Alteogen, Inc.

Hye-Shin Chung

Soon Jae Park

Sunbae Lee

Minsoo Byun

Sang Mee Lee

Yong Mo Kim

Chang Woo Lee

Ji-Sun Kim

Ji Sun Kim

Jin Hwan Kim

Seung Joo Lee

Hyung-Nam Song

Sun-Ah You

Sun-ah Yoo

Seonhun Kwon

Ji Hyeon Yeon

Jun Young Kim

Seung Bum Yoo

The present invention is related to the field of protein engineering technology which increases the enzymatic activity and thermal stability of human hyaluronidase which is an enzyme that hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid; and more particularly to hyaluronidase PH20 variants or fragments thereof, which comprise one or more amino acid residue substitutions in the region corresponding to the alpha-helix region and its linker region in the amino acid sequence of wild-type PH20 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and in which one or more amino acid residues at the N-terminus and/or the C-terminus are selectively cleaved additionally. Specifically, the present invention relates to PH20 variants or fragments thereof, which comprise one or more amino acid residue substitutions selected from the group consisting of T341A, T341C, T341G, S343E, M345T, K349E, L353A, L354I, N356E and I361T in wild-type PH20 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and additionally comprise the substitution of amino acids located in the alpha-helix 8 region and/or a linker region between alpha-helix 7 and alpha-helix 8 in the amino acid sequence of wild-type PH20, and in which one or more amino acids located at the N-terminal and C-terminal regions are deleted.

Hyaluronidase variants and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same

The present disclosure relates to an antibody-drug conjugate in which a modified antibody comprising a motif having a specific structure at the end of the antibody is conjugated to a drug via a linker, and a composition comprising the same, and more particularly to a modified antibody-drug conjugate (mADC) comprising a modified antibody that has a significantly increased conjugation yield of drug due to a motif bound to the heavy chain or light chain C-terminus of the antibody, and to a composition comprising the same.

Antibody-drug conjugate comprising modified antibody

A modified antibody that binds specifically to folate receptor alpha (FOLR1) and blocks the activity of FOLR1 with an increased binding affinity, an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a composition containing the antibody or fragment, and their uses are disclosed. The modified antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be used for the prevention or treatment of cancer proliferative disorder associated with an increased FOR1 expression, and may also be used for diagnosis of the disease. The proliferative disorder may be cancer.

Antibody specifically binding to FOLR1 and uses thereof

A stable liquid formulation includes a fusion protein having an Fc domain of a human immunoglobulin G (IgG), in particular, a protein in which an Fc domain of a human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and a soluble extracellular domain of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor are fused (e.g., aflibercept)). A composition for stabilizing a protein and a method for stabilizing a protein in which an Fc domain of an IgG and a soluble extracellular domain of a VEGF receptor are fused are disclosed. The present invention improves therapeutic effects on various ophthalmic diseases (e.g., retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, choroidal neovascularization and wet age-related macular degeneration, etc.) caused by abnormal angiogenesis, while pursuing stabilization of bioactivity through a stable liquid formulation suitable for intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF-Fc fusion protein including aflibercept.

Stable liquid formulation of fusion protein with IgG Fc domain

The present invention relates to a composition for stabilizing TNF&#x3b1;-binding protein exhibiting physiological activity, and more specifically, to a composition for stabilizing protein including basic amino acid and sugar and/or ammonium salt, a pharmaceutical formulation including the same, and a method for stabilizing TNF&#x3b1;-binding protein. The formulation including basic amino acid; and sugar and/or ammonium salt according to the present invention effectively inhibits aggregation, denaturation and oxidation of TNF&#x3b1;-binding protein used for treating various diseases, for example, an anti-TNF-alpha antibody, such that the protein is capable of being preserved and stored for a long time, which is widely usable and effective in a medical field using TNF&#x3b1;-binding protein, for example, an anti-TNF-alpha antibody.

Composition for stabilizing protein and pharmaceutical formulation comprising the same

The present invention relates to an antibody in which a motif composed of an amino acid or peptide sequence including one or more cysteine residues is bound to the terminus of a parent antibody, particularly the terminus of the heavy chain of the parent antibody. Also, the present invention relates to a modified antibody-drug conjugate (mADC) comprising a drug bound to the antibody, and a method for producing the antibody or the modified antibody-drug conjugate. The modified antibody-drug conjugate according to the invention can accurately deliver the drug to a target cell due its high specificity to antigen, and thus can increase the therapeutic effect of the drug. Also, it can increase the usability of drugs, particularly anticancer drugs, the use of which is restricted due to their toxicity, despite their high efficacy. Moreover, the invention relates to a composition for treatment of diseases, particularly cancers, which comprise the modified antibody-drug conjugate.

Modified antibody in which motif comprising cysteine residue is bound, modified antibody-drug conjugate comprising the modified antibody, and production method for same

A novel alpha-1 antitrypsin variant, a method of preparing the same, and use thereof are provided. The alpha-1 antitrypsin variant has excellent stability in the body and maintains an inhibitory effect on elastase activities because the blood half-life (t) and the area under blood drug concentration vs. time curve (AUC) are remarkably increased by adding an N-glycosylation site in animal cells through amino acid mutation between 1and 25positions of the N-terminus of alpha-1 antitrypsin. Therefore, the alpha-1 antitrypsin variant can be useful in preventing or treating alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin variant, preparation method thereof and use thereof

The present invention relates to a fusion protein or peptide, the in vivo half-life of which is increased by maintaining in vivo sustained release, and to a method for increasing in vivo half-life using same. A fusion protein or peptide according to the present invention has excellent in vivo stability by binding a physiologically active protein or physiologically active peptide to an alpha-1 antitrypsin or alpha-1 antitrypsin mutant with one or more amino acids mutated to maintain the in vivo sustained release and to significantly increase the half-life thereof in blood (T1/2) compared to an inherent physiologically active protein or physiologically active peptide. Thus, a fusion protein or peptide according to the present invention can be useful in developing a sustained-release preparation of a protein or peptide drug.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Hye-Shin Chung