FUSION PROTEINS INCLUDING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL DOMAINS AND THEIR USES

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dual functional domain structure and its uses. The dual functional domain according to the present invention includes a first domain that binds to a disease-site-specific expression protein and a second domain that binds to a disease-specific expression protein. In this case, the first domain serves to mask the drug's function at a non-disease site, thereby enabling disease-site-specific drug delivery. In addition, the first domain is cleaved by a proteolytic enzyme specifically expressed at the disease site to induce drug activity and exhibit drug activity in a disease-site-specific manner. Furthermore, the multispecific fusion protein comprising the dual functional domain structure can be designed in various forms to encompass various functions.Therefore, the dual functional domain structure and the multispecific fusion protein comprising the dual functional domain structure according to the present invention can be used for various applications as an alternative to conventional antibodies.