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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
Zhaochun Chen, North Potomac, MD (US);
Robert H. Purcell, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Rachel Schneerson, Bethesda, MD (US);
Joanna Kubler-Kielb, Bethesda, MD (US);
Lily Z. Dai, Derwood, MD (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies that bind poly-γ-D-glutamic acid (γDPGA), which is present on the surface of. The disclosure also provides chimeric forms of the monoclonal antibodies, humanized forms of the monoclonal antibodies, and fragments thereof, as well as nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and fragments thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions including such antibodies are also disclosed herein. The disclosure further provides prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic methods of using the disclosed antibodies.