Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development Limited

Glaxo Group Limited

Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Université´ D'aix-Marseille

Institut Jean Paoli & Irène Calmettes

Inserm

Radha Shah Parmar

Qing Shan Zhang

Daniel Olive

Patrick A Mayes

Alan Peter Lewis

Yao-Bin Liu

Paul Andrew Hamblin

Paul Algate

Tejinder Kaur Bhinder

Wenqing Jiang

Liuqing Yang

Yangsheng Qiu

Stephanie Jane Clegg

Trevor Anthony Kenneth Wattam

Guhan Nagappan

Jennifer L Craigen

Yanjiao Zhou

Yingli Ma

Xu Feng

Chong Ding

Martin Orecchia

Martin Anibal Orecchia

Trevor Anthony Wattam

The present invention concerns antigen binding proteins and fragments thereof which specifically bind B Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA), particularly human BCMA (hBCMA) and which inhibit the binding of BAFF and APRIL to the BCMA receptor. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, screening and medical treatment methods.

Antigen binding proteins

The present invention relates to an ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof that is an agonist to human ICOS and does not induce complement, ADCC, or CDC when placed in contact with a T cell in vivo and methods of treating cancer, infectious disease and/or sepsis with said ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof. Further the ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof of the present invention are capable of activating a T cell when placed in contact with said T cell; stimulating T cell proliferation when placed in contact with said T cell and/or inducing cytokine production when placed in contact with said T cell. The present invention relates to ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof comprising one or more of: SEQ ID NO: 1; SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO:4; SEQ ID NO:5; and/or SEQ ID NO:6.

ICOS binding proteins

The present invention relates to TrkB binding agonists, and to the use of such agonists in the treatment of neurological disorders and other disorders. The present invention also relates to specific TrkB binding agonists comprising CDRs, variable regions, heavy and light chains, and variant sequences thereof.

Binding agonist for treatment of neurological and other disorders

The present invention relates to an ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof that is an agonist to human ICOS and does not induce complement, ADCC, or CDC when placed in contact with a T cell in vivo and methods of treating cancer, infectious disease and/or sepsis with said ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof. Further the ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof of the present invention are capable of activating a T cell when placed in contact with said T cell; stimulating T cell proliferation when placed in contact with said T cell and/or inducing cytokine production when placed in contact with said T cell. The present invention relates to ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof comprising one or more of: SEQ ID NO:1; SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO:4; SEQ ID NO:5; and/or SEQ ID NO:6.

The present invention relates to an ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof that is an agonist human ICOS and does not induce complement, ADCC, or CDC when placed in contact with a T cell in vivo and methods of treating cancer, infectious disease and/or sepsis with said ICOS binding protein or antigen binding portion thereof. Further the ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof of the present invention are capable of activating a T cell when placed in contact with said T cell; stimulating T cell proliferation when placed in contact with said T cell and/or inducing cytokine production when placed in contact with said T cell. The present invention relates to ICOS binding proteins or antigen binding portions thereof comprising one or more of: SEQ ID NO:1; SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO:4; SEQ ID NO:5; and/or SEQ ID NO:6.

The invention relates to linkers suitable for use in antigen-binding proteins, certain antigen binding proteins and methods of making such proteins and uses thereof.

Antigen-binding proteins

B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) binding proteins

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Stevenage, United Kingdom

Radha Shah Parmar