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Definitions

• This disclosure relates generally to immunomodulatory peptides.
• Lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG3, also known as LAG-3, LAG 3, Lag3, CD223, LDC protein) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of receptors.
• LAG3 is expressed on immune cells (activated T cells, Huard et ah, 1994; natural killer cells, Triebel et ah, 1990; B cells, Kisielow et ah, 2005; plasmacytoid dendritic cells, Workman et ah, 2009), where it binds to MHC class II (MHC-II) and serves as an immune checkpoint receptor.
• MHC-II MHC class II
• LAG3 also binds to fibrinogen-like protein (LGL1), and disrupting this binding can potentiate anti-tumor immunity (Wang et ah, 2019). There is a continuing need for useful modulators of immune checkpoint pathways.
• LAG3 is also expressed on neurons, where it serves as a receptor for the a-synuclein aggregates characteristic of synucleinopathies (Mao et ah, 2016).
• Synucleinopathies are disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of a-synuclein protein in neurons, nerve fibers, or glial cells.
• Synucleinopathies include idiopathic and inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease (PD); Diffuse Lewy Body (DLB) disease, also known as Dementia with Lewy Bodies or Lewy body dementia; incidental Lewy body disease; Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease (LBV); Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease (CAPD); pure autonomic failure (PAL); multiple system atrophy (MSA), such as olivopontocerebellar atrophy, striatonigral degeneration, and Shy-Drager Syndrome; pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration; Down’s Syndrome; Gaucher disease-related synucleinopathies; and neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation.
• FIG. 1 shows the results of fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays.
• This disclosure provides peptides that bind to LAG3 and can be used to block its interaction with other molecules such as MHC-II, FGL1, and a-synuclein.
• the amino acid sequences of these peptides are shown in Table 1, below.
• peptides with their demonstrated activity and short half-life, can be used to activate cellular immunity while significantly reducing the potential for adverse events that is often associated with the antibody-based checkpoint inhibitors.
• the peptides can be used as stand-alone therapeutics or can be used as immune modulators in combination with other therapies. They can be genetically encoded, for example, within CAR T and oncolytic viral platforms to effectively target the tumor microenvironment.
• a disclosed peptide is modified using chemical or recombinant methods to enhance its stability or other pharmacokinetic properties. See, e.g., US 2017/0020956. Modifications include, but are not limited to, replacement of one or more L- amino acid with its corresponding D-form, acetylation on a C- and/or N-terminal residue, amidation on a C- and/or N-terminal residue, cyclization, esterification, glycosylation, acylation, attachment of myristic or palmitic acid, addition of an N-terminal glycine, addition of lipophilic moieties such as long fatty acid chains, and PEGylation.
• Peptides can be made by any method known in the art, including synthetic methods, recombinant methods, or both. Synthetic methods include solid-phase and solution methods, and may include the use of protective groups. See, e.g., Bodanszky et al. (1976), McOmie (1973), Merrifield (1963), Neurath et al. (1976), Stuart & Young (1984).
• Recombinant production of peptides can be carried out using any nucleotide sequence(s) encoding the peptides in any suitable expression system.
• Nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more of the disclosed peptides can be incorporated into an expression cassette that includes control elements operably linked to the coding sequences. Control elements include, but are not limited to, initiators, promoters (including inducible, repressible, and constitutive promoters), enhancers, and polyadenylation signals. Signal sequences can be included.
• the expression cassette can be provided in a vector that can be introduced into an appropriate host cell for production of the peptide(s). Methods of constructing expression cassettes and expression vectors are well known.
• Expression vectors can include one or more expression cassettes encoding one or more peptides comprising, consisting essentially or, or consisting of any of SEQ ID NOS: 1-7.
• one or more peptides are expressed as a component of a fusion protein.
• Other components of the fusion protein can be, for example, a cytokine or an engineered T cell receptor (TCR).
• TCR T cell receptor
• a fusion protein can comprise one or more linkers between its components.
• a linker between a peptide and another component of the fusion protein can comprise a proteolytic cleavage site to release the peptide after expression of the fusion protein. See, e.g., US 2016/0138066; US 2018/0135060; US 2014/0343251; US 2012/0142891; Rodriguez et al., 2014.
• a component of a fusion protein is a moiety, such as albumin or transthyretin, which can enhance the plasma half-life of the peptide.
• a peptide or a modified version of a peptide is conjugated to the moiety. Methods of preparing such conjugates are well known in the art (e.g ., Penchala el al, 2015; Kontermann, 2016; Zorzi et al., 2017).
• a component of a fusion protein is a partner molecule, such as a peptide or protein such as an antibody intended to increase the half-life of a peptide or modified peptide in vivo and/or to provide specific delivery to a target tissue or cell.
• a peptide or modified version thereof can be conjugated to the partner molecule. Conjugation may be direct or can be via a linker.
• a peptide or a modified version thereof can be altered to substitute one or more amino acids with amino acids used to attach partner molecules, such as lysine, or by N-terminal extension of the peptide with, e.g., 1, 2, 3, or 4 glycine spacer molecules.
• This disclosure also provides CAR-T cells that express one or more of the disclosed peptides.
• Methods of preparing CAR-T cells are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent 9,328,156; U.S. Patent 9,845,362; and U.S. Patent 9,101,584.
• Oncolytic viruses containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding one or more of the disclosed peptides. See US 2017/0157188; Lawler et al., 2017; US 2015/0250837.
• Oncolytic viruses include, but are not limited to, reovirus, Seneca Valley virus, vesicular stomatitis vims, Newcastle disease vims, herpes simplex vims, morbillivims vims, retrovims, influenza vims, Sindbis vims, poxvims, and adenovims.
• oncolytic reovirus examples include REOLYSIN ® (pelareorep) and reovimses disclosed in US 2017/0049829.
• Examples of oncolytic Seneca Valley vims include NTX-101 (Rudin et al., 2011).
• Examples of oncolytic Newcastle disease vims include 73-T PV701 and HDV-HUJ strains (see also Phuangsab et al., 2001; Lorence et al., 2007; and Freeman et al., 2006).
• Examples of oncolytic herpes simplex virus include NV1020 (Geevarghese et al., 2010) and T-VEC (Andtbacka et al., 2013).
• oncolytic morbillivims virus examples include oncolytic measles viruses such as MV- Edm (McDonald et al., 2006) and HMWMAA (Kaufmann et al., 2013).
• oncolytic influenza vims are disclosed, for example, in US 2018/0057594.
• oncolytic adenovirus examples include ONYX-015 (Khuri et al., 2000) and H101 or Oncorine (Liang, 2018).
• the peptides and modified versions thereof disclosed herein have a number of therapeutic applications, including treating hyperproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer). “Treat,” as used herein, includes reducing or inhibiting the progression of one or more symptoms of the condition for which a peptide or modified version thereof is administered. The peptides and modified versions thereof may also be useful for reducing one or more symptoms of or for treating synucleopathies, infectious diseases, and sepsis and for enhancing a response to vaccination.
• Treatment includes reducing or inhibiting the progression of one or more symptoms of the condition for which a peptide or modified version thereof is administered.
• the peptides and modified versions thereof may also be useful for reducing one or more symptoms of or for treating synucleopathies, infectious diseases, and sepsis and for enhancing a response to vaccination.
• administering includes administration of a disclosed peptide or modified version thereof itself as well as administration by various vehicles described below.
• one or more of the disclosed peptides and/or modified versions thereof are directly administered.
• a peptide carrier system is used.
• a number of peptide carrier systems are known in the art, including microparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, hydrophilic mucoadhesive polymers, thiolated polymers, polymer matrices, nanoemulsions, and hydrogels. See Patel et al. (2014), Bruno et al. (2013), Feridooni et al. (2016). Any suitable system can be used.
• an engineered T cell that expresses and secretes one or more disclosed peptides can be used to deliver LAG3 inhibition at the site of engagement of the T cell receptor with an antigen.
• the T cell-based therapy can be, for example, a CAR-T cell that expresses one or more of the disclosed peptides. Either inducible or constitutive expression can be used.
• an oncolytic virus can be used to deliver one or more of the disclosed peptides. Either inducible or constitutive expression can be used.
• one or more of the disclosed peptides are delivered using one or more nucleic acids encoding the peptide(s) (e.g ., DNA, cDNA, PNA, RNA or a combination thereof); see, e.g., US 2017/0165335.
• Nucleic acids encoding one or more peptides can be delivered using a variety of delivery systems known in the art. Nucleic acid delivery systems include, but are not limited to, gene-gun; cationic lipids and cationic polymers; encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, or microcapsules; electroporation; virus-based, and bacterial-based delivery systems.
• Virus-based systems include, but are not limited to, modified viruses such as adenovirus, adeno-associated vims, herpes vims, retroviruses, vaccinia vims, or hybrid viruses containing elements of one or more viruses.
• US 2002/0111323 describes use of “naked DNA,” i.e., a “non-infectious, non-immunogenic, non-integrating DNA sequence,” free from “transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomal formulations, charged lipids and calcium phosphate precipitating agents,” to administer a peptide.
• Bacterial-based delivery systems are disclosed, e.g., in Van Dessel et al. (2015) and Yang et al. (2007).
• a peptide is administered via an RNA molecule encoding the peptide.
• the RNA molecule is encapsulated in a nanoparticle.
• the nanoparticle comprises a cationic polymer (e.g., poly-L- lysine, polyamidoamine, polyethyleneimine, chitosan, poly(P-amino esters).
• the nanoparticle comprises a cationic lipid or an ionizable lipid.
• the RNA molecule is conjugated to a bioactive ligand (e.g., N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), cholesterol, vitamin E, antibodies, cell-penetrating peptides).
• a bioactive ligand e.g., N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc)
• GalNAc N-acetylgalactosamine
• an RNA molecule can be modified to reduce its chances of degradation or recognition by the immune system.
• the ribose sugar, the phosphate linkage, and/or individual bases can be modified. See, e.g., Behlke (2008), Bramsen (2009), Chiu (2003), Judge & MacLachlan (2008), Kauffman (2016), Li (2016), Morrissey (2005), Prakash (2005), Pratt & MacRae (2009), Sahin (2014), Soutschek (2004), Wittrup & Lieberman (2015).
• the modification is one or more of a ribo-difluorotoluyl nucleotide, a 4'-thio modified RNA, a boranophosphate linkage, a phosphorothioate linkage, a 2'-0-methyl (2’-OMe) sugar substitution, a 2'-fluoro (2'-F), a 2'-0-methoxyethyl (2'-MOE) sugar substitution, a locked nucleic acid (LNA), and an L-RNA.
• a ribo-difluorotoluyl nucleotide a 4'-thio modified RNA
• a boranophosphate linkage a phosphorothioate linkage
• a 2'-0-methyl (2’-OMe) sugar substitution a 2'-fluoro (2'-F)
• a 2'-0-methoxyethyl (2'-MOE) sugar substitution a locked nucleic acid (LNA), and an L-RNA
• administration is carried out in conjunction with one or more other therapies. “In conjunction with” includes administration together with, before, or after administration of the one or more other therapies.
• compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
• pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle may comprise one or more substances which do not affect the biological activity of the peptides or modified versions thereof and, when administered to a patient, does not cause an adverse reaction.
• Pharmaceutical compositions may be liquid or may be lyophilized. Lyophilized compositions may be provided in a kit with a suitable liquid, typically water for injection (WFI) for use in reconstituting the composition.
• WFI water for injection
• Other suitable forms of pharmaceutical compositions include suspensions, emulsions, and tablets.
• compositions can be administered by any suitable route, including, but not limited to, intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, epidural, intratumoral, transdermal (e.g., US 2017/0281672), mucosal (e.g., intranasal or oral), pulmonary, and topical (e.g., US 2017/0274010) routes. See, e.g., US 2017/0101474.
• Administration can be systemic or local. In addition to local infusions and injections, implants can be used to achieve a local administration. Examples of suitable materials include, but are not limited to, sialastic membranes, polymers, fibrous matrices, and collagen matrices.
• Topical administration can be by way of a cream, ointment, lotion, transdermal patch (such as a microneedle patch), or other suitable forms well known in the art.
• Administration can also be by controlled release, for example, using a microneedle patch, pump and/or suitable polymeric materials.
• suitable materials include, but are not limited to, poly(2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(acrylic acid), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), poly(methacrylic acid), polyglycolides (PLG), polyanhydrides, poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl alcohol), polyacrylamide, poly(ethylene glycol), polylactides (PLA), poly(lactide-co-glycolides) (PLG A), and polyorthoesters.
• Devices comprising any of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR- T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above include, but are not limited to, syringes, pumps, transdermal patches, spray devices, vaginal rings, and pessaries.
• one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR-T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above are administered to a patient to inhibit the progression of a hyperproliferative disorder, including cancer.
• Such inhibition may include, for example, reducing proliferation of neoplastic or pre-neoplastic cells; destroying neoplastic or pre-neoplastic cells; and inhibiting metastasis or decreasing the size of a tumor.
• cancers include, but are not limited to, melanoma (including cutaneous or intraocular malignant melanoma), renal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, cancer of the head or neck, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the anal region, stomach cancer, testicular cancer, carcinoma of the fallopian tubes, carcinoma of the endometrium, carcinoma of the cervix, carcinoma of the vagina, carcinoma of the vulva, Hodgkin’s Disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the small intestine, cancer of the endocrine system, cancer of the thyroid gland, cancer of the parathyroid gland, cancer of the adrenal gland, sarcoma of soft tissue, cancer of the urethra, cancer of the penis, chronic or acute leukemias including acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblast
• one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR-T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above are administered in conjunction with one or more other cancer therapies or immunotherapies, such as those described below.
• the second therapy comprises a second agent that reduces or blocks the activity of PD-1 (e.g., nivolumab, pembrolizumab, durvalumab) or CTLA-4 (e.g., ipilimumab, tremelimumab).
• PD-1 e.g., nivolumab, pembrolizumab, durvalumab
• CTLA-4 e.g., ipilimumab, tremelimumab.
• the second therapy comprises an agent that reduces or blocks the activity of PD-L1 (e.g., atezolizumab).
• the second therapy comprises an agent that reduces or blocks the activity of LAG3 or other inhibitory checkpoint molecules and/or molecules that suppress the immune system.
• These molecules include, but are not limited to:
• V-domain Immunoglobulin Suppressor of T cell Activation (VISTA, also known as cl0orf54, PD-1H, DDla, Gi24, Diesl, and SISP1; see US 2017/0334990, US 2017/0112929, Gao et ah, 2017, Wang et ah, 2011; Liu et ah, 2015);
• T-cell Immunoglobulin domain and Mucin domain 3 (TIM-3; see US 2017/0198041, US 2017/0029485, US 2014/0348842, Sakuishi et ah, 2010);
• killer immunoglobulin-like receptors see US 2015/0290316
• B and T Lymphocyte Attenuator see US 2016/09222114
• A2A adenosine receptor see Beavis et ah, 2015; US 2013/0267515; US 2017/0166878; Leone et ah, 2015; Mediavilla- Varela et ah, 2017; Young et ah, 2016).
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of LAG3 include, but are not limited to, BMS- 986016, IMP321, and GSK2831781 (He et ah, 2016).
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of VISTA include, but are not limited to, small molecules, such as CA-170, and antibodies (e.g., Le Mercier et ah, 2014).
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of TIM-3 include, but are not limited to, antibodies such as MBG453 and TSR-022; see Dempke et ah, 2017.
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of KIRs include, but are not limited to, monoclonal antibodies such as IPH2101 and Lirilumab (BMS-986015, formerly IPH2102); see Benson & Caligiuri, 2014.
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of IDO include, but are not limited to, epacadostat and agents disclosed in US 2017/0037125.
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of BTLA include, but are not limited to, peptides (e.g ., Spodzieja et ah, 2017).
• Agents that reduce or block the activity of A2AR include, but are not limited to, small molecules such as CPI-444 and vipadenant.
• the second therapy comprises a cytokine (e.g., interleukin 7).
• a cytokine e.g., interleukin 7
• the second therapy comprises an agonist of a stimulatory checkpoint molecule.
• a stimulatory checkpoint molecule include, but are not limited to:
• GITR glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor-related protein
• Agonists of CD40 include, but are not limited to, CD40 agonist monoclonal antibodies such as cp-870,893, ChiLob7/4, dacetuzumab, and lucatumumab. See, e.g., Vonderheide et ah, 2007; Khubchandani et ah, 2009; Johnson et ah, 2010; Bensinger et ah, 2012; Vonderheide and Glennie, 2013; Johnson et ah, 2015.
• Agonists of 0X40 include, but are not limited to, 0X40 agonist antibodies such as MOXR0916, MED 16469, MED10562, PF-045618600, GSK3174998, and INCCAGN01949, and OX40L-Fc fusion proteins, such as MEDI6383. See, e.g., Huseni et ah, 2014; Linch et ah, 2015; Messenheimer et ah, 2017. See also Schmali et ah, 2017. [61] Agonists of GITR include, but are not limited to, MEDI1873. See, e.g., Schaer et al., 2012; Tigue et al., 2017.
• Agonists of ICOS include, but are not limited to, ICOS agonist antibodies JTX-2011 and GSK3359609. See, e.g., Harvey et al., 2015; Michaelson et al., 2016.
• the second therapy comprises a 4- IBB agonist (Shindo et al., 2015), such as urelumab; a 4- IBB antagonist (see US 2017/0174773); an inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK; Wang et al., 2014; US 2017/0274074), such as crizotinib, ceritinib, alectinib, PF-06463922, NVP-TAE684, AP26113, TSR-011, X-396, CEP-37440, RXDX-101; an inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HD AC; see US 2017/0327582); a VEGFR inhibitor, such as axitinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, tivozanib, bevacizumab; and/or an anti-CD27 antibody, such as varlilumab.
• a 4- IBB agonist such as urelumab
• the second therapy comprises a cancer vaccine (e.g., Duraiswamy et al., 2013).
• a “cancer vaccine” is an immunogenic composition intended to elicit an immune response against a particular antigen in the individual to which the cancer vaccine is administered.
• a cancer vaccine typically contains a tumor antigen which is able to induce or stimulate an immune response against the tumor antigen.
• a “tumor antigen” is an antigen that is present on the surface of a target tumor.
• a tumor antigen may be a molecule which is not expressed by a non-tumor cell or may be, for example, an altered version of a molecule expressed by a non-tumor cell (e.g., a protein that is misfolded, truncated, or otherwise mutated).
• the second therapy comprises a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)
• T cell therapy See, e.g., John et al., 2013; Chong et al., 2016.
• one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR-T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above are administered in conjunction with a CAR-T cell cancer therapy to increase the efficacy of the CAR-T cell cancer therapy.
• one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR-T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above are administered in conjunction with an oncolytic vims as disclosed, for example, in US 2017/0143780.Non-limiting examples of oncolytic viruses are described above. Treatment of Synucleinopathies
• one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, nucleic acid molecules, CAR-T cells, and/or oncolytic viruses described above may be useful to reduce a symptom of a synucleinopathy, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic interventions such as L-DOPA, dopamine agonists (e.g ., ropinirole, pramipexole), dopamine reuptake inhibitors (e.g., amantadine), and cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine).
• dopamine agonists e.g ropinirole, pramipexole
• dopamine reuptake inhibitors e.g., amantadine
• cholinesterase inhibitors e.g., donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine
• synucleinopathies include idiopathic and inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease (PD); Diffuse Lewy Body (DLB) disease, also known as Dementia with Lewy Bodies or Lewy body dementia; incidental Lewy body disease; Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease (LBV); Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease (CAPD); pure autonomic failure (PAP); multiple system atrophy (MSA), such as olivopontocerebellar atrophy, striatonigral degeneration, and Shy-Drager Syndrome; pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration; Down’s Syndrome; Gaucher disease-related synucleinopathies; and neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation.
• PD Parkinson’s disease
• LBV Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease
• LBV Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease
• CAPD Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease
• MSA multiple system atrophy
• MSA multiple system atrophy
• LAG3 expression is up-regulated in sepsis (Patil et ah, 2017). Accordingly, one or more of the peptides, modified peptides, or nucleic acids described above may be useful to treat sepsis, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic interventions such as antibiotics, intravenous fluids, and vasopressors.
• one or more of the disclosed peptides, modified peptides, or nucleic acids described above can be administered to treat infectious diseases, including chronic infections, caused, e.g., by viruses, fungi, bacteria, and protozoa, and helminths, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic interventions.
• viral agents include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Epstein Barr Vims (EBV), Herpes simplex (HSV, including HSV1 and HSV2), Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Varicella zoster (VSV) Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and hepatitis A, B, and C viruses.
• HSV human immunodeficiency virus
• EBV Epstein Barr Vims
• HSV Herpes simplex
• HPV Human Papillomavirus
• VSV Varicella zoster
• CMV Cytomegalovirus
• hepatitis A, B, and C viruses hepatitis A, B, and C viruses.
• fungal agents include Aspergillus, Candida, Coccidioides, Cryptococcus, and Histoplasma capsulatum.
• bacterial agents include Streptococcal bacteria ( e.g . , pyogenes, agalactiae, pneumoniae), Chlamydia pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• protozoa examples include Sarcodina (e.g., Entamoeba ), Mastigophora (e.g.,
• Giardia a Ciliophora (e.g., Balantidium), and Sporozoa (e.g., Plasmodium falciparum, Cryptosporidium) .
• helminths examples include Platyhelminths (e.g., trematodes, cestodes), Acanthocephalins , and Nematodes.
• one or more of the disclosed peptides, modified peptides, or nucleic acids described above can be administered as a vaccine adjuvant in conjunction with a vaccine to enhance a response to vaccination (e.g., by increasing effector T cells and/or reducing T cell exhaustion).
• the vaccine can be, for example, an RNA vaccine (e.g., US 2016/0130345, US 2017/0182150), a DNA vaccine, a recombinant vector, a protein vaccine, or a peptide vaccine.
• RNA vaccine e.g., US 2016/0130345, US 2017/0182150
• DNA vaccine e.g., a DNA vaccine, a recombinant vector, a protein vaccine, or a peptide vaccine.
• Such vaccines can be delivered, for example, using virus-like particles, as is well known in the art.
• HTRF Time-resolved Fluorescence
• FRET fluorescent resonance energy transfer
• Tagl-LAG3 protein (10 nM), Tag2-MHCII protein (20 nM), and peptides (3-fold dilutions beginning with 100 mM) were combined and incubated for 15 minutes.
• Anti-Tag 1-Tb and anti-Tag2-XL665 antibodies were added and incubated for one hour, then simultaneous measurement of both 620 nM cryptate and 665 nm acceptor emissions were read.
• Peptide LG11 S APWEPLHWPEDWW QGTGEW ; SEQ ID NO: 13
• Peptide 93 R VP AP VKEQ V QKQ YPN AG AI ; SEQ ID NO: 15
• An anti-human LAG3 antibody (Novoprotein #GMP-A092, Lot 0331158) served as an antibody positive control. The results are shown in Figure 1, and the determined IC50 values are shown in Table 2, below.
• This example tested the ability of peptides to inhibit the interaction between human LAG3 and FGL1.
• the peptides were tested using a Human LAG3/FGL1 TR-FRET Binding Assay (BPS Bioscience) carried out according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Peptides 6, 41, 68, 69, 115, 146, 154, and 155 were tested at 100, 33, and 11 mM.
• Peptide LG56 HIQNWS YWLN QDMMN QQVWKS ; SEQ ID NO: 14
• Peptide 93 SEQ ID NO: 15
• a neutralizing anti-human LAG3 antibody (BPS Bioscience Cat. #71219) was used as an antibody positive control.
• AUNP-12 A Novel Peptide Therapeutic Targeting PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Pathway for Cancer Immunotherapy - Structure Activity Relationships & Peptide/Peptidomimetic Analogs,” available at differding .
• VISTA is an inhibitory immune checkpoint that is increased after ipilimumab therapy in patients with prostate cancer.”
• VCAM-1 specific PEGylated SAINT-based lipoplexes deliver siRNA to activated endothelium in vivo but do not attenuate target gene expression,” Int. J. Pharm. 469, 121-31, 2014
• VSV strains with defects in their ability to shutdown innate immunity are potent systemic anti-cancer agents
• LAG3 a novel lymphocyte activation gene closely related to CD4

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