Abstract: The DNA encoding an antibody with an altered function, e.g. altered affinity for an effector ligand such as Fc receptor (FcR) on a cell or the Cl component of complement is produced by replacing the nucleic acid encoding at least one amino acid residue in the constant portion of the antibody with nucleic acid encoding a different residue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
July 15, 1997
Assignee:
Scotgen Biopharmaceuticals Incorporated
Inventors:
Gregory Paul Winter, Alexander Robert Duncan, Dennis Raymond Burton
Abstract: An antibody with an altered function, e.g. altered affinity for an effector ligand such as Fc receptor (FcR) on a cell or the C1 component of complement is produced by replacing at least one amino acid residue in the constant portion of the antibody with a different residue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
April 29, 1997
Assignee:
Scotgen Biopharmaceuticals Incorporated
Inventors:
Gregory P. Winter, Alexander R. Duncan, Dennis R. Burton