ANTIBODY SELECTIVE TO RECEPTOR APOPTOSIS-INDUCING LIGAND AND ASSOCIATED WITH TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR AND ITS USING Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07K16/28 C12N5/10 A61K39/395 C12N15/13 C12N15/63 A61P37/00 

FIELD: biotechnology, immunology, medicine, oncology.

SUBSTANCE: invention describes variants of monoclonal antibodies showing specificity to TRAIL-receptor DR4. By one of variant antibodies are produced by hybridoma 2E12 recorded in ATCC at number PTA-3798. Each of antibody variants possesses apoptosis-inducing activity both in vivo - in the concentrations less 10 mg/kg in target cells expressing DR4 and in vitro - in the presence of a cross-linking agent in the concentrations less 1 mcg/ml in target cells. Invention discloses variants of methods for selective induction of apoptosis in cells expressing DR4, and variants of methods for inhibition of DR4-expressing cells based on using antibodies. Invention describes variants of compositions, methods for treatment of a patient suffering from inflammatory or autoimmune disease and methods in treatment of a patient suffering from malignant tumor wherein these compositions are based on antibody to DR4 for inducing apoptosis in cells expressing DR4. Also, invention discloses variants of nucleic acids, purified polypeptides, expression vectors and host-cells used in preparing antibody. Using the invention provides delaying tumor growth and decreasing case of its regression that can be used in tumor therapy.

EFFECT: improved and valuable properties of antibody.

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