Provided is a use of a recombinant
fusion protein in the preparation of a
drug for treating an
autoimmune disease that can benefit from the reduction or
elimination of CD20+B cells (for example, CD20+
B cell depletion therapy). The recombinant
fusion protein comprises i) a CD47-
binding peptide, and ii) an anti-CD20
antibody or an
antigen-binding portion thereof, wherein the CD47-
binding peptide comprises a first
extracellular Ig-like domain (SIRPαD1) of
signal regulatory
protein α (SIRPα), and the anti-CD20
antibody or the
antigen-binding portion thereof comprises a
heavy chain variable region, a
heavy chain constant region, a light chain variable region, and a light chain
constant region. The
heavy chain variable region comprises VH-CDR1, VH-CDR2, and VH-CDR3, and the light chain variable region comprises VL-CDR1, VL-CDR2, and VL-CDR3, wherein the VH-CDR1, VH-CDR2, VH-CDR3, VL-CDR1, VL-CDR2, and VL-CDR3 respectively comprise
amino acid sequences as shown in GYTFTSYN (SEQ ID NO: 1), IYPGNGDT (SEQ ID NO: 2), ARSTYYGGDWYFNV (SEQ ID NO: 3), SSVSY (SEQ ID NO: 4), ATS, and QQWTSNPPT (SEQ ID NO: 5). The heavy chain
constant region has the binding capacity for an FcR or a
complement system protein. The CD47-
binding peptide is linked to the N-terminus of the heavy chain variable region or light chain variable region of the anti-CD20
antibody or the
antigen-binding portion thereof.