Type-II VNAR polypeptides which bind human TfR-1, encoding nucleic acids thereof and method of use thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12187805B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US18033600

    申请日:2021-11-09

    Applicant: OSSIANIX, INC

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high affinity, VNAR polypeptide cross reactive with primate transferrin receptors (“TfR”). This TfR-specific VNAR polypeptide was obtained by screening semisynthetic VNAR phage display libraries against recombinant human TfR-1. The VNAR polypeptides of the invention can be used alone or as a component in conjugates that target the transferrin/transferrin receptor transport system. The invention further includes use of this VNAR, its conjugates and other derivatives in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, e.g., to diagnose, treat and/or prevent a pathological condition, disorder or disease in which it is beneficial to deliver a heterologous biomolecule across the blood brain barrier or other membrane systems. This TfR-specific VNAR polypeptide can also be used to target other biological barriers such the intestines, the placenta or aberrant cells overexpressing TfR-1, for therapeutic benefit in treatment of certain cancer cells and tumors of various tissue types. Deimmunized VNAR scaffolds are also provided.

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