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T cell receptors and methods of use thereof

Grant US12577287B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

University Health Network

Inventors

Naoto Hirano, Kenji Murata, Kayoko Saso

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed recombinant T cell receptors capable of binding a tyrosinase epitope, a MAGA-A1 epitope, a MART1 epitope, a MAGE-A3 epitope, or an SSX2 epitope and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecules further comprise a second nucleotide sequence, wherein the second nucleotide sequence or the polypeptide encoded by the second nucleotide sequence inhibits the expression of an endogenous TCR. Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecule and cells comprising the recombinant TCR, the nucleic acid molecule, or the vector. Still other aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the methods comprise treating a cancer in a subject in need thereof.

CPC Classifications

C07K 14/7051 C07K 14/70539 C07K 16/40 A61K 40/11 A61K 40/32 A61K 40/4245 A61K 2239/57 A61K 48/00 A61K 31/713 A61P 35/00 C12N 5/0636

Filing Date

2020-03-24

Application No.

17598763

Claims

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