ulocuplumab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 9161

Synonyms: BMS-936564 | MDX-1338
Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Ulocuplumab is an IgG4 kappa anti-CXCR4 monoclonal, being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb as a potential oncolgy therapeutic.
Peptide sequences and structural details for this antibody are available from its IMGT/mAb-DB record.
BLAST sequence analysis of the heavy and light chain peptide sequences of ulocuplumab, reveal identical matches with sequences claimed in patent US8450464 [5]. This identifies clone F7GL as the likely candidate for ulocuplumab.
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Immunopharmacology Comments
Ulocuplumab is included in GtoImmuPdb as a novel immuno-oncology agent. It acts as a CXCR4 functional antagonist which blocks aberrant CXCR4-SDF-1 signalling in cancer cells.