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Publication Abstract from PubMed

In a biologic therapeutic landscape that requires versatility in targeting specificity, valency and half-life modulation, the monomeric Fc fusion platform holds exciting potential for the creation of a class of monovalent protein therapeutics that includes fusion proteins and bispecific targeting molecules. Here we report a structure-guided approach to engineer monomeric Fc molecules to adapt multiple versions of half-life extension modifications. Co-crystal structures of these monomeric Fc variants with Fc neonatal receptor (FcRn) shed light into the binding interactions that could serve as a guide for engineering the half-life of antibody Fc fragments. These engineered monomeric Fc molecules also enabled the generation of a novel monovalent bispecific molecular design, which translated the FcRn binding enhancement to improvement of in vivo serum half-life.

In vivo pharmacokinetic enhancement of monomeric Fc and monovalent bispecific designs through structural guidance.,Shan L, Dyk NV, Haskins N, Cook KM, Rosenthal KL, Mazor R, Dragulin-Otto S, Jiang Y, Wu H, Dall'Acqua WF, Borrok MJ, Damschroder MM, Oganesyan V Commun Biol. 2021 Sep 8;4(1):1048. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02565-5. PMID:34497355^[1]

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