Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 10, 2010
Publication date:
December 2, 2010
Applicant:
CELLMATRIX
Inventors:
Jeffry D. Watkins, William D. Huse, Ying Tang, Daniel Broek, Peter Brooks
Abstract: The invention provides a grafted antibody, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having at least one amino acid substitution in one or more CDRs of a heavy chain CDR, where the grafted antibody or functional fragment thereof has specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope. The invention also provides methods of using an antibody having specific binding activity for a cryptic collagen epitope, including methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 8, 2008
Publication date:
October 23, 2008
Applicant:
CELLMATRIX
Inventors:
Jeffry D. Watkins, William D. Huse, Ying Tang, Daniel Broek, Peter Brooks