Shiga toxin a subunit effector polypeptides, Shiga toxin effector scaffolds, and cell-targeting molecules for site-specific conjugation
申请人:Molecular Templates, Inc.
公开号:US11389542B1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-19
The present invention provides Shiga toxin A Subunit derived polypeptides, scaffolds, and cell-targeting molecules comprising amino acid substitutions which equip the molecules with site-specific positions (and often unique amino acid residues in the molecule) for linking other molecules while retaining Shiga toxin function(s), such as, e.g., efficient intracellular routing and/or potent cytotoxicity. The present invention also provides cell-targeting molecules, and/or components thereof, which comprise site-specific positions for linking other molecules, such as, e.g., agents that alters a property of the cell-targeting molecule or a cargo for delivery. Certain molecules comprising a polypeptide of the present invention exhibit reduced immunogenicity and/or are well-tolerated by mammals. The cell-targeting molecules of the present invention, and compositions thereof, have uses, e.g., for the selective delivery of cargos to target-expressing cells and as diagnostic and/or therapeutic molecules for the treatment of a variety of diseases, disorders, and conditions, which include genetic disorders, genetic predispositions, infections, cancers, tumors, growth abnormalities, and/or immune disorders.
本发明提供了志贺毒素A亚基衍生的多肽、支架和细胞靶向分子,它们包含氨基酸取代,使分子具有连接其他分子的位点特异性位置(通常是分子中独特的氨基酸残基),同时保留志贺毒素的功能,如高效细胞内路由和/或强细胞毒性。本发明还提供了细胞靶向分子和/或其组分,它们包括用于连接其他分子的特异位点,例如,改变细胞靶向分子或运载货物特性的制剂。某些包含本发明多肽的分子显示出较低的免疫原性和/或对哺乳动物具有良好的耐受性。本发明的细胞靶向分子及其组合物具有多种用途,例如,可选择性地将载体递送至靶表达细胞,并可作为诊断和/或治疗分子用于治疗多种疾病、失调和病症,其中包括遗传性失调、遗传倾向、感染、癌症、肿瘤、生长异常和/或免疫失调。