Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Domantis Limited

James K Tamura

Aaron Paul Yamniuk

Suzanne J Suchard

Steven Grant

James William Bryson

Anish Suri

Philip Drew

Steven G Nadler

Olga Ignatovich

Robert P Rehfuss

Laura Price

Steven Sheriff

Stanley Krystek

Gary R Matsueda

Mei-Yin Hsu

Akbar Nayeem

Antibody polypeptides that specifically bind human CD40L are provided. The antibody polypeptides do not activate platelets. The antibody polypeptides are useful in the treatment of diseases involving CD40L activation, such as graft-related diseases and autoimmune diseases. The antibody polypeptides may be domain antibodies (dAbs) comprising a single Vor Vdomain. The half-life of the antibody polypeptides may be increased by modifying the antibody polypeptides to be dual specific reagents that can also bind human serum albumin (HSA) or another antigen.

Antibody polypeptides that antagonize CD40L

Antibody polypeptides that specifically bind a novel epitope of human CD40 are provided. The antibody polypeptides do not exhibit CD40 agonist activity. The antibody polypeptides are useful in the treatment of diseases involving CD40 activation, such as autoimmune diseases. The antibody polypeptides may be domain antibodies (dAbs) comprising a single Vor Vdomain. The half-life of the antibody polypeptides may be increased by modifying the antibody polypeptides to be dual specific reagents that can also bind human serum albumin (HSA).

Methods of treating immune diseases by administering antibody polypeptides that antagonize CD40

Nucleic acids encoding antibody polypeptides that antagonize CD40

Methods of treating immune diseases by administering antibody polypeptides that specifically bind CD40L

Antibody polypeptides that antagonize CD40

Nucleic acids encoding antibody polypeptides that antagonize CD40L

The present invention relates to the isolation and identification of novel baboon nucleic acid molecules and proteins and polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, or degenerate variants thereof, which proteins and polypeptides comprise novel baboon thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitors or 'TAFI' enzyme molecules. Because the novel baboon TAFI proteins and polypeptides of the invention inhibit the breakdown of blood clots, they may be therapeutically useful for the treatment of blood disorders wherein clotting needs to be regulated or promoted, such as hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease or in other situations, such as trauma, wherein blood clotting or coagulation needs to be regulated or promoted. The sequences of the invention are also useful in screening methods for the identification of compounds that modulate the expression of the baboon TAFI nucleic acids and/or the activity of the baboon TAFI proteins and polypeptides of the invention. Such agonist or antagonist compounds may be useful in the treatment of various blood clotting disorders and conditions requiring hemostatic control such as hemophilia or various thrombotic diseases such as deep venous thrombosis, coronary artery disease, stroke associated with atrial fibrillation and recurrent thrombosis following stroke or myocardial infarction.

Baboon TAFI polypeptides

Nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides encoding baboon TAFI

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James K Tamura