Antibodies to VLA-1
View Patent ↗Antibodies that specifically bind to VLA-1 integrin and methods of using these antibodies to treat immunological disorders in a subject. Also included are crystal structures of complexes formed by VLA-1 antibodies and their ligands, and VLA-1 antagonists and agonists identified by using the structure coordinates of these structures.
1. An anti-VLA-1 antibody whose light chain complementarity determining regions are defined by amino acid residues 24 to 33, 49 to 55, and 88 to 96 of SEQ ID NO:1, and whose heavy chain complementarity determining regions are defined by amino acid residues 31 to 35, 50 to 65, and 98 to 107 of SEQ ID NO:2.
2. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
3. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises the same heavy and light chain polypeptide sequences as an antibody produced by hybridoma mAQC2 which is deopsited under ATCC accession number PTA3273.
4. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody is a humanized antibody.
5. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody comprises at least one of the following residues in its light chain: Q1, L4, P45, W46 and Y70 of SEQ ID NO:1; or at least one of the following residues in its heavy chain: D1, V12, S28, F29, A49, T96, and R97 of SEQ ID NO:2.
6. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain variable domain sequence defined by amino acid residues 1 to 106 of SEQ ID NO:3, and a heavy chain variable domain sequence defined by amino acid residues 1 to 118 of SEQ ID NO:4.
7. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody comprises the same heavy and light chain polypeptide sequences as an antibody produced by cell line hAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3275.
8. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody comprises the same heavy and light polypeptide sequences as an antibody produced by cell line hsAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3356.
9. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody comprises the same heavy and light chain polypeptide sequences as an antibody produced by cell line haAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3274.
10. A composition comprising an antibody of any one of claims 4 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
11. A cell of cell line hAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3275.
12. A cell of cell line haAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3274.
13. A cell of cell line hsAQC2 which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3356.
14. An antibody produced by the cell line hAQC2, which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3275.
15. An antibody produced by the cell line haAQC2, which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3274.
16. An antibody produced by the cell line hsAQC2, which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3356.
17. An antibody produced by the cell line mAQC2, which is deposited under ATCC accession number PTA3273.
18. The antibody of claim 4 , wherein the antibody has a glutamine at amino acid position 298 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:5.
19. An antibody selected from the group consisting of:
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:42;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:44;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:42;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:68;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:42;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:68;
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:70 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:68; and
an antibody comprising a light chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 and a heavy chain variable domain sequence of SEQ ID NO:68.
20. A composition comprising an antibody of claim 5 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
21. A composition comprising an antibody of claim 6 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
22. A composition comprising an antibody of claim 7 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
23. A composition comprising an antibody of claim 8 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
24. A composition comprising an antibody of claim 9 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
25. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody is a chimeric antibody.