IP Library Granted Patent US 11,254,931
Granted Patent B2
US 11,254,931 · App. 17/208,877 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Antibody libraries with maximized antibody developability characteristics

Inventors: Andrew Raymon Morton Bradbury (Santa Fe, NM); Michael Frank Erasmus (Santa Fe, NM); Andre Teixeira (Santa Fe, NM)
Assignee: SPECIFICA INC.
C12N15/1037C12N15/81C40B40/10C40B40/08C40B50/06
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Patent No.
US 11,254,931
App. No.
17/208,877
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Antibody libraries comprising a plurality of heavy chain variable domains and/or a plurality of light chain variable domains, which comprise complementary determining regions (CDRs) found in naturally-occurring human antibodies, and methods of making such antibody libraries. The antibody libraries are free of members that comprise one or more liabilities affecting one or more features of such members. Further, the antibody libraries comprise members having heavy chain and/or light chain CDRs not found in the same naturally-occurring human antibody.

Claims (45)

1. A method for preparing a human antibody light chain library, the method comprising:

deriving a single antibody light chain from the light chain of a single human antibody light chain variable domain gene or from a single human therapeutic antibody;

providing (a) a first plurality of nucleic acids encoding a population of naturally-occurring antibody light chain CDR1 fragments, (b) a second plurality of nucleic acids encoding a population of naturally-occurring antibody light chain CDR2 fragments, and/or (c) a third plurality of nucleic acids encoding a population of naturally-occurring antibody light chain CDR3 fragments, and

inserting the first plurality of nucleic acids, the second plurality of nucleic acids, and/or the third plurality of nucleic acids into the CDR1 region, the CDR2 region, and the CDR3 region, respectively, of an antibody light chain variable domain gene, thereby producing the human antibody light chain library;

wherein at least 90% of the population of naturally-occurring antibody light chain CDR1 fragments, the population of antibody light chain CDR2 fragments, and/or the population of antibody light chain CDR3 fragments is free of members comprising one or more of:

(i) a glycosylation site,

(ii) a deamidation site,

(iii) an isomerization site,

(iv) unpaired cysteine,

(v) net charge greater than 1,

(vi) a tripeptide motif containing at least two aromatic residues,

(vii) a motif that promotes aggregation,

(viii) a poly specificity site;

(ix) a protease sensitive site,

(x) an integrin binding site,

(xi) a lysine glycation site,

(xii) a metal catalyzed fragmentation site,

(xiii) a poly specificity aggregation site; or

(xiv) a streptavidin binding motif;

wherein the human antibody light chain library has less than 10% non-functional light chain CDR1, less than 10% non-functional light chain CDR2, and less than 10% non-functional light chain CDR3 fragments;

wherein:

the glycosylation site of (i) comprises the motif NXS, NXT, or NXC, in which X represents any naturally-occurring amino acid residue except for proline;

the deamidation site of (ii) comprises the motif of NG, NS, NT, NN, NA, NH, ND, GNF, GNY, GNT, or GNG;

the isomerization site of (iii) comprises the motif of DT, DH, DS, DG, or DD;

the tripeptide of (vi) is HYF or HWH;

the motif that promotes aggregation of (vii) comprises the motif of FHW;

the polyspecificity site of (viii) comprises the motif GG, GGG, RR, VG, W, WV, WW, WWW, YY, or WXW, in which X represents any amino acid residue

the protease cleavage site of (ix) comprises the motif of DX, in which X is P, G, S, V, Y, F, Q, K, L, or D;

the integrin binding site of (x) comprises RGD, RYD, LDV, or KGD;

the lysine glycation site of (xi) comprises KE, EK, or ED;

the metal catalyzed fragmentation site of (xii) comprises the motif of HS, SH, KT, HXS, or SXH, in which X represents any amino acid residue;

the polyspecificity aggregation site of (xiii) comprises a motif of X1X2X3, wherein each of X1,X2, and X3 independently is selected from the group consisting of F, I, L, V, W and Y; or

the streptavidin binding motif of (xiv) comprises the motif HPQ, EPDW (SEQ ID NO: 117), PWXWL (SEQ ID NO: 118), in which X represents any amino acid residue, GDWVFI (SEQ ID NO: 119), or PWPWLG (SEQ ID NO: 120).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the population of antibody light chain CDR1 fragments, the population of antibody light chain CDR2 fragments, and/or the population of antibody light chain CDR3 fragments is free of members comprising at least two of (i)-(xiv).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single human antibody light chain variable domain gene is selected from the group consisting of K1-12, K4-1, K2D-29, K3-11, K3-20, and L2-14.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single human therapeutic antibody is selected from the group consisting of abrilumab, mepolizumab, crenezumab, necitumumab, anifrolumab, and evoculumab.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single human therapeutic antibody is selected from the group consisting of abituzumab, adalimumab, alemtuzumab, alirocumab, bapineuzumab, benralizumab, brodalumab, canakinumab, certolizumab, clazakizumab, dacetuzumab, daclizumab, daratumumab, eculizumab, efalizumab, elotuzumab, epratuzumab, farletuzumab, fasinumab, ficlatuzumab, fletikumab, fresobmumab, fulranumab, gevokizumab, ibalizumab, lintuzumab, matuzumab, mavrilimumab, mogamubzumab, motavizumab, natalizumab, nivolumab, obinutuzumab, ofatumumab, olokizumab, omalizumab, onartuzumab, otelixizumab, otlertuzumab, palivizumab, panitumumab, panobacumab, pertuzumab, pinatuzumab, polatuzumab, radretumab, ramucirumab, reslizumab, romosozumab, sarilumab, secukinumab, sifalimumab, tabalumab, tigatuzumab, tildrakizumab, tocilizumab, tovetumab, trastuzumab, vedolizumab, veltuzumab, zalutumumab, and zanolimumab.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the light chain CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 fragments are derived from naturally-occurring antibodies of a mammalian species.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the mammalian species is human.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human antibody light chain library has less than 8% non-functional light chain CDR1, light chain CDR2, and light chain CDR3 fragments.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human antibody light chain library has less than 5% non-functional light chain CDR1, light chain CDR2, and light chain CDR3 fragments.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the single human therapeutic antibody is trastuzumab.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human antibody light chain library has at least 10 2 unique CDR1, CDR2, or CDR2 sequences.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human antibody light chain library has at least 10 7 diversity.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the human antibody light chain library has at least 10 8 diversity.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2026
From: IMS SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD.; IQVIA INC.; IQVIA RDS INC.; RULES-BASED MEDICINE, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075047/0061 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2024
From: RULES-BASED MEDICINE INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 067867/0359 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: RULES-BASED MEDICINE INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067859/0449 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: SPECIFICA INC.
To: SPECIFICA LLC
Reel/Frame 065724/0287 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: SPECIFICA LLC
To: RULES-BASED MEDICINE INC.
Reel/Frame 062789/0628 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: BRADBURY, ANDREW RAYMON MORTON; ERASMUS, MICHAEL FRANK; TEIXEIRA, ANDRE
To: SPECIFICA INC.
Reel/Frame 055843/0266 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16505358 · Jul 8, 2019
Provisional Application 62695065 · Jul 8, 2018
Provisional Application 62822671 · Mar 22, 2019
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