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ArticleNature communications2021

DutaFabs are engineered therapeutic Fab fragments that can bind two targets simultaneously.

Roland Beckmann, Kristian Jensen, Sebastian Fenn, Janina Speck, Katrin Krause, Anastasia Meier, Melanie Röth, Sascha Fauser, Raymond Kimbung, Derek T Logan and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Roland BeckmannRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany. pred.dutafabs@roche.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4616-1195
Kristian JensenRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Sebastian FennRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Janina SpeckRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Katrin KrauseRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Anastasia MeierRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Melanie RöthRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Sascha FauserRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
Raymond KimbungSARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village, Lund, Sweden.
Derek T LoganSARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village, Lund, Sweden.
Martin SteegmaierRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Hubert KettenbergerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany.
Roche Pharma AG (Germany) · DEMedicon Village · SERoche (Switzerland) · CHUniversity College Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the development of a platform of dual targeting Fab (DutaFab) molecules, which comprise two spatially separated and independent binding sites within the human antibody CDR loops: the so-called H-side paratope encompassing HCDR1, HCDR3 and LCDR2, and the L-side paratope encompassing LCDR1, LCDR3 and HCDR2. Both paratopes can be independently selected and combined into the desired bispecific DutaFabs in a modular manner. X-ray crystal structures illustrate that DutaFabs are able to bind two target molecules simultaneously at the same Fv region comprising a VH-VL heterodimer. In the present study, this platform is applied to generate DutaFabs specific for VEGFA and PDGF-BB, which show high affinities, physico-chemical stability and solubility, as well as superior efficacy over anti-VEGF monotherapy in vivo. These molecules exemplify the usefulness of DutaFabs as a distinct class of antibody therapeutics, which is currently being evaluated in patients.

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Protein EngineeringAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BispecificBecaplerminBinding Sites, AntibodyChoroidal NeovascularizationCrystallography, X-RayDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug DevelopmentHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsInhibitory Concentration 50Intravitreal InjectionsMaleAntibodies, BispecificBecaplerminImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID33514724
PMCPMC7846786
OpenAlexW3122229523

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