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 isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding an anti-fibrinogen-like globe (FBG) domain of a 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 isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 11.
3. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 2 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 12.
4. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 30.
5. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 4 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 31.
6. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 32.
7. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 6 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 33.
8. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 34.
9. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 8 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 35.
10. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 36.
11. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 10 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 37.
12. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 38.
13. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 12 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 39.
14. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 40.
15. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 14 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 41.
16. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 42.
17. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 16 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 43.
18. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 44.
19. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 18 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 45.
20. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the CDRH3 is SEQ ID NO: 46.
21. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 20 , wherein the VH region comprises SEQ ID NO: 47.
22. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the VL region comprises SEQ ID NO: 15.
23. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 , wherein the VL region comprises SEQ ID NO: 125.
24. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 .
25. A host cell comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 .
26. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 24 .