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USOO951 2236B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,512,236 B2 Adams et al. (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 6, 2016 (54) AMINO ACID SEQUENCES DIRECTED (52) U.S. Cl. AGAINST GPCRS AND POLYPEPTIDES CPC ......... C07K 16/468 (2013.01); C07K 16/2866 COMPRISING THE SAME FOR THE (2013.01); C07K 16/2869 (2013.01); C07K TREATMENT OF GPCR-RELATED 231 7/22 (2013.01); C07K 23.17/31 (2013.01); DISEASES AND DISORDERS C07K 23.17/34 (2013.01); C07K 23.17/35 (2013.01); C07K 2317/92 (2013.01) (71) Applicant: Ablynx N.V., Zwijnaarde (BE) (58) Field of Classification Search None (72) Inventors: Hendrik Adams, Rotterdam (NL); See application file for complete search history. Michael John Scott Saunders, Brussels (BE); Johannes Joseph Wilhelmus De Haard, Oudelande (56) References Cited (NL); Christophe Blanchetot, Destelbergen (BE); Martine Smit, U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Amsterdam (NL); Regorius Leurs, 8,937,164 B2 1/2015 Descamps et al. Amsterdam (NL); Sven Jahnichen, 9,212,226 B2 12/2015 Blanchetot et al. Schwarme (DE); Peter Vanlandschoot, 2002/0106.739 A1 8/2002 Oakley et al. 2004/0170634 A1 9, 2004 Burns et al. Bellem (BE); Francis Descamps, 2007/0167443 A1 7/2007 Melikian et al. Roeselare (BE); Maria Gonzalez 2010.0062004 A1 3/2010 Adams et al. Pajuelo, Porto (PT); Pascal Gerard 2011/0206660 A1 8/2011 Blanchetot et al. Merchiers, Tielen (BE); Catelijne 2011/0262438 A1 10/2011 Descamps et al. Stortelers, Ghent (BE); Philippe Van 2014/0178390 A1 6/2014 Descamps et al. Rompaey, Melle (BE); David Andre 2014/0227 270 A1 8/2014 Descamps et al. Baptiste Maussang-Detaille, Rotterdam (NL); Maarten Van Roy, Zwijnaarde FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (BE) EP O 368 684 A1 5, 1990 EP O 542 810 5, 1993 (73) Assignee: Ablynx N.V., Zwijnaarde (BE) EP 1316 801 A1 9, 2002 JP 2008-539772 A 11/2008 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this JP 2008-539775 A 11/2008 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Continued) U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) Appl. No.: 13/650,600 No Author Listed Nature Reviews Drug Discovery GPCR Ques (22) Filed: Oct. 12, 2012 tionnaire Participants. The state of GPCR research in 2004. Nat Rev Drug Discov. Jul. 2004:3(7):575, 577-626. (65) Prior Publication Data (Continued) US 2013/O 130379 A1 May 23, 2013 Primary Examiner — Ruixiang Li Related U.S. Application Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Wolf, Greenfield & (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/520,299. Sacks, P.C. filed as application No. PCT/EP2007/064243 on Dec. 19, 2007, now abandoned, application No. (57) ABSTRACT 13/650,600, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/992,982, filed as application No. The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that PCT/EP2009/056026 on May 18, 2009, now Pat. No. are directed against G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), 9,212.226, application No. 13/650,600, which is a as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular continuation-in-part of application No. proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially con PCT/EP2012/055499, filed on Mar. 28, 2012. sist of one or more such amino acid sequences. The inven tion also relates to nucleic acids encoding Such amino acid (60) Provisional application No. 60/875,860, filed on Dec. sequences and; to methods for preparing such amino acid 19, 2006, provisional application No. 61/053,847, sequences and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or filed on May 16, 2008, provisional application No. capable of expressing Such amino acid sequences or poly 61/102,142, filed on Oct. 2, 2008, provisional peptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceu application No. 61/468,250, filed on Mar. 28, 2011, tical compositions, that comprise Such amino acid provisional application No. 61/540.272, filed on Sep. sequences, polypeptides, nucleic acids and/or host cells; and 28, 2011, provisional application No. 61/600,263, to uses of Such amino acid sequences or polypeptides, filed on Feb. 17, 2012. nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. (51) Int. C. 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