Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080248034 | Methods For Inhibiting The Binding Of Endosialin To Ligands - The invention provides methods for inhibiting the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. The inhibition is effectuated on the genetic level, by inhibiting endosialin gene expression, and on the protein level, by blocking the interaction of cell-surface expressed endosialin with ligands such as fibronectin and collagen. The invention provides methods for identifying inhibitors of the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. Also provided are methods for inhibiting angiogenesis and neovascularization in vivo and in vitro. | 10-09-2008 |
20080292641 | Antigenic GM-CSF peptides and antibodies to GM-CSF - Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease. | 11-27-2008 |
20080318321 | Methods for Generating Hypermutable Microbes - Bacteria are manipulated to create desirable output traits using dominant negative alleles of mismatch repair proteins. Enhanced hypermutation is achieved by combination of mismatch repair deficiency and exogenously applied mutagens. Stable bacteria containing desirable output traits are obtained by restoring mismatch repair activity to the bacteria. | 12-25-2008 |
20090104646 | Antibodies And Methods For Generating Genetically Altered Antibodies With Enhanced Effector Function - Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within immunoglobulin genes directed against an antigen of interest to produce altered antibodies with enhanced biochemical activity. Moreover, these methods are useful for generating antibody-producing cells with increased level of antibody production. The invention also provides methods for increasing the effector function of monoclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibodies with increased effector function. | 04-23-2009 |
20090137427 | Method for generating hypermutable organisms - Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. The enhanced rate of mutation can be further augmented using mutagens. Moreover, the hypermutability of mismatch repair deficient cells can be remedied to stabilize cells or mammals with useful mutations. | 05-28-2009 |
20090155797 | Methods For Generating Enhanced Antibody-Producing Cell Lines With Improved Growth Characteristics - The use of mismatch repair (MMR) defective antibody producer cells offers a method to generate subclone variants with elevated protein production such as antibodies. Using MMR defective cells and animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties such as enhanced protein production can be generated more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within host cells to alter endogenous genes that can yield increased titer levels of protein production. By employing this method, two genes were discovered whose suppressed expression is associated with enhanced antibody production. Suppressed expression of these genes by a variety of methods leads to increased antibody production for manufacturing as well as strategies for modulating antibody production in immunological disorders. Moreover, the suppression of these two genes in host cells can be useful for generating universal high titer protein production lines. | 06-18-2009 |
20090274697 | Monoclonal Antibodies That Specifically Block Biological Activity Of A Tumor Antigen - This invention relates to novel monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to the alpha-folate receptor. In some embodiments, the antibodies inhibit a biological activity of folate receptor-α (FR-α). The antibodies are useful in the treatment of certain cancers, particularly cancers that have increased cell surface expression of the alpha-folate receptor (“FR-α”), such as ovarian, breast, renal, colorectal, lung, endometrial, or brain cancer. The invention also relates to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, and methods of detecting and treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives, and fragments. | 11-05-2009 |
20090324594 | Antibodies With Immune Effector Activity And That Internalize In Folate Receptor Alpha-Positive Cells - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and have the ability in the alternative to become internalized by cells expressing folate receptor alpha (FRA) and to induce an immune effector activity such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to FRA-expressing cells as well as in eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to nucleotides encoding the antibodies of the invention, cells expressing the antibodies; methods of detecting cancer cells; and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies. | 12-31-2009 |
20100008851 | ANTI-GD2 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS AND USES RELATED THERETO - Described herein are antibodies that specifically bind ganglioside GD2. Also described are nucleotides encoding such antibodies, cells expressing such antibodies, methods of use for such antibodies, and methods for using the antibodies to treat diseases associated with ganglioside GD2. In addition, tissue culture media supplements are described as are methods of use for the supplements. Described herein are albumin-ganglioside conjugates and corresponding methods for producing such conjugates. Methods of purifying or isolating antibodies are also described. | 01-14-2010 |
20100021454 | Antibodies With Immune Effector Activity And That Internalize In Endosialin-Positive Cells - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and have the ability in the alternative to become internalized by cells expressing endosialin and to induce an immune effector activity such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to endosialin-expressing cells as well as in eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor and neovascular cells and precursors. The invention is also related to nucleotides encoding the antibodies of the invention, cells expressing the antibodies; methods of detecting cancer and neovascular cells; and methods of treating cancer and neovascular disease using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 01-28-2010 |
20100021996 | Genetically Altered Anti-body Producing Cell Lines With Improved Antibody Characteristics - Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. Cells may be selected for expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), stimulated to produce AID, or manipulated to express AID for further enhancement of hypermutability. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within immunoglobulin genes directed against an antigen of interest to produce altered antibodies with enhanced biochemical activity. Moreover, these methods are useful for generating antibody-producing cells with increased level of antibody production. | 01-28-2010 |
20100028336 | Anti-Mesothelin Antibodies - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and become internalized by mesothelin-positive cells and also induce an immune effector activity such as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to mesothelin expressing cells as well as eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as human, humanized, and chimeric monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, mammalian cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, derivatives and fragments, and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 02-04-2010 |
20100260769 | ENDOSIALIN BINDING MOLECULES - The invention relates to novel binding molecules that specifically bind endosialin (TEM-1) including antibodies, such as monoclonal antibodies, or antigen-binding portions of antibodies, and methods and compositions comprising such binding molecules. | 10-14-2010 |
20100272730 | Antigenic GM-CSF Peptides And Antibodies To GM-CSF - Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease. | 10-28-2010 |
20100311169 | Methods Of Generating High-Production Of Antibodies From Hybridomas Created By In Vitro Immunization - The invention provides methods for generating high titers of high-affinity antibodies from hybridoma cells produced by fusing myeloma cells with in vitro immunized donor cells. The hybridoma cells or mammalian expression cells with cloned antibody genes from the hybridomas producing the high-affinity antibodies may be mismatch repair defective due to defects of endogenous mismatch repair subunits of through expression of a dominant negative allele of a mismatch repair gene which allows the hybridoma cell to be hypermutable, may be rendered hypermutable by chemical means, or may be naturally mismatch repair deficient. High-affinity antibodies and high titer producer cells producing antibodies may be prepared by the methods of the invention. | 12-09-2010 |
20110033455 | Methods For Inhibiting The Binding Of Endosialin To Ligands - The invention provides methods for inhibiting the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. The inhibition is effectuated on the genetic level, by inhibiting endosialin gene expression, and on the protein level, by blocking the interaction of cell-surface expressed endosialin with ligands such as fibronectin and collagen. The invention provides methods for identifying inhibitors of the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. Also provided are methods for inhibiting angiogenesis and neovascularization in vivo and in vitro. | 02-10-2011 |
20120164137 | ANTI-FOLATE RECEPTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY GLYCOFORMS - The invention provides anti-FRA antibodies with novel N-linked neutral glycan profiles in that the relative amounts of one or more neutral glycans are increased or decreased compared to anti-FRA antibodies produced under reference cell culture conditions. The invention further provides anti-FRA antibodies with altered binding to FRA, altered antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and/or altered rate and/or efficiency of internalization in a cell expressing FRA. In related aspects, the invention provides cell cultures comprising an anti-FRA antibody of the invention, a cell isolated from such a culture, kits and compositions comprising an anti-FRA antibody of the invention, methods of producing an anti-FRA antibody of the invention and diagnostic and therapeutic uses of an anti-FRA antibody of the invention. | 06-28-2012 |
20120171200 | Antibodies With Immune Effector Activity And That Internalize In Folate Receptor Alpha-Positive Cells - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and have the ability in the alternative to become internalized by cells expressing folate receptor alpha (FRA) and to induce an immune effector activity such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to FRA-expressing cells as well as in eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to nucleotides encoding the antibodies of the invention, cells expressing the antibodies; methods of detecting cancer cells; and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171223 | HIGH AFFINITY ANTIBODIES THAT NEUTRALIZE STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B - This invention provides antibodies that specifically bind and neutralize | 07-05-2012 |
20120237509 | Anti-Mesothelin Antibodies - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and become internalized by mesothelin-positive cells and also induce an immune effector activity such as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to mesothelin expressing cells as well as eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as human, humanized, and chimeric monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, mammalian cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, derivatives and fragments, and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 09-20-2012 |
20120328524 | ANTI-GD2 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS AND USES RELATED THERETO - Described herein are antibodies that specifically bind ganglioside GD2. Also described are nucleotides encoding such antibodies, cells expressing such antibodies, methods of use for such antibodies, and methods for using the antibodies to treat diseases associated with ganglioside GD2. In addition, tissue culture media supplements are described as are methods of use for the supplements. Described herein are albumin-ganglioside conjugates and corresponding methods for producing such conjugates. Methods of purifying or isolating antibodies are also described. | 12-27-2012 |
20130058945 | Antigenic GM-CSF Peptides and Antibodies to GM-CSF - Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease. | 03-07-2013 |
20130078242 | Antibodies With Immune Effector Activity And That Internalize In Endosialin-Positive Cells - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and have the ability in the alternative to become internalized by cells expressing endosialin and to induce an immune effector activity such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to endosialin-expressing cells as well as in eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor and neovascular cells and precursors. The invention is also related to nucleotides encoding the antibodies of the invention, cells expressing the antibodies; methods of detecting cancer and neovascular cells; and methods of treating cancer and neovascular disease using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 03-28-2013 |
20130177571 | Anti-Mesothelin Antibodies - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and become internalized by mesothelin-positive cells and also induce an immune effector activity such as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to mesothelin expressing cells as well as eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as human, humanized, and chimeric monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, mammalian cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, derivatives and fragments, and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 07-11-2013 |
20130183314 | HIGH AFFINITY ANTIBODIES THAT NEUTRALIZE STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B - This invention provides antibodies that specifically bind and neutralize | 07-18-2013 |
20130189272 | Monoclonal Antibodies That Specifically Block Biological Activity Of A Tumor Antigen - This invention relates to novel monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to the alpha-folate receptor. In some embodiments, the antibodies inhibit a biological activity of folate receptor-α (FR-α). The antibodies are useful in the treatment of certain cancers, particularly cancers that have increased cell surface expression of the alpha-folate receptor (“FR-α”), such as ovarian, breast, renal, colorectal, lung, endometrial, or brain cancer. The invention also relates to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, and methods of detecting and treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives, and fragments. | 07-25-2013 |
20130287691 | ANTI-GD2 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS AND USES RELATED THERETO - Described herein are antibodies that specifically bind ganglioside GD2. Also described are nucleotides encoding such antibodies, cells expressing such antibodies, methods of use for such antibodies, and methods for using the antibodies to treat diseases associated with ganglioside GD2. In addition, tissue culture media supplements are described as are methods of use for the supplements. Described herein are albumin-ganglioside conjugates and corresponding methods for producing such conjugates. Methods of purifying or isolating antibodies are also described. | 10-31-2013 |
20130305396 | ENGINEERED HUMAN ENDOSIALIN-EXPRESSING RODENTS - Provided herein are rodents that express the human endosialin gene. In preferred embodiments, the rodent is a mouse. Preferably, the human endosialin gene is integrated into the native or endogenous endosialin gene locus. More preferably, the host rodent is null for the endogenous endosialin gene product. The human endosialin gene is preferably expressed in a similar development and disease response pattern as that of the native endosialin gene product in parental or wild type rodents. This feature makes these rodents useful for studying the effects of test agents to positively or negatively affect endosialin biology for therapeutic use. Use of human endosialin expressing rodents lacking native endosialin gene product (HUE rodents) is proposed as a strategy for developing agents that can positively or negatively affect the endosialin pathway and also serve as a screening tool to identify those agents that may be useful as human therapies. | 11-14-2013 |
20140072553 | High Affinity Antibodies That Neutralize Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B - Provided herein are antibodies that specifically bind and neutralize | 03-13-2014 |
20140086928 | Antigenic GM-CSF Peptides and Antibodies to GM-CSF - Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease. | 03-27-2014 |
20140127237 | Anti-Mesothelin Antibodies - This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and become internalized by mesothelin-positive cells and also induce an immune effector activity such as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to mesothelin expressing cells as well as eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor cells and precursors. The invention is also related to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as human, humanized, and chimeric monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, mammalian cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, derivatives and fragments, and methods of treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. | 05-08-2014 |
20150050276 | High Affinity Antibodies That Neutralize Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B - Provided herein are antibodies that specifically bind and neutralize | 02-19-2015 |
20150079104 | Methods For Inhibiting The Binding Of Endosialin To Ligands - The invention provides methods for inhibiting the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. The inhibition is effectuated on the genetic level, by inhibiting endosialin gene expression, and on the protein level, by blocking the interaction of cell-surface expressed endosialin with ligands such as fibronectin and collagen. The invention provides methods for identifying inhibitors of the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. Also provided are methods for inhibiting angiogenesis and neovascularization in vivo and in vitro. | 03-19-2015 |