Inventors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - , US
Jonathan H. Davis - Auburndale MA, US
Sharon T. Cload - Cambridge MA, US
Fabienne M. Denhez - Arlington MA, US
Dasa Lipovsek - Cambridge MA, US
Ching-Hsiung Frederick Lo - Pennington NJ, US
Cheen Meng Low - Allston MA, US
Bowman Miao - Chruchville PA, US
Tracy S. Mitchell - Andover MA, US
Rex A. Parker - Titusville NJ, US
Ginger C. Rackestraw - Cambridge MA, US
Katie A. Russo - Watertown MA, US
Doree F. Sitkoff - Dresher PA, US
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Princeton NJ
International Classification:
C07K 14/78
US Classification:
514 19, 536 235, 4353201, 43525233, 43525231, 43525421, 435348, 435325, 435365, 435357, 435358, 435369, 435367, 435352, 435 691, 514 209, 514 74
Abstract:
The present invention relates to fibronectin based scaffold domain proteins that bind PCSK9. The invention also relates to the use of the innovative proteins in therapeutic applications to treat atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia and other cholesterol related diseases. The invention further relates to cells comprising such proteins, polynucleotides encoding such proteins or fragments thereof, and to vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the innovative protein.