Figures & data
Figure 1. Overall strategy for the generation of tailor-made cytokine mimetics based on sdAb-derived bispecifics and YSD-enabled antibody discovery.
![Figure 1. Overall strategy for the generation of tailor-made cytokine mimetics based on sdAb-derived bispecifics and YSD-enabled antibody discovery.](/cms/asset/b99c45a3-331e-4743-8b3e-67f6991f767e/kmab_a_2236265_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Combinatorial reformatting of monospecific (1 + 0) SEEDbodies into strictly monovalent (1 + 1) bsAbs enables the identification of IL-18 mimetics with attenuated capacities to trigger NFκB reporter activity on IL-18 reporter cells.
![Figure 2. Combinatorial reformatting of monospecific (1 + 0) SEEDbodies into strictly monovalent (1 + 1) bsAbs enables the identification of IL-18 mimetics with attenuated capacities to trigger NFκB reporter activity on IL-18 reporter cells.](/cms/asset/edff456e-21ed-4b20-9849-72c7e214fea6/kmab_a_2236265_f0002_oc.jpg)
Figure 3. Bispecific (1 + 1) surrogate agonists trigger IFN-γ release on PBMCs isolated from healthy donors.
![Figure 3. Bispecific (1 + 1) surrogate agonists trigger IFN-γ release on PBMCs isolated from healthy donors.](/cms/asset/5aaaa25a-77b0-44cd-974b-39d0935dd643/kmab_a_2236265_f0003_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Binding kinetics and functional properties of the herein generated four leading bispecific IL-18 mimetics.
Figure 4. Antibody Engineering enables the generation of IL-18 mimetics with augmented agonism capacities.
![Figure 4. Antibody Engineering enables the generation of IL-18 mimetics with augmented agonism capacities.](/cms/asset/90aea588-360b-402d-a957-b48e6760d2b0/kmab_a_2236265_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 2. Biophysical, biochemical, and functional attributes of engineered cytokine mimetic formats.