Abstract
Polypeptide variants of an extracellular polypeptide of Akkermansia municiphila are provided which are capable of modulating and/or promoting gut mucosal immune system function and/or maintaining and/or restoring metabolic status and/or increasing the physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier in a mammal. The polypeptide variants or host cells comprising such polypeptide variants may be employed to prevent and/or treat a variety of conditions that benefit from an increased physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier and/or an improved gut mucosal immune system function and metabolic status.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2022002660 |
| Priority date | 1/07/20 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jan 2022 |