作者: John C. Zwaagstra , Traian Sulea , Maria L. Jaramillo , Maureen D. O'connor-Mccourt , Catherine Collins
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关键词: Receptor 、 Bivalent (genetics) 、 Covalent bond 、 Cysteine 、 Cleave 、 Stereochemistry 、 Chemistry 、 Dimer 、 Binding domain 、 Fusion protein
摘要: The present invention addresses limitations of prior art receptor-based traps through a methodology called the clamp/click/cleave (CCC) approach. Two fusion proteins each comprising binding domain fused to coiled-coil are non-covalently dimerized (clamp), and dimer so formed is stabilized by covalent disulphide bond (click) between cysteine residues located on domains coiled-coils. Once has formed, coiled-coils subsequently removed (cleave) cleaving fusions at cleavage sites provide covalently bivalent agent invention. Such agents useful in treatment diagnosis disease states characterized production and/or overexpression ligand which bind. particularly for where receptor ligand-binding domains, such as those TGF-β receptors.