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ArticleBiomolecules2022

Discovery of APL-1030, a Novel, High-Affinity Nanofitin Inhibitor of C3-Mediated Complement Activation.

Joshua Garlich, Mathieu Cinier, Anne Chevrel, Anaëlle Perrocheau, David J Eyerman, Mark Orme, Olivier Kitten, Lukas Scheibler

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Article in Biomolecules, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua GarlichApellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4994-1648
Mathieu CinierAffilogic SAS, 44200 Nantes, France.
Anne ChevrelAffilogic SAS, 44200 Nantes, France.
Anaëlle PerrocheauAffilogic SAS, 44200 Nantes, France.
David J EyermanApellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5902-5996
Mark OrmeApellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
Olivier KittenAffilogic SAS, 44200 Nantes, France.
Lukas ScheiblerApellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
Apellis Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uncontrolled complement activation contributes to multiple immune pathologies. Although synthetic compstatin derivatives targeting C3 and C3b are robust inhibitors of complement activation, their physicochemical and molecular properties may limit access to specific organs, development of bifunctional moieties, and therapeutic applications requiring transgenic expression. Complement-targeting therapeutics containing only natural amino acids could enable multifunctional pharmacology, gene therapies, and targeted delivery for underserved diseases. A Nanofitin library of hyperthermophilic protein scaffolds was screened using ribosome display for C3/C3b-targeting clones mimicking compstatin pharmacology. APL-1030, a recombinant 64-residue Nanofitin, emerged as the lead candidate. APL-1030 is thermostable, binds C3 (K

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Complement ActivationComplement C3Amino AcidsAnimalsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayAmino AcidsComplement C3affitinalternative scaffold proteincomplementmolecular biology

Identifiers

PMID35327625
PMCPMC8946527
OpenAlexW4220758810

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