Anti-tenascin C antibodies and uses thereof
There is provided antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof which are capable of binding to the FBG domain of tenascin-C. There are also provided uses of such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof, as well as methods of identifying such antibodies.
1. An anti-fibrinogen-like globe (FBG) domain of tenascin-C antibody or binding fragment comprising a VH region wherein CDRH1 is SEQ ID NO: 9, CDRH2 is SEQ ID NO: 10, CDRH3 is independently selected from SEQ ID NO: 11, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46, and a VL region wherein a CDRL1 is SEQ ID NO: 5, CDRL2 is SEQ ID NO: 13 and CDRL3 is SEQ ID NO: 14.
2. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 11.
3. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 2 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 12.
4. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 30.
5. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 4 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 31.
6. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 32.
7. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 6 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 33.
8. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 34.
9. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 8 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 35.
10. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 36.
11. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 10 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 37.
12. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 38.
13. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 12 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 39.
14. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 40.
15. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 14 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 41.
16. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 42.
17. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 16 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 43.
18. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 44.
19. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 18 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 45.
20. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 46.
21. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 20 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 47.
22. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein the VL region comprises SEQ ID NO: 15.
23. An antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 , wherein the VL region comprises SEQ ID NO: 125.
24. A composition comprising an antibody or binding fragment of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluent.
25. A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of an antibody or binding fragment according to claim 1 .