Polypeptide complex for conjugation and use thereof

• Main Authors: CHEN, Xiaoyue, YIN, Li, WANG, Jun, JIN, Mingzhi, ZHANG, Yue, ZHANG, Chen, ZHOU, Weichang, CAI, Jiexing
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.09.2024
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES

The disclosure generally relates to the fields of immunology, cell biology, molecular biology and medicine. More particularly, it concerns polypeptide complex for conjugation and use thereof. A polypeptide complex comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, a Fab domain operably linked to a hinge region is provided, wherein the Fab domain and the hinge region are derived from different IgG isotypes, or part thereof. The polypeptide complex further comprises a Fc polypeptide which is operably linked to the hinge region. The present disclosure provides an antibody drug conjugate comprising a polypeptide complex of the present disclosure. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody drug conjugate of the present disclosure and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient, a method of preparing the antibody drug conjugate, the use of the polypeptide complex in the manufacture of the antibody drug conjugate, a method of treating a condition in a subject in need thereof with a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody drug conjugate are also provided. The subject inventions according to the present disclosure provide improved payload-antibody ratio of antibody bio-conjugation, in particular for therapeutic applications.