ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR STRUCTURALLY DISORDERED SEQUENCES

• Main Authors: FRIEDRICH, Lars, SCHILZ, Jonas, GEBAUER, Michaela, SCHLAPSCHY, Martin, BINDER, Uli, SKERRA, Arne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.11.2023
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES

The present invention relates to a method for generating and/or obtaining specific binding moieties against intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and/or intrinsically disordered protein domains which tend to be immunologically inert and lack immunogenicity in animals, in particular in mammals. The present invention also relates to such specific binding moieties, in particular to antibodies and/or to antigen binding fragments thereof, specifically binding to structurally disordered and/or intrinsically disordered sequences, in particular to Pro/Ala-rich sequences (PAS). These binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are first in class since they bind to/recognize disordered peptides or polypeptide fragments as also comprised in such "intrinsically disordered proteins", in particular PAS polypeptides. The inventive binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are, without being limiting, particularly useful in diagnostic settings as well as research tools. The present invention relates to a method for generating and/or obtaining specific binding moieties against intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and/or intrinsically disordered protein domains which tend to be immunologically inert and lack immunogenicity in animals, in particular in mammals. The present invention also relates to such specific binding moieties, in particular to antibodies and/or to antigen binding fragments thereof, specifically binding to structurally disordered and/or intrinsically disordered sequences, in particular to Pro/Ala-rich sequences (PAS). These binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are first in class since they bind to/recognize disordered peptides or polypeptide fragments as also comprised in such "intrinsically disordered proteins", in particular PAS polypeptides. The inventive binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are, without being limiting, particularly useful in diagnostic settings as well as research tools.