Patents by Inventor Sanghwan KO
Sanghwan KO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240425612Abstract: Provided are Fc variants having improved half-life by binding to and unbinding from FcRn in a pH-dependent manner, which have improved capacity to selectively bind to Fc? receptors. The human Fc domain variants have lower capacity to bind to immune-inhibiting receptor Fc?RIIb and have higher capacity to bind to immune activating receptor Fc?RIIIa (increased A/I ratio) than a wild-type human antibody Fc domain and conventional antibodies approved as antibody therapeutic agents, thereby having remarkably improved ADCC induction ability and having maximized half-life in blood in which excellent pH-selective FcRn binding and unbinding capacity is exhibited, and thus bind to numerous peptide drug therapeutics having a low half-life and retention time in the body to enable the peptide drug therapeutics to have an increased blood half-life and exhibit long-term drug efficacy, and can maximize the immune mechanism of therapeutic protein drugs to be effectively used as an improved antibody drug.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek JUNG, Munsu KYUNG, Sanghwan KO, Migyeong JO, Suyeon KIM, Woo Hyung KO
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Patent number: 11650209Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide including an Fc-gamma receptor mutant. The Fc-gamma receptor mutant of the present disclosure is optimized by substituting a part of an amino acid sequence of an Fc-gamma receptor with a different amino acid sequence, so as to provide an excellent selective binding ability to immunoglobulins. Therefore, it can be usefully used for increasing in vivo half-life of drugs, detecting and purifying immunoglobulins, inhibiting organ transplant rejections, or preventing or treating autoimmune diseases.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek Jung, Migyeong Jo, Sanghwan Ko, Bora Hwang
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Publication number: 20230061390Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide including an Fc variant produced by substituting a portion of the amino acid sequence of the Fc domain of a human antibody with a different amino acid sequence. The present invention also relates to an antibody including the polypeptide. The Fc variant can find application in a wide range of antibodies and Fc-fusion constructs. In one aspect, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is a therapeutic, diagnostic or laboratory reagent, preferably a therapeutic reagent. The Fc variant is suitable for use in the treatment of cancer because its in vivo half-life can be maximized by optimization of the portion of the amino acid sequence. The antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to kill target cells that bear a target antigen, for example cancer cells. Alternatively, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to block, antagonize or agonize a target antigen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicants: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, OSONG MEDICAL INNOVATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek JUNG, Sanghwan KO, Tae Gyu LEE, So Young CHOI, Soo Han LEE, Myung Ho SOHN, Su Jin KIM, So Ra PARK, Jong Shik PARK, Ju Hyeon LIM
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Patent number: 11492415Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide including an Fc variant produced by substituting a portion of the amino acid sequence of the Fc domain of a human antibody with a different amino acid sequence. The present invention also relates to an antibody including the polypeptide. The Fc variant can find application in a wide range of antibodies and Fc-fusion constructs. In one aspect, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is a therapeutic, diagnostic or laboratory reagent, preferably a therapeutic reagent. The Fc variant is suitable for use in the treatment of cancer because its in vivo half-life can be maximized by optimization of the portion of the amino acid sequence. The antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to kill target cells that bear a target antigen, for example cancer cells. Alternatively, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to block, antagonize or agonize a target antigen.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY, OSONG MEDICAL INNOVATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek Jung, Sanghwan Ko, Tae Gyu Lee, So Young Choi, Soo Han Lee, Myung Ho Sohn, Su Jin Kim, So Ra Park, Jong Shik Park, Ju Hyeon Lim
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Publication number: 20200408778Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide including an Fc-gamma receptor mutant. The Fc-gamma receptor mutant of the present disclosure is optimized by substituting a part of an amino acid sequence of an Fc-gamma receptor with a different amino acid sequence, so as to provide an excellent selective binding ability to immunoglobulins. Therefore, it can be usefully used for increasing in vivo half-life of drugs, detecting and purifying immunoglobulins, inhibiting organ transplant rejections, or preventing or treating autoimmune diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek JUNG, Migyeong JO, Sanghwan KO, Bora HWANG
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Publication number: 20200223938Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide including an Fc variant produced by substituting a portion of the amino acid sequence of the Fc domain of a human antibody with a different amino acid sequence. The present invention also relates to an antibody including the polypeptide. The Fc variant can find application in a wide range of antibodies and Fc-fusion constructs. In one aspect, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is a therapeutic, diagnostic or laboratory reagent, preferably a therapeutic reagent. The Fc variant is suitable for use in the treatment of cancer because its in vivo half-life can be maximized by optimization of the portion of the amino acid sequence. The antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to kill target cells that bear a target antigen, for example cancer cells. Alternatively, the antibody or Fc fusion construct of the present invention is used to block, antagonize or agonize a target antigen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicants: KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, OSONG MEDICAL INNOVATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Sang Taek JUNG, Sanghwan KO, Tae Gyu LEE, So Young CHOI, Soo Han LEE, Myung Ho SOHN, Su Jin KIM, So Ra PARK, Jong Shik PARK, Ju Hyeon LIM