阅读说明：本技术 分离的新型冠状病毒单克隆抗体或其抗原结合部分 (Isolated novel coronavirus monoclonal antibodies or antigen binding portions thereof ) 是由 朱凤才 张黎 潘红星 李靖欣 郭喜玲 王祥喜 于 2020-05-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种分离的新型冠状病毒单克隆抗体或其抗原结合部分,所述单克隆抗体特异性结合新型冠状病毒S蛋白。本发明的单克隆抗体包含含有SEQ ID NO.1-3的氨基酸序列的重链可变区,以及含有SEQ ID NO.5-7的氨基酸序列的轻链可变区。本发明的单克隆抗体可用于检测新型冠状病毒的存在。另外,本发明的单克隆抗体具有中和活性,故可用于预防或治疗新型冠状病毒感染的药物的开发。(The present invention discloses an isolated novel coronavirus monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, which specifically binds to a novel coronavirus S protein. The monoclonal antibody of the present invention comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID nos. 1 to 3, and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID nos.5 to 7. The monoclonal antibodies of the invention can be used to detect the presence of novel coronaviruses. In addition, the monoclonal antibody of the present invention has neutralizing activity, and thus can be used for the development of a drug for preventing or treating a novel coronavirus infection.)

1. An isolated monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences; and a light chain variable region comprising the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences; wherein CDR1 of the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.1 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR2 of the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.2 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.3 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR1 of the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.5 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR2 of the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.6 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR3 of the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.7 or a conservatively modified form thereof.

2. The monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, of claim 1, wherein the heavy chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No.4, and the light chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 8.

3. A bispecific molecule comprising the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2 linked to a second functional moiety having a different binding specificity than said monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof.

4. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the monoclonal antibody or antigen binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2.

5. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 4, comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID No.9 or SEQ ID No. 10.

6. An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 4 or 5.

7. A host cell comprising the expression vector of claim 6.

8. A composition comprising the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2.

9. A novel coronavirus detection product comprising the monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof according to claim 1 or 2; preferably, the product comprises a product for detecting antigen-antibody binding by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence assay, radioimmunoassay, luminescence immunoassay, colloidal gold immunochromatography, agglutination, immunoturbidimetry.

10. A use comprising the use of any one of:

(1) use of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2 for the preparation of a novel coronavirus detection product or diagnostic product;

(2) use of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2 for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a novel coronavirus infection;

(3) use of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of claim 1 or 2 for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a disease caused by a novel coronavirus infection;

(4) use of a composition according to claim 8 for the preparation of a novel coronavirus detection product or diagnostic product;

(5) use of a composition according to claim 8 for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a novel coronavirus infection;

(6) use of the composition of claim 8 for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by a novel coronavirus infection.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the fields of cellular immunology and molecular biology, and relates to an isolated novel coronavirus monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding part thereof.

Background

The international committee for viral classification named the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the world health organization named the pneumonia caused by infection with this virus COVID-19. The virus has strong infectivity and wide transmission path. The virus can adapt to the human environment quickly, has the transmission capability in the latent period after infection, and reports by some asymptomatic infectors that virus nucleic acid can be detected even in various animals. These factors complicate the control of the virus and no effective therapeutic drugs and vaccines are currently on the market.

SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the genus Coronavirus, is a single-stranded positive-strand RNA virus, has a size of about 30kb, has a similarity of 79% to SARS-CoV, and has a similarity of up to about 88% to a Coronavirus (CoV) isolated from Bats. SARS-CoV-2 has typical coronavirus characteristics, and the virus envelope has typical spinous processes, which are shaped like coronages. The Spike protein (Spike protein) is the most important surface membrane protein of coronavirus, determines the host range and specificity of the virus, and is an important site of host neutralizing antibody and a key target point of vaccine design.

Because specific therapeutic drugs and effective vaccines have not been developed successfully, attempts to treat critically ill patients with convalescent patient plasma have been made, and have significant effects. Due to the complex composition of plasma and plasma products, and the potential risk factors. Neutralizing antibodies to viruses, particularly fully human monoclonal antibodies, are of particular importance in viral diagnosis and therapy. Monoclonal antibodies can recognize single epitope of virus, and some monoclonal antibodies with neutralization can infect adhesion host cells in the life cycle of virus by binding to specific sites of virus, such as receptor binding site, protease cleavage site, and attachment of membrane fusion site, and can play a role in neutralization by utilizing mechanisms such as membrane fusion and surface proteolysis. Wherein the fully human monoclonal antibody obtained from convalescent patients has more potential for drug development. Firstly, because the immune system in the convalescent patient is subjected to sufficient immune response, B cells are subjected to sufficient somatic high-frequency mutation, and the affinity of the antibody is matured to the maximum extent. And secondly, because the human immune system fully-humanized antibody does not generate immune response, the humanized antibody patent medicine has higher safety. Therefore, the human antibody with high affinity and high neutralizing activity has great application value in the aspects of controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic situation and treating severe patients.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences; and a light chain variable region comprising the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences; wherein CDR1 of the variable region of the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.1 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR2 of the variable region of the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.2 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.3 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR1 of the variable region of the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.5 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR2 of the variable region of the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.6 or a conservatively modified form thereof; CDR3 of the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No.7 or a conservatively modified form thereof.

The heavy chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of the invention comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No.4, and the light chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof of the invention comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 8.

The invention also provides bispecific molecules comprising a monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof as described above linked to a second functional module having a different binding specificity to the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof.

The invention also provides compositions comprising a monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, or a bispecific molecule of the invention.

The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules encoding the monoclonal antibodies of the invention, or antigen binding portions thereof, as well as expression vectors comprising such nucleic acids and host cells comprising such expression vectors.

The nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.9 or SEQ ID NO. 10.

"antibody" refers to a glycoprotein comprising at least two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains interconnected by disulfide bonds. Each heavy chain is composed of a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VH) and a heavy chain constant region. The heavy chain constant region is composed of three domains, CH1, CH2, and CH 3. Each light chain is composed of a light chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VL) and a light chain constant region. The light chain constant region is composed of one domain, CL. The VH and VL regions can be further subdivided into regions of high denaturation, called Complementarity Determining Regions (CDRs), interspersed with regions that are more conserved, called Framework Regions (FRs). Each VH and VL is composed of three CDRs and four FRs, arranged in the following order from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR 4. The variable regions of the heavy and light chains comprise binding domains that interact with antigens. The constant regions of antibodies may mediate the binding of immunoglobulins to host tissues or factors, including various cells of the immune system (e.g., effector cells) and the first component of the classical complement system (Clq).

The term "antigen-binding portion" as used herein refers to one or more antibody fragments that retain the ability to specifically bind to an antigen. It has been shown that the antigen binding function of an antibody can be performed by fragments of a full-length antibody. Examples of binding fragments encompassed by the term "antigen-binding portion" of an antibody include (i) Fab fragments, monovalent fragments consisting of the VL, VH, CL and CH1 domains; (ii) a F (ab')2 fragment comprising a bivalent fragment of two Fab fragments linked by a hinge region disulfide bridge; (iii) an Fd fragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; (iv) Fv fragments consisting of the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody; (v) dAb fragments (Ward et al (1989) Nature 341:544-546) consisting of a VH domain; and (vi) an isolated Complementarity Determining Region (CDR). Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, VL and VH, are encoded by separate genes, they can be joined by a synthetic linker using recombinant methods, enabling them to be prepared as a single protein chain in which the VL and VH regions pair to form monovalent molecules (known as single chain Fv (scFv); see, e.g., Bird et al (1988) Science 242: 423-. Such single chain antibodies are also intended to be encompassed within the term "antigen-binding portion" of an antibody. Such antibody fragments can be obtained using conventional techniques well known to those skilled in the art and the fragments can be screened for utility in the same manner as intact antibodies.

An "isolated monoclonal antibody" as used herein is intended to refer to an antibody that is substantially free of other antibodies having different antigenic specificities. Furthermore, the isolated antibody may be substantially free of other cellular material and/or chemicals.

"monoclonal antibody" or "monoclonal antibody composition" as used herein refers to a preparation of antibody molecules of a single molecular composition. Monoclonal antibody compositions exhibit a single binding specificity and affinity for a particular epitope.

Homologous antibodies

The antibodies of the invention comprise variable regions of the heavy and light chains comprising amino acid sequences that are homologous to the amino acid sequences of the preferred antibodies described herein, and wherein the antibodies retain the desired functional properties of the anti-novel coronavirus antibodies of the invention.

For example, the present invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, comprising a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein:

(a) the heavy chain variable region comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 4;

(b) the light chain variable region comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO. 8.

In other embodiments, the VH and/or VL amino acid sequences may be 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homologous to the sequences described above. Antibodies having high (i.e., 80% or greater) homology of the VH and VL regions to the VH and VL regions of the sequences described above can be obtained by mutagenesis (e.g., site-directed mutagenesis or PCR-mediated mutagenesis) of the nucleic acid molecule encoding the amino acid sequence.

As used herein, the percent homology between two amino acid sequences is equal to the percent identity between the two sequences. The percent identity between two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences (i.e.,% homology is the number of identical positions/total number of positions x 100), taking into account the number of gaps that need to be introduced and the length of each gap to produce an optimal alignment of the two sequences. As shown in the following non-limiting examples, comparison of sequences and determination of percent identity between two sequences can be accomplished using mathematical algorithms.

The percent identity between two amino acid sequences can be determined using the algorithm of e.meyers and w.miller (comput.appl.biosci.,4:11-17(1988)) which has been incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0) using a PAM120 residue weight table with a gap length penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. Furthermore, the percent identity between two amino acid sequences can be determined using the algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch (J.mol.biol.48: 444-.

Additionally or alternatively, the protein sequences of the invention may further be used as "query sequences" to search public databases, for example to identify related sequences. Such searches can be performed using the XBLAS program (version 2.0) of Altschul et al (1990) J. mol.biol.215: 403-10. BLAST protein searches can be performed using the XBLAST program to score 50 and the word length 3 to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to the antibody molecules of the present invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison, gappedBLAST was used as described in Altschul et al (1997) Nucleic Acids Res.25(17): 3389-3402. When BLAST and Gapped BLAST programs are used, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g., XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used. (see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).

Antibodies with conservative modifications

In certain embodiments, the antibodies of the invention comprise a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences and a light chain variable region comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences, wherein one or more of these CDR sequences comprises a particular amino acid sequence or conservative modifications thereof based on the preferred antibodies described herein, and wherein the antibodies retain the desired functional properties of the anti-novel coronavirus antibodies of the invention.

As used herein, the term "conservative sequence modification" is intended to mean that the amino acid modification does not significantly affect or alter the binding characteristics of an antibody containing the amino acid sequence. Such conservative modifications include amino acid substitutions, additions and deletions. Modifications can be introduced into the antibodies of the invention by standard techniques known in the art, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated advantages. Conservative amino acid substitutions refer to the replacement of an amino acid residue with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues with similar side chains have been described in detail in the art. These families include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine, tryptophan), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine tryptophan, histidine). Thus, one or more amino acid residues in a CDR region of an antibody of the invention can be replaced with other amino acid residues from the same side chain family.

Engineered and modified antibodies

The antibodies of the invention may further be prepared using antibodies having one or more of the VH and/or VL sequences disclosed herein as starting materials to engineer modified antibodies, wherein the modified antibodies may have different properties than the starting antibodies. Antibodies can be engineered by modifying one or more residues in one or both variable regions (i.e., VH and/or VL), e.g., in one or more CDR regions and/or in one or more framework regions. Additionally or alternatively, antibodies may be engineered by modifying residues in the constant region, for example, to alter the effector function of the antibody.

One type of variable region engineering that can be performed is CDR grafting. Antibodies interact with the target antigen primarily through amino acid residues located in the six heavy and light chain Complementarity Determining Regions (CDRs). For this reason, the difference in amino acid sequence in CDR among individual antibodies is larger than that of the sequence outside CDR. Because CDR sequences account for most of the antibody-antigen interactions, it is possible to express recombinant antibodies that mimic the properties of a particular naturally occurring antibody by constructing an expression vector that contains CDR sequences from a particular naturally occurring antibody grafted onto framework sequences from different antibodies with different properties (see, e.g., Riechmann, L. et al (1998) Nature 332: 323-327; Jones, P. et al (1986) Nature 321: 522-525; Queen, C. et al (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. See. U.S. A.86: 10029-10033; Winter U.S. Pat. No.5,225,539 and Queen et al U.S. Pat. No.5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762 and 6,180,370).

Another type of variable region modification is mutation of amino acid residues in the VH and/or VK CDR1, CDR2, and/or CDR3 regions to improve one or more binding properties (e.g., affinity) of the antibody of interest. Mutations can be introduced by site-directed mutagenesis or PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Preferably, conservative modifications (as described above) are introduced. The mutation may be a substitution, addition or deletion of an amino acid, but is preferably a substitution. In addition, the residues in the CDR regions typically vary by no more than one, two, three, four or five.

Engineered antibodies of the invention include those in which framework residues in the VH and/or VK are modified, e.g., to improve antibody properties. Such framework modifications are typically made to reduce the immunogenicity of the antibody. For example, one approach is to "back mutate" (back mutation) one or more framework residues into the corresponding germline sequence. More specifically, an antibody that undergoes somatic mutation may contain framework residues that differ from the germline sequence from which the antibody is derived. Such residues can be identified by comparing the antibody framework sequence to the germline sequence from which the antibody was derived.

In addition or alternatively to modifications made in the framework or CDR regions, antibodies of the invention can be engineered to include modifications in the Fc region, which are typically used to alter one or more functional properties of the antibody, such as serum half-life, complement fixation, Fc receptor binding, and/or antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. In addition, the antibodies of the invention may be chemically modified (e.g., by attaching one or more chemical moieties to the antibody) or modified to alter glycosylation thereof, again for altering one or more functional properties of the antibody. The numbering of the residues in the Fc region is that of the EU index of Kabat.

In one embodiment, the hinge region of CH1 is modified such that the number of cysteine residues in the hinge region is altered, e.g., increased or decreased. This process is further described in U.S. Pat. No.5,677,425 to Bodmer et al. The number of cysteine residues in the CH1 hinge region is altered, for example, to facilitate assembly of the light and heavy chains or to increase or decrease the stability of the antibody.

In another embodiment, the Fc hinge region of the antibody is mutated to shorten the biological half-life of the antibody. More specifically, one or more amino acid mutations are introduced into the CH 2-CH 3 domain interface region of the Fc-hinge fragment such that the antibody has impaired staphylococcal protein a (SpA) binding relative to native Fc-hinge domain SpA binding. This method is further described in detail in U.S. Pat. No.6,165,745 to Ward et al.

In another embodiment, the antibody is modified to increase its biological half-life. There are several ways that are possible. For example, as described in U.S. Pat. No.6,277,375 to Ward, one or more of the following mutations are introduced: T252L, T254S, T256F. Alternatively, to extend the biological half-life, antibodies may be altered in the CH1 or CL region to include a salvage receptor (salvage receptor) binding epitope taken from both loops of the CH2 domain of the Fc region of IgG, as described in Presta et al, U.S. patent nos.5,869,046 and 6,121,022.

In yet another embodiment, the glycosylation of the antibody is modified. For example, aglycosylated (i.e., antibodies lacking glycosylation) antibodies may be prepared. Glycosylation can be altered, for example, to increase the affinity of an antibody for an antigen. Such carbohydrate modifications can be achieved, for example, by altering one or more glycosylation sites in the antibody sequence. For example, one or more amino acid substitutions are made to remove one or more variable region framework glycosylation sites, thereby removing glycosylation at that site. Such aglycosylation may increase the affinity of the antibody for the antigen. This process is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,714,350 and 6,350,861 to Co et al.

Another modification of the antibodies herein contemplated by the present invention is pegylation. The antibody can be pegylated, for example, to extend the biological (e.g., serum) half-life of the antibody. To pegylate an antibody, the antibody or fragment thereof is typically reacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG), such as a reactive ester or aldehyde derivative of PEG, under conditions such that one or more PEG groups are attached to the antibody or antibody fragment. Preferably, pegylation can be performed by acylation or alkylation with a reactive PEG molecule (or similar reactive water-soluble polymer). As used herein, the term "polyethylene glycol" is intended to include any form of PEG that has been used to derivatize other proteins, such as mono (C1-C10) alkoxy-or aryloxy-polyethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol-maleimide. In certain embodiments, the antibody to be pegylated is an aglycosylated antibody. Methods of PEGylating proteins are known in the art and can be used with the antibodies of the invention. See, for example, EP 0154316 to Nishimura et al and EP 0401384 to Ishikawa et al.

Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention

Another aspect of the invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding an antibody of the invention. The nucleic acid may be present in an intact cell, in a cell lysate, or in a partially purified or substantially pure form. Nucleic acids are "isolated" or "rendered substantially pure" when purified of other cellular components or other contaminants, such as other cellular nucleic acids or proteins, by standard techniques, including alkali/SDS treatment, CsCl banding (banding), column chromatography, agarose gel electrophoresis, and other techniques well known in the art. See, e.g., Ausubel et al (1987) Current Protocols in molecular biology, Greene Publishing and Wiley Interscience, New York. The nucleic acids of the invention may be, for example, DNA or RNA, and may or may not contain intron sequences. In a preferred embodiment, the nucleic acid is a cDNA molecule.

The nucleic acids of the invention can be obtained using standard molecular biology techniques. Once the DNA fragments encoding the VH and VL segments are obtained, these are further manipulated by standard recombinant DNA techniques to, for example, convert the variable region genes to full-length antibody chain genes, Fab fragment genes, or scFv genes. In these manipulations, a DNA fragment encoding a VL or VH is operably linked to another DNA fragment encoding another protein, such as an antibody constant region or a flexible linker. The term "operably linked" as used herein is intended to mean that two DNA fragments are linked such that the amino acid sequences encoded by the two DNA fragments remain in frame (in-frame).

Isolated DNA encoding the VH region can be converted to a full-length heavy chain gene by operably linking the DNA encoding the VH to another DNA molecule encoding the heavy chain constant region (CH1, CH2, and CH 3). The sequence of the human heavy chain constant region gene is known in the art.

The isolated DNA encoding the VL region can be converted to the full-length light chain gene (as well as the Fab light chain gene) by operably linking the DNA encoding the VL to another DNA molecule encoding the light chain constant region CL. The sequence of the human light chain constant region gene is known in the art.

Bispecific molecules

The invention encompasses bispecific molecules comprising the monoclonal antibodies of the invention, or antigen-binding portions thereof.

The monoclonal antibody of the invention, or antigen-binding portion thereof, can be derivatized or linked to another functional molecule, such as another peptide or protein (e.g., another antibody or ligand to a receptor) to generate a bispecific molecule that binds to at least two different binding sites or target molecules. The antibodies of the invention may in fact be derivatized or linked to one or more other functional molecules to generate multispecific molecules that bind to two or more different binding sites and/or target molecules; such multispecific molecules are also intended to be encompassed by the term "bispecific molecule" as used herein. To create a bispecific molecule of the invention, an antibody of the invention can be functionally linked (e.g., by chemical coupling, genetic fusion, non-covalent binding, or otherwise) to one or more other binding molecules, such as another antibody, antibody fragment, peptide, or binding mimetic, thereby generating a bispecific molecule.

The invention also provides an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule as described above.

The present invention also provides a host cell comprising the expression vector as described above.

The invention also provides compositions comprising the aforementioned monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof.

As an example of a composition, the composition may be a conjugate of the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof described above and another substance, which may be a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. Therapeutic agents may include cytotoxins, drugs, radiotoxins.

A cytotoxin or cytotoxic agent includes any agent that is detrimental to a cell (e.g., kills a cell). Examples include paclitaxel, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, teniposide, vincristine, vinblastine, colchicine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, dihydroxyanthrax dione, mitoxantrone, mithramycin, actinomycin D, 1-dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, proucaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, propranolol, and puromycin, and analogs or homologs thereof.

Therapeutic agents also include, for example, antimetabolites (e.g., methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-fluorouracil, dacarbazine (decarbazine)), alkylating agents (e.g., mechlorethamine, thiotepa, chlorambucil, melphalan, carmustine (BSNU) and lomustine (CCNU), cyclophosphamide (cyclothiophamide), busulfan, dibromomannitol, streptozocin, mitomycin C, and cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum (II) (DDP) cisplatin), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin (formerly daunomycin) and doxorubicin), antibiotics (e.g., actinomycin D (formerly actinomycin), bleomycin, mithramycin, and Anidamycin (AMC)), and antimitotics (e.g., vincristine and vinblastine). duocarmycin, calicheamicin, maytansine and auristatin, and derivatives thereof.

Cytotoxins may be conjugated to the antibodies of the invention using linker technology available in the art. Examples of types of linkers that have been used to couple cytotoxins to antibodies include, but are not limited to, hydrazones, thioethers, esters, disulfides, and peptide-containing linkers.

The antibodies of the invention may also be conjugated to a radioisotope to produce a cytotoxic radiopharmaceutical. Examples of radioisotopes that can be conjugated to antibodies for use in diagnosis or therapy include, but are not limited to, iodine¹³¹Indium, indium¹¹¹Yttrium, yttrium⁹⁰And lutetium¹⁷⁷。

Diagnostic agent

The diagnostic agent useful in the present invention includes: radionuclides, contrast agents, fluorescent agents, chemiluminescent agents, bioluminescent agents, paramagnetic ions, enzymes, and photosensitizing diagnostic agents.

The radionuclide comprises¹¹⁰In、¹¹¹In、¹⁷⁷Lu、¹⁸F、⁵²Fe、⁶²Cu、⁶⁴Cu、⁶⁷Cu、⁶⁷Ga、⁶⁸Ga、⁸⁶Y、⁹⁰Y、⁸⁹Zr、^94mTc、⁹⁴Tc、^99mTc、¹²⁰I、¹²³I、¹²⁴I、¹²⁵I、¹³¹I、^154-158Gd、³²F、¹¹C、¹³N、¹⁵O、¹⁸⁶Re、¹⁸⁸Re、⁵¹Mn、^52mMn、⁵⁵Co、⁷²As、⁷⁵Br、⁷⁶Br、^82mRb、⁸³Sr or other gamma emitters, β emitters or positron emitters.

Paramagnetic ions include: chromium (III), manganese (II), iron (III), iron (II), cobalt (II), nickel (II), copper (II), neodymium (III), samarium (III), ytterbium (III), gadolinium (III), vanadium (II), terbium (III), dysprosium (III), holmium (III) and erbium (III).

The fluorescent labeling compound comprises fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, allophycocyanin, o-phthaldehyde and fluorescamine.

Chemiluminescent labeling compounds include luminol, isoluminol, aromatic acridinium esters, imidazoles, acridinium salts, and oxalate esters.

Bioluminescent compounds include luciferin, luciferase and aequorin.

As an example of a composition, the composition can be a pharmaceutical composition comprising a monoclonal antibody of the invention, or antigen-binding portion thereof, formulated together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical composition may also comprise a conjugate or bispecific molecule as described previously.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may also be administered in combination therapy, i.e. in combination with other agents.

As used herein, "pharmaceutically acceptable carrier" includes any and all physiologically compatible carriers of solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like. Preferably, the carrier is suitable for intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, parenteral, spinal or epidermal administration (e.g., by injection or infusion). Depending on the route of administration, the active ingredient (antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, conjugate, or bispecific molecule), may be coated in a substance to protect the active ingredient from the action of acids and other natural conditions that may inactivate the active ingredient.

Pharmaceutical compositions must generally be sterile and stable under the conditions of manufacture and storage. The pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated as solutions, microemulsions, liposomes, or other ordered structures suitable for high drug concentrations. The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof.

Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the desired particle size in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol, sorbitol, or sodium chloride in the composition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by including in the composition an agent which delays absorption, for example, monostearate salts and gelatin.

The present invention provides a novel coronavirus detection product comprising the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof as described above.

Further, the products include products for detecting antigen-antibody binding by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence assay, radioimmunoassay, luminescence immunoassay, colloidal gold immunochromatography, agglutination, immunoturbidimetry.

The invention provides the use of the monoclonal antibody or the antigen binding portion thereof as described above in the preparation of a novel coronavirus detection product.

The invention provides the use of a monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof as hereinbefore described in the manufacture of a novel diagnostic product for coronary virus infection.

The invention provides the use of a composition as hereinbefore described in the preparation of a test or diagnostic product for a novel coronavirus.

The invention provides the use of a monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof as hereinbefore described in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of a novel coronavirus infection.

The invention provides the use of a monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof as hereinbefore described in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease caused by infection with a novel coronavirus.

The invention provides the use of a composition as hereinbefore described in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of a novel coronavirus infection.

The invention provides the use of a composition as hereinbefore described in the manufacture of a medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease caused by a novel coronavirus infection.

The prophylactic effects of the foregoing monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof, and of the foregoing compositions, are achieved by their ability to elicit an immune response in vivo to produce antibodies against the novel coronavirus.

The therapeutic effects of the monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof, and the compositions described above, can be achieved by inhibiting the novel coronavirus by the neutralizing activity of the monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof.

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FIG. 1 is a graph showing the results of detecting the specific binding of the antibody of the present invention to recombinant S-ECD using indirect ELISA;

FIG. 2 is a graph showing the results of detection of specific binding of the antibody of the present invention to recombinant S-RBD using indirect ELISA;

FIG. 3 shows an electrophoretogram of proteins for detecting binding of the antibody of the present invention to S-RBD and S-ECD using immunoprecipitation;

FIG. 4 is a graph showing the results of detecting the affinity of the antibody of the present invention to S-RBD and S-ECD using SPR assay, wherein A: FC 05; b: FC 08; c: FC 11;

FIG. 5 is a graph showing the results of measuring the neutralizing activity of the antibody of the present invention using an in vitro neutralization assay.

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated by the following examples. It should be understood that the examples of the present invention are for illustrative purposes and not intended to limit the present invention. Simple modifications of the invention in accordance with its spirit fall within the scope of the claimed invention.