypeptide structures, as described herein.
In one aspect, the CDRs provided arc (a) a C'DRH selected from the group consisting of (i) a CDRH1 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 121-131; (ii) a CDRH2 selected 5 from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 132-144; (iii) a CDRH3 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 145-157; and (iv) a CDRH of (i), (ii) and (iii) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than five, four, three, two, or one amino acids; (B) a CDRL selected from the group consisting of (i) a CDRL1 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 158-170; (ii) a CDRL2 selected from the group consisting of 20 SEQ ID NO: 171-179; (iii) a CDRL3 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 180-194;
and (iv) a CDRL of (i), (ii) and (iii) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than I, 2, 3,4, or 5 amino acids amino acids.
In another aspect, an antigen binding protein comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 variant forms of the CDRs listed in Tables 3A and 3B and Table 6C, infra, each having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 25 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to a CDR sequence listed in Tables 3A and 3B and Table 6C, infra. Some antigen binding proteins comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of the CDRs
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In still another aspect, an antigen binding protein includes the following associations of CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3: SEQ ID NOs: 167. 176, and 190; SEQ ID NOs: 167, 176, and 189,
SEQ ID NOs:166, 176, and 188; SEQ ID NOs:166, 176, and 188; SEQ ID NOs:161, 174, and 183; SEQ ID NOs:!62, 173, and 184; SEQ ID NOs:162, 173, and 186; SEQ ID NOs:164, 173, and 186; SEQ ID NOs: 160, 173, and 182; SEQ ID NOs: 163, 173, and 185; SEQ ID NOs: 163, 173, and 185; SEQ ID NOs: 159, 172, and 181; SEQ ID NOs: 165, 175, and 187; SEQ ID NOs: 158, 171, and 180; SEQ ID NOs: 168, 171, and 191; SEQ ID NOs: 169, 177 and 192; SEQ
IDNOs:170, 178, and 193; SEQ lDNOs:163, 173, and 194; SEQ lDNOs:163, 173 and 194; and SEQ ID NOs: 163, 179, and 194.
In an additional aspect, an antigen binding protein includes the following associations of CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3: SEQ ID NOs:122, 133, and 146; SEQ ID NOs:122, 133, and 147; SEQ ID NOs: 122, 133, and 148; SEQ ID NOs: 122, 134, and 148; SEQ ID NOs: 124, 136, and 150; SEQ ID NOs:I24, 138, and 152; SEQ ID NOs:124, 139, and 152; SEQ ID NOs:124, 137, and 151; SEQ ID NOs: 124, 137, and 151; SEQ ID NOs: 131, 140, and 153; SEQ ID NOs: 125, 140, and 153; SEQ ID NOs: 123, 135, and 149; SEQ ID NOs: 123, 135, and 149; SEQ ID NOs: 121, 132, and 145; SEQ ID NOs:126, 133, and 154; SEQ ID NOs: 130, 144, and 157; SEQ ID NOs: 127, 135, and 155; SEQ ID NOs: 129, 142, and 156; SEQ ID NOs: 128, 141. and 0 156; and SEQ ID NOs: 128, 143, and 156.
In another aspect, an antigen binding protein includes the following associations of CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3 with CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3: SEQ ID NOs: 167, 176, and 190; SEQ ID NOs: 167, 176, and 189, SEQ ID NOs: 166, 176, and 188; SEQ ID NOs: 166, 176, and 188; SEQ ID NOs:161, 174, and 183; SEQ ID NOs:162, 173, and 184: SEQ ID NOs:162, 25 173, and 186; SEQ ID NOs:164, 173, and 186; SEQ ID NOs:160, 173, and 182; SEQ ID
NOs: 163, 173, and 185; SEQ ID NOs: 163, 173, and 185; SEQ ID NOs: 159, 172, and 181; SEQ
ID NOs: 165, 175, and 187; SEQ ID NOs: 158, 171, and 180; SEQ ID NOs: 168, 171, and 191; SEQ ID NOs: 169, 177 and 192; SEQ ID NOs: 170. 178, and 193; SEQ ID NOs: 163, 173, and 194; SEQ ID NOs:163, 173 and 194; SEQ ID NOs:163, 179, and 194 with SEQ ID NOs:122,
133, and 146; SEQ ID NOs: 122, 133, and 147; SEQ ID NOs:122, 133, and 148; SEQ ID
NOs:122, 134, and!48; SEQ ID NOs:124, 136, and 150; SEQ ID NOs:124, 138, and 152; SEQ
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ID NOs: 124, 139, and 152: SEQ ID NOs: 124, 137. and 151; SEQ ID NOs: 124, 137, and 151;
SEQ ID NOs: 131, 140, and 153; SEQ ID NOs: 125, 140, and 153; SEQ ID NOs: 123, 135, and
149: SEQ ID NOs: 123, 135, and 149; SEQ ID NOs: 121, 132, and 145; SEQ ID NOs: 126, 133, and 154; SEQ ID NOs:130, 144, and 157; SEQ ID NOs:127, 135. and 155; SEQ ID NOs:129,
142, and 156; SEQ ID NOs: 128, 141, and 156; and SEQ ID NOs: 128, 143, and 156.
Consensus Sequences
In yet another aspect, the CDRs disclosed herein include consensus sequences derived from groups of related monoclonal antibodies. As described herein, a “consensus sequence” 0 refers to amino acid sequences having conserved amino acids common among a number of sequences and variable amino acids that vary within a given amino acid sequences. The CDR consensus sequences provided include CDRs corresponding to each of CDRH1, CDRH2, CDRH3, CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3.
Consensus sequences were determined using standard analyses of the CDRs corresponding to the V5I and VL of the disclosed antibodies, some of which specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. The consensus sequences were determined by keeping the CDRs contiguous within the same sequence corresponding to a VH or Vj,.
Light Chain CDR3
Group 1
LQHNSYPLT (SEQ ID NO: 267)
Group 2 iMQSLQTPFT (SEQ ID NO: 268)
Group 3
QQYNNWPPT (SEQ ID NO: 269)
Group 4
MQS1QLPRT (SEQ ID NO: 270)
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Group 5
QQANDFPIT (SEQ ID NO: 271)
Group 6
MQALQTPCS (SEQ ID NO: 272)
Group 7
QVWD
QVWD
QVWD
G N SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 273)
N T SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 274)
SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 275)
QVWD
Xj X2 SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 276) wherein Xi is G, S or N and X2 is S, T or N,
5 Group 8
QQ C G S s P L T (SEQ ID NO: 277)
QQ γ G G s P L T (SEQ ID NO: 278)
QQ Y G S A P L T (SEQ ID NO: 279)
QQ Y G S s F T (SEQ ID NO: 280)
0 QQ Y G s s P L T(SEQ ID NO: 281)
QQ S G s s P L T(SEQ ID NO: 282)
QQ Xj G X4 x5 Xg X7 T (SEQ ID NO: 283)
wherein Xj is C, Y or S, X4 is S or G, X$ is S or A, X6 is P or F and X- is L or absent.
Light Chain CDR2
Group 1
AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO: 284)
Group 2
GVSTRAT (SEQ ID NO; 285)
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Group 3
DDSDRPS (SEQ ID NO: 286)
Group 4
EVSNRFS (SEQ ID NO: 287)
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wherein X27 is N or D.
S (SEQ ID NO: 288)
S (SEQ ID NO: 289)
S(SEQ ID NO: 290)
Group 6
5 G A S S
G T S S
G A S F
G Xs s X28
wherein Xs is A or T and X
Light Chain CDR1
RAT (SEQ ID NO: 291)
RAT (SEQ ID NO: 292)
RAT (SEQ ID NO: 293)
RAT (SEQ ID NO: 294) is S or F.
RASQSVNSNLA (SEQ ID NO: 295)
Group 2
RASQDIRYDLG (SEQ ID NO: 296)
Group 3
RASQG1SIWLA (SEQ ID NO: 297)
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Group 4
KSSQSLLQSDGKTYLY (SEQ ID NO: 298)
Group 5
RASQ N
RASQN
RASQS V
G N Y
RASQ S V
RASQ N F
RASQ X9 Xw
S G T Y
D S N γ
Xn Xn Xu X14
LA (SEQ ID NO: 299)
LA (SEQ ID NO: 300)
LA (SEQ ID NO: 301)
LA (SEQ ID NO: 302)
LA (SEQ ID NO: 303)
LA (SEQ ID NO: 304) wherein X<> is A or S, Xto is V or F, Xu is D or S, Χμ is G or S, Χμ is S, N or T, and Xu is S or
Y.
Group 6
5 GGNN1GS E SVH (SEQ ID NO: 305)
GGNNIGS Q SVH (SEQ ID NO: 306)
GGNNIGS X!S SVH (SEQ ID NO: 307)
wherein X|$ is E or Q.
0 Group 7
RSSQSLL Y Y NG F T Y LD (SEQ ID NO: 308)
RSSQSLL H S NG Y N F LD (SEQ ID NO: 309)
RSSQSLL Λ29 X30 NG X31 Xn X53 LD (SEQ ID NO: 310)
wherein X29 is Y or H , X50 is Y or S, X3] is F or Y, X.n is T or N and X3_? is Y or F.
HEAVY CDR3
Group 1
1VVVPAAIQSYYYYYGMGV (SEQ ID NO: 311)
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Group 2
DPDGDYYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 312)
Group 3
TYSSGWYVWDYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 313)
Group 4
DRVLSYYAMAV (SEQ ID NO: 314)
Group 5
VR1AGDYYYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 315)
Group 6
ENIVVIPAAIFAGWFDP (SEQ ID NO: 316)
Group 7
DRAAAGLHYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 317)
Group 8
I L L L G A YYY Y GMDV (SEQ ID NO: 318)
I L L V G A YYY c GMDV (SEQ ID NO: 319)
V V T G G YYY D GMDV (SEQ ID NO; 320)
S V V T G G YYY D GMDV (SEQ ID NO: 321)
X34 X16 Xl7 X1S G X19 YYY X2B GMDV (SEQ ID NO: 322)
Wherein X34 is I, V or S, is L or V, Xj? is L, T or V, X)S is L, V, G or T, X19 is A, G or absent and X?o is Y, C or D.
Group 9
SLIVV 1 y γ A LD H (SEQ ID NO: 323)
30 SLIVV I VY A LD Y (SEQ ID NO: 324)
SLIVV M VY V LD Y (SEQ ID NO: 325)
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SLIVV X21 VY X22 LD X23 (SEQ ID NO: 326)
Wherein X2i is I or M, X22 is A or V and X23 is H or Y.
HEAVY CDR2
Group 1
GFDPEDGETIYAQKFQG (SEQ ID NO: 327)
Group 2
RIKSK
RIKSK
T DGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 328)
DGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 330)
RIKSK X42 DGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO:483) wherein X42 is T or absent,
Group 3
HIFSNDEKSYSTSLK
HIFSNDEKSYSTSLK
HIFSNDEKSYSTSLK wherein X?4 is S or N.
Group 4
S (SEQ ID NO: 331)
N (SEQ ID NO: 332)
X24 (SEQ ID NO: 333)
G ISGSGVST H
G ISGSGVST Y
A ISGSGVST Y
A ISGSGVST N
25 X25 ISGSGVST X26
YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 334)
YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 335)
YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 336)
YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO; 337)
YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 338) wherein X25 is G or A and X2<, is Η, Y or N.
Group 5
VIWYDGS D KYY A DSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 339)
30 VIWYDGS I KYY G DSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 340)
VIWYDGS Χ35 KYY Xm DSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 341)
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Group 6
N 1Y Y SGST Y YNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 342)
R IY T SGST Y YNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 343)
R 1Y T SGST N YNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 329)
X37 IY XJ8 SGST X41 YNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 344)
wherein X37 is N or R, X38 is Y or T and X41 is Y or N.
HEAVY CDR1
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DLSMH (SEQ ID NO: 345)
Group 2
DAWMS (SEQ ID NO: 346)
Group 3
TYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 347)
Group 4
SYFWS (SEQ ID NO: 348)
Group 5
SGGYNWS (SEQ ID NO: 349)
Group 6
NARMGV S (SEQ ID NO: 350) NARMGV N (SEQ ID NO: 351)
NARMGV X39 (SEQ ID NO: 352) wherein X39 is S or N.
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S YGIH (SEQ ID NO: 353)
N YGIH (SEQ ID NO: 354)
X4fl YGIH (SEQ ID NO: 355) wherein X40 is S or N.
In some cases an antigen binding protein comprises at least one heavy chain CDR1, CDR2, or CDR3 having one of the above consensus sequences. In some cases, an antigen binding protein comprises at least one light chain CDR1, CDR2, or CDR3 having one of the 0 above consensus sequences. In other eases, the antigen binding protein comprises at least two heavy chain CDRs according to the above consensus sequences, and/or at least two light chain CDRs according to the above consensus sequences. In still other cases, the antigen binding protein comprises at least three heavy chain CDRs according to the above consensus sequences, and/or at least three light chain CDRs according to the above consensus sequences.
Exemplary Antigen Binding Proteins
According to one aspect, an isolated antigen binding protein comprising (a) one or more heavy chain complementary determining regions (CDRHs) selected from the group consisting of: (1) a CDRH1 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:121-131; (ii) a CDRH2 0 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 132-144; (iii) a CDRH3 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 145-157; and (iv) a CDRH of (i), (ii) and (iii) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than 1,2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acids; (b) one or more light chain complementary determining regions (CDRLs) selected from the group consisting of: (i) a CDRL1 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 158-170; 25 (ii) a CDRL2 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 171-179; (iii) a CDRL3 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;180-194; and (iv) a CDRL of (i), (ii) and (iii) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than five, four, three, four, two or one amino acids; or (c) one or more heavy chain CDRHs of (a) and one or more light chain CDRLs of (b).
In another embodiment, the CDRHs have at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%,
97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence selected from the group
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95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 158-194. In a further embodiment, the VH is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 121 -157, and/or the VL is selected from the group consisting of
SEQ ID NO: 158-194.
According to one aspect, an isolated antigen binding protein comprising (a) one or more variable heavy chains (VHs) selected from the group consisting of: (i) SEQ ID NO: 121-157; and (ii) a VH of (i) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than five, four, three, four, two or one amino acids; (b) one or more variable light chains 0 (VLs) selected from the group consisting of; (i) SEQ ID NO: 158-194, and (ii) a VL of (i) that contains one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions or insertions of no more than five, four, three, four, two or one amino acids; or (c) one or more variable heavy chains of (a) and one or more variable light chains of (b).
In another embodiment, the variable heavy chain (VH) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 5 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 121 -157, and/or the variable light chain (VL) has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%. 98% or 99% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 158-194.
In one aspect, also provided is an antigen binding protein that specifically binds to an ) epitope comprising one or more amino acid residues from FGFRlc, FGRF2c, FGFRSc, and FGFR4.
In one aspect, also provided is an antigen binding protein that specifically binds to an epitope comprising one or more amino acid residues from β-Klotho.
In another aspect, also provided is an isolated antigen binding protein that specifically 25 binds to an epitope comprising one or more amino acid residues from both β-Klotho and one or more amino acid residues from FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, or FGFR4.
In yet another embodiment, the isolated antigen binding protein described hereinabove comprises a first amino acid sequence comprising at least one of the CDRH consensus sequences disclosed herein, and a second amino acid sequence comprising at least one of the CDRL 30 consensus sequences disclosed herein.
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In one aspect, the first amino acid sequence comprises at least two of the CDRH consensus sequences, and/or the second amino acid sequence comprises at least two of the
CDRL consensus sequences. In certain embodiments, the first and the second amino acid sequence arc covalently bonded to each other.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 146, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 133, and the CDRF11 of SEQ ID NO:122, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO:190, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 176, and theCDRLl ofSEQ IDNO:167.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 ofSEQ ID NO:147, the CDRH2 ofSEQ ID NO: 133, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 122, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 ofSEQ ID NO: 189, the CDRL2 ofSEQ ID NO: 176, and theCDRLl ofSEQ ID NO: 167.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 ofSEQ ID NO:148, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 133, and the CDREI1 of SEQ ID NO: 122, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 ofSEQ ID NO: 188, the CDRL2 ofSEQ ID NO: 176, and theCDRLl ofSEQ ID NO: 166.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 148, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 134, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO:I22, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 ofSEQ ID NO: 188, the CDRL2 ofSEQ ID NO: 176, and the CDRL1 ofSEQ ID NO: 166.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 ofSEQ ID NO:150, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO:136, and the
CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 ofSEQ ID NO: 183, the CDRL2 ofSEQ ID NO: 174, and theCDRLl of SEQ ID NO: 161.
in a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 152, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 138, and the
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CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 184, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 162.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO; 152, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 139, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 186, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDR.L1 of SEQ ID NO: 162.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding 0 protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 151, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 137, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO; 186, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 164.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 151, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 137, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 182, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDRL 1 of SEQ ID NO: 160.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 153, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 140, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 131, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 185, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 163.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding 25 protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 153, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 140, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 125, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 185, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 163.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding 30 protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 149, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 135, and the CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 123, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen
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In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO:I49, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO:135, and the 5 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 123, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 187, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 175. and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 165.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 145, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 132, and the 0 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 121, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO:180, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 171. and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 158.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 154, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 133, and the 5 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 126, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO:191, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO:171, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 168.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 157, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 144, and the 0 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 130, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 192, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 177, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 169.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO:155, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO:135, and the 25 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 127, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 193, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 178, and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 170.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 156, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 142, and the 30 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 129, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen
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In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 156, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 141, and the 5 CDRHI of SEQ ID NO: 128, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 194, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 173. and the CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 163.
In a further embodiment, the first amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 156, the CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 143, and the 0 CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 128, and/or the second amino acid sequence of the isolated antigen binding protein comprises the CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 194, the CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO; 179, and the CDRLI of SEQ ID NO: 163.
In a further embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises at least two CDRH sequences of heavy chain sequences Hl, H2, H3,114, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, Hl I, Hl 2, Hl 3, 5 Hl4, Hl5, Hl6, H17 or Hl8, as shown in Table 4A. In again a further embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises at least two CDRL sequences of light chain sequences LI, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, LIO, Lil, LI 2, LI 3, LI 4, LI 5, LI 6, LI 7 or L18, as shown in Table 4B. In still a further embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises at least two CDRH sequences of heavy chain sequences Hl, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, Hl 1, HI2, Hl3, Hl4, 0 Hl5, Hl6, Hl7 or H18 as shown in Table 4A, and at least two CDRLs of light chain sequences LI, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, LIO, LI I, LI2, LI3, LI4, LI5, LI6, L17 or LI8 as shown in Table 4B.
In again another embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises the CDRHI, CDRH2, and CDRH3 sequences of heavy chain sequences Hl, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, 25 H10, HU, H12, H13, HI4, H15, H16, H17 or HI8 as shown in Table 4A. In yet another embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises the CDRLI, CDRL2, and CDRL3 sequences of light chain sequences LI, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, LI 1, LI 2, LI 3, LI 4, LI 5, Li 6, LI 7 or L18 as shown in Table 4B.
In yet another embodiment, the antigen binding protein comprises all six CDRs of LI and
Hl, or L2 and H2, or L3 and H3, or L3 and H4, or L4 and H5, or L5 and H6, or L6 and H7, or L7 and H8, or L8 and H7, or L9 and H9, or L9 and H10, or L10 and HI 1, or LI 1 and Hl 1, or
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L12 and Hl2, or LI3 and Hl3, or L14 and H14, or LI5 and Hl5, or LI6 and Hl6. or L17 and
H17, or L18 and H18, as shown in Tables 4A and 4B.
Table 4A - Heavy Chain Sequences
Ref Full Heavy (H#) Full Heavy SEQ ID NO Variable Heavy (VH#) Variable Heavy SEQ ID NO CDRHI SEQ ID NO CDRH2 SEQ ID NO CDRH3 SEQ ID NO
17C3 Hl 30 vni 66 122 133 146
22H5 H2 31 Vn2 67 122 133 147
16H7 H3 32 Vn3 68 122 133 148
24H11 H4 33 V„4 69 122 134 148
18G1 H5 34 V(15 70 124 136 150
17D8 H6 35 Vh6 71 124 138 152
26H11 H7 36 Vu7 72 124 139 152
12E4 H8 37 Vfi8 73 124 137 151
12C11 H7 37 V„8 73 124 137 151
21H2 H9 38 Vu9 74 131 140 153
21B4 H10 39 VH10 75 125 140 153
18B11.1 Hl 1 40 Vni 1 76 123 135 149
18B11.2 Hl 1 40 Vnll 77 123 135 149
20D4 H12 41 Vh12 78 121 132 145
46D11 H13 42 Vh13 79 126 133 154
40D2 H14 46 Vh14 80 130 144 157
39F7 H16 44 Vh16 82 129 142 156
39F11 H17 43 Vh17 83 128 141 156
37D3 H15 47 V(115 81 127 135 155
39G5 H18 45 Vlf18 84 128 143 156
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Table 4B - Light Chain Sequences
Ref Full Light (L#) Full Light SEQ ID NO Variable Light (VH#) Variable Light SEQ ID NO CDRL1 SEQ ID NO CDRL2 SEQ ID NO CDRL3 SEQ ID NO
17C3 LI 48 VL1 85 167 176 190
22H5 L2 49 VL2 86 167 176 189
16H7 L3 50 Vl3 87 166 176 188
24H11 L3 50 Vl3 87 166 176 188
18G1 L4 51 Vi,4 88 161 174 183
17D8 L5 52 Vj.5 89 162 173 184
26H11 L6 53 Vl6 90 162 173 186
12E4 L7 54 Vl7 91 164 173 186
12C11 L8 55 Vl8 92 160 173 182
21H2 L9 56 Vl9 93 163 173 185
21B4 L9 56 Vl9 93 163 173 185
18B11.1 LIO 57 Vi.IO 94 159 172 181
18B1L2 LI 1 58 VL11 95 165 175 187
20D4 L12 59 VL12 96 158 171 180
46D11 L13 60 Vl13 97 168 171 191
40D2 L14 61 Vj.14 98 169 192
39F7 L16 63 Vi. 16 100 163 173 194
37D3 L15 62 Vt15 99 170 178 193
39F11 L17 64 Vj.17 101 163 173 194
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In one aspect, the isolated antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFRSc or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc. FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4provided herein can be a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a recombinant antibody, a human antibody, a humanized antibody, a chimeric 5 antibody, a multispecific antibody, or an antibody fragment thereof.
In another embodiment, the antibody fragment of the isolated antigen-binding proteins provided herein can be a Fab fragment, a Fab’ fragment, an Ffab’fi fragment, an Fv fragment, a diabody, or a single chain antibody molecule.
In a further embodiment, an isolated antigen binding protein that specifically (i) β-Klotho;
(ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 provided herein is a human antibody and can be of the IgGl-, IgG2- IgG3- or lgG4-typc.
In another embodiment, an isolated antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4: or (Hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and 5 one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 comprises a light or a heavy chain polypeptide as set forth in Tables 1A-1B. In some embodiments, an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 comprises a variable light or variable heavy domain such as those listed in Tables 2A-2B. In still other embodiments, an antigen binding D protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 comprises one, two or three CDRHs or one, two or three CDRLs as set forth in Tables 3A-3B, 4A-4B and Table 6C, infra. Such antigen binding proteins, and indeed any of the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein, can be PEGylatcd with one or more PEG molecules, for examples PEG molecules 25 having a molecular weight selected from the group consisting of 5K, 10K, 20K, 40K, 50K, 60K, 80K, 100K or greater than 100K.
In yet another aspect, any antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFRSc, and FGFR4 provided herein can be coupled to a labeling group and 30 can compete for binding to the extracellular portion of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c,
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FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c,
FGFR3c, and FGFR4 with an antigen binding protein of one of the isolated antigen binding proteins provided herein. In one embodiment, the isolated antigen binding protein provided herein can reduce blood glucose levels, decrease triglyceride and cholesterol levels or improve other glycemic parameters and cardiovascular risk factors when administered to a patient.
As will be appreciated, for any antigen binding protein comprising more than one CDR provided in Tables 3A-3B, and 4A-4B, any combination of CDRs independently selected from the depicted sequences may be useful. Thus, antigen binding proteins with one, two, three, four, five or six of independently selected CDRs can be generated. However, as will be appreciated 0 by those in the art, specific embodiments generally utilize combinations of CDRs that are nonrepetitive, e.g., antigen binding proteins are generally not made with two CDRH2 regions, etc.
Some of the antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that are provided herein are discussed in more detail below.
Antigen Binding Proteins and Binding Epitopes and Binding Domains
When an antigen binding protein is said to bind an epitope on (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, or the extracellular domain of β-Klotho, FGFRlc, FGFR2c, 0 FGFR3c or FGFR4, for example, what is meant is that the antigen binding protein specifically binds to a specified portion of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In some embodiments, e.g., in certain cases where the antigen binding protein binds only FGFRlc or βKlotho, the antigen binding protein can specifically bind to a polypeptide consisting of specified 25 residues (e.g., a specified segment of β-Klotho, FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4, such as those residues disclosed in Example 14). In other embodiments, e.g., in certain cases where an antigen binding protein interacts with both β-Klotho and one or more of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c and FGFR4, the antigen binding protein can bind residues, sequences of residues, or regions in both β-Klotho and FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4, depending on which 30 receptor the antigen binding protein recognizes. In still other embodiments the antigen binding
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In any of the foregoing embodiments, such an antigen binding protein does not need to contact every residue of (i) β-Klotho: (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4: or (iit) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, or the extracellular domain of the recited proteins or complexes. Nor docs every single amino acid substitution or deletion within (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFR3c, and FGFR4, or the extracellular domain of the recited proteins or complexes, necessarily significantly affect binding affinity.
Epitope specificity and the binding domain(s) of an antigen binding protein can be determined by a variety of methods. Some methods, for example, can use truncated portions of an antigen. Other methods utilize antigen mutated at one or more specific residues, such as by employing an alanine scanning or arginine scanning-type approach or by the generation and study of chimeric proteins in which various domains, regions or amino acids are swapped between two proteins (e.g·., mouse and human forms of one or more of the antigens or target proteins), or by protease protection assays.
) In another aspect, antigen binding proteins are provided that compete with one of the exemplified antibodies or functional fragments for binding to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Such antigen binding proteins can also bind to the same epitope as one of the herein exemplified antigen binding proteins, or an overlapping epitope. Antigen 25 binding proteins and fragments that compete with or bind to the same epitope as the exemplified antigen binding proteins are expected to show similar functional properties. The exemplified antigen binding proteins and fragments include those with the heavy and light chains Hl-Hl 8 and LI-LI8, variable region domains VjJ- Vj,18 and Vnl- Vh18, and CDRs provided herein, including those in Tables 1, 2, 3, and 4. Thus, as a specific example, the antigen binding 30 proteins that arc provided include those that compete with an antibody comprising:
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1A and 12B and Table 6A, infra.
Thus, in one embodiment, the present disclosure provides antigen binding proteins that competes for binding to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 with a 0 reference antibody, wherein the reference antibody comprises a combination of light chain and heavy chain variable domain sequences selected from the group consisting of LI Hl, L2H2, L3H3, L3H4, L4H5, L5H6, L6H7, L7H8, L8H8, L9H9, L9H10, L10H11, LI 1H11, L12H12, LI3H13, LI4H14, L15H15, L16H16, L17H17 or LI8H18. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides human antibodies that compete for binding to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, 5 FGFR2c, FGFR3C or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 with a reference antibody, wherein the reference antibody is 17C3, 22H5, 16H7, 24H11, 18GL 17D8, 26HI1, 12E4, 12C11,21H2, 21B4, 18B1I.1, 18B11.2, 20D4, 46D11,40D2, 37D3, 39F7, 39F1 or 39G5.
In a further embodiment, an isolated human antibody is provided that binds to (i) β0 KJotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 with substantially the same Kd as a reference antibody; initiates FGF21 -like signaling in an in vitro ELK-Lucifcrasc assay to the same degree as a reference antibody; lowers blood glucose; lowers serum lipid levels; and/or competes for binding with said reference antibody to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4;
or (Iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, wherein the reference antibody is selected from the group consisting of 17C3, 22H5, 16H7,
24H11, 18G1, 17D8, 26H11, 12E4, I2C11, 21H2, 21B4, 18B1L1, 18B11.2, 20D4, 46DH,
40D2, 37D3, 39F7, 39F1 or 39G5.
The ability to compete with an antibody can be determined using any suitable assay, such as that described in Example 8, in which antigen binding proteins 17C3, 22H5, I6H7,
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24H11, 18G1, 17D8, 26H11, 12E4, 12C11, 2IH2. 21B4, 18B1I.1, I8B11.2, 20D4, 46D11, 40D2, 37D3, 39F7, 39F1 or 39G5 can be used as the reference antibody.
Monoclonal Antibodies
The antigen binding proteins that arc provided include monoclonal antibodies that bind to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, and induce FGF21-like signaling to various degrees. Monoclonal antibodies can be produced using any technique known in the art, e.g., by immortalizing spleen cells harvested from the transgenic animal after completion of the 0 immunization schedule. The spleen cells can be immortalized using any technique known in the art, e.g., by fusing them with myeloma cells to produce hybridomas. Myeloma cells for use in hybridoma-producing fusion procedures preferably are non-antibody-producing, have high fusion efficiency, and enzyme deficiencies that render them incapable of growing in certain selective media which support the growth of only the desired fused cells (hybridomas).
Examples of suitable cell lines for use in mouse fusions include Sp-20, P3-X63/Ag8, P3-X63Ag8.653, NSl/I.Ag 4 1, Sp210-Agl4. FO, NSO/U, MPC-ll, MPC11-X45-GTG 1.7 and SI94/5XXO Bui; examples of cell lines used in rat fusions include R210.RCY3, Y3-Ag 1.2.3, IR983F and 4B210. Other cell lines useful for cell fusions arc U-266, GM1500-GRG2, LICRLON-HMy2 and UC729-6.
D In some instances, a hybridoma cell line is produced by immunizing an animal (e.g., a transgenic animal having human immunoglobulin sequences) with a FGFRlc, β-Klotho or FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho immunogen (e.g., a soluble complex comprising the extracellular domains of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4 and/or β-Klotho as shown in Examples 2, and 3; membranes on which the extracellular domains of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4 25 and/or β-Klotho arc expressed, as shown in Examples 1 and 3; or whole cells expressing FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho, as shown in Examples 1 and 3); harvesting spleen cells from the immunized animal; fusing the harvested spleen cells to a myeloma cell line, thereby generating hybridoma cells; establishing hybridoma cell lines from the hybridoma cells, and identifying a hybridoma cell line that produces an antibody that binds to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, 30 FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 (e.g., as described in the Example 4) and can induce FGF21-likc signaling
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Monoclonal antibodies secreted by a hybridoma cell line can be purified using any technique known in the art. Hybridomas or inAbs can be further screened to identify mAbs with 5 particular properties, such as the ability to induce FGF21-like signaling. Examples of such screens arc provided herein.
Chimeric and Humanized Antibodies
Chimeric and humanized antibodies based upon the foregoing sequences can readily be 0 generated. One example is a chimeric antibody, which is an antibody composed of protein segments from different antibodies that are covalently joined to produce functional immunoglobulin light or heavy chains or immunologically functional portions thereof. Generally, a portion of the heavy chain and/or light chain is identical with or homologous to a corresponding sequence in antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to a 5 particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is/are identical with or homologous to a corresponding sequence in antibodies derived from another species or belonging to another antibody class or subclass. For methods relating to chimeric antibodies, see, for example, United States Patent No. 4,816,567; and Morrison et al., 1985, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sei. USA 81.:6851 -6855, which are hereby incorporated by reference. CDR grafting is 0 described, for example, in United States Patent No. 6,180,370, No. 5,693,762, No. 5,693,761, No. 5,585,089, and No. 5,530,101.
Generally, the goal of making a chimeric antibody is to create a chimera in which the number of amino acids from the intended paticnt/rccipient species is maximized. One example is the ‘’CDR-graftcd” antibody, in which the antibody comprises one or more complementarity 25 determining regions (CDRs) from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the antibody chain(s) is/arc identical with or homologous to a corresponding sequence in antibodies derived from another species or belonging to another antibody class or subclass. For use in humans, the variable region or selected CDRs from a rodent antibody often are grafted into a human antibody, replacing the naturally-occurring 30 variable regions or CDRs of the human antibody.
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One useful type of chimeric antibody is a “humanized” antibody. Generally, a humanized antibody is produced from a monoclonal antibody raised initially in a non-human animal. Certain amino acid residues in this monoclonal antibody, typically from non-antigen recognizing portions of the antibody, arc modified to be homologous to corresponding residues 5 in a human antibody of corresponding isotypc. Humanization can be performed, for example, using various methods by substituting at least a portion of a rodent variable region for the corresponding regions of a human antibody (see, e.g., United States Patent No. 5,585,089, and No. 5,693,762; Jones et a!., 1986, Nature 321:522-525: Riechmann etal., 1988, Nature 332:32327; Verhoeyen et a!., 1988, Science 239:1534-1536).
In one aspect, the CDRs of the light and heavy chain variable regions of the antibodies provided herein (e.g., in Tables 3 and 4) arc grafted to framework regions (FRs) from antibodies from the same, or a different, phylogenetic species. For example, the CDRs of the heavy and light chain variable regions VfIl, VH2, Vh3, Vn4, V„5, VH6, V„7, Vn8, Vf,9, VH10, VH11, VH12, Vn13. Vn14, Vn15. Vn16, Vnl7or Vn18 and/or VL1, V(2, VL3, Vj 4, Vt5, Vj.6, Vr7, VL8, VL9,
Vi, 10, Vj,l 1, V|]I2, VL13, V[,14. Vl 15, V| 16, VJ7 or Vs..18 can be grafted to consensus human FRs. To create consensus human FRs, FRs from several human heavy chain or light chain amino acid sequences can be aligned to identify a consensus amino acid sequence. In other embodiments, the FRs of a heavy chain or light chain disclosed herein arc replaced with the FRs from a different heavy chain or light chain. In one aspect, rare amino acids in the FRs of the 0 heavy and light chains of an antigen binding protein (e.g., an antibody) that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 arc not replaced, while the rest of the FR amino acids are replaced. A “rare amino acid” is a specific amino acid that is in a position in which this particular amino acid is not usually found in an FR. Alternatively, the grafted variable regions from the one heavy or light chain can be used with a constant region that is different from the constant region of that particular heavy or light chain as disclosed herein. In other embodiments, the grafted variable regions are part of a single chain Fv antibody.
In certain embodiments, constant regions from species other than human can be used along with the human variable region(s) to produce hybrid antibodies.
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Fully Human Antibodies
Fully human antibodies are also provided by the instant disclosure. Methods are available for making fully human antibodies specific for a given antigen without exposing human beings to the antigen (“fully human antibodies”). One specific means provided for 5 implementing the production of fully human antibodies is the “humanization” of the mouse humoral immune system. Introduction of human immunoglobulin (Ig) loci into mice in which the endogenous Ig genes have been inactivated is one means of producing fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in mouse, an animal that can be immunized with any desirable antigen. Using fully human antibodies can minimize the immunogenic and allergic responses 0 that can sometimes be caused by administering mouse or mouse-derived mAbs to humans as therapeutic agents.
Fully human antibodies can be produced by immunizing transgenic animals (typically mice) that arc capable of producing a repertoire of human antibodies in the absence of endogenous immunoglobulin production. Antigens for this purpose typically have six or more 5 contiguous amino acids, and optionally are conjugated to a carrier, such as a hapten. See, e.g.,
Jakobovits et al., (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:2551-2555; Jakobovits et «/.,(1993) Nature 362:255-258; and Bruggcrmann et a!., (1993) Year in Immunol. P33. In one example of such a method, transgenic animals are produced by incapacitating the endogenous mouse immunoglobulin loci encoding the mouse heavy and light immunoglobulin chains therein, and 0 inserting into the mouse genome large fragments of human genome DNA containing loci that encode human heavy and light chain proteins. Partially modified animals, which have less than the full complement of human immunoglobulin loci, are then cross-bred to obtain an animal having all of the desired immune system modifications. When administered an immunogen, these transgenic animals produce antibodies that arc immunospccific for the immunogen but 25 have human rather than murine amino acid sequences, including the variable regions. For further details of such methods, see, e.g., WO96/33735 and W094/02602. Additional methods relating to transgenic mice for making human antibodies are described in United States Patent No. 5,545,807; No. 6,713,610; No. 6,673,986; No. 6,162,963; No. 5,545,807; No. 6,300,129;
No. 6,255,458; No. 5,877,397; No. 5,874,299 and No. 5,545,806; in PCT publications 30 WO91/10741, W090/04036, and in EP 546073B1 and EP 546073A1.
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The transgenic mice described above, referred to herein as “HuMab mice, contain a human immunoglobulin gene mini locus that encodes unrearranged human heavy ([μ, mu] and [γ, gamma]) and [k, kappa] light chain immunoglobulin sequences, together with targeted mutations that inactivate the endogenous μ [mu] and κ [kappa] chain loci (Lonberg el al., 1994. Nature
368:856-859). Accordingly, the mice exhibit reduced expression of mouse IgM or [k, kappa] and in response to immunization, and the introduced human heavy and light chain transgencs undergo class switching and somatic mutation to generate high affinity human IgG [k, kappa] monoclonal antibodies (Lonberg et al., supra.: Lonberg and Huszar, (1995) Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13: 65-93; Harding and Lonberg, (1995) Ann. N.Y Acad. Sci. 764:536-546). The 0 preparation of HuMab mice is described in detail in Taylor et al., (1992) Nucleic Acids Research 20:6287-6295; Chen et al., (1993) International Immunology 5:647-656; Tuaillon et al., (1994) ./. Immunol. 152:2912-2920; Lonberg et al., (1994) Nature 368:856-859; Lonberg, (1994) Handbook of Exp. Pharmacology 113:49-101; Taylor et al., (1994) International Immunology 6:579-591; Lonberg and Huszar, (1995) Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13:65-93; Harding and Lonberg, 5 (1995) Ann. N.Y Acad. Sci. 764:536-546; Fishwild et al., (1996) Nature Biotechnology 14:845851; the foregoing references are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. See, further United States Patent No. 5,545,806; No. 5,569,825; No. 5,625,126; No. 5,633,425; No. 5,789,650; No. 5,877,397; No. 5,661,016; No. 5,814,318; No. 5,874,299; and No. 5,770,429; as well as United States Patent No. 5,545,807; International Publication Nos. WO 0 93/1227; WO 92/22646; and WO 92/03918, the disclosures of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. Technologies utilized for producing human antibodies in these transgenic mice are disclosed also in WO 98/24893, and Mendez et ¢7/.,(1997) Nature Genetics 15:146-156, which are hereby incorporated by reference. For example, the HCo7 and HCol2 transgenic mice strains can be used to generate antigen binding 25 proteins (e.g., antibodies) that bind to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4;
or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and may induce FGF21-likc signaling. Further details regarding the production of human antibodies using transgenic mice arc provided in the examples below.
Using hybridoma technology, antigen-specific human mAbs with the desired specificity can be produced and selected from the transgenic mice such as those described above. Such
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Fully human antibodies can also be derived from phage-display libraries (as disclosed in
Hoogenboom et al., (1991) J. Mol. Biol. 227:381; and Marks et al., (1991) ,/. Mol. Biol.
222:581). Phage display techniques mimic immune selection through the display of antibody repertoires on the surface of filamentous bacteriophage, and subsequent selection of phage by their binding to an antigen of choice. One such technique is described in PCT Publication No. WO 99/10494 (hereby incorporated by reference), which describes the isolation of high affinity and functional agonistic antibodies for MPL- and msk-reccptors using such an approach.
Bispccific or Bifunctional Antigen Binding Proteins
Also provided arc bispccific and bifunctional antibodies that include one or more CDRs or one or more variable regions as described above. A bispccific or biftmctional antibody in some instances can be an artificial hybrid antibody having two different heavy/light chain pairs 5 and two different binding sites. Bispecific antibodies can be produced by a variety of methods including, but not limited to, fusion of hybridomas or linking of Fab’ fragments. See, e.g., Songsivilai and Lachmann, 1990, Clin. Exp. Immunol. 79:315-321; Kostelny et al., 1992, ,J. Immunol. 148:1547-1553. When an antigen binding protein of the instant disclosure binds (i) both β-Klotho and one or more of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (ii) a complex 0 comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, the binding may lead to the activation of FGF2l-like activity as measured by the FGF21-likc functional and signaling assays described in Examples 5-7; when such an antigen binding protein is an antibody it is referred to as an agonistic antibody.
Various Other Forms
Some of the antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc,
FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc,
FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that are provided in the present disclosure include variant forms of the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein {e.g., those having the sequences listed in Tables
1-4).
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In various embodiments, the antigen binding proteins disclosed lierein can comprise one or more non-naturally occurring amino acids. For instance, some of the antigen binding proteins have one or more non-naturally occurring amino acid substitutions in one or more of the heavy or light chains, variable regions or CDRs listed in Tables 1-4. Examples of non-naturally amino 5 acids (which can be substituted for any naturally-occurring amino acid found in any sequence disclosed herein, as desired) include: 4-hydroxyprolinc, γ-carboxyglutamatc, ε-Ν,Ν,Νtrimethyllysine, ε-Ν-acetyllysine, O-phosphoserinc, N-acctylserinc, N-formylmethionine, 3mcthylhislidine, 5-hydroxylysinc, σ-Ν-mcthylargininc, and other similar amino acids and imino acids (e.g., 4-hydroxyproline). In the polypeptide notation used herein, the left-hand direction is 0 the amino terminal direction and the right-hand direction is the carboxyl-terminal direction, in accordance with standard usage and convention, A non-limiting lists of examples of nonnaturally occurring amino acids that can be inserted into an antigen binding protein sequence or substituted for a wild-type residue in an antigen binding sequence include β-amino acids, homoamino acids, cyclic amino acids and amino acids with derivatized side chains. Examples 5 include (in the L-form or D-form; abbreviated as in parentheses): citrulline (Cit), homocitrullinc (hCit), Nrx-methylcitrullinc (NMcCit), Να-mcthylhomocitrulline (Na-MeHoCit), ornithine (Orn), Na-Mcthylornithine (Na-McOrn or NMeOrn), sarcosine (Sar), homolysinc (hLys or hK), homoarginine (hArg or hR), homoglutaminc (hQ), Να-mcthylarginine (NMeR). Namcthyllcucinc (Na-MeL or NMcL), N-mcthylhomolysinc (NMcHoK), Na-mcthylglutamine 0 (NMeQ), norleucine (Nle), norvaline (Nva), 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (Tic), Octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acid (Oic), 3-(l-naphthyl)alanine (1-Nal), 3-(2-naphthyl)alanine (2-Nal), 1,2,3,4-tctrahydroisoquinoline (Tic), 2-indanylglycinc (Igi), para-iodophenylalaninc (pl-Phe), para-aminophenylalanine (4AmP or 4-Amino-Phe), 4-guanidino phenylalanine (Guf), glycyllysine (abbreviated “K(Ns-glycyl)” or “K(glycyl)” or “IC(gly)”), nitrophcnylalaninc 25 (nitrophe), aminophenylalaninc (aminophe or Amino-Phc), bcnzylphcnylalaninc (bcnzylphc), γ-carboxyglutamic acid (γ-carboxyglu), hydroxyproline (hydroxypro), p-carboxyl-phcnylalanine (Cpa), α-aminoadipic acid (Aad), Να-mcthyl valine (NMcVal), Ν-α-mcthyl leucine (NMcLcu), Να-mcthylnorleucine (NMcNIe), cyclopcntylglycinc (Cpg), cyclohcxylglycine (Chg), acetylargininc (acctylarg), a, β-diaminopropionoic acid (Dpr), a, γ-diaminobutyric acid (Dab), 30 diaminopropionic acid (Dap), cyclohexylalanine (Cha), 4-methyl-phenylalanine (MePhe), β, βdiphenyl-alanine (BiPhA), aminobutyric acid (Abu), 4-phcnyl-phcnylalaninc (or
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Additionally, the antigen binding proteins can have one or more conservative amino acid 0 substitutions in one or more of the heavy or light chains, variable regions or CDRs listed in Tables 1-4. Naturally-occurring amino acids can be divided into classes based on common side chain properties:
1) hydrophobic: norlcucinc, Met, Ala, Vai, Leu, lie:
2) neutral hydrophilic: Cys, Ser, Thr, Asn, Gin;
3) acidic: Asp, Glut
4) basic: His, Lys, Arg;
5) residues that influence chain orientation: Gly, Pro; and
6) aromatic: Trp, Tyr, Pho.
Conservative amino acid substitutions can involve exchange of a member of one of these 0 classes with another member of the same class. Conservative amino acid substitutions can encompass non-naturally occurring amino acid residues, which arc typically incorporated by chemical peptide synthesis rather than by synthesis in biological systems. See Table 5, infra. These include peptidomimetics and other reversed or inverted forms of amino acid moietics.
Non-conscrvative substitutions can involve the exchange of a member of one of the above classes for a member from another class. Such substituted residues can be introduced into regions of the antibody that are homologous with human antibodies, or into the non-homologous regions of the molecule.
In making such changes, according to certain embodiments, the hydropathic index of amino acids can be considered. The hydropathic profile of a protein is calculated by assigning each amino acid a numerical value (“hydropathy index”) and then repetitively averaging these values along the peptide chain. Each amino acid has been assigned a hydropathic index on the
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leucine (+3.8); phenylalanine (+2.8); cysteine/cystine (+2.5); methionine (+1.9); alanine (+1.8);
glycine (-0.4); threonine (-0.7); serine (-0.8); tryptophan (-0.9); tyrosine (-1.3); proline (-1.6);
histidine (-3.2); glutamate (-3.5); glutamine (-3.5); aspartate (-3.5); asparagine (-3.5); lysine (5 3.9); and arginine (-4.5).
The importance of the hydropathic profile in conferring interactive biological function on a protein is understood in the art (see, e.g., Kyte et a!., 1982,,7. Mol. Biol. 157; 105-131). It is known that certain amino acids can be substituted for other amino acids having a similar hydropathic index or score and still retain a similar biological activity. In making changes based 0 upon the hydropathic index, in certain embodiments, the substitution of amino acids whose hydropathic indices arc within ±2 is included. In some aspects, those which arc within ±1 arc included, and in other aspects, those within ±0.5 arc included.
It is also understood in the art that the substitution of like amino acids can be made effectively on the basis of hydrophilicity, particularly where the biologically functional protein 5 or peptide thereby created is intended for use in immunological embodiments, as in the present case. In certain embodiments, the greatest local average hydrophilicity of a protein, as governed by the hydrophilicity of its adjacent amino acids, correlates with its immunogenicity and antigenbinding or immunogenicity, that is, with a biological property of the protein.
The following hydrophilicity values have been assigned to these amino acid residues: 0 arginine (+3.0): lysine (+3.0); aspartate (+3.0±l); glutamate (+3.0+1); serine (+0.3); asparagine (+0.2); glutamine (+0.2); glycine (0); threonine (-0.4); proline (-0.5±l); alanine (-0.5); histidine (-0.5); cysteine (-1.0); methionine (-1.3); valine (-1.5); leucine (-1.8); isolcucinc (-1.8); tyrosine (-2.3); phenylalanine (-2.5) and tryptophan (-3.4). In making changes based upon similar hydrophilicity values, in certain embodiments, the substitution of amino acids whose 25 hydrophilicity values arc within ±2 is included, in other embodiments, those which arc within ±1 are included, and in still other embodiments, those within ±0.5 are included. In some instances, one can also identify epitopes from primary amino acid sequences on the basis of hydrophilicity. These regions are also referred to as “epitopic core regions.”
Exemplary conservative amino acid substitutions arc set forth in Table 5.
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Conservative Amino Acid Substitutions
Original Residue Exemplary Substitutions
Ala Ser
Arg Lys
Asn Gin, His
Asp Glu
Cys Ser
Gin Asn
Glu Asp
Gly Pro
His Asn, Gin
He Leu, Vai
Leu lie, Vai
Lys Arg, Gin, Glu
Met Leu, lie
Phc Met, Leu, Tyr
Ser Thr
Thr Ser
Tip Tyr
Tyr Tip, Phc
Vai lie. Leu
A skilled artisan will be able to determine suitable variants of polypeptides as set forth herein using well-known techniques coupled with the information provided herein. One skilled in the art can identify suitable areas of the molecule that can be changed without destroying activity by targeting regions not believed to be important for activity. The skilled artisan also will be able to identify residues and portions of the molecules that are conserved among similar polypeptides. In further embodiments, even areas that can be important for biological activity or for structure can be subject to conservative amino acid substitutions without destroying the biological activity or without adversely affecting the polypeptide structure.
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Additionally, one skilled in the art can review structure-function studies identifying residues in similar polypeptides that arc important for activity or structure. In view of such a comparison, one can predict the importance of amino acid residues in a protein that correspond to amino acid residues important for activity' or structure in similar proteins. One skilled in the 5 art can opt for chemically similar amino acid substitutions for such predicted important amino acid residues.
One skilled in the art can also analyze the 3-dimcnsional structure and amino acid sequence in relation to that structure in similar polypeptides. In view of such information, one skilled in the art can predict the alignment of amino acid residues of an antibody with respect to 0 its three dimensional structure. One skilled in the art can choose not to make radical changes to amino acid residues predicted to be on the surface of the protein, since such residues can be involved in important interactions with other molecules. Moreover, one skilled in the art can generate test variants containing a single amino acid substitution at each desired amino acid residue. These variants can then be screened using assays for FGF21-likc signaling, (see the 5 Examples provided herein) thus yielding information regarding which amino acids can be changed and which must not be changed. In other words, based on information gathered from such routine experiments, one skilled in the art can readily determine the amino acid positions where further substitutions should be avoided cither alone or in combination with other mutations.
A number of scientific publications have been devoted to the prediction of secondary structure. See, Moult, (1996) Chit. Op. in Biotech. TA22-42T, Chou et ai., (1974) Biochem. 0:222-245; Chou et al., (1974) Biochemistry 113:211-222; Chou et al., (1978) Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol. 47:45-148; Chou et al., (1979).Ann. Rev. Biochem. 47:251-276; and Chou et al., (1979) Biophys. J. 26:367-384. Moreover, computer programs arc currently 25 available to assist with predicting secondary structure. One method of predicting secondary structure is based upon homology modeling. For example, two polypeptides or proteins that have a sequence identity of greater than 30%, or similarity greater than 40% can have similar structural topologies. The growth of the protein structural database (PDB) has provided enhanced predictability of secondary structure, including the potential number of folds within a 30 polypeptide’s or protein’s structure. See, Holm et al., (1999) Fuel. Acid. Res. 27:244-247. It has been suggested (Brenner et ah, (1997) Curr, Op. Struct. Bio!. 7:369-376) that there are a limited
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Additional methods of predicting secondary structure include “threading” (Jones, (1997) Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 7:377-387; Sippl et al., (1996) Structure 4:15-19), “profile analysis” 5 (Bowie et al., (1991) Science 253:164-170; Gribskov et al., (1990) Meth. Enzym. 183:146-159;
Gribskov et al., (1987) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 84:4355-4358), and “evolutionary linkage” (See, Holm, (1999) supra', and Brenner, (1997) supra).
In some embodiments, amino acid substitutions arc made that: (1) reduce susceptibility to proteolysis, (2) reduce susceptibility to oxidation, (3) alter binding affinity for forming protein 0 complexes, (4) alter ligand or antigen binding affinities, and/or (4) confer or modify other physicochemical or functional properties on such polypeptides. For example, single or multiple amino acid substitutions (in certain embodiments, conservative amino acid substitutions) can be made in the naturally-occurring sequence. Substitutions can be made in that portion of the antibody that lies outside the domain(s) forming intcrmolccular contacts). In such embodiments, 5 conservative amino acid substitutions can be used that do not substantially change the structural characteristics of the parent sequence (e.g., one or more replacement amino acids that do not disrupt the secondary structure that characterizes the parent or native antigen binding protein). Examples of art-recognized polypeptide secondary and tertiary structures are described in Proteins, Structures and Molecular Principles (Creighton, Ed.), 1984, W. H. New York: 0 Freeman and Company; Introduction to Protein Structure (Branden and Tooze, eds.), 1991, New York: Garland Publishing; and Thornton et al., (1991) Nature 354:105, which are each incorporated herein by reference.
Additional preferred antibody variants include cysteine variants wherein one or more cysteine residues in the parent or native amino acid sequence arc deleted from or substituted with 25 another amino acid (e.g., serine). Cysteine variants are useful, inter alia when antibodies must be refolded into a biologically active conformation. Cysteine variants can have fewer cysteine residues than the native antibody, and typically have an even number to minimize interactions resulting from unpaired cysteines.
The heavy and light chains, variable regions domains and CDRs that are disclosed can be used to prepare polypeptides that contain an antigen binding region that can specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (in) a complex comprising β-Klotho
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2019210504 30 Jul 2019 and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and may induce FGF2Mike signaling. For example, one or more of the CDRs listed in Tables 3 and 4 can be incorporated into a molecule (e.g., a polypeptide) covalently or noncovalently to make an immunoadhesion. An immunoadhesion can incorporate the C'DR(s) as part of a larger polypeptide chain, can 5 covalently link the CDR(s) to another polypeptide chain, or can incorporate the CDR(s) noncovalently. The CDR(s) enable the immunoadhesion to bind specifically to a particular antigen of interest (e.g., (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFR3c, and FGFR4 or an epitope thereon).
The heavy and light chains, variable regions domains and CDRs that are disclosed can be used to prepare polypeptides that contain an antigen binding region that can specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and may induce FGF21-likc signaling. For example, one or more of the CDRs listed in Tables 3 and 4 can be incorporated into a molecule (e.g., a polypeptide) that is structurally similar to a “half’ antibody comprising the heavy chain, the light chain of an antigen binding protein paired with a Fc fragment so that the antigen binding region is monovalent (like a Fab fragment) but with a dimeric Fc moiety.
Mimetics (e.g., “peptide mimetics” or “peptidomimetics”) based upon the variable region domains and CDRs that arc described herein are also provided. These analogs can be peptides, 0 non-pcptidcs or combinations of peptide and non-peptidc regions. Fauchcrc, 1986, Adv. Drug Res. 15:29; Vcbcr and Freidingcr, 1985, TINS p. 392; and Evans et al., 1987, ./. Med. Chem. 30:1229, which arc incorporated herein by reference for any purpose. Peptide mimetics that arc structurally similar to therapeutically useful peptides can be used to produce a similar therapeutic or prophylactic effect. Such compounds arc often developed with the aid of computerized 25 molecular modeling. Generally, peptidomimetics are proteins that are structurally similar to an antibody displaying a desired biological activity, such as here the ability to specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, but have one or more peptide linkages optionally replaced by a linkage selected from: -CH2NH-, -CH2S-, -CH2-CH2-, -CH-CH-(cis and 30 trans), -COCH2-, -CH(OH)CH2-, and -CH2SO-, by methods well known in the art. Systematic substitution of one or more amino acids of a consensus sequence with a D-amino acid of the
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Derivatives of the antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho: (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that arc described herein arc also provided. The 0 derivatized antigen binding proteins can comprise any molecule or substance that imparts a desired property to the antibody or fragment, such as increased half-life in a particular use. The derivatized antigen binding protein can comprise, for example, a detectable (or labeling) moiety (e.g., a radioactive, colorimetric, antigenic or enzymatic molecule, a detectable bead (such as a magnetic or clectrodcnsc (e.g,, gold) bead), or a molecule that binds to another molecule (e.g., 5 biotin or streptavidin)), a therapeutic or diagnostic moiety (e.g., a radioactive, cytotoxic, or pharmaceutically active moiety), or a molecule that increases the suitability of the antigen binding protein for a particular use (e.g., administration to a subject, such as a human subject, or other in vivo or in vitro uses). Examples of molecules that can be used to dcrivatize an antigen binding protein include albumin (e.g., human scrum albumin) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). 0 Albumin-linkcd and PEGylatcd derivatives of antigen binding proteins can be prepared using techniques well known in the art. Certain antigen binding proteins include a PEGylatcd single chain polypeptide as described herein. In one embodiment, the antigen binding protein is conjugated or otherwise linked to transthyretin (TTR) or a TTR variant. The TTR or TTR variant can be chemically modified with, for example, a chemical selected from the group 25 consisting of dextran, poly(n-vinyl pyrrolidone), polyethylene glycols, propropylene glycol homopolymers, polypropylene oxide/cthylene oxide co-polymers, polyoxyethylated polyols and polyvinyl alcohols.
Other derivatives include covalent or aggregative conjugates of the antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a 30 complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that arc disclosed herein with other proteins or polypeptides, such as by expression of recombinant fusion
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2019210504 30 Jul 2019 proteins comprising heterologous polypeptides fused to the N-tcrminus or C-tcrminus of an antigen binding protein that induces FGF21-like signaling. For example, the conjugated peptide can be a heterologous signal (or leader) polypeptide, e.g., the yeast alpha-factor leader, or a peptide such as an epitope tag. An antigen binding protein-containing fusion protein of the 5 present disclosure can comprise peptides added to facilitate purification or identification of an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c. and FGFR4 (e.g., a poly-His tag) and that can induce FGF21-likc signaling. An antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a 0 complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 also can be linked to the FLAG peptide as described in Hopp et al., 1988, Bio/Technology 6:1204; and United States Patent No. 5,011,912. The FLAG peptide is highly antigenic and provides an epitope reversibly bound by a specific monoclonal antibody (mAb), enabling rapid assay and facile purification of expressed recombinant protein. Reagents useful for preparing fusion 5 proteins in which the FLAG peptide is fused to a given polypeptide are commercially available (Sigma, St. Louis, MO).
Multimcrs that comprise one or more antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 form another aspect of the present disclosure. 0 Multimcrs can take the form of covalently-linked or non-covalently-linkcd dimers, trimers, or higher multimers. Multimers comprising two or more antigen binding proteins that bind (ί) βKlotho; (ji) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and which may induce FGF2I-like signaling are contemplated for use as therapeutics, diagnostics and for other uses as well, with one example of 25 such a multimcr being a homodimer. Other exemplary multimers include heterodimers, homotrimers, hetcrotrimers, homotetramers, hetero tetramers, etc.
One embodiment is directed to multimcrs comprising multiple antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 joined via covalent or non-covalcnt interactions between peptide moictics fused to an antigen binding protein that
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In particular embodiments, the multimcrs comprise from two to four antigen binding proteins that bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. The antigen binding 0 protein moicties of the multimer can be in any of the forms described above, e.g., variants or fragments. Preferably, the multimcrs comprise antigen binding proteins that have the ability to specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
In one embodiment, an oligomer is prepared using polypeptides derived from immunoglobulins. Preparation of fusion proteins comprising certain heterologous polypeptides fused to various portions of antibody-derived polypeptides (including the Fc domain) has been described, e.g., by Ashkenazi et al., (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:10535: Bym et al., (1990) Nature 344:677: and Hollenbaugh et al., 1992 Construction of Immunoglobulin Fusion Proteins, in Current Protocols in Immunology, Suppl. 4, pages 10.19.1-10.19.11.
One embodiment comprises a dimer comprising two fusion proteins created by fusing an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 to the Fc region of an antibody. The dimer can be made by, for example, inserting a gene fusion encoding the fusion protein into an appropriate expression vector, expressing the 25 gene fusion in host cells transformed with the recombinant expression vector, and allowing the expressed fusion protein to assemble much like antibody molecules, whereupon interchain disulfide bonds form between the Fc moicties to yield the dimer.
The term “Fc polypeptide” as used herein includes native and mutcin forms of polypeptides derived from the Fc region of an antibody. Truncated forms of such polypeptides 30 containing the hinge region that promotes dimerization also arc included. Fusion proteins
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One suitable Fc polypeptide, described in PCT application WO 93/10151 and United
States Patent, No, 5,426,048 and No. 5,262,522, is a single chain polypeptide extending from the
N-tcrminal hinge region to the native C-tcrminus of the Fc region of a human IgGl antibody. Another useful Fc polypeptide is the Fc mutcin described in United States Patent No. 5,457,035, and in Baum et al., (1994) EMBO,/. 13:3992-4001. The amino acid sequence of this mutcin is identical to that of the native Fc sequence presented in WO 93/10151, except that amino acid 19 has been changed from Leu to Ala, amino acid 20 has been changed from Leu to Glu, and amino acid 22 has been changed from Gly to Ala. The mutcin exhibits reduced affinity for Fc receptors.
In other embodiments, the variable portion of the heavy and/or light chains of a antigen binding protein such as disclosed herein can be substituted for the variable portion of an antibody heavy and/or light chain.
Alternatively, the oligomer is a fusion protein comprising multiple antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. with or without peptide linkers (spacer peptides). Among the suitable peptide linkers are those described in United States Patent. No. 4,751,180 and No. 4,935,233.
Another method for preparing oligomeric derivatives comprising that antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 involves use of a leucine zipper. Leucine zipper domains arc peptides that promote oligomerization of the proteins in which they arc found. Leucine zippers were originally identified in several DNA25 binding proteins (Landschulz et al., (1988) Science 240:1759). and have since been found in a variety of different proteins. Among the known leucine zippers are naturally occurring peptides and derivatives thereof that dimerize or trimerize. Examples of leucine zipper domains suitable for producing soluble oligomeric proteins are described in PCT application WO 94/10308, and the leucine zipper derived from lung surfactant protein D (SPD) described in Hoppe et al., 30 (1994) FEBS Letters 344:191. hereby incorporated by reference. The use of a modified leucine zipper that allows for stable trimcrization of a heterologous protein fused thereto is described in
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Fanslow et a/., (1994) Semin. Immunol. 6:267-278, in one approach, recombinant fusion proteins comprising an antigen binding protein fragment or derivative that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (fi) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 is fused to a leucine zipper peptide are 5 expressed in suitable host cells, and the soluble oligomeric antigen binding protein fragments or derivatives that form arc recovered from the culture supernatant.
In certain embodiments, the antigen binding protein has a Kd (equilibrium binding affinity) of less than 1 pM, 10 pM, 100 pM, 1 nM, 2 nM, 5 nM, 10 nM, 25 nM or 50 nM.
In another aspect the instant disclosure provides an antigen binding protein having a half0 life of at least one day in vitro or in vivo (e.g., when administered to a human subject). In one embodiment, the antigen binding protein has a half-life of at least three days. In another embodiment, the antibody or portion thereof has a half-life of four days or longer. In another embodiment, the antibody or portion thereof has a half-life of eight days or longer. In another embodiment, the antibody or portion thereof has a half-life of ten days or longer. In another 5 embodiment, the antibody or portion thereof has a half-life of eleven days or longer. In another embodiment, the antibody or portion thereof has a half-life of fifteen days or longer. In another embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is derivatized or modified such that it has a longer half-life as compared to the undcrivatizcd or unmodified antibody. In another embodiment, an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, 0 FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc,
FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 contains point mutations to increase serum half life, such as described in WO 00/09560, published Feb. 24, 2000, incorporated by reference.
Glycosylation
An antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c,
FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c,
FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can have a glycosylation pattern that is different or altered from that found in the native species. As is known in the art, glycosylation patterns can depend on both the sequence of the protein (e.g., the presence or absence of particular glycosylation amino acid residues, discussed below), or the host cell or organism in which the protein is produced.
Particular expression systems arc discussed below.
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Glycosylation of polypeptides is typically either N-linked or O-linked. N-linked refers to the attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the side chain of an asparagine residue. The tripeptide sequences asparaginc-X-scrine and asparagine-X-thrconinc, where X is any amino acid except proline, arc the recognition sequences for enzymatic attachment of the carbohydrate 5 moiety to the asparagine side chain. Thus, the presence of either of these tri-peptide sequences in a polypeptide creates a potential glycosylation site. O-linkcd glycosylation refers to the attachment of one of the sugars N-acetylgalactosamine. galactose, or xylose, to a hydroxyamino acid, most commonly serine or threonine, although 5-hydroxyproIine or 5-hydroxy lysine can also be used.
Addition of glycosylation sites to the antigen binding protein is conveniently accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence such that it contains one or more of the abovedescribed tri-peptide sequences (for N-linked glycosylation sites). The alteration can also be made by the addition of, or substitution by, one or more serine or threonine residues to the starting sequence (for O-linkcd glycosylation sites). For case, the antigen binding protein amino 5 acid sequence can be altered through changes at the DNA level, particularly by mutating the DNA encoding the target polypeptide at preselected bases such that codons are generated that will translate into the desired amino acids.
Another means of increasing the number of carbohydrate moietics on the antigen binding protein is by chemical or enzymatic coupling of glycosides to the protein. These procedures arc 0 advantageous in that they do not require production of the protein in a host cell that has glycosylation capabilities for N- and O-linked glycosylation. Depending on the coupling mode used, the sugar(s) can be attached to (a) arginine and histidine, (b) free carboxyl groups, (c) free sulfhydry 1 groups such as those of cysteine, (d) free hydroxyl groups such as those of serine, threonine, or hydroxyprolinc, (c) aromatic residues such as those of phenylalanine, tyrosine, or 25 tryptophan, or (f) the amide group of glutamine. These methods arc described in WO 87/05330 and in Aplin and Wriston, (1981) CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem., pp. 259-306.
Removal of carbohydrate moietics present on the starting antigen binding protein can be accomplished chemically or enzymatically. Chemical deglycosylation requires exposure of the protein to the compound trifluoromethancsulfonic acid, or an equivalent compound. This treatment results in the cleavage of most or all sugars except the linking sugar (Nacctylglucosamine or N-acetylgalactosamine), while leaving the polypeptide intact. Chemical
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2019210504 30 Jul 2019 deglycosyiation is described by Hakimuddin et al., (1987) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 259:52 and by Edge et ah, (1981) Anal. Biochem. 118:131. Enzymatic cleavage of carbohydrate moietics on polypeptides can be achieved by the use of a variety of endo- and cxo-glycosidascs as described by Thotakura et al., (1987) Meth. Enzymol. 138:350. Glycosylation at potential glycosylation 5 sites can be prevented by the use of the compound tunicamycin as described by Duskin et al., (1982) ./, Biol. Chem. 257:3105. Tunicamycin blocks the formation of protein-Nglycoside linkages.
Hence, aspects of the present disclosure include glycosylation variants of antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a 0 complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 wherein the number and/or type of glycosylation site(s) has been altered compared to the amino acid sequences of the parent polypeptide. In certain embodiments, antibody protein variants comprise a greater or a lesser number of N-linked glycosylation sites than the native antibody. An Nlinkcd glycosylation site is characterized by the sequence: Asn-X-Scr or Asn-X-Thr, wherein the 5 amino acid residue designated as X can be any amino acid residue except proline. The substitution of amino acid residues to create this sequence provides a potential new site for the addition of an N-linkcd carbohydrate chain. Alternatively, substitutions that eliminate or alter this sequence will prevent addition of an N-linked carbohydrate chain present in the native polypeptide. For example, the glycosylation can be reduced by the deletion of an Asn or by 0 substituting the Asn with a different amino acid. In other embodiments, one or more new Nlinkcd sites are created. Antibodies typically have a N-linkcd glycosylation site in the Fc region.
Labels and Effector Groups
In some embodiments, an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) 25 FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 comprises one or more labels. The term “labeling group” or “label” means any detectable label. Examples of suitable labeling groups include, but are not limited to, the following: radioisotopes or radionuclides (e.g., ?H, 14C, 15N, 35S, 90Y, 99Tc, utIn, I25l, 1?11), fluorescent groups (e.g., F1TC, rhodamine, lanthanide phosphors), enzymatic 30 groups (e.g., horseradish peroxidase, β-galactosidasc, luciferase, alkaline phosphatase), chemiluminescent groups, biotinyl groups, or predetermined polypeptide epitopes recognized by
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The term “effector group” means any group coupled to an antigen binding protein that specifically binds one (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3cor FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that acts as a cytotoxic agent. Examples for suitable effector groups arc radioisotopes or radionuclides (e.g., Ή, NC, I5N, ?5S, 90Y, 99Tc, 1HIn, 125I, L'lI). Other suitable groups include toxins, therapeutic groups, or 0 chemotherapeutic groups. Examples of suitable groups include calicheamicin. auristatins, geldanamycin and cantansine. In some embodiments, the effector group is coupled to the antigen binding protein via spacer arms of various lengths to reduce potential stcric hindrance.
In general, labels fall into a variety of classes, depending on the assay in which they arc to be detected: a) isotopic labels, which can be radioactive or heavy isotopes; b) magnetic labels 5 (e.g., magnetic particles): c) redox active moieties; d) optical dyes; enzymatic groups (e.g.
horseradish peroxidase, β-galactosidasc, luciferase, alkaline phosphatase); c) biotinylated groups; and f) predetermined polypeptide epitopes recognized by a secondary reporter (e.g., leucine zipper pair sequences, binding sites for secondary antibodies, metal binding domains, epitope tags, etc.). In some embodiments, the labeling group is coupled to the antigen binding protein ) via spacer arms of various lengths to reduce potential stcric hindrance. Various methods for labeling proteins are known in the art.
Specific labels include optical dyes, including, but not limited to, chromophores, phosphors and fluorophores, with the latter being specific in many instances. Fluorophores can be either “small molecule” fluores, or proteinaceous fluores.
By “fluorescent label” is meant any molecule that can be detected via its inherent fluorescent properties. Suitable fluorescent labels include, but arc not limited to, fluorescein, rhodamine, tetramcthylrhodaminc, cosin, erythrosin, coumarin, mcthyl-coumarins, pyrene, Malacitc green, stilbene, Lucifer Yellow, Cascade Blue, Texas Red, IAEDANS, EDANS, BODIPY FL, LC Red 640, Cy 5, Cy 5.5, LC Red 705, Oregon green, the Alexa-Fluor dyes (Alexa Fluor 350, Alexa Fluor 430, Alexa Fluor 488, Alexa Fluor 546, Alexa Fluor 568, Alexa Fluor 594, Alexa Fluor 633, Alexa Fluor 647, Alexa Fluor 660, Alexa Fluor 680), Cascade Blue,
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Cascade Yellow and R-phycoerythrin (PE) (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR), FITC, Rhodamine, and Texas Red (Pierce, Rockford, IL), Cy5, Cy5.5, Cy7 (Amersham Life Science, Pittsburgh, PA). Suitable optical dyes, including fluorophorcs, are described in Molecular Probes Handbook by Richard P. Haugland, hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
Suitable proteinaceous fluorescent labels also include, but arc not limited to, green fluorescent protein, including a Renilla, Ptilosarcus, or Aeqttorea species of GFP (Chalfic et al., (1994) Science 263:802-805), EGFP (Clontech Labs., Inc., Genbank Accession Number U55762), blue fluorescent protein (BFP, Quantum Biotechnologies, Inc., Quebec, Canada; Stauber, (1998) Biotechniques 24:462-471; Heim et ah, (1996) Chit. Biol. 6:178-182), enhanced 0 yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP, Clontech Labs., Inc.), luciferase (Jchiki et «/.,(1993) J.
Immunol. 150:5408-5417). β galactosidase (Nolan et al., (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. L/.S..4. 85:2603-2607) and Renilla (WO92/15673, WO95/07463, WO98/14605, WO98/26277, WO99/49019, United States Patents No. 5292658, No. 5418155, No. 5683888, No. 5741668, No. 5777079, No. 5804387, No. 5874304, No. 5876995, No. 5925558).
Preparing Of Antigen Binding Proteins
Noil-human antibodies that are provided can be, for example, derived from any antibodyproducing animal, such as mouse, rat, rabbit, goat, donkey, or non-human primate (such as monkey {e.g., cynomolgiis or rhesus monkey) or ape {e.g., chimpanzee)). Non-human antibodies 0 can be used, for instance, in in vitro cell culture and cell-culture based applications, or any other application where an immune response to the antibody does not occur or is insignificant, can be prevented, is not a concern, or is desired, in certain embodiments, the antibodies can be produced by immunizing with full-length β-Klotho, FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4 (Example 1), with the extracellular domain of β-Klotho, FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4 25 (Example 2), or two of β-Klotho, FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c and FGFR4 (Example 1), with whole cells expressing FGFRlc, β-Klotho or both FGFRlc and β-Klotho (Example 1 and 3), with membranes prepared from cells expressing FGFRlc, β-Klotho or both FGFRlc and βKlotho (Example 1 and 3), with fusion proteins, e.g., Fc fusions comprising FGFRlc, β-Klotho or FGFRlc and β-Klotho (or extracellular domains thereof) fused to Fc (Example 2 and 3), and 30 other methods known in the art, e.g., as described in the Examples presented herein.
Alternatively, the certain non-human antibodies can be raised by immunizing with amino acids
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Fully human antibodies can be prepared as described above by immunizing transgenic 5 animals containing human immunoglobulin loci or by selecting a phage display library that is expressing a repertoire of human antibodies.
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The monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can be produced by a variety of techniques, including conventional monoclonal antibody methodology, e.g., the standard somatic cell hybridization technique of Kohler and Milstcin, (1975) Nature 256:495. Alternatively, other techniques for 0 producing monoclonal antibodies can be employed, for example, the viral or oncogenic transformation of B-lymphocytes. One suitable animal system for preparing hybridomas is the murine system, which is a very well established procedure. Immunization protocols and techniques for isolation of immunized splcnocytes for fusion arc known in the art. For such procedures, B cells from immunized mice arc fused with a suitable immortalized fusion partner, 5 such as a murine myeloma cell line. If desired, rats or other mammals besides can be immunized instead of mice and B cells from such animals can be fused with the murine myeloma cell line to form hybridomas. Alternatively, a myeloma cell line from a source other than mouse can be used. Fusion procedures for making hybridomas also arc well known. SLAM technology can also be employed in the production of antibodies.
The single chain antibodies that arc provided can be formed by linking heavy and light chain variable domain (Fv region) fragments via an amino acid bridge (short peptide linker), resulting in a single polypeptide chain. Such single-chain Fvs (scFvs) can be prepared by fusing DNA encoding a peptide linker between DNAs encoding the two variable domain polypeptides (V[, and VH). The resulting polypeptides can fold back on themselves to form antigen-binding 25 monomers, or they can form multimers (e.g., dimers, trimers, or tetramers), depending on the length of a flexible linker between the two variable domains (Kortt et al., (1997) Prot. Eng. 10:423; Kortt et al., (2001) Biontol. Eng. 18:95-108). By combining different Vj, and Vncomprising polypeptides, one can form multimcric scFvs that bind to different epitopes (Kriangkum et al., (2001) Biomol. Eng. 18:31-40). Techniques developed for the production of single chain antibodies include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778; Bird, (1988) Science 242:423; Huston et al., (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:5879; Ward et al., (1989) Nature
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334:544, de Graaf et al.. (2002) Methods Mol Biol. 178:379-387. Single chain antibodies derived from antibodies provided herein include, but are not limited to scFvs comprising the variable domain combinations of the heavy and light chain variable regions depicted in Table 2, or combinations of light and heavy chain variable domains which include CDRs depicted in 5 Tables 3 and 4.
Antibodies provided herein that arc of one subclass can be changed to antibodies from a different subclass using subclass switching methods. Thus, IgG antibodies can be derived from an IgM antibody, for example, and vice versa. Such techniques allow the preparation of new antibodies that possess the antigen binding properties of a given antibody (the parent antibody), 0 but also exhibit biological properties associated with an antibody isotype or subclass different from that of the parent antibody. Recombinant DNA techniques can be employed. Cloned DNA encoding particular antibody polypeptides can be employed in such procedures, e.g., DNA encoding the constant domain of an antibody of the desired isotype. See, e.g., Lantto et al., (2002) Methods Mol. Biol. 178:303-316.
Accordingly, the antibodies that are provided include those comprising, for example, the variable domain combinations described, supra., having a desired isotype (for example, IgA, IgGl, IgG2, lgG3, IgG4, IgE, and IgD) as well as Fab or F(ab'h fragments thereof. Moreover, if an IgG4 is desired, it can also be desired to introduce a point mutation (CPSCP->CPPCP (SEQ ID NOS 380-381, respectively, in order of appearance)) in the hinge region as described in 0 Bloom et al., (1997) Protein Science 6:407, incorporated by reference herein) to alleviate a tendency to form intra-H chain disulfide bonds that can lead to heterogeneity in the lgG4 antibodies.
Moreover, techniques for deriving antibodies having different properties (i.e.. varying affinities for the antigen to which they bind) arc also known. One such technique, referred to as 25 chain shuffling, involves displaying immunoglobulin variable domain gene repertoires on the surface of filamentous bacteriophage, often referred to as phage display. Chain shuffling has been used to prepare high affinity antibodies to the hapten 2-phcnyloxazol-5-onc, as described by Marks et al., (1992) BioTechnology 10:779.
Conservative modifications can be made to the heavy and light chain variable regions 30 described in Table 2, or the CDRs described in Tables 3A and 3B, 4A and 4B, and Table 6C, infra (and corresponding modifications to the encoding nucleic acids) to produce an antigen
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Antigen binding proteins that specifically bind one or more of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, 5 FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be further modified in various ways. For example, if they arc to be used for therapeutic purposes, they can be conjugated with polyethylene glycol (PEGylatcd) to prolong the scrum half-life or to enhance protein delivery. Alternatively, the V region of the subject antibodies or fragments thereof can be fused with the Fc region of a different antibody molecule. The Fc region used for this purpose can be modified so that it docs 0 not bind complement, thus reducing the likelihood of inducing cell lysis in the patient when the fusion protein is used as a therapeutic agent. In addition, the subject antibodies or functional fragments thereof can be conjugated with human scrum albumin to enhance the scrum half-life of the antibody or fragment thereof. Another useful fusion partner for the antigen binding proteins or fragments thereof is transthyretin (TTR). TTR has the capacity to form a tetramer, 5 thus an antibody-TTR fusion protein can form a multivalent antibody which can increase its binding avidity.
Alternatively, substantial modifications in the functional and/or biochemical characteristics of the antigen binding proteins described herein can be achieved by creating substitutions in the amino acid sequence of the heavy and light chains that differ significantly in 0 their effect on maintaining (a) the structure of the molecular backbone in the area of the substitution, for example, as a sheet or helical conformation, (b) the charge or hydrophobicity of the molecule at the target site, or (c) the bulkiness of the side chain. A “conservative amino acid substitution” can involve a substitution of a native amino acid residue with a nonnative residue that has little or no effect on the polarity or charge of the amino acid residue at that position. 25 See, Table 5, supra. Furthermore, any native residue in the polypeptide can also be substituted with alanine, as has been previously described for alanine scanning mutagenesis.
Amino acid substitutions (whether conservative or non-conscrvativc) of the subject antibodies can be implemented by those skilled in the art by applying routine techniques. Amino acid substitutions can be used to identify important residues of the antibodies provided herein, or to increase or decrease the affinity of these antibodies for one or more of (i) β-Klotho; (ii)
FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of
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FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 or for modifying the binding affinity of other antigenbinding proteins described herein.
Expression systems and constructs in the form of plasmids, expression vectors, transcription or expression cassettes that comprise at least one polynucleotide as described above are also provided herein, as well host cells comprising such expression systems or constructs.
The antigen binding proteins provided herein can be prepared by any of a number of conventional techniques. For example, antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β0 Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be produced by recombinant expression systems, using any technique known in the art. See, e.g., Monoclonal Antibodies, Hybridomas: A New Dimension in Biological Analyses, Kennel et al. (cds.) Plenum Press, New York (1980): and Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Harlow and Lane (cds.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1988).
Antigen binding proteins can be expressed in hybridoma cell lines (e.g., in particular antibodies can be expressed in hybridomas) or in cell lines other than hybridomas. Expression constructs encoding the antibodies can be used to transform a mammalian, insect or microbial host cell. Transformation can be performed using any known method for introducing 0 polynucleotides into a host cell, including, for example packaging the polynucleotide in a virus or bacteriophage and transducing a host cell with the construct by transfection procedures known in the art, as exemplified by United States Patent No. 4,399,216: No. 4,912,040; No. 4,740,461; No. 4,959,455. The optimal transformation procedure used will depend upon which type of host cell is being transformed. Methods for introduction of heterologous polynucleotides into 25 mammalian cells are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to, dextran-mediated transfection, calcium phosphate precipitation, polybrene mediated transfection, protoplast fusion, electroporation, encapsulation of the polynucleotide(s) in liposomes, mixing nucleic acid with positively-charged lipids, and direct microinjection of the DNA into nuclei.
Recombinant expression constructs typically comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising one or more of the following: one or more CDRs provided herein; a light chain constant region; a light chain variable region; a heavy chain constant region (e.g.,
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CM, Cjj2 and/or Cn3); and/or another scaffold portion of an antigen binding protein. These nucleic acid sequences are inserted into an appropriate expression vector using standard ligation techniques. In one embodiment, the heavy or light chain constant region is appended to the Cterminus of the anti-p-Klotho, -FGFRlc, -FGFR2c, -FGFR3c, -FGFR4, or β-Klotho and
FGFRlc-specific heavy or light chain variable region and is ligated into an expression vector.
The vector is typically selected to be functional in the particular host cell employed (i.e., the vector is compatible with the host cell machinery, permitting amplification and/or expression of the gene can occur). In some embodiments, vectors arc used that employ protein-fragment complementation assays using protein reporters, such as dihydrofolatc reductase (see, for 0 example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,270,964, which is hereby incorporated by reference). Suitable expression vectors can be purchased, for example, from Invitrogen Life Technologies or BD Biosciences (formerly Clontech”). Other useful vectors for cloning and expressing the antibodies and fragments include those described in Bianchi and McGrew, (2003) Biotech.
Biotechnol. Bioeng. 84:439-44, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional suitable expression vectors arc discussed, for example, in Methods EnzymoL, vol. 185 (D. V. Goeddcl, cd.), 1990, New York: Academic Press.
Typically, expression vectors used in any of the host cells will contain sequences for plasmid maintenance and for cloning and expression of exogenous nucleotide sequences. Such sequences, collectively referred to as “flanking sequences” in certain embodiments will typically 0 include one or more of the following nucleotide sequences: a promoter, one or more enhancer sequences, an origin of replication, a transcriptional termination sequence, a complete intron sequence containing a donor and acceptor splice site, a sequence encoding a leader sequence for polypeptide secretion, a ribosome binding site, a polyadenylation sequence, a polylinkcr region for inserting the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide to be expressed, and a selectable marker 25 clement. Each of these sequences is discussed below.
Optionally, the vector can contain a “tag”-cncoding sequence, i.e., an oligonucleotide molecule located at the 5’ or 3’ end of an antigen binding protein coding sequence; the oligonucleotide sequence encodes polyHis (such as hexaHis (SEQ ID NO: 382)), or another “tag” such as FLAG, HA (hemaglutinin influenza virus), or myc, for which commercially available antibodies exist. This tag is typically fused to the polypeptide upon expression of the polypeptide, and can serve as a means for affinity purification or detection of the antigen binding
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Flanking sequences can be homologous (i.e., from the same species and/or strain as the host cell), heterologous (i.e., from a species other than the host cell species or strain), hybrid (i.e., a combination of flanking sequences from more than one source), synthetic or native. As such, the source of a flanking sequence can be any prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism, any vertebrate or invertebrate organism, or any plant, provided that the flanking sequence is functional in, and can be activated by, the host cell machinery.
Flanking sequences useful in the vectors can be obtained by any of several methods well known in the art. Typically, flanking sequences useful herein will have been previously identified by mapping and/or by restriction endonuclease digestion and can thus be isolated from the proper tissue source using the appropriate restriction endonucleases. In some cases, the full nucleotide sequence of a flanking sequence can be known. Here, the flanking sequence can be synthesized using the methods described herein for nucleic acid synthesis or cloning.
Whether all or only a portion of the flanking sequence is known, it can be obtained using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or by screening a genomic library with a suitable probe such as an oligonucleotide and/or flanking sequence fragment from the same or another species.
Where the flanking sequence is not known, a fragment of DNA containing a flanking sequence can be isolated from a larger piece of DNA that can contain, for example, a coding sequence or even another gene or genes. Isolation can be accomplished by restriction endonuclease digestion to produce the proper DNA fragment followed by isolation using agarose gel purification, Qiagen* column chromatography (Chatsworth, CA), or other methods known to the skilled 25 artisan. The selection of suitable enzymes to accomplish this purpose will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.
An origin of replication is typically a part of those prokaryotic expression vectors purchased commercially, and the origin aids in the amplification of the vector in a host cell. If the vector of choice docs not contain an origin of replication site, one can be chemically synthesized based on a known sequence, and ligated into the vector. For example, the origin of replication from the plasmid pBR322 (New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA) is suitable for most
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A transcription termination sequence is typically located 3' to the end of a polypeptide coding region and serves to terminate transcription. Usually, a transcription termination sequence in prokaryotic cells is a G-C rich fragment followed by a poly-T sequence. While the sequence is easily cloned from a library or even purchased commercially as part of a vector, it 0 can also be readily synthesized using methods for nucleic acid synthesis such as those described herein.
A selectable marker gene encodes a protein necessary for the survival and growth of a host cell grown in a selective culture medium. Typical selection marker genes encode proteins that (a) confer resistance to antibiotics or other toxins, e.g., ampicillin, tetracycline, or kanamycin for prokaryotic host cells; (b) complement auxotrophic deficiencies of the cell; or (c) supply critical nutrients not available from complex or defined media. Specific selectable markers are the kanamycin resistance gene, the ampicillin resistance gene, and the tetracycline resistance gene. Advantageously, a neomycin resistance gene can also be used for selection in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic host cells.
Other selectable genes can be used to amplify the gene that will be expressed.
Amplification is the process wherein genes that are required for production of a protein critical for growth or cell survival arc reiterated in tandem within the chromosomes of successive generations of recombinant cells. Examples of suitable selectable markers for mammalian cells include dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and promotcrlcss thymidine kinase genes. Mammalian 25 cell transformants arc placed under selection pressure wherein only the transformants are uniquely adapted to survive by virtue of the selectable gene present in the vector. Selection pressure is imposed by culturing the transformed cells under conditions in which the concentration of selection agent in the medium is successively increased, thereby leading to the amplification of both the selectable gene and the DNA that encodes another gene, such as an 30 antigen binding protein that binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. As a
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A ribosome-binding site is usually necessary for translation initiation of mRNA and is characterized by a Shine-Dalgarno sequence (prokaryotes) or a Kozak sequence (eukaryotes).
The clement is typically located 3’ to the promoter and 5' to the coding sequence of the polypeptide to be expressed.
In some cases, such as where glycosylation is desired in a eukaryotic host cell expression system, one can manipulate the various pre- or pro-sequences to improve glycosylation or yield. For example, one can alter the peptidase cleavage site of a particular signal peptide, or add 0 prosequences, which also can affect glycosylation. The final protein product can have, in the -1 position (relative to the first amino acid of the mature protein), one or more additional amino acids incident to expression, which may not have been totally removed. For example, the final protein product can have one or two amino acid residues found in the peptidase cleavage site, attached to the amino-terminus. Alternatively, use of some enzyme cleavage sites can result in a 5 slightly truncated form of the desired polypeptide, if the enzyme cuts at such area within the mature polypeptide.
Expression and cloning will typically contain a promoter that is recognized by the host organism and operably linked to the molecule encoding an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex 0 comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Promoters arc untranscribcd sequences located upstream (z.t?., 5’) to the start codon of a structural gene (generally within about 100 to 1000 bp) that control transcription of the structural gene. Promoters are conventionally grouped into one of two classes: inducible promoters and constitutive promoters. Inducible promoters initiate increased levels of transcription from DNA 25 under their control in response to some change in culture conditions, such as the presence or absence of a nutrient or a change in temperature. Constitutive promoters, on the other hand, uniformly transcribe a gene to which they arc operably linked, that is, with little or no control over gene expression. A large number of promoters, recognized by a variety of potential host cells, arc well known. A suitable promoter is operably linked to the DNA encoding heavy chain 30 or light chain comprising an antigen binding protein by removing the promoter from the source
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DNA by restriction enzyme digestion and inserting the desired promoter sequence into the vector.
Suitable promoters for use with yeast hosts arc also well known in the art. Yeast enhancers arc advantageously used with yeast promoters. Suitable promoters for use with 5 mammalian host cells arc well known and include, but arc not limited to, those obtained from the genomes of viruses such as polyoma virus, fowlpox virus, adenovirus (such as Adenovirus 2), bovine papilloma virus, avian sarcoma vims, cytomegalovirus, retroviruses, hcpatitis-B virus, and Simian Virus 40 (SV40). Other suitable mammalian promoters include heterologous mammalian promoters, for example, heat-shock promoters and the actin promoter.
Additional promoters which can be of interest include, but arc not limited to: SV40 early promoter (Benoist and Chambon, (1981) Nature 290:304-310); CMV promoter (Thornsen et al., (1984) Proc. Natl. Acad. U.S.A. 81:659-663): the promoter contained in the 3’ long terminal repeat of Rous sarcoma virus (Yamamoto et al., (1980) Cell 22:787-797): herpes thymidine kinase promoter (Wagner et al., (1981) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78; 1444-1445); promoter and regulatory sequences from the metal lothionine gene (Prinster et al., (1982) Nature 296:3942); and prokaryotic promoters such as the beta-lactamase promoter (Villa-Kamaroff et al., (1978) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 75:3727-3731); or the tac promoter (DeBoer et al., (1983) Proc. Nall. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 80:21-25). Also of interest arc the following animal transcriptional control regions, which exhibit tissue specificity and have been utilized in transgenic animals: the elastase I gene control region that is active in pancreatic acinar cells (Swift et al., (1984) Cell 38:639-646; Ornitz et al., (1986) Cold Spring Harbor Sytitp. Quant. Biol. 50:399-409;
MacDonald, (1987) Hepatology 7:425-515); the insulin gene control region that is active in pancreatic beta cells (Hanahan, (1985) Nature 315:1.15-122); the immunoglobulin gene control region that is active in lymphoid cells (Grosschcdl et a/., (1984) Cell 38:647-658: Adames et al., 25 (1985) Nature 318:533-538; Alexander et al., (1987) Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1436-1444); the mouse mammary tumor virus control region that is active in testicular, breast, lymphoid and mast cells (Leder et al., (1986) Cell 45:485-495); the albumin gene control region that is active in liver (Pinkert et al., (1987) Genes and Devel. 1 :268-276): the alpha-feto-protein gene control region that is active in liver (Krumlauf et al., (1985) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5:1639-1648; Hammer et al., (1987) Science 253:53-58); the alpha 1-antitrypsin gene control region that is active in liver (Kelsey et al., (1987) Genes and Devel. L161-171); the beta-globin gene control region that is
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Sc/e/tcg 234:1372-1378).
An enhancer sequence can be inserted into the vector to increase transcription of DNA encoding light chain or heavy chain comprising an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho 0 and one of FGFR1 c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 by higher eukaryotes, e.g., a human antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (fii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Enhancers are cis-acting elements of DNA, usually about 10-300 bp in length, that act on the promoter to increase transcription. Enhancers are relatively orientation and position 5 independent, having been found at positions both 5’ and 3' to the transcription unit. Several enhancer sequences available from mammalian genes arc known (e.g., globin, elastase, albumin, alpha-fcto-protcin and insulin). Typically, however, an enhancer from a virus is used. The SV40 enhancer, the cytomegalovirus early promoter enhancer, the polyoma enhancer, and adenovirus enhancers known in the art are exemplary enhancing elements for the activation of ) eukaryotic promoters. While an enhancer can be positioned in the vector cither 5' or 3’ to a coding sequence, it is typically located at a site 5’ from the promoter. A sequence encoding an appropriate native or heterologous signal sequence (leader sequence or signal peptide) can be incorporated into an expression vector, to promote extracellular secretion of the antibody. The choice of signal peptide or leader depends on the type of host cells in which the antibody is to be 25 produced, and a heterologous signal sequence can replace the native signal sequence. Examples of signal peptides that are functional in mammalian host cells include the following: the signal sequence for interleukin-7 (IL-7) described in US Patent No. 4,965,195; the signal sequence for interlcukin-2 receptor described in Cosman et al., (1984) Nature 312:768; the interlcukin-4 receptor signal peptide described in EP Patent No. 0367 566; the type I interleukin-1 receptor 30 signal peptide described in U.S. Patent No. 4,968,607; the type II interleukin-1 receptor signal peptide described in EP Patent No. 0 460 846.
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The expression vectors that are provided can be constructed from a starting vector such as a commercially available vector. Such vectors can but need not contain all of the desired flanking sequences. Where one or more of the flanking sequences described herein arc not already present in the vector, they can be individually obtained and ligated into the vector. 5 Methods used for obtaining each of the flanking sequences arc well known to one skilled in the art.
After the vector has been constructed and a nucleic acid molecule encoding light chain, a heavy chain, or a light chain and a heavy chain comprising an antigen binding protein that specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex 0 comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 has been inserted into the proper site of the vector, the completed vector can be inserted into a suitable host cell for amplification and/or polypeptide expression. The transformation of an expression vector for an antigen binding protein into a selected host cell can be accomplished by well known methods including transfection, infection, calcium phosphate co-prccipitation, electroporation, 5 microinjection, lipofection, DEAE-dcxtran mediated transfection, or other known techniques.
The method selected will in part be a function of the type of host cell to be used. These methods and other suitable methods arc well known to the skilled artisan, and arc set forth, for example, in Sambrook el al., (2001), supra.
A host cell, when cultured under appropriate conditions, synthesizes an antigen binding 0 protein that can subsequently be collected from the culture medium (if the host cell secretes it into the medium) or directly from the host cell producing it (if it is not secreted). The selection of an appropriate host cell will depend upon various factors, such as desired expression levels, polypeptide modifications that are desirable or necessary for activity (such as glycosylation or phosphorylation) and ease of folding into a biologically active molecule.
Mammalian cell lines available as hosts for expression are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to, immortalized cell lines available from the American Type Culture
Collection (ATCC), including but not limited to Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, HeLa cells, baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells, monkey kidney cells (COS), human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (e.g., Hep G2), and a number of other cell lines. In certain embodiments, cell lines can be selected through determining which cell lines have high expression levels and constitutively produce antigen binding proteins with desirable binding properties (e.g., the ability to bind (i) β142
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Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4). In another embodiment, a cell line from the B cell lineage that docs not make its own antibody but has a capacity to make and secrete a heterologous antibody can be selected. The ability to induce FGF2l-like signaling can also form 5 a selection criterion.
Uses of Antigen Binding Proteins for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Purposes
The antigen binding proteins disclosed herein arc useful for detecting (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of 0 FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 in biological samples and identification of cells or tissues that produce one or more of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. For instance, the antigen binding proteins disclosed herein can be used in diagnostic assays, e.g., binding assays to detect and/or quantify (1) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4;
or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 expressed in a tissue or cell. Antigen binding proteins that specifically bind to (i) β-Klotho; (il) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be used in treatment of diseases related to FGF21like signaling in a patient in need thereof, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. By forming a signaling complex comprising an antigen binding protein, and (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, the natural in vivo activity of FGF21, which associates with FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, FGFR4 and βKlotho in vivo to initiate signaling, can be mimicked and/or enchanccd, leading to therapeutic 25 effects.
Indications
A disease or condition associated with human FGF21 includes any disease or condition whose onset in a patient is caused by, at least in part, the induction of FGF21-like signaling, 30 which is initiated in vivo by the formation of a complex comprising FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c
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NASH, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome.
The antigen binding proteins described herein can be used to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome, or can be employed as a prophylactic treatment administered, e.g., daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, biannually, etc to prevent or reduce the frequency and/or severity of symptoms, e.g., elevated plasma glucose levels, elevated triglycerides and cholesterol levels, thereby providing 0 an improved glycemic and cardiovascular risk factor profile.
Diagnostic Methods
The antigen binding proteins described herein can be used for diagnostic purposes to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases and/or conditions associated with FGFRlc, FGFR2c, 5 FGFR3c, FGFR4, β-Klotho, FGF21 or combinations thereof. Also provided are methods for the detection of the presence of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 in a sample using classical immunohistological methods known to those of skill in the art (e.g., Tijssen, 1993, Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays, Vol 15 (Eds R.FI. Burdon and P.H. van 0 Knippcnberg, Elsevier, Amsterdam); Zola, (1987) Monoclonal Antibodies: A Manual of Techniques, pp. 147-158 (CRC Press, Inc.); Jalkancn et al., (1985)./. Cell. Biol. 101:976-985; Jalkancn et. al., (1987),/. Cell Biol. 105:3087-3096). The detection of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be performed in vivo or in vitro.
Diagnostic applications provided herein include use of the antigen binding proteins to detect expression of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 and/or binding to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Examples of methods useful in the detection of the presence of (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a
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For diagnostic applications, the antigen binding protein typically will be labeled with a detectable labeling group. Suitable labeling groups include, but are not limited to, the following;
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In another aspect, an antigen binding protein can be used to identify a cell or cells that express (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In a specific embodiment, the antigen binding protein is labeled with a labeling group and the binding of the labeled antigen binding protein to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 is detected. In a further specific embodiment, the binding of the antigen binding protein to (i) β-Klotho; (ii)
FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 detected in vivo. In a further specific embodiment, the antigen binding protein is isolated and measured using techniques known in the art. See, for example, Harlow and Lane, (1988) Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, New York: Cold Spring
Harbor (ed. 1991 and periodic supplements); John E. Coligan, ed., (1993) Current Protocols In
Immunology New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Another aspect provides for detecting the presence of a test molecule that competes for binding to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRIc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 with the antigen binding proteins provided, as disclosed herein. An example of one such assay could involve detecting the amount of free antigen binding protein in a solution containing an amount of one or
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Methods of Treatment: Pharmaceutical Formulations and Routes of Administration
Methods of using the antigen binding proteins arc also provided. In some methods, an antigen binding protein is provided to a patient. The antigen binding protein induces FGF21-likc signaling.
Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a therapeutically effective amount of one or a plurality of the antigen binding proteins and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, carrier, solubilizer, emulsifier, preservative, and/or adjuvant arc also provided. In addition, methods of treating a patient by administering such pharmaceutical composition are included. The term “patient” includes human patients.
Acceptable formulation materials arc nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed. In specific embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of human antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β25 Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (hi) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 are provided.
In certain embodiments, acceptable formulation materials preferably arc nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition can contain formulation materials for modifying, maintaining or preserving, for example, the pH, osmolarity, viscosity, clarity, color, isotonicity, odor, sterility, stability, rate of dissolution or release, adsorption or penetration of the composition. In such
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chelating agents (such as cthylcncdiamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)); complexing agents (such as caffeine, polyvinylpyrrolidone, bcta-cyclodcxtrin or hydroxypropyl-bcta-cyclodcxtrin); fillers; monosaccharides; disaccharides; and other carbohydrates (such as glucose, mannose or dextrins); proteins (such as serum albumin, gelatin or immunoglobulins); coloring, flavoring and diluting agents; emulsifying agents: hydrophilic polymers (such as polyvinylpyrrolidone); low molecular 0 weight polypeptides; salt-forming counterions (such as sodium); preservatives (such as benzalkonium chloride, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, thimerosal, phenethyl alcohol, mcthylparabcn, propylparaben, chlorhcxidinc, sorbic acid or hydrogen peroxide); solvents (such as glycerin, propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol); sugar alcohols (such as mannitol or sorbitol); suspending agents; surfactants or wetting agents (such as Pluronics, PEG, sorbitan esters, polysorbates such as polysorbate 20, polysorbate, triton, tromethamine, lecithin, cholesterol, tyloxapal); stability enhancing agents (such as sucrose or sorbitol); tonicity enhancing agents (such as alkali metal halides, preferably sodium or potassium chloride, mannitol sorbitol); delivery vehicles; diluents; excipients and/or pharmaceutical adjuvants. See, Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Edition, (A.R. Gennaro, cd.), 1990, Mack
Publishing Company.
In certain embodiments, the optimal pharmaceutical composition will be determined by one skilled in the art depending upon, for example, the intended route of administration, delivery format and desired dosage. See, for example, Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, supra. In certain embodiments, such compositions can influence the physical state, stability, rate of in vivo 25 release and rate of in vivo clearance of the antigen binding proteins disclosed. In certain embodiments, the primary vehicle or carrier in a pharmaceutical composition can be either aqueous or non-aqueous in nature. For example, a suitable vehicle or carrier can be water for injection, physiological saline solution or artificial cerebrospinal fluid, possibly supplemented with other materials common in compositions for parenteral administration. Neutral buffered 30 saline or saline mixed with serum albumin arc further exemplary vehicles. In specific embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions comprise Tris buffer of about pH 7.0-8.5, or acetate
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2019210504 30 Jul 2019 buffer of about pH 4.0-5.5, and can further include sorbitol or a suitable substitute. In certain embodiments, compositions comprising antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) βKlotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be prepared for storage by mixing the selected composition having the desired degree of purity with optional formulation agents (Remington’s Pharmaceutical Sciences, supra) in the form of a lyophilized cake or an aqueous solution. Further, in certain embodiments, antigen binding protein that bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be formulated as a lyophilizate using appropriate 0 excipients such as sucrose.
The pharmaceutical compositions can be selected for parenteral delivery. Alternatively, the compositions can be selected for inhalation or for delivery through the digestive tract, such as orally. Preparation of such pharmaceutically acceptable compositions is within the skill of the art.
The formulation components are present preferably in concentrations that are acceptable to the site of administration. In certain embodiments, buffers are used to maintain the composition at physiological pH or at a slightly lower pH, typically within a pH range of from about 5 to about 8.
When parenteral administration is contemplated, the therapeutic compositions can be 0 provided in the form of a pyrogen-free, parenterally acceptable aqueous solution comprising the desired antigen binding protein in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. A particularly suitable vehicle for parenteral injection is sterile distilled water in which the antigen binding protein is formulated as a sterile, isotonic solution, properly preserved. In certain embodiments, the preparation can involve the formulation of the desired molecule with an agent, such as injectable 25 microsphcrcs, bio-erodiblc particles, polymeric compounds (such as polylactic acid or polyglycolic acid), beads or liposomes, that can provide controlled or sustained release of the product which can be delivered via depot injection. In certain embodiments, hyaluronic acid can also be used, which can have the effect of promoting sustained duration in the circulation. In certain embodiments, implantable drug delivery devices can be used to introduce the desired 30 antigen binding protein.
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Certain pharmaceutical compositions are formulated for inhalation. In some embodiments, antigen binding proteins that bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c. FGFRSc or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 arc formulated as a dry, inhalable powder. In specific embodiments, antigen binding 5 protein inhalation solutions can also be formulated with a propellant for aerosol delivery. In certain embodiments, solutions can be nebulized. Pulmonary administration and formulation methods therefore arc further described in International Patent Application No. PCT/US94/001875, which is incorporated by reference and describes pulmonary delivery of chemically modified proteins, Some formulations can be administered orally. Antigen binding 0 proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 that arc administered in this fashion can be formulated with or without carriers customarily used in the compounding of solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. In certain embodiments, a capsule can be designed to release the active portion of the formulation at the point in the 5 gastrointestinal tract when bioavailability is maximized and prc-systcmic degradation is minimized. Additional agents can be included to facilitate absorption of an antigen binding protein. Diluents, flavorings, low melting point waxes, vegetable oils, lubricants, suspending agents, tablet disintegrating agents, and binders can also be employed.
Some pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective quantity of one or a plurality of 0 human antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 in a mixture with non-toxic excipients that are suitable for the manufacture of tablets. By dissolving the tablets in sterile water, or another appropriate vehicle, solutions can be prepared in unit-dose form. Suitable excipients include, but arc not limited to, inert diluents, 25 such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate, lactose, or calcium phosphate; or binding agents, such as starch, gelatin, or acacia; or lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or talc.
Additional pharmaceutical compositions will be evident to those skilled in the art, including formulations involving antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii)
FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of
FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 in sustained- or controllcd-dclivery formulations.
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Techniques for formulating a variety of other sustained- or controlled-delivcry means, such as liposome carriers, bio-crodible microparticles or porous beads and depot injections, arc also known to those skilled in the art. See, for example, International Patent Application No. PCT/US93/00829, which is incorporated by reference and describes controlled release of porous 5 polymeric microparticles for delivery of pharmaceutical compositions. Sustained-release preparations can include scmipcrmcablc polymer matrices in the form of shaped articles, e.g., films, or microcapsules. Sustained release matrices can include polyesters, hydrogels, polylactides (as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,773,919 and European Patent Application Publication No. EP 058481, each of which is incorporated by reference), copolymers of L0 glutamic acid and gamma ethyl-L-glutamate (Sidman et al., 1983, Biopolymers 2:547-556), poly (2-hydiOxycthyl-incthacrylatc) (Langer et al., 1981, ,/. Biomed. Mater. Res. 15:167-277 and Langer, 1982, Chem. Tech. 12:98-105). ethylene vinyl acetate (Langer et al., 1981, supra) or poly-D(-)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (European Patent Application Publication No. EP 133,988). Sustained release compositions can also include liposomes that can be prepared by any of several 5 methods known in the art. See, e.g., Eppstein et al., 1985, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82:36883692; European Patent Application Publication Nos. EP 036,676; EP 088,046 and EP 143,949, incorporated by reference.
Pharmaceutical compositions used for in vivo administration are typically provided as sterile preparations. Sterilization can be accomplished by filtration through sterile filtration J membranes. When the composition is lyophilized, sterilization using this method can be conducted either prior to or following lyophilization and reconstitution. Compositions for parenteral administration can be stored in lyophilized form or in a solution. Parenteral compositions generally are placed into a container having a sterile access port, for example, an intravenous solution bag or vial having a stopper picrceablc by a hypodermic injection needle.
In certain embodiments, cells expressing a recombinant antigen binding protein as disclosed herein is encapsulated for delivery (sec, Invest. Ophthalmol Pis Sci (2002) 43:32923298 and Proc. Nad. Acad. Sciences USA (2006) 103:3896-3901).
In certain formulations, an antigen binding protein has a concentration of at least 10 mg/ml, 20 mg/ml, 30 mg/ml, 40 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 60 mg/ml, 70 mg/ml, 80 mg/ml, 90 mg/ml, 30 100 mg/ ml or 150 mg/ml. Some formulations contain a buffer, sucrose and polysorbate. An example of a formulation is one containing 50-100 mg/ml of antigen binding protein, 5-20 mM
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Once the pharmaceutical composition has been formulated, it can be stored in sterile vials as a solution, suspension, gel, emulsion, solid, crystal, or as a dehydrated or lyophilized powder. Such formulations can be stored either in a ready-to-use form or in a form (e.g., lyophilized) that is reconstituted prior to administration. Kits for producing a single-dose administration unit are 0 also provided. Certain kits contain a first container having a dried protein and a second container having an aqueous formulation. In certain embodiments, kits containing single and multichambered pre-filled syringes (e.g., liquid syringes and lyosyringes) arc provided. The therapeutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein-containing pharmaceutical composition to be employed will depend, for example, upon the therapeutic context and 5 objectives. One skilled in the art will appreciate that the appropriate dosage levels for treatment will vary depending, in part, upon the molecule delivered, the indication for which the antigen binding protein is being used, the route of administration, and the size (body weight, body surface or organ size) and/or condition (the age and general health) of the patient. In certain embodiments, the clinician can titer the dosage and modify the route of administration to obtain 0 the optimal therapeutic effect.
A typical dosage can range from about 1 pg/kg to up to about 30 mg/kg or more, depending on the factors mentioned above. In specific embodiments, the dosage can range from 10 pg/kg up to about 30 mg/kg, optionally from 0.1 mg/kg up to about 30 mg/kg. alternatively from 0.3 mg/kg up to about 20 mg/kg. In some applications, the dosage is from 0.5 mg/kg to 20 25 mg/kg. In some instances, an antigen binding protein is dosed at 0.3 mg/kg, 0.5mg/kg, 1 mg/kg, 3 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, or 20 mg/kg. The dosage schedule in some treatment regimes is at a dose of 0.3 mg/kg qW, 0.5mg/kg qW, 1 mg/kg qW, 3 mg/kg qW, 10 mg/kg qW, or 20 mg/kg qW.
Dosing frequency will depend upon the pharmacokinetic parameters of the particular antigen binding protein in the formulation used. Typically, a clinician administers the 30 composition until a dosage is reached that achieves the desired effect. The composition can therefore be administered as a single dose, or as two or more doses (which can but need not
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The route of administration of the pharmaceutical composition is in accord with known 0 methods, e.g., orally, through injection by intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral (intraparcnchymal), intraccrcbrovcntricular, intramuscular, intra-ocular, intraarterial, intraportal, or intralcsional routes; by sustained release systems or by implantation devices. In certain embodiments, the compositions can be administered by bolus injection or continuously by infusion, or by implantation device.
The composition also can be administered locally via implantation of a membrane, sponge or another appropriate material onto which the desired molecule has been absorbed or encapsulated. In certain embodiments, where an implantation device is used, the device can be implanted into any suitable tissue or organ, and delivery of the desired molecule can be via diffusion, timed-release bolus, or continuous administration.
It also can be desirable to use antigen binding protein pharmaceutical compositions ex vivo. In such instances, cells, tissues or organs that have been removed from the patient are exposed to antigen binding protein pharmaceutical compositions after which the cells, tissues and/or organs arc subsequently implanted back into the patient.
In particular, antigen binding proteins that specifically bind (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, 25 FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 can be delivered by implanting certain cells that have been genetically engineered, using methods such as those described herein, to express and secrete the polypeptide. In certain embodiments, such cells can be animal or human cells, and can be autologous, heterologous, or xenogeneic. In certain embodiments, the cells can be immortalized.
In other embodiments, in order to decrease the chance of an immunological response, the cells can be encapsulated to avoid infiltration of surrounding tissues. In further embodiments, the
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Combination Therapies
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating a subject for diabetes with a therapeutic antigen binding protein, of the present disclosure, such as the fully human therapeutic antibodies described herein, together with one or more other treatments. In one embodiment, such a combination therapy achieves an additive or synergistic effect. The 0 antigen binding proteins can be administered in combination with one or more of the type 2 diabetes or obesity treatments currently available. These treatments for diabetes include biguanide (metaformin), and sulfonylureas (such as glyburide, glipizide). Additional treatments directed at maintaining glucose homeostasis include PPAR gamma agonists (pioglitazonc, rosiglitazonc); glinidcs (mcglitinidc, rcpaglinidc, and natcglinidc); DPP-4 inhibitors (Januvia® 5 and Onglyza®) and alpha glucosidase inhibitors (acarbosc, voglibosc).
Additional combination treatments for diabetes include injectable treatments such as insulin and incrctin mimetics (Byetta®, Exenatide®), other GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide) analogs such as liraglutide, other GLP-1R agonists and Symlin® (pramlintide).
Additional combination treatments directed at weight loss include Mcridia® and 0 Xcnical®.
EXAMPLES
The following examples, including the experiments conducted and the results achieved, are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting.
EXAMPLE 1 PREPARATION OF FGFRlc OVER EXPRESSING CELLS FOR USE AS AN ANTIGEN
Nucleic acid sequences encoding the full length human FGFRlc polypcpctidc (SEQ ID
NO:4; Figures 1A-1B) and a separate sequence encoding the full length human β-Klotho polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:7; Figures 2A-2C) were subcloned into suitable mammalian cell
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AM-1 CHO cells were seeded at 1.5 xlO6 cells per 100mm dish. After 24 hours, the cells were co-transfected with linearized DNAs of pDSRa20/huFGFRlc and pDSRo.20/hup-Klolho with FuGcnc6 (Roche Applied Science). The transfected cells were trypsinized 2 days after transfection and seeded into CHO DHFR selective growth medium containing 10% dialyzed FBS and without hypoxanthinc/thymidine supplement. After 2 weeks, the resulting transfected 0 colonies were trypsinized and pooled.
HEK293T cells were transfected with the full length huFGFRlc and Ιιυβ-Klotho in pcDNA3.1 series or pTT14 (an expression vector developed by Durochcr, NRCC, with CMV promoter and EBV ori, similar to pTT5 and a puromycin selection marker) based vector and selected with the corresponding drugs following similar procedure as for the CHO transfection 5 and selection.
The FGF21R (i.e., FGFRlc and βΚ-lotho) transfected AMI CHO or 293T cell pools were sorted repeatedly using Alexa 647-labelcd FGF21. As a cell-surface staining reagent, FGF21 was labeled with Alexa 647-NHS followed the method recommended by the manufacturer (Molecular Probes, Inc. Cat A 2006). The Alexa 647-labelcd FGF21 showed specific staining of J FGF21R receptor expressing cells and not the non-transfectcd parental cells (Figure 3). High expressing cells were collected at the end of the final sorting, expanded and frozen into vials. The AM-l/huFGF21R cells were prepared for immunization and the 293T/huFGF21R cells were used for titering mouse sera by FACS after immunization and in binding screens of the hybridoma supernatants by FMAT (sec Example 4).
EXAMPLE 2
PREPARATION OF A SOLUBLE FGFRlc/B-KLOTHO COMPLEX FOR USE AS ANTIGEN
Soluble FGF21 receptor constructs were generated in pTT14 or pcDNA3.1 expression 30 vectors. The FGFRlc ECD-Fc construct (SEQ ID NO:362, Figure 4) comprises the N-terminal cxtracelluar domain of FGFRlc (amino acid residues #1 - 374; SEQ ID NO:5) fused to Fc (SEQ
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ID NO:384). The β-Klotho ECD-Fc construct (SEQ ID NO:363, Figure 5) comprises the Nterminal extracellular domain of β-Klotho (amino acid residues #1-996; SEQ ID NO:8) fused to Fc (SEQ IDNO:384).
HEK293 cells (293F, Invitrogcn) were transfected with huFGFRlc ECD-Fc/pTT5, hup5 Klotho ECD-Fc/pTT14-puro and dGFP/pcDNA3.1-Neo and selected in the presence of the corresponding drugs followed by repeated FACS sorting based on dGFP expression. Cells were grown in scrum-free Dulbccco’s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) supplemented with noncssential amino acids in HyperFlasks (Corning) for 4 days and conditioned media (CM) harvested for purification.
The 293 CM was concentrated 6 fold and applied to Protein A FF equilibrated in PBS.
The protein was eluted with Pierce Gentle Ag/Ab elution buffer. The Protein A pool was dialyzed against 20mM Tris-HCI, pH 7, lOmM NaCl and applied to SP HP at pH 7.0. The FGFRlc ECD-Fc was present in the flow-through (FT) and the heterodimcr was eluted with linear gradient of 0- 0.4 M NaCl, 20 mM Tris-HCI pH 7.0. N-terminus amino acid sequencing verified the purified soluble FGF21R to be a hetcrodimer composed of (1:1) ratio of FGFRlc ECD-Fc and β-Klotho ECD-Fc. The purified soluble FGF21R-Fc (Figure 6) was used as the antigen for immunization.
EXAMPLE 3
PREPARATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
Immunizations were conducted using one or more suitable forms of FGF21 receptor antigen, including: (1) cell bound receptor of CHO transfcctants expressing full length human FGFRlc and β-Klotho at the cell surface, obtained by transfecting CHO cells with cDNA encoding a human full length FGFRlc polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:4 (sec also Figuresla-b) and 25 cDNA encoding a human β-Klotho polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:7 (sec also Figures 2a-c); (2) membrane extract from the aforementioned cells expressing the FGF21R receptor complex; or (3) soluble FGF21R receptor obtainable by co-exprcssing the N-tcrminal extracellular domain (ECD) of FGFRlc (SEQ ID NO:5; see also Figure 4) and the N-terminal extracellular domain (ECD) of β-Klotho (SEQ ID NO:8; see also Figure 5) or (4) combinations thereof.
A suitable amount of immunogen (i.e., 10 pgs/mouse of soluble FGF21R or 3 - 4 x 106 cells/mouse of stably transfected CHO cells or 150 pgs/mouse of purified FGF21R membranes
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FGF21R or 1.7 x 106 FGF21R transfected cells/mousc or 75 pgs of purified FGF21R membranes) were administered on a schedule and for the duration necessary to induce a suitable anti-FGF21R titer in the mice. Titers were determined by a suitable method, for example, by enzyme immunoassay, fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS), or by other methods 0 (including combinations of enzyme immunoassays and FACS).
Animals exhibiting suitable titers were identified, and lymphocytes were obtained from draining lymph nodes and, if necessary, pooled for each cohort. Lymphocytes were dissociated from lymphoid tissue by grinding in a suitable medium (for example, Dulbccco’s Modified Eagle Medium; DMEM; obtainable from Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) to release the cells from the 5 tissues, and suspended in DMEM. B cells were selected and/or expanded using standard methods, and fused with suitable fusion partner, for example, nonsccrctory myeloma P3X63Ag8.653 cells (American Type Culture Collection CRL 1580; Kearney et al, J. Immunol. 123, 1979, 1548-1550), using techniques that were known in the art.
In one suitable fusion method, lymphocytes were mixed with fusion partner cells at a 3 ratio of 1:4. The cell mixture was gently pelleted by centrifugation at 400 x g for 4 minutes, the supernatant decanted, and the cell mixture gently mixed (for example, by using a 1 ml pipette). Fusion was induced with PEG/DMSO (polyethylene glycol/dimethyl sulfoxide; obtained from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis MO; 1 ml per million of lymphocytes). PEG/DMSO was slowly added with gentle agitation over one minute followed, by one minute of mixing. IDMEM (DMEM 25 without glutamine; 2 ml per million of B cells), was then added over 2 minutes with gentle agitation, followed by additional IDMEM (8 ml per million B-cells) which was added over 3 minutes.
The fused cells were pelleted (400 x g 6 minutes) and resuspended in 20 ml Selection media (for example, DMEM containing Azaserine and Hypoxanthine [HA] and other 30 supplemental materials as necessary) per million B-cclls. Cells were incubated for 20-30
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Cells were distributed into 96-wcll plates using standard techniques to maximize clonality of the resulting colonies. After several days of culture, supernatants were collected and 5 subjected to screening assays as detailed in the examples below, including confirmation of binding to human FGF21 receptor, specificity and/or cross-species reactivity. Positive cells were further selected and subjected to standard cloning and subcloning techniques. Clonal lines were expanded in vitro, and the secreted human antibodies obtained for analysis.
In this manner, mice were immunized with either cells or membranes expressing full 0 length FGF21R cells, or soluble FGF21R extracellular domain, with a range of 11-17 immunizations over a period of approximately one to three and one-half months. Several cell lines secreting FGF21R-spccific antibodies were obtained, and the antibodies were further characterized. The sequences thereof arc presented herein and in the Sequence Listing, and results of various tests using these antibodies arc provided.
EXAMPLE 4
SELECTION OF BINDING ANTIBODIES BY FMAT
After 14 days of culture, hybridoma supernatants were screened for FGF21R-spccific monoclonal antibodies by Fluorometric Microvolumc Assay Technology (FMAT) by screening 0 against either the CHO AMl/huFGF21R cell line or recombinant HEK293 cells that were transfected with human FGF21R and counter-screening against parental CHO or HEK293 cells. Briefly the cells in Freestyle media (Invitrogcn) were seeded into 384-well FMAT plates in a volume of 50 gL/well at a density of 4,000 cells/wcll for the stable transfectants, and at a density of 16,000 cells/wcll for the parental cells, and cells were incubated overnight at 37°C. 10 uL/well of supernatant was then added, and the plates were incubated for approximately one hour at 4°C, after which 10 .uL/well of anti-human lgG-Cy5 secondary antibody was added at a concentration of 2.8 ug/ml (400ng/ml final concentration). Plates were then incubated for one hour at 4°C, and fluorescence was read using an FMAT Cellular Detection System (Applied Biosystems).
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In total, over 3,000 hybridoma supernatants were identified as binding to the FGF21 receptor expressing cells but not to parental cells by the FMAT method. These supernatants were then tested in the FGF21 functional assays as described below.
EXAMPLE 5
SELECTION OF ANTIBODIES THAT INDUCE FGF21-LIKE SIGNALING
Experiments were performed to identify functional antibodies that mimic wild-type FGF21 activity (e.g., the ability to induce FGF21-like signaling) using a suitable FGF21 reporter assay. The disclosed FGF21 reporter assay measures activation of FGFR signaling via a MARK 0 pathway readout. β-Klotho is a co-reccptor for FGF2I signaling, and although it is believed not to have any inherent signaling capability due to its very short cytoplasmic domain, it is required for FGF21 to induce signaling through FGFRs.
Example 5.1
ELK-Luciferase Reporter Assay
ELK-lucifcrasc assays were performed using a recombinant human 293T kidney cell or CHO cell system. Specifically, the host cells were engineered to over-express β-Klotho and luciferase reporter constructs. The reporter constructs contain sequences encoding GAL4-ELK1 and 5xUAS-Luc, a luciferase reporter driven by a promoter containing five tandem copies of the 0 Gal4 binding site. Activation of the FGF2I receptor complex in these recombinant reporter cell lines induces intracellular signal transduction, which in turn leads to ERK and ELK phosphorylation. Luciferase activity is regulated by the level of phosphorylated ELK, and is used to indirectly monitor and quantify FGF21 activity.
In one example, CHO cells were transfected sequentially using the Lipofcctamine 2000 transfection reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer’s protocol with the receptor constructs expressing β-Klotho, FGFRlc and the reporter plasmids: 5x Gal4-Luciferase (minimal TK promoter with 5xGal4 binding sites upstream of luciferase) and Gal4-ELK1. Gal4ELK1 binds to the Gal4 binding sites and activates transcription when it is phosphorylated by
ERK. Luciferase transcription, and thereby the corresponding enzymatic activity in this context is regulated by the level of phosphorylated ELK1, and is used to indirectly monitor and quantify
FGF2I activity.
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Clone 2E10 was selected as the FGF21 luciferase reporter cell line based on the optimal assay window of 10-20 fold with native FGF21 exhibiting an EC50 in the single nM range.
For the assay, the ELK-luciferasc reporter cells were plated in 96 well assay plates, and scrum starved overnight. FGF21 or test samples were added for 6 hours at 37 degrees. The plates were then allowed to cool to room temperature and the luciferase activity in the cell lysates was measured with Blight-Gio (Promega).
Example 5.2
ERK-Phosphorvlation Assay
Alternative host cell lines specifically L6 (a rat myoblastic cell line) was developed and applied to identify antibodies with FGF21-likc signaling activity. The rat L6 cell line is a desirable host cell line for the activity assay because it is known to express minimal levels of endogcncous FGF receptors. The L6 cells do not respond to FGF21 even when transfected with 5 β-Klotho expression vector and therefore provides a cleaner background. (Kurosu et al., (2007) ./. Biol. Chem. 282, 26687-26695).
L6 cells were maintained in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and penicillin/streptomycin. Cells were transfected with plasmids expressing βΚΙοΐΙιο and individual FGFR using the Lipofcctamine 2000 transfection reagent 0 (Invitrogcn) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.
Analysis of FGF signaling in L6 cells was performed as described in the literature (Kurosu et al., (2007)./. Bio!. Chem, 282, 26687-26695). Cell cultures were collected 10 min after the treatment of FGF21 or test molecules and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen, homogenized in the lysis buffer and subjected to western blot analysis using an anti-phospho-p44/42 MAP 25 kinase (ERK 1/2) antibody and an anti-ERK antibody (Cell Signaling). The percent of phosphorylated ERK versus total ERK protein was determined in this way.
In addition, the factor-dependent mouse BaF3 cell-based proliferation assay used frequently for cytokine receptors can also be developed and applied.
Among the hybridoma supernatants tested in the CHO cell (clone 2E10) based human
FGF21 ELK-luciferase reporter assay, over 30 were identified as positive (> 5% of the activity of
FGF21) when compared to 20nM FGF21 as the positive control. Antibodies were then purified
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EXAMPLE 6 INDUCTION OF FGF2LL1KE SIGNALING IS SPECIFIC 0 TO THE FGFRlc/BKLOTHO COMPLEX
FGF21 has been reported to signal through multiple receptor complexes including FGFRlc, 2c, 3c and 4 when paired with β-Klotho. The selectivity of the FGF21 agonistic antibodies was tested in the rat myoblastic L6 cells transfected with vectors expressing the respective FGFRs and βΚΙοίΙιο. The results shown in Figure 9 demonstrate that the activity was 5 mediated selectively and exclusively through FGFRlc and not through FGFR2c. 3c or 4 when they were paired with β-Klotho because no activity was detected on the latter receptors up to 100 nM of the agonistic antibodies. This unique selectivity strongly suggests that the action of these antibodies is β-Klotho-dcpcndcnt yet it must also involve specifically the FGFRlc component of the signaling complex.
EXAMPLE 7 ACTIVITY IN PRIMARY HUMAN ADIPOCYTES
FGF21 stimulates glucose uptake and lipolysis in cultured adipocytes, and adipocytes are considered to be more physiologically relevant than the recombinant reporter cell system.
A panel of the antibodies was shown to exhibit Erk-phosphorylation activity similar to
FGF2I in the human adipocyte assay (Figure 10) with estimated EC50 less than 10 nM,
EXAMPLE 8 COMPETITION BINDING AND EPITOPE BINNING
To compare the similarity of the binding sites of the antibodies on the FGF21 receptor, a series of competition binding experiments were performed and measured by Biacore. In one
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As shown in (Figure 11 A), there arc two distinct yet partially overlapping binding sites 0 for the agonistic antibodies tested. One site is covered by 24H11, 2IH2, 18B11.1 and 17C3 (Group A) and the other site covered by 17D8, I2E4 and 18G1 (Group B). The two nonfunctional antibodies 2G I0 and 1A2, bind to different sites from each other and are distinct from the two sites covered by the agonistic antibodies in Group A and B. Other functional antibodies binding to Group A epitope included 20D4, 22H5, 16H7, 40D2 and 46D11. Two other functional 5 antibodies 26II11 and 37D3 were shown by this method to bind the same site covered by the
Group B antibodies. In addition, a third binding site for functional antibodies was identified for 39F11, 39F7 and 39G5 (group C) which appeared to be distinct from Group A and B binding sites (Figure 1 IB).
Another Biacore analysis was carried out with biotinylated-FGF21 immobilized on the ) sensor ship. 10 nM soluble β-Klotho was then passed over the chip alone or mixed with the individual test antibodies at lOOnM. (Figure 12) showed that several agonistic antibodies in group A (24H11, 18B11, 17C3) and antibody 12E4 (from group B) competed significantly with FGF21 in binding to soluble β-Klotho whereas the non-functional antibodies 2GI0 and 1A2 and several other functional antibodies did not show competition binding with FGF21.
Figure 11C summarizes the binning results obtained.
EXAMPLE 9 RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND DENATURES STRUCTURES
The ability of disclosed antigen binding proteins to recognize denatured and native structures was investigated. The procedure and results were as follows.
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Example 9.1
FGF21 Receptor Agonistic Antibodies do not Recognize Denatured Structures, as Shown bv FACS
Cell lysates from CHO cells stably expressing FGF21 receptor (FGFRlc and β-KIotho) or CHO parental cells were diluted with sample buffer without bcta-mcrcaptoethanol (nonreducing conditions). 20μ1 of cell lysate was loaded per lane on adjacent lanes separated with a molecular weight marker lane on 4-20% SDS-PAGE gels. Following electrophoresis, the gels were blotted onto 0.2μ nitrocellulose filters. The blots were treated with Tris-buffcred saline/Triton-X (TBST) plus 5% non-fat milk (blocking buffer) for 30 minutes. The blots were then cut along the molecular weight marker lanes. The strips were then probed with FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies (12C3, 26H11, 12E4, 21H2, 18B11, or 20D4), and commercial goat anti-murine pKlotho or mouse anti-huFGFRl (R&D Diagnostics) in TBST/5% milk. Blots were incubated with the antibodies for one hour at room temperature, followed by three washes with TBST + 1% milk. The blots were then probed with anti-human or anti-goat IgG-HRP secondary antibodies for 20 min. Blots were given three 15 min. washes with TBST followed by treatment with Pierce Supersignal West Dura developing reagent (1 min.) and exposure to Kodak Biomax X-ray film.
The commercial anti-p-Klotho and anti-FGFRl antibodies detected the corresponding receptor proteins in the SDS-PAGE indicating they bind to denatured receptor proteins. In 0 contrast, none of the FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies tested detected the corresponding protein species suggesting they bind to the native conformational epitope distinct from the commercial antibodies which bind to denatured sequences.
Example 9.2
FGF21 Receptor Agonistic Antibodies Bind To Native Receptor Structure,
As Shown Bv FACS
A FACS binding assay was performed with several commercially available FGFRlc and β-Klotho antibodies, and several of the disclosed FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies. The experiments were performed as follows.
CHO cells stably expressing FGF21 receptor were treated with R&D Systems mouse anti-huFGFRl, goat anti-mu β-Klotho, or FGF21 receptor antibodies 24H11, 17C3, 17D8,
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18G1, or 2G10 (Ipg per lxlO6 cells in ΙΟΟμΙ PBS/0.5% BSA). Cells were incubated with the antibodies at 4°C followed by two washes with PBS/BSA, Cells were then treated with F1TClabeled secondary antibodies at 4C followed by two washes. The cells were resuspended in 1ml PBS/BSA and antibody binding was analyzed using a FACS Calibur instrument.
Consistent with western blot results, all of the FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies tested bind well to cell surface FGF21 receptor in FACS whereas the commercial anti-p-Klotho or anti-FGFRl antibodies did not. This observation further confirmed that the FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies recognize the native structure whereas the commercial antibodies to the receptor components do not.
EXAMPLE 10
ARGININE SCANNING
As described above, antigen binding proteins that bind human FGF21R, e.g., FGFRIc, βKlotho or both FGFRIc and β-KJotho, were created and characterized. To determine the neutralizing determinants on human FGFRIc and/or β-Klotho that these various antigen binding proteins bound, a number of mutant FGFRIc and/or β-Klotho proteins can be constructed having arginine substitutions at select amino acid residues of human FGFRIc and/or β-Klotho. Arginine scanning is an art-recognized method of evaluating where antibodies, or other proteins, bind to another protein, sec, e.g., Nancvicz el al., (1995) J. Biol. Chetn., 270:37. 21619-21625 ) and Zupnick et al., (2006) ./. Biol. Chem., 281:29, 20464-20473. In general, the arginine sidechain is positively charged and relatively bulky as compared to other amino acids, which can disrupt antibody binding to a region of the antigen where the mutation is introduced. Arginine scanning is a method that determines if a residue is part of a neutralizing determinant and/or an epitope.
Various amino acids distributed throughout the human FGFRIc and/or β-Klotho extracellular domains can be selected for mutation to arginine. The selection can be biased towards charged or polar amino acids to maximize the possibility of the residue being on the surface and reduce the likelihood of the mutation resulting in misfolded protein. Using standard techniques known in the art, sense and anti-sense oligonucleotides containing the mutated residues can be designed based on criteria provided by Stratagenc Quickchangc* II protocol kit (Stratagcne/Agilcnt, Santa Clara, CA). Mutagenesis of the wild-type (WT) FGFRIc and/or β163
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Klotho sequences can be performed using a Quickchange* II kit (Stratagenc). Chimeric constructs can be engineered to encode a FLAG-histidine tag (six histidines (SEQ ID NO: 382)) on the carboxy terminus of the extracellular domain to facilitate purification via the poly-His tag.
Multiplex analysis using the Bio-PIcx Workstation and software (BioRad, Hercules, CA) can be performed to determine neutralizing determinants on human FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho by analyzing exemplary human FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho mAbs differential binding to arginine mutants versus wild-type FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho proteins. Any number of bead codes of pentaHis-coated beads (“penta-His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 383) (Qiagen, Valencia, CA; see wwwl.qiagen.com) can be used to capture histidine-tagged protein. The bead codes can allow 0 the multiplexing of FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho arginine mutants and wild-type human FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho.
To prepare the beads, lOOul of wild-type FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho and FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho arginine mutant supernatants from transient expression culture arc bound to penta-Hiscoatcd beads (”pcnta-His” disclosed as SEQ ID NO: 383) overnight at 4°C or 2 hours at room 5 temperature with vigorous shaking. The beads arc then washed as per the manufacturer’s protocol and the bead set pooled and aliquoted into 2 or 3 columns of a 96-well filter plate (Milliporc, BcIIcrica, MA, product #MSBVN1250) for duplicate or triplicate assay points, respectively. 1 ΟΟμΙ anti-FGFRlc and/or anti^-Klotho antibodies in 4-fold dilutions arc added to the wells, incubated for 1 hour at room temperature, and washed. ΙΟΟμΙ of a 1:100 dilution of 0 PE-conjugatcd anti-human IgG Fc (Jackson Labs., Bar Harbor, ME, product #109-116-170) is added to each well, incubated for 1 hour at room temperature and washed. Beads are resuspended in 1% BSA, shaken for 3 minutes, and read on the Bio-PIcx workstation. Antibody binding to FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho arginine mutant protein is compared to antibody binding to the human FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho wild-type from the same pool. A titration of antibody over 25 approximately a 5 log scale can be performed. Median Fluorescence Intensity (MFI) of FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho arginine mutant proteins can be graphed as a percent of maximum wild-type human FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho signal. Those mutants for which signal from all the antibodies are below a cut-off value, e.g., 30% of wild-type FGFRlc and/or β-Klotho can be deemed to be cither of too low a protein concentration on the bead due to poor expression in the transient 30 culture or possibly misfolded and can be excluded from analysis. Mutations (i.e., arginine
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EXAMPLE 11
CONSTRUCTION OF CHIMERIC RECEPTORS
In another method of determining the activation determinants on human FGFRlc and/or 0 β-KIotho that these various antigen binding proteins bind, specific chimeric FGFRlc and/or βKlotho proteins between human and mouse species can be constructed, expressed in transient or stable 293 or CHO cells as described before and tested. For example, a chimeric FGF21 receptor can be constructed comprising native human FGFRlc, FGFR2C, FGFR3c or FGFR4, in one example FGFRlc, paired with chimeric human/mouse β-Klotho in which selected regions or 5 sequences on the human β-KIotho are systematically replaced by the corresponding mousespecific residues (sec, e.g., Figure 2A-2C). Similarly, native human β-KIotho paired with chimeric human/mouse FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4, in one example FGFRlc in which selected regions or sequences on the human FGFRlc arc systematically replaced by the corresponding mouse-specific residues (sec, e.g., the alignments of Figures! A-IB). The critical ) sequences involved in the binding and/or activity of the antigen binding proteins can be derived through binding assay or activity measurements described in previous Examples 4, 5, 6 and 7 based on the chimeric FGF21 receptors.
Example 11.1 Construction of Specific Chimeras
Human-mouse β-Klotho chimeras were constructed using the methodology described in
Example 14. A schematic of the chimeras constructed is presented in Figure 29; summarily, the chimeras generated comprised (from N to C terminus) a fusion of a human β-KIotho sequence fused to a murine β-Klotho sequence fused to a human β-Klotho sequence. Human β-Klotho (SEQ ID NO:8) was used as a framework into which regions of murine β-Klotho (full length
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Murine Residues 82P-520P
PKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSWKTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSY1FLEKDLL
ALDFLGVSFYQFSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLP
LTLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYW1TIHNPYLVAWHGFGTGMHA
PGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLSITLGSHW1EPNRTDNM
EDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEFMKTGAMIPEFSEAEKEEVRGTADFFAFSF
GPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLNLRQVLNW1KLEYDDPQILISENGWFTDSY1KTEDTTAIY 0 MMKNFLNQVLQAIKFDEIRVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFYVDFNSEQKERKP
KSSAHYYKQ1IQDNGFPLKESTPDMKGRFP (SEQ ID NO:470)
Murine Residues 506F-I043S
FPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHLYVWNVTGNRLLYRVEG
VRLKTRPSQCTDY VS1KKRVEM LAKMK VTH YQFALD WTSILPTGNLSKVNRQ VLRYYR CVVSEGLKLGVFPMVTLYHPTHSHLGLPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELG
DLVKLWITINEPNRLSDMYNRTSNDTYRAAI-INLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVS LSLHCDWAEPANPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFEIAWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEYIASKNQRG
LSSSVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFVIHKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFLQD1TRLS SPSRLAVTPWGVRKLLAW1RRNYRDRDIYITANGIDDLALEDDQ1RKYYLEKYVQEALK
AYLIDKVKIKGYYAFKLTEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFRAKSSVQFYSKLISSSGLPAENRSPACG QPAEDTDCTICSFLVEKKPLIFFGCCFISTLAVLLSITVFHHQKRRKFQKARNLQNIPLKK
GHSRVFS (SEQ ID NO:471)
Murine Residues 1M-193L
MKTGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSSDERNTRSRKTMSNRALQRSAVLSAFVLLRAVTGFSGDGK AIWDKKQYVSPVNPSQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSWKTDGRGPSIWDRYVYS
HLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSFYQFSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYY
RALLDSLVLRNIEPIVTL (SEQ ID NO:472)
Murine Residues 82P-302S
PKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSWKTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLL ALDFLGVSFYQFSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRN1EPIVTLYHWDLP
LTLQEEYGGWKNATM1DLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGFGTGMHA
PGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLSITLGS (SEQ ID NO:473)
Murine Residues 194Y-416G
YHWDLPLTLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGF GTGMHAPGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLSITLGSHWIEP NRTDNMEDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEFMKTGAMIPEFSEAEKEEVRGTA
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DFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLNLRQVLNWIKLEYDDPQILISENG (SEQ ID
NO:474)
Murine Residues 302S-506F
SHWIEPNRTDNMEDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEFMKTGAMIPEFSEAEKEE VRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLNLRQVLNWIKLEYDDPQIL1SENGWFT DSY1KTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQAIKFDE1RVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFY VDFNSEQKERKPKSSAHYYKQIIQDNGF (SEQ ID NO:475)
Murine Residues 416G-519P
GWFTDSYIKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQAIKFDEIRVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTR
RGLFYVDFNSEQKERKPKSSAHYYKQIIQDNGFPLKESTPDMKGRF (SEQ ID NO:476)
Murine Residues 507P-632G
PLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHLYVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGV RLKTRPSQCTDYVSIKKRVEMLAKMKVTHYQFALDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRC 0 VVSEGLKLG (SEQ ID NO:477)
Murine Residues 520P-735A
PCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHLYVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGVRLKTRPSQCTDY
VSIKKRVEML AKMKVTHYQFALDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRC VVSEGLKLG VFP
MVTLYHPTHSHLGLPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLWITINEPNR
LSDMYNRTSNDTYRAAHNLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGA (SEQ ID NO:478)
Murine Residues 632G-849Q
GVFPMVTLYHPTHSHLGLPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLW1T1N EPNRLSDMYNRTSNDTYRAAHNLM1AHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVSLSLHCDWAE PANPFVDSFIWKAAERFLQFEIAWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEYIASKNQRGLSSSVLPRFT AKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFV1HKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFLQ (SEQ ID NO;479)
Murine Residues 735A-963S
AVSLSLHCDWAEPANPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFE1AWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEYIASKN
QRGLSSSVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFV1HKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFLQD1T
RLSSPSRLAVTPWGVRKLLAWIRRNYRDRDIYITANGIDDLALEDDQIRKYYLEKYVQE
ALKAYLIDKVKIKGYYAFKLTEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFRAKSSVQFYSKLISSS (SEQ ID
NO:480)
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MKTGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSSDERNTRSRKTMSNRALQRSAVLSAFVLLRAVTGFSGDGK
AiWDKKQYVSPVNPSQLFLYDTF (SEQ ID NO:481)
Murine Residues 82P-193L
PKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSWKTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSY1FLEKDLL ALDFLGVSFYQFS1SWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRN1EPIVTL (SEQ ID
NO:482)
The chimeras generated using the murine β-Klotho sequences comprised the following components:
Construct Identifier Construct SEQ ID NO N-terminal Human β- Klotho Residues Mouse β-Klotho Residues C-terminal Human β-Klotho Residues
hiiBcla_Klolho( 1-81,523- 1044)(muBciaKLOTI10 82-520) 1-81 82-520 523-1044
luiBela_Klolho( 1 - 507)(tnuBetaKLOTJ IO 5O6F- 1O45S) huBcla_Kki!ho( 194- 1044)(nw Beta KLOTHO 1-L193) 1-507 506-1043 1-193 194-1044
huBeta_KIotho( 1-81,3031044)(nniBetaKLOTIIO 82P302S) 1-81 82-302 303-1044
huBcla_Klotlio( 1-193,4191044)(mtiBetaKLOTl 10 Y194416G) 1-193 194-416 419-1044
huBcta_Klotho( 1-301, 5091044)( mtiBclaKLOTHO S3O2F506) 1-301 302-506 509-1044
liuBcta_Kloiho(l-417,5221044XmuBciaKLOTI IO G4I6F519) 1-417 416-519 522-1044
huBeta_KIol ho( 1-507,6351044KmuBcla KLOTHO F060632) 1-508 507-632 635-1044
Ini Bela JClotho( 1-521,738- !044)(mtiBcla KLOTHO 5201’735Λ) 1-521 520-735 738-1044
huBela_Kloiho( 1 -633, 852IO44)(muBela KLOTHO 632G849Q) 1-633 632-849 852-1044
huBeta_Klotlio( 1 -736, 9671044)( inuBeta KLOTHO 735Λ963S) 1-736 735-963 967-1044
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Construct Identifier Construct SEQ ID NO N-terminal Human β- Klotho Residues Mouse β-Klotho Residues C-terminal Human β-Klotho Residues
luiBela_Klolht>(82-J044)(nniBcia KLOTilO 1-81F) 1-81 82-1044
huBeta_KJotho(l-8l, 194IO44)(mtiBela KLOTHO 821’I93L) 1-81 82-193 194-1044
The generated chimeras comprised the following amino acid sequences:
(i) huBeta_Klotho(l-81, 523-1044)(muBctaKLOTHO 82-520)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEW1FFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSV1LSAL1LLRAV
TGFSGDGRAJWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSW
KTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL TLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYW1TIHNPYLVAWHGF GTGMHAPGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRTDNMEDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEFMKTGAMI
PEFSEAEKEEVRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLNLRQVLNW IKLEYDDPQILISENGWFTDSYIKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQAIKFDEI RVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFYVDFNSEQKERKPKSSAHYYKQ1
IQDNGFPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHLYV
WNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFALD
WASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLGLP
EPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1TINEPNRLSDIYN RSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPANP
YADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASK.HRRGLSSSA
LPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFLQD
ITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDDRL RKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFKAK
SSIQFYNKV1SSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPL1FLGC
CFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:455) (ii) huBeta_Klotho(l-507)(muBctaKLOTHO 506F-1045S)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEW1FFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FSiSWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
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Q1IRENGFPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHL
YVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGVRLKTRPSQCTDYVS1KKRVEMLAKMKVTHYQFA
LDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRCVVSEGLKLGVFPMVTLYHPTHSHLG
LPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLWIT1NEPNRLSDM
YNRTSNDTYRAAHNLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVSLSLHCDWAEPA
NPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFEIAWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEYIASKNQRGLSS
SVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFVIHKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFL
QDITRLSSPSRLAVTPWGVRKLLAWIRRNYRDRDIYITANG1DDLALEDD
QIRKYYLEKYVQEALKAYLIDKVKIKGYYAFKLTEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFR
AKSSVQFYSKLISSSGLPAENRSPACGQPAEDTDCTICSFLVEKKPLIFF
GCCFISTLAVLLSITVFHHQKRRKFQKARNLQN1PLKKGHSRVFS (SEQ IDNO:456) (iii) huBeta_Kiotho( 194-1044)( muBetaKLOTHO 1-L193)
MKTGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSSDERNTRSRKTMSNRALQRSAVLSAFVLLRAV
TGFSGDGKAIWDKKQYVSPVNPSQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSW
KTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTI1DIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNL1KAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPR1LIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYT1RRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QIIRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA
LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1T1NEPNRLSDI YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA 0 NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFL
QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYL1DKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSSIQFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLS1AIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRWS (SEQ ID NO:457) (iv) huBcta_Klotho( 1 -81,303-1044)(muBctaKLOTHO 82P-302S)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSW
KTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDLPL
TLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYW1TIHNPYLVAWHGF
GTGMHAPGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
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EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QHRENGFSLK.ESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA
LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDI
YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA
NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFE1AWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREY1ASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRD1QFL QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDD 0 RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSSIQFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:458) (v) huBetaJUotho(l-193,419-1044)(muBetaKLOTHO Y194-416G)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRN1EPIVTLYHWDLPL TLQEEYGGWKNATMIDLFNDYATYCFQTFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGF 0 GTGMHAPGEKGNLTAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYDKNFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRTDNMEDV1NCQHSMSSVLGWFANP1HGDGDYPEFMKTGAMI
PEFSEAEKEEVRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKjMGQNVSLNLRQVLNW
1KLEYDDPQ1LISENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLDEI
RVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYKQ1
IRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHLYV
WNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNJKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFALD
WASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLGLP
EPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDIYN
RSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPANP
YADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREY1ASKHRRGLSSSA
LPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFLQD
ITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRK.LLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASG1DDQALEDDRL
RKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFKAK SSIQFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKK.PLIFLGC 35 CFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:459) (vi) huBcta_KIotho( 1-301, 509-1044)(muBctaKLOTHO S302-F506)
MK.PGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSAL1LLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDF1GVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPDGIVTVANAK.GLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRTDNMEDVINCQHSMSSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEFMKTGAMI
PEFSEAEKEEVRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFRPSNTVVKMGQNVSLNLRQVLNW
IKLEYDDPQILISENGWFTDSYIKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQA1KFDE1
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RVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFYVDFNSEQKERKPKSSAHYYKQI
IQDNGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLK.PESVASSPQFSDPHLYV
WNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFALD
WASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLGLP
EPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDIYN
RSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPANP YADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSSSA LPRLTEAERRLLK.GTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFLQD JTRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDDRL
RKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYL1DKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFKAK
SSIQFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPL1FLGC CFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:460) (vii) huBeta_Klotho(l-417, 522-1044)(muBetaKLOTHO G416-F519)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSV1LSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKN’FFWGIGTGALQVEGSW KKDGKGPS1WDHF1HTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSY1FLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ FSISWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL ALQEKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWFIGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL NWIKLEYNNPRIL1AENGWFTDSYIKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLNQVLQAIKFD
EIRVFGYTAWTLLDGFEWQDAYTTRRGLFYVDFNSEQKERKPKSSAHYYK
Q1IQDNGFPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDI
YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA
NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRD1QFL QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDD RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK AKSSIQFYNKViSSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLiFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:461) (viii) huBeta_Klotho( 1-507,635-1044)(muBcta KLOTHO F06-G632)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FS1SWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTI1DIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMD1FKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLP1FSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
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EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QIIRENGFPLKESTPDMKGRFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHL
YVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGVRLKTRPSQCTDYVS1KKRVEMLAKMKVTHYQFA
LDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1TINEPNRLSDI
YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA
NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREY1ASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFL
QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIY1TASGIDDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYL1DKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSS1QFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLS1AIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:462) (ix) huBeta_Klotlio(l-521,738-1044)(muBeta KLOTHO 520P-735A)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEW1FFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDFIFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDLPL ALQEKYGGWKNDT11DIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY 0 GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANP1HGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQA1RLD
EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QIIRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPEFTVSSPQFTDPHL
YVWNVTGNRLLYRVEGVRLKTRPSQCTDYVS1KKRVEMLAKMKVTHYQFA
LDWTSILPTGNLSKVNRQVLRYYRCVVSEGLKLGVFPMVTLYHPTHSHLG
LPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDM YNRTSNDTYRAAHNLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVSLSLHADWAEPA 0 NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFE1AWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREY1ASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFL
QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIY1TASGIDDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSSIQFYNKV1SSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIA1FQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQH1PLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:463) (x) huBeta_Klotho( 1-633, 852-1044)(muBeta KLOTHO 632G-849Q)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDEITTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVJLSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FS1SWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDT1ID1FNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYW1TIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANP1HGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NW1KLEYNNPR1L1AENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTA1YMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
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EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QIIRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA
LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGVFPMVTLYHPTHSHLG
LPLPLLSSGGWLNMNTAKAFQDYAELCFRELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDM
YNRTSNDTYRAAHNLMIAHAQVWHLYDRQYRPVQHGAVSLSLHCDWAEPA NPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFE1AWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEY1ASKNQRGLSS SVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFVIHKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFL QD1TRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASG1DDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYL1DKVR1KGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSS1QFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPL1FL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:464) (xi) huBeta_Klotho( 1-736,967-1044)(muBeta KLOTHO 735A-963S)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEW1FFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRA1WSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW KKDGKGPSIWDHF1HTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPDGIVTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL ALQEKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
J GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLSITL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
Q11RENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVN1KKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1T1NEPNRLSDI YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHCDWAEPA
NPFVDSHWKAAERFLQFEIAWFADPLFKTGDYPSVMKEYIASKNQRGLSS
SVLPRFTAKESRLVKGTVDFYALNHFTTRFVIHKQLNTNRSVADRDVQFL
QDITRLSSPSRLAVTPWGVRKLLAW1RRNYRDRDIY1TANGIDDLALEDD
QIRKYYLEKYVQEALKAYLIDKVKIKGYYAFKLTEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFR AKSSVQFYSKLISSSGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIAIFQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:465) (xii) huBcta_Klotho(82-1044)(muBeta KLOTHO I-81F)
MKTGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSSDERNTRSRKTMSNRALQRSAVLSAFVLLRAV TGFSGDGKAIWDKKQYVSPVNPSQLFLYDTFPKNFFWGIGTGALQVEGSW
KKDGKGPSIWDHFIHTHLKNVSSTNGSSDSYIFLEKDLSALDFIGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPDG1VTVANAKGLQYYSTLLDALVLRNIEPIVTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTI1D1FNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYW1TIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRIL1AENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
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E1RVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYT1RRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
QIIRENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA
LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLGISAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLWITINEPNRLSDI
YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA
NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFE1AWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFL
QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSS1QFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPLIFL
GCCFFSTLVLLLS1A1FQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:466) (xiii) huBeta_Klotho(l-81, 194-1044)(muBeta KLOTHO 82P-193L)
MKPGCAAGSPGNEWIFFSTDE1TTRYRNTMSNGGLQRSVILSALILLRAV
TGFSGDGRAIWSKNPNFTPVNESQLFLYDTFPKNFSWGVGTGAFQVEGSW
KTDGRGPSIWDRYVYSHLRGVNGTDRSTDSYIFLEKDLLALDFLGVSFYQ
FSISWPRLFPNGTVAAVNAQGLRYYRALLDSLVLRNIEP1VTLYHWDLPL
ALQEKYGGWKNDTIIDIFNDYATYCFQMFGDRVKYWITIHNPYLVAWHGY
GTGMHAPGEKGNLAAVYTVGHNLIKAHSKVWHNYNTHFRPHQKGWLS1TL
GSHWIEPNRSENTMDIFKCQQSMVSVLGWFANPIHGDGDYPEGMRKKLFS
VLPIFSEAEKHEMRGTADFFAFSFGPNNFKPLNTMAKMGQNVSLNLREAL
NWIKLEYNNPRILIAENGWFTDSRVKTEDTTAIYMMKNFLSQVLQAIRLD
EIRVFGYTAWSLLDGFEWQDAYTIRRGLFYVDFNSKQKERKPKSSAHYYK
Q11RENGFSLKESTPDVQGQFPCDFSWGVTESVLKPESVASSPQFSDPHL
YVWNATGNRLLHRVEGVRLKTRPAQCTDFVNIKKQLEMLARMKVTHYRFA
LDWASVLPTGNLSAVNRQALRYYRCVVSEGLKLG1SAMVTLYYPTHAHLG
LPEPLLHADGWLNPSTAEAFQAYAGLCFQELGDLVKLW1TINEPNRLSD1
YNRSGNDTYGAAHNLLVAHALAWRLYDQQFRPSQRGAVSLSLHADWAEPA
NPYADSHWRAAERFLQFEIAWFAEPLFKTGDYPAAMREYIASKHRRGLSS
SALPRLTEAERRLLKGTVDFCALNHFTTRFVMHEQLAGSRYDSDRDIQFL
QDITRLSSPTRLAVIPWGVRKLLRWVRRNYGDMDIYITASGIDDQALEDD
RLRKYYLGKYLQEVLKAYLIDKVRIKGYYAFKLAEEKSKPRFGFFTSDFK
AKSS1QFYNKVISSRGFPFENSSSRCSQTQENTECTVCLFLVQKKPL1FL
GCCFFSTLVLLLSIA1FQRQKRRKFWKAKNLQHIPLKKGKRVVS (SEQ ID NO:467)
Various antigen binding proteins provided herein, as well as human FGF21, were tested for the ability to activate the chimeras in L6 cells. Figure 30 correlates the observed results with each tested molecule.
These data indicate that while human FGF2I was able to activate FGFRlc combined with all of the human/mousc β-Klotho chimeras (“+” sign indicate activity on the receptor), the substitutions of mouse sequences into human β-Klotho affected the activities of 16F17, 37D3,
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EXAMPLE 12
PROTEASE PROTECTION ANALYSIS
Regions of the human FGF21 receptor bound by the antigen binding proteins that bind human FGF21 receptor, e.g., FGFRlc, β-Klotho or FGFRlc and β-Klotho complex can be identified by fragmenting human FGF2 1 receptor into peptides with specific proteases, e.g., 0 AspN, Lys-C, chymotrypsin or trypsin. The sequence of the resulting human FGF21 receptor peptides (i.e., both disulfide- and non-disulfidc-containing peptide fragments from FGFRlc and β-Kiotho portions) can then be determined. In one example, soluble forms of a human FGF21 receptor, e.g., a complex comprising the FGFRlc ECD-Fc and β-KIotho ECD-Fc heterodimer described herein can be digested with AspN (which cleaves after aspartic acid and some glutamic 5 acid residues at the amino end) by incubating about 100 pg of soluble FGF21 receptor at 1.0 mg/ml in 0.1 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.5) for 20 hrs at 37°C with 2 pg of AspN.
A peptide profile of the AspN digests can then be generated on HPLC chromatography while a control digestion with a similar amount of antibody is expected to be essentially resistant to AspN endoprotease. A protease protection assay can then be performed to determine the ) proteolytic digestion of human FGF21 receptor in the presence of the antigen binding proteins.
The general principle of this assay is that binding of an antigen binding protein to the FGF21 receptor can result in protection of certain specific protease cleavage sites and this information can be used to determine the region or portion of FGF21 receptor where the antigen binding protein binds.
Briefly, the peptide digests can be subjected to HPLC peptide mapping; the individual peaks are collected, and the peptides are identified and mapped by on-line elcctrospray ionization LC-MS (ESI-LC-MS) analyses and/or by N-tcrminal sequencing. HPLC analyses for these studies can be performed using a narrow bore reverse-phase Cl8 column (Agilent Technologies) for off-line analysis and using a capillary reverse phase Cl8 column (The Separation Group) for
LC-MS. HPLC peptide mapping can be performed with a linear gradient from 0.05% trifluoroacctic acid (mobile phase A) to 90% acetonitrile in 0.05% trifluoroacctic acid. Columns
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Sequence analyses can be conducted by on-line LC-MS/MS and by Edman sequencing on the peptide peaks recovered from HPLC. On-line ES1 LC-MS analyses of the peptide digest 5 can be performed to determine the precise mass and sequence of the peptides that arc separated by HPLC. The identities of selected peptides present in the peptide peaks from the protease digestion can thus be determined.
EXAMPLE 13
CYNOMOLGOUS MONKEY STUDY
A construct encoding the antigen binding protein designated herein as 16H7 was generated using the methodology disclosed in Examples 1-3. 16H7 was expressed, purified and characterized as described in Examples 1-5 and was studied in vivo in obese cynomolgus monkeys. 16H7 is a fully human IgGl antibody and is described by the sequences provided in 5 Tables I-4,.w/w.
Example 13.1
Study Design
The study was conducted in obese cynomolgus monkeys. The monkeys were 8-19 years 0 old. Their body weights ranged from 7-14 kg and BMI ranged from 36-74 kg/m2. Monkeys were acclimated for 6 weeks prior to the initiation of compound administration. During the acclimation period, the monkeys were familiarized with study-related procedures, including chair-restraint, subcutaneous injection (PBS, 0.1 ml/kg), gavage (water. 10 ml/kg), and blood drawn for non-OGTT and OGTT samples. After 4 weeks of training, baseline OGTT and 25 plasma metabolic parameters were measured. 20 monkeys were selected and randomized into two treatment groups to achieve similar baseline levels of body weight, glucose OGTT profiles, and plasma glucose and triglyceride levels.
The study was conducted in a blinded fashion. Vehicle (n=10), 16H7 (n-10).
Compound was given every other week (5 mg/kg). On the week when animals were not injected with 16H7, they received vehicle injection instead. After 2 injections of 16H7, animals were monitored during an additional 6 weeks for compound washout and recovery from treatments.
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Food intake, body weight, clinical chemistry and OGTT were monitored throughout the study. Food intake was measured every meal. Body weight was measured weekly. Blood samples were collected on different days in fasted or fed state to measure glucose, insulin and triglyceride levels. OGTTs were conducted every two weeks after the initiation of the study. The day 5 starting the treatment is designated as 0 and the detailed study plan is shown in Figure 14.
The results presented in this Example represent data collected throughout the 68 days of the study.
Example 13.2
Effect of 16H7 on Food Intake
Animals were fed twice a day, with each animal receiving 120 g of formulated food established during the acclimation period. The remaining food was removed and weighed after each meal to calculate food intake. The feeding times were from 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM (±30 minutes) and then from 4:30PM to 5:00PM (±30 minutes). Fruit (150 g) was supplied to each 5 animal at 11:30 to 12:30 PM (±30 minutes) evciy day.
Compared with vehicle, 16H7 reduced food intake in the monkeys. The effect diminished and the food intake returned to close to baseline or control levels after about 21 days of treatment. 161-17 did not have a significant effect on AM food intake (Figure 15) and only modestly reduced food intake on PM meal during the treatment (Figure 16). An increase in AM 0 food intake was seen after day 49 (Figure 15). Throughout the study (and even during the acclimation period), fruit intake seemed lower in the 16H7 group compared to the vehicle group. Overall. 16H7 showed a significant effect on inhibiting food intake.
Example 13.3
Effect of 16117 on Body Weight
Body weight was monitored weekly throughout the study. Over the course of the 4 week treatments, the body weight of animals treated with vehicle remained constant while body weight of animals treated with 16H7 progressively decreased. Body weight did not return to baseline by the end of the 6 weeks wash out period (Figure 17).
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Example 13.4
Effect of 16H7 on Body Mass Index (BMI),
Abdominal Circumference (AC) and Skin Fold Thickness (SET)
BMI, AC and SFT were monitored weekly throughout the study, both pre- and post5 administration of test compound when the body weight was taken. BMI is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. SFT is the thickness of a double layer of skin and the fat beneath it as measured with a caliper. BMI, SFT and AC are relatively accurate, simple, and inexpensive measurements of body composition, particularly indicative of subcutaneous fat. Animals treated with vehicle showed relatively stable BMI, SFT 0 and AC throughout the study. Animals treated with 16H7 showed decreased levels of BMI, AC and SFT over the course of the 4 week study, suggesting that 16H7 compound resulted in reduction of fat mass. Results arc shown in Figures 18-20, respectively. These measured parameters did not come back to baseline values at the end of the 6 weeks wash out period.
Example 13.5
Effect of 16II7 on Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
OGTTs were conducted before and after initiation of treatments. Before I6H7 injections baseline values for glucose and insulin levels were measured throughout the OGTT (Figures 21 and 22, respectively) and were not statistically significantly different between the vehicle and 0 16H7 groups. Post-dose OGTTs were performed every two weeks during the treatment period and after 3 weeks of wash out period. 16H7 slightly improved glucose tolerance after 4 weeks of treatment and 3 weeks of wash out period. The animal model used is not glucose intolerant explaining the modest effects observed (Figure 21). Insulin levels were statistically significantly decreased in animals treated with 16H7 (significance observed at time 0 during the OGTT 25 performed after 2 weeks of treatment, at time 0 and 15 minutes during the OGTT performed after weeks of treatment and at time 0 and 60 minutes during the OGTT performed after 2 weeks of treatment) (Figure 22).
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Example 13.6
Effect of 16H7 on Fasting anti Fed Blood Glucose and Insulin Levels
Blood was collected from overnight fasted animals or in fed conditions after the AM feeding. In the fasted conditions, blood drawn was conducted weekly 5 days post each 5 injection. In the fed conditions, blood drawn was conducted on days 2, 11, 16, 25 and 46 post first injection. 16H7 did not reduce fasting or fed blood glucose levels (Figures 23 and 25). No hypoglycemia was observed in any of the monkeys treated with 16H7. 16H7 did, however, result in a statistically significant decrease in fasting and fed plasma insulin levels (Figures 24 and 26).
Example 13.7
Effect of 16H7 on Triglyceride Levels
Measurements were made from the same samples collected for glucose and insulin measurements. Triglyceride levels were significantly reduced in animals treated with 16H7 5 when measured in fasted or fed conditions (Figures 27 and 28).
Example 13.8 Conclusions
In a study conducted in male obese cynomolgus monkeys, animals treated with 16FI7 0 showed improved metabolic parameters. Body weight was reduced and body composition was improved. Short-term reduction of food intake was observed and the effect diminished and the food intake recovered to baseline or control levels at 21 days into the study. Fasting insulin and triglyceride levels were also reduced by 16H7. Insulin levels measured during OGTT were also improved.
EXAMPLE 14
VARIANT FORMS OF
ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS 16H7 AND 22H5
Antigen binding proteins 16H7 and 22H5, which are described herein in Tables 1-4, were mutated to impart different properties to the molecule, such as changes in solubility, pl, overall charge, immunogenicity in humans and in animal models, stability, etc. The mutations comprised additions, deletions or substitutions in cither the light chain (designated “LC”, SEQ
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ID NO: 14) or heavy chain (designated “HC”, SEQ ID NO:32) of the molecule. The disclosed single point mutations were made individually or two or more mutations were combined.
Examples of mutations and combinations of mutations that were introduced into the 16H7 heavy and light chain sequences include the following:
I83K (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ ID NO:396)
E16Q (in 16H7 heavy chain) + V24F (in 16H7 heavy chain) + 183T (in 16H7 heavy chain)+ S100I (in 16H7 heavy chain)+ T119L (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ ID NO:395) D109S (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ IDNO:401)
Deletion of Y107 (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ ID NO:400)
Insertion of a Y residue on the N-terminal side of Y107 (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ ID
NO:405)
D88R.+ P89A+ V90E (in 16H7 heavy chain) (SEQ ID NO:398)
D49Y (in 16H7 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:386)
D49A (in 161-17 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:387)
D91A (in 16H7 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:388)
D49A (in 16H7 light chain)+ D91A (in 16H7 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:389)
Q16K (in I6H7 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:385)
Examples of mutations and combinations of mutations that were introduced into the ) 22H5 heavy and light chain sequences include the following:
N92Q (in 22H5 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:402)
S94A (in 22H5 light chain) (SEQ ID NO:403)
C109S (in 22H5 heavy chain) (SEQ ID NO:404)
Summarily, the generated antigen binding proteins comprised the following pairs of
16H7 heavy and light chains:
(i) 16H7 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) paired with a 16H7 heavy chain comprising 183K (SEQ ID NO:396);
(ii) 16H7 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) paired with a 16H7 heavy chain comprising
E16Q, V24F, I83T, SI001, T119L (SEQ ID NO:395);
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(iv) 16H7 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) paired with a 16H7 heavy chain comprising the deletion of Y107 (SEQ ID NO:400);
(v) 16H7 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) paired with a 16H7 heavy chain comprising the insertion of a Y residue on the N-tcrminal side of Y107 (SEQ ID NO:405);
(vi) 16H7 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 14) paired with a 16H7 heavy chain comprising D88R, P89A, V90E, (SEQ ID NO:398);
(vii) 16H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) paired with a 16H7 light chain comprising D49Y (SEQ ID NO:386);
(viii) I6H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) paired with a 16H7 light chain comprising D49A (LC) (SEQ ID NO:387);
(xi) 16H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) paired with a 16H7 light chain comprising D91A (SEQ ID NO:388);
(ix) 16H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) paired with a I6H7 light chain comprising D49A, D9IA (SEQ ID NO:389);
(x) 16H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) paired with a 16H7 light chain comprising Q16K (LC) (SEQ ID NO:385);
and the following pairs of 22H5 heavy and light chain sequences:
(xi) 22H5 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:31) paired with a 22H5 light chain comprising N92Q (LC) (SEQ ID NO:402);
(xii) 22H5 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:31) paired with a 22H5 light chain comprising S94A (LC) (SEQ ID NO:403);
(xiii) 22H5 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 13) paired with a 22H5 heavy chain comprising C109S (HC) (SEQ ID NO:404);
(xiv) 22H5 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 13) parted with a 22H5 heavy chain comprising an insertion of of a tyrosine residue at position 107 (SEQ ID NO:405).
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The amino acid sequences for the generated light chain variants are shown in Table 6:
Table 6A
Amino Acid Sequences of 16H7 anti 22H5 Variants
Core Sequence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Xfitriant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16FI7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 light chain D49A H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYA DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 387
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16I< H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16I-I7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 light chain D91A H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWAGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 388
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARJTCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTH EG STVEKTV APTECS 386
16H7 light chain D49A + D91A H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARJTCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYA DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWAGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 389
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARJTCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain V24F L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTFS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCAR SVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 390
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVS VAPG KTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLT1S RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCL1SDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTAR.ITCGGN N1GSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain 183T L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLT1SKDT SKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKT1SKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 391
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTEC'S 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain V24F+ I83T L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTFS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 392
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain E16Q +V24F +I83T L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTQTLTLTCTFS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQWLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSD1AVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 393
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCL1SDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITC'GGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCL1SDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain E16Q +V24F +183T +T119 L L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTQTLTLTCTFS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTLV TVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSEST AALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGAL TSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTV PSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVD KTVERKCCVEC'PPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDV SHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKT KPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDW LNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKT1SK TKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQ VSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 394
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 ’ SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain E16Q +V24F +I83T +S100 1+TJ1 9L L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTQTLTLTCTFS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA R1VVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTLVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 395
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain 183K L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLKMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPM LDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 396
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain SI 001 L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCAR 1VVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTV SSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAA LGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTS GVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPS SNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKT VERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLF PPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSH EDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP REEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLN GKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTK GQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSL TCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPEN NYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVD KSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPGK 397
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARJTCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain D88R +P89A +V90 E L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSOVVLIMTNMRAEDTATYYCAR SV VTGG Y YYDGMDV WGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVEC’PPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSD1AVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 398
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
I6H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain D88R +P89A +V90 E+S10 01 L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLIMTNMRAEDTATYYCAR 1VVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTV SSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAA LGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTS GVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPS SNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKT VERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLF PPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSH EDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP REEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLN GKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTK GQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSL TCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPEN NYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVD KSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPGK 399
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Core Sequence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSG1PERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain Dclcti on of Y107 L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSW1RQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSOVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCAR SVVTGGYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVS SASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSG VHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS NFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTV ERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHE DPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPR EEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNG KEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKTKG QPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVS LT CLVKGFYPSD1AVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKS RWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPGK 400
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain D109S L3 14 | , jr^‘j* j' g GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVL1MTNMDPVDTATYYCAR SVVTGGYYYSGMDVWGQGTTVTV SSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAA LGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTS GVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPS SNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKT VERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLF PPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSH EDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP REEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLN GKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTISKTK GQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSL TCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPEN NYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVD KSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPGK 401
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
22H5 light chain N92Q I-I2 31 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSQSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVY DDSDRPSG1PERFSGSNSGNTATLTI SRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDQTSDHV VFGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPP SSEELQANKATLVCL1SDFYPGAVT VAWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQS NNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYS CQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 402
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
22H5 light chain S94A H2 31 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSQSVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVY DDSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLT1 SRVEAGDEADYYCQVWDNTADHV VFGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPP SSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVT VAWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQS NNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYS CQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 403
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain QI6K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTAR1TCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKAN PTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
22H5 heavy chain C109S L2 13 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLSNARMGVSW1RQPPGKALEW LAH1FSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCA RILLVGAYYYSGMDVWGQGTTVT VSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTA ALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALT SGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDK TVERKCCVEC'PPCPAPPVAGPSVFL FPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVS HEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK PREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWL NGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTJSKT KGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQV SLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPE NNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 404
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Core Se- quence Variation Paired With SEQ ID NO of Paired Sequence Amino Acid Sequence of Variant Chain SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGKTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYD DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGSPVKAGVETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 385
16H7 light chain D49Y H3 32 SYVLTQPPSVSVAPGQTARITCGGN NIGSESVHWYQQKPGQAPVLVVYY DSDRPSGIPERFSGSNSGNTATLTIS RVEAGDEADYYCQVWDGNSDHVV FGGGTKLTVLGQPKANPTVTLFPPS SEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTV AWKADGS P VKAG VETTKPSKQSN NKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSC QVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS 386
16H7 heavy chain Inserti on of Y107 L3 14 QVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVS GFSLNNARMGVSWIRQPPGKALEW LAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDT SKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYYCAR SVVTGGYYYYDGMDVWGOGTTV TVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSEST AALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGAL TSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTV PSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVD KTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVF LFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDV SHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKT KPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDW LNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKT1SK TKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQ VSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK 405
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Table 6B
Nucleic Acid Sequences of 16H7 and 22H5 Variants
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGAAAGACGGCCAGGATT ACCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGA AAGTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGG CCAGGCCCCTGTGCTGGTCGTCTATGATGA TAGCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCG ATTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGC CACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGG GGATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTG GGATGGTAATAGTGACCATGTGGTATTCGG CGGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCA GCCCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTT CCCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAA CAAGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGA CTTCTACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTG GAAGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGG GAGTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAG AGCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTA CCTGAGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTC CCACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCA TGAAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGG CC’CCTACAGAATGTTCA 406
16H7 light chain D49Y TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAA AGTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGC CAGGCCCCTGTGCTGGTCGTCTATTATGAT AGCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGA TTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCC ACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGG GATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGG GATGGTAATAGTGACCATGTGGTATTCGGC 407
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
GGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAG CCCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTC CCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAAC AAGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGAC TTC’TACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTGG AAGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGG AGTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGA GCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTACC TGAGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCC ACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATG AAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCC CCTACAGAATGTTCA
I6H7 light chain D49A TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAA AGTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGC CAGGCCCCTGTGCTGGTCGTCTATGCTGAT AGCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGA TjctctGGCTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCC ACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGG GATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGG GATGGTAATAGTGACCATGTGGTATTCGGC GGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAG CCCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTC CCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAAC AAGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGAC TTCTACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTGG AAGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGG AGTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGA GCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTACC TGAGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCC ACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATG AAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCC CCTACAGAATGTTCA 408
I6H7 light chain D91A TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAA AGTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGC 409
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CAGGCCCCTGTGCTGGTCGTCTATGATGAT AGCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGA TTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCC ACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGG GATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGG GCTGGTAATAGTGACCATGTGGTATTCGGC GGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAG CCCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTC CCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAAC AAGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGAC TTCTACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTGG AAGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGG AGTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGA GCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTACC TGAGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCC ACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATG AAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCC CCTACAGAATGTTCA
I6H7 light chain D49A+D91 A TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGC’CACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTGAA AGTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGC CAGGCCCCTGTGCTGGTCGTCTATGCTGAT AGCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGA TTCTCTGGCTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCC ACCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGG GATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGG GCTGGTAATAGTGACCATGTGGTATTCGGC GGAGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAG CCCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTC CCGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAAC AAGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGAC TTCTACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTGG AAGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGG AGTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGA GCAACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTACC TGAGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCC ACAGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATG 410
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
AAGGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCC CCTACAGAATGTTCA
16H7 heavy chain V24F CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCTTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACA ATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTC AGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCC’CTGGAGTGGCTTG CACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCCT ACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCA TCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGG TCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGG ACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCAG TAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA TGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCA CCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCAT CGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA 411
205
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCC'GTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain I83T CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCC'CCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT 412
206
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGC'GTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCC'CAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain V24F+183T CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCTTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACA ATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTC AGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTG CACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCCT ACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCA TCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGG TCCTAACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGG ACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCAG TAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA TGGACGTCTGGGGC'CAAGGGACCACGGTCA CCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCAT CGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG 413
207
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGC'AGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACC'AGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAQCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCAC’CGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGG CTCTGC ACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+V24 F+183T CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACACAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCTTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACA ATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTC AGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTG CACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCCT ACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCA TCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGG TCCTAACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGG ACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCAG TAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA 414
208
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
TGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCA CCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCAT CGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy E16Q+V24 F+183T+T1 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACACAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCTTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACA 415
209
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
chain 19L ATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTC AGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTG CACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCCT ACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCA TCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGG TCCTAACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGG ACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCAG TAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA TGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCCTGGTCA CCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCAT CGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTC'CCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA
210
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGC'ATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+V24 F+I83T+S1 00I+T119L CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACACAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCTTCTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACA ATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGTC AGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTG CACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCCT ACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCA TCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGG TCCTAACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGG ACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGATCG TAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA TGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCCTGGTCA CCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCAT CGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC 416
211
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain 183K CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCC'TGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGC’AGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAAAGATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCC'AGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCC'TCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA 417
212
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTC’CAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGC'CGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTC’TCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTC'CCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain S100I CAGGTCACC-TTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTC'GAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTC'TGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGATC GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACC'GG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAAC'TCAGGCGCTCTGA 418
213
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCC'TGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P89 A+V90E CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGAGAGCTGAG 419
214
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAAC'CACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
215
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P89 A+V90E+S 1001 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGAGAGCTGAG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGATC GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGC'CAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG G AGTACA AGTGCA AGGTCTCCAAC AAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT 420
216
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA C'AGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
I6H7 heavy chain Deletion of ¥107 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTAC|TACGACGGTATG GACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACC GTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCG GTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGAGC ACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGC CTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTG ACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGACC AGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCCTA CAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGC GTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCGGC ACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCAC AAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAC AGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGCCC ACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGACC GTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAG GACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAG GTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCAC GAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTAC GTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAG ACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAG 421
217
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTT GTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGA GTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCT CCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAA AACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGG TGTACACCCTGCCCCCATC'CCGGGAGGAGA TGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCC TGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCG CCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCG GAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCATG CTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACA GCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGG CAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTG ATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACG CAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA
J.6H7 heavy chain D109S CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACAGCGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC 422
218
2019210504 30 Jul 2019
Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCC'CGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACC'CCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
22H5 light chain N92Q TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTCAAA GTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCC AGGCCCCTGTCCTGGTCGTCTATGATGATA GCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGAT TCTCTGGTTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCCA CCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGGG ATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGGG ATCAGACTAGTGATCATGTGGTATTCGGCG GGGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGC CCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTCC CGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAACA AGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGACT TCTACCCGGGAGC'TGTGACAGTGGCCTGGA 423
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I Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
AGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGA GTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGAGC AACAACAAGTACGC'GGCCAGCAGCTACCTG AGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCAC AGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAA GGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA
22H5 light chain S94A TCCTATGTGCTGACTCAGCCACCCTCGGTGT CAGTGGCCCCAGGACAGACGGCCAGGATTA CCTGTGGGGGAAACAACATTGGAAGTCAAA GTGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGCC AGGCCCCTGTCCTGGTCGTCTATGATGATA GCGACCGGCCCTCAGGGATCCCTGAGCGAT TC’TCTGGTTCCAACTCTGGGAACACGGCCA CCCTGACCATCAGCAGGGTCGAAGCCGGGG ATGAGGCCGACTATTACTGTCAGGTGTGGG ATAATACTGCTGATCATGTGGTATTCGGCG GGGGGACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTAGGTCAGC CCAAGGCCAACCCCACTGTCACTCTGTTCC CGCCCTCCTCTGAGGAGCTCCAAGCCAACA AGGCCACACTAGTGTGTCTGATCAGTGACT TCTACCCGGGAGCTGTGACAGTGGCCTGGA AGGCAGATGGCAGCCCCGTCAAGGCGGGA GTGGAGACCACCAAACCCTCCAAACAGAGC AACAACAAGTACGCGGCCAGCAGCTACCTG AGCCTGACGCCCGAGCAGTGGAAGTCCCAC AGAAGCTACAGCTGCCAGGTCACGCATGAA GGGAGCACCGTGGAGAAGACAGTGGCCCC TACAGAATGTTCA 424
22H5 heavy chain CI09S CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAGC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTTACCATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG 425
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGATA TTATTAGTGGGAGCTTACTACTACAGCGGT ATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTC ACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCA TCGGTCTTCCCC’CTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGA GCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCT GCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGG TGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTCTGA CCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTGTCC TACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCA GCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTTCG GCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATC ACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAG ACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGTGC CCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAGGA CCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCA AGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTG AGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCC ACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCC'AGTTCAACTGGT ACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCA AGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAAC AGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACC GTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAG GAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGC CTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGA GATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTG CCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACAT CGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGC CGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCTCCCA TGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTA CAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGT GGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCG TGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACA CGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTA AA
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain Insertion of Y107 CAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTG CTGGTGAAACCCACAGAGACCCTCACGCTG ACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAAC AATGCTAGAATGGGTGTGAGCTGGATCCGT CAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTT GCACACATTTTTTCGAATGACGAAAAATCC TACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACC ATCTCCAAGGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTG GTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTG GACACAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCA GTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTATTACTACGAC GGTATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACG GTCACCGTCTCTAGTGCCTCCACCAAGGGC CCATCGGTCTTCCCC'CTGGCGCCCTGCTCCA GGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCGGCCCTGG GCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAAC CGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCTC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCAGCTG TCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAG CAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAACTT CGGCACCCAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGA TCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGACAGTTGAGCGCAAATGTTGTGTCGAGT GCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCACCTGTGGCAG GACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACC CAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCC TGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAG CCACGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTG GTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGC CAAGACAAAGCCACGGGAGGAGCAGTTCA ACAGCACGTTCCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCA CCGTTGTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCA AGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAA GGCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATC TCCAAAACCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACC ACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGA GGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCG 426
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Core Sequence Variation Nucleic Acid Sequence SEQ ID NO:
ACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGG CAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACACCT CCCATGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCC TCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCT CCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACT ACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGG GTAAA
Table 6C
CDR Amino Acid Sequences of Variants
Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDRS CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K F\V GGNNI GSESV H 166 DDSDR PS 176 QVWDG NSDHVV 188
16H7 light chain D49Y CDR2 GGNNI GSESV H 166 ydsdr PS 427 QVWDG NSDHVV 188
16H7 light chain D49A CDR2 GGNNI GSESV LJ Π 166 ADS DR PS 428 QVWDG NSDHVV 188
16H7 light chain D91A CDR3 GGNNI GSESV H 166 DDSDR PS 176 QVWAG NSDHVV 429
16H7 light chain D49A+ D91A CDR2, CDR3 GGNNI GSESV H 166 ADSDR PS 427 QVWAG NSDHVV 430
16H7 heavy chain V24F FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDRS SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain I83T FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
I6H7 heavy chain V24F+1 83T FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+ V24F+1 83T FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK s 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+ V24F+I 83T+T1 19L FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK s 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+ V24F+I 83T+S1 001+Tll 9L FW, CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 IVVTGG YYYDG MDV 431
16H7 heavy chain I83K FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK s 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
16H7 heavy chain SI 001 CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 IVVTGG YYYDG MDV 432
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P 89A+V9 OE FW NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYDG MDV 148
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P 89A+V9 0E+S10 01 FW, CDR3 HARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK s 133 IVVTGG yyydg MDV 433
16H7 heavy chain Deletion ofY107 CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYDGM DV 434
I6H7 heavy chain D109S CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYSGM DV 435
22H5 light chain N92Q CDR3 GGNNI GSQSV H 167 DDSDR PS 176 QVWDQ TSDHVV 436
22H5 light chain S94A CDR3 GGNNI GSQSV H 167 DDSDR PS 176 QVWDN TADHVV 437
22H5 heavy chain C109S CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 ILLVGA YYYSGM DV 438
16H7 heavy chain Insertion ofY107 CDR3 NARM GVS 122 HIFSN DEKSY STSLK S 133 SVVTGG YYYYDG MDV 439
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Table 6D
CDR Nucleic Acid Sequences of Variants
Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 light chain Q16K FW GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TGAAA GTG TGCAC 239 GATGA TAGCG ACCGG CCCTC A 249 CAGGTG TGGGAT GGTAAT AGTGAT CATGTG GTA 260
161-17 light chain D49Y CDR2 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TGAAA GTG TGCAC 239 TATGA TAGCG ACCGG CCCTC A 442 CAGGTG TGGGAT GGTAAT AGTGAT CATGTG GTA 260
16H7 light chain D49A CDR2 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TGAAA GTG TGCAC 239 GCTG ATAGC GACCG GCCCT CA 443 CAGGTG TGGGAT GGTAAT AGTGAT CATGTG GTA 260
16H7 light chain D91A CDR3 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TGAAA GTG TGCAC 239 GATGA TAGCG ACCGG CCCTC A 249 CAGGTG TGGGCT GGTAAT AGTGAC CATGTG GTA 445
16H7 light chain D49A+ D91A CDR2, CDR3 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TGAAA GTG TGCAC 239 GCTG ATAGC GACCG GCCCT C'A 444 CAGGTG TGGGCT GGTAAT AGTGAC CATGTG GTA 445
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain V24F FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
16H7 heavy chain I83T FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
16H7 heavy chain V24F+1 83T FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+ V24F+I 83T FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
16H7 heavy chain E16Q+ V24F+I 83T+T1 19L FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
16H7 heavy chain El 6Q1 V24F+I 83T+S1 OOI+T11 9L FW, CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT γ TT1 TT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 ATCGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 446
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain 183K FW AATGC TAG A A TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
16H7 heavy chain SI 001 CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 ATCGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 446
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P 89A+V9 OE FW AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC 221
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
16H7 heavy chain D88R+P 89A+V9 0E+S10 01 FW, CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 ATCGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACGAC GGTATG GACGTC *44ό
I6H7 heavy chain Deletion of Y107 CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC GACGGT ATGGAC GTC 447
16H7 heavy chain D109S CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAC TACAGC GGTATG GACGTC 448
22H5 light chain N92Q CDR3 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TCAAA GTG TGCAC 240 GATGA TAGCG ACCGG CCCTC A 249 CAGGTG TGGGAT CAGACT AGTGAT CATGTG GTA 449
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Core Sequence Variation Location of Mutation CDR1 CDR1 SEQ ID NO CDR2 CDR2 SEQ ID NO CDR3 CDR3 SEQ ID NO:
22FI5 light chain S94A CDR3 GGGGG AAACA ACATT GGAAG TCAAA GTG TGCAC 240 GATGA TAGCG ACCGG CCCTC A 249 CAGGTG TGGGAT AATACT GCTGAT CATGTG GTA 450
22H5 heavy chain Cl CDS CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TC’CTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 ATATTA TTAGTG GGAGCT TACTAC TACAGC GGTATG GACGTC 451
16H7 heavy chain Insertion ofYI07 CDR3 AATGC TAGAA TGGGT GTGAG C 196 CACAT TTTTT CGAAT GACGA AAAA TCCTA CAGCA CATCT CTGAA GAGC 206 TCAGTA GTAACT GGCGGC TACTAT TACTAC GACGGT ATGGAC GTC 452
Additionally, a “hemibody” was generated and studied. This structure comprised the 16H7 light chain (L3; SEQ ID NO;50), which was paired with an engineered form of the 16H7 heavy chain; the engineered heavy chain comprised the 16H7 heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:32) 5 joined via a (G^S)» linker (SEQ ID NO:440) to an lgG2 Fc sequence (SEQ ID NO:441), which paired with the Fc sequence of the 16H7 heavy chain. The component parts of the hemibody have the following sequences:
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16H7 Heavy Chain
MDMRVPAQLLGLLLLWLRGARCQVTLKESGPVLVICPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLNNARMGV
SWJRQPPGKALEWLAH1FSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLTISKDTSKSQVVL1MTNMDPVDTATYY CARSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVK
DYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHK.P
SNTKVDKTVERKSSVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHED
PEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKG LPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSP 0 (SEQ ID NO:32)
Linker
GGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGS (SEQ IDNO:440)
IgG2 Fc
ERKSSVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYV DGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAP1EKTIS KTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTK.NQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPP MLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO:441)
The full hemibody heavy chain had the amino acid sequence shown below:
MDMRVPAQLLGLLLLWLRGARCQVTLKESGPVLVKPTETLTLTCTVSGFSLNNARMGV
SW1RQPPGKALEWLAHIFSNDEKSYSTSLKSRLT1SKDTSKSQVVLIMTNMDPVDTATYY
CARSVVTGGYYYDGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVK
DYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKP
SNTKVDKTVERKSSVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLM1SRTPEVTCVVVDVSHED
PEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKG
LPAP1EKT1SKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQP
ENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSP
GGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSERKSSVECPPCPAPPV
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AGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREE
QFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPP
SREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTV
DKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO:453) which is encoded by the follow sequence:
ATGGACATGAGGGTGCCCGCTCAGCTCCTGGGGCTCCTGCTGCTGTGGCTGAGAGGT
GCGCGCTGTCAGGTCACCTTGAAGGAGTCTGGTCCTGTGCTGGTGAAACCCACAGAG
ACCCTCACGCTGACCTGCACCGTGTCTGGGTTCTCACTCAACAATGCTAGAATGGGT
GTGAGCTGGATCCGTCAGCCCCCAGGGAAGGCCCTGGAGTGGCTTGCACACATTTTT
TCGAATGACGAAAAATCCTACAGCACATCTCTGAAGAGCAGGCTCACCATCTCCAA
GGACACCTCCAAAAGCCAGGTGGTCCTAATTATGACCAACATGGACCCTGTGGACA
CAGCCACATATTACTGTGCACGGTCAGTAGTAACTGGCGGCTACTACTACGACGGTA
TGGACGTCTGGGGCCAAGGGACCACGGTCACCGTCTCTAGTGCCAGCACCAAGGGC
CCCTCCGTGTTCCCTCTGGCCCCCTGCAGCAGAAGCACCAGCGAGAGCACAGCCGCC
CTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGTCTTGGAACAGC
GGAGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTTCCAGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCAGCGGCCT
GTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTCACCGTGCCCAGCAGCAACTTCGGCACCCAGACCT
ACACCTGTAACGTGGACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGACAGTGGA
D GCGGAAGTCCAGCGTGGAGTGCCCTCCTTGTCCTGCCCCTCCTGTGGCCGGACCTAG CGTGTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAGCCCAAGGACACCCTGATGATCAGCCGGACCCCCGA
AGTGACCTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGTCCCACGAGGACCCCGAGGTGCAGTTCAATT
GGTACGTGGACGGGGTGGAGGTGCACAACGCCAAGACCAAGCCCCGGGAGGAACA
GTTCAACAGCACCTTCCGGGTGGTGTCCGTCCTCACCGTGGTGCACCAGGACTGGCT
GAACGGCAAAGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAGGGCCTGCCTGCCCCCATCG
AGAAAACCATCAGCAAGACCAAGGGCCAGCCTCGGGAGCCTCAGGTGTACACCCTG
CCCCCCAGCCGGGAGGAAATGACCAAGAACCAGGTGTCCCTGACCTGCCTCGTGAA
GGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGATATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAACGGCCAGCCCGAGA
ACAACTACAAGACCACCCCCCCCATGCTGGACAGCGACGGCAGCTTCTTCCTGTACT
CCAAACTGACCGTGGACAAGAGCCGGTGGCAGCAGGGCAACGTGTTCAGCTGTAGC
GTGATGCACGAGGCCCTGCACAACCACTACACCCAGAAGTCCCTGAGCCTGTCTCCT
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GGCGGAGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGCGGAGGAAGTGGAGGGGGCGGATCTGGTGGTG
GAGGCAGCGGCGGAGGTGGAAGTGGCGGTGGAGGATCCGGTGGAGGCGGCTCAGG
TGGCGGCGGAAGCGAGAGAAAGTCCTCCGTGGAGTGTCCACCATGCCCTGCTCCAC
CAGTGGCTGGCCCTTCCGTCTTTCTCTTTCCACCTAAACCTAAGGATACACTCATGAT
CTCCAGAACTCCAGAGGTCACATGTGTGGTCGTCGATGTCAGTCATGAGGATCCTGA
AGTCCAGTTTAACTGGTATGTGGATGGCGTCGAAGTCCATAATGCTAAGACAAAACC TCGCGAAGAACAGTTTAACTCCACCTTTAGAGTCGTGAGCGTGCTGACAGTCGTCCA TCAGGATTGGCTCAATGGGAAAGAATACAAATGTAAAGTCTCTAACAAAGGACTGC CCGCTCCTATCGAAAAGACCATCTCCAAAACAAAGGGGCAGCCCAGAGAGCCCCAG 0 GTCTACACACTCCCACCCTCCAGAGAAGAGATGACAAAAAATCAGGTGTCACTCAC CTQTCTGGTCAAGGGGTTTTACCCCTCCGACATTGCCGTGGAATGGGAATCCAATGG GCAGCCTGAAAACAATTATAAGACTACACCTCCTATGCTCGACTCTGATGGGAGTTT CTTTCTCTACTCTAAACTCACAGTGGATAAGTCTAGATGGCAGCAGGGGAATGTCTT TTCCTGCTCCGTCATGCATGAAGCTCTCCACAATCATTATACACAGAAGTCTTTGTCC 5 CTGTCCCCCGGCAAG (SEQ ID NO:454)
Example 14.1 β-Klotho Binding ELISA for Engineered Antibodies
The engineered forms of 16H7 and 22H5 were tested for β-Klotho binding using an 0 ELISA assay. Conditions for the ELISA were as follows.
Streptavidin coated Maxisorp plates were incubated with 2pg/ml β-Klotho overnight at 4 degrees. Antibodies were added in 3-fold serial dilutions starting at ΙμΜ for 1 hour at room temp. HRP conjugated anti-human Fc was used as the detector antibody. Signal was developed with Lumiglo and read on Envision.
Results of the ELISA assay are shown in Figure 32A-32C and indicate that most variants of 16H7 bound to human β-Klotho except for a mutant carrying insertion of tyrosine at position 107.
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Example 14.2
Engineered Variants of 16H7 and 22H5 Bind to Native Receptor Structure, as Shown bv FACS
A FACS binding assay was performed with several of the engineered forms of 16H7 and 5 22H5. The experiments were performed as follows.
CHO cells stably expressing FGF2I receptor were treated with parent antibody 16H7 and 22H5 and also with engineered variants of them (I pg per lx 106 cells in 100pl PBS/0.5% BSA). Cells were incubated with the antibodies at 4°C followed by two washes with PBS/BSA. Cells were then treated with FITC-labeled secondary antibodies at 4”C followed by two washes. The 0 cells were resuspended in 1ml PBS/BSA and antibody binding was analyzed using a FACS Calibur instrument.
Consistent with ELISA results, most of engineered variants of FGF21 receptor agonistic antibodies tested bind well to cell surface FGF21 receptor in FACS. This observation further confirmed that the guided engineering of FGF2I receptor agonistic antibodies maintain binding 5 to the native structure. In one mutant, in which CDR3 was engineered to include a tyrosine at position Y107, a complete loss of binding to cell surface receptor was observed, which is similar to the ELISA results. This observation points to the role of CDR3 loop in binding to native conformation.
Example 14.3
Activity of 16H7 and 22H5 Variants in Primary Human Adipocytes
FGF21 stimulates glucose uptake and lipolysis in cultured adipocytes and, therefore, adipocytes are often considered to be a physiologically relevant assay. A panel of the engineered variants of I6H7 and 22H5 was shown to exhibit Erk-phosphorylation activity similar to FGF21 25 in the human adipocyte assay with an estimated EC50 less than 10 nM, as shown in Table 7.
Table 7
Activity of Variants in Human Adipocyte Assay
Core Sequence SEQ ID NO of Variant Chain Variant EC50 (nM)
16H7 Heavy Chain 391 I83T 0.73
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Core Sequence SEQ ID NO of Variant Chain Variant EC50 (nM)
16H7 Heavy Chain 393 E16Q+V24F+I83T 0.38
16H7 Heavy Chain 398 D88R+P89A+V90E 0.35
16H7 Heavy Chain 394 E16Q+V24F+183T+T119L 0.36
16H7(WT) 0.53
22H5 Light Chain 403 S94A 1.98
22H5 Light Chain 402 N92Q 3.33
16H7 Heavy Chain 400 Deletion οΓΥ J 07 1.04
16H7 Heavy Chain 396 I83K 0.39
16H7 Heavy Chain 397 SI 001 0.17
16H7 Heavy Chain 401 D109S 0.31
16H7 Heavy Chain 399 D88R+P89A+V90E+S1001 0.14
16H7 Heavy Chain 395 E16Q+V24F+I83T+S100I+T119L 0.24
22H5 Heavy Chain 405 Insertion of‘Y107 0.51
I6H7 Heavy Chain 390 V24F 0.75
16H7 Heavy Chain 392 V24F+I83T 0.37
I6H7 Light Chain 386 D49Y 0.60
I6H7 Light Chain 387 D49A 0.63
16H7 Light Chain 389 D49A, D91A 1.4
16H7 Light Chain 388 D91A 1.3
I6H7 Light Chain 385 Q16K 0.11
22H5 (WT) 2.27
Example 14.4
Biacore Binding Experiments and Off-rate Measurement
Binding of 16H7 and 22H5 variants to human β-Klotho was tested using Biacore assays.
Briefly, mouse anti-His antibody (Qiagen, Valencia, CA) was immobilized on a C'M5 chip using amine coupling reagents (General Electronics, Piscataway, NJ). His-tagged human recombinant
236 β-Klotho was captured on the second flow cel! to --100RU. The first flow cell was used as a background control. lOOnM mAbs were diluted in PBS plus O.lmg/ml BSA, 0.005% P20 and injected over the β-Klotho captured on anti-His antibody surface. For kinetic measurement,
0.78- lOOnM mAbs diluted in PBS plus O.lmg/ml BSA, 0.005% P20 were injected over the β5 Klotho surface.
The variants tested are summarized in Table 8:
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Variants Studied in Binding and Off-rate Experiments
Construct Number Core Antigen Binding Protein Heavy Chain Identifier/Varia- tion Light Chain Identifier/Varia- tion Heavy Chain SEQ ID NO Light Chain SEQ ID NO
22H5 H2 L2 31 13
#1, P60881.3 16H7 I83T L3 391 14
#2, P60880.3 16H7 E16Q+V24F+183T L3 393 14
#3, P60890.3 16H7 D88R+P89A+V90E L3 398 14
#4, P60878.3 16H7 E16Q+V24F+I83T+ T119L L3 394 14
#5, 16H7 WT 16H7 H3 L3 32 14
#6, P60898.3 22H5 H2 S94A 31 403
#7, P60897.3 22H5 H2 N92Q 31 402
#8, P60886.3 16H7 Deletion ofY107 L3 400 14
#9, P60885.3 I6H7 I83K L3 396 14
#10, P60884.3 16H7 SI 001 L3 397 14
#1.1, P60883.3 I6H7 D109S L3 401 14
#12, P60879.3 16H7 D88R+P89A+V90E +S100I L3 399 14
#13, P60882.3 16H7 Hemibody Heavy Chain L3 453 14
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Construct Number Core Antigen Binding Protein Heavy Chain Identifier/Varia- tion Light Chain Identifier/Varia- tion Heavy Chain SEQ ID NO Light Chain SEQ ID NO
#14, P60891.3 I6H7 E16Q+V24F+I83T+ S100I+T119L L3 395 14
#15, P60889.3 16H7 Insertion of Y107 L3 405 14
#16, P60888.3 16H7 V24F L3 390 14
#17, P60887.3 16H7 V24F+I83T L3 392 14
#18, P60894.3 16H7 H3 D49Y 32 386
#19, P60895.3 16H7 H3 D49A 32 387
#20, P60893.3 16H7 H3 D49A+D91A 32 389
#21, P60892.3 16H7 H3 D91A 32 388
#22, P60896.3 16H7 H3 Q16K 32 385
#23, P60899.2 22H5 C109S L2 404 13
Among the engineered mAbs tested, the majority of them showed tight binding to human β-Klotho, except #15 which showed no binding. Table 9 below shows lOOnM mAbs binding to β-Klotho captured on anti-His, Figure 33 shows the comparison to off-rate.
Table 9
Binding to β-KIotho
Sample koff (1/s)
#20, P60893.3 1.9E-04
#11, P60883.3 2.6E-04
#23, P60899.2 3.0E-04
22H5 3.1E-04
#18, P60894.3 3.1E-04
#6, P60898.3 3.5E-04
#13, P60882.3 4.4E-04
#7, P60897.3 5.2E-04
#8, P60886.3 5.3ΕΌ4
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EXAMPLE 15
Combinations of Antigen Binding Proteins Show an Additive Effect
Antigen binding proteins representing different binding bins (Fig Ila and b) were selected and tested in reporter assays in pairs to determine if the pair of molecules would behave 5 in an additive fashion. Assays were run as follows.
On day one, AM-l/D FGFRlc+p-Klotho Luc clone was seeded in a 96-wclI plate at 20K cells/wcll in DMEM + 10% FBS medium. The plate was incubated overnight. The following day, the medium was replaced with assay medium (DMEM + 0.2% FBS) and incubated overnight. From an antibody working stock (1 mg/mL in PBS), each antibody under study was 0 prepared at a dilution of 2 pg/ml in assay medium. 100 pL of each antibody to be tested was combined in a U-bottom plate. The assay medium was removed from the cells, and 50 pL of the antibody mixtures was transferred to the cells. The antibody mixtures were incubated on the cells for 5 hrs. Lastly, each sample was read-out with SteadyGlo Luciferase reagent (50 pl/well),pcr the manufacturer's specifications.
Table 10 below is a summary of the activity (% of FGF21 activity from the reporter assay) observed from the study; Table 11 expresses the observed activities with respect to bins.
Table 10
Antibody Combination Activity' (%)
Iso 6 5 4 3 2 1
IgG2k 2G10 16H7 12E4.1 20D4.1 39F7 26H11.I
Iso lgG2k ND -1.1 23.5 25.4 12.5 9.2 17.9
1 26H11.1 17.9 19.1 36.7 21.4 28.3 20.7
2 39F7 9.2 9.1 37.0 30.8 21.4
π D 20D4.1 12.5 13.5 19.4 32.0
4 I2E4.1 25.4 28.8 41.5
5 16H7 23.5 27.8
6 2G10 -1.1
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Antibody Combinations Expressed in Terms of Bins
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Surprisingly, several pairs of molecules showed an additive effect. As shown in Figures 5 34 and 35, respectively, 39F11 and FGF21 showed an additive effect when measured in the reporter assay of Example 5, as did 16H7 and 39H11.
Summarizing the data from this set of experiments, it was observed that antigen binding proteins from the same binding bin, e.g., 16H7 when paired with 20D4 (both from Group A), the summed activity was not additive. This was also observed when 12E4 was paired with 26H11 0 (both from Group B). Additionally, paired antigen binding proteins from non-overlapping bins showed additive activities, e.g., 16H7 (Group A) paired with 26H11 or 12E4 (Group B), or paired with 39F7 (Group C). Further, antigen binding proteins 26H11 and 12E4 (Group B) showed additive effect when combined with Abs from Group A but not Group C, suggesting there may be some overlap between the binding sites of Group B and Group C and/or that the 5 activation conformations induced by the antigen binding proteins from Group B and Group C arc not mutually compatible. Finally, as expected, when a functional antigen binding protein is paired with a non-functional antigen binding protein (e.g., 2G10) which binds to a distinct and non-overlapping binding site from Group A, B or C, there is no effect upon the activity from the functional antigen binding protein from Group A, B or C.
Collectively, this data suggests that the disclosed antigen binding proteins can be coadministered to enhance the effect that a given antigen binding protein may provide on its own.
Each reference cited herein is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all that it teaches and for all purposes.
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The present disclosure is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein, which arc intended as illustrations of individual aspects of the disclosure, and functionally equivalent methods and components form aspects of the disclosure. Indeed, various modifications of the disclosure, in addition to those shown and described herein will become 5 apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings.
Such modifications arc intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (26)

  1. What is claimed is:
    1. An isolated antigen binding protein that induces FGF21 -mediated signaling.
  2. 2. An isolated antigen binding protein that specifically binds to at least one of;
    (i) β-Klotho;
    (ii) FGFR1 c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; and (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c and FGFR4 wherein the antigen binding protein induces FGF21-mediated signaling.
  3. 3. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, wherein the antigen binding protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
    (a) a light chain CDR3 comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of:
    (i) a light chain CDR3 sequence that differs by no more than a total of three amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR3 sequence selected from the group consisting of the light chain CDR3 sequences of L1 -L18, SEQ ID NOs: 180-194;
    (ii) QVWDXiX2SDHVV (SEQ ID NO: 276);
    (iii) QQX3GX|X5X6X7T (SEQ ID NO: 283);
    (iv) LQHNSYPLT (SEQ ID NO: 267);
    (v) MQSLQTPFT (SEQ ID NO: 268);
    (vi) QQYNNWPPT (SEQ ID NO: 269);
    (vii) MQSIQLPRT (SEQ ID NO: 270);
    (viii) (ix)
    QQANDFPIT (SEQ ID NO: 271);
    MQALQTPCS (SEQ ID NO: 272);
    (b) a heavy chain CDR3 sequence comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of:
    amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR3
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 sequence selected from the group consisting of the heavy chain CDR3 sequences ofHl-H18, SEQ ID NOs:145-157;
    (ii) X34Xi6Xi7XisGXi9YYYX2oGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 322);
    (iii) SLIVVX2)VY X22LDX23 (SEQ ID NO; 326);
    (iv) IVVVPAA1QSYYYYYGMGV (SEQ ID NO: 311);
    (v) DPDGDYYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 312);
    (vi) TYSSGWYVWDYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 313);
    (vii) DRVLSYYAMAV (SEQ ID NO: 314);
    (viii) VR1AGDYYYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO: 315);
    (ix) ENIVVIPAAIFAGWFDP (SEQ ID NO: 316); and (x) DRAAAGLHYYYGMDV (SEQ ID NO; 317); or (c) the light chain CDRS sequence of (a) and the heavy chain CDR3 sequence of (b); wherein,
    X, is G, SorN;
    X2 is N, S or T;
    X? is C, Y or S;
    X
  4. 4 is G or S;
    X5 is A or S;
    Xg is P or F;
    X7 is L or absent;
    X?4 is I, V or S;
    Xie is L or V;
    Xj7 is L, T or V;
    25 Xl8 is L, V, G or T;
    X19 is A, G or absent;
    X20 is Y, C or D;
    X21 is I or M;
    X22 is A or V; and
    30 X23 is H or Y;
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 and wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c,
    FGFR3c or FGFR4; FGFR3c, and FGFR4 or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, 4. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, comprising either: (a) a light chain CDR1 sequence selected from the group consisting of; (i) a light chain CDR1 that differs by no more than three amino acids additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR1 sequence of LILIS, SEQ ID NOs:158-170; (ii) RASQ X9X10X11X12X13X14LA (SEQ ID NO: 304); (Hi) GGNNIGSX15SVH (SEQ ID NO: 307); (iv) RSSQSLLXayXjoNGXnXjzXjiLD (SEQ ID NO: 310); (v) RASQSVNSNLA (SEQ ID NO: 295); (vi) RASQDIRYDLG (SEQ ID NO: 296); (vii) RASQGISIWLA (SEQ ID NO: 297); and (viii) KSSQSLLQSDGKTYLY (SEQ ID NO: 298); (b) a light chain CDR2 sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) a light chain CDR2 that differs by no more than two amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR2 sequence of LI-LI 8, SEQ ID NOs: 171-179; (ii) LGSX27RAS (SEQ ID NO: 290); (iii) GX8SX2SRAT (SEQ ID NO: 294); (iv) AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO: 284); (v) GVSTRAT (SEQ ID NO: 285); (vi) DDSDRPS (SEQ ID NO: 286); (vii) EVSNRFS (SEQ ID NO: 287);
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 (c) a heavy chain CDR1 sequence selected from the group consisting of:
    (i) a heavy chain CDR1 that differs by no more than two amino acid additions, substitutions, and/or deletions from a CDR1 sequence of HlH18,SEQ ID NOs;12l-131; and (ii) NARMGVX.w (SEQ ID NO: 352);
    (iii) X40YGIH (SEQ ID NO: 355);
    (iv) DLSMH (SEQ ID NO: 345);
    (v) DAWMS (SEQ ID NO: 346);
    (vi) TYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 347);
    (vii) SYFWS (SEQ ID NO: 348);
    (viii) SYYWS (SEQ IDNO; 131);
    (ix) SGGYNWS (SEQ ID NO: 349);
    (d) a heavy chain CDR2 selected from the group consisting of:
    (i) a heavy sequence that differs by no more than three amino acid additions, substitutions, and /or deletions from a CDR2 sequence of Hl-Hl 8, SEQ ID NOs: 132-144;
    (ii) HIFSNDEKSYSTSLKX2i) (SEQ ID NO: 333);
    (iii) X25ISGSGVSTX26YADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 338);
    (iv) VIWYDGSX35KYYX36DSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 341);
    (v) X37IYX38SGSTX4iYNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 344);
    (vi) GFDPEDGETIYAQKFQG (SEQ ID NO: 327);
    (vii) RIKSKTDGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 328);
    (viii) RIYTSGSTNYNPSLKS (SEQ ID NO; 329);
    (ix) R1KSKDGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 330);
    (x) RIKSKX42DGGTTDYAAPVKG (SEQ ID NO: 483);
    wherein
    X9 is N or S;
    X10 is V or F;
    Xi 1 is D or S;
    X12 is G or S;
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    X13 isS.NorT;
    Xi4 is S or Y;
    X15 is E or Q;
    X29 is Y or H;
    Χλο is Y or S;
    X3i is F or Y;
    X32 is T or N;
    X33 is Y or F;
    X27 is N or D;
    Xs is A or T;
    X28 is S or F;
    X39 is S or N;
    X24 is S or N;
    X25 is G or A;
    X26 is Η, Y or N;
    X35 is D or I;
    X36 is A or G;
    X37 is N or R;
    X38 is Y or T;
    X41 is Y orN;
    X42 is T or absent;
    (e) the light chain CDR1 of (a) and the light chain CDR2 of (b);
    (f) the light chain CDR1 of (a) and the heavy chain CDR1 of (c);
    (g) the light chain CDR1 of (a) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d);
    (h) the light chain CDR1 (b) and the heavy chain CDR 1 of (c);
    (i) the heavy chain CDR1 of (c) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d);
    (j) the light chain CDR2 of (b) and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d);
    (k) the light chain CDR1 of (a), the light chain CDR2 of (b), and the heavy chain CDR1 of (c);
    (l) the light chain CDR2 of (b), the heavy CDR1 of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d);
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 (m) the light chain CDR1 of (a), the heavy chain CDR1 of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2of(d);or (n) the light chain CDR1 of (a), the light chain CDR2 of (b), the heavy chain CDR2 of (c), and the heavy chain CDR2 of (d), wherein said antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
  5. 5. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, comprising either;
    (a) a light chain variable domain comprising;
    (i) a light chain CDR1 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 158-170;
    (ii) a light chain CDR2 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 171-179;
    (iii) a light chain CDR3 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs; 180-194; and (b) a heavy chain variable domain comprising:
    (i) a heavy chain CDR1 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:121-131;
    (ii) a heavy chain CDR2 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:132-144; and (iii) a heavy chain CDR3 sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 145-157; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b), wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
  6. 6. The antigen binding protein of claim 1 comprising either;
    (a) a light chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of;
    (i) amino acids having a sequence at least 80% identical to a light chain variable domain sequence selected from VL1-VL18, SEQ ID NOs:48-65;
    (ii) a sequence of amino acids encoded by a polynucleotide sequence that is at least 80% identical to a polynucleotide sequence encoding the light chain variable domain sequence of Vf.l-V[.18, SEQ ID NOs:48-65;
    (b) a heavy chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of:
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 (i) a sequence of amino acids that is at least 80% identical to a heavy chain variable domain sequence of VH1-VH18 of SEQ ID NOs:66-84;
    (ii) a sequence of amino acids encoded by a polynucleotide sequence that is at least 80% identical to a polynucleotide sequence encoding the heavy chain variable domain sequence of Vh1-Vh18, SEQ ID NOs;66-84; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b); wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
  7. 7. The antigen binding protein of claim 6, comprising either:
    (a) a light chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of: Vr.l-Vi.18 of SEQ ID NOs:48-65;
    (b) a heavy chain variable domain sequence selected from the group consisting of: Vh1-Vh18 of SEQ ID NOs;66-84; or (c) the light chain variable domain of (a) and the heavy chain variable domain of (b), wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
  8. 8. The antigen binding protein of claim 7, wherein the light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain arc selected from the group of combinations consisting of: VlIVhI, Vj,2Vh2, Vi.3Vh3, Vl3Vh4, Vj4Vh5, Vj.5Vh6, Vr.6VH7, VL7VH8, VL8VH8, Vi.9Vh9, Vi9VnlO, VL10Vnll, VL11 Vh1 1, VL12Vn12, VL13Vnl3, VL14Vn14, Vl15Vh15, VL16VH16,
    25 Vl17Vh17, and VlI8VhI8, wherein the antigen binding protein specifically binds (i) β-Klotho;
    (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
  9. 9. The antigen binding protein of claim 8, further comprising:
    (a) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10;
    (b) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11;
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    2019210504 30 Jul 2019 (c) the heavy chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; or (d) the light chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO:11 and the heavy chain constant sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
  10. 10. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, wherein the antigen binding protein is a human antibody, a humanized antibody, chimeric antibody, a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a recombinant antibody, an antigen-binding antibody fragment, a single chain antibody, a diabody, a triabody, a tetrabody, a Fab fragment, an F(fab’)2 fragment, a domain antibody, an IgD antibody, an IgE antibody, an lgM antibody, an IgGl antibody, an IgG2 antibody, an IgG3 antibody, an IgG4 antibody, or an IgG4 antibody having at least one mutation in the hinge region.
  11. 11. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, that, when bound to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4:
    (a) binds to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4, with substantially the same Kd as a reference antibody;
    (b) induces FGF21-like signaling of 10 % or greater than the signaling induced by a wild-type FGF21 standard comprising the mature form of SEQ ID NO:2 as measured in an ELK-lucifcrasc reporter assay;
    (c) exhibits an EC50 of lOnM or less of FGF21-likc signaling in an assay selected from the group consisting of:
    (i) a FGFR1 c^-Klotho-mcdiatcd in vitro recombinant cell-based assay; and
    25 (ii) an in vitro human adipocyte functional assay;
    (d) exhibits an EC50 of less than lOnM of agonistic activity on FGFRlc in the presence of β-Klotho in an in vitro recombinant FGFRlc receptor mediated reporter assay; and (e) exhibits an EC50 of greater than ΙμΜ of agonistic activity on FGFRlc in the
    30 absence of β—Klotho in an in vitro recombinant FGFRlc receptor mediated reporter assay; or
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    Vr.16VH16, V(.17Vh17, and Vr.18VH18.
  12. 12. The antigen binding protein of claim 11, that, when bound to (i) β-KIotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-KIotho and one of FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4:
    (a) lowers blood glucose in an animal model;
    (b) lowers serum lipid levels in an animal model;
    (c) lowers insulin levels in an animal model; or (d) two or more of (a) and (b) and (c).
  13. 13. The antigen binding protein of claim 1, wherein the antigen binding protein comprises:
    (a) a heavy chain comprising one of SEQ ID NOs:31, 32, 390-401, 404-405;
    (b) a light chain comprising one of SEQ ID NO; 13, 14, 385-389, 402-403; or (c) a combination comprising a heavy chain of (a) and a light chain of (b).
  14. 14. An antigen binding protein that is capable of binding wild type human β-Klotho
    25 (SEQ ID NO:7) but which doesn’t bind to a chimeric form of β-Klotho wherein the chimeric form of β-KIotho comprises a human β-KIotho framework wherein murine β-Klotho sequences replace the wild type human residues at at least one of (a) positions 1-80; (b) positions 303-522; (c) positions 852-1044; and (d) combinations thereof.
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  15. 15. An antigen binding protein that is capable of binding wild type human β-Klotho (SEQ ID NO:7) at at least one of (a) positions 1-80; (b) positions 303-522; (c) positions 8521044; and (d) combinations thereof.
  16. 16. An antigen binding protein that is capable of competing with an antigen binding protein of claims 8 or 13 for binding to human wild type β-Klotho residues at at least one of (a) positions 1-80; (b) positions 303-522; (c) positions 852-1044; and (d) combinations thereof.
  17. 17. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more antigen binding proteins of claim 1 in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
  18. 18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the one or more antigen binding proteins of claim 11 in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
  19. 19. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the light chain variable domain, the heavy chain variable domain, or both, of the antigen binding protein of claim 6.
  20. 20. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 19, wherein the sequence comprises;
    (a) Vl1-Vl18 (SEQ ID NOs:48-65);
    (b) Vn l -Vn 18 (SEQ ID NOs;66-84); or (c) one or more sequences of (a) and one or more sequences of (b).
  21. 21. An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim 20.
  22. 22. An isolated cell comprising the nucleic acid of claim 21.
  23. 23. An isolated cell comprising the expression vector of claim 22.
  24. 24. A method of producing an antigen binding protein that specifically binds to (i) β-
    Klotho; (ii) FGFRlc, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and
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  25. 25. A method of preventing or treating a condition in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the composition of claim 17 to the subject, wherein the condition is treatable by lowering blood glucose, insulin or scrum lipid levels.
  26. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the condition is type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, NASH, cardiovascular disease or metabolic syndrome.
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    Consensus hu F'GFI-il miiEGFRl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 rnuFGERl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 bhjFGFIU
    Conssnsas hu FGFF:I muFGFRl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 muFGFRl
    Consensus hu FGFRI snuEGEP .1
    Consensus hU FGFR1 muFGFRl
    Consensus !iu EyFRl nnjH’GFRl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 a-uFGr»2 Consensus hu FGFRI muEGFRl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 rauE-GERl
    Consensus hu FGFR1 iiiuFGFRl
    Consensus
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    FIG.1A
    1SCfl) (1) 1® WKCLin-iA¥ln/TATLCTARFftFl%.?EQAQi?KG FVEVES LyHPGDL
    511C0 (5.1} (51} (51) LQLRCRL.RDDyQsi)i^R!X;VQL ESNRTRITGEEVE'7 DSIRAiJSGLy.A
    101ISO (ion cvF^$<isOTnTsvNv^ (ίου (101) θνΤ55ΡΚ65ξ)ΤΤΥΡ5ν?ί'ν5ΡΑΕΡ£3ΕΕ[)0Κ;ϋϊ>3£ΕΕ^ΕΞΤΏ^ΪΚΡ?® P
    151203 (leu (151} VAPY^^335E3XL^ ¢151} VAPYiiTSPEKMEKKLEA.VPAA.KTVE.FKC PS SGT PE PTERSiLENGKEEKPL·
    201250 (201) 3P 1GG 'riA' R Y & Tl?% l^SSTV PPi WC 32731WN 5 PGS W Y Q Π W? 1 (201) RRlvGlKvRYlflWollMDOVlToijnoiiri’CIVFNExgOiNnTYCuijVVtR (201) 3ΚΐσΰΥΕ:νΚΥΑΤ^3Ι1®5ννΡ3ΩΚΰΝϊ·ΤοΐνΕ^:ΕΛ·551Νϊί'ί:ϊΰΰθννΕΕ
    251300 (251) ¢251} SP^Ilni^GU^ETVALGSKVEF^^ ¢251} SPHRFILQAGLPAtJK'rVALGSNVEFMCKVYSDFQPHiQWLF.HIEyNGSKI
    3G135 C ¢301} GF^lPYVQiXKYAGV^Y'HEEMgVXH'^KViiFEilAGEYTCXAG^GiGLS (ίου (301) GPDMLFivQILKTAGVNTTDKEMEVLHLRKVSFEDAGEYTCL-AGNSlGLS
    351400 (351) RKS^l^ymnEERPRyrlTSnYLEXllYilTGAFLlSC^GSV |ϊ?ίίΚ *351) Ii--;S.^i/r/LEALEERP^ (351) ΗΗδκϊίΕΡνΕΞΑΙΕΞΚΡ.-.νΜΤ.ΟΡΕΥΙΕΪ11 YCiiGAFLiSCJiLGSVIIYKMK
    401450 ¢401} «uTKnoLF E5QHAVF31.2)(31 PLPRCVTVPR^CXASFN 2GV21VP ;!2PL6 ¢401} S3TKK«l?Pi^yW/;^iAKglPnKRyVlrvCAlJ^^^S^W/ixVPPRRl^ (4 01) SGT.RKS0FH$OMAVhE2AK5 T PLRRQVTVS A&S3ASHNSGVLLVRPSRLS
    451500 (451) LPE^PA^^^^lJRLVLGKP^GCF^yVLA^^'^L (451) SSGTP^iPGi^YEAP&SgR^ELPRliRLYLGKPlAiEGCF^VVLAilAi'GL ¢451) SSGTPriE^GVSEYELPEDPRWELPRPRLVLGKPLGEGCFGQVVIAErtEGL·
    501550 ¢501) ¢501} ¢501} 0Ε22Κΐ1Κ<ντ:<'/ΑνΚ^$ΜΑΤΕΚ11ώ3ί3^ϊ5Ε14Ε5^ίί<^ΐ:ϊΚΗΚΕΧ2ϊΙή0ΰΑ
    551600 (551) CTSvGn-YVX^YWSEC^^^ (551) C^^OGl-tA^RXVSlASKGiU.RillO/^A^Rj'XvtEyCYlJPSI^njig^j^-^iU (551) GTQvGFLYVIVEYASKC^LRgYWARRPPGLEiCYNPSriNpKEQbSSKDI,
    £.01.550 (6 01) A&FGLAW&H ¢601} ySCAYC^WSYlAAKKCjAklAAAP (601} VSCAYQVARGMEYLASKKCIHRDLAABliVLVTEDKVMKIADFGLARDIHH
    SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)
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    FIG.1B hu FGFRI muFGFRl Consensus hu FGFR1 aiuFGFRl Consensus hu FGFRI smFGFRl
    Consensus rm FGFSi muFGFRl
    Consensus {651} {651} (651.) ¢751) {751} {751}
    651 7CC ;t i$®v©i®xsig f?-LCGs?
    J DY YKKYTNGRLPVK^AFFALFDRX YTxiQSbvWS FGVUXSI FYIGGSP
    701. 750 γΡ5ν?νΕκ:ΕΡία^ΚΕ5Η^0ΚΡ8^ΤΝΕ^Ϊ^Κ^Γ0'Αψ;νν?δνΚΡΤΕ'Κί,)1!
    751 SCO
    VEDuDiYXVALTSHQEYLDLSIPLDClYSPSFi'DTX^STCSSGEDSvFSflEP :-JVj. ν<·Λ i 8 o 11 ^wa^MAak^GGira Ϊ 8 01) (801) LPEErCLPRHP QLAIl Gl.KER
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