Queen Mary & Westfield College

Fundacion Instituto Leloir

The Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

Stealthyx Therapeutics Limited

Yuti Chernajovsky

Gillian Adams

Hanna Stina Dreja

Marc Feldmann

Osvaldo Podhajcer

David Perrett

Paul Graham Winyard

Jose Mordoh

Bjarne Faurholm

Alicia Ines Bravo

Ahuva Nissim

Francesco Dell'Accio

David James Gould

Maria Fernanda Ledda

Soraya Karina Adris

Christopher Hughes

Lisa Mullen

Stephen Mather

Hawzheen Muhammad

Richard Neve

Paul Winyard

The present invention provides a fusion protein comprising a latency associated peptide (LAP), a pharmaceutically active agent and an amino acid sequence comprising a dimerization domain, wherein the LAP and the pharmaceutically active agent are connected by an amino acid sequence comprising a proteolytic cleavage site. Also provided are nucleic acids enclosing such fusion proteins, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and uses thereof in medicine.

Modified latency associated protein construct

The present invention provides a composition comprising an antibody or fragment thereof against oxidized Collagen II (CII) in which the antibody or fragment thereof is conjugated to a pharmaceutically active moiety. The invention also provides a composition comprising an antibody or fragment thereof against oxidized Collagen II (Gil) and a detectable label. The invention further provides the use of such compositions in medicine, in particular for the treatment of an arthropathy, and in methods of diagnosis.

Antibody and use in diagnosis and therapy of arthropathies

The present provides a fusion protein comprising a latency associated peptide (LAP) and a pharmaceutically active agent in which the LAP and the pharmaceutically active agent are connected by an amino acid sequence comprising an aggrecanase proteolytic cleavage site.

Latency associated protein construct with aggrecanase sensitive cleavage site

The present invention provides a method for providing latency to a pharmaceutically active agent. The method has application in overcoming the toxic effect of systemic administration of potent biological agents. The method comprises associating a fusion protein comprising a latency associated peptide and a proteolytic cleavage site with a pharmaceutically active agent. The fusion protein also has application in providing site specific activation to a latent pharmaceutically active agent.

Latent fusion protein

The present invention relates to a receptor molecule which binds to TNF comprising all or a functional portion of the extracellular domain (ECD) of two or more TNF-Rs linked via one or more polypeptide linkers. The receptor can further comprise a signal peptide of a secreted protein, such as the signal peptide of the extracellular domain of the TNF-R or the signal peptide of a cytokine. The invention also relates to isolated DNA encoding a receptor molecule which binds to TNF, comprising two or more sequences encoding all or a functional portion of the ECD of TNF-Rs linked via one or more sequences encoding a polypeptide linker. The invention further relates to a method of making a construct which expresses all or a functional portion of the ECD of two or more TNF-Rs linked via one or more polypeptide linkers and cells which express the construct. The invention also relates to a method of inhibiting the biological activity of TNF in a host comprising administering to the host an effective amount of a receptor molecule of the present invention. The invention further relates to receptor molecules which bind cytokines that bind to receptor molecules comprising more than one subunit.

Small molecular weight TNF receptor multimeric molecule

Compositions and methods are described that decrease or inhibit osteonectin activity in tumor cells, including cancer cells. The cells cease to be tumor-like, or become less tumor-like. Pharmaceutical composition and therapies based thereon are also described.

Compositions and methods for tumour therapy

This invention provides a nucleic acid construct comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a pharmaceutically active agent and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a latency associated peptide, in which a nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteolytic cleavage site is provided between the first and second nucleic acid sequences. The invention further provides a fusion protein comprising a latency associated peptide and a proteolytic cleavage site wherein the fusion protein is associated with a pharmaceutically active agent. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the construct and fusion protein, methods of treatment using the construct and fusion protein and pharmaceutical compositions containing the construct and fusion protein.

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Yuti Chernajovsky