| abstract |
Provided are antibodies that include amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, and 6-12, or amino acid sequences that are about 95% identical thereto, and fragments thereof Also provided are scFv peptides that include a V H segment having a first amino acid sequence of amino acids 4-113 of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2 and 8-12, a V L segment having a second amino acid sequence having amino acids 113-237 of SEQ ID NOs. 2 and 8-12, or both; nucleic acids encoding the same; methods for using the same to detect and/or target conformational states of FN in samples; methods for treating diseases and/or disorders and/or for meliorating at least one symptom of consequence of a disease or disorder associated with abnormal expression of a force-induced conformational state of FN in subjects; and methods for screening for compounds having selective binding activities for conformational states of FN. |