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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Jeffry D. Watkins, Encinitas, CA (US);
William D. Huse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Ying Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Broek, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter Brooks, Carmel, NY (US);
Jeffry D. Watkins, Encinitas, CA (US);
William D. Huse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Ying Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Broek, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter Brooks, Carmel, NY (US);
Cell Matrix, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.