Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 26, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Dan L. Eaton, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, James Pan, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Luc Desnoyers, Ellen Filvaroff, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
Abstract: This invention concerns in general treatment of diseases and pathological conditions with anti-VEGF antibodies. More specifically, the invention concerns the treatment of human patients susceptible to or diagnosed with cancer using an anti-VEGF antibody, preferably in combination with one or more additional anti-tumor therapeutic agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2006
Publication date:
July 5, 2007
Applicant:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Gwendolyn Fyfe, Eric Holmgren, Robert Mass, William Novotny
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Austin L. Gurney, Jean Philippe Stephan, William I. Wood
Abstract: Crystalline IGF-1 is provided along with a method for production thereof. Crystallizing IGF-1 comprises the steps of mixing an aqueous solution comprising IGF-1 with a reservoir solution comprising a precipitant to form a mixture; and crystallizing the mixture, optionally also recrystallizing and isolating the crystalline IGF-1. In addition, a method for identifying IGF-1 indirect agonists is provided using a detergent as a standard for the level of inhibition of binding of IGFBP-1 or IGFBP-3 to IGF-1 and/or using the coordinates of the binding pockets of IGF-1 to which a candidate indirect agonist binds for structure-based drug design.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Michelle Schaffer, Mark Ultsch, Felix Vajdos
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2002
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
Abstract: This invention concerns in general treatment of diseases and pathological conditions with anti-VEGF antibodies. More specifically, the invention concerns the treatment of human patients susceptible to or diagnosed with cancer using an anti-VEGF antibody, preferably in combination with one or more additional anti-tumor therapeutic agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2006
Publication date:
June 28, 2007
Applicant:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Gwendolyn Fyfe, Eric Holmgren, Robert Mass, William Novotny
Abstract: This invention concerns in general treatment of diseases and pathological conditions with anti-VEGF antibodies. More specifically, the invention concerns the treatment of human patients susceptible to or diagnosed with cancer using an anti-VEGF antibody, preferably in combination with one or more additional anti-tumor therapeutic agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2006
Publication date:
June 28, 2007
Applicant:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Gwendolyn Fyfe, Eric Holmgren, Robert Mass, William Novotny
Abstract: The invention is directed to a model system for structure-activity analysis of peptide or protein molecules involved in important biological processes. Provided by the invention are combinatorial peptide libraries comprising disulfide-constrained cyclic peptides with sequences favorable for energy stabilized conformations. A preferred embodiment of the invention is directed to peptides containing ?-turn tetrapeptide that form structured ?-hairpin scaffold in solution. Methods of selecting and using such peptides are provided herein, which are useful for mimicking in vivo molecular interactions and designing therapeutic agents. Thus, the invention has profound utility for biological studies and drug development.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 2000
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrea G. Cochran, Nicholas J. Skelton, Melissa A. Starovasnik
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Austin L. Gurney, Jean Philippe Stephan, William I. Wood
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel cytokine receptors having sequence similarity to AF18497_1 and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those cytokine receptors. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood
Abstract: Methods for identifying novel drug leads or binding compounds that have an affinity for a target molecule involving screening known drug fragment molecules and derivatives thereof, preferably using mass spectrometry are disclosed.
Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naive libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Abstract: The invention provides generally a method of monitoring, diagnosing, prognosing and treating glioma. Specifically, the invention provides for three (3) prognostic subclasses of glioma, which are differentially associated with activation of the akt and notch signaling pathways. Tumor displaying neural or proneural PN lineage markers (including notch pathway elements) show longer median patient survival, while the two remaining tumor markers Prolif and Mes are associated with shortened survival. Tumors classified in this manner may also be treated with the appropriate PN- Prolif- or Mes-therapeutic corresponding to the subclassification in combination with anti-mitotic agents, anti-angiogenic agents, Akt antagonists, and neural differentiation agents. Alternatively, the invention also provides for method of prognosing and diagnosing glioma with a two-gene model based on the expression levels of PTEN and DLL3.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 11, 2006
Publication date:
June 21, 2007
Applicant:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Heidi Phillips, William Forrest, Samir Kharbanda, Thomas Wu
Abstract: The present invention provides VEGF variants having at least a single amino acid mutation in the native VEGF sequence and selective binding affinity for either the KDR receptor or the FLT-1 receptor. Methods of making the VEGF variants and methods of using the VEGF variants are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2006
Publication date:
June 21, 2007
Applicant:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Brian Cunningham, Abraham de Vos, Bing Li
Abstract: Methods and assays examining expression of one or more biomarkers in a mammalian tissue or cell sample are provided. According to the disclosed methods and assays, detection of the expression of one or more such biomarkers is predictive or indicative that the tissue or cell sample will be sensitive to apoptosis-inducing agents such as Apo2L/TRAIL and anti-DR5 agonist antibodies. Certain biomarkers which may be examined include fucosyltransferases, in particular fucosyltransferase 3 (FUT3) and/or fucosyltransferase 6 (FUT6), as well as sialyl Lewis A and/or X antigens. Kits and articles of manufacture are also provided.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 19, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 19, 2007
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood