Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Antje Schmidt

Ingo Flamme

Ernst Weber

Dorian Schönfeld

Karoline Dröbner

Katharina Filarsky

Philipp Ellinger

Yalda Sedaghat

Kenneth Young

Fionnuala Mary Mcaleese Eser

Winfried Wunderlich

The present disclosure relates to an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to human Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A). An antibody conjugate and a pharmaceutical composition each comprising the isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to human Sema3A are also provided.

Anti-semaphorin 3A antibodies

The present disclosure relates to an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to human Sema3A. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment according to the present disclosure i) binds to human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 with a dissociation constant (KD)≤50 nM, ≤20 nM, ≤10 nM, ≤1 nM, or ≤0.1 nM; ii) cross-reacts with mouse, cynomolgus, rat, pig and/or dog Sema3A, particularly wherein said isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binds to mouse, cynomolgus, rat, pig and/or dog Sema3A with a dissociation constant (KD)≤50 nM, ≤20 nM, ≤10 nM, ≤1 nM, or ≤0.1 nM; iii) binds to human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 with a binding activity as measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of ≥60%, ≥70%, ≥80%, or ≥90%; iv) inhibits the activity of human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 in an in vitro mesangial cell migration assay with an EC50 of ≤10 nM, ≤5 nM, ≤2.5 nM, or ≤1 nM; v) inhibits the activity of human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 in an in vitro growth cone collapse assay with an EC50 of ≤50 nM, ≤25 nM, ≤10 nM, or ≤5 nM; vi) inhibits the activity of human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 in an in vitro HUVEC repulsion assay with an EC50 of ≤1 nM, or ≤0.3 nM, ≤0.1 nM, ≤0.07 nM, ≤0.06 nM and/or vii) exhibits an increased potency against cellular Sema3A, of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600, induced HUVEC repulsion.

Anti-sema3a antibodies and uses thereof

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Göttingen, Germany

Antje Schmidt