Antibodies targeting complement factor D and uses thereof

Abstract

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Antibodies that specifically bind complement factor D in a pH-sensitive manner, as well as methods for making and using such antibodies, are described.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 173,092, filed April 9, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] Incorporation by reference of sequence listing This application is filed with a Sequence Listing in electronic format. The Sequence Listing is provided as an ASCII text file named SHR-2005WO_SL.txt, created on April 7, 2022, and having a size of 41,684 bytes. The information in the electronic format of the Sequence Listing is incorporated by reference in its entirety. [Background technology]

[0003] The complement system includes several proteins that can interact with pathogens and facilitate their elimination. This system plays an important role in various biological processes, such as inflammation, and complement dysfunction can lead to or contribute to disease. Various medical conditions resulting from abnormal complement activity can be treated by administering antibodies or other binding molecules that can bind to complement factors. Summary of the Invention

[0004] There is a need in the art to develop therapeutic molecules for treating patients with complement-associated conditions. The present invention addresses this need by providing therapeutics that target complement factor D (CFD). In one aspect, the present invention provides an isolated antibody that specifically binds to complement factor D (CFD). In some embodiments, the isolated antibody that specifically binds to complement factor D (CFD) comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:5, 27, 29, 34, or 36, and / or a light chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, 8, 26, 28, 35, or 37.

[0005] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody that specifically binds Complement Factor D (CFD) comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36, and / or a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

[0006] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0007] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 20), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0008] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0009] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

[0010] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

[0011] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSASSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 18).

[0012] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSASSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 18).

[0013] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:5 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:6.

[0014] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19).

[0015] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19).

[0016] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:5 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:8.

[0017] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO:9), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO:10), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO:11).

[0018] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 20), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 9), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0019] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:29 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:28.

[0020] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 9), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0021] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:27 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:26.

[0022] In one aspect, the invention provides an isolated antibody that specifically binds to Complement Factor D (CFD), wherein a heavy chain CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), a heavy chain CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0023] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0024] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0025] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0026] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:34 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:35.

[0027] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:36 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:37.

[0028] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain variable domain having at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37, a heavy chain variable domain having at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34 or SEQ ID NO: 36, and / or a light chain variable domain of (a) and a heavy chain variable domain of (b).

[0029] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain variable domain having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:35 or SEQ ID NO:37.

[0030] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:34 or SEQ ID NO:36.

[0031] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody is a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof.

[0032] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody further comprises an IgG constant region.

[0033] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a light chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 30 or 32.

[0034] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 99% or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 31 or 33.

[0035] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody inhibits the alternative complement pathway. In some embodiments, the isolated antibody inhibits cleavage of complement factor B.

[0036] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody binds to a CFD with an affinity dissociation constant (KD) of between about 1 pM and about 50 pM at pH 7.4.

[0037] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody binds to a CFD with an affinity dissociation constant (KD) of less than about 50 pM, less than about 45 pM, less than about 40 pM, less than about 35 pM, less than about 30 pM, less than about 25 pM, less than about 20 pM, less than about 15 pM, less than about 10 pM, less than about 9 pM, less than about 8 pM, less than about 7 pM, less than about 6 pM, or less than about 5 pM at pH 7.4.

[0038] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody binds to the CFD with an affinity dissociation constant (KD) of between about 15 nM and about 150 nM at pH 5.5.

[0039] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody binds to the CFD with an affinity dissociation constant (KD) at pH 5.5 of greater than about 15 nM, greater than about 20 nM, greater than about 25 nM, greater than about 30 nM, greater than about 35 nM, greater than about 40 nM, greater than about 45 nM, greater than about 50 nM, greater than about 100 nM, or greater than about 150 nM.

[0040] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody has an off rate of CFD from the antibody at pH 5.5 of 0.010 s-1 Super, 0.015s -1 Super, 0.02s -1 Super, 0.025s -1 Super, 0.03s -1 Ultra, 0.035s -1 More than, or 0.04s -1 It's super.

[0041] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody has a serum half-life of greater than about 5 days, about 10 days, about 15 days, about 20 days, about 25 days, about 30 days, about 35 days, about 40 days, about 45 days, about 50 days, about 60 days, about 70 days, about 80 days, about 90 days, about 95 days, about 100 days, or about 125 days or more.

[0042] In one aspect, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding an isolated antibody described herein.

[0043] In one aspect, the invention provides a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an isolated antibody described herein.

[0044] In one aspect, the invention provides a host cell comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an isolated antibody described herein.

[0045] In one aspect, the invention provides a method of producing an antibody, the method comprising culturing a host cell under conditions suitable for expression of the antibody.

[0046] In one aspect, the invention provides an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof described herein for use as a medicament.

[0047] In one aspect, the invention provides a method of treating a complement-mediated disease or disorder, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an antibody described herein.

[0048] In some embodiments, the complement-mediated disease or disorder is atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

[0049] In some embodiments, administration of the antibody inhibits intravascular and extravascular hemolysis.

[0050] definition A or An: The articles "a" and "an" are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e., to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article. By way of example, "an element" means one element or more than one element.

[0051] Affinity: As used herein, the term "affinity" refers to a characteristic of the binding interaction between a binding moiety (e.g., an antigen binding moiety (e.g., a variable domain described herein) and / or an Fc receptor binding moiety (e.g., an FcRn binding moiety described herein)) and a target (e.g., an antigen (e.g., a CFD) and / or an FcR (e.g., FcRn)) and indicates the strength of the binding interaction. In some embodiments, a measure of affinity is the dissociation constant (K D In some embodiments, the binding moiety has a high affinity for the target (e.g., about 10 -7 Less than M, about 10 -8 Less than M or about 10 -9 K less than M D In some embodiments, the binding moiety has a low affinity for the target (e.g., about 10 -7 Higher than M, about 10 -6 Higher than M, about 10 -5 Higher than M or about 10 -4 K is higher than M D In some embodiments, the binding moiety has a high affinity for the target at a first pH, a low affinity for the target at a second pH, and an intermediate affinity for the target at pH levels between the first and second pH.

[0052] Approximately or about: As used herein, the term "approximately" or "about" refers to a value similar to a stated reference value when applied to one or more values ​​of interest. In certain embodiments, the term "approximately" or "about" refers to a range of values ​​that is within 25%, 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1% or less of the stated reference value in either direction (greater or smaller), unless otherwise specified or otherwise clear from the context (except when such number exceeds 100% of possible values).

[0053] Antibody: As used herein, the term "antibody" refers to a polypeptide comprising at least one immunoglobulin variable region, e.g., an amino acid sequence providing an immunoglobulin variable domain or an immunoglobulin variable domain sequence. For example, an antibody can comprise a heavy (H) chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VH) and a light (L) chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VL). In another example, an antibody comprises two heavy (H) chain variable regions and two light (L) chain variable regions. The term "antibody" encompasses antigen-binding fragments of antibodies (e.g., single chain antibodies, Fab, F(ab')2, Fd, Fv, and dAb fragments), and complete antibodies, e.g., intact immunoglobulins of IgA, IgG, IgE, IgD, IgM types (and subtypes thereof). The light chain of an immunoglobulin can be of type kappa or lambda.

[0054] Binding moiety: As used herein, a "binding moiety" is any molecule or portion of a molecule that can specifically bind to a target, e.g., a target of interest (e.g., an antigen (e.g., CFD) and / or an FcR (e.g., FcRn)). Binding moieties include, for example, antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, Fc regions or Fc fragments thereof, antibody mimetics, peptides, and aptamers.

[0055] Constant region: As used herein, the term "constant region" refers to a polypeptide corresponding to or derived from one or more constant region immunoglobulin domains of an antibody. The constant region may include any or all of the following immunoglobulin domains: CH1 domain, hinge region, CH2 domain, CH3 domain (derived from IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE, or IgM), and CH4 domain (derived from IgE or IgM).

[0056] Fc region: As used herein, the term "Fc region" refers to a dimer of two "Fc polypeptides", each of which comprises the constant region of an antibody, excluding the first constant region immunoglobulin domain. In some embodiments, an "Fc region" comprises two Fc polypeptides linked by one or more disulfide bonds, chemical linkers, or peptide linkers. "Fc polypeptide" refers to the last two constant region immunoglobulin domains of IgA, IgD, and IgG, and the last three constant region immunoglobulin domains of IgE and IgM, and may also include part or all of the flexible hinge N-terminal to these domains. In the case of IgG, the "Fc polypeptide" includes immunoglobulin domains C gamma 2 (Cγ2) and C gamma 3 (Cγ3), as well as the lower part of the hinge between C gamma 1 (Cγ1) and Cγ2. Although the boundaries of an Fc polypeptide may vary, a human IgG heavy chain Fc polypeptide is usually defined as including at its carboxyl terminus residues beginning with T223 or C226 or P230, where numbering is according to the EU index as in Kabat et al. (1991, NIH Publication 91-3242, National Technical Information Services, Springfield, VA). For IgA, the Fc polypeptide includes immunoglobulin domains C alpha 2 (Cα2) and C alpha 3 (Cα3), as well as the lower part of the hinge between C alpha 1 (Cα1) and Cα2. The Fc region may be synthetic, recombinant, or derived from a natural source such as IVIG.

[0057] K a As used herein, "K a " refers to the rate of association of a particular binding moiety with a target to form a binding moiety / target complex.

[0058] K d As used herein, "K d " refers to the dissociation rate of a particular binding moiety / target complex.

[0059] K D As used herein, "K D " is K d K a (i.e., K d / K a ) and expressed as a molar concentration (M). D The value may be determined using methods well established in the art, for example using surface plasmon resonance or by using a biosensor system such as a Biacore® system.

[0060] Reference: A "reference" entity, "reference" system, "reference" amount, set of "reference" conditions, etc., is one to which a test entity, test system, test amount, set of test conditions, etc. are compared as described herein. For example, in some embodiments, a "reference" antibody is a control antibody that has not been engineered as described herein.

[0061] Selective binding: As used herein, "selective binding," "selectively binds," "specific binding," or "specifically binds," in the context of a binding moiety and a target, refers to the preferential association of the binding moiety with the target over non-target entities. Some degree of non-specific binding between the binding moiety and the non-target may occur. In some embodiments, a binding moiety selectively binds to a target if the binding between the binding moiety and the target is more than 2-fold, more than 5-fold, more than 10-fold, or more than 100-fold greater than the binding between the binding moiety and the non-target ... has a binding affinity of about 10 -5 Less than M, about 10-6 Less than M, about 10 -7 Less than M, about 10 -8 Less than M or about 10 -9 If it is less than M, it will selectively bind to the target.

[0062] Subject: The term "subject" as used herein means any subject for which diagnosis, prognosis, or therapy is desired. For example, the subject can be a mammal, such as a human or non-human primate (e.g., an ape, monkey, orangutan, or chimpanzee), dog, cat, guinea pig, rabbit, rat, mouse, horse, cattle, or cow.

[0063] Target: As used herein, a "target" is any molecule to which a binding moiety of a multispecific binding molecule specifically binds. In some embodiments, the target is an antigen described herein (e.g., CFD). In some embodiments, the target is an FcR (e.g., FcRn). The terms "primary target" and "secondary target" are used herein to refer to molecules of two distinct molecular species, rather than two molecules of the same molecular species. For example, in some embodiments, the primary target is a serum protein and the secondary target is FcRn.

[0064] Therapeutically effective amount: As used herein, the term "therapeutically effective amount" refers to an amount of a therapeutic molecule (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) that confers a therapeutic effect on the treated subject at a reasonable benefit / risk ratio applicable to any medical treatment. The therapeutic effect can be objective (i.e., measurable by some test or marker) or subjective (i.e., the subject shows signs of or feels an effect). In particular, a "therapeutically effective amount" refers to an amount of a therapeutic molecule or composition that is effective to treat, ameliorate, or prevent a particular disease or condition, or to exhibit a therapeutic or prophylactic effect that is detectable, such as by reversing symptoms associated with the disease, preventing or delaying the onset of the disease, and / or even reducing the severity or frequency of symptoms of the disease. Therapeutically effective amounts can be administered in a dosing regimen that may include multiple unit doses. For any particular therapeutic molecule, the therapeutically effective amount (and / or the appropriate unit dose in an effective dosing regimen) may vary depending, for example, on the route of administration, combination with other pharmaceutical agents. In addition, the specific therapeutically effective amount (and / or unit dose) for any particular subject will depend on a variety of factors, including the disorder being treated and the severity of that disorder; the activity of the particular pharmaceutical agent used; the particular composition used; the age, weight, general health, sex, and diet of the subject; the time of administration, route of administration, and / or excretion or metabolic rate of the particular therapeutic molecule used; the duration of treatment; and similar factors well known in the medical arts.

[0065] Treatment: As used herein, the term "treatment" (also "treat" or "treating") refers to any administration of a therapeutic molecule (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) that partially or completely relieves, ameliorates, alleviates, inhibits, delays the onset of, reduces the severity of, and / or reduces the incidence of, one or more symptoms or characteristics of a particular disease, disorder, and / or condition. Such treatment may be treatment of subjects who do not exhibit symptoms of the relevant disease, disorder, and / or condition and / or who exhibit only early signs of the disease, disorder, and / or condition. Alternatively or additionally, such treatment may be treatment of subjects who exhibit one or more established signs of the relevant disease, disorder, and / or condition.

[0066] The drawings are for illustrative purposes only and not for limiting purposes. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0067] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic showing alternative pathway activation in PNH patients leading to hemolysis and anti-CFD strategies. [Figure 2A] Schematic diagram showing an in vitro assay for evaluating the potency of anti-CFD mAb inhibition. Hemolysis level can be measured by optical density (OD) from released hemoglobin. MAC level can be measured using complement activation in terminal complement complex (TCC) kit. [Figure 2B] 1 shows exemplary results of a terminal complement complex (TCC) assay measuring membrane attack complex (MAC) formation in the presence of two anti-CFD antibodies. CFD-depleted serum does not show any alternative pathway activity. [Diagram 3] Exemplary geometric mean percent maximum of C3 deposition onto RBCs using a hemolysis assay are shown. Anti-CFD antibody 2 (169C8) inhibits C3b deposition onto rabbit RBCs similarly to anti-CFD antibody 1 (benchmark anti-CFD antibody) compared to a no antibody control (left). [Figure 4]1 shows Biacore sensorgrams of exemplary anti-CFD antibody 2 binding affinity to human CFD and cyno CFD. [Diagram 5] Exemplary concentrations (μg / ml) of anti-CFD antibody 2 (clone 169C8) over time in knock-in human FcRn mice are shown. [Figure 6] 1 shows exemplary levels of total hIgG (μg / ml) in animals injected with anti-CFD mAbs over time in non-human primates (NHPs). [Figure 7] 1 shows an exemplary percent TCC formation over time in anti-CFD antibodies administered intravenously (IV) or subcutaneously (SC) to NHPs. [Figure 8] Exemplary levels of total hIgG (μg / ml) over time in animals subcutaneously injected with anti-CFD mAb, concentration of free CFD and percent TCC formation over time in non-human primates (top). Free target levels after anti-CFD injection (middle). Duration of CFD inhibition after anti-CFD antibody injection (bottom). [Figure 9] An exemplary total hIgG (μg / ml) over time in NHPs with multiple injections indicated by arrows is shown. [Figure 10] Percent TCC formation over time in NHPs with multiple injections indicated by arrows. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0068] Inhibition of complement factor D can prevent alternative pathway activation. The present disclosure is based, in part, on the discovery of engineered antibodies that surprisingly exhibit pH-dependent binding to a CFD (e.g., human CFD) and / or altered (e.g., increased, e.g., pH-dependent) binding to an Fc receptor (e.g., FcRn), resulting in depletion of the CFD. CFD inhibition using the antibodies described herein prevents intravascular and extravascular hemolysis.

[0069] Complement factor D Complement factor D (CFD), also known as adipsin, is a serine protease essential for initiation of the alternative pathway of the complement system. Human complement factor D is synthesized as a 253 amino acid precursor containing a signal peptide (aa1-20), a 5-residue activation / propeptide (aa21-25), and a mature chain (aa26-253). Mature human factor D shares 98% aa sequence identity with chimpanzee factor D, 96% with rhesus monkey factor D, 84% with porcine factor D, and 66% with mouse factor D. Factor D is expressed in multiple tissues, including monocytes / macrophages, muscle, sciatic nerve, endometrium, kidney, and intestine, with particularly high levels expressed in adipocytes.

[0070] Aberrant activation of the alternative complement pathway can lead to complement-mediated destruction of red blood cells (RBCs). For example, CD55 / 59 deficiency on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs) leads to terminal complement-mediated deposition and destruction of susceptible RBCs. Trapped oxyhemoglobin can lead to hemolysis releasing free hemoglobin, resulting in nitric oxide depletion. Nephrotoxicity results from free hemoglobin iron and hemosiderin deposition from hemolyzed red blood cells. Repeated exposure to toxic substances, thrombosis and necrosis can lead to renal failure. Hemolysis can also lead to complications including renal failure, pulmonary hypertension and cholelithiasis.

[0071] antibody The anti-CFD antibodies described herein are designed to inhibit complement factor D (CFD) activity by inhibition of factor B cleavage in the alternative pathway. This inhibitory activity blocks intravascular and extravascular hemolysis. The anti-CFD antibodies according to the invention demonstrate species cross-reactivity to human and cynomolgus monkeys (cyno) for both acid-switched half-life extension (ASHE) and CFD inhibition. In some embodiments, the anti-CFD antibodies are engineered to bind CFD with higher affinity at pH 7.4 than at pH 5.5. In some embodiments, antibody binding at pH 7.4 is less than or equal to 20 pM. In some embodiments, CFD binds to CFD at acidic pH 5.5: kd>20 nM, off-rate>10E. -2 s -1In some embodiments, the anti-CFD antibody has a half-life of approximately 20 days in cyno or greater than 45 days in knock-in huFcRn mice.

[0072] The engineered antibodies described herein can be immunoglobulins, heavy chain antibodies, light chain antibodies, LRR-based antibodies, or other protein scaffolds with antibody-like properties, and other immunological binding moieties known in the art including, for example, Fab, Fab', Fab'2, Fab2, Fab3, F(ab')2, Fd, Fv, Feb, scFv, SMIPs, antibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies, minibodies, maxibodies, tandabs, DVDs, BiTe, TandAbs, etc., or any combination thereof. The subunit structures and three-dimensional configurations of various classes of antibodies are known in the art.

[0073] An antibody may be an immunoglobulin molecule of four polypeptide chains, for example, two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains. The heavy chain may comprise a heavy chain variable domain and a heavy chain constant domain. The heavy chain constant domain may comprise a CH1, hinge, CH2, CH3, and in some cases a CH4 region. A suitable heavy chain constant region may be derived from any immunoglobulin (e.g., IgA, IgG, or IgE). In some embodiments, a suitable heavy chain constant region may be derived from IgG1, IgG2, or IgG4. In certain embodiments, a suitable heavy chain constant region is derived from IgG1. The light chain may comprise a light chain variable domain and a light chain constant domain. The light chain constant domain may comprise either a kappa light chain or a lambda light chain. The heavy chain variable domain of the heavy chain and the light chain variable domain of the light chain may be further subdivided into regions of variability, called complementarity determining regions (CDRs), which are typically interposed between more conserved regions, called framework regions (FRs). Such heavy and light chain variable domains can each comprise three CDRs and four framework regions arranged from amino-terminus to carboxyl-terminus in the following order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4, one or more of which can be engineered as described herein.

[0074] Engineered Heavy Chain In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. EVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSITTSYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRTSISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTPEDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYW GQGTQVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKT HTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALKFHYTQKSLSLSPGK (SEQ ID NO: 2)

[0075] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:27. EVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSITTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRTSISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTPEDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYWGQGTQVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 27)

[0076] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGDIANEGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAADTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYW GQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDK THTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALKFHYTQKSLSLSPG (SEQ ID NO: 4)

[0077] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:31. QVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAQDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYW GQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKT HTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALKFHYTQKSLSLSPG (SEQ ID NO: 31)

[0078] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:33. QVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAQDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYW GQGTQVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKT HTCPPCPAPEAAGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALKFHYTQKSLSLSPG (SEQ ID NO: 33)

[0079] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 31 or 33. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 31 or 33. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises no more than 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 amino acid substitutions compared to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 31 or 33. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having one or more amino acid substitutions at one or more of positions 1, 4, 30, 50, 56, 69, 70, 89, 90, 120, 222, 364, or 366 compared to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 31 or 33.

[0080] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:29. QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGDIANEGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAADTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYWGQGTLVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 29)

[0081] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. QVQLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGDIANEGSTYYSPSLKSRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAADTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYWGQGTLVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 5)

[0082] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34. QVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAQDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYWGQGTLVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 34)

[0083] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36. QVQVQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGGSISTSYYAWSWIRQPPGKGLEWMGDIANDGSTYYSPSLESRVTISRDTSKNQFSLQLSSVTAQDTAVYYCARLRSLYTDYDPHYYDYWGQGTQVTVSS (SEQ ID NO: 36)

[0084] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36.

[0085] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises no more than 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 amino acid substitutions compared to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a heavy chain amino acid sequence having one or more amino acid substitutions at one or more of positions 1, 4, 30, 50, 56, 69, 70, 89, 90, 120, or 222 compared to SEQ ID NO:5, 27, 29, 34, or 36.

[0086] In some embodiments, an engineered antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0087] In some embodiments, an engineered antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 20), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0088] In some embodiments, an engineered antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), and / or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0089] As can be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, any such heavy chain CDR sequence can be readily combined, for example by molecular biology techniques, with any other antibody sequence or domain provided herein or otherwise known in the art, including any framework region, CDR, or constant domain, or portion thereof, as disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art, as may be present in an antibody or binding molecule of any format disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art.

[0090] Engineered Heavy Chain Constant Domains In the various engineered antibodies described herein, the heavy chain constant domain may be of any class (or subclass). In the various engineered antibodies described herein, the heavy chain constant domain may comprise the amino acid sequence of any one or more of IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, or IgE, including subclasses such as IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1, and IgA2. In various cases, the constant domain of the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a mixture of two or more classes (or subclasses) of immunoglobulin heavy chain constant domains. For example, the engineered antibody may comprise a first portion of a constant domain having an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence selected from the constant domains of the IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, or IgE classes, and a second portion of a constant domain having an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence selected from the constant domains of the IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, or IgE classes that is different from the first portion. In some cases, the constant domains of the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a mixture of two or more subclasses of a particular class of constant domains, for example a mixture of a first portion of a constant domain having an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence selected from a constant domain of an IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4 subclass, and a second portion of a constant domain having an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence selected from a constant domain of an IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4 subclass that is different from the first. In some particular embodiments, the constant domain comprises all or a portion of an IgG2 constant domain and all or a portion of an IgG4 constant domain.

[0091] In some cases, an engineered antibody comprises an antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment that exhibits altered binding (compared to a reference constant region) to one or more Fc receptors (e.g., FcγRI, FcγRIIA, FcγRIIB, FcγRIIIA, FcγRIIIB, FcγRIV, or FcRn receptors). In some embodiments, the constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment has been engineered to bind to a target (e.g., an FcRn receptor) in an altered manner (e.g., in a pH-sensitive manner (e.g., in a more or less pH-sensitive manner) and / or with decreased or increased binding) compared to the reference constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment. In some embodiments, an engineered antibody comprises an antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment that exhibits decreased binding (compared to a reference constant region) to one or more Fcγ receptors (e.g., FcγRI, FcγRIIA, FcγRIIB, FcγRIIIA, FcγRIIIB, or FcγRIV). In some embodiments, an engineered antibody comprises an antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment that exhibits increased binding (compared to a reference constant region) to the FcRn receptor at serum pH and / or intracellular pH.

[0092] For example, an engineered antibody can include a constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment of an IgG antibody that has been engineered to include an amino acid addition, deletion, or substitution of one or more of amino acid residues 251-256, 285-290, 308-314, 385-389, and 428-436 (Kabat numbering (Kabat et al., (1991) Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, NIH)). Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that one or more of these constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment amino acids mediate interactions with Fc receptors, such as FcRn. In some embodiments, one or more of these disclosed amino acids are substituted with histidine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, asparagine, or glutamine. In some embodiments, a non-histidine residue is substituted with a histidine residue. In some embodiments, the histidine residue is replaced with a non-histidine residue.

[0093] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises an IgG antibody constant region, Fc region or Fc fragment having an amino acid modification at one or more of positions 308, 309, 311, 312 and 314, more specifically, a substitution at one or more of positions 308, 309, 311, 312 and 314 with threonine, proline, serine, aspartic acid and leucine, respectively. In some embodiments, one or more residues at positions 308, 309 and 311 are substituted with isoleucine, proline and glutamic acid, respectively. In still other embodiments, one or more residues at positions 308, 309, 311, 312 and 314 are substituted with threonine, proline, serine, aspartic acid and leucine, respectively.

[0094] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises an IgG antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment having an amino acid modification at one or more of positions 251, 252, 254, 255, and 256, more specifically, a substitution at one or more of these positions. In some embodiments, residue 251 is substituted with leucine or arginine, residue 252 is substituted with leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, serine, tryptophan, or threonine, residue 254 is substituted with threonine or serine, residue 255 is substituted with leucine, glycine, isoleucine, or arginine, and / or residue 256 is substituted with serine, phenylalanine, arginine, glutamine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, alanine, asparagine, or threonine. In some embodiments, residue 251 is substituted with leucine, residue 252 is substituted with tyrosine or leucine, residue 254 is substituted with threonine or serine, and / or residue 255 is substituted with arginine. In still other embodiments, residue 252 is substituted with phenylalanine, and / or residue 256 is substituted with aspartic acid. In some embodiments, residue 251 is substituted with leucine, residue 252 is substituted with tyrosine, residue 254 is substituted with threonine or serine, and / or residue 255 is substituted with arginine.

[0095] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises an IgG antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment having an amino acid modification at one or more of positions 428, 433, 434, 435, and 436, more specifically, a substitution at one or more of these positions. In some embodiments, residue 428 is substituted with methionine, threonine, leucine, phenylalanine, or serine, residue 433 is substituted with lysine, arginine, serine, isoleucine, proline, glutamine, or histidine, residue 434 is substituted with phenylalanine, tyrosine, or histidine, residue 435 is substituted with tyrosine, and / or residue 436 is substituted with histidine, asparagine, arginine, threonine, lysine, methionine, or threonine. In some embodiments, one or more of residues at positions 433, 434, 435, and 436 are substituted with lysine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and histidine, respectively. In some embodiments, residue 428 is substituted with methionine and / or residue 434 is substituted with tyrosine.

[0096] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment of an IgG antibody having an amino acid modification at one or more of positions 385, 386, 387, and 389, more specifically, a substitution at one or more of these positions. In some embodiments, residue 385 is substituted with arginine, aspartic acid, serine, threonine, histidine, lysine, or alanine, residue 386 is substituted with threonine, proline, aspartic acid, serine, lysine, arginine, isoleucine, or methionine, residue 387 is substituted with arginine, histidine, serine, threonine, alanine, or proline, and / or residue 389 is substituted with proline or serine. In some embodiments, one or more of residues at positions 385, 386, 387, and 389 are substituted with arginine, threonine, arginine, and proline, respectively. In some embodiments, one or more residues at positions 385, 386, and 389 are substituted with aspartic acid, proline, and serine, respectively.

[0097] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a constant region, Fc region or Fc fragment of an IgG antibody having one or more of the following substitutions: a leucine at residue 251, a tyrosine or leucine at residue 252, a threonine or serine at residue 254, an arginine at residue 255, a threonine at residue 308, a proline at residue 309, a serine at residue 311, an aspartic acid at residue 312, a leucine at residue 314, an arginine at residue 385, a threonine at residue 386, an arginine at residue 387, a proline at residue 389, a methionine at residue 428, a lysine at residue 433, a phenylalanine or tyrosine at residue 434, a tyrosine at position 435, and / or a tyrosine at position 436. Additional amino acid substitutions that may be included in the constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment include those described in, for example, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,277,375, 8,012,476, and 8,163,881.

[0098] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a heavy chain constant domain that comprises Ala-Ala mutations, e.g., as described in PCT Publication Nos. WO94 / 28027 and WO98 / 47531, and Xu et al. (2000) Cell Immunol 200:16-26. Thus, in some embodiments, engineered antibodies with one or more mutations, including Ala-Ala mutations, in the heavy chain constant region have reduced or no effector function. In accordance with these embodiments, the constant region of the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a substitution at position 234 to alanine and / or a mutation at position 235 to alanine (EU numbering).

[0099] As can be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, any such heavy chain constant domain sequence can be readily combined, for example by molecular biology techniques, with any other antibody sequence or domain provided herein or otherwise known in the art, including any framework region, CDR, or constant domain, or portion thereof, as disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art, as may be present in an antibody or binding molecule of any format disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art.

[0100] Engineered Light Chains In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. SSALTQPSALSVTKGQTAKITCQGDLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDDIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTIAGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTHLTVLSQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS (SEQ ID NO: 1)

[0101] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. SYELTQPPALSVSPGQTARITCQGDLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLVIYDDDIRPSGIPERFSGSSSGTMATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTQLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS (SEQ ID NO: 3)

[0102] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30. SSALTQPPALSVSKGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTQLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS (SEQ ID NO: 30)

[0103] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32. SSALTQPSALSVSKGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTHLTVLGQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECS (SEQ ID NO: 32)

[0104] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 30 or 32. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 30 or 32. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises no more than 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 amino acid substitutions compared to SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 30 or 32. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain amino acid sequence having one or more amino acid substitutions at one or more of positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 19, 46, 47, 65, 68, 69, 75, 103, 108 compared to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 30 or 32.

[0105] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26. SSALTQPSALSVTKGQTAKITCQGDLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDDIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTIAGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTHLTVLSQPKAAPSVTLFPPSS (SEQ ID NO: 26)

[0106] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28. SYELTQPPALSVSPGQTARITCQGDLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLVIYDDDIRPSGIPERFSGSSSGTMATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTQLTVLGQPKAAPSVTL (SEQ ID NO: 28)

[0107] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6. SYELTQPPALSVSPGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLVIYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSSSGTTATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSASSNDDAVFGGGTQLTVL (SEQ ID NO: 6)

[0108] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. SYELTQPPALSVSPGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLVIYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSSSGTTATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADLNDDAVFGGGTQLTVL (SEQ ID NO: 8)

[0109] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:35. SSALTQPPALSVSKGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTQLTVL (SEQ ID NO: 35)

[0110] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may comprise a light chain variable region comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:37. SSALTQPSALSVSKGQTARITCQGNLLPRHYAHWYQQKTGQAPKLIVYDDNIRPSGIPERFSGSNSGGVATLTISGAQAEDEADYHCQSADSNDDAVFGGGTHLTVL (SEQ ID NO: 37)

[0111] In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises no more than 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 amino acid substitutions compared to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody comprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence having one or more amino acid substitutions at one or more of positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 19, 46, 47, 65, 68, 69, 75, 103, 108 compared to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

[0112] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSASSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 18).

[0113] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19).

[0114] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 9), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0115] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and / or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0116] As can be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, any such light chain CDR sequence can be readily combined, for example by molecular biology techniques, with any other antibody sequence or domain provided herein or otherwise known in the art, including any framework region, CDR, or constant domain, or portion thereof, as disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art, as may be present in an antibody or binding molecule of any format disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art.

[0117] Engineered Light Chain Constant Domains In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain comprising any light chain constant domain sequence, e.g., a constant sequence of a light chain known to those skilled in the art. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the light chain constant domain can be a kappa light chain constant domain or a lambda light chain constant domain. In certain embodiments, the constant domain of the light chain disclosed herein is a kappa light chain constant domain.

[0118] In various cases, the engineered antibodies described herein comprise a light chain constant domain that comprises or consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 434. As can be appreciated by one of skill in the art, any such light chain constant domain sequence can be readily combined, for example by molecular biology techniques, with any other antibody sequence or domain provided herein or otherwise known in the art, including any framework region, CDR, or constant domain, or portion thereof, disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art, as may be present in an antibody or binding molecule of any format disclosed herein or otherwise known in the art.

[0119] Exemplary Engineered Antibodies The engineered antibody may comprise various heavy and light chains as described herein. In some embodiments, the engineered antibody may comprise two heavy and light chains. In various cases, the disclosure encompasses an antibody comprising at least one heavy and / or light chain as disclosed herein, at least one heavy and / or light chain framework domain as disclosed herein, at least one heavy and / or light chain CDR domain as disclosed herein, and / or any heavy and / or light chain constant domain as disclosed herein.

[0120] In various cases, the engineered antibody disclosed herein is a homodimeric monoclonal antibody. In various cases, the engineered antibody disclosed herein is a heterodimeric antibody. In various cases, the engineered antibody is, for example, a typical antibody or a diabody, a triabody, a tetrabody, a minibody, a maxibody, a tandem, a DVD, a BiTe, a scFv, a TandAb, a scFv, a Fab, a Fab2, a Fab3, a F(ab')2, etc., or any combination thereof.

[0121] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises at least one light chain variable domain comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% homology or identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

[0122] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises at least one heavy chain variable domain comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% homology or identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36.

[0123] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSASSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 18).

[0124] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:5 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:6.

[0125] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19).

[0126] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:5 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:8.

[0127] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19).

[0128] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:29 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:28.

[0129] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 9), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10), and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0130] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:27 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:26.

[0131] In some embodiments, an engineered isolated antibody described herein comprises a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12), a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13), a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14), a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16), a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17), and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11).

[0132] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:34 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:35.

[0133] In some embodiments, the isolated antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:36 and a light chain variable region amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:37.

[0134] In some embodiments, the light and heavy chains comprise a signal peptide, hi some embodiments, the signal peptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% homology or identity to the amino acid sequence MGWSCIILFLVATATGVHS (SEQ ID NO:21), MAWTPLLLPLLTFCTVSEA (SEQ ID NO:38), or MKHLWFFLLLVAAPRWVLS (SEQ ID NO:39).

[0135] Engineered fusion proteins In some embodiments, the disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising (i) one or more antigen-binding regions described herein (e.g., antigen-binding regions of immunoglobulins, heavy chain antibodies, light chain antibodies, LRR-based antibodies, or other protein scaffolds with antibody-like properties, and other antigen-binding moieties known in the art including, e.g., Fab, Fab', Fab'2, Fab2, Fab3, F(ab')2, Fd, Fv, Feb, scFv, SMIP, antibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies, minibodies, maxibodies, tandabs, DVDs, BiTe, TandAbs, etc.), e.g., one or more variable domains described herein, or portions thereof (e.g., one or more CDRs described herein), and (ii) one or more additional polypeptides. For example, albumin is an abundant serum protein that is protected from degradation by pH-dependent recycling mediated by its interaction with FcRn. In some embodiments, one or more variable domains or engineered antibodies described herein, or portions thereof (e.g., one or more CDRs described herein) are fused to albumin, a portion thereof (e.g., a portion of albumin that binds to FcRn), and / or an engineered variant of albumin that binds to FcRn with improved affinity. In other cases, one or more variable domains or engineered antibodies described herein, or portions thereof (e.g., one or more CDRs described herein) are fused to a polypeptide that binds to albumin to form a fusion protein-albumin complex, which can bind to FcRn. In some embodiments, the polypeptide that binds to albumin is a single chain variable fragment (scFv). Albumin or a portion thereof can include one or more amino acid mutations that can alter the binding of albumin or a portion thereof to FcRn. Such mutations are known in the art (see, e.g., Andersen et al., Nature Communications 3:610 doi:10.1038 / nocmms1607 (2012)).

[0136] In other cases, one or more variable domains or engineered antibodies described herein, or portions thereof (e.g., one or more CDRs described herein) are fused to transferrin, which is recycled by binding to the transferrin receptor (see, e.g., Widera et al., Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 55:1439-66 (2003)).

[0137] In some embodiments, the disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising one or more variable domains or engineered antibodies described herein, or portions thereof, and one or more additional polypeptides and / or scFvs that bind FcRn.

[0138] Nucleotide sequence The present disclosure includes nucleotide sequences encoding one or more heavy chains, heavy chain variable domains, heavy chain framework regions, heavy chain CDRs, heavy chain constant domains, light chains, light chain variable domains, light chain framework regions, light chain CDRs, light chain constant domains, or other immunoglobulin-like sequences, antibodies, or binding molecules disclosed herein. In various cases, such nucleotide sequences may be present in a vector. In various cases, such nucleotides may be present in the genome of a cell, such as a subject's cell requiring treatment or a cell for the production of an antibody, such as a mammalian cell for the production of an antibody.

[0139] PEGylation In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein can be PEGylated to contain mono- or poly (e.g., 2-4) PEG moieties. Such PEGylated antibodies can exhibit increased half-life compared to a non-PEGylated reference antibody, e.g., an antibody having the same amino acid sequence but with different PEGylation, different amounts of PEGylation, or that is not PEGylated.

[0140] PEGylation can be carried out by any suitable reaction known in the art. A method for preparing a PEGylated protein can generally include: (a) reacting a polypeptide with polyethylene glycol (e.g., a reactive ester or aldehyde derivative of PEG) under conditions that allow the polypeptide to be bound to one or more PEG groups; and (b) obtaining a reaction product(s). Generally, the conditions for the reaction can be determined individually based on known parameters and desired results.

[0141] There are several methods of PEG attachment available to one of skill in the art. For example, PEGylating the multispecific binding molecules described herein can be carried out via an acylation reaction or an alkylation reaction with a reactive polyethylene glycol molecule.

[0142] pH-dependent binding of engineered antibodies to CFD and / or Fc receptors The engineered antibodies described herein exhibit pH-dependence or enhanced pH-dependence in affinity for the CFD (e.g., mediated by one or more variable domains described herein) and / or altered (e.g., increased, e.g., pH-dependent) affinity for FcRn (e.g., mediated by one or more constant domains described herein). For example, in some embodiments, an antibody capable of binding to a CFD, or a variable domain capable of binding to a CFD, binds to the CFD with higher affinity at serum pH (e.g., neutral pH or pH greater than 7.4) than at compartment (e.g., endosomal) pH (e.g., acidic pH or pH equal to or less than pH 6.0). In various cases where a CFD is bound by an antibody with pH-dependent CFD binding, a shift in pH from serum pH to compartment pH (e.g., from serum to endosomes) facilitates separation (i.e., "unbinding") of the CFD and antibody at compartment pH and / or in a particular compartment, e.g., endosome. In various cases, such pH-dependent binding may mediate antibody recycling and / or CFD degradation. In certain cases, the transition from serum pH to compartment pH (e.g., from serum to endosomes) facilitates dissociation (i.e., "unbinding") of the CFD and antibody at compartment pH and / or in certain compartments, such as endosomes, such that the antibody is recycled by FcRn and the antigen is degraded in lysosomes. In some such cases, the pH-dependence of CFD binding improves the "processability" of the antibody, at least in that when recycled, the antibody is free to return to serum and bind to the target circulating CFD. In some cases, recycling of antibodies that exhibit pH-dependent CFD binding can continue until the antibody is eventually degraded or degraded, and a single antibody molecule may have by this time bound to and mediated the inactivation of multiple CFD molecules rather than just one.

[0143] In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies disclosed herein comprise a constant domain (e.g., an Fc domain) that exhibits increased affinity for an Fc receptor, such as FcRn, relative to a control (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2). In some embodiments, such increased affinity relative to a control is at a pH value of serum (e.g., a pH of greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater). In some embodiments, such increased affinity relative to a control is at a compartment pH (e.g., a pH below 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0). In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies disclosed herein comprise a constant domain (e.g., an Fc domain) that exhibits a pH-dependence (or an enhanced pH-dependence relative to a control, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2) in its affinity for an Fc receptor, such as FcRn. The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is an MHC class I-like molecule that functions to protect IgG and albumin from catabolism, mediates the transport of IgG across epithelial cells, and is involved in antigen presentation by professional antigen presenting cells. IgG antibody subtypes exhibit long serum half-lives, primarily due to clearance of antibodies from endosomes by FcRn, which recycles IgG out of the cell.

[0144] In some particular examples, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit greater pH-dependence in binding to FcRn than endogenous IgG, in that the antibodies described herein exhibit greater absolute and / or relative differential changes in affinity between serum pH and compartment (e.g., endosomal) pH (or between serum and endosomes) than endogenous IgG. In some cases, antibodies with pH-dependent binding to FcRn exhibit greater binding to FcRn than endogenous IgG at compartment (e.g., endosomal) pH (e.g., acidic pH or a pH equal to or less than pH 6.0). In some cases, antibodies with pH-dependent binding to FcRn exhibit greater binding to FcRn than endogenous IgG at serum pH (e.g., neutral pH or in serum at a pH greater than pH 7.4).

[0145] In certain cases, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit pH-dependence or enhanced pH-dependence in binding to FcRn and compete with endogenous IgG for interaction with FcRn. Thus, in some cases, the engineered antibodies described herein bind to FcRn at a higher level than endogenous IgG molecules (i.e., outcompete endogenous IgG molecules for binding to FcRn as a result of their greater affinity for FcRn) and / or result in a net increase in the rate of recycling of the FcRn affinity-enhanced antibody compared to endogenous IgG molecules. In some cases, such preferential interaction of the engineered antibodies described herein with FcRn compared to endogenous IgG molecules results in increased antibody half-life compared to the reference antibody.

[0146] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit a) increased affinity for FcRn at acidic or compartmental pH compared to serum pH, and / or b) decreased affinity for CFD at acidic or compartmental pH compared to serum pH. In some cases, such a combination of features results in a synergistic increase in antibody processivity that facilitates antigen degradation, reduces antigen-antibody complex assembly, and / or significantly increases the half-life of the antibody if the antigen-antibody complex is cleared faster than the antibody itself. This approach allows for highly effective targeting and elimination of CFD.

[0147] In some embodiments, where the engineered antibody further comprises an FcRn binding moiety that has a higher affinity for CFD at serum pH than at compartment pH (e.g., endosomal pH) and a lower affinity for FcRn at serum pH than at compartment pH (e.g., endosomal pH), such an antibody binds to serum CFD with high affinity to form an antibody / CFD complex. Upon internalization of the antibody / CFD complex by the cell (e.g., by pinocytosis) into an internal compartment (e.g., endosome) that has a pH lower than serum pH, the antibody's lower affinity for CFD facilitates separation of the antibody and CFD, and the released CFD can then be degraded by the cellular machinery (e.g., by lysosomes). Furthermore, the increased affinity for FcRn at compartment pH facilitates the formation of an antibody / FcRn complex, which can be recycled into serum via the FcRn recycling pathway (in which the complex is exposed to serum or serum-like pH conditions, which facilitates the release of the antibody from the FcRn complex, e.g., into serum). One end result of such a process may be a decrease in the serum half-life of the CFD. Another end result of such a process may be an increase in the serum half-life of the antibody.

[0148] In various cases disclosed herein, the serum pH can be, for example, a typical or characteristic pH or pH range for serum, an individual or average serum pH or pH range for one or more subjects, a standard pH value for serum, a measured pH value for serum, an estimated pH value for serum, or a selected pH value for serum. In various cases disclosed herein, the serum pH can be a pH greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater. In various cases, the serum pH is in the range of 6.8-8.2, 7.0-8.0, 7.0-7.8, 7.0-7.6, 7.0-7.4, or 7.0-7.2. In some embodiments, the serum pH is at or about pH 7.4.

[0149] In various cases disclosed herein, the compartment pH can be, for example, a pH or pH range typical or characteristic of an endosomal compartment (e.g., within an endosome), an individual or average endosomal compartment pH or pH range of one or more subjects, a standard pH value of an endosomal compartment, a measured pH value of an endosomal compartment, an estimated pH value of an endosomal compartment, or a selected pH value of an endosomal compartment. In various cases disclosed herein, the compartment pH can be a pH of less than 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0 or less. In various cases, the compartment pH is a pH in the range of 5.0-7.2, 5.0-7.0, 5.0-6.8, 5.0-6.6, 5.0-6.4, 5.0-6.2, 5.0-6.0, 5.0-5.8, 5.0-5.6, 5.0-5.4, or 5.0-5.2.

[0150] In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the serum CFD protein is reduced. For example, binding of an engineered antibody to the serum CFD reduces the serum half-life of the CFD to less than about 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 day, or to less than about 24, 18, 12, or 6 hours.

[0151] In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the engineered antibody is increased. For example, binding of the engineered antibody to FcRn increases the serum half-life of the antibody to about 4 days to about 45 days, e.g., about 5 days to about 30 days, about 10 days to about 30 days, or about 20 days to about 30 days. In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein have a serum half-life of about 5 days, about 10 days, about 15 days, about 20 days, about 25 days, about 30 days, about 35 days, about 40 days, about 45 days, or about 50 days or more.

[0152] In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit a pH-dependent change in affinity for the CFD. The affinity is determined by the K D (equilibrium dissociation constant), K D In various embodiments, the K of an engineered antibody described herein for a CFD under serum pH (e.g., pH greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or higher) or serum conditions is D is about 10 -4 , 10 -5 , 10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 , 10 -9 , 10 -10 , 10 -11 , 10 -12 , 10 -13 , 10 -14 , or 10 -15 In certain cases, the K for the CFD at serum pH of the antibodies described herein is less than 1 M. Dis between 0.001 and 1 nM, e.g., 0.001 nM, 0.005 nM, 0.01 nM, 0.05 nM, 0.1 nM, 0.5 nM, or 1 nM. In some embodiments, the K for CFD under compartment pH (e.g., pH below 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0) or compartment conditions D is the K value of the same antibody against CFD at serum pH or serum conditions D for example at least 2-fold, e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 75-fold, 100-fold, 150-fold, 200-fold, 250-fold, 300-fold, 350-fold, 400-fold, 450-fold, 500-fold, 600-fold, 700-fold, 800-fold, 900-fold, 1000-fold, 2,000-fold, 3,000-fold, 4,000-fold, 5,000-fold, 6,000-fold, 7000-fold, 8,000-fold, 9,000-fold, or 10,000-fold or more (and / or the affinity of the antibody for the CFD at the compartment pH or under compartment conditions may be reduced by the same percentage compared to the affinity at serum pH or under serum conditions). In some embodiments, the K for CFD under compartment pH (e.g., pH less than 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0) or compartment conditions. D For example, 10 -15 , 10 -14 , 10 -13 , 10 -12 , 10 -11 , 10 -10 , 10 -9 , 10 -8 , 10 -7 , 10 -6 , 10 -5 , 10 -4 , or 10 -3 In certain cases, the K for CFDs of the engineered antibodies described herein at compartment pH or under compartment conditions may be greater than M. Dcan be, for example, equal to or greater than 1 nM, e.g., 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 10 nM, 20 nM, 30 nM, 40 nM, 50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 300 nM, 400 nM, 500 nM, 600 nM, 700 nM, 800 nM, 900 nM, or 1 mM or more.

[0153] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit a pH-dependent change in affinity for a receptor, e.g., an Fc receptor, e.g., FcRn. In various embodiments, the K of the engineered antibodies described herein for FcRn under compartmental pH (e.g., a pH of less than 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0 or less) or compartmental conditions. D is 10 -4 , 10 -5 , 10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 , 10 -9 , 10 -10 , 10 -11 , 10 -12 , 10 -13 , 10 -14 , or 10 -15 In some embodiments, the K for FcRn under serum pH (e.g., pH greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater) or serum conditions. D is the K of the same antibody against FcRn under compartment pH or compartment conditions. Dgreater than 2-fold, e.g., at least 2-fold, e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 75-fold, 100-fold, 150-fold, 200-fold, 250-fold, 300-fold, 350-fold, 400-fold, 450-fold, 500-fold, 600-fold, 700-fold, 800-fold, 900-fold, 1000-fold, 2,000-fold, 3,000-fold, 4,000-fold, 5,000-fold, 6,000-fold, 7000-fold, 8,000-fold, 9,000-fold, or 10,000-fold or more (and / or the affinity of the antibody for FcRn at serum pH or under serum conditions may be reduced by the same percentage as compared to the affinity at compartment pH or under compartment conditions). In some embodiments, the K for FcRn under serum pH (e.g., pH greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater) or serum conditions. D For example, 10 -15 , 10 -14 , 10 -13 , 10 -12 , 10 -11 , 10 -10 , 10 -9 , 10 -8 , 10 -7 , 10 -6 , 10 -5 , 10 -4 , or 10 -3 In certain cases, the K of the engineered antibodies described herein for FcRn at serum pH or under serum conditions is greater than M. D is, for example, equal to or greater than 1 nM, e.g., 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 10 nM, 20 nM, 30 nM, 40 nM, 50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 300 nM, 400 nM, 500 nM, 600 nM, 700 nM, 800 nM, 900 nM, or 1 mM or more.

[0154] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit both a pH-dependent change in affinity for the CFD and a pH-dependent change in affinity for an Fc receptor, such as FcRn. Thus, in some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit greater affinity for the CFD under serum conditions or serum pH than under compartment conditions or compartment pH, and also exhibit greater affinity for FcRn under compartment conditions or compartment pH than under serum conditions or serum pH. In various embodiments, the K of the engineered antibodies for the CFD under serum pH (e.g., pH greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater) or serum conditions is greater than 0.01. D is 10 -4 , 10 -5 , 10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 , 10 -9 , 10 -10 , 10 -11 , 10 -12 , 10 -13 , 10 -14 , or 10 -15 In certain cases, the K for the CFD at serum pH of the engineered antibody may be less than 1 M. D is between 0.001 and 1 nM, e.g., 0.001 nM, 0.005 nM, 0.01 nM, 0.05 nM, 0.1 nM, 0.5 nM, or 1 nM. In certain cases, the K for the CFD at compartment pH for the engineered antibodies described herein is D is between 0.001 and 1 nM, e.g., 0.001 nM, 0.005 nM, 0.01 nM, 0.05 nM, 0.1 nM, 0.5 nM, or 1 nM. In some embodiments, the K for CFD under compartment pH (e.g., pH below 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0) or compartment conditions D is the K value of the same antibody against CFD at serum pH or serum conditionsD e.g., at least 2-fold, e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 75-fold, 100-fold, 150-fold, 200-fold, 250-fold, 300-fold, 350-fold, 400-fold, 450-fold, 500-fold, 600-fold, 700-fold, 800-fold, 900-fold, 1000-fold, 2,000-fold, 3,000-fold, 4,000-fold, 5,000-fold, 6,000-fold, 7000-fold, 8,000-fold, 9,000-fold, or 10,000-fold or more (and / or the affinity of the antibody for the CFD at the compartment pH or under compartment conditions is reduced by the same percentage as compared to its affinity at serum pH or under serum conditions). In some embodiments, the K for CFD under compartment pH (e.g., pH below 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0) or compartment conditions. D For example, 10 -15 , 10 -14 , 10 -13 , 10 -12 , 10 -11 , 10 -10 , 10 -9 , 10 -8 , 10 -7 , 10 -6 , 10 -5 , 10 -4 , or 10 -3 In certain cases, the K of the engineered antibody against the CFD at the compartment pH or compartment conditions is greater than 1. D is, for example, equal to or greater than 1 nM, e.g., 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 10 nM, 20 nM, 30 nM, 40 nM, 50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 300 nM, 400 nM, 500 nM, 600 nM, 700 nM, 800 nM, 900 nM, or 1 mM or more. In some embodiments, the K of the engineered antibody for FcRn under serum pH (e.g., a pH of greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater) or serum conditions. Dis the K of the same antibody against FcRn under compartment pH or compartment conditions. D for example, at least 2-fold, e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 75-fold, 100-fold, 150-fold, 200-fold, 250-fold, 300-fold, 350-fold, 400-fold, 450-fold, 500-fold, 600-fold, 700-fold, 800-fold, 900-fold, 1000-fold, 2,000-fold, 3,000-fold, 4,000-fold, 5,000-fold, 6,000-fold, 7000-fold, 8,000-fold, 9,000-fold, or 10,000-fold or more (and / or the affinity of the antibody for FcRn at serum pH or under serum conditions is reduced by the same percentage as the affinity at compartment pH or under compartment conditions). In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies have a K for FcRn at serum pH (e.g., a pH of greater than 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 or greater) or under serum conditions. D For example, 10 -15 , 10 -14 , 10 -13 , 10 -12 , 10 -11 , 10 -10 , 10 -9 , 10 -8 , 10 -7 , 10 -6 , 10 -5 , 10 -4 , or 10 -3 In certain cases, the K of the engineered antibody for FcRn at serum pH or conditions is greater than 1 M. Dis, for example, equal to or greater than 1 nM, e.g., 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 10 nM, 20 nM, 30 nM, 40 nM, 50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 300 nM, 400 nM, 500 nM, 600 nM, 700 nM, 800 nM, 900 nM, or 1 mM or more. In some embodiments, the K of the engineered antibody for FcRn at a compartment pH (e.g., a pH of less than 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.9, 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, or 5.0 or less) or under compartment conditions. D is 10 -4 , 10 -5 , 10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 , 10 -9 , 10 -10 , 10 -11 , 10 -12 , 10 -13 , 10 -14 , or 10 -15 Less than M.

[0155] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit a half-life greater than a reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2) when administered to a subject, e.g., to the serum of a subject. In various cases, the serum half-life of the reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2) can be, for example, 250 to 300 hours. In various cases, the serum half-life of the engineered antibodies described herein can be, for example, at least 250 hours, e.g., at least 260, 270, 280, 290, or 300 hours. In certain embodiments, the serum half-life of the engineered antibodies described herein can be at least 300 hours, e.g., at least 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, or 1,000 hours. In certain embodiments, the serum half-life of the engineered antibodies described herein may be at least 1,000 hours, e.g., at least 1,500, 2,000, 2,500, 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 6,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, 12,000, 13,000, 14,000, or 15,000 hours or more. In various embodiments, the serum half-life of the engineered antibodies described herein may be at least 12 days, 15 days, 20 days, 25 days, 30 days, 35 days, 40 days, 45 days, 50 days, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, or 6 months or more. In various cases, the serum half-life of an engineered antibody described herein may be increased by at least, e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 75-fold, or 100-fold or more, compared to a reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2).

[0156] In certain embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein exhibit increased plasma half-life, increased mean retention time in plasma, and / or increased CFD clearance level (e.g., compared to a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2). These parameters can be determined by methods known to those of skill in the art (e.g., as described in Nestorov et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 48:406-417 (2008); Leveque et al., Anticancer Research 25:2327-2344 (2005); Igawa et al., PLoS One 8:e63236.doi:10.1371 / journal.pone.0063236 (2013)). For example, an engineered antibody described herein (e.g., a single dose of such an engineered antibody) reduces plasma levels of CFD by at least 10-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold, 250-fold, 500-fold, 750-fold, 1000-fold, or 1500-fold or more compared to a reference antibody, such as a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0157] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein inhibit CFD cleavage (and / or serum levels of CFD). In various embodiments, the engineered antibodies disclosed herein inhibit CFD cleavage (and / or serum levels of CFD) compared to a prior measurement or reference value from the same patient. In certain embodiments, administration of an engineered antibody disclosed herein reduces the level or amount of CFD cleavage (and / or the level or amount of CFDa and / or the level or amount of CFDb) more than equivalent administration of a reference antibody, such as a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 (e.g., reduces the level by more than about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, or more than 2005).

[0158] Engineered multispecific molecules The methods and compositions described herein in the context of engineered anti-CFD antibodies can be applied to additional proteins to create multispecific binding molecules. Multispecific binding molecules according to the present disclosure are engineered to include one or more binding moieties that specifically bind to one or more targets of interest in a pH-dependent manner. Multispecific binding molecules include nucleic acids (e.g., RNA and DNA), proteins (e.g., antibodies), and combinations thereof. pH-dependent binding moieties can be or include, for example, nucleic acids (e.g., RNA and DNA) and aptamers, polypeptides (e.g., antibodies or fragments thereof, albumin, receptors, ligands, signal peptides, avidin, and protein A), polysaccharides, biotin, hydrophobic groups, hydrophilic groups, drugs, and any organic molecule that binds to a receptor.

[0159] Antibodies or fragments thereof as binding moieties In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein are engineered antibodies. In some cases, one or more binding moieties described herein are or include an antibody, an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and / or an Fc region (or Fc fragment) thereof. The basic structure of an IgG antibody consists of two identical polypeptide light chains and two identical polypeptide heavy chains linked together by disulfide bonds. The first domain located at the amino terminus of each chain is variable in amino acid sequence and provides the antibody binding specificity found in each individual antibody. These are known as the variable heavy (VH) and variable light (VL) regions. The other domains of each chain are relatively invariant in amino acid sequence and are known as the constant heavy (CH) and constant light (CL) regions. In the case of an IgG antibody, the light chain comprises one variable region (VL) and one constant region (CL). The IgG heavy chain comprises a variable region (VH), a first constant region (CH1), a hinge region, a second constant region (CH2), and a third constant region (CH3). In IgE and IgM antibodies, the heavy chain contains an additional constant region (CH4).

[0160] Antibodies as described herein can include, for example, monoclonal, polyclonal, multispecific, human, humanized, camelized, chimeric, single chain Fvs (scFvs), disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFvs), and anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies, as well as antigen-binding fragments of any of the above. The antibodies can be of any type (e.g., IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD, IgA, and IgY), class (e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1, and IgA2), or subclass.

[0161] The term "Fc fragment" as used herein refers to one or more fragments of the Fc region that retain the Fc function and / or activity described herein, e.g., binding to an Fc receptor. The term "antigen-binding fragment" of an antibody as used herein refers to one or more fragments of an antibody that retain the ability to specifically bind to an antigen. Examples of binding fragments encompassed by the term "antigen-binding fragment" of an antibody include Fab fragments, F(ab')2 fragments, Fd fragments, Fv fragments, scFv fragments, dAb fragments (Ward et al., (1989) Nature 341:544-546), and isolated complementarity determining regions (CDRs). These antibody fragments can be obtained using conventional techniques known to those of skill in the art, and the fragments can be screened for utility in the same manner as intact antibodies.

[0162] The antibody or fragment can be produced by any method known in the art for synthesizing antibodies (see, e.g., Harlow et al., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988); Brinkman et al., 1995, J. Immunol. Methods 182:41-50; WO92 / 22324; WO98 / 46645). Chimeric antibodies can be produced, for example, using the methods described in Morrison, 1985, Science 229:1202, and humanized antibodies can be produced, for example, by the methods described in U.S. Patent No. 6,180,370.

[0163] Additional antibodies of the compositions and methods described herein are bispecific and multivalent antibodies, e.g., as described in Segal et al., J. Immunol. Methods 248:1-6 (2001), and Tutt et al., J. Immunol. 147:60 (1991).

[0164] In some embodiments, the multispecific molecules described herein are engineered antibodies (eg, engineered to have pH-sensitive binding to an antigen and to FcRn).

[0165] Engineered antigen-binding regions of engineered multispecific molecules In some embodiments, the binding moiety is or comprises an antibody (e.g., an IgG antibody, e.g., an IgG1, IgG2, or IgG3 antibody) or antigen-binding fragment that has been engineered to bind to a target (i.e., an antigen) in an altered manner (e.g., in a pH-sensitive manner, e.g., in a more or less pH-sensitive manner) compared to a reference antibody or antigen-binding fragment. For example, an antibody can be engineered by modifying (e.g., by adding, deleting, or substituting) amino acids within one or more antibody CDRs and / or at positions involved in the antibody CDR structure. Exemplary, non-limiting antibody sites that can be modified include the following (amino acid positions are indicated according to Kabat numbering (Kabat et al., (1991) Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, NIH)):

[0166] Heavy chain: H27, H31, H32, H33, H35, H50, H58, H59, H61, H62, H63, H64, H65, H99, H100b, and H102

[0167] Light chain: L24, L27, L28, L32, L53, L54, L56, L90, L92, and L94.

[0168] In some embodiments, one or more of these disclosed amino acids can be substituted with histidine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, asparagine, or glutamine. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that substituting one or more amino acids at these positions with histidine can result in an antibody with pH-dependent antigen-binding properties. In some embodiments, non-histidine residues are substituted with histidine residues. In some embodiments, histidine residues are substituted with non-histidine residues. Additional engineered antigen-binding regions include, for example, those described in US Publication No. 20110229489.

[0169] Engineered constant regions of engineered multispecific molecules In some cases, the binding moiety is or includes an antibody constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment that binds to one or more Fc receptors (e.g., FcγRI, FcγRIIA, FcγRIIB, FcγRIIIA, FcγRIIIB, FcγRIV, or FcRn receptors). In some embodiments, the constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment is engineered to bind to a target (e.g., an Fc receptor) in an altered manner (e.g., in a pH-sensitive manner, e.g., in a more or less pH-sensitive manner) compared to a reference constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment.

[0170] In some cases, the binding moiety may be or may include a constant region, Fc region, or Fc fragment of an IgG antibody that has been engineered to include one or more amino acid additions, deletions, or substitutions among the amino acid residues described herein (e.g., 251-256, 285-290, 308-314, 385-389, and 428-436 (Kabat numbering (Kabat et al., (1991) Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, NIH))).

[0171] Generation of multispecific binding molecules In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein are engineered by mutagenesis using known techniques to include one or more binding moieties that exhibit pH-sensitive binding to one or more targets. For example, the sequence of a reference polypeptide (e.g., a therapeutic antibody or a therapeutic fusion protein) can be obtained, and one or more amino acid residues can be added, deleted, or substituted. In some embodiments, one or more amino acid residues are substituted with histidine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, asparagine, or glutamine. In some embodiments, one or more amino acids are substituted with histidine. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the substitution of an amino acid residue with histidine results in the insertion of a protonation site that can increase the pH sensitivity of the binding moiety. Polypeptides can be made using standard methods and assayed for binding to a target of interest as described herein. Further methods for increasing the pH sensitivity of binding moieties are described, for example, in Sarkar et al., Nature Biotechnology 20:908-913 (2002), Murtaugh et al., Protein Science 20:1619-1631 (2011), and U.S. Publication No. 20110229489.

[0172] In some embodiments, a first target of interest is selected, and an antibody that selectively binds to the target is provided, obtained, and / or produced (e.g., using known methods described herein). One or more amino acids in the antigen-binding region and / or Fc region are substituted (e.g., with histidine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, asparagine, or glutamine), and the pH sensitivity of binding to the target (and additionally or alternatively FcRn) is determined. Antibodies that demonstrate the desired binding affinity are selected as multispecific binding molecules.

[0173] In some embodiments, a polypeptide that naturally binds to a target of interest is provided, obtained, and / or produced. The polypeptide is conjugated to an Fc region or Fc fragment described herein (e.g., binds to FcRn with desired binding affinity) using known methods. For example, the polypeptide and the Fc region or Fc fragment can be conjugated as a fusion protein by chemical means or by recombinant expression. Additionally or alternatively, one or more amino acids of the polypeptide can be substituted (e.g., with histidine, arginine, lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, asparagine, or glutamine) to determine the pH sensitivity of the binding between the polypeptide and the target.

[0174] In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein are engineered to include one or more binding moieties identified and / or selected by screening. For example, antigen-binding moieties that bind to an antigen in a pH-sensitive manner can be identified using a library, e.g., a phage library, that expresses antigen-binding moieties. Such libraries can be screened for antigen-binding moieties that have a first affinity to the antigen at a first pH (e.g., pH 7.4) and a second affinity to the antigen at a second pH (e.g., pH 5.5). The multispecific binding molecules described herein can be engineered to include such identified pH-sensitive antigen-binding moieties. Additionally and / or alternatively, FcRn-binding moieties that bind to FcRn in a pH-sensitive manner can be identified using a library. Methods for screening recombinant antibody libraries are known (see, e.g., Hoogenboom, Nature Biotech. 23:1105-1116 (2005); U.S. Patent No. 5,837,500; U.S. Patent No. 5,571,698; WO2012 / 044831).

[0175] Measuring the interaction of the binding moiety with the target The binding properties of the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) to a target (e.g., CFD and / or FcRn) can be measured by methods known in the art, such as one of the following methods: BIACORE analysis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), x-ray crystallography, sequence analysis, and systematic mutagenesis. The binding interaction of the antibody with CFD and / or FcRn can be analyzed using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). SPR, or biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA), detects biospecific interactions in real time without labeling any of the interactants. A change in mass at the binding surface of the BIA chip (indicative of a binding event) results in a modification of the refractive index of light near the surface. The change in refractive index generates a detectable signal that is measured as an indication of a real-time reaction between biomolecules. Methods using SPR are described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,641,640, Raether (1988) Surface Plasmons Springer Verlag, Sjolander and Urbaniczky (1991) Anal. Chem. 63:2338-2345, Szabo et al. (1995) Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 5:699-705, and online resources provided by BIAcore International AB (Uppsala, Sweden). In addition, the KinExA® (Kinexclusion Assay) assay available from Sapidyne Instruments (Boise, Id.) can also be used.

[0176] Information from SPR can be used to determine the equilibrium dissociation constant (K) for binding of the binding moiety to a target (e.g., to the CFD and / or FcRn of an engineered antibody). D ) and K on and K offSuch data can be used to obtain accurate and quantitative measures of kinetic parameters, including K, Kb, Kc, Kd, ​​Ks ... off It is possible to identify variant amino acids at a given position that correlate with

[0177] Treatment Method In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) are used in methods of treating one or more complement-associated conditions. In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) are for use as pharmaceuticals. Complement-associated conditions can include, but are not limited to, conditions caused in whole or in part by elevated or decreased complement activity, or conditions known to occur with elevated or decreased complement activity. CFDs are important in pathology and are amenable to CFD blockers, especially in hematological, neurological, and renal disorders. Examples of complement-associated conditions include, but are not limited to, peripheral neuropathy, cryoglobulinemia, cryoglobulinemic neuropathy, neurosarcoidosis, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), antiphospholipid syndrome (or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or Hughes syndrome), vascular neuropathy, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, complex regional pain syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), asthma, atherosclerosis, atypical hemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS), autoimmune hemolytic anemia, brain injury, C3 nephropathy, capillary leak syndrome, cardiopulmonary bypass and hemodialysis, cardiovascular disorders, fulminant antiphospholipid syndrome, cerebrovascular disorders, chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, cold agglutinin disease (CAD), Degos syndrome, and the like. Dense deposit disease (DDD), dermatitis, inflammatory myopathy, dermatomyositis, myositis, antibody-induced myositis, diabetic vasculopathy, diabetic retinopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), elevated liver enzymes, epidermolysis bullosa, lupus-associated vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Graves' disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), Hashimoto's thyroiditis, HELLP syndrome, hemolysis, sickle cell syndrome Erythrocytosis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), injury due to myocardial infarction, ischemia-reperfusion injury, Kawasaki disease, lupus nephritis, immune complex vasculitis, macular degeneration (e.g., age-related macular degeneration (AMD)), mesenteric / intestinal vascular disease, multifocal motor neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAITP), neuromyelitis optica,Organ or tissue transplantation, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), microimmune vasculitis, pemphigus, percutaneous coronary angioplasty, peripheral vascular disease, post-transfusion purpura, psoriasis, recurrent abortion, renal vascular disease, restenosis after stent placement, revascularization of grafts and / or regrafts, rotational atherectomy, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, sepsis, septic shock, Shiga toxin E. coli-associated hemolytic uraemic syndrome (STEC-HUS), spinal cord injury In some cases, the following conditions may be present: vascular injury, spontaneous abortion, systemic inflammatory response, glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic lupus erythematosus-associated vasculitis, Takayasu's disease, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), transplant rejection, traumatic brain injury, type I diabetes, typical or infectious hemolytic uremic syndrome, vasculitis, vasculitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis, and venous gas embolism, or any complement-associated inflammatory response.

[0178] Complement-associated disorders include complement-associated pulmonary disorders, such as, but not limited to, asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, emphysema, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis obliterans, alveolitis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and collagen vasculopathy.

[0179] In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) can be used to treat graft rejection / graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), reperfusion injury (e.g., following cardiopulmonary bypass or tissue transplantation), and tissue damage following other forms of traumatic injury such as burns (e.g., severe burns), blunt trauma, spinal injury, or frostbite. In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) alone or in combination with a second anti-inflammatory agent can be used to treat inflammatory disorders, including, but not limited to, RA (supra), inflammatory bowel disease, sepsis (supra), septic shock, acute lung injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), or Crohn's disease. In some embodiments, the second anti-inflammatory agent may be selected from the group consisting of NSAIDs, corticosteroids, methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, anti-TNF agents such as etanercept and infliximab, B cell depleting agents such as rituximab, interleukin-1 antagonists, or T cell costimulation blockers such as abatacept. In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) are useful for treating allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, hyper-IgE syndrome / Jobs syndrome, food allergies, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), inflammatory bowel disease, and / or other large organ cytokine-mediated inflammatory conditions.

[0180] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein are used in methods of treating PNH or aHUS. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) (formerly Marchiafava-Micheli syndrome) is a rare, acquired, life-threatening blood disorder characterized by the destruction of red blood cells by the complement system.

[0181] In patients with PNH, uncontrolled AP activation on red blood cells (RBCs) causes hemolytic anemia. Approximately 15-30% of patients with PNH have extravascular hemolysis manifested by C5 inhibition and continue to require chronic transfusions despite therapy. Approximately 1-5% of patients do not respond to some C5 treatments due to polymorphisms in C5 and CR1. Despite vaccination, Neisseria meningitidis infections can occur in a minority of patients treated with some C5 treatments. Despite the availability of C5 inhibitor therapy, there is an unmet medical need in complement disorders (e.g., PNH and aHUS).

[0182] Without treatment, PNH red blood cells can undergo intravascular hemolysis. In the presence of anti-C5 therapy, C3 fragment deposition can lead to breakthrough and extravascular hemolysis. C3 opsonization via RES macrophages in the liver and spleen can also occur. Treatment with factor D inhibitors can protect PNH red blood cells from both intravascular and extravascular hemolysis.

[0183] In various cases, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., engineered antibodies described herein) treat, alleviate, reduce the prevalence, reduce the frequency, or reduce the level or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of PNH. Symptoms and biomarkers of PNH include, but are not limited to, hemolysis, abdominal pain (e.g., severe abdominal or stomach pain), leg pain, leg swelling, headache (e.g., severe headache), back pain, weakness, fatigue (e.g., tiredness, difficulty performing daily activities, poor concentration, dizziness, weakness), shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, yellowing of the skin, yellowing of the eyes, erectile dysfunction, anemia, pulmonary hypertension, recurrent infections, susceptibility to infections, colored urine (e.g., dark), Budd-Chiari syndrome, heart palpitations, bone marrow dysplasia, acute leukemia, menorrhagia, drowsiness, easy nausea, vomiting, vomiting, vomiting of urine ... Symptoms include irritability, red blood in urine, thrombosis (e.g., thrombosis in veins, e.g., hepatic vein thrombosis or sagittal vein thrombosis), smooth muscle dystonia, abdominal contractions, esophageal spasm, chronic kidney disease, Ham acid hemolysis test results, sucrose hemolysis test results, binding of monoclonal antibodies against cell-associated complement regulators (CD59, CD24, CD66b, CD16, fluorescently labeled aerolysin (FLAER)) to peripheral blood samples, high serum lactate dehydrogenase, serum creatinine levels, fibrinolysis, plasmin-mediated clot dissolution, D-dimer levels, and others known in the art. Symptoms may increase after either infection, alcohol, exercise, or stress. Specific symptoms and progression of symptoms vary between subjects.

[0184] Thus, in some embodiments, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) is administered to a subject in need thereof, e.g., a subject with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) or a subject with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS).

[0185] In various cases, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) results in a reduction in the prevalence, frequency, level, and / or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of PNH described herein or otherwise known in the art, e.g., at least a 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 100% reduction in the one or more symptoms or biomarkers compared to a prior measurement or reference value in the subject.

[0186] In some embodiments, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) to a subject with PNH results in a greater reduction or amelioration of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of PNH than a reference antibody under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. Thus, treatment of a subject with PNH may result in a reduction in the frequency or likelihood of increased symptoms following either infection, alcohol, exercise, or stress.

[0187] Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a disease that primarily affects kidney function. The condition can occur at any age and can cause abnormal blood clots (thrombi) to form in the small blood vessels of the kidneys. These clots can cause serious medical problems if they restrict or block blood flow. Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is characterized by three major features related to abnormal clotting: hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and kidney failure. Mutations in genes associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome cause uncontrolled activation of the complement system. The overactive system attacks cells lining the kidney's blood vessels, causing inflammation and the formation of abnormal blood clots. These abnormalities lead to kidney damage and, in many cases, kidney failure and ESRD.

[0188] In various cases, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) treat, alleviate, reduce the prevalence, reduce the frequency, or reduce the level or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of aHUS. Symptoms of aHUS include, but are not limited to, nausea, vomiting, confusion, shortness of breath (dyspnea), fatigue, anemia, thrombocytopenia, kidney damage, renal failure, end stage renal disease, stroke, gastrointestinal problems (e.g., severe stomach pain), colon inflammation, vascular damage, heart attack, neurological problems (e.g., seizures), anemia, hemolysis, pallor, jaundice, edema, tachycardia, yellowing of the eyes, thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA), stroke, heart attack, fatigue, microangiopathic anemia, bloody diarrhea, pulmonary complications, pancreatitis, schistocytes, encephalopathy, coma, malignant hypertension, proteinuria, decreased platelets, decreased hemoglobulin, decreased heptaglobin, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), increased creatine, and / or increased blood urea nitrogen.

[0189] In various cases, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an antibody described herein) to a subject with aHUS results in a reduction in the prevalence, frequency, level, or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of aHUS described herein or otherwise known in the art, e.g., at least a 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 100% reduction in the one or more symptoms compared to a prior measurement or reference value in the subject.

[0190] In some embodiments, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) to a subject with aHUS results in a greater reduction or amelioration of one or more symptoms of aHUS than a reference protein under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0191] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein are used in methods of treating acquired microthrombotic disorders. Acquired microthrombotic disorders, characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, and renal failure, affect 4 per million people worldwide and 20% of hematopoietic stem cell recipients in the United States (8000 per year in the United States). Thrombotic microangiopathies (abbreviated as TMA) are pathologies that result in thrombosis of capillaries and arterioles due to endothelial injury. These disorders may be the result of genetic complement mutations, such as aHUS. They may also be secondary to some drug treatments, stem cell transplants, infection-related events, pregnancy, surgical procedures, malignancies, or STEC-related events. It may be identified in association with thrombocytopenia, anemia, purpura, and renal failure. Classical TMAs are hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Other conditions associated with TMA include atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, scleroderma renal crisis, malignant hypertension, antiphospholipid syndrome, and drug toxicity, such as calcineurin inhibitor toxicity.TMA often results in decreased endothelial thrombophilia, leukocyte adhesion to the damaged endothelium, complement consumption, enhanced vascular shear stress, and abnormal fragmentation of von Willebrand factor (vWF).

[0192] Transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) can present with infections, graft-versus-host disease, and disseminated intravascular coagulation, as well as complications of the transplant itself, including side effects of immunosuppressive drugs, that can mimic TMA. Because the pathophysiology of TA-TMA is not fully understood, current treatment options are suboptimal, and the condition results in a very high mortality rate. In various cases, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) treat, alleviate, reduce the prevalence, reduce the frequency, or reduce the level or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of TMA or TA-TMA. Symptoms of TA-TMA include, but are not limited to, fever, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (see schistocytes in blood smears), renal failure, thrombocytopenia, neurological findings, and may also include multiple organ failure or damage affecting the brain, kidneys, heart, liver, and other major organs.

[0193] The majority of TA-TMA patients lack suppression of ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs, member 13) activity to less than 5%-10% of normal and do not have a complete response to plasma exchange. In addition, expression of TA-TMA is highly heterogeneous and can range from asymptomatic, low-level red blood cell fragmentation to fulminant disease. Diagnosis of TA-TMA is most reliably made by examination of a peripheral blood film for red blood cell fragments.

[0194] In various cases, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an antibody described herein) to a subject having a TA-TMA results in a reduction in the prevalence, frequency, level, or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of the TA-TMA described herein or otherwise known in the art, e.g., at least a 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 100% reduction in the one or more symptoms compared to a prior measurement or reference value in the subject.

[0195] In some embodiments, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) to a subject with a TA-TMA results in a greater reduction or amelioration of one or more symptoms of the TA-TMA than a reference protein under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0196] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein are used in methods of treating C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a group of rare kidney diseases characterized by C3 deposition without immunoglobulin deposits. These kidney diseases can be subdivided into dense deposit disease (DDD) and C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) based on histology. C3G patients share a mutation in the alternative complement pathway gene, the presence of C3 nephritic factor, and a substantial risk for both ESRD and disease recurrence after kidney transplantation. C3 convertase autoantibodies stabilize the C3 convertase complex and increase local production of alternative pathway complement. Renal failure occurs in 50% of patients within 10 years, and kidney transplantation in C3 disease is limited by 50% recurrence and graft loss after transplantation.

[0197] Dense deposit disease (DDD) is a very rare kidney disease characterized by an abundance of C3 in the renal glomeruli upon kidney biopsy and named for the extremely dense deposits seen in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) using electron microscopy. In both DDD and C3GN, kidney function is impeded by deposits of C3 and other proteins in the GBM. Progressive damage to the glomeruli occurs, eventually resulting in kidney failure. When kidney failure occurs, dialysis must be initiated or a transplant must be performed. The rate of progression to end-stage renal failure and dialysis appears to be similar in both DDD and C3GN. In addition to dense deposits in the kidneys, people with DDD may develop deposits in the eyes. The signs and symptoms of DDD and C3GN are similar and include, but are not limited to, hematuria, proteinuria, white blood cells in the urine; edema, high blood pressure, decreased urine output; and decreased alertness.

[0198] If C3G (either DDD or C3GN) is suspected, immunofluorescence analysis should show abundant C3 in the glomerular capillaries. In addition to C3, glomeruli contain other complement system proteins, and levels of complement proteins in the blood circulation may be reduced. Causes of complement dysregulation may be genetic variants in complement control proteins and autoantibodies against convertases [5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]; mutations in complement factor H (CFH), complement factor I (CFI), MCP (also called membrane cofactor protein or CD46), complement factor B (CFB), complement factor C3, and CFHR5. Complement dysregulation may also be due to acquired factors.

[0199] In various cases, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an antibody described herein) to a subject with DDD or C3GN results in a reduction in the prevalence, frequency, level, or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of DDD or C3GN described herein or otherwise known in the art, e.g., at least a 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 100% reduction in the one or more symptoms compared to a prior measurement or reference value in the subject.

[0200] In some embodiments, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) to a subject with DDD or C3GN results in a greater reduction or amelioration of one or more symptoms of DDD or C3GN than a reference protein under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0201] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein are used in methods of treating polyneuropathy. Complement activation in peripheral neurons during injury results in subtypes of polyneuropathy, such as hereditary / familial amyloidotic neuropathy; Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a demyelinating neuropathy that can damage motor, sensory, and autonomic nerve fibers; diabetic neuropathy, and others. Peripheral neuropathy (PN) can be caused by inflammation or damage to nerves. This can result in tingling, numbness, and burning pain in any part of the body, but is commonly felt in the hands, feet, and lower legs. Some patients may experience increased sensitivity to pain, decreased sensitivity to temperature, and sensory-motor dysfunction due to nerve damage.

[0202] Systemic amyloidosis is a diverse group of disorders that can cause multiple organ dysfunction due to the deposition of abnormal amyloid fibrils. Hereditary amyloid peripheral neuropathy can be further classified by the type of amyloid protein that causes the disease process. These include transthyretin, apoprotein A1, gelsolin, and Aβ2-microglobulin. Mutations in the TTR gene cause the most common form of hereditary amyloidosis, and amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common acquired form. Peripheral nervous system involvement is common and can manifest as length-dependent sensorimotor polyneuropathy, focal neuropathy, multifocal neuropathy, or autonomic neuropathy. Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) refers to a group of hereditary amyloidoses with prominent clinical findings that typically involve the peripheral sensorimotor and / or autonomic nervous systems.

[0203] Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. Initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain, typically accompanied by muscle weakness, beginning in the feet and hands and spreading to the arms and upper body with bilateral involvement. Symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome often begin with tingling and weakness beginning in the feet and legs and spreading to the upper body and arms, difficulty with eye or facial movements including speaking, chewing or swallowing, severe pain, difficulty with bladder control or bowel function, rapid heartbeat, low or high blood pressure, and difficulty breathing. As GBS progresses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis. Guillain-Barre syndrome is now known to occur in several forms. The major types are acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN), and acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN).

[0204] Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage caused by diabetes. People with diabetes can develop nerve damage throughout the body over time. Some people with nerve damage have no symptoms. Others may have symptoms such as pain, tingling, or numbness, i.e., loss of feeling in hands, arms, feet, and legs. Nerve problems can occur in any organ system, including the digestive tract, heart, and reproductive organs. Symptoms of nerve damage can include numbness, tingling, or pain in toes, feet, legs, hands, arms, and fingers, muscle wasting, indigestion, nausea, or vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, dizziness or fainting due to low blood pressure after standing or sitting, difficulty with urination, erectile dysfunction in men, or vaginal dryness in women.

[0205] In various cases, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an antibody described herein) to a subject with peripheral neuropathy results in a reduction in the prevalence, frequency, level, or amount of one or more symptoms or biomarkers of peripheral neuropathy described herein or otherwise known in the art, e.g., at least a 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, or 100% reduction in the one or more symptoms compared to a prior measurement or reference value in the subject.

[0206] In some embodiments, administration of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) to a subject with peripheral neuropathy results in a greater reduction or amelioration of one or more symptoms of peripheral neuropathy than a reference protein under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0207] In some embodiments, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) exhibits a reduced effective dose compared to a reference protein (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2). For example, the effective dose of an engineered antibody described herein can be, for example, less than 1,000 mg / dose, e.g., less than 900 mg / dose, 800 mg / dose, 700 mg / dose, 600 mg / dose, 500 mg / dose, 550 mg / dose, 400 mg / dose, 350 mg / dose, 300 mg / dose, 200 mg / dose, 100 mg / dose, 50 mg / dose, or 25 mg / dose or less. In certain cases, the effective dose of an engineered antibody disclosed herein is lower than the effective or recommended or approved dose of a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, where the dose of the reference antibody may be, for example, 900 mg / dose or 600 mg / dose. Alternatively, or in combination with the doses disclosed herein, the engineered antibodies described herein may be effectively or usefully administered less than once per week, e.g., less than once per week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months, or year. In certain cases, the effective or useful administration frequency of an engineered antibody disclosed herein is lower than the effective or recommended or approved administration frequency of a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, which may be administered weekly (e.g., at a dosage of 300-600 mg depending on the subject's weight) or every two weeks (e.g., at a dosage of 300-1200 mg depending on the subject's weight).

[0208] In some embodiments, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) can be administered at a reduced dosage compared to a reference protein, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, but achieves an equal, equally effective, relatively effective, or substantially effective outcome when the engineered antibody is administered in the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent formulation and / or by the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent route of administration as the reference (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2). In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein can be administered at increased intervals compared to a reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2), but achieves equal, equally effective, relatively effective, or substantially effective outcomes when the engineered antibody is administered in the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent formulation and / or via the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent route of administration as the reference (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2). In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein can be administered in a reduced number of unit doses and / or a shortened treatment period compared to a reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2), but achieves equal, equally effective, relatively effective, or substantially effective outcomes when the engineered antibody is administered in the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent formulation and / or by the same, equivalent, or substantially equivalent route of administration as the reference (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2).

[0209] According to some such embodiments, an administered dose of an engineered antibody described herein, when administered to a subject, is believed to be less likely to elicit an adverse response, e.g., an adverse immune response, than an effective dose of a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. Thus, in various embodiments, an engineered antibody disclosed herein is believed to be less likely to induce an adverse reaction or side effect, per unit of administered activity, than a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. In various embodiments, an engineered antibody disclosed herein is believed to be less likely to induce an adverse reaction or side effect, per unit of administered activity, than a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, having a particular degree of severity. In various embodiments, the engineered antibodies disclosed herein may induce one or more adverse reactions or side effects in a patient to a lesser extent or less than a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, per unit of administered activity. Examples of adverse reactions or side effects that may be associated with administration of a conventional antibody, such as an antibody capable of binding to a CFD, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, may include headache, nasopharyngitis, back pain, nausea, diarrhea, hypertension, upper respiratory tract infection, abdominal pain, vomiting, anemia, cough, peripheral edema, and / or urinary tract infection.

[0210] In some embodiments, administration of the multispecific binding molecule (e.g., the engineered antibody described herein) described herein reduces the CFD titer in serum.The typical human plasma concentration of CFD is about 0.37 μM.When administering one or more doses of the engineered antibody disclosed herein, the plasma concentration of human CFD in a subject may be reduced compared to the previous measured concentration in the same subject or compared to a standard value, for example, compared to a value of about 0.37 μM. In various cases, the serum concentration of the CFD following administration of an engineered antibody comprising any number of doses (e.g., one dose, three doses, or several doses prescribed over a period of months or years) administered to either one or more subjects or a population of subjects over any period of time (e.g., 1-4 weeks, 1-12 months, or 1-3 years or more) can be less than or equal to, for example, 0.35 μM, 0.325 μM, 0.30 μM, 0.275 μM, 0.25 μM, 0.225 μM, 0.20 μM, 0.175 μM, 0.15 μM, 0.125 μM, 0.10 μM, 0.075 μM, 0.05 μM, or 0.025 μM. In some embodiments, when administered to a subject, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) results in a greater reduction in CFD titer in serum than a reference protein under comparable conditions, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0211] In some embodiments, when administered to a subject (e.g., in a single dose), a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) is measured in plasma at a defined time (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 days or more) after administration at an elevated level compared to the level of a control (e.g., a reference protein, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2) at the same defined time. For example, at a defined time after administration of a single dose, the level of an engineered antibody described herein is at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400%, or 500% higher than the corresponding level of a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0212] In some embodiments, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) is measured at an elevated level in plasma at a defined time (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 days or more) after administration (e.g., of a single dose) compared to the level of a control (e.g., a reference protein, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2) at the same defined time. For example, at a defined time after administration, the level of an engineered antibody described herein is at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400%, or 500% higher than the corresponding level of a reference antibody (e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2).

[0213] In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein have an increased half-life (e.g., compared to a control, e.g., a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2), and thus the engineered antibodies can be administered to a subject at increased dosing intervals. For example, the engineered antibodies can be administered once every week, every two weeks, every three weeks, every four weeks, every six weeks, every eight weeks, or longer.

[0214] In some embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) is about 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%, or 5% of the effective amount of a reference therapeutic protein, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. In some embodiments, a single dose of an engineered antibody described herein achieves the same therapeutic effect as two or more doses of a reference antibody, e.g., a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0215] In some embodiments, a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) is administered at a dose that is about 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%, or 5% of the concentration of the target antigen (e.g., CFD) in the subject's serum.

[0216] In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) may be administered by a route other than intravenous administration, e.g., subcutaneous administration. Thus, in various embodiments, the antibodies disclosed herein may be administered subcutaneously. In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein may be administered by intravenous and subcutaneous routes, e.g., as components of a single treatment strategy. The intravenous and subcutaneous administration may or may not be simultaneous.

[0217] In some embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) can be used in several diagnostic and therapeutic applications. For example, detectably labeled forms of the engineered antibodies described herein can be used in assays to detect the presence or amount of CFD in a sample (e.g., a biological sample). The engineered antibodies described herein can be used in in vitro assays to study inhibition of CFD activity and / or cleavage. In some embodiments, the engineered antibodies described herein can be used as positive controls in assays designed to identify additional novel compounds that inhibit complement activity or are otherwise useful for treating complement-related disorders. For example, the engineered antibodies described herein can be used as positive controls in assays to identify additional compounds (e.g., small molecules, aptamers, or antibodies) that reduce or suppress CFD production or formation of MAC.

[0218] The multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., engineered antibodies described herein) may be used in monitoring a subject, e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, at risk of developing, or being treated for one or more complement-related conditions. Monitoring may include determining the amount or activity of CFD in the subject, e.g., in the serum of the subject. In some embodiments, the evaluation is performed at least one (1) hour, e.g., at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, or 48 hours, or at least 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, or 20 days or more, or at least 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, or 20 weeks or more, after administration of an engineered antibody described herein. The subject may be evaluated at one or more of the following time periods: before the start of treatment, during treatment, or after one or more elements of the treatment have been administered. The evaluation may include evaluating the need for further treatment, e.g., evaluating whether the dosage, frequency of administration, or duration of treatment should be changed. The evaluation may also include evaluating the need to add or remove selected therapeutic modalities, e.g., adding or removing any of the treatments for complement-associated disorders described herein.

[0219] Formulation and Administration In various embodiments, the multispecific binding molecules described herein (e.g., the engineered antibodies described herein) can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions. Such pharmaceutical compositions can be useful, for example, for the prevention and / or treatment of diseases such as PNH and / or aHUS, or other complement-associated disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated by methods known to those of skill in the art (e.g., as described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th edition, ed. Alfonso R. Gennaro, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa. (1985)).

[0220] A suitable administration means may be selected based on the age and condition of the subject. A single dose of a pharmaceutical composition containing a multispecific binding molecule described herein (e.g., an engineered antibody described herein) may be selected from the range of 0.001 to 1000 mg / kg body weight. On the other hand, the dose may be selected from the range of 0.001 to 100,000 mg / kg body weight, but the present disclosure is not limited to such a range. The dose and method of administration vary depending on the patient's body weight, age, condition, etc., and can be suitably selected by those skilled in the art as needed.

[0221] In various cases, pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated to include pharma- ceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. Examples of pharma-ceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, any physiologically compatible solvents, dispersion media, coating agents, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, etc. The compositions of the present invention can include pharma-ceutically acceptable salts, such as acid addition salts or base addition salts.

[0222] In various embodiments, compositions comprising the antibodies described herein, such as sterile preparations for injection, can be formulated according to conventional pharmaceutical practice using distilled water for injection as a vehicle.For example, saline or isotonic solution containing glucose and other supplements such as D-sorbitol, D-mannose, D-mannitol, and sodium chloride can be used as an aqueous solution for injection, optionally combined with suitable solubilizers, such as alcohols such as ethanol, and polyhydric alcohols such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol, and non-ionic surfactants such as polysorbate 80 (trademark), HCO-50, etc.

[0223] As disclosed herein, the pharmaceutical compositions may be in any form known in the art, including, for example, liquid, semi-solid and solid dosage forms, such as liquid solutions (e.g., injectable and infusible solutions), dispersions or suspensions, tablets, pills, powders, liposomes and suppositories.

[0224] The selection or use of any particular form may depend, in part, on the intended mode of administration and therapeutic application. For example, compositions containing compositions intended for systemic or local delivery may be in the form of injections or infusions. Thus, compositions may be formulated for administration by parenteral modes (e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, or intramuscular injections). As used herein, parenteral administration refers to modes of administration other than enteral and topical administration, usually by injection, including, but not limited to, intravenous, intranasal, intraocular, pulmonary, intramuscular, intraarterial, intrathecal, intracapsular, intraorbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intrapulmonary, intraperitoneal, transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular, intraarticular, subcapsular, subarachnoid, intraspinal, epidural, intracerebral, intracranial, intracarotid, and intrasternal injection and infusion.

[0225] The route of administration may be parenteral, e.g., by injection, intranasal, pulmonary, or transdermal. Administration may be systemic or local, by intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous injection.

[0226] In various embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can be formulated as a solution, microemulsion, dispersion, liposome, or other ordered structure suitable for stable storage at high concentration. Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the required amount of the composition described herein into a suitable solvent with one or a combination of the ingredients listed above, followed by filtration sterilization as necessary. In general, dispersions are prepared by incorporating the composition described herein into a sterile vehicle containing a basic dispersion medium and other required ingredients from those listed above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions, methods for preparation include vacuum drying and freeze-drying, which yield a powder of the composition described herein and any additional desired ingredients (see below) from a previously sterile-filtered solution. The proper fluidity of the solution can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating agent such as lecithin, by maintaining the required particle size in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants. Prolonged absorption of the injectable composition can be brought about by including an agent that delays absorption, such as monostearate salts and gelatin, in the composition.

[0227] Pharmaceutical compositions can be administered parenterally in the form of injectable preparations, including sterile solutions or suspensions in water or another pharma- ceutically acceptable liquid. For example, pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated by suitably combining therapeutic molecules with pharma- ceutically acceptable vehicles or media, such as sterile water and saline, vegetable oils, emulsifiers, suspending agents, surfactants, stabilizers, flavoring excipients, diluents, vehicles, preservatives, binders, and then mixing in unit dose forms required by generally accepted pharmaceutical practice. The amount of active ingredient contained in the pharmaceutical preparation is such that a suitable dose within the specified range is provided. Non-limiting examples of oily liquids include sesame oil and soybean oil, which may be combined with benzyl benzoate or benzyl alcohol as a solubilizing agent. Other items that may be included are buffers, such as phosphate buffer or sodium acetate buffer, analgesics, such as procaine hydrochloride, stabilizers, such as benzyl alcohol or phenol, and antioxidants. Formulated injectables can be packaged in suitable ampoules.

[0228] In some embodiments, the compositions may be formulated for storage at temperatures below 0° C. (e.g., −20° C. or −80° C.). In some embodiments, the compositions may be formulated for storage at 2-8° C. (e.g., 4° C.) for up to 2 years (e.g., 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months, 1 year, 1 1 / 2 years, or 2 years). Thus, in some embodiments, the compositions described herein are stable upon storage at 2-8° C. (e.g., 4° C.) for at least 1 year.

[0229] In certain cases, the pharmaceutical composition can be formulated as a solution. In some embodiments, the composition can be formulated as, for example, a buffer solution of suitable concentration and suitable for storage at 2-8° C. (e.g., 4° C.).

[0230] The composition comprising one or more engineered antibodies described herein can be formulated into an immunoliposome composition. Such formulations can be prepared by methods known in the art. Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,013,556.

[0231] In certain embodiments, the composition can be formulated with a carrier that can protect the compound against rapid release, such as a controlled release formulation, including implants and microencapsulated delivery systems.Biodegradable, biocompatible polymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid.Many methods for the preparation of such formulations are known in the art.See, for example, JR Robinson (1978) "Sustained and Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems", Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.

[0232] In some embodiments, the composition can be formulated into a composition suitable for pulmonary administration (e.g., administration via an inhaler or nebulizer) to a mammal, such as a human. Methods for formulating such compositions are well known in the art. Dry powder inhalation formulations and systems suitable for administering the formulations are also known in the art. Pulmonary administration can be oral and / or nasal. Examples of pharmaceutical devices for pulmonary delivery include metered dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers (DPIs), and nebulizers. For example, the compositions described herein can be administered to the lungs of a subject by dry powder inhalers. These inhalers are propellant-free devices that deliver dispersible and stable dry powder formulations to the lungs. Dry powder inhalers are well known in the medical field, including, but not limited to, TURBOHALER® (AstraZeneca; London, England), AIR® inhaler (ALKERMES®; Cambridge, Mass.), ROTAHALER® (GlaxoSmithKline; London, England), and ECLIPSE™ (Sanofi-Aventis; Paris, France). See also, e.g., PCT Publication Nos. WO04 / 026380, WO04 / 024156, and WO01 / 78693. DPI devices have been used for pulmonary administration of polypeptides such as insulin and growth hormone. In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be administered intrapulmonary by a metered dose inhaler. These inhalers rely on a propellant to deliver discrete doses of the compound to the lungs. Additional devices and methods of pulmonary administration are described, for example, in US Patent Publication Nos. 20050271660 and 20090110679, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

[0233] In some embodiments, the composition can be formulated for delivery to the eye, for example, in the form of a pharma- ceutically acceptable solution, suspension or ointment.The preparation for use in eye treatment can be in the form of a sterile aqueous solution, for example, containing additional components, for example, but not limited to, preservatives, buffers, tonicity agents, antioxidants, and stabilizers, non-ionic wetting or clarifying agents, and thickening agents.The preparations described herein can be administered locally to the eye of a subject that requires treatment (for example, a subject suffering from AMD) by conventional methods, for example, in the form of eye drops, or by immersing the eye in a treatment solution that contains one or more compositions.

[0234] In certain embodiments, various devices for introducing drugs into the vitreous cavity of the eye can be suitable for administering the compositions described herein.For example, US Publication No. 2002 / 0026176 describes a drug-containing plug that can be inserted through the sclera to protrude into the vitreous cavity and deliver drug to the vitreous cavity.In another example, US Patent No. 5,443,505 describes an implantable device for introducing drugs into the suprachoroidal space or avascular area for sustained release of drugs into the interior of the eye.US Patent Nos. 5,773,019 and 6,001,386 each disclose an implantable drug delivery device that can be attached to the scleral surface of the eye. Additional methods and devices for delivery of therapeutic agents to the eye (e.g., delivery via transcleral patches and contact lenses) are described, for example, in Ambati and Adamis (2002) Prog Retin Eye Res 21(2):145-151, Ranta and Urtti (2006) Adv Drug Delivery Rev 58(11):1164-1181, Barocas and Balachandran (2008) Expert Opin Drug Delivery 5(1):1-10(10), Gulsen and Chauhan (2004) Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci 45:2342-2347, Kim et al. (2007) Ophthalmic Res 39:244-254, and PCT Publication No. WO04 / 073551, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

[0235] In certain embodiments, administration of the antibodies described herein is accomplished by administering to a subject a nucleic acid encoding the antibody. Nucleic acids encoding the therapeutic antibodies described herein can be incorporated into genetic constructs used as part of gene therapy protocols to deliver nucleic acids that can be used to express and produce the antibody in cells. Such component expression constructs can be administered in any therapeutically effective carrier, e.g., any formulation or composition that can effectively deliver the component genes to cells in vivo. Approaches include viral vectors, including recombinant retroviruses, adenoviruses, adeno-associated viruses, lentiviruses, and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), or insertion of the gene of interest into recombinant bacterial or eukaryotic plasmids. Viral vectors can be directly transfected into cells, and plasmid DNA can be delivered using, for example, cationic liposomes (lipofection) or derivatized polylysine conjugates, gramicidin S, artificial viral envelopes, or other such intracellular carriers, and direct injection or CaPO4 precipitation of the genetic construct (see, e.g., WO04 / 060407).Examples of suitable retroviruses include pLJ, pZIP, pWE, and pEM, which are known to those of skill in the art (see, e.g., Eglitis et al. (1985) Science 230:1395-1398; Danos and Mulligan (1988) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 85:6460-6464; Wilson et al. (1988) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 85:3014-3018; Armentano et al. (1990) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:6141-6145; Huber et al. (1991) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88:8039-8043; Ferry et al. (1991) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88:8377-8381; Chowdhury et al. (1992) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88:8377-8381; (1991) Science 254:1802-1805; van Beusechem et al. (1992) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89:7640-7644; Kay et al. (1992) Human Gene Therapy 3:641-647; Dai et al. (1992) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89:10892-10895; Hwu et al. (1993) J Immunol 150:4104-4115; U.S. Patent Nos. 4,868,116 and 4,980,286; and PCT Publication Nos. WO89 / 07136, WO89 / 02468, WO89 / 05345, and WO92 / 07573. Another viral gene delivery system utilizes adenovirus-derived vectors (see, e.g., Berkner et al. (1988) BioTechniques 6:616, Rosenfeld et al. (1991) Science 252:431-434, and Rosenfeld et al. (1992) Cell 68:143-155). Suitable adenovirus vectors derived from the adenovirus strain Ad type 5 dl324 or other strains of adenovirus (e.g., Ad2, Ad3, Ad7, etc.) are known to those of skill in the art.Yet another viral vector system useful for delivery of a gene of interest is the adeno-associated virus (AAV). See, e.g., Flotte et al. (1992) Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 7:349-356, Samulski et al. (1989) J Virol 63:3822-3828, and McLaughlin et al. (1989) J Virol 62:1963-1973.

[0236] In various embodiments, subcutaneous administration can be accomplished by a device such as a syringe, a prefilled syringe, an auto-injector (e.g., disposable or reusable), a pen injector, a patch injector, a wearable injector, a portable syringe infusion pump with a subcutaneous infusion set, or other device for combination with an antibody drug for subcutaneous injection.

[0237] The injection system of the present disclosure may use a delivery pen as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,308,341. Pen-type devices are most commonly used for self-delivery of insulin to patients with diabetes and are well known in the art. Such devices may include at least one injection needle (e.g., a 31-gauge needle approximately 5-8 mm long), typically pre-filled with one or more therapeutic unit doses of therapeutic solution, and are useful for rapidly delivering the solution to a subject with as little pain as possible. A dosing pen includes a vial holder in which a vial of therapeutic or other medication may be housed. The pen may be a completely mechanical device or may be combined with electronic circuitry to accurately set and / or display the dose of medication to be injected to the user. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,192,891. In some embodiments, the needle of the pen-type device is disposable, and the kit includes one or more disposable replacement needles. Pen devices suitable for delivery of any one of the compositions having the features of the present invention are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,277,099, 6,200,296, and 6,146,361, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.Microneedle-based pen devices are described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 7,556,615, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.See also the MOLLY (trademark) precision pen injector (PPI) device manufactured by Scandinavian Health Ltd.

[0238] In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be therapeutically delivered to a subject by local administration. As used herein, "local administration" or "local delivery" may refer to the delivery of a composition or agent to an intended target tissue or site that does not depend on transport through the vascular system. For example, the composition can be delivered by injection or implantation of the composition or agent, or by injection or implantation of a device that contains the composition or agent. In certain embodiments, after local administration near the target tissue or site, the composition or agent, or one or more components thereof, can diffuse to the intended target tissue or site that is not the administration site.

[0239] In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be administered locally to a joint (e.g., at the joint joint). For example, in embodiments where the disorder is arthritis, the therapeutically suitable composition can be administered directly to the joint (e.g., in the joint space) or in the vicinity of the joint. Examples of intraarticular joints to which the compositions described herein can be administered locally include, for example, the hip, knee, elbow, wrist, sternocleidomastoid, temporomandibular, carpal, tarsal, ankle, and any other joints that are prone to arthritic conditions. The compositions described herein can also be administered to bursae, such as acromion, biceps radial, cubitoradial, deltoid, infrapatellar, ischial bursa, and any other bursa known in the medical arts.

[0240] In some embodiments, the compositions provided herein are in unit dosage form that can be suitable for self-administration.Such unit dosage form can be provided in a container, typically, for example, vial, cartridge, pre-filled syringe or disposable pen.Administration device, such as the administration device described in U.S. Patent No. 6,302,855, can also be used with the injection system described herein, for example.

[0241] Suitable doses of the compositions described herein that can treat or prevent disorders in a subject can depend on various factors, including, for example, the age, sex, and weight of the subject being treated, as well as the specific inhibitory compound used. For example, to treat a subject with RA, a different dose of a composition comprising an antibody described herein may be required compared to the dose of a different formulation of the antibody. Other factors that affect the dose administered to a subject include, for example, the type or severity of the disorder. For example, a subject with RA may require administration of a different dosage than a subject with PNH. Other factors can include, for example, other medical disorders that are simultaneously or previously affecting the subject, the subject's overall health, the subject's genetic predisposition, diet, administration time, excretion rate, drug combination, and any other additional therapeutic agents administered to the subject. It should also be understood that the specific dosage and treatment regimen for any particular subject can also be adjusted based on the judgment of the treating physician.

[0242] The compositions described herein may be administered in fixed doses, or milligram per kilogram (mg / kg) doses. In some embodiments, the dose may also be selected to reduce or avoid the production of antibodies or other host immune responses to one or more antigen-binding molecules in the composition. Without intending to be limiting, exemplary dosages of antibodies, such as the compositions described herein, include, for example, 1-1000 mg / kg, 1-100 mg / kg, 0.5-50 mg / kg, 0.1-100 mg / kg, 0.5-25 mg / kg, 1-20 mg / kg, and 1-10 mg / kg. Exemplary dosages of the compositions described herein include, but are not limited to, 0.1 mg / kg, 0.5 mg / kg, 1.0 mg / kg, 2.0 mg / kg, 4 mg / kg, 8 mg / kg, or 20 mg / kg.

[0243] The pharmaceutical solution may include a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions described herein. Such an effective amount may be readily determined by one of skill in the art based, in part, on the effect of the administered composition or the combined effect of the composition and one or more additional active agents if more than one agent is used. The therapeutically effective amount of the compositions described herein may also vary depending on factors such as the individual's medical condition, age, sex, and weight, as well as the ability of the composition (and one or more additional active agents) to induce a desired response in the individual, e.g., recovery of at least one condition parameter, e.g., recovery of at least one symptom of a complement-mediated disorder. For example, a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions described herein may inhibit (reduce the severity of or eliminate the occurrence of) and / or prevent a particular disorder and / or any one of the symptoms of that particular disorder known in the art or described herein. A therapeutically effective amount is also an amount in which any toxic or detrimental effects of the composition are outweighed by the therapeutically beneficial effects.

[0244] Suitable human doses of any of the compositions described herein can be further evaluated, for example, in Phase I dose escalation studies. See, e.g., van Gurp et al. (2008) Am J Transplantation 8(8):1711-1718, Hanouska et al. (2007) Clin Cancer Res 13(2,part 1):523-531, and Hetherington et al. (2006) Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 50(10):3499-3500.

[0245] Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of the compositions can be determined by known pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals (e.g., animal models of any of the complement-mediated disorders described herein). These procedures can be performed, for example, using LD 50 (lethal dose for 50% of the population) and ED 50It can be used to determine the dose that is therapeutically effective in 50% of the population. The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index, which is the LD 50 / ED 50 It can be expressed as a ratio.Preferably, the compositions described herein exhibit high therapeutic index.Compositions that exhibit toxic side effects may be used, but care should be taken to design a delivery system that targets such compounds to the site of affected tissue and minimize potential damage to normal cells, thereby reducing side effects.

[0246] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can be used to determine a range of dosages for use in humans. Appropriate dosages of the compositions described herein will generally be administered at ED 100 mg / kg with little or no toxicity. 50 The therapeutically effective dose is within a range of circulating concentrations of the composition comprising: 0.5 to 100 mg / kg of the compound. The dosage may vary within this range depending on the dosage form used and the route of administration utilized. For the compositions described herein, a therapeutically effective dose can be initially estimated from cell culture assays. The dose can be determined in animal models that achieve a circulating plasma concentration range that includes ICFD0 (i.e., the concentration of antibody that achieves half-maximal inhibition of symptoms) as determined in cell culture. Such information can be used to more accurately determine useful doses in humans. Plasma levels can be measured, for example, by high performance liquid chromatography. In some embodiments, for example, where local administration (e.g., to the eye or joint) is desired, cell culture or animal modeling can be used to determine the dose required to achieve a therapeutically effective concentration in the local site.

[0247] Combination therapy In various embodiments, the engineered antibody described herein may be included in a course of treatment that further comprises administering at least one additional agent to the subject. In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the engineered antibody described herein may be an agent that inhibits complement, such as an agent that inhibits terminal complement. In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the antibody described herein may be an agent that inhibits inflammation. In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the antibody described herein may be an agent that treats the symptoms of PNH. In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the antibody described herein may be an agent that treats the symptoms of aHUS.

[0248] In some embodiments, the method can be performed together with other therapies for complement-related disorders.For example, the composition can be administered to the subject simultaneously with, before, or after plasmapheresis, IVIG therapy, or plasma exchange.See, for example, Appel et al.(2005) J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1392-1404.In some embodiments, the composition can be administered to the subject simultaneously with, before, or after kidney transplantation.

[0249] In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the engineered antibody described herein may be administered simultaneously with the engineered antibody, on the same day as the engineered antibody, or in the same week as the engineered antibody. In various cases, the additional agent administered in combination with the engineered antibody described herein may be administered in a single formulation with the engineered antibody. In certain embodiments, the additional agent is administered in a manner that is temporally separated from the administration of the engineered antibody described herein, for example, one or more hours before or after, one or more days before or after, one or more weeks before or after, or one or more months before or after the administration of the engineered antibody. In various embodiments, the frequency of administration of one or more additional agents may be the same as, similar to, or different from the frequency of administration of the engineered antibody described herein.

[0250] Treatment regimens that include administration of two separate antibodies described herein and / or that include administration of an antibody described herein in multiple formulations and / or routes of administration are encompassed by combination therapy.

[0251] In some embodiments, the composition can be formulated with one or more additional therapeutic agents, such as additional therapies for treating or preventing a complement-related disorder (e.g., AP-related disorder or CP-related disorder) in a subject. Additional agents for treating a complement-related disorder in a subject can vary depending on the particular disorder being treated, and can include, but are not limited to, antihypertensives (e.g., angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) [e.g., for use in treating HELLP syndrome], anticoagulants, corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), or immunosuppressants (e.g., vincristine or cyclosporine A). Examples of anticoagulants include, for example, warfarin (coumadin), aspirin, heparin, phenindione, fondaparinux, idraparinux, and thrombin inhibitors (e.g., argatroban, lepirudin, bivalirudin, or dabigatran). The compositions described herein may also be formulated with fibrinolytic agents (e.g., ancrod, ε-aminocaproic acid, antiplasmin-a1, prostacyclin, and defibrotide) for the treatment of complement-associated disorders. In some embodiments, the compositions may be formulated with lipid-lowering agents, such as inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase. In some embodiments, the compositions may be formulated with or for use with anti-CD20 agents, such as rituximab (RITUXAN™; Biogen Idec, Cambridge, Mass.). In some embodiments, for example, for the treatment of RA, the compositions may be formulated with one or both of infliximab (REMICADE®; Centocor, Inc.) and methotrexate (RHEUMATREX®, TREXALL®). In some embodiments, the compositions described herein may be formulated with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).Many different NSAIDs are available, some OTC include ibuprofen (ADVIL®, MOTRIN®, NUPRIN®) and naproxen (ALLEVE®), as well as meloxicam (MOBIC®), etodolac (LODINE®), nabumetone (RELAFEN®), sulindac (CLINORIL®), trementin (TOLECTIN®), choline magnesium salicylate. Many other NSAIDs are available by prescription, including (TRILASATE®), diclofenac (CATAFLAM®, VOLTAREN®, ARTHROTEC®), diflunisal (DOLOBID®), indomethacin (INDOCIN®), ketoprofen (ORUDIS®, ORUVAIL®), oxaprozin (DAYPRO®), and piroxicam (FELDENE®). In some embodiments, the compositions can be formulated for use with antihypertensives, antiseizure agents (e.g., magnesium sulfate), or antithrombotic agents. Antihypertensives include, for example, labetalol, hydralazine, nifedipine, calcium channel antagonists, nitroglycerin, or sodium nitroprusside. (See, e.g., Mihu et al. (2007) J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 16(4):419-424). Antithrombotic agents include, for example, heparin, antithrombin, prostacyclin, or low-dose aspirin.

[0252] In some embodiments, compositions comprising the engineered antibodies described herein can be formulated for administration with one or more additional therapeutic agents for use in treating complement-associated disorders of the eye. Such additional therapeutic agents can be, for example, bevacizumab or a Fab fragment of bevacizumab or ranibizumab, both sold by Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and pegaptanib sodium (MUCOGEN®; Pfizer, Inc.). Such kits can also, optionally, include instructions for administering the composition to a subject.

[0253] In some examples, combination therapy may include administering to a subject one or more additional agents (e.g., an anti-IgE antibody, an anti-IL-4 antibody, an anti-IL-5 antibody, or an antihistamine) that provide a therapeutic benefit to a subject having, at risk of developing, or suspected of having a complement-associated pulmonary disorder, such as COPD or asthma.

[0254] In some embodiments, compositions formulated for pulmonary administration may include at least one additional active agent for treating a pulmonary disorder. The at least one active agent can be, for example, an anti-IgE antibody (e.g., omalizumab), an anti-IL-4 antibody or an anti-IL-5 antibody, an anti-IgE inhibitor (e.g., montelukast sodium), a sympathomimetic agent (e.g., albuterol), an antibiotic (e.g., tobramycin), a deoxyribonuclease (e.g., PULMOZYME®), an anticholinergic agent (e.g., ipratropium bromide), a corticosteroid (e.g., dexamethasone), a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, a leukotriene inhibitor (e.g., zileuton), a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, a PDE inhibitor, a CD23 antagonist, an IL-13 antagonist, a cytokine release inhibitor, a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, an antihistamine, an anti-inflammatory agent (e.g., cromolyn sodium), or a histamine release inhibitor.

[0255] In some embodiments, the compositions can be formulated for administration to a subject with intravenous gamma globulin therapy (IVIG), plasmapheresis, plasma replacement, or plasma exchange. In some embodiments, the compositions can be formulated for use before, during, or after a kidney transplant.

[0256] When the composition is used in combination with a second active agent, the composition may be combined with the second agent, or the composition may be formulated separately from the formulation of the second agent. For example, the respective pharmaceutical compositions may be mixed, for example immediately prior to administration, administered together, or administered separately, for example at the same or different times.

[0257] The compositions described herein may replace or augment a previously or currently administered therapy. For example, when treating with the compositions described herein, administration of one or more additional active agents may be discontinued or reduced, e.g., administered at a lower level, e.g., after administration of the engineered antibody described herein, a lower level of a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 may be administered. In some embodiments, administration of the previous therapy may be maintained. In some embodiments, the previous therapy may be maintained until the level of the composition reaches a sufficient level to provide a therapeutic effect. The two therapies may be administered in combination.

[0258] Recombinant Gene Technology In accordance with the present disclosure there may be employed conventional molecular biology, microbiology, and recombinant DNA techniques within the skill of the art. Such techniques are described in the literature (e.g., Sambrook, Fritsch & Maniatis, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition (1989) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; DNA Cloning: A Practical Approach, Volumes I and II (DN Glover ed. 1985); Oligonucleotide Synthesis (MJ Gait ed. 1984); Nucleic Acid Hybridization (B.D. Hames & S.J. Higgins eds. (1985)); Transcription And Translation (B.D. Hames & S.J. Higgins, eds. (1984)); Animal Cell Culture (R.I. Freshney, ed. (1986)); Immobilized Cells and Enzymes (IRL Press, (1986)); B. Perbal, A Practical Guide To Molecular Cloning (1984); F.M.Ausubel et al. (eds.), Current (See Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1994)).

[0259] Recombinant expression of genes, such as nucleic acids, encoding polypeptides, such as the engineered antibodies described herein, can include the construction of an expression vector containing the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide. Once a polynucleotide is obtained, a vector for the production of the polypeptide can be made by recombinant DNA technology using techniques known in the art. Known methods can be used to construct an expression vector containing a polypeptide coding sequence and appropriate transcriptional and translational control signals. These methods include, for example, in vitro recombinant DNA techniques, synthetic techniques, and in vivo genetic recombination.

[0260] The expression vector can be transferred into a host cell by conventional techniques and the transfected cells can then be cultured by conventional techniques to produce the polypeptide.

[0261] All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting.Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs.Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods and materials are described herein. EXAMPLES

[0262] The following examples describe some preferred modes of making and practicing the invention. However, it should be understood that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0263] Example 1. In vitro assay for evaluation of anti-CFD mAb inhibitory potency This example demonstrates an in vitro assay for the evaluation of the potency of anti-CFD mAb inhibition. As shown in Figure 2A, hemolysis levels can be measured by optical density (OD) from released hemoglobin, and MAC levels can be measured using complement activation in a terminal complement complex (TCC) kit assay. Pooled human or cyno sera were combined with anti-CFD mAb1 or anti-CFD mAb2 (light chain SEQ ID NO:1, heavy chain SEQ ID NO:2). As shown in Figure 2B, CFD-depleted sera did not show any alternative pathway activity.

[0264] Figure 3 shows the maximum geometric mean percent of C3 deposition onto RBCs using the hemolytic assay format. C5-depleted serum contacted with rabbit RBCs was considered to demonstrate C3b deposition onto rabbit red blood cells as visualized by FACS. Anti-CFD antibody 2 inhibits C3b deposition onto rabbit RBCs similar to the benchmark antibody (anti-CFD antibody 1).

[0265] Example 2. Acid switching and half-life extension of anti-CFD antibodies This example shows that the anti-CFD antibodies described herein demonstrate acid switch properties for human and cyno CFD. As shown in Figure 4 and Table 1, anti-CFD antibody 2 demonstrates picomolar range binding affinity at pH 7.4 and nM affinity at pH 5.5 for human CFD and cyno CFD. Half-life experiments in knock-in human FcRn mice showed that anti-CFD antibody 2 reaches a half-life of more than 45 days (Figure 5).

[0266] [Table 1]

[0267] Example 3. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK / PD) evaluation of anti-CFD mAbs in non-human primates (NHPs) This example shows the (PK / PD) evaluation of anti-CFD mAbs in non-human primates (NHPs). In one study, animals were administered a single injection of 30 mg / kg of anti-CFD antibody 1 intravenously or 30 mg / kg of anti-CFD antibody 2 intravenously or subcutaneously. Each treatment group contained n=3 animals. Antibody 2 demonstrated extended PK in cynomolgus monkeys compared to animals injected with antibody 1. As shown in FIG. 6, a 2 log difference in the levels of total hIgG was observed in animals injected with anti-CFD mAb 2. The ASHE properties demonstrated by anti-CFD antibody 2 translate into significantly improved PD duration. As shown in FIG. 7, the duration of PD was approximately 10-fold extended with the ASHE mAb (antibody 2) compared to a control CFD antibody that does not have ASHE properties. The duration of PD was associated with the suppression of free target CFD (FIG. 8).

[0268] In the second study, animals were treated with multiple injections of anti-CFD antibody 2 at 50 mg / kg, 5 mg / kg, 1 mg / kg intravenously, or 25 mg / kg subcutaneously. Injections were administered on days 1 (time 0), 22 (528 hours), 29 (696 hours), and 36 (864 hours). Two animals were included in each dose group. As shown in Figure 9, a cumulative effect of multiple injections on PK in total hIgG was observed after IV and SC injections. Improved PD duration was also observed in animals treated with multiple injections. Four subcutaneous injections of antibody 2 administered at 0 hours, 528 hours (22 days), 696 hours (29 days), and 864 hours (36 days) maintained complete inhibition for over 504 hours (21 days) (Figure 11). Subcutaneously injected anti-CFD ASHE mAb showed a long PD duration of over 2 weeks. An IV administered anti-CFD antibody without ASHE properties (Antibody 1) had a PD duration of 2 days.

[0269] Other embodiments Although several embodiments of the present invention are described herein, the disclosure and examples may be modified to provide other methods and compositions of the present invention. It will therefore be understood that the scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims in addition to the specific embodiments shown by way of example. All references cited herein are incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

1. a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 5, 27, 29, 34 or 36; and / or A light chain variable region amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 26, 28, 35 or 37.

1. An isolated antibody that specifically binds to complement factor D (CFD), comprising:

2. An isolated antibody that specifically binds to complement factor D (CFD), (a) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12); A heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15); A heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14); A light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16); A light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17); and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSASSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 18); or (b) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12); A heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLKS (SEQ ID NO: 15); A heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14); A light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16); A light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17); and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADLNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 19); or (c) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12); A heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANEGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO:20); A heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14); A light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO:9); A light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10); and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11); (d) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12); A heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13); A heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14); A light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGDLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO:9); A light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDDIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 10); and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11); or (e) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence YYAWS (SEQ ID NO: 12); A heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DIANDGSTYYSPSLES (SEQ ID NO: 13); A heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence LRSLYTDYDPHYYDY (SEQ ID NO: 14); A light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence QGNLLPRHYAH (SEQ ID NO: 16); A light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence DDNIRPS (SEQ ID NO: 17); and a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence QSADSNDDAV (SEQ ID NO: 11); Isolated antibodies. (a) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:5; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:6; or (b) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:5; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:8; or (c) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:29; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:28; or (d) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:27; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:26; or (e) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 34; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 35; or (f) a heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 36; and A light chain variable region amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:37; 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, comprising:

4. 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, comprising a light chain amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 30 or 32.

5. 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, comprising a heavy chain amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 31 or 33.

6. The isolated antibody of claim 2 , which inhibits the alternative complement pathway.

7. The isolated antibody of claim 2 , which inhibits cleavage of complement factor B.

8. At pH 7.4, the affinity dissociation constant (K Ｄ 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, which binds to CFD at

9. At pH 5.5, the affinity dissociation constant (K Ｄ 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, which binds to CFD at

10. At pH 5.5, the affinity dissociation constant (K Ｄ 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, which binds to CFD at

11. The off-rate of CFD from the antibody at pH 5.5 is 0.010 s －１ 3. The isolated antibody of claim 2, wherein the antibody has a β-

12. The isolated antibody described in claim 2, wherein the isolated antibody has a serum half-life of about 5 to 125 days.

13. The isolated antibody described in claim 2, having a serum half-life of greater than about 45 days.

14. A nucleic acid sequence encoding the isolated antibody of claim 2.

15. A vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence of claim 14.

16. A host cell comprising the vector described in claim 15.

17. 20. A method for producing an antibody, comprising culturing a host cell according to claim 16 under conditions suitable for expression of said antibody.

18. A composition for use as a medicament, comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof described in claim 2.

19. A composition for treating a complement-mediated disease or disorder, comprising the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof described in claim 2.

20. 20. The composition of claim 19, wherein the complement-mediated disease or disorder is atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

21. The composition of claim 20 , wherein administration of the composition inhibits intravascular and extravascular hemolysis.

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