Abstract: Provided are antibody variants having decreased or increased ability to mediate complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) due to the presence or absence of C-terminal lysines of their heavy chains. Also provided are methods of generating such antibodies, as well as nucleotide constructs and host cells suitable for the production of such antibodies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 6, 2012
Date of Patent:
June 18, 2019
Assignee:
GENMAG A/S
Inventors:
Paul Parren, Patrick Van Berkel, Ewald T. J. Van Den Bremer