Disclosed herein are complexes and compounds that pass through cellular barriers to deliver compounds into, through and out of cells, and methods of producing and using such complexes and compounds. The complexes and compounds of the invention comprise a biologically active portion and a targeting element directed to a ligand that confers transcellular, transcytotic or paracellular transporting properties to an agent specifically bound to the ligand, with the proviso that the targeting element is not an antibody. Also disclosed are complexes and compounds that comprise two or more targeting elements directed to a ligand that confers transcellular, transcytotic or paracellular transporting properties to an agent specifically bound to the ligand. Preferred ligands include but are not limited to the stalk of pIgR, a pIgR domain, an amino acid sequence that is conserved among pIgR's from different animals, and one of several regions of pIgR defined herein.
本发明公开了可穿过细胞屏障将化合物送入、穿过和排出细胞的复合物,以及生产和使用此类复合物的方法。本发明的复合物和化合物包括
生物活性部分和靶向
配体的靶向元件,该
配体可使与
配体特异性结合的药剂具有跨细胞、跨细胞或细胞旁转运特性,但靶向元件不是
抗体。此外,还公开了由两个或多个靶向元件组成的配合物和化合物,这些靶向元件指向一种
配体,该
配体可使与
配体特异性结合的药剂具有跨细胞、跨细胞或细胞旁转运特性。优选的
配体包括但不限于 pIgR 的柄、pIgR 结构域、不同动物的 pIgR 之间保守的
氨基酸序列以及本文定义的 pIgR 的几个区域之一。