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Claims for Patent: 6,056,957


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Summary for Patent: 6,056,957
Title: Humanized monoclonal antibodies against human interleukin-5
Abstract:A monoclonal antibody is provided which specifically binds to human interleukin-5. Also provided are a hybridoma which produces the monoclonal antibody; complementary DNAs which encode the heavy and light chain variable regions of the monoclonal antibody and CDRs therefrom; humanized monoclonal antibodies; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the monoclonal antibody or anti-idiotypic antibodies directed against it, humanized monoclonal antibodies, binding fragments, binding compositions or single-chain binding proteins derived from the antibody and a physiologically acceptable carrier.
Inventor(s): Chou; Chuan-Chu (Westfield, NJ), Murgolo; Nicholas J. (Millington, NJ), Abrams; John S. (Belmont, CA), Jenh; Chung-Her (Edison, NJ), Petro; Mary E. (Green Pond, NJ), Silver; Jon E. (San Jose, CA), Tindall; Stephen (Madison, NJ), Windsor; William T. (East Brunswick, NJ), Zavodny; Paul J. (Mountainside, NJ)
Assignee: Schering Corporation (Kenilworth, NJ)
Application Number:08/284,516
Patent Claims:1. A monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof which specifically binds to human interleukin-5 comprising a heavy chain variable region defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or a light chain variable region defined by SEQ ID NO: 2.

2. A hybridoma secreting a monoclonal antibody which specifically binds human interleukin-5, said antibody having a heavy chain variable region defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or a light chain variable region defined by SEQ ID NO: 2.

3. A binding composition capable of specifically binding to human interleukin-5 comprising a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO:2.

4. The binding composition of claim 3 wherein the amino acid sequence is defined by SEQ ID NO: 1.

5. The binding composition of claim 3 wherein the amino acid sequence is defined by SEQ ID NO: 2.

6. An isolated DNA which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2.

7. The DNA of claim 6 which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1.

8. The DNA of claim 7 comprising the nucleotide sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1.

9. The DNA of claim 6 which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 2.

10. The DNA of claim 9 comprising the nucleotide sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 2.

11. A recombinant vector comprising the DNA of claim 6.

12. A host cell comprising the recombinant vector of claim 11.

13. A method of making a polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell of claim 12 under conditions in which the DNA is expressed.

14. A humanized monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof which specifically binds to human interleukin-5 and comprises complementarity determining regions from the heavy and light chain variable regions of the monoclonal antibody of claim 1.

15. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy or light chain variable region comprising a mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 36, 37, 40, 41, 46, 47, 56, 57, 64 or 65.

16. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 36 and a light chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37.

17. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 40 and a light chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 41.

18. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 46 and a light chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 47.

19. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 56 and a light chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 57.

20. The humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 64 and a light chain variable region comprising the mature amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 65.

21. A binding composition capable of specifically binding to human interleukin-5 comprising a polypeptide comprising a variable region of a humanized monoclonal antibody which comprises a mature amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 36, 37, 40, 41, 46, 47, 56, 57, 64 or 65.

22. An isolated DNA which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 36, 37, 40, 41, 46, 47, 56, 57, 64 or 65.

23. A recombinant vector comprising the DNA of claim 22.

24. A host cell comprising the recombinant vector of claim 23.

25. A method of making a polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell of claim 24 under conditions in which the DNA is expressed.

26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the humanized monoclonal antibody of claim 14 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

27. An IL-5 binding protein comprising complementary determining regions from the heavy and/or light chain variable regions of the monoclonal antibody of claim 1.

28. The IL-5 binding protein of claim 27 which is a single chain IL-5 binding protein.

29. The binding composition of claim 3, wherein the polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2.

30. The DNA of claim 6 which encodes an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2.

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