IP Library Granted Patent US 11,939,370
Granted Patent B2
US 11,939,370 · App. 17/259,263 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Pan-ebola virus neutralizing human antibodies and methods of use therefor

Inventors: James E. Crowe, Jr. (Nashville, TN); Pavlo Gilchuk (Nashville, TN); Alexander Bukreyev (Galveston, TX)
Assignees: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY; BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
C07K16/10A61P31/14G01N33/56983A61K2039/505A61K2039/507A61K2039/545A61K2039/55C07K2317/24C07K2317/31C07K2317/34C07K2317/52C07K2317/565C07K2317/732C07K2317/76C07K2317/92G01N2469/10
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Patent No.
US 11,939,370
App. No.
17/259,263
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to human antibodies binding to and neutralizing ebolavirus and methods for use thereof. A further embodiment involves a monoclonal antibody, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is characterized by clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences. In yet another embodiment, there is provided a hybridoma or engineered cell encoding an antibody or antibody fragment. An additional embodiment comprises a vaccine formulation comprising one or more antibodies or antibody fragments characterized by clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences. In still a further embodiment, there is provided a method of protecting the health of a placenta and/or fetus of a pregnant a subject infected with or at risk of infection with ebolavirus comprising delivering to said subject the antibody or antibody fragment.

Claims (21)

1. A method of treating a subject infected with ebolavirus, or reducing the likelihood of infection of a subject at risk of contracting ebolavirus, comprising administering to said subject an antibody or antibody fragment having clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences selected from heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 91, 92 and 93, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 154, 155, and 156; heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 118, 119 and 120, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 181, 182, and 183; or heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 127, 128 and 129, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOS: 190, 191, and 192.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is encoded by clone-paired light and heavy chain variable sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 6 and 5, SEQ ID NOS: 24 and 23, or SEQ ID NOS: 30 and 29, respectively.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is encoded by clone-paired light and heavy chain variable sequences having 95% identity to SEQ ID NOS: 6 and 5, SEQ ID NOS: 24 and 23, or SEQ ID NOS: 30 and 29, respectively.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody or antibody fragment is encoded by light and heavy chain variable sequences having 70%, 80%, or 90% identity to SEQ ID NOS: 6 and 5, SEQ ID NOS: 24 and 23, or SEQ ID NOS: 30 and 29, respectively.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody or antibody fragment comprises light and heavy chain variable sequences SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 47, SEQ ID NOS: 66 and 65, or SEQ ID NOS: 72 and 71, respectively.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody or antibody fragment comprises light and heavy chain variable sequences having 70%, 80% or 90% identity to SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 47, SEQ ID NOS: 66 and 65, or SEQ ID NOS: 72 and 71, respectively.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody or antibody fragment comprises light and heavy chain variable sequences having 95% identity to SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 47, SEQ ID NOS: 66 and 65, or SEQ ID NOS: 72 and 71, respectively.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antibody fragment is a recombinant scFv (single chain fragment variable) antibody, Fab fragment, F(ab′)2 fragment, or Fv fragment, and/or wherein said antibody fragment further comprises a cell penetrating peptide and/or is an intrabody.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody is an IgG, a recombinant IgG antibody, or an IgG antibody fragment comprising an Fc portion mutated to alter FcR interactions, to increase half-life or glycan modified to alter FcR interactions.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said antibody is a chimeric antibody or a bispecific antibody, and/or wherein said antibody further comprises a cell penetrating peptide and/or is an intrabody.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said subject is a pregnant female, a sexually active female, or a female undergoing fertility treatments.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering comprises antibody or antibody fragment administration, or genetic delivery with an RNA or DNA sequence or vector encoding the antibody or antibody fragment.

13. A hybridoma or engineered cell encoding an antibody or antibody fragment wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is characterized by clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences selected from heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 91, 92 and 93, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 154, 155, and 156; heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 118, 119 and 120, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEO ID NOs: 181, 182, and 183; or heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 127, 128 and 129, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 190, 191, and 192.

14. A vaccine formulation comprising one or more antibodies or antibody fragments characterized by clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences selected from

heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 91, 92 and 93, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 154, 155, and 156;

heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 118, 119 and 120, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEO ID NOs: 181, 182, and 183; or

heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 127, 128 and 129, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 190, 191, and 192;

and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

15. A method of detecting an ebolavirus infection in a subject comprising:

(a) contacting a sample from said subject with an antibody or antibody fragment having clone-paired heavy and light chain CDR sequences selected from heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 91, 92 and 93, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 154, 155, and 156; heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 118, 119 and 120, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEO ID NOs: 181, 182, and 183; or heavy chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 127, 128 and 129, and light chain CDR1-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 190, 191, and 192; and

(b) detecting ebolavirus in said sample by binding of said antibody or antibody fragment to an ebolavirus antigen in said sample.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2021
From: CROWE, JAMES E., JR.; GILCHUK, PAVLO
To: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 055563/0335 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
To: DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY, US DOD
Reel/Frame 055476/0811 →
Continuity (2)
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