IP Library Granted Patent US 12,459,994
Granted Patent B2
US 12,459,994 · App. 19/180,749 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Albumin binding proteins and methods of use

Inventors: Hussam Hisham Shaheen (Auburn, NH); Yuqi Liu (Belmont, MA)
Assignee: Paragon Therapeutics, Inc.
C07K16/18C07K2317/22C07K2317/24C07K2317/52C07K2317/569C07K2317/92C07K2319/21
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Patent No.
US 12,459,994
App. No.
19/180,749
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are albumin binding proteins and methods of making and using thereof.

Claims (12)

1 . A humanized albumin binding protein comprising: a VHH domain, the VHH domain comprising three complementarity determining regions (CDRs), CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 therein, wherein:

(a) the CDR1 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 104;

(b) the CDR2 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 141, wherein X 63 is S or T; and

(c) the CDR3 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 142, wherein X 101 is T or A.

2 . The humanized albumin binding protein of claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the CDR1 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 104;

(b) the CDR2 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 105; and

(c) the CDR3 has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 122.

3 . The humanized albumin binding protein of claim 1 , wherein the VHH domain has an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 130-136.

4 . The humanized albumin binding protein of claim 1 , further comprising component (D2), wherein D2 is linked to the humanized albumin binding protein of claim 1 (D1) according to a formula, from N-to-C terminus, (a) D1-L-D2, or (b) D2-L-D1, wherein L is a peptide linker, and D2 is a second antigen binding protein or a non-antigen binding moiety.

5 . The humanized albumin binding protein of claim 4 , wherein the peptide linker has an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 58-73.

6 . The humanized albumin binding protein of claim 4 , wherein D2 comprises an antigen binding protein or non-antigen binding moiety selected from a single chain antibody or binding fragment thereof, an scFv, a bispecific scFv, a single heavy chain, a single light chain, a variable heavy-chain domain, a VHH, a variable light-chain domain, a variable NAR domain, a single chain polypeptide. a F (ab′), a F (ab′)2, a bi-specific F(ab′)2), a F(Ab′)3, a tri-specific F(Ab′)3, an Fv, a DARPin, an Fc domain, an entire Fc, a modified Fc domain, an Fc domain with one or more substitutions relative to wild-type, an Fc fragment, a minibody, a diabody, a dAb fragment, an antibody, a monoclonal antibody, a multispecific binding protein, a bispecific antibody, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2025
From: SHAHEEN, HUSSAM HISHAM; LIU, YUQI
To: PARAGON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTUS2025024245 · Apr 11, 2025
Provisional Application 63633665 · Apr 12, 2024
Provisional Application 63633667 · Apr 12, 2024
Related Publication 20250320285A1 · Oct 16, 2025
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