High affinity TCR proteins and methods
T cell receptors (TCRs) that have higher affinity for ligand than wild type TCRs are provided. These high affinity TCRs are formed by mutagenizing a T cell receptor protein coding sequence to generate a variegated population of mutants of the T cell receptor protein coding sequence; transforming the T cell receptor mutant coding sequence into yeast cells; inducing expression of the T cell receptor mutant coding sequence on the surface of yeast cells; and selecting those cells expressing T cell receptor mutants that have higher affinity for the peptide/MHC ligand than the wild type T cell receptor protein. The high affinity TCRs can be used in place of an antibody or single chain antibody.
Patents:EP 2,336,775
Inventor(s):
KRANZ DAVID M [US]; WITTRUP K DANE [US]; HOLLER PHILLIP D [US]
Type of Offer:
Licensing
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