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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Zymeworks Inc., Vancouver, CA;
John Babcook, Vancouver, CA;
James R. Rich, Vancouver, CA;
Jan Peter Bergqvist, Vancouver, CA;
Stuart Daniel Barnscher, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides light chain polypeptides that include a C-terminal extension, as well as antibodies and antibody conjugates containing such modified light chain polypeptides, where the C-terminal extension includes one or more cysteine residues. Conjugates that include an antibody of the present disclosure conjugated to an agent via the cysteine residue of the C-terminal amino acid extension are also provided. The present disclosure further provides nucleic acids encoding an antibody light chain polypeptide that includes a C-terminal amino acid extension including a cysteine residue. Pharmaceutical compositions including the antibodies or conjugates of the present disclosure are also provided, as are methods of making and use of the modified anti-bodies and conjugates of the present disclosure.