CA2129663C

Biosynthetic binding protein for cancer marker

Abstract

Disclosed is a single-chain Fv (sFv) polypeptide defining a binding site which exhibits the immunological binding propert-ies of an immunoglobulin molecule which binds c-erbB-2 or a c-erbB-2-related tumor antigen, the sFv includes at least two poly-peptide domains connected by a polypeptide linker spanning the distance between the C-terminus of one domain and the N-terminus of the other, the amino acid sequence of each of the polypeptide domains includes a set of complementarity determiningregions (CDRs) interposed between a set of framework regions (FRs), the CDRs conferring immunological binding to the c-erbB-2 or c-erbB-2-related tumor antigen.

CA2129663C, drawing sheet 1
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Term

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Expired 5 February 2013, 13.6 years ago.

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16 claims: 1 independent, 15 dependent

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    CA 02129663 2002-08-13 -77CLAIMS:1. A single-chain FV (sFV) polypeptide defining a binding site which exhibits the immunological binding properties of an immunoglobulin molecule which binds c-erbB-2, said sFv comprising at least two polypeptide domains connected by a polypeptide linker spanning the distance between the C-terminus of one domain and the N-terminus of the other, the amino acid sequence of each of said polypeptide domains comprising a set of complementarity determining regions (CDRs), interposed between a set of framework regions (Frs), said CDRs conferring immunological binding to said c-erbB-2 antigen, wherein said polypeptide linker comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of sequences set forth as amino acid residues 118-133 in SEQ ID NO:4, 122-135 in SEQ ID NO :15, the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO :12 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO :14.
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    10. A method of producing a single chain polypeptide having specificity for a c-erbB-2 tumor antigen, said method comprising the steps of:(a) transfecting the DNA of claim 9 into a host cell to produce a transformant ;and (b) culturing said transformant to produce said singlechain polypeptide.
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    11. A method of imaging a tumor expressing a c-erbB-2 antigen, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing an imaging agent comprising the polypeptide of claim 5;(b) administering to a mammal harboring said tumor an amount of said imaging agent together with a physiologically-acceptable carrier sufficient to permit extracorporeal detection of said tumor after allowing said agent to bind to said tumor;and (c) detecting the location of said remotely detectable moiety in said subject to obtain an image of said tumor. CA 02129663 2003-10-20 -7912. An isolated host cell transfected with a DNA of claim 9.