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US20020131968A1
US20020131968A1 US09/736,371 US73637100A US2002131968A1 US 20020131968 A1 US20020131968 A1 US 20020131968A1 US 73637100 A US73637100 A US 73637100A US 2002131968 A1 US2002131968 A1 US 2002131968A1
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  • the present invention relates to novel antibodies directed against the CD3 antigen complex, to DNA and RNA encoding for production these antibodies, to cell lines containing such DNA and/or RNA capable of producing them and to methods of producing the antibodies using the DNA, RNA and/or cells.
  • the human CD3 antigen consists of a minimum of four invariant polypeptide chains, which are non-covalently associated with the T-cell receptors on the surface of T-cells, and is generally now referred to as the CD3 antigen complex. This is intimately involved in the process of T-cell activation in response to antigen recognition by the T-cell receptors. All CD3 monoclonal antibodies can be used to sensitise T-cells to secondary proliferative stimuli such as IL1 (interleukin 1) and IL2 (interleukin 2). In addition, certain CD3 monoclonal antibodies are themselves mitogenic for T-cells. This property is isotype dependent and results from the interaction of the CD3 antibody Fc domain with Fc receptors on the surface of accessory cells.
  • Rodent CD3 antibodies have been used to influence immunological status by suppressing, enhancing or re-directing T-cell responses to antigens. They therefore have considerable therapeutic potential in the human for use as immuno-suppressive agents, for example for the treatment of rejection episodes following the transplantation of renal, hepatic and cardiac allografts.
  • WO 92/06193 and its equivalents address the CD3 antibody antiglobulin response problem by re-shaping or “humanising” the variable region genes for the antibodies and expressing them in association with relevant human constant domain genes. This reduces the non-human content of the monoclonal antibody to such a low level that an antiglobulin response is unlikely.
  • WO 93/19196 and its equivalents address the problem of first dose response.
  • EP 0586617, U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,097 and U.S. Ser. No. 08/478,684; the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference address the problem of first dose response.
  • These teach use of aglycosylated humanised CD3 antibodies of the IgG subclass which surprisingly retain their antigen binding specificity and immunosuppressive properties and yet do not induce T cell mitogenesis in vitro and induce a reduced level of cytokine release in vivo, whilst still maintaining some Fc binding ability.
  • CD3 antibodies Whilst these CD3 antibodies have great therapeutic value, their production in cell culture has not proven to be easy. In practice poor antibody yield is found accompanied by poor growth of transfected cell line. After much work over several years the best antibody levels achieved have been about 10 ⁇ g/ml, with cells expressing CD3 antibodies growing very slowly. Furthermore, these cells go negative over time in hollow cartridge systems used for large scale production.
  • the Celltech Glutamine Synthesis vector system PEE12 used in the aforesaid expression of CD3 antibodies routinely provides expression of other humanised antibodies at about 200 ⁇ g/ml.
  • the present inventors have now surprisingly found that by producing a chimeric form of the anti-CD3 antibody, linking the rat CD3 light chain variable region with the human lambda constant region and cloning this into PEE12 containing humanised CD3 aglycosyl heavy chain, they can produce myleoma cell lines which provide expression of functional aglycosylated CD3 antibodies at 60 to 100 ⁇ g/ml of culture.
  • some of the clones can be selected to provide still higher expression levels, eg. of the order of 120 ⁇ g/ml, and remain stable in long term culture with large scale production with no untoward effect on cell growth.
  • the present invention's chimeric antibodies offer good production capability without antiglobulin response normally associated with rat derived antibodies.
  • the present invention provides an IgG antibody having a binding affinity for the CD3 antigen complex in which in the heavy chain has a variable region framework together with at least one CDR selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID No 2, 4 and 6 and respective conservatively modified variants thereof and the light chain has a variable region framework together with at least one CDR selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID No 8, 10 and 12 and respective conservatively modified variants thereof
  • the heavy chain variable region framework corresponds in sequence to the human type sequence and the light chain variable region includes one or more of the specific amino acids characteristic of the rodent type sequence.
  • the light chain variable region includes sufficient amino acids specific to the rodent type sequence such that the light and heavy chains associate more strongly than when the light chain variable region is of the corresponding fully human type.
  • the light chain variable region corresponds entirely to the rodent, eg. rat, sequence.
  • only some or even one of the rat characteristic amino acids may be included.
  • amino acids that are of rodent type rather than human type in the light chain variable region sequence are selected from those shown in SEQ ID No 14 in the sequence listing attached hereto, that being a preferred light chain variable region framework sequence wherein all the possible rat framework characteristic amino acids have been included, together with the respective CDR sequences.
  • amino acids characteristic of rat light chain variable framework region in SEQ ID No 14 are: Gln-1, Ala-2, Val-3, Val-4, Ala-7, Asn-8, Thr-12, Leu-14, Ser-16, Lys-19, Leu-20, Leu-39, Tyr-40, Glu-41, Ser-44, Met-48, Tyr-50, Phe-75, His-79, Asn-80, Val-81, Ala-82, Ile-83, Ile-88 and Phe-90.
  • the corresponding human amino acids are in each case Asp-1, Phe-2, Met-3, Leu-4, Pro-7, His-8, Glu-12, Pro-14, Lys-15, Ile-19, Ile-20, Gln-39, Arg-40, Pro-41, Ala-44, Val-48, Phe-50, Ser-75, Ser-79, Gly-80, Leu-81, Gln-82, Thr-83, Asp-88 and Tyr-90.
  • the latter human sequence is illustrated in EP 0586617 B on page 6 and in the corresponding US patent application.
  • the heavy chain variable region framework is of human type and the light chain variable region is of rodent type, that being with all the aforespecified amino acids being the rat type of SEQ ID No 14.
  • rodent type that being with all the aforespecified amino acids being the rat type of SEQ ID No 14.
  • one or more, but not all of these positions of SEQ ID No 14 may be of the human type as long as sufficient rodent, eg. rat, sequence is present to enable stable light-heavy chain interaction to be achieved over that provided by the fully humanised form of the prior art.
  • Such interaction is preferably such that when the antibody is expressed in PEE12 cells using suppliers (Celltech) instructions in excess of 50 ⁇ g/ml is achieved, more preferably in excess of 100 ⁇ g/ml.
  • such cells should not go negative in significant numbers after several weeks use.
  • CDR amino sequences of SEQ ID No 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 correspond to CDRs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of WO 93/19196 and the CDRs themselves may also be referred to as respective CDRs (a) to (f) below.
  • the heavy chain and/or light chain each have all three of their respective CDRs of SEQ ID No 2, 4 and 6 and SEQ. ID. No 8, 10 and 12.
  • the antibody is aglycosylated.
  • aglycosylated is employed in its normal usage to indicate that the antibodies according to the invention are not glycosylated.
  • human type with respect to the framework region is meant a framework that is similar enough to human framework that it is substantially-non-immunogenic in human when present in an intact antibody.
  • an antibody of the invention having a heavy chain with a human type framework has between 60 and 140%, more typically at least 80 to 100%, of the rodent antibody affinity for the CD3 antigen.
  • Characteristics of humanised monoclonal antibodies and methods for producing these from rodent monoclonals are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,089, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference for such purpose.
  • a human type framework region may have, for example, seven or more of the thirteen changes that distinguish the sequence of the N-terminal 119 amino acids of SEQ ID No 20 from that of SEQ ID No 16. More preferably all the amino acids of the human type are incorporated. These changes may be at, for example, any of positions 5, 18, 19, 42, 49, 75, 77, 78, 88, 93, 97, 98 and 114 of these sequences.
  • rodent type with respect to the framework region is meant a framework that correspond in amino acid sequence to that of an antibody of a rodent, eg. a rat or a mouse.
  • a rodent eg. a rat or a mouse.
  • convenient framework amino acids are those of a rat antibody.
  • CD3 antigens are to be found in the report of the First International Workshop and Conference on Human Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens and description of various glycosylated antibodies directed against the CD3 antigen is also to be found in the reports of this series of Workshops and Conferences, particularly the Third and Fourth, published by Oxford University Press.
  • Specific examples of such antibodies include those described by Van Ller et al., Euro. J. Immunol., 1987, 17, 1599-1604, Alegre et al., J. Immunol., 1991, 140, 1184, and by Smith et al., ibid, 1986, 16, 478, the last publication relating to the IgG1 antibody UCHT1 and variants thereof.
  • the antibody OKT3 is discussed in publications such as Chatenaud et al., Transplantation, 1991, 51, 334 and the New England Journal of Medicine paper, 1985, 313, 339, and also in patents EP 0 018 795 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,361,539.
  • the antibody YTH 12.5.14.2 (hereinafter referred to as YTH 12.5) is discussed in publications such as Clark et al., European J. Immunol., 1989, 19, 381-388 and reshaped YTH 12.5 antibodies are the subject of EP 0504350 and its equivalents U.S. Ser. No.
  • CDRs Of the CDRs it is the heavy chain CDRs (a), (b) and (c) are of most importance. It will be realised by those skilled in the art that the antibodies of the invention also comprise constant domains.
  • the CDRs (a), (b) and (c) are arranged in the heavy chain in the sequence in the order: human framework region 1/(a)/human framework region 2/(b)/human framework region 3/(c)/human framework region 4 in a leader to constant domain (n-terminal to C-terminal) direction and the CDRs (d), (e) and (f) are arranged in the light chain in the sequence: rodent framework region 1/(d)/rodent framework region 2/(e)/rodent framework region 3/(f)/rodent framework region 4 in a leader to constant domain direction.
  • the heavy chain CDRs are arranged in the sequence (a), (b), (c) in a leader to constant domain direction and the light chain CDRs are arranged in the sequence (d), (e), (f) in a leader to constant domain direction.
  • the rodent framework region is preferably rat.
  • antibodies according to the invention may contain quite different CDRs from those described hereinbefore and that, even when this is not the case, it may be possible to have heavy chains and particularly light chains containing only one or two of the CDRs (a), (b) and (c) and (d), (e) and (f), respectively.
  • CDRs a), (b) and (c) and (d), (e) and (f), respectively.
  • all six CDRs defined above is therefore not necessarily required in an antibody according to the present invention, all six CDRs will most usually be present in the most preferred antibodies.
  • a particularly preferred antibody therefore has a human type heavy chain with the three CDRs (a), (b) and (c) comprising the amino acid sequences SEQ ID No 2, 4 and 6 or respective conservatively modified variants thereof and a rat light chain with the three CDRs (d), (e) and (f) comprising the amino acid sequences SEQ ID No 8, 10 and 12 or respective conservatively modified variants thereof in which the heavy chain CDRs are arranged in the order (a), (b), (c) in the leader constant region direction and the light chain CDRs are arranged in the order (d), (e), (f) in the leader constant region direction.
  • a preferred form of the first aspect of the present invention provides an antibody, particularly aglycosylated, which has a binding affinity for the human CD3 antigen in which the antibody constant region is of or is derived from one of human origin, particularly being the lambda constant region attached to the rat light chain variable region.
  • the antibody prefferably has a rat light chain variable domain framework region corresponding in amino acid sequence to that in the YTH12.5 hybridoma, ie. that of SEQ ID No 14, although the constant region will still preferably be of or derived from one of those of human origin, eg. will be the human lambda constant region.
  • a preferred rat human chimeric light chain and lambda constant region amino acid sequence is that of SEQ ID No 18.
  • Recombinant nucleic acid, eg. DNA, encoding for YTH12.5 comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No 13 while that encoding the rat light chain variable region and the human lambda constant region comprises SEQ ID No 17.
  • V region frameworks are preferably those coded for by the human VH type III gene VH26.D.J. which is from the B cell hybridoma cell line 18/2 ( Huminghat, Dersimonian et al., Journal of Immunology, 139, 2496-2501; WO 93/19196 and U.S. Ser. No. 08/478,684)).
  • the one or more preferred CDRs of the heavy chain of the rat anti-CD3 antibody are therefore present in a human variable domain framework which has the following amino acid sequence reading in the leader to constant region direction, CDR indicating a CDR (a), (b) or (c) as defined hereinbefore, a conservatively modified variant thereof or an alternative CDR:
  • the one or more preferred CDRs of the light chain of the rat CD3 antibody are present in a rodent variable domain framework which has the following amino acid sequence reading in the leader to constant region direction, CDR indicating a CDR (d), (e) and (f) as defined hereinbefore, a conservatively modified variant thereof or an alternative CDR:
  • the light chain variable region comprises SEQ ID No 14:
  • the heavy and light chain constant regions can be based on antibodies of different types as desired subject to the antibody being an IgG antibody, but although they may be of or derived from those of rodent, eg. rat or mouse, origin they are preferably of or are derived from those of human origin.
  • the constant region is preferably of the lambda type and for the heavy chain it is preferably of an IgG isotype, especially IgG1, modified to effect aglycosylation as appropriate.
  • the heavy chain variable region and human IgG1 CH1-hinge aglycosylCH2CH3 comprises SEQ ID No 20 and is encoded for by DNA of SEQ ID No 19.
  • All human constant regions of the IgG isotype are known to be glycosylated at the asparagine residue at position 297, which makes up part of the N-glycosylation motif Asparagine 297 -X 298 -Serine 299 or Threonine 299 , where X is the residue of any amino acid except proline.
  • the antibody of the invention may thus be aglycosylated by the replacement of Asparagine 297 in such a constant region with another amino acid which cannot be glycosylated. Any other amino acid residue can potentially be used, but alanine is the most preferred.
  • glycosylation at Asparagine 297 can be prevented by altering one of the other residues of the motif, e.g.
  • the replacement of one amino acid in a CDR with another amino acid having similar properties may not substantially alter the properties or structure of the peptide or protein in which the substitution or substitutions were made.
  • the aglycosylated antibodies of the present invention include those antibodies containing the preferred CDRs but with a specified amino acid sequence in which such a substitution or substitutions have occurred without substantially altering the binding affinity and specificity of the CDRs.
  • deletions may be made in the amino acid residue sequence of the CDRs or the sequences may be extended at one or both of the N- and C-termini whilst still retaining activity.
  • Preferred aglycosylated antibodies according to the present invention are such that the affinity constant for the antigen is 10 5 mole ⁇ 1 or more, for example up to 10 12 mole ⁇ 1 .
  • Ligands of different affinities may be suitable for different uses so that,
  • an affinity of 10 6 , 10 7 or 10 8 mole ⁇ 1 or more may be appropriate in some cases.
  • antibodies with an affinity in the range of 10 6 to 10 8 mole ⁇ 1 will often be suitable.
  • the antibodies also do not exhibit any substantial binding affinity for other antigens. Binding affinities of the antibody and antibody specificity may be tested by assay procedures such as those described in the Examples section of EP 0586617 and U.S. Ser. No. 08/478,684 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,097, incorporated herein by reference, (See Example 5—Effector Cell Retargetting Assay), or by techniques such as ELISA and other immunoassays.
  • Antibodies according to the invention are aglycosylated IgG CD3 antibodies having a “Y” shaped configuration which may have two identical light and two identical heavy chains and are thus bivalent with each antigen binding site having an affinity for the CD3 antigen.
  • the invention is also applicable to antibodies in which only one of the arms of the antibody has a binding affinity for the CD3 antigen.
  • Such antibodies may take various forms.
  • the other arm of the antibody may have a binding affinity for an antigen other than CD3 so that the antibody is a bispecific antibody, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,474,893 (incorporated herein by reference) and European Patent Applications Nos. 87907123.1 and 87907124.9.
  • the antibody may have only one arm which exhibits a binding affinity, such an antibody being termed “monovalent”.
  • Monovalent antibodies may be prepared in a number of ways. Glennie and Stevenson (Nature, 295, 712-713, (1982)) describe a method of preparing monovalent antibodies by enzymic digestion. Stevenson et al. describe a second approach to monovalent antibody preparation in which enzymatically produced Fab' and Fc fragments are chemically cross-linked (Anticancer Drug Design, 3, 219-230 (1989)). In these methods the resulting monovalent antibodies have lost one of their Fab' arms. A third method of preparing monovalent antibodies is described in European Patent No. 131424. In this approach the “Y” shape of the antibody is maintained, but only one of the two Fab' domains will bind to the antigen. This is achieved by introducing into the hybridoma a gene coding for an irrelevant light chain which will combine with the heavy chain of the antibody to produce a mixture of products in which the monovalent antibody is the one of interest.
  • the monovalent aglycosylated CD3 antibodies of the invention are prepared by the following method. This involves the introduction into a suitable expression system, for example a cell system as described hereinafter, together with genes coding for the heavy and light chains, of a gene coding for a truncated heavy chain in which the variable region domain and first constant region domain of the heavy chain are absent, the gene lacking the exon for each of these domains. This results in the production by the cell system of a mixture of (a) antibodies which are complete bivalent antibodies, (b) antibody fragments consisting only of two truncated heavy chains (i.e.
  • Such an antibody fragment (c) is monovalent since it has any only one Fab' arm. Production of a monovalent antibody in the form of such a fragment by this method is preferred for a number of reasons. Thus, the resulting antibody fragment is easy to purify from a mixture of antibodies produced by the cell system since, for example, it may be separable simply on the basis of its molecular weight. This is not possible in the method of European Patent No. 131424 where the monovalent antibody produced has similar characteristics to a bivalent antibody in its size and outward appearance.
  • the production of a monovalent antibody fragment by the new method uses conditions which can more easily be controlled and is thus not as haphazard as an enzyme digestion/chemical coupling procedure which requires the separation of a complex reaction product, with the additional advantage that the cell line used will continue to produce monovalent antibody fragments, without the need for continuous synthesis procedures as required in the enzyme digestion/chemical coupling procedure.
  • aglycosylated antibodies according to the invention do not occur in nature and these aglycosylated antibodies may in general be produced synthetically in a number of ways. Most conveniently, however, appropriate gene constructs for the constant and variable regions of the heavy and light chains which are present in the antibody are separately obtained and then inserted in a suitable expression system.
  • Genes encoding the variable domains of a ligand of the desired structure may be produced and conveniently attached to genes encoding the constant domains of an antibody which have undergone site directed mutagenesis. These constant genes may be obtained from hybridoma cDNA or from the chromosomal DNA and have undergone site directed mutagenesis to produce the aglycosylated constant regions. Genes encoding the variable regions may also be derived by gene synthesis techniques used in the identification of the CDRs contained herein. Suitable cloning vehicles for the DNA may be of various types.
  • Expression of these genes through culture of a cell system to produce a functional CD3 ligand is most conveniently effected by transforming a suitable prokaryotic or particularly eukaryotic cell system, particularly an immortalised mammalian cell line such as a myeloma cell line, for example the YB2/3.01/Ag20 (hereinafter referred to as YO) rat myeloma cell, NS0 myeloma cell, or Chinese hamster ovary cells (although the use of plant cells is also of interest), with expression vectors which include DNA coding for the various antibody regions, and then culturing the transformed cell system to produce the desired antibody.
  • a suitable prokaryotic or particularly eukaryotic cell system particularly an immortalised mammalian cell line such as a myeloma cell line, for example the YB2/3.01/Ag20 (hereinafter referred to as YO) rat myeloma cell, NS0 myeloma cell
  • a second aspect of the present invention thus provides a process for the preparation of an aglycosylated IgG antibody according to the first aspect having a binding affinity for the CD3 antigen which comprises culturing cells capable of expressing the antibody in order to effect expression thereof.
  • a third aspect of the invention also provides a cell line which expresses an aglycosylated antibody according to the invention per se.
  • Preferred among such cell lines are those which comprise DNA sequences encoding the preferred CDRs described hereinbefore.
  • a group of nucleotide sequences coding for the CDRs (a) to (f) described hereinbefore is as indicated under (a) to (f) below, respectively, but it will be appreciated that the degeneracy of the genetic code permits variations to be made in these sequences whilst still encoding for the CDRs' amino acid sequences.
  • Such cell lines will particularly contain larger DNA sequences which comprise (1) DNA expressing human heavy chain variable framework regions carrying one or more of (a), (b) and (c), and (2) DNA expressing rodent, eg. rat light chain variable framework regions carrying one or more of (d), (e) and (f).
  • a specific example of such DNA is SEQ ID No 19 which codes for the CDRs (a), (b) and (c) arranged in the heavy chain framework coded for by the human VH type III gene VH26.D.Jlinked to the human IgG. CH1-hinge-aglycosyl-CH2CH3 as discussed hereinbefore and that sequence SEQ ID No 17 which codes for the CDRs (d), (e) and (f) arranged in the light chain framework coded for by the YTH 12.5 human lambda constant region chimeric protein.
  • the chimeric partially humanised aglycosylated antibodies in accordance with the present invention have therapeutic value, particularly in immunosuppression, particularly in the control of graft rejection, where it is especially desirable that immunosuppression is temporary rather than total, and thus that T-cells are not completely destroyed, but instead rendered non-functional by antibody blockade of the CD3 antigen—TCR complex.
  • the aglycosylated CD3 antibodies may have potential in other areas such as in the treatment of cancer, specifically in the construction of bispecific antibodies (for effector cell retargetting) or antibody-toxin conjugates, where the efficacy of the therapeutic agent would be compromised by Fc-mediated killing of the effector cells or non-specific killing of Fc receptor bearing cells respectively.
  • the present invention thus includes a method of treating patients with cancer, particularly a lymphoma, or for immunosuppression purposes, for instance in a case where graft rejection may occur, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aglycosylated antibody in accordance with the first aspect of the invention.
  • Aglycosylated antibodies in accordance with the first aspect of the invention may be formulated for administration to patients by administering the said antibody together with a physiologically acceptable diluent or carrier.
  • the antibodies are preferably administered in an injectable form together with such a diluent or carrier which is sterile and pyrogen free.
  • a suitable dose of antibody is about 1-10 mg injected daily over a time period of for example 10 days, although due to the elimination of the first dose response it will be possible if desired to adminster higher amounts of the antibody, for example even up to 100 mg daily, depending on the individual patient's needs.
  • Veterinary use is on a similar g/kg dosage basis.
  • FIG. 1 shows plots of FACS assay of binding of fully humanised aglycosyl CD3 (of EP0586617, U.S. Ser. No. 08/478,684 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,097) and a chimeric antibody of the present invention in which a rat light variable framework region is employed.
  • Light chain YTH12.5LAG1 alone does not show normal binding as this is not associated with a heavy chain.
  • FIG. 2 shows plots of FACS assay of binding of two chimeric transfectants produced using pOXD52neo vector and thus which express CD52 antigen on their surfaces. These illustrate use of pOXCD52neo vector as a way of monitoring whether transfectants are a clonal population.
  • TF 12.5L/CD3A.27 has one peak when stained with CD52 showing all cells are producing CD3 antibody, whereas TF12.5L/CD3A.34 has two peaks showing a negative population of cells that do not produce CD3 antibody.
  • FIG. 3 shows plots of OD 492 against dilution in an ELISA comparing human IgG production as a measure of antibody yield for present chimeric and prior art humanised aglycosylCD3.
  • CD3 supernatants tested three weeks after transfection show the cell containing DNA encoding for a chimeric antibody of the present invention producing about 120 ⁇ g/ml and that the fully humanised CD3 producing less than 10 ⁇ g/ml.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show binding plots of the present invention chimeric antibodies and fully humanised CD3 to Jurkat cells for antibody affinity. Starting from a known concentration of 100 ⁇ g/ml and then diluting to 1/20 and seven fold titrations to 1/2560. The staining patterns demonstrate that the affinities are the same.
  • SEQ ID No 1 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (a).
  • SEQ ID No 2 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (a).
  • SEQ ID No 3 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (b).
  • SEQ ID No 4 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (b).
  • SEQ ID No 5 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (c).
  • SEQ ID No 6 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (c).
  • SEQ ID No 7 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (d).
  • SEQ ID No 8 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (d).
  • SEQ ID No 9 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (e).
  • SEQ ID No 10 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (e).
  • SEQ ID No 11 is that of DNA encoding for CDR (f).
  • SEQ ID No 12 is the amino acid sequence of CDR (f).
  • SEQ ID No 13 is that of DNA encoding for the rat light chain variable region.
  • SEQ ID No 14 is the amino acid sequence of the rat light chain variable region.
  • SEQ ID No 15 is that of DNA encoding the rat heavy chain variable region including the respective CDRs.
  • SEQ ID No 16 is the amino acid sequence of the rat heavy chain variable region including the respective CDRs.
  • SEQ ID No 17 is that of DNA encoding the rat light chain variable region with respective CDRs and the human lambda constant region.
  • SEQ ID No 18 is the amino acid sequence of the rat light chain variable region with respective CDRs and the human lambda constant region.
  • SEQ ID No 19 is the DNA sequence encoding for the heavy chain variable region with CDRs and the human CH1-hinge-aglycosylCH 2 CH 3 .
  • SEQ ID No 20 is the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain variable region with CDRs and the human CH1-hinge-aglycosylCH 2 CH 3 .
  • SEQ IDs No 21 to 24 are the amino acid sequences of the human heavy chain variable domain framework without CDRs.
  • SEQ IDs No 25 to 28 are the amino acid sequences of the rat light chain variable domain framework without CDRs.
  • SEQ ID No 29 and 30 are of primers used to clone rat CD3 light chain variable region into PEE12.
  • YTH 12.5 is a rat hybridoma cell line secreting an IgG2b monoclonal antibody specific for the CD3 antigen complex, but the methodology is applicable to other cells secreting CD3 specific antibodies with the same CDRs (see the preceding description).
  • V H gene (heavy chain variable region gene) is cloned using oligonucleotide primers VH1FOR and VH1BACK (see aforesaid incorporated patents).
  • VH1FOR and VH1BACK see aforesaid incorporated patents.
  • the PCR products are ligated into the vector M13-VHPCR1 in which site directed mutagenesis is performed using 6 oligonucleotide primers.
  • the V L gene (light chain variable region gene) was cloned using primers designed based on the published V L ⁇ sequences.
  • the gene is cloned into the vector M13-VKPCR, together with the human lambda light chain constant region.
  • this vector mutagenesis of the V L framework is performed using 5 oligonucleotides.
  • the humanised V L gene is then inserted into the expression vector pHâApr-1.
  • Vector p316 is generated in which the reshaped CD3 VH gene may be expressed in conjunction with different immunoglobulin H chain constant region genes, this vector being based on the pHâApr-gpt vector (Gunning et al., 1987, P.N.A.S. USA, 85, 7719-7723).
  • a 1.65 Kb fragment of DNA carrying the dihydrofolate reductase (dhft) gene and SV 40 expression signals (Page & Sydenham, 1991, Biotechnology, 9, 64) is inserted into the unique EcoRI site of pHâApr-gpt.
  • a 700 bp HindIII-BamHI DNA fragment encoding the reshaped CD3-VH gene is then cloned into the vector's multiple cloning site, downstream and under the control of the â actin promoter.
  • the desired H chain constant region gene (in genomic configuration) can then be inserted into the unique BamH1 restriction enzyme site downstream of the CD3-VH gene.
  • the aglycosyl human IgG1 constant region is derived from the wild type Glm (1,17) gene described by Takahashi et al., (1982, Cell, 29, 671-679) as follows. The gene is cloned into the vector M13 tg131 where site-directed mutagenesis is performed (Amersham International PLC kit) to mutate the amino acid residue at position 297 from an asparagine to an alanine residue.
  • Oligosaccharide at Asn-297 is a characteristic feature of all normal human IgG antibodies (Kabat et al., 1987, Sequence of Proteins of Immunological Interest, US Department of Health Human Services Publication), each of the two heavy chains in the IgG molecules having a single branched chain carbohydrate group which is linked to the amide group of the asparagine residue (Rademacher and Dwek, 1984, Prog. Immunol., 5, 95-112). Substitution of asparagine with alanine prevents the glycosylation of the antibody.
  • the 2.3 Kb aglycosyl IgG1 constant region is excised from M13 by double digestion using BamHI and BgIII and ligated into the BamHI site of vector p316 to produce clone p323.
  • Heavy and light chain transfectants are selected for in xanthine/hypoxanthine free IMDM containing 5% (v/v) dialysed foetal calf serum.
  • vectors p317, p318, p320, p321 and p325, respectively are derived from the vector p316.
  • Cells expressing CD3 antibodies were subjected to two rounds of cloning in soft agar, and then expanded into roller bottle cultures. The immunoglobulin from approximately 4 liters of tissue culture supernatant from each cell line is concentrated by ammonium sulphate precipitation, dialysed extensively against PBS and then quantified as follows:
  • a competition assay designed to specifically quantitate the concentration of antibody with CD3 antigen binding capacity was used.
  • Human T-cell blasts are incubated with FITC labelled UCHT-1, an antibody which binds to the same epitope of the CD3 antigen as the chimeric panel.
  • the concentration of FITC reagent used is previously determined to be half saturating.
  • Unlabelled YTH 12.5 (HPLC purified) was titrated from a known starting concentration and added to wells containing T-cells and UCHT-1 FITC.
  • the unlabelled antibody serves as a competitor for the antigen binding site. This is detected as decrease in the mean fluorescence seen when the cells are studied using FACS analysis.
  • titration of the chimeric antibodies from unknown starting concentrations yields a series of sigmoidal curves when mean fluorescence is plotted against antibody dilution. These can be directly compared with the standard YTH 12.5 curve, an equivalent antibody may be used.
  • a chain loss variant of YTH12.5LAG1 was selected for loss of CD3 light chain, that only expressing rat CD3 heavy chain, and was used for the purpose of transfecting in fully humanised aglycosyl CD3 heavy chain.
  • a 1.4 kb BamH1-Hind111 DNA fragment encoding the humanised IgG1 aglycosyl CD3 heavy chain construct was cloned into the multiple cloning site of two different expression vectors, pH ⁇ Apr-1 gpt (Gunning et al (1987) P.N.A.S. USA 84, 4831 and 85, 7719-7723) and pOXCD52neo (Frewin unpublished) which contain different selectable markers.
  • pOXCD52neo expression vector is produced using the strong ‘polypeptide chain elongation factor 1’ promoter (EF1) which gives high-level antibody production (see Shigekazu Nagata NAR, Vol 18, No 17, page 5322. This is placed in a construct together with a neomycin selectable marker. Also included in the vector is a cDNA for Campath CD52 surface expressed antigen, driven by the TK promoter (all these promoters and markers are in the public domain by reason of availability). The expression of CD52 on the cell surface allows identification of transformants using CD52 antibodies.
  • EF1 polypeptide chain elongation factor 1’ promoter
  • YTH 12.5LAG1 was then transfected separately with the two plasmids by electroporation and heavy transfectants selected with IMDM containing 5% foetal calf serum, MPA and Xanthine for pH ⁇ Apr-1gpt and IMDM containing 5% foetal calf serum and 1 mg/ml G418 for pOXCD52neo, over a couple of weeks until live colonies grew up for testing. Both transfections yielded positive clones when screened for human IgG1 production using ELISA. Functional CD3 antibody was tested for by binding to a human T cell line Jurkat (ATCC TIB 152 (J. Immunol 133, 123-128 (1984)) and analysed by FACS (Becton Dickinson), both assays showing yields of antibody of between 30 and 50 ⁇ g/ml.
  • IMDM containing 5% foetal calf serum
  • MPA and Xanthine for pH ⁇ Apr
  • the pOXCD52neo vector allows monitoring of transfected cells producing antibody with the use of a cell surface marker CD52. Only cells containing this marker secrete antibody so by taking Campath CD52 antibodies linked with FITC transfected cells can be analysed by FACS for the percentage of cells producing antibody and clonal status can be confirmed. No negative producing cells were detected and antibody yields remained at 50 ⁇ g/ml with normal cell growth.
  • a chimeric form of the aglycosyl CD3 antibody was produced using PCR assembly to link the rat CD3 light chain variable region to the human lambda constant region using primers which introduce restriction enzyme sites Hind III and EcoR1 to allow cloning into the Celltech expression vector PEE12 (see Bebbington et al (1992) Biotechnology 10, 169).
  • the primer sequences are SEQ ID No 29 and 30 in the sequence listing attached hereto.
  • the final construct was sequenced and cloned into PEE12 already containing the humanised CD3 aglycosyl heavy chain and this was transfected into the myeloma cell line NS0 (ECACC No 85110503-Galfre and Milstein (1981) Enzymology 73 (B) 3-46) by electroporation. Resultant clones were screened for antibody production using ELISA for human IgG1 and human lambda light chain and on the FACS for binding to human T-cell clone Jurkat cell line.
  • the ELISA uses goat anti-human IgFc (Sigma 12136) as capture antibody and Biotinylated sheep anti-human IgG (Amersham RPN 1003) or Biotinylated goat anti-human lambda light chain (Amersham RPN 1188) as detector antibody. (see Routledge et al Eur. J. Immunol (1991) 21: 2717-2725).
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate the ability of these antibodies to bind CD3 with the same capacity as the previously described fully humanised aglycosyl anti-CD3 antibodies of the prior art.

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