Non-Immunogenic Single Domain Antibodies
The invention provides modifications within human or humanized single domain antibody fragments (sdAbs) that prevent recognition by pre-existing antibodies, to isolated polypeptides that include these modifications, and to methods and uses thereof.
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21 . A single domain antibody (sdAb) comprising a mutation at position Ala88 according to Kabat, wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Glu (A88E), Ala88Asp (A88D), Ala88Arg (A88R), or Ala88Lys (A88K).
22 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVE, TVK, LVTVS (SEQ ID NO: 7), LVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 113), TVSE (SEQ ID NO: 24), TVEG (SEQ ID NO: 25), TVSEG (SEQ ID NO: 26), TVSK (SEQ ID NO: 27), TVKG (SEQ ID NO: 28), TVSKG (SEQ ID NO: 29), TVSKPG (SEQ ID NO: 44), TVSKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 45), TVKP (SEQ ID NO: 46), TVKPG (SEQ ID NO: 47), TVKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 48), TVRP (SEQ ID NO: 49), TVRPG (SEQ ID NO: 50), TVRPGG (SEQ ID NO: 51), TVEP (SEQ ID NO: 52), TVEPG (SEQ ID NO: 53), TVEPGG (SEQ ID NO: 54), TVDP (SEQ ID NO: 55), TVDPG (SEQ ID NO: 56), and TVDPGG (SEQ ID NO: 57).
23 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 2-10 and 30-43.
24 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Lys (A88K) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVE, TVSE (SEQ ID NO: 24), TVEG (SEQ ID NO: 25), TVSEG (SEQ ID NO: 26), TVEP (SEQ ID NO: 52), TVEPG (SEQ ID NO: 53), TVEPGG (SEQ ID NO: 54), TVDP (SEQ ID NO: 55), TVDPG (SEQ ID NO: 56), and TVDPGG (SEQ ID NO: 57).
25 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Lys (A88K) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVK, TVSK (SEQ ID NO: 27), TVKG (SEQ ID NO: 28), TVSKG (SEQ ID NO: 29), TVSKPG (SEQ ID NO: 44), TVSKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 45), TVKP (SEQ ID NO: 46), TVKPG (SEQ ID NO: 47), TVKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 48), TVRP (SEQ ID NO: 49), TVRPG (SEQ ID NO: 50), and TVRPGG (SEQ ID NO: 51).
26 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Glu (A88E) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVE, TVSE (SEQ ID NO: 24), TVEG (SEQ ID NO: 25), TVSEG (SEQ ID NO: 26), TVEP (SEQ ID NO: 52), TVEPG (SEQ ID NO: 53), TVEPGG (SEQ ID NO: 54), TVDP (SEQ ID NO: 55), TVDPG (SEQ ID NO: 56), and TVDPGG (SEQ ID NO: 57).
27 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Glu (A88E) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVK, TVSK (SEQ ID NO: 27), TVKG (SEQ ID NO: 28), TVSKG (SEQ ID NO: 29), TVSKPG (SEQ ID NO: 44), TVSKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 45), TVKP (SEQ ID NO: 46), TVKPG (SEQ ID NO: 47), TVKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 48), TVRP (SEQ ID NO: 49), TVRPG (SEQ ID NO: 50), and TVRPGG (SEQ ID NO: 51).
28 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Arg (A88R) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVE, TVSE (SEQ ID NO: 24), TVEG (SEQ ID NO: 25), TVSEG (SEQ ID NO: 26), TVEP (SEQ ID NO: 52), TVEPG (SEQ ID NO: 53), TVEPGG (SEQ ID NO: 54), TVDP (SEQ ID NO: 55), TVDPG (SEQ ID NO: 56), and TVDPGG (SEQ ID NO: 57).
29 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Arg (A88R) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVK, TVSK (SEQ ID NO: 27), TVKG (SEQ ID NO: 28), TVSKG (SEQ ID NO: 29), TVSKPG (SEQ ID NO: 44), TVSKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 45), TVKP (SEQ ID NO: 46), TVKPG (SEQ ID NO: 47), TVKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 48), TVRP (SEQ ID NO: 49), TVRPG (SEQ ID NO: 50), and TVRPGG (SEQ ID NO: 51).
30 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Asp (A88D) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVE, TVSE (SEQ ID NO: 24), TVEG (SEQ ID NO: 25), TVSEG (SEQ ID NO: 26), TVEP (SEQ ID NO: 52), TVEPG (SEQ ID NO: 53), TVEPGG (SEQ ID NO: 54), TVDP (SEQ ID NO: 55), TVDPG (SEQ ID NO: 56), and TVDPGG (SEQ ID NO: 57).
31 . The single domain antibody of claim 21 , wherein the mutation at position Ala88 is Ala88Asp (A88D) and the carboxy terminus comprises an amino acid sequence selected from TVK, TVSK (SEQ ID NO: 27), TVKG (SEQ ID NO: 28), TVSKG (SEQ ID NO: 29), TVSKPG (SEQ ID NO: 44), TVSKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 45), TVKP (SEQ ID NO: 46), TVKPG (SEQ ID NO: 47), TVKPGG (SEQ ID NO: 48), TVRP (SEQ ID NO: 49), TVRPG (SEQ ID NO: 50), and TVRPGG (SEQ ID NO: 51).