Antibodies binding to vista at acidic pH

This application is a national stage application of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2019/022895, filed Mar. 19, 2019, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/733,462, filed Sep. 19, 2018, 62/696,597, filed Jul. 11, 2018, and 62/646,344, filed Mar. 21, 2018, each of which is incorporated in their entirety by reference herein.

The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to the V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA) at acidic pH and their use in cancer treatment.

The present application is filed with a Sequence Listing in electronic format. The Sequence Listing is provided as a file entitled “2019-06-03_01134-0059-OOPCT_ST25.txt” created on Jun. 3, 2019, which is 853 KB in size. The information in the electronic format of the sequence listing is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The V-domain Ig-containing suppressor of T-cell activation, or VISTA, is a co-inhibitory member of the B7 family of immunoreceptors expressed by myelomonocytic cells and other leukocytes. However, the mechanism by which VISTA suppresses immune responses is poorly understood.

The inventors have found that unlike other known immunoreceptors, VISTA engages its counter-receptors and functions selectively at acidic pH, with little activity at physiological pH (e.g., 7.3-7.4). VISTA may thus suppress immune responses in acidic microenvironments, such as tumor beds or sites of inflammation, without perturbing cells circulating in blood or residing in non-inflamed, non-acidic tissues. Additionally, the inventors have found that anti-VISTA antibodies can be engineered to selectively bind to VISTA at acidic pH, with little or no binding at physiological pH, mirroring VISTA's own acidic pH selectivity. These acidic pH selective antibodies may offer desirable properties for treating diseases, such as cancer, relative to antibodies that bind VISTA at physiological pH.

The present disclosure concerns antibodies that specifically bind to the extracellular domain (ECD) of VISTA, such as human VISTA (“hVISTA” or “huVISTA”) at acidic pH (e.g., in acidic conditions). The present disclosure also concerns antibodies that specifically bind to the extracellular domain (ECD) of VISTA, such as hVISTA, at acidic pH, with little or no binding at neutral or physiological pH. The inventors have noted herein that the hVISTA-ECD amino acid sequence includes a number of conserved as well as nonconserved histidine residues, and that the frequency of histidine residues in VISTA's ECD is exceptionally high relative to other B7 family members and other Immunoglobulin Superfamily members. (See FIGS. 1 A and 1 B .) In solution, the amino acid histidine has a pK a of about 6.5, meaning that at or below pH 6.5, histidine residues within proteins are often protonated and thus, positively charged, while at pH higher than pH 6.5 they are increasingly unprotonated and neutral in charge. Tumor microenvironments and inflamed tissues are often acidic, and thus, VISTA proteins found in these microenvironments may be at least partially protonated at their histidine residues. The inventors, as discussed herein, have hypothesized that histidine protonation may affect the conformation, surface structure, and/or charge density of VISTA, which, in turn, may create pH-specific or pH-selective epitopes for both receptor-ligand interaction(s) and antibody binding. Targeting VISTA with antibodies that bind at acidic pH but not neutral or physiological pH may prevent target-mediated drug disposition via circulating and lymphoid organ-resident myelomonocytic cells, improving antibody PK, receptor occupancy, and activity in tumor microenvironments. Acidic pH-selective antibodies may also improve the specificity of VISTA antibodies for intratumoral, rather than circulating, target cells in the cases of therapeutic modalities such as antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP), complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), and delivery of payloads (antibody-drug conjugates).

The priority US provisional applications to which this application claims benefit contain at least one drawing executed in color. Should the provisional applications later become available to the public, copies of the color drawings should be made available from the United States Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIGS. 1 A-C show that VISTA's extracellular domain contains an exceptionally high frequency of histidine residues, that many of these histidine residues are conserved, and that at least some of these histidine residues may participate in receptor-ligand binding. FIG. 1 A shows a graph of immunoglobulin domain-containing proteins, with the number of extracellular domain amino acid residues for each protein plotted on the x-axis, and the frequency of histidine residues within the extracellular domain for each protein plotted on the y-axis. The size of each data point corresponds to the total number of histidine residues in each protein's extracellular domain. FIG. 1 B shows the aligned amino acid sequences of the extracellular domains of human, cynomolgus macaque, and mouse VISTA. Signal peptide (Sig) and transmembrane domain (TMD) sequence locations are marked. Histidine residues conserved across all three species are shown in bold and underlined; histidine residues conserved across human and cynolmogus macaque are shown in bold only. FIG. 1 C shows a model of the human VISTA immunoglobulindomain's three-dimensional structure. Histidine residues are depicted as ball and stick traces.

FIGS. 2 A-B show a model in which the histidine residues in VISTA's extracellular domain confer counter-receptor selectivity for acidic pH rather than physiological pH. FIG. 2 A shows the equilibrium between the lack of, and the presence of, protonation of the pyrrole ammonium group (NH) in a histidine residue. The pK a of histidine in solution is 6.5, indicating that histidine residues are more likely to be protonated at pH 6.5 and lower, and thus, positively charged, than at higher pH. FIG. 2 B shows shows a model in which VISTA engages P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) or other counter-receptors and ligands (“VISTA-R”) selectively at acidic pH. Accordingly, antibody binding to VISTA's extracellular domain at acidic pH rather than at physiological pH may be critical to inhibiting or modulating VISTA activity.

FIG. 3 shows the level of VISTA surface expression (mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of anti-VISTA antibody staining) on tumor-infiltrating macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, CD4+ effector T cells, CD4+ regulatory T cells, CD8+ T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and B cells. VISTA is expressed on many tumor-infiltrating leukocytes, particularly myeloid cells. Tumor microenvironments are often acidic, enabling VISTA to engage counter-receptors and ligands.

FIGS. 4 A-G show that VISTA selectively binds to leukocytes and to PSGL-1 at acidic pH, with little or no binding at neutral pH, and that this binding can be blocked by an anti-VISTA antibody. FIG. 4 A on the left shows representative histograms of fluorescently-conjugated recombinant VISTA multimer binding to activated human CD4+ T cells. From darker gray to lighter, the filled histograms depict binding at pH 7.0, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.1, and 6.0. Some histograms are labeled with their corresponding pH. Non-VISTA control multimer binding at pH 6.0 is shown as the unfilled histogram. On the right, the mean MFI of VISTA (circles) and control (triangles) multimer binding to activated human CD4+ T cells from two donors at different pH is graphed. FIG. 4 B shows representative histograms of recombinant VISTA multimer binding to peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) at pH 6.0 and pH 7.4. From darker gray to lighter, the filled histograms depict binding at pH 6.0 to CD19+ B cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, CD56+ NK cells, and CD14+ monocytes. The unfilled, solid border and dotted border histograms depict binding at pH 7.4 to total PBMC lymphocytes and monocytes respectively. FIG. 4 C shows representative recombinant VISTA multimer binding to activated human CD4+ T cells in the presence of an anti-VISTA blocking antibody (squares) or a non-VISTA-specific isotype-matched control antibody (circles). Antibody concentrations are plotted on log scale. Non-linear regressions are also shown. The triangle depicts the background signal from activated human CD4+ T cells that were not stained with recombinant VISTA multimers. FIG. 4 D shows representative two-dimensional flow cytometry plots of recombinant VISTA multimer binding at pH 6.0 to heparan sulfate-deficient Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells (line pGSD-677, American Type Culture Collection) that were transfected to express human PSGL-1. Multimer binding was performed in the presence and absence of the anti-VISTA blocking antibody shown in FIG. 4 C . Cells left unstained by recombinant VISTA multimers are shown as a control. PSGL-1 antibody staining is plotted on the y-axis, and VISTA multimer staining is plotted on the x-axis. FIG. 4 E shows representative histograms of recombinant mouse VISTA-Fc fusion protein binding to mouse splenocytes at pH 6.0 and pH 7.4. From darker gray to lighter, the filled histograms depict binding at pH 6.0 to CD8+ T cells, CD11b+ myeloid cells, and CD4+ T cells. The unfilled histogram depicts binding at pH 7.4 to total splenocytes. FIGS. 4 F and G show that VISTA multimer binds to monocytes and neutrophils, respectively, and does so more strongly at pH 6.0 then at pH 7.4.

FIGS. 5 A-D show that VISTA mediates T cell suppression and cell: cell adhesion preferentially at acidic pH, and that both effects can be reversed with an anti-VISTA blocking antibody. FIG. 5 A shows representative cell: cell conjugate formation at pH 6.0 and 7.0 between 293T cells expressing hVISTA or vector control (plotted on the y-axes) and CHO cells endogenously expressing cell surface heparan sulfate on the x-axes. FIG. 5 B is a graph of the frequency of cell conjugates formed at pH 6.0 between the same cells in the presence of an anti-VISTA blocking antibody, an anti-VISTA non-blocking antibody, or isotype-matched non-VISTA-specific control antibodies. FIG. 5 C shows representative plots of the luciferase activity generated by Jurkat (human T cell line) cells expressing an NFkB luciferase reporter after co-culture at various pH with 293T cells expressing h VISTA and a single-chain variable fragment of the anti-human T cell receptor agonist antibody OKT3 (“artificial antigen-presenting cells”). An anti-VISTA blocking antibody (squares) or an isotype-matched non-VISTA-specific control antibody (circles) were added to the co-cultured cells. In FIG. 5 D , the data shown in FIG. 5 A are plotted as fold-increase of the luciferase signal with anti-VISTA antibody treatment relative to control (“effect size”).

FIGS. 6 A-G show that VISTA can be found in intracellular endosomes, particularly Rab11+ recycling endosomes, and can recycle to and from the cell surface via endosomal trafficking. FIG. 6 A shows co-localization of VISTA, Rab5 (early endosome marker), Rab7 (late endosome marker), and Rab11 (recycling endosome marker) within 293T cells expressing human VISTA. FIG. 6 B shows co-localization of VISTA and Rab11 within human monocytes. Intracellular VISTA is co-localized with Rab11+ recycling endosomes. A non-VISTA-binding control antibody of the same isotype as the VISTA antibody (“cAb”) does not detectably bind the monocytes. FIG. 6 C shows the binding of three anti-VISTA antibodies to recombinant VISTA at pH 7.4 (black), 6.7 (darker gray), and 6. (lighter gray). FIG. 6 D shows the susceptibility of a VISTA expressing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell line to killing by the same anti-VISTA antibodies 1 (inverted triangles), 2 (circles), 3 (squares), or a non-VISTA-specific control antibody (triangles) bearing cathepsin B-sensitive linkers and cytotoxic payloads. Cell viability (CellTiter-Glo LU) is plotted on the y-axis and antibody concentrations are plotted on the x-axis. FIG. 6 E compares hVISTA binding of anti-VISTA antibody 3 to that of an engineered variant (“VISTA mAb 3c”) that does not exhibit impaired binding at acidic pH. FIG. 6 F shows an antibody drug-conjugate assay comparing the potency of anti-VISTA antibody 3 (squares) and 3c (diamonds). FIG. 6 G shows a schematic of endosome trafficking, with VISTA recycling to and from and cell surface via early endosomes and recycling endosomes.

FIGS. 7 A-F show how anti-VISTA antibody variant libraries were designed and screened in order to obtain acidic pH-selective antibodies. FIG. 7 A shows amino acid substitutions that were made in VH CDR 3 of the anti-human VISTA antibody clone P1-061029 (abbreviated ′029) for creating an ′029 library for screening. To potentially improve binding to VISTA's histidine-rich region at acidic pH, the libraries allowed substitutions for the negatively charged amino acids aspartate and glutamate as well as pH-responsive histidine. X═H, D or E. Bracketed sequences were removed from synthesis to avoid introducing liabilities. A total of 647 unique sequences of P1-061029 HCDR3 with 1-2 mutations were synthesized. FIG. 7 B shows the procedure by which the ′029 library is iteratively screened and selected for acidic pH-selective antibody variants. R denotes selection round. FIG. 7 C shows representative two-dimensional flow cytometry plots data showing the variant pool after 9 rounds of selection. VISTA binding is plotted on the y-axis, and variant antibody expression is plotted on the x-axis. Binding data at various antibody concentrations and pH are shown. FIG. 7 D shows a diagram of P1-061029 and its progeny clones binding to human VISTA at pH 6.0 and 7.4. FIG. 7 E shows a diagram of the off-rates of P1-061029 and its progeny clones to human VISTA at pH 6.0. FIG. 7 F shows SPR binding data of the antibodies P1-068761, P1-068767 and P1-061029 to human VISTA at pH 6.0 and pH 7.4.

FIGS. 8 A-F show acidic pH-selective cell binding, blocking, and effector activity of the VISTA antibodies P1-068761 and P1-068767. FIG. 8 A and FIG. 8 B show the mean fluorescence intensity of the acidic pH-selective antibodies P1-068761 ( FIG. 8 A ) and P1-068767 ( FIG. 8 B ) binding to Raji cells ectopically expressing human VISTA. The cells were stained at approximately pH 6.0 (circles; highest curve in FIG. 8 A ), 6.1 (squares; third highest curve), 6.2 (triangles; second highest curve), 6.4 (inverted triangles; fourth highest curve close to the pH 6.1 curve), 6.6 (diamonds; fourth curve from bottom), 7.0 (circles; third curve from bottom), 7.2 (squares; second curve from bottom), and 8.1 (unfilled triangles; bottom curve in FIG. 8 A ). Binding was detected with a fluorescently conjugated anti-human IgG secondary antibody. FIG. 8 C shows P1-068767 (circles) and an isotype-matched non-specific control antibody (triangles) binding to Raji cells ectopically expressing human VISTA at 3125 ng/mL at various pH. The “pH 50 ”, the pH at which 50% of P1-068767 binding is lost, is approximately 6.6. FIG. 8 D shows the mean fluorescence intensities (MFI) of an isotype-matched non-specific control antibody (filled and unfilled circles for pH 7.0 and 6.0 respectively), anti-VISTA mAb 2 (“control”, see FIG. 6 C , filled and unfilled squares at pH 7.0 and 6.0 respectively), P1-068761 (filled and unfilled triangles for pH 7.0 and 6.0 respectively), and P1-068767 (filled and unfilled inverted triangles for pH 7.0 and 6.0 respectively) binding to human monocytes. Binding was detected by a fluorescently conjugated anti-human IgG secondary antibody. FIG. 8 E shows the comparable blocking of recombinant VISTA multimer binding to activated human CD4+ T cells at pH 6.0 by P1-061029 (squares), P1-068761 (triangles), and P1-068767 (inverted triangles), while a non-VISTA-specific control antibody (circles) did not block VISTA binding. FIG. 8 F shows the reduced potency of P1-068761 (triangles) and P1-068767 (inverted triangles) in mediating antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) at physiological pH. P1-061029 (squares), a non-VISTA-specific positive control antibody (circles), and a non-VISTA-specific negative control antibody (diamonds) are also shown. NK cell specific lysis of target cells as a percentage of total target cells is plotted on the y-axis and antibody concentrations are plotted on the x-axis. Non-linear regressions are also shown.

FIG. 9 shows enhanced pharmacokinetics (PK) of acidic pH-selective anti-VISTA antibodies in cynomolgus macaques. The figure shows serum antibody concentrations over time in cynomolgus macaques treated VISTA antibody 2 (“control”, circles, see FIG. 6 C ), VISTA antibody 3 (“acidic pH sensitive”, squares, see FIG. 6 C ), or P1-068767 (triangles).

FIGS. 10 A and 10 B show the binding effects of mutations in the acidic pH-selective anti-VISTA antibodies ′761 and ′767. FIG. 10 A shows kinetic binding data of P1-068761 reversion mutants at pH 7.4, pH 6.7 and pH 6.0 and the location of their reversion mutations relative to P1-068761. FIG. 10 B shows kinetic binding data of P1-068767 reversion mutants at pH 7.4, pH 6.7 and pH 6.0 and the location of their reversion mutations relative to P1-068767.

FIGS. 11 A-C show epitope binning and mapping of various anti-VISTA antibodies. FIG. 11 A shows the VISTA epitope competition for P1-068761 and P1-068767 compared to P1-061029 and VISTA antibody controls. FIG. 11 B and FIG. 11 C show representations of the epitopes of all the residues for blocking hVISTA antibody ( FIG. 11 B ) as listed in Table 14 compared to a non-blocking hVISTA antibody (mAb1; FIG. 11 C ). Amino acid residues 66(H) and 162(A) are indicated to denote the orientation of the molecule. Histidine residues are in grey, and epitope residues are in black.

FIGS. 12 A-C show imaged capillary isoelectric focusing (icIEF) data for the following: FIG. 12 A : P1-061029, FIG. 12 B : P1-068761, and FIG. 12 C : P1-068767. The isoelectric point of the main species (pI main) as well as pI markers are indicated.

FIGS. 13 A and B show alignments of variable regions for ′029 and ′015 progeny clones. FIG. 13 A shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of the variable regions of ′029 and its progeny clones. FIG. 13 B shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of the variable regions of ′015 and its progeny clones.

FIG. 14 shows an alignment of VH sequences of P1-068761 with and without K16R and T84A substitutions. The double-underlined residues show positions 16 and 84 of the framework regions and the shaded portions show the CDRs.

FIGS. 15 A-O : Wildtype C57BL6 mice were implanted with MC38 tumors and treated with non-binding isotype-matched control antibodies (black squares), mouse VISTA blocking antibody VISTA.10 (upward triangles), a mouse PD-1 blocking antibody (squares), or a combination of VISTA and PD-1 blocking antibodies (downward triangles). All antibodies were mouse IgG1-D265A (Fc-inert) isotype. (See FIGS. 15 A-D .) These data are representative of three independent experiments. FIGS. 15 A-D show the tumor volumes over time. n=10 per group. “TF” denotes mice that rejected their tumors. FIGS. 15 E and F show the frequency of intratumoral CD8+ T cells and CD4+ T cells 7 days after the start of treatment. n=5 per group. One-way ANOVA with Dunnett's multiple comparisons, P=0.0001. FIGS. 15 G and H show results for individual mice shown in FIGS. 15 A-D . FIG. 15 I : VISTA knockout mice and wildtype littermates were implanted with MC38 tumors and treated with non-binding isotype-matched control antibodies (upper two curves (0/7 TF and 0/5 TF, marked with circles and downward triangles) or with a mouse PD-1 blocking antibody (lower two curves 0/5 TF and 5/8 TF, marked with squares and downward triangles). Median tumor growth and the number of mice that were tumor-free (TF) at the end of the study vs. the total number of mice are shown next to each curve (e.g, 0/7 TF). These data are representative of two independent experiments. Error bars depict the interquartile range. FIGS. 15 J-M show the tumor volumes of human VISTA knock-in (KI) mice implanted with MC38 tumors and treated with non-binding isotype-matched control antibodies ( FIG. 15 J ), a mouse PD-1 blocking antibody ( FIG. 15 K ), a combination of mouse PD-1 blocking antibody and the non-pH-selective human VISTA blocking antibody P1-061029 ( FIG. 15 L ), or a combination of mouse PD-1 blocking antibody and the acidic pH-selective human VISTA blocking antibody P1-068767 ( FIG. 15 M ). All antibodies were mouse IgG1-D265A isotype. Tumor volumes over time are shown. n=5-8 per group. These data are representative of one independent experiment. FIG. 15 N shows human VISTA KI and wildtype littermate (WT) mouse serum antibody concentrations after intravenous injection of 5 mg/kg of P1-061029 (WT, downward triangles; KI, squares) or P1-068767 (WT, upward triangles; KI, diamonds). The calculated serum mean residence times (MRT) for P1-061029 and P1-068767 in KI mice are estimated to be 4.1 and 71 hours respectively. n=4 KI mice and 1-2 WT mice per antibody. These data are representative of a single experiment. FIG. 15 O shows Cynomolgus macaque serum antibody concentrations after intravenous injection of 5 mg/kg of VISTA.4 (circles) or P1-068767 (squares). The calculated serum mean residence times (MRT) for VISTA.4 and P1-061029 are estimated to be 7.6 hours and 717 hours respectively. n=1 macaque per antibody. These data are representative of a single experiment. Error bars depict the standard error of the mean where not otherwise indicated.

FIGS. 16 A-C show representative histograms of intratumoral CD8+ T cell expression of PD-1 ( FIG. 16 A ), LAG-3 ( FIG. 16 B ), and TIM-3 ( FIG. 16 C ) 7 days after the start of treatment. Error bars depict the standard error of the mean.

FIGS. 17 A-C show that VISTA binds to PSGL-1 at acidic pH and that this interaction is blocked by VISTA antibodies P1-061029, P1-068761, P1-068767 and VISTA.4. FIG. 17 A shows BLI binding sensorgrams for P-Selectin-Fc and VISTA-Fc binding to captured PSGL1 at pH 6.0 and pH 7.4. FIG. 17 B is a histogram showing that antibodies P1-061029, P1-068761, P1-068767 and VISTA.4 inhibit binding of PSGL-1 to hVISTA. FIG. 17 C shows antibody blockade of VISTA-Fc binding to CHO-PSGL-1 cells by VISTA.4 (upward triangles) and by the anti-PSGL-1 antibody KPL-1 (circles). These data are representative of two independent experiments. Error bars depict the standard error of the mean.

FIGS. 18 A-E show representations of the co-crystal structure of P1-068767 Fab and hVISTA, or (in FIG. 18 E ) non-blocking antibody VISTA.5 and hVISTA. The VISTA IgV domain features an unusual, histidine-rich extension of its central B-sheet. The VISTA IgV domain was co-crystallized with the P1-068767 Fragment antigen-binding (Fab). The crystal structure of the VISTA+P1-068767 complex was determined at 1.6 Å resolution. FIG. 18 A shows VISTA IgV domain: P1-068767 Fab co-crystal structure. FIG. 18 A shows the overall structure of the VISTA IgV domain in complex with the P1-068767 Fab (heavy chain, dark gray; light chain, light gray). FIG. 18 B shows a superimposition of the VISTA and PD-L1 IgV domains. VISTA histidine residues are depicted in stick representation. FIG. 18 B shows that VISTA's IgV domain possesses an unusual histidine-rich B-sheet extension. FIG. 18 C shows the molecular surface of the P1-068767 epitope (light grey electrostatic surface) as revealed by the VISTA+P1-068767 crystal structure. FIG. 18 C shows that blocking antibodies bind to VISTA's histidine-rich B-sheet extension. FIG. 18 D shows an enlarged view of the interface between VISTA (grey ribbon cartoon, with epitope residues H121, H122, and H123 depicted in stick representation) and P1-068767 (depicted as an electrostatic surface with its residues E100 and D102 in stick representation). FIG. 18 D shows that acidic pH-selective P1-068767 engages VISTA histidines with acidic residues. FIG. 18 E shows that non-blocking antibody VISTA.5 binds in a different region of hVISTA from P1-068767.

FIG. 19 shows the epitope of VISTA.4 as determined by MS-HDX (MS trace).

FIG. 20 shows the location of the epitope of VISTA.4 in the amino acid sequence of hVISTA based on the data in FIG. 19 . Residues 57-68, 86-97, and 148-165, also highlighted in FIG. 19 , are depicted in lighter grey text and underlining in FIG. 20 .

FIGS. 21 A and 21 B show VISTA multimer binding to activated human CD4+ T cells at pH 6.0 in the presence of the antibodies VISTA.4 (triangles), VISTA.5 (squares), and a non-VISTA-binding (control, circles). FIG. 21 B shows the blocking efficiency of each antibody relative to non-blocked T cells. One-way ANOVA with Dunnett's multiple comparisons, ***, P<0.001. These data are representative of more than four independent experiments. Error bars depict the standard error of the mean.

FIG. 22 shows that antibodies that block VISTA binding at acidic pH are functional. Effects of the blocking antibody VISTA.4 (squares), the non-blocking antibody VISTA.5 (triangles), and a non-VISTA-binding (control, circles) antibody on the proliferation ( FIG. 22 A ) and interferon gamma production ( FIG. 22 B ) of human CD4+ T cells co-cultured with 293T cells engineered to express VISTA and a TCR agonist (293T-OKT3-VISTA). One-way ANOVA with Dunnett's multiple comparisons, *, P<0.05. These data are representative of more than four independent experiments.

FIG. 23 shows the effects of VISTA.4 blockade on Jurkat T cell activation (by measurement of NF-kB inhibition) following co-culture with 293T-OKT3-VISTA cells at different pH. These data are representative of a composite of three independent experiments.

FIG. 24 shows effects of pH on VISTA suppression of human CD4+ T cells. Cells were stimulated at the indicated pH with plate coated OKT3 and VISTA-Fc in the presence of VISTA.4 (upward triangles), VISTA.5 (downward triangles), or a non-VISTA-binding antibody (antibody control, squares). Cells stimulated with plate-coated OKT3 and control IgG (VISTA control, black circles) or without OKT3 (no OKT3, grey diamond) are also shown. These data are representative of one independent experiment.

FIG. 25 A-E show that VISTA: PSGL-1 binding specificity is determined by histidine and sulfotyrosine residues. As shown in FIG. 25 A , human PSGL-1 19-mer-Fc recombinant proteins were produced in cells with or without sialyl lewis X decoration (SLX+ and SLX-respectively). BLI binding magnitudes at pH 6.0 (white) and 7.4 (black) are shown for VISTA-Fc and P-selectin-Fc as indicated. Data are representative of a single independent experiment. As shown in FIG. 25 B , human PSGL-1 19-mer-Fc glycopeptides produced with sialyl lewis X decoration were separated into fractions with greater than 90% tyrosine sulfation (sY-rich) and less than 1% tyrosine sulfation (sY-poor). BLI binding magnitudes at pH 6.0 (white) and 7.4 (black) are shown for VISTA-Fc and P-selectin-Fc as indicated. These data are representative of a single independent experiment. As provided in FIGS. 25 C- 25 D , human VISTA-Fc recombinant proteins were produced with the histidine residues at positions 153-155 left intact (WT VISTA) or replaced by alanine (H2A mutant), aspartic acid (H2D mutant), or arginine (H2R mutant). FIG. 25 C shows BLI binding magnitudes for wildtype and mutant VISTA-Fc proteins binding to captured PSGL-1 at pH 6.0 and 7.4. These data are representative of a single experiment. FIG. 25 D shows VISTA-Fc binding to CHO-PSGL-1 cells at pH 6.0 of WT VISTA (circles), H2A mutant (squares), H2D mutant (downward triangles), and H2R mutant (grey upward triangles), as well as a control (diamonds). These data are representative of two independent experiments. FIG. 25 E shows a computational model of the PSGL-1 19-mer glycopeptide (top) in complex with VISTA's histidine-rich ligand interface (grey ribbons, bottom). VISTA residues H98, 1-1100, H153, and H154 are marked. PSGL-1 residues Y46, Y48, E56, T57, and Y58 are also marked.

In this application, the use of “or” means “and/or” unless stated otherwise. In the context of a multiple dependent claim, the use of “or” refers back to more than one preceding independent or dependent claim in the alternative only. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” can be used interchangeably herein. According to the present invention, an “isolated” molecule is a molecule that has been removed from its natural milieu. As such, the term “isolated” does not necessarily reflect the extent to which the molecule has been purified.

The term “polypeptide” refers to a polymer of amino acid residues, and is not limited to a minimum length. A “protein” may comprise one or more polypeptides. Such polymers of amino acid residues may contain natural or non-natural amino acid residues, and include, but are not limited to, peptides, oligopeptides, dimers, trimers, and multimers of amino acid residues. Both full-length proteins and fragments thereof are encompassed by the definition. The terms also include post-expression modifications of the polypeptide, for example, glycosylation, sialylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and the like. Furthermore, for purposes of the present invention, a “polypeptide” or “protein” refers to a polypeptide or protein, respectively, which includes modifications, such as deletions, additions, and substitutions (generally conservative in nature), to the native sequence, as long as the protein maintains the desired activity. These modifications may be deliberate, as through site-directed mutagenesis, or may be accidental, such as through mutations of hosts that produce the proteins or errors due to PCR amplification. A protein may comprise two or more polypeptides.

“VISTA” is an abbreviation for the V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation protein, which is a member of the B7 family of immune checkpoint regulators. VISTA is also known as the PD-1 homolog (PD1H), B7-H5, C10orf54, differentiation of ESC-1 (Dies −1 ), platelet receptor Gi24 precursor, and death domain 1a (DD1α). The term “hVISTA” or “huVISTA” herein refers to the human VISTA protein. The amino acid sequence of hVISTA, including its signal peptide is provided in SEQ ID NO:1, while the sequence without the signal peptide is provided in SEQ ID NO:2. (See the Sequence Table below.) The extracellular domain or “ECD” of VISTA or the “VISTA-ECD” refers to the portion of the VISTA protein that is located in the extracellular space, which, in the case of hVISTA, comprises the amino acids 1-162 of SEQ ID NO:2. (See also FIG. 1 B .) The “IgV domain” portion of hVISTA comprises residues 5-135 of SEQ ID NO:2.

The term “leader peptide” or “leader sequence” refers to a sequence of amino acid residues located at the N terminus of a polypeptide that facilitates secretion of a polypeptide from a mammalian cell. A leader sequence may be cleaved upon export of the polypeptide from the mammalian cell, forming a mature protein. Leader sequences may be natural or synthetic, and they may be heterologous or homologous to the protein to which they are attached.

The term “antibody” or “Ab” herein is used in the broadest sense and encompasses various antibody structures, including but not limited to monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, multispecific antibodies (e.g., bispecific antibodies), and antibody fragments so long as they exhibit the desired antigen-binding activity. As used herein, the term refers to a molecule comprising at least complementarity-determining region (CDR) 1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a heavy chain and at least CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a light chain, wherein the molecule is capable of binding to antigen. The term antibody includes, but is not limited to, fragments that are capable of binding antigen, such as Fv, single-chain Fv (scFv), Fab, Fab′, and (Fab′) 2 . The term antibody also includes, but is not limited to, chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, human antibodies, and antibodies of various species such as mouse, cynomolgus monkey, etc.

The term “heavy chain” or “HC” refers to a polypeptide comprising at least a heavy chain variable region, with or without a leader sequence. In some embodiments, a heavy chain comprises at least a portion of a heavy chain constant region. The term “full-length heavy chain” refers to a polypeptide comprising a heavy chain variable region and a heavy chain constant region, with or without a leader sequence, and with or without a C-terminal lysine (K).

The term “heavy chain variable region” or “VH” refers to a region comprising a heavy chain complementary determining region (CDR) 1, framework region (FR) 2, CDR2, FR3, and CDR3 of the heavy chain. In some embodiments, a heavy chain variable region also comprises at least a portion of an FR1 and/or at least a portion of an FR4. As specified below, in some embodiments, a heavy chain CDR1 comprises residues 26-35 of a VH SEQ ID NO herein; a heavy chain CDR2 comprises residues 50-66 of a VH SEQ ID NO herein, and a heavy chain CDR3 comprises residues 99-110 of a VH SEQ ID NO herein. In other embodiments, if specified, a heavy chain CDR1 corresponds to Kabat residues 31 to 35; a heavy chain CDR2 corresponds to Kabat residues 50 to 65; and a heavy chain CDR3 corresponds to Kabat residues 95 to 102. See, e.g., Kabat Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest (1987 and 1991, NIH, Bethesda, Md.). In some embodiments the heavy chain CDRs are as specified herein, such as in the sequence table below or in Table 2.

The term “light chain” or “LC” refers to a polypeptide comprising at least a light chain variable region, with or without a leader sequence. In some embodiments, a light chain comprises at least a portion of a light chain constant region. The term “full-length light chain” refers to a polypeptide comprising a light chain variable region and a light chain constant region, with or without a leader sequence.

The term “light chain variable region” or “VL” refers to a region comprising a light chain CDR1, FR2, HVR2, FR3, and HVR3. In some embodiments, a light chain variable region also comprises an FR1 and/or an FR4. As specified below, in some embodiments, a light chain CDR1 comprises residues 24-35 of a VL SEQ ID NO herein; a light chain CDR2 comprises residues 51-57 of a VL SEQ ID NO herein, and a light chain CDR3 comprises residues 90-98 of a VL SEQ ID NO herein. In other embodiments, if specified, a light chain CDR1 corresponds to Kabat residues 24 to 34; a light chain CDR2 corresponds to Kabat residues 50 to 56; and a light chain CDR3 corresponds to Kabat residues 89 to 97. See, e.g., Kabat Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest (1987 and 1991, NIH, Bethesda, Md.). In some embodiments, the light chain CDRs are as specified herein such as in the sequence table.

A “chimeric antibody” refers to an antibody in which a portion of the heavy and/or light chain is derived from a particular source or species, while the remainder of the heavy and/or light chain is derived from a different source or species. In some embodiments, a chimeric antibody refers to an antibody comprising at least one variable region from a first species (such as mouse, rat, cynomolgus monkey, etc.) and at least one constant region from a second species (such as human, cynomolgus monkey, etc.). In some embodiments, a chimeric antibody comprises at least one mouse variable region and at least one human constant region. In some embodiments, a chimeric antibody comprises at least one cynomolgus variable region and at least one human constant region. In some embodiments, all of the variable regions of a chimeric antibody are from a first species and all of the constant regions of the chimeric antibody are from a second species.

A “humanized antibody” refers to an antibody in which at least one amino acid in a framework region of a non-human variable region has been replaced with the corresponding amino acid from a human variable region. In some embodiments, a humanized antibody comprises at least one human constant region or fragment thereof. In some embodiments, a humanized antibody is an Fab, an scFv, a (Fab′) 2 , etc.

A “human antibody” as used herein refers to antibodies produced in humans, antibodies produced in non-human animals that comprise human immunoglobulin genes, such as XenoMouse®, and antibodies selected using in vitro methods, such as phage display, wherein the antibody repertoire is based on a human immunoglobulin sequences.

A “VISTA antibody” or “anti-VISTA antibody” as used herein refers to an antibody that specifically binds to VISTA under at least some conditions such as acidic pH. In some embodiments, the antibody may be a “huVISTA antibody” or an “anti-huVISTA antibody” indicting that it specifically binds to the human VISTA protein under at least some conditions such as at acidic pH. A VISTA antibody that specifically binds to the extracellular domain (ECD) of VISTA, for example, may be termed a “VISTA-ECD antibody.”

In some embodiments, an antibody herein may contain one or more “conservative substitutions” compared to a particular, specified sequence. “Conservative amino acid substitutions” herein refer to substitutions of an amino acid residue with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine, tryptophan), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). In certain embodiments, a predicted nonessential amino acid residue in an antibody herein is replaced with another amino acid residue from the same side chain family (e.g., basic, acidic, beta-branched, aromatic, uncharged polar). Methods of identifying nucleotide and amino acid conservative substitutions which do not eliminate antigen binding have been described, for example, in Brummell et al., Biochem. 32: 1180-1187 (1993); Kobayashi et al. Protein Eng. 12(10):879-884 (1999); and Burks et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:412-417 (1997)).

In some embodiments, an antibody may bind with higher affinity to VISTA at acidic pH than at neutral and/or physiological pH. In some embodiments, the antibody may bind with higher affinity to VISTA at acidic pH and may only bind negligibly or nonspecifically at neutral and/or physiological pH.

A “K D ” or “dissociation constant” for binding of an antibody to a protein, e.g., a VISTA-ECD protein is a measure of the affinity or specific binding of the antibody to the protein, e.g., VISTA-ECD protein. A lower K D indicates improved binding or affinity over a higher K D . A K D is composed of a ratio between an “off-rate” or k off or k d and an “on-rate” or k on or k a for the antibody and polypeptide. The off-rate and on-rate are the rates at which the two binding partners associate and dissociate in the system. Thus, a slower off-rate, where the on-rate remains roughly constant, leads to higher overall affinity and thus a lower K D . As used herein, a k off of a particular value “or less” indicates that the k off or “off-rate” is as specified or is slower than the rate specified.

The terms “specific binding” or “specifically binds” or like terms signify that the K D for the binding of two polypeptides, such as an antibody and its polypeptide target, is less than would be the case between two random polypeptides existing under the same conditions. In other words, the K D is less than that due to nonspecific aggregation of polypeptides in the system.

In some embodiments, the antibodies specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein at a particular pH or pH range. An “acidic” pH herein generally refers to a pH less than 7.0, a “basic” pH generally refers to a pH higher than 7.0 and a “neutral” pH generally refers to a pH of about 7.0. A “physiological pH” herein refers to a pH in normal (i.e., non-cancerous) physiological conditions, e.g., from 7.35 to 7.45, or from 7.3 to 7.4, such as of about 7.4. Phrases such as “binding in acidic conditions” or “binding in physiological conditions” and the like herein, used in the context of binding of two molecules such as VISTA and a VISTA binding partner or VISTA and a T cell, refer to binding in acidic pH and binding in physiological pH, respectively.

When referring to an antibody that “blocks binding of” or “inhibits binding of” a ligand (or receptor) or a competing antibody to a receptor (or ligand) alone or on a cell, binding is blocked if there is an overall decrease that is statistically significant compared to a control, e.g., an overall decrease of 50% or greater, e.g., an overall decrease of 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or greater. An “anti-VISTA blocking antibody,” for example, is one that can block binding of VISTA to PSGL-1 or another VISTA ligand or receptor or heparan sulfate proteoglycans under at least some conditions such as at acidic pH.

A “tumor model,” as used herein, refers to an in vivo preclinical assay, which may be used for studying the biological activity of a VISTA-ECD antibody, and includes xenograft or native mouse tumor assay systems. In some cases, a tumor model may allow for tracking of tumor size or growth upon treatment with the antibody, and/or tracking of the presence of immune cells in the tumor, such as specific types of T-cells or NK cells, in order to determine whether an antibody has triggered or enhanced an immune response.

The term “immune stimulating agent” as used herein refers to a molecule that stimulates the immune system by either acting as an agonist of an immune-stimulatory molecule, including a co-stimulatory molecule, or acting as an antagonist of an immune inhibitory molecule, including a co-inhibitory molecule. The immune-stimulatory molecule or immune inhibitory molecule may be an immune checkpoint regulator such as VISTA or another B7 family member or another molecule as described further below. An immune stimulating agent may be a biologic, such as an antibody or antibody fragment, other protein, or vaccine, or may be a small molecule drug. An “immune stimulatory molecule” includes a receptor or ligand that acts to enhance, stimulate, induce, or otherwise “turn-on” an immune response. Immune stimulatory molecules as defined herein include co-stimulatory molecules. An “immune inhibitory molecule” includes a receptor or ligand that acts to reduce, inhibit, suppress, or otherwise “turn-off” an immune response. Immune inhibitory molecules as defined herein include co-inhibitory molecules. Such immune stimulatory and immune inhibitory molecules may be, for example, receptors or ligands found on immune cells such as a T cells, or found on cells involved in innate immunity such as NK cells.

“Percent (%) amino acid sequence identity” and “homology” with respect to a peptide, polypeptide or antibody sequence are defined as the percentage of amino acid residues in a candidate sequence that are identical with the amino acid residues in the specific peptide or polypeptide sequence, after aligning the sequences and introducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequence identity, and not considering any conservative substitutions as part of the sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determining percent amino acid sequence identity can be achieved in various ways that are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publicly available computer software such as BLAST, BLAST-2, ALIGN or MEGALIGN™ (DNASTAR) software. Those skilled in the art can determine appropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the full length of the sequences being compared.

The terms “trigger” or “enhance” refer to an initiation or increase of any event (such as protein ligand binding) or to an initiation or increase of any biological activity (such as an immune response) or phenotypic characteristic or to the initiation or increase in the incidence, degree, or likelihood of that activity or characteristic. To “trigger” or “enhance” is to begin or increase an activity, function, and/or amount as compared to a reference. It is not necessary that the triggering or enhancement be complete. For example, in certain embodiments, by “enhance” is meant the ability to cause an overall increase of 20% or greater. In another embodiment, by “enhance” is meant the ability to cause an overall increase of 50% or greater. In yet another embodiment, by “enhance” is meant the ability to cause an overall increase of 75%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or greater.

The terms “inhibition” or “inhibit” more generally refer to a decrease or cessation of any event (such as protein ligand binding) or to a decrease or cessation of any phenotypic characteristic or to the decrease or cessation in the incidence, degree, or likelihood of that characteristic. To “reduce” or “inhibit” is to decrease, reduce or arrest an activity, function, and/or amount as compared to a reference. It is not necessary that the inhibition or reduction be complete. For example, in certain embodiments, by “reduce” or “inhibit” is meant the ability to cause an overall decrease of 20% or greater. In another embodiment, by “reduce” or “inhibit” is meant the ability to cause an overall decrease of 50% or greater. In yet another embodiment, by “reduce” or “inhibit” is meant the ability to cause an overall decrease of 75%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or greater.

“Treatment” as used herein, covers any administration or application of a therapeutic for disease in a human, and includes inhibiting the disease or progression of the disease or one or more disease symptoms, inhibiting or slowing the disease or its progression or one or more of its symptoms, arresting its development, partially or fully relieving the disease or one or more of its symptoms, or preventing a recurrence of one or more symptoms of the disease.

The terms “subject” and “patient” are used interchangeably herein to refer to a human.

The term “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” refers to an amount of a drug effective for treatment of a disease or disorder in a subject, such as to partially or fully relieve one or more symptoms. In some embodiments, an effective amount refers to an amount effective, at dosages and for periods of time necessary, to achieve the desired therapeutic or prophylactic result.

The term “cancer” is used herein to refer to a group of cells that exhibit abnormally high levels of proliferation and growth. A cancer may be benign (also referred to as a benign tumor), pre-malignant, or malignant. Cancer cells may be solid cancer cells or leukemic cancer cells. The term “tumor growth” is used herein to refer to proliferation or growth by a cell or cells that comprise a cancer that leads to a corresponding increase in the size or extent of the cancer.

Examples of cancers applicable to methods of treatment herein include but are not limited to, carcinoma, lymphoma, blastoma, sarcoma, and leukemia. More particular nonlimiting examples of such cancers include squamous cell cancer, small-cell lung cancer, pituitary cancer, esophageal cancer, astrocytoma, soft tissue sarcoma, non-small cell lung cancer (including squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer), adenocarcinoma of the lung, squamous carcinoma of the lung, cancer of the peritoneum, hepatocellular cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, hepatoma, breast cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial or uterine carcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma, kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, liver cancer, prostate cancer, vulval cancer, thyroid cancer, hepatic carcinoma, brain cancer, endometrial cancer, testis cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma, gastric cancer, melanoma, and various types of head and neck cancer (including squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck).

Administration “in combination with” one or more further therapeutic agents includes simultaneous (concurrent) and consecutive (sequential) administration in any order.

A “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” refers to a non-toxic solid, semisolid, or liquid filler, diluent, encapsulating material, formulation auxiliary, or carrier conventional in the art for use with a therapeutic agent that together comprise a “pharmaceutical composition” for administration to a subject. A pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is non-toxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed and is compatible with other ingredients of the formulation. The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is appropriate for the formulation employed. For example, if the therapeutic agent is to be administered orally, the carrier may be a gel capsule. If the therapeutic agent is to be administered subcutaneously, the carrier ideally is not irritable to the skin and does not cause injection site reaction.

A “chemotherapeutic agent” is a chemical compound useful in the treatment of cancer. Examples of chemotherapeutic agents that can be administered in methods herein include, but are not limited to, alkylating agents such as thiotepa and Cytoxan® cyclosphosphamide; alkyl sulfonates such as busulfan, improsulfan and piposulfan; aziridines such as benzodopa, carboquone, meturedopa, and uredopa; ethylenimines and methylamelamines including altretamine, triethylenemelamine, trietylenephosphoramide, triethiylenethiophosphoramide and trimethylolomelamine; acetogenins (especially bullatacin and bullatacinone); a camptothecin (including the synthetic analogue topotecan); bryostatin; callystatin; CC-1065 (including its adozelesin, carzelesin and bizelesin synthetic analogues); cryptophycins (particularly cryptophycin 1 and cryptophycin 8); dolastatin; duocarmycin (including the synthetic analogues, KW-2189 and CB1-TM1); eleutherobin; pancratistatin; a sarcodictyin; spongistatin; nitrogen mustards such as chlorambucil, chlornaphazine, cholophosphamide, estramustine, ifosfamide, mechlorethamine, mechlorethamine oxide hydrochloride, melphalan, novembichin, phenesterine, prednimustine, trofosfamide, uracil mustard; nitrosureas such as carmustine, chlorozotocin, fotemustine, lomustine, nimustine, and ranimnustine; antibiotics such as the enediyne antibiotics (e.g., calicheamicin, especially calicheamicin gamma1I and calicheamicin omegaI1 (see, e.g., Agnew, Chem Intl. Ed. Engl., 33: 183-186 (1994)); dynemicin, including dynemicin A; bisphosphonates, such as clodronate; an esperamicin; as well as neocarzinostatin chromophore and related chromoprotein enediyne antiobiotic chromophores), aclacinomysins, actinomycin, authramycin, azaserine, bleomycins, cactinomycin, carabicin, carminomycin, carzinophilin, chromomycinis, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, detorubicin, 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, Adriamycin® doxorubicin (including morpholino-doxorubicin, cyanomorpholino-doxorubicin, 2-pyrrolino-doxorubicin and deoxydoxorubicin), epirubicin, esorubicin, idarubicin, marcellomycin, mitomycins such as mitomycin C, mycophenolic acid, nogalamycin, olivomycins, peplomycin, potfiromycin, puromycin, quelamycin, rodorubicin, streptonigrin, streptozocin, tubercidin, ubenimex, zinostatin, zorubicin; anti-metabolites such as methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU); folic acid analogues such as denopterin, methotrexate, pteropterin, trimetrexate; purine analogs such as fludarabine, 6-mercaptopurine, thiamiprine, thioguanine; pyrimidine analogs such as ancitabine, azacitidine, 6-azauridine, carmofur, cytarabine, dideoxyuridine, doxifluridine, enocitabine, floxuridine; androgens such as calusterone, dromostanolone propionate, epitiostanol, mepitiostane, testolactone; anti-adrenals such as aminoglutethimide, mitotane, trilostane; folic acid replenisher such as frolinic acid; aceglatone; aldophosphamide glycoside; aminolevulinic acid; eniluracil; amsacrine; bestrabucil; bisantrene; edatraxate; defofamine; demecolcine; diaziquone; elfornithine; elliptinium acetate; an epothilone; etoglucid; gallium nitrate; hydroxyurea; lentinan; lonidainine; maytansinoids such as maytansine and ansamitocins; mitoguazone; mitoxantrone; mopidanmol; nitraerine; pentostatin; phenamet; pirarubicin; losoxantrone; podophyllinic acid; 2-ethylhydrazide; procarbazine; PSK® polysaccharide complex (JHS Natural Products, Eugene, OR); razoxane; rhizoxin; sizofiran; spirogermanium; tenuazonic acid; triaziquone; 2,2′,2″-trichlorotriethylamine; trichothecenes (especially T-2 toxin, verracurin A, roridin A and anguidine); urethan; vindesine; dacarbazine; mannomustine; mitobronitol; mitolactol; pipobroman; gacytosine; arabinoside (“Ara-C”); cyclophosphamide; thiotepa; taxoids, e.g., Taxol® paclitaxel (Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology, Princeton, N.J.), Abraxane® Cremophor-free, albumin-engineered nanoparticle formulation of paclitaxel (American Pharmaceutical Partners, Schaumberg, Illinois), and Taxotere® doxetaxel (Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France); chloranbucil; Gemzar® gemcitabine; 6-thioguanine; mercaptopurine; methotrexate; platinum analogs such as cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin; vinblastine; platinum; etoposide (VP1-16); ifosfamide; mitoxantrone; vincristine; Navelbine® vinorelbine; novantrone; teniposide; edatrexate; daunomycin; aminopterin; xeloda; ibandronate; irinotecan (Camptosar, CPT-11) (including the treatment regimen of irinotecan with 5-FU and leucovorin); topoisomerase inhibitor RFS 2000; difluoromethylornithine (DMFO); retinoids such as retinoic acid; capecitabine; combretastatin; leucovorin (LV); oxaliplatin, including the oxaliplatin treatment regimen (FOLFOX); inhibitors of PKC-alpha, Raf, H-Ras, EGFR (e.g., erlotinib (Tarceva®)) and VEGF-A that reduce cell proliferation and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acids or derivatives of any of the above.

Further nonlimiting exemplary chemotherapeutic agents that can be administered in methods herein include anti-hormonal agents that act to regulate or inhibit hormone action on cancers such as anti-estrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), including, for example, tamoxifen (including Nolvadex® tamoxifen), raloxifene, droloxifene, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, trioxifene, keoxifene, LY 117018, onapristone, and Fareston® toremifene; aromatase inhibitors that inhibit the enzyme aromatase, which regulates estrogen production in the adrenal glands, such as, for example, 4(5)-imidazoles, aminoglutethimide, Megase® megestrol acetate, Aromasin® exemestane, formestanie, fadrozole, Rivisor® vorozole, Femara® letrozole, and Arimidex® anastrozole; and anti-androgens such as flutamide, nilutamide, bicalutamide, leuprolide, and goserelin; as well as troxacitabine (a 1,3-dioxolane nucleoside cytosine analog); antisense oligonucleotides, particularly those which inhibit expression of genes in signaling pathways implicated in abherant cell proliferation, such as, for example, PKC-alpha, Ralf and H-Ras; ribozymes such as a VEGF expression inhibitor (e.g., Angiozyme® ribozyme) and a HER2 expression inhibitor; vaccines such as gene therapy vaccines, for example, Allovectin® vaccine, Leuvectin® vaccine, and Vaxid® vaccine; Proleukin® rIL-2; Lurtotecan® topoisomerase 1 inhibitor; Abarelix® rmRH; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acids or derivatives of any of the above.

An “anti-angiogenesis agent” or “angiogenesis inhibitor” refers to a small molecular weight substance, a polynucleotide (including, e.g., an inhibitory RNA (RNAi or siRNA)), a polypeptide, an isolated protein, a recombinant protein, an antibody, or conjugates or fusion proteins thereof, that inhibits angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, or undesirable vascular permeability, either directly or indirectly. It should be understood that the anti-angiogenesis agent includes those agents that bind and block the angiogenic activity of the angiogenic factor or its receptor. For example, an anti-angiogenesis agent that can be administered in methods herein can include an antibody or other antagonist to an angiogenic agent, e.g., antibodies to VEGF-A (e.g., bevacizumab (Avastin®)) or to the VEGF-A receptor (e.g., KDR receptor or Flt-1 receptor), anti-PDGFR inhibitors such as Gleevec® (Imatinib Mesylate), small molecules that block VEGF receptor signaling (e.g., PTK787/ZK2284, SU6668, Sutent®/SU11248 (sunitinib malate), AMG706, or those described in, e.g., international patent application WO 2004/113304). Anti-angiogenesis agents also include native angiogenesis inhibitors, e.g., angiostatin, endostatin, etc. See, e.g., Klagsbrun and D'Amore (1991) Annu. Rev. Physiol. 53:217-39; Streit and Detmar (2003) Oncogene 22:3172-3179 (e.g., Table 3 listing anti-angiogenic therapy in malignant melanoma); Ferrara & Alitalo (1999) Nature Medicine 5(12):1359-1364; Tonini et al. (2003) Oncogene 22:6549-6556 (e.g., Table 2 listing known anti-angiogenic factors); and, Sato (2003) Int. J. Clin. Oncol. 8:200-206 (e.g., Table 1 listing anti-angiogenic agents used in clinical trials).

A “growth inhibitory agent” as used herein refers to a compound or composition that inhibits growth of a cell (such as a cell expressing VEGF) either in vitro or in vivo. Thus, the growth inhibitory agent that can be administered in methods herein may be one that significantly reduces the percentage of cells (such as a cell expressing VEGF) in S phase. Examples of growth inhibitory agents include, but are not limited to, agents that block cell cycle progression (at a place other than S phase), such as agents that induce G1 arrest and M-phase arrest. Classical M-phase blockers include the vincas (vincristine and vinblastine), taxanes, and topoisomerase II inhibitors such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, etoposide, and bleomycin. Those agents that arrest G1 also spill over into S-phase arrest, for example, DNA alkylating agents such as tamoxifen, prednisone, dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, cisplatin, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, and ara-C. Further information can be found in Mendelsohn and Israel, eds., The Molecular Basis of Cancer , Chapter 1, entitled “Cell cycle regulation, oncogenes, and antineoplastic drugs” by Murakami et al. (W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995), e.g., p. 13. The taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel) are anticancer drugs both derived from the yew tree. Docetaxel (Taxotere®, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer), derived from the European yew, is a semisynthetic analogue of paclitaxel (Taxol®, Bristol-Myers Squibb). Paclitaxel and docetaxel promote the assembly of microtubules from tubulin dimers and stabilize microtubules by preventing depolymerization, which results in the inhibition of mitosis in cells.

The term “anti-neoplastic composition” refers to a composition useful in treating cancer comprising at least one active therapeutic agent. Examples of therapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, growth inhibitory agents, cytotoxic agents, agents used in radiation therapy, anti-angiogenesis agents, cancer immunotherapeutic agents, apoptotic agents, anti-tubulin agents, and other-agents to treat cancer, such as anti-HER-2 antibodies, anti-CD20 antibodies, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antagonist (e.g., a tyrosine kinase inhibitor), HER1/EGFR inhibitor (e.g., erlotinib (Tarceva®), platelet derived growth factor inhibitors (e.g., Gleevec® (Imatinib Mesylate)), a COX-2 inhibitor (e.g., celecoxib), interferons, CTLA4 inhibitors (e.g., anti-CTLA antibody ipilimumab (YERVOY®)), PD-1 ore PD-L1 inhibitors (e.g., OPDIVO®, KEYTRUDA®, TECENTRIQ®, BAVENCIO®, IMFINZI®), TIM3 inhibitors (e.g., anti-TIM3 antibodies), cytokines, antagonists (e.g., neutralizing antibodies) that bind to one or more of the following targets ErbB2, ErbB3, ErbB4, PDGFR-beta, BlyS, APRIL, BCMA, CTLA4, TIM3, or VEGF receptor(s), TRAIL/Apo2, and other bioactive and organic chemical agents, etc. Combinations thereof are also included in this disclosure.

Antibodies Specifically Binding to VISTA-ECD at Acidic pH

Because VISTA has a large number of histidine residues in its extracellular domain (ECD), its folding and overall structure, as well as the surface available for the binding of ligands such as antibodies, may differ at acidic pH compared to neutral pH, in particular, near pH 6.5, which is the pK a for histidine. Since tumor microenvironments are generally acidic, for binding to VISTA in those microenvironments, an antibody may need to bind with specificity to VISTA at acidic pH where at least some of the surface histidine residues are more likely to be protonated.

The Sequence Table below provides the amino acid sequence of human VISTA (hVISTA) with or without signal peptide (SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2 (mature hVISTA)), respectively. The signal peptide constitutes amino acid residues 1-32 of SEQ ID NO: 1. The extracellular domain (ECD) consists of amino acid residues 1-162 of SEQ ID NO: 2). The IgV domain constitutes amino acids residues 37-167 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and amino acid residues 5-135 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The stalk region is at amino acid residues 172-194 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and amino acid residues 136-162 of SEQ ID NO: 2; the transmembrane domain is at amino acid residues 195-216 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and amino acid residues 163-184 of SEQ ID NO: 2. Amino acid residue 187 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and 155 of SEQ ID NO: 2 (bold and underlined) can be either D or E, which represents a polymorphism in hVISTA. That residue is shown in bold, underlining. Accordingly, SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:2 encompass both of the human polymorphisms at that residue. The histidine residues in the ECD of VISTA are grey-shaded.

Anti-VISTA antibodies (Abs) may specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD or fragments thereof, e.g., comprising the IgV domain of VISTA or a region from hVISTA comprising, e.g., amino acids 20-95, 20-70 35-70, 35-95, 35-127 or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO: 2 at acidic pH. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 7.0. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 6.8. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 6.5. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 6.3. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 6.0. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 5.8. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 5.5. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 5.3. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH that is less than pH 5.0.

Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 7.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 6.5. Certain Abs specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 6.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 5.5-pH 7.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 5.5-pH 6.5. Certain Abs specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH within a range of pH 6.0-6.5.

Provided herein are also Abs that bind to a VISTA-ECD protein, such as hVISTA-ECD or fragments thereof comprising the IgV domain of VISTA or a region from hVISTA comprising, e.g., amino acids 20-95, 20-70 35-70, 35-95, 35-127 or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO:2 at a pH of 6.5 or less, with a K D of 10 −6 M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −7 M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −8 M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −9 M. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −10 M or less. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less.

Provided herein are also Abs that bind to the VISTA-ECD protein within a pH range of 6.0-6.5 with a K D of 10 −6 M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −7 M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −8 . M or less. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −9 M. In some embodiments, the Abs bind with a K D of 10 −10 M or less. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less, e.g., within a pH range of 6.0-6.5, with a K D of 10 −7 M or less. Further, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less, e.g., within a pH range of 6.0-6.5, with a K D of 10 −8 M or less. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less, e.g., within a pH range of 6.0-6.5, with a K D of 10 −9 M or less.

Provided herein are also Abs that specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein, such as hVISTA-ECD or fragments thereof comprising the IgV domain of VISTA or a region from hVISTA comprising, e.g., amino acids 20-95, 20-70 35-70, 35-95, 35-127 or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO:2, e.g., at a pH of 6.5 or less, with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 10 −4 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 2 10 −4 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 5 10 −4 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 7 10 −4 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 2 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 5 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 7 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 10 −2 s −1 at either 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, the Abs have a k off of 10 −1 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a k off of 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may specifically bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a k off of 10 −3 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C. Further, an Ab may specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a k off of 10 −2 s −1 or less at either 25° C. or at 37° C.

Provided herein are Abs that bind to a VISTA-ECD protein, such as hVISTA-ECD or fragments thereof comprising the IgV domain of VISTA or a region from hVISTA comprising, e.g., amino acids 20-95, 20-70 35-70, or 35-95, 35-95, 35-127 or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO:2, e.g., at a pH of 6.5 or less, with (i) a K D of 10 −6 M or less, 10 −7 M or less, 10 −8 M or less, 10 −9 M or less or 10 −10 M or less and (ii) a k off rate of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −4 ) s −1 or less, 10 −3 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −4 ) s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −3 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −3 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −2 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −3 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −3 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −2 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −4 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −4 ) s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −5 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −5 ) s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −4 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −4 ) s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. An Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less and a k off rate of 10 −5 (or 2, 5 or 7 10 −5 ) s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

Provided herein are Abs that specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein, e.g., at a pH of 6.5 or less, with a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some such embodiments, the Abs may bind with a k on of 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher. In some such embodiments, the Abs may bind with a k on of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher. In some such embodiments, the Abs may bind with a k on of 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a k on of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to the ECD of hVISTA at a pH of 6.5 or less with a k on of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

Provided herein are Abs that bind to the VISTA-ECD protein, e.g., at a pH of 6.5 or less, with (i) a K D of 10 −6 M or less, 10 −7 M or less, 10 −8 M or less, 10 −9 M or less or 10 −10 M or less and (ii) a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less and a k on rate of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 8 M or less and a k on rate of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less and a k on rate of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, an Ab may bind to hVISTA-ECD at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less and a k on rate of 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 2 10 −5 s −1 or less, 5 10 −5 s −1 or less, 7 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 2 10 −4 s −1 or less, 5 10 4 s −1 or less, 7 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 2 10 −3 s −1 or less, 5 10 −3 s −1 or less, 7 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some such embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10-10 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less as well as with a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less as well as with a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less as well as with a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some such embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −10 M or less as well as with a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C., and a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C., and a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −9 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C., and a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 MA s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some such embodiments, an Ab may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein at a pH of 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −10 M or less as well as with a k off of 10 −5 s −1 or less, 10 −4 s −1 or less, 10 −3 s −1 or less, 10 −2 s −1 or less, or 10 −1 s −1 or less, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C., and a k on of 10 4 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 5 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 6 M −1 s −1 or higher, 10 7 M −1 s −1 or higher, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

As noted also above, in some of the above embodiments, the VISTA-ECD protein is hVISTA-ECD or is a portion of hVISTA-ECD such as, for example, the IgV domain. In some of the above embodiments, the Ab may bind specifically to an epitope comprising amino acids 20-95 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some of the above embodiments, the Ab may bind specifically to an epitope comprising amino acids 20-70 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some of the above embodiments, the Ab may bind specifically to an epitope comprising amino acids 35-95 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some of the above embodiments, the Ab may bind specifically to an epitope comprising amino acids 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiments above, the epitope is a three-dimensional epitope that comprises not only one of the above portions of SEQ ID NO:2 from residues 20-95, 20-70, 35-95, or 35-70, but also another portion of SEQ ID NO:2, such as residues 95-105 of SEQ ID NO:2. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to the epitope of hVISTA to which an Ab described in WO2015/097536 binds. For example, an Ab may compete or cross-compete for binding to hVISTA with an Ab disclosed in WO2015/097536. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to a conformational epitope of human VISTA. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to a conformational epitope that comprises, or is present within, residues 103-111 of SEQ ID NO: 2 and 136-146 of SEQ ID NO:2 for human VISTA. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to a conformational epitope that comprises, or is present within, residues 24-36, 54-65, and 100-102 of SEQ ID NO:2 for human VISTA. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to a conformational epitope that comprises amino acid residues in the FG loop of human VISTA. In some embodiments, an Ab binds to a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35 to 127 and/or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO: 2. In some embodiments, an Ab binds to a VISTA ECD polypeptide or portion thereof comprising amino acid residues 350-127 of SEQ ID NO: 2, but the antibody does not bind or binds with reduced affinity to the VISTA ECD polyptide or portion thereof comprising an amino acid substitution, wherein the substitution (1) is substitution of one of the following amino acid residues: T35, Y37, K38, T39, Y41, R54, T61, F62, Q63, L65, H66, L67, H68, H69, F97, L115, V117, 1119, H121, H122, S124, E125, R127 and SEQ ID NO: 2 or (2) is a substitution of one of the following amino acid residues: Y37, T39, R54, F62, Q63, H66, L115, V117, I119, S124, or E125. In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody has the same binding characteristics (or significantly the same binding characteristics) as an antibody described herein, e.g., as set forth in the Examples and/or in the claims.

Some of the above antibodies may show differential binding affinity for VISTA-ECD proteins depending upon pH. Certain Abs specifically binding to a VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less, also specifically bind the VISTA-ECD protein at neutral and/or alkaline pH with similar affinity (i.e. they are “pan binders”). For example, some such Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −7 M or less at both pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.) such that the K D at pH 6.5 is within 1.5-fold of the K D at pH 7.0. Some such Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at both pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.) such that the K D at pH 6.5 is within 1.5-fold of the K D at pH 7.0. Some such Abs may bind to hVISTA-ECD with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at both pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.) such that the K D at pH 6.5 is within 1.5-fold of the K D at pH 7.0.

Certain Abs specifically binding to a VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less, may bind the VISTA-ECD protein at neutral, physiological, and/or alkaline conditions with lower affinity (“pH sensitive binders” or “pH sensitive Abs”). Certain Abs specifically binding to a VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less, may have non significant, e.g., nearly undetectable, binding to the VISTA-ECD protein in neutral, physiological and/or alkaline conditions. For example, in some embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D of more than 10 −8 M at pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4. In some such embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D at pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4 that is more than 1.5-fold higher than that at pH 6.5. In certain embodiments, a pH sensitive Ab is provided that specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold lower at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.). For example, in some cases an Ab binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold less at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4 or higher (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.).

In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein with a k off that is lower in acidic conditions relative to that in neutral, physiological, or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is provided that binds to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, or 1000 fold lower at pH 6.5 than the k off at pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In other words, the off-rate is slower at acidic pH than at neutral pH. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein with a k off rate that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold or 1000 fold lower at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In certain embodiments, an Ab is provided that binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold or 1000 fold lower at pH 6.5 than the K off at pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In some embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein with a k off rate that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold or 1000 fold lower at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. In certain embodiments, an Ab is provided that binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold or 1000 fold lower at pH 6.0-6.5 than the k off at pH 7.0-7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In certain embodiments, an Ab that specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is higher in acidic conditions relative to neutral, physiological, or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is provided that binds to a VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, or 1000 fold higher at pH 6.5 than the k on at pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to aVISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold or 1000 fold higher at pH 6.0 than at pH 7.0 and/or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein at a pH at which at least one histidine residue, e.g., His 98 in SEQ ID NO: 1, is protonated. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein at a pH at which most histidine residues in the ECD are protonated, which is expected to be pH 6.5 or less, e.g., between pH 6.0 and pH 6.5.

Also encompassed herein are Abs that specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein with an affinity that is higher at neutral, physiological, or alkaline pH relative to acidic pH, provided that the affinity of binding at acidic pH remains high. For example, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at both pH 6.5 and pH 7.0 even though the Abs bind with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold lower at pH 7.0 than at pH 6.5.

Also encompassed herein are Abs that share one or more of the above properties of this section. The above properties, such as particular K D 's, k off 's, k on 's, specific epitopes are not to be treated in isolation. Thus, an Ab may bind to an epitope comprising one of the regions of SEQ ID NO:2 described above, and also may have pan binding or pH sensitive or pH selective binding properties as described above, as shown by one or more of the behaviors of its K D , k off , or k on at different pH's.

In any of the above embodiments, the Ab may be, for example, a full length antibody (i.e., comprising a full length heavy chain (with or without C-terminal lysine) and a full length light chain), or an antigen binding fragment such as a Fab fragment, a Fab′ fragment, (Fab′) 2 fragment, an scFv fragment, an Fv fragment, or the Ab may be a chimeric, humanized, or human antibody, or the Ab may be a bispecific or multispecific antibody.

Determining how well an Ab binds to a VISTA-ECD protein at a given pH can be conducted using several different methods. For example, by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), such as by BIACORE® assays. An exemplary SPR assay comprises capturing one or several antibodies on a CM4 sensor chip with immobilized capture reagent (e.g., using Biacore® anti-human Fc capture kit, GE Healthcare catalog #BR-1008-39, or Biacore® anti-mouse capture kit, GE Healthcare catalog #BR-1008-39), and flowing VISTA antigen as analyte in a concentration series to determine binding kinetics and affinities in a running buffer with desired pH. In one embodiment, VISTA is injected at two to five concentrations in the range of 0.1 nM to 500 nM (e.g., 0.1 nM, 1 nM, 10 nM, 100 nM, 500 nM) with a flow rate of 30 uL/min, up to four minutes association time and up to ten minutes dissociation time. Between binding cycles, the capture surface is regenerated following the manufacturer's instructions for the respective capture kit. All data is double-referenced using a reference flow cell and a blank injection. Data with simple 1:1 kinetics are fitted to a Langmuir binding model with mass transfer using the Biacore® T200 evaluation software. The SPR methods described in the Examples may also be used.

The affinity of an Ab for a VISTA ECD polypeptide may be determined using cells expressing a VISTA ECD polypeptide, PSGL-1 or heparan sulfate on their surface, which method comprises flow cytometry, and wherein binding of an Ab to cell bound VISTA-ECD is determined at a given pH, e.g., pH 6.5 or less. An exemplary flow cytometry assay comprises the following: 293T cells or other cells ectopically expressing hVISTA ECD are re-suspended in a buffer consisting of HBSS+1% BSA adjusted to the desirable pH, e.g., pH 6.0 with MES or pH 7.4 with HEPES. Abs (e.g., human IgG) against hVISTA are serially diluted from approximately 20 μg/mLand incubated with the re-suspended cells for 30 minutes at 4° C. Cells are then washed twice with the same buffers, maintaining the desired pH, e.g., pH at 6.0 or 7.4, and incubated with a fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibody that recognizes the primary antibody (e.g., human IgG) and is stable at reduced pH. Cells are then washed as before and acquired immediately, without fixation, on a BD Fortessa or other flow cytometer. The affinity of an Ab for a VISTA ECD polypeptide may be determined as described in the Examples.

In certain embodiments, Abs that bind to hVISTA ECD block binding of hVISTA to its binding partner (e.g., a VISTA receptor), e.g., on cells. Inhibition or blocking may be 100% or at least 99%, 95%, 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, or 50%. In certain embodiments, an Ab binds to a VISTA-ECD protein at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.5 or less, and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50%, such as by at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 7.0. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 6.8. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 6.5. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 6.3. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 6.0. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 5.8. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 5.5. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 5.3. In certain embodiments, an Ab specifically binds to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH that is less than pH 5.0.

Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 7.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 6.5. Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 5.0-pH 6.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 5.5-pH 7.0. Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 5.5-pH 6.5. Certain Abs specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein and inhibits binding of VISTA to its binding partner by at least 50% at a pH within a range of pH 6.0-6.5. Inhibition of binding can be determined as described in the Examples.

A VISTA binding partner may be PSGL-1, such as human PSGL-1. Sequences of human PSGL-1 isoforms are provided as SEQ ID NOs: 3-10 herein. VISTA binds to PSGL-1 with or without siayl lewis X. A binding partner may also be heparan sulfate proteoglycans, e.g., present on certain cells.

Inhibition of binding to a VISTA binding partner can be determined by measuring the inhibition of binding of VISTA (or VISTA ECD or VISTA IgV domain or VISTA positive cells), to cells to which VISTA binds, e.g., T cells (e.g., CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, either activated or not), NK cells, or other cells to which VISTA binds, in the presence and absence of the antibody. An exemplary experiment that can be used to determine if an antibody inhibits the binding of VISTA to its binding partner or T cells expressing a binding partner is a flow cytometry assay, e.g., an assay that comprises the following: human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from donor blood, buffy coat, or leukopak are re-suspended in a buffer consisting of HBSS+1% BSA adjusted to the desirable pH, e.g., pH 6.0 with MES or pH 7.4 with HEPES. The cells are then incubated for 30 minutes at 4° C. with 20 μg/mL recombinant chimeric protein consisting of hVISTA ECD fused to human IgG1 Fc (VISTA-Fc) and with varying concentrations of candidate VISTA blocking antibodies or control antibodies. Cells are then washed twice in the same buffers, maintaining the desired pH, e.g., pH at 6.0 or 7.4, and incubated for another 30 minutes at 4° C. with a fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibody that recognizes VISTA-Fc, but not the candidate blocking antibodies or control antibodies, and is stable at reduced pH. Cells are then washed as before and acquired immediately, without fixation, on a BD Fortessa or other flow cytometer. Inhibition of binding can be determined, e.g., as described in the Examples.

In specific embodiments, the Abs described herein may trigger or enhance an immune response, such as an antigen-specific immune response. In certain embodiments, the Abs stimulate T cell activity, particularly at acidic pH such as is found in tumor microenvironments. Stimulation of T cell activity can be measured, e.g., in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) or in an in vitro assay with an antigen presenting cell (natural or artificial) and T cells. Stimulation of T cell activity can also be measured using, e.g., the Jurkat assay described in the Examples. Stimulation of T cell activity may also be measured by determining IFN-γ secretion from T cells, wherein an enhanced IFN-γ secretion indicates T cell stimulation. Secretion of other cytokines from activated T cells may also be measured. In certain embodiments, signal transduction of activated T cells is measured, such as NF-kB levels. In specific embodiments, the Abs described herein inhbit cell adhesion, which can be measured as described in the Examples.

Activity of anti-VISTA Abs can also be shown in monocyte assays, ADCC assays, and ADCP assays, particularly at acidic pH such as is found in tumor microenvironments.

In certain embodiments, anti-VISTA Abs inhibit tumor growth in a tumor model, e.g., a human VISTA knock-in tumor model.

As shown in the Examples herein, recycling of an anti-VISTA Ab in the endosome such as to enhance the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties, i.e., half-life, of the antibody, requires the anti-VISTA antibody to bind to VISTA in acidic conditions. Thus, anti-VISTA Abs that bind at low pH to VISTA, e.g., a pH of 6.5 or lower, as further described herein, are also expected to have a longer acceptable half-life relative to a VISTA antibody that does not bind to VISTA at acidic pH

Exemplary hVISTA-ECD Binding Abs

Provided herein are Abs that bind preferentially to hVISTA (ECD) at acidic pH (e.g., in acidic conditions) relative to physiological pH or neutral pH.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a heavy chain variable region (“VH”) comprising VH CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising VH CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N__D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029° F.100fE, P1-061029 V102D, P1-061029 Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE. The VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of each of these species comprise amino acid positions 26-35 (VH CDR1), 50-66 (VH CDR2), and 99-110 (VH CDR3), of the VH sequences for each of the above antibody species provided in the sequence table below. The CDRs are also underlined and in bold on each of the VH sequences for the above antibody species provided in the Sequence Table below.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VLcomprising VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VLcomprising VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of one of P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750,P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767 E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE. The VL CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of each of these species comprise amino acid positions 24-35 (VL CDR1), 51-57 (VL CDR2), and 90-98 (VL CDR3), of the VL sequences for each of the above antibody species provided in the Sequence Table below. The CDRs are also underlined and in bold on each of those sequences.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising VH CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein and a VL comprising CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein and a VL comprising CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising VH CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761-E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029__V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and a VL comprising VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-0687611H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767-E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029; (b) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061015 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061015; (c) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068757 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068757; (d) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068759 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068759; (e) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761; (f) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068763 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068763; (g) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068765 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068765; (h) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767; (i) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068769 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068769; (j) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068771 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068771; (k) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068773 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068773; (l) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068775 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068775; (m) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069059 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069059; (n) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069061 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069061; (o) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069063 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069063; (p) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069065 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069065; (q) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069067 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069067; (r) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069069 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069069; (s) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069071 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069071; (t) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069073 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069073; (u) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069075 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069075; (v) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069077 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-069077; (w) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068736 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068736; (x) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068738 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068738; (y) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068740 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068740; (z) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068742 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068742; (aa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068744 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068744; (bb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068746 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068746; (cc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068748 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068748; (dd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068750 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068750; (ee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068752 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068752; (ff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068754 and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068754; (gg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E55A-E100fF; (rr) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761 H100G_E100fF; (ss) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767 D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767 E100fF_D102V; (lll) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767 E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D-E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-068767_E30D-E100fF; (ppp) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_F00fE and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029° F.100fE; (rrr) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_V102D and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_Y32E and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and a VL comprising the VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

Again, the Sequence Table below provides the heavy and light chain variable region sequences and full length heavy and light chain sequences of the antibodies listed above with an IgG1.3 heavy chain constant region (unless a different HC constant region is noted in the table) and notes the locations of their VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 and VL CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 by amino acid residue and with bolding and underlining of the CDRs in each VH and VL sequence. Thus, for example, VH CDR1 of P1-061029 comprises amino acids 26-35 of SEQ ID NO: 67, while VH CDR2 comprises amino acids 50-66 of SEQ ID NO: 67, and VH CDR3 comprises amino acids 99-110 of SEQ ID NO: 67, and so forth, as noted by the bolded and underlined amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 67 shown in the Sequence Table.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. The individual VH sequences for particular antibody species provided herein are listed in the Sequence Table. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767 D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises the VH of any of antibodies P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_JJ100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767 E30D E55A, P1-068767 E100fF_D102V, P1-068767 E55A E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767 E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, but with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions in the framework regions of the VH sequence, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions. In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises the VH of any of antibodies P1-061029 or its progeny such as, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-068766, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D__H100G, P1-068761_E30D E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767 E30D_D102V, P1-068767 E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767-E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, but with one or more germline reversion substitutions, e.g., one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions, in the framework regions of the VH sequences shown in the Sequence Table. Exemplary VH sequences with such amino acid substitutions are provided in the Sequence Table with residues 16 and 84 highlighted in bold and underlined. Note that P1-061015 contains R at position 16 and A at position 84 of its VH framework regions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequences of the VH CDRs of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein and comprises a VH that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073,P1-069075, P1-069077,P1-061015,P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE. In certain embodiments, the VH of the antibody differs from that of the VH sequences shown in the Sequence Table due to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions in the framework regions of the VH sequence, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions, or such as one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions in P1-061029 or its progeny.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH that consists of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761-E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE optionally with one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequences of the VL CDRs of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein and comprises a VL that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029 Y32E, or P1-061029 Y32E_F100fE. In certain embodiments, the VL of the antibody differs from that of the VL sequences shown in the Sequence Table due to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions in the framework regions of the VL sequence, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VL that consists of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075,P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein and comprises a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain of these embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_EL100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE; and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029 or P1-061015.

In certain embodiments, however, the VH of the antibody is that of P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767 E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, but with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions in the framework regions of the VH sequence, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions, and the VL is that of P1-061029 or P1-061015. In certain embodiments, however, the VH of the antibody is that of P1-061029 or its progeny such as P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-068766, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, but with one or both of a K16R or T84A substitution, and the VL is that of P1-061029 or P1-061015.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH and a VL comprising the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, and optionally, wherein the VH comprises one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequences of the VH CDRs of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein as well as a VL CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequences of the VL CDRs of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein, and also comprises a VH and a VL that are each at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the corresponding VH and VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, the VH and the VL of the antibody differ from the VH and VL sequences shown in the Sequence Table due to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions in the framework regions of the sequences, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions, or such as one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions in the VH sequence.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH and VL of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a VH and a VL that each consist of the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761 H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, and optionally, wherein the VH comprises one or both of K16R and/or T84A substitutions.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029; (b) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061015; (c) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068757; (d) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068759; (e) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761; (f) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068763; (g) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068765; (h) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767; (i) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068769; (j) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068771; (k) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of -068773; (l) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068775; (m) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069059; (n) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069061; (o) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069063; (p) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069065; (q) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069067; (r) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069069; (s) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069071; (t) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069073; (u) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069075; (v) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069077; (w) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068736; (x) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068738; (y) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068740; (z) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068742; (aa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068744; (bb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH f P1-068746 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068746; (cc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068748; (dd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068750; (ee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068752; (ff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068754; (gg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761 H100G; (ii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A E56N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761-E32Y_H100G; (zz) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767 D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029° F.100fE and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029; (b) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068757; (c) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068759; (d) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761; (e) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068763; (f) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068765; (g) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767; (h) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068769; (i) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068771; (j) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of -068773; (k) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068775; (l) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069059; (m) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069061; (n) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069063; (o) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069065; (p) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069067; (q) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069069; (r) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069071; (s) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069073; (t) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069075; (u) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-069077; (v) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A; (w) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_H100G; (x) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N; (y) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (z) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D; (aa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (bb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (cc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (dd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (ee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E100fF; (ff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (gg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (hh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (ii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (jj) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y; (kk) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ll) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (mm) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (nn) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (oo) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (pp) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (qq) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N; (rr) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ss) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (tt) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D102V; (uu) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A; (vv) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (ww) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (xx) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D; (yy) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (zz) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (aaa) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (bbb) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions, and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (ccc) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF; (ddd) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (eee) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (fff) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE; (ggg) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_V102D; (hhh) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_Y32E; or (iii) a VH comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE modified by K16R and/or T84A substitutions and a VL comprising the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029; (b) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061015 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061015 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061015; (c) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068757 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068757 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068757; (d) a VII comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068759 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068759 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068759; (e) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761; (f) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068763 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068763 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068763; (g) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068765 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068765 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068765; (h) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767; (i) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068769 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068769 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068769; (j) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068771 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068771 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068771; (k) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068773 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068773 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068773; (l) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068775 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068775 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068775; (m) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069059 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069059 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069059; (n) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069061 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069061 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069061; (o) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069063 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069063 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069063; (p) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069065 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069065 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069065; (q) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069067 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069067 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069067; (r) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069069 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069069 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069069; (s) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069071 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069071 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069071; (t) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069073 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069073 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069073; (u) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069075 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069075 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069075; (v) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-069077 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-069077 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-069077; (w) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068736 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068736 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068736; (x) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068738 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068738 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068738; (y) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068740 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068740 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068740; (z) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068742 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068742 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068742; (aa) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068744 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068744 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068744; (bb) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068746 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068746 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068746; (cc) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068748 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068748 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068748; (dd) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068750 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068750 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068750; (ee) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068752 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068752 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068752; (ff) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068754 and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068754 and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068754; (gg) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_H100G and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E56N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761-E56N_H100G; (nn) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D E56N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E55A-E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761-H100G_E100fF; (ss) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E30D E32Y and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y__H100G and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a VH comprising the VII CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_D52N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767 D52N_E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767 E55A_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_D102V and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767 E30D_D52N and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VII and VL of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E30D and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767 E30D E55A and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E55A E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E55A E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767 D52N_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767 D52N_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029_F00fE and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029_V102D and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029_Y32E and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a VH comprising the VH CDRs of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and a VL comprising the VL CDRs of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and VH and VL amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the VH and VL of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE;

optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some of the above embodiments, the VH and/or VL may differ from the sequence of each of the species (a) to (ttt) by the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions. In some embodiments, the VH may comprise one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-061029; (b) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-061015; (c) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068757; (d) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068759; (e) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068761; (f) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068763; (g) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068765; (h) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068767; (i) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068769; (j) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068771; (k) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068773; (l) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068775; (m) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069059; (n) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069061; (o) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069063; (p) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069065; (q) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069067; (r) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069069; (s) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069071; (t) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069073; (u) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069075; (v) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-069077; (w) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068736; (x) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068738; (y) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068740; (z) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068742; (aa) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068744; (bb) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH f P1-068746 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068746; (cc) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068748; (dd) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068750; (ee) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068752; (ff) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and a VL consisting of the VL of P1-068754; (gg) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761-E55A_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D E100fF; (tt) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E30D E32Y; (yy) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y__H100G and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767-D102V; (fff) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767-E30D_D102V; (iii) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767 E30D_E55A; (kkk) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-068767 E30D E100fF; (ppp) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a VH consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and a VL consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VL of P1-061029 Y32E_F100fE;

optionally wherein the VII in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA Ab comprises any of the variable regions and/or variable region CDRs 1-3 of the antibodies described above and elsewhere herein, such as:

(1) one or more of VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (2) the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (3) the VH of: (4) one or more of VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 and one or more of VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (5) the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 and VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (6) the VH and the VLs of: or (7) the VL and the VH, with the exception of one or both of K16R and T84A substitutions in the VH (in the case of P1-061029 or its progeny), of: P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE; and the anti-VISTA Ab is also an IgG antibody, such as IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4 antibody or a modified form thereof as described in the section below. In some embodiments, the constant region has effector function, and in some embodiments, the constant region is effectorless. In certain embodiments, the constant region is that of IgG1.3.

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA Ab comprises any of the variable regions and/or variable region CDRs 1-3 of the antibodies described above and elsewhere herein, such as:

(1) one or more of VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (2) the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (3) the VH of: (4) one or more of VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 and one or more of VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (5) the VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 and VL CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of: (6) the VH and the VLs of: or (7) the VL and the VH, with the exception of one or both of K16R and T84A substitutions in the VH (in the case of P1-061029 and it progeny), of: P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767 D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029 Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, and further comprises one or more of the following characteristics:

specifically binding to hVISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD or a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35-127 of SEQ ID NO: 2, at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; lacking of significant binding to hVISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD or a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35-127 of SEQ ID NO: 2, at physiological pH or neutral pH, e.g., pH 7.4 or pH 7.0; specifically binding to cyno VISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD, at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; lacking of significant binding to cyno VISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD, at physiological pH or neutral pH, e.g., pH 7.4 or pH 7.0; having reduced binding to hVISTA-ECD having a substitution at one or more of the following amino acids: T35, Y37, K38, T39, Y41, R54, T61, F62, Q63, L65, H66, L67, H68, H69, F97, L115, V117, 1119, H121, H122, S124, E125, R127 relative to hVISTA ECD having SEQ ID NO: 2; cross-competing for binding to hVISTA with P1-061029, P1-068761, P1-068767 and/or P1-061015; inhibiting binding of hVISTA to human T cells expressing VISTA (e.g., naïve or activated T cells) at acidic pH e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; inhibiting binding of hVISTA to PSGL-1 at acidic pH e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5 (e.g., inhibiting the interaction between H153 and H154 of hVISTA having SEQ ID NO: 1 and PSGL-1 tyrosines Y46 and Y48), wherein PSGL-1 is with or without siayl lewis X, and wherein the tyrosines are preferably sulfotyrosines; a mean residence time (MRT) of at least 100, 200, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600 or 700 hours (e.g., at least 350 hours) in cynomolgus monkeys, measured, e.g, as described in the Examples; stimulating T cell activation by, e.g., enhancing T cell proliferation; enhancing IFN-γ production from T cells; and/or stimulating T cell receptor mediated NF-kB signaling; inhibiting VISTA mediated cell:cell adhesion; specifically binding to hVISTA in samples of human tumor cells or samples of inflamed human tissue that express VISTA; contacting hVISTA through one or more (e.g., at least 1-3, 1-5, 1-10, 5-10, 5-15 or all) energetically important contact residues Y37, T39, R54, F62, H66, V117, I119 or S124, as determined, e.g., using the yeast surface display and NGS assay described in Example 15; and wherein numbering is that of mature hVISTA; binding to Region 1: 57 LGPVDKGHDVTF 68 ; Region 2: 86 RRPIRNLTFQDL 97 ; and Region 3: 148 VVEIRHHHSEHRVHGAME 165 ofhVISTA having SEQ ID NO: 1, and optionally wherein the binding is strongest to Region 2, as determined by MS-HDX as described in Example 21; binding to the histidine-rich β-sheet extension of hVISTA, as determined, e.g., by crystallography, as described, e.g., in the Examples; contacting H121, H122 and/or H123 of mature hVISTA (distance of 4.0 Ångströms (Å) or less), such as through hydrogen bonds, as determined, e.g., by crystallography, as described, e.g., in the Examples; contacting hVISTA through at least one or more glutamic acid, aspartic acid or histidine residue that is located in VH CDR1, CDR2 or CDR3; and and any additional characteristic set forth in the claims and/or in the Examples.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a heavy chain (HC) comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, as shown below in the Sequence Table, comprising an IgG1.3 heavy chain constant region, such as P1-061029.IgG1.3 (SEQ ID NO: 69), P1-068757.IgG1.3, P1-068759.IgG1.3, P1-068761.IgG1.3, P1-068763.IgG1.3, P1-068765.IgG1.3, P1-068767.IgG1.3, P1-068769.IgG1.3, P1-068771.IgG1.3, P1-068773.IgG1.3, P1-068775.IgG1.3, P1-069059.IgG1.3, P1-069061.IgG1.3, P1-069063.IgG1.3, P1-069065.IgG1.3, P1-069067.IgG1.3, P1-069069.IgG1.3, P1-069071.IgG1.3, P1-069073.IgG1.3, P1-069075.IgG1.3, P1-069077.IgG1.3, P1-061015.IgG1.3, P1-068736.IgG1.3, P1-068738.IgG1.3, P1-068740.IgG1.3, P1-068742.IgG1.3, P1-068744.IgG1.3, P1-068766.IgG1.3, P1-068748.IgG1.3, P1-068750.IgG1.3, P1-068752.IgG1.3, P1-068754.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3, P1-068767__E30D_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3, P1-068767-E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-061029__F100fE_V102D.IgG1.3, P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3, P1-061029__V102D.IgG1.3, P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3, optionally wherein the VH comprise one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein, which comprise an IgG1.3 heavy chain constant region, and the amino acid sequence of the light chain of any of the anti-hVISTA Abs provided herein. In certain embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, which comprise an IgG1.3 HC constant region, such as P1-061029.IgG1.3 (SEQ ID NO: 69), P1-068757.IgG1.3, P1-068759.IgG1.3, P1-068761.IgG1.3, P1-068763.IgG1.3, P1-068765.IgG1.3, P1-068767.IgG1.3, P1-068769.IgG1.3, P1-068771.IgG1.3, P1-068773.IgG1.3, P1-068775.IgG1.3, P1-069059.IgG1.3, P1-069061.IgG1.3, P1-069063.IgG1.3, P1-069065.IgG1.3, P1-069067.IgG1.3, P1-069069.IgG1.3, P1-069071.IgG1.3, P1-069073.IgG1.3, P1-069075.IgG1.3, P1-069077.IgG1.3, P1-061015.IgG1.3, P1-068736.IgG1.3, P1-068738.IgG1.3, P1-068740.IgG1.3, P1-068742.IgG1.3, P1-068744.IgG1.3, P1-068766.IgG1.3, P1-068748.IgG1.3, P1-068750.IgG1.3, P1-068752.IgG1.3, P1-068754.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761-E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767 D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E55A E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D.IgG1.3, P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3, P1-061029_V102D.IgG1.3, P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3, optionally wherein the VH comprise one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions; and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029 or P1-061015.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029.IgG1.3 (SEQ ID NO: 69) and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061015.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068757.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068759.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068763.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068765.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068769.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068771.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068773.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068775.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069059.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069061.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069063.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069065.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069067.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069069.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069071.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069073.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069075.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069077.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068736.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068738.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068740.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068742.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068744.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain f P1-068746.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068748.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068750.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068752.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068754.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761-E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767 D52N_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767 E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; or (ooo) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF. (ppp) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029° F.100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_V102D.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE;

optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

An anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a heavy chain (HC) comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029 and a light chain (LC) comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029.IgG1.3, respectively; (b) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061015 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061015 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061015.IgG1.3, respectively; (c) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068757 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068757 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068757.IgG1.3, respectively; (d) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068759 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068759 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068759.IgG1.3, respectively; (e) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761.IgG1.3, respectively; (f) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068763 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068763 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068763.IgG1.3, respectively; (g) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068765 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068765 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068765.IgG1.3, respectively; (h) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767.IgG1.3, respectively; (i) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068769 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068769 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068769.IgG1.3, respectively; (j) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068771 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068771 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068771.IgG1.3, respectively; (k) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068773 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068773 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068773.IgG1.3, respectively; (l) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068775 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068775 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068775.IgG1.3, respectively; (m) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069059 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069059 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069059.IgG1.3, respectively; (n) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069061 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069061 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069061.IgG1.3, respectively; (o) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069063 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069063 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069063.IgG1.3, respectively; (p) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069065 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069065 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069065.IgG1.3, respectively; (q) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069067 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069067 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069067.IgG1.3, respectively; (r) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069069 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069069 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069069.IgG1.3, respectively; (s) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069071 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069071 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069071.IgG1.3, respectively; (t) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069073 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069073 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069073.IgG1.3, respectively; (u) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069075 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069075 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069075.IgG1.3, respectively; (v) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-069077 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-069077 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-069077.IgG1.3, respectively; (w) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068736 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068736 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068736.IgG1.3, respectively; (x) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068738 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068738 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068738.IgG1.3, respectively; (y) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068740 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068740 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068740.IgG1.3, respectively; (z) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068742 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068742 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068742.IgG1.3, respectively; (aa) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068744 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068744 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068744.IgG1.3, respectively; (bb) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068746 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068746 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068746.IgG1.3, respectively; (cc) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068748 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068748 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068748.IgG1.3, respectively; (dd) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068750 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068750 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068750.IgG1.3, respectively; (ee) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068752 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068752 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068752.IgG1.3, respectively; (ff) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068754 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068754 and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068754.IgG1.3, respectively; (gg) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (hh) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_H100G and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3, respectively; (ii) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E56N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3, respectively; (jj) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3, respectively; (kk) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3, respectively; (ll) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (mm) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3, respectively; (nn) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3, respectively; (oo) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3, respectively; (pp) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (qq) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (rr) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_H100G-E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (ss) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761-E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (tt) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E56N-E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (uu) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3, respectively; (vv) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (ww) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3, respectively; (xx) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3, respectively; (yy) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3, respectively; (zz) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (aaa) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_D52N_D102V.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_D52N_D102V.IgG1.3, respectively; (bbb) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_D52N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3, respectively; (ccc) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (ddd) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3, respectively; (eee) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_D102V.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_D102V and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_D102V.IgG1.3, respectively; (fff) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (ggg) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3, respectively; (hhh) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E30D_D102V.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E30D_D102V.IgG1.3, respectively; (iii) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E30D and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3, respectively; (jjj) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3, respectively; (kkk) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3, respectively; (lll) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (mmm) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (nnn) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (ooo) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3, respectively; (ppp) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D.IgG1.3, respectively; (qqq) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029_F10fE and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3, respectively; (rrr) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029_V102D.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029 V102D and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029_V102D.IgG1.3, respectively; (sss) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029_Y32E and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3, respectively; or (ttt) a HC comprising the HC CDRs of the HC of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a LC comprising the LC CDRs of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and HC and LC amino acid sequences that are at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to the HC and LC of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3, respectively.

In some of the above embodiments, the HC and/or LC may differ from the sequence of each of the species (a) to (ttt) by the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions. In some embodiments, for example, the HC of P1-061029 or one of its progeny may comprise one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions in the VH region of the HC (P1-061015 and its progeny already have an R and an A at those positions, respectively).

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise:

(a) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029; (b) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061015.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068757.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068759.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068763.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068765.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068769.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068771.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068773.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068775.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069059.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069061.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069063.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069065.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069067.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069069.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069071.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069073.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069075.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-069077.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068736 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068738.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068740.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068742.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068744.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain f P1-068746.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068748.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068750.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068752.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068754 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E55A_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761__H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_D102V; (ff) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_D52N.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_E55A.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029° F.10fE; (rrr) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_V102D.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_Y32E.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.IgG1.3 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the light chain of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, wherein, optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates anti-VISTA mAbs comprising:

a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequences of the heavy chain of (a) to (ttt) listed above followed by a Lys residue; and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of (a) to (ttt) listed above; wherein the heavy chain and light chain amino acid sequences are chosen from the same antibody species from among (a) to (ttt) listed above.

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise a heavy chain amino acid sequence comprising the VH amino acid sequence of the antibody species herein, but rather than an IgG1.3 heavy chain constant region, as provided in the HC sequences in the Sequence Table herein (and see SEQ ID NO: 163), the antibody may comprise a different heavy chain constant region sequence, such as a human wild-type IgG1 constant region such as human IgG1 allotype f (IgG1f) (SEQ ID NO: 182), or a modified human IgG1 constant region such as IgG1.1f (SEQ ID NO: 183), or a modified human IgG1 constant region such as IgG1.P238K (SEQ ID NO: 184). Accordingly, embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (f) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767-E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767 E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some embodiments, the LC may be as specified in (a) to (ttt) above, but the HC may differ from the sequence of each of the species (a) to ttt) by the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acid substitutions, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 conservative substitutions. In some embodiments, for example, the HC of P1-061029 or one of its progeny may comprise one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions in the VH region of the HC (P1-061015 and its progeny already have an R at VH position 16 and an A at VH position 84).

Certain embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VII of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E1001F and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 182, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE., wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 182 form a peptidic bond; and optionally wherein the VII in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates anti-VISTA mAbs comprising:

a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequences of (i) a VH of (a) to (ttt) listed above, (ii) SEQ ID NO: 182, and (iii) a Lys residue, wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 182 form a peptidic bond and wherein the C-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 182 is joined to the N-terminal of the Lys; and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of (a) to (ttt) listed above; wherein the VH and light chain amino acid sequences are chosen from the same antibody species from among (a) to (ttt) listed above.

Certain embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A E56N; (kk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D E56N; (pp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_EM100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E1001F and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE; optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

Certain embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (1) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761-_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VII of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 183, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 Y32E_F100fE. wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 183 form a peptidic bond; and optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates anti-VISTA mAbs comprising:

a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequences of (i) a VH of (a) to (ttt) listed above, (ii) SEQ ID NO: 183, and (iii) a Lys residue, wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 183 form a peptidic bond and wherein the C-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 183 is joined to the N-terminal of the Lys; and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of (a) to (ttt) listed above; wherein the VH and light chain amino acid sequences are chosen from the same antibody species from among (a) to (ttt) listed above.

Further embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32V; (yy) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chai comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767 E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain comprising (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain comprising the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE; and optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

Yet further embodiments of this disclosure include anti-VISTA Abs comprising:

(a) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 67) and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029 (SEQ ID NO: 70); (b) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061015 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061015; (c) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068757 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068757; (d) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068759 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068759; (e) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761; (f) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068763 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068763; (g) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068765 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068765; (h) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767; (i) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068769 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068769; (j) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068771 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068771; (k) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068773 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068773; (l) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068775 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068775; (m) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069059 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069059; (n) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069061 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069061; (o) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069063 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069063; (p) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069065 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069065; (q) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069067 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069067; (r) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069069 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069069; (s) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069071 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069071; (t) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069073 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069073; (u) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069075 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069075; (v) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-069077 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-069077; (w) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068736 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068736; (x) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068738 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068738; (y) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068740 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068740; (z) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068742 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068742; (aa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068744 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068744; (bb) a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068746 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068746; (cc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068748 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068748; (dd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068750 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068750; (ee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068752 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068752; (ff) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068754 and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068754; (gg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A; (hh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G; (ii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N; (jj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E56N; (kk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D; (ll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E55A; (mm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_H100G; (nn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_H100G; (oo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E56N; (pp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E100fF; (qq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E55A_E100fF; (rr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_H100G_E100fF; (ss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E100fF; (tt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E56N_E100fF; (uu) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y; (vv) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E55A; (ww) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E56N; (xx) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E30D_E32Y; (yy) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_H100G; (zz) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF; (aaa) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_D102V; (bbb) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N; (ccc) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D52N_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E55A; (ddd) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_D102V; (eee) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D102V; (fff a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A; (ggg) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D52N and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D52N; (hhh) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_D102V; (iii) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D; (jjj) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E55A and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E30D_E55A; (kkk) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF_D102V; (lll) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E55A_E100fF; (mmm) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767 D52N_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_D52N_E100fF; (nnn) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767_E100fF; (ooo) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-068767_E30D_E100fF and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-068767 E30D_E100fF; (ppp) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE_V102D; (qqq) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029° F.100fE and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_F100fE; (rrr) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_V102D and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_V102D; (sss) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E; or (ttt) a heavy chain consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence of the VH of P1-061029_Y32E_F1001E and (ii) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 184, and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE. wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 184 form a peptidic bond; and optionally wherein the VH in any of (a) to (ttt) comprises one or both of the K16R and T84A substitutions.

In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates anti-VISTA mAbs comprising:

a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequences of (i) a VH of (a) to (ttt) listed above, (ii) SEQ ID NO: 184, and (iii) a Lys residue, wherein the C-terminal amino acid of VH and the N-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 184 form a peptidic bond and wherein the C-terminal amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 184 is joined to the N-terminal of the Lys; and a light chain consisting of the light chain amino acid sequence of (a) to (ttt) listed above; wherein the VH and light chain amino acid sequences are chosen from the same antibody species from among (a) to (ttt) listed above.

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise an amino acid VH sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061029, wherein the antibody comprises a VH CDR1, CDR2, and/or CDR3 of P1-061029 in which at least one residue has been substituted with a D, an E, or an H. In some embodiments, each of the VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of P1-061029 contains one, two, or three residues substituted with a D, E, or H. In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise an amino acid VH sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061029, wherein the antibody comprises a VH CDR1 comprising one or two D or E residues at amino acid positions 4, 5, or 7 of CDR1, and/or comprises a VH CDR2 with one, two, or three D, E, or H residues at positions 3, 5, 6, or 7 of CDR2, and/or a VH CDR3 with one, two, or three D, E, or H residues at positions 6, 12, or 14 of CDR 3. (See Table 5 below for examples os antibodies falling within these embodiments.) In such cases, the light chain variable region may comprise the CDR1, CDR2, and/or CDR3 of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761-E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE, and/or the light chain variable region may be at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767 E100fF, P1-068767 E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise an amino acid VH sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061015, wherein the antibody comprises a VH CDR1, CDR2, and/or CDR3 of P1-061015 in which at least one residue has been substituted with a D, an E, or an H. In some embodiments, each of the VH CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of P1-061015 contains one, two, or three residues substituted with a D, E, or H. In some embodiments, an anti-hVISTA Ab may comprise an amino acid VH sequence that is at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061015, wherein the antibody comprises a VH CDR1 comprising one or two D, E, or H residues at amino acid positions 6, 7, 8, and 9 of CDR1, and/or comprises a VH CDR2 with one, two, or three D, E, or H residues at positions 1, 2, 4, or 8-11 of CDR2, and/or a VH CDR3 with one, two, or three D, E, or H residues at positions 2, 3, 6, 7, or 12 of CDR 3. (See Table 6 below for examples os antibodies falling within these embodiments.) In such cases, the light chain variable region may comprise the CDR1, CDR2, and/or CDR3 of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761_E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE and/or the light chain variable region may be at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% identical to that of P1-061029 or P1-061015 or progeny thereof, such as P1-061029, P1-068757, P1-068759, P1-068761, P1-068763, P1-068765, P1-068767, P1-068769, P1-068771, P1-068773, P1-068775, P1-069059, P1-069061, P1-069063, P1-069065, P1-069067, P1-069069, P1-069071, P1-069073, P1-069075, P1-069077, P1-061015, P1-068736, P1-068738, P1-068740, P1-068742, P1-068744, P1-068766, P1-068748, P1-068750, P1-068752 P1-068754, P1-068761_E55A, P1-068761_H100G, P1-068761_E56N, P1-068761_E55A_E56N, P1-068761_E30D, P1-068761_E30D_E55A, P1-068761_E56N_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_H100G, P1-068761_E30D_E56N, P1-068761_E100fF, P1-068761_E55A_E100fF, P1-068761_H100G_E100fF, P1-068761_E30D_E100fF, P1-068761_E56N_E100fF, P1-068761_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_E55A, P1-068761_E32Y_E56N, P1-068761-E30D_E32Y, P1-068761_E32Y_H100G, P1-068761_E32Y_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_D102V, P1-068767_D52N, P1-068767_D52N_E55A, P1-068767_E55A_D102V, P1-068767_D102V, P1-068767_E55A, P1-068767_E30D_D52N, P1-068767_E30D_D102V, P1-068767_E30D, P1-068767_E30D_E55A, P1-068767_E100fF_D102V, P1-068767_E55A_E100fF, P1-068767_D52N_E100fF, P1-068767_E100fF, P1-068767_E30D_E100fF, P1-061029_F100fE_V102D, P1-061029_F100fE, P1-061029_V102D, P1-061029_Y32E, or P1-061029_Y32E_F100fE.

In some embodiments, such modified anti-hVISTA P1-061029 or P1-061015 progeny possess one or more of the following characteristics:

specifically binding to hVISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD or a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35-127 of SEQ ID NO: 2, at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; lacking of significant binding to hVISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD or a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35-127 of SEQ ID NO: 2, at physiological pH or neutral pH, e.g., pH 7.4 or pH 7.0; specifically binding to cyno VISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD, at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; lacking of significant binding to cyno VISTA, e.g., histidine rich region of the ECD, at physiological pH or neutral pH, e.g., pH 7.4 or pH 7.0; having reduced binding to hVISTA-ECD having a substitution at one or more of the following amino acids: T35, Y37, K38, T39, Y41, R54, T61, F62, Q63, L65, H66, L67, H68, H69, F97, L115, V117, I119, H121, H122, S124, E125, R127 relative to hVISTA ECD having SEQ ID NO: 2; cross-competiting for binding to hVISTA with P1-061029, P1-068761, P1-068767 and/or P1-061015; inhibiting binding of hVISTA to human T cells expressing VISTA (e.g., naïve or activated T cells) at acidic pH e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5; inhibiting binding of hVISTA to PSGL-1 at acidic pH e.g., pH 6.0 or pH 6.5 (e.g., inhibiting the interaction between H153 and H154 of hVISTA having SEQ ID NO: 1 and PSGL-1 tyrosines Y46 and Y48), wherein PSGL-1 is with or without siayl lewis X, and wherein the tyrosines are preferably sulfotyrosines; a mean residence time (MRT) of at least 100, 200, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600 or 700 hours (e.g., at least 350 hours) in cynomolgus monkeys, measured, e.g, as described in the Examples; stimulating T cell activation by, e.g., enhancing T cell proliferation; enhancing IFN-γ production from T cells; and/or stimulating T cell receptor mediated NF-kB signaling; inhibiting VISTA mediated cell: cell adhesion; specifically binding to hVISTA in samples of human tumor cells or samples of inflamed human tissue that express VISTA; contacting hVISTA through one or more (e.g., at least 1-3, 1-5, 1-10, 5-10, 5-15 or all) energetically important contact residues Y37, T39, R54, F62, H66, V 117, 1119 or S124, as determined, e.g., using the yeast surface display and NGS assay described in Example 15; and wherein numbering is that of mature hVISTA; binding to Region 1: 57 LGPVDKGHDVTF 68 ; Region 2: 86 RRPIRNLTFQDL 97 ; and Region 3: 148 VVEIRHHHSEHRVHGAME 165 of hVISTA having SEQ ID NO: 1, and optionally wherein the binding is strongest to Region 2, as determined by MS-HDX as described in Example 21; binding to the histidine-rich β-sheet extension of hVISTA, as determined, e.g., by crystallography, as described, e.g., in the Examples; contacting H121, H122 and/or H123 of mature hVISTA (distance of 4.0 Ångströms (Å) or less), such as through hydrogen bonds, as determined, e.g., by crystallography, as described, e.g., in the Examples; contacting hVISTA through at least one or more glutamic acid, aspartic acid or histidine residue that is located in VH CDR1, CDR2 or CDR3; and and any additional characteristic set forth in the claims and/or in the Examples.

Exemplary Antibody Constant Regions

In some embodiments, an antibody described herein comprises one or more human constant regions. In some embodiments, the human heavy chain constant region is of an isotype selected from IgA, IgG, and IgD. In some embodiments, the human light chain constant region is of an isotype selected from κ and λ. In some embodiments, an antibody described herein comprises a human IgG constant region, such as an IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4. In some embodiments, an antibody described herein comprises a human IgG4 heavy chain constant region. In some such embodiments, an antibody described herein comprises an S241P mutation in the human IgG4 constant region. In some embodiments, an antibody described herein comprises a human IgG4 constant region and a human κ light chain.

The choice of heavy chain constant region can determine whether or not an antibody will have effector function in vivo. Such effector function, in some embodiments, includes antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and/or complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), and can result in killing of the cell to which the antibody is bound. In some methods of treatment, including methods of treating some cancers, cell killing may be desirable, for example, when the antibody binds to a cell that supports the maintenance or growth of the tumor. Exemplary cells that may support the maintenance or growth of a tumor include, but are not limited to, tumor cells themselves, cells that aid in the recruitment of vasculature to the tumor, and cells that provide ligands, growth factors, or counter-receptors that support or promote tumor growth or tumor survival. In some embodiments, when effector function is desirable, an antibody comprising a human IgG1 heavy chain or a human IgG3 heavy chain is selected.

In certain embodiments, an antibody provided herein is altered to increase or decrease the extent to which the antibody is glycosylated. Addition or deletion of glycosylation sites to an antibody may be conveniently accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence such that one or more glycosylation sites is created or removed.

Where the antibody comprises an Fc region, the carbohydrate attached thereto may be altered. Native antibodies produced by mammalian cells typically comprise a branched, biantennary oligosaccharide that is generally attached by an N-linkage to Asn297 of the CH2 domain of the Fc region. See, e.g., Wright et al. TIBTECH 15:26-32 (1997). The oligosaccharide may include various carbohydrates, e.g., mannose, N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc), galactose, and sialic acid, as well as a fucose attached to a GlcNAc in the “stem” of the biantennary oligosaccharide structure. In some embodiments, modifications of the oligosaccharide in an antibody of the invention may be made in order to create antibodies with certain improved properties. For example, in some embodiments an antibody may be afucosylated, for example, by mutating residues such as Asn297 that are normally glycosylated with fucose-containing glycosylations, or through other means. In some embodiments, antibodies herein may comprise an afucosylated human IgG1 constant region.

Antibodies are further provided with bisected oligosaccharides, e.g., in which a biantennary oligosaccharide attached to the Fc region of the antibody is bisected by GlcNAc. Such antibodies may have reduced fucosylation and/or improved ADCC function. Examples of such antibodies are described, e.g., in WO 2003/011878 (Jean-Mairet et al.); U.S. Pat. No. 6,602,684 (Umana et al.); and US 2005/0123546 (Umana et al.). Antibodies with at least one galactose residue in the oligosaccharide attached to the Fc region are also provided. Such antibodies may have improved CDC function. Such antibodies are described, e.g., in WO 1997/30087 (Patel et al.); WO 1998/58964 (Raju, S.); and WO 1999/22764 (Raju, S.).

Antibodies are also provided with amino-terminal leader extensions. For example, one or more amino acid residues of the amino-terminal leader sequence are present at the amino-terminus of any one or more heavy or light chains of an antibody. An exemplary amino-terminal leader extension comprises or consists of three amino acid residues, VHS, present on one or both light chains of an antibody.

The in vivo or serum half-life of human FcRn high affinity binding polypeptides can be assayed, e.g., in transgenic mice, in humans, or in non-human primates to which the polypeptides with a variant Fc region are administered. See also, e.g., Petkova et al. International Immunology 18(12):1759-1769 (2006).

In some embodiments of the invention, an afucosylated antibody mediates ADCC in the presence of human effector cells more effectively than a parent antibody that comprises fucose, Generally, ADCC activity may be determined using the in vitro ADCC assay as herein disclosed, but other assays or methods for determining ADCC activity, e.g. in an animal model etc., are contemplated.

In certain embodiments, the Fc region is altered by replacing at least one amino acid residue with a different amino acid residue to alter the effector function(s) of the antibody. For example, one or more amino acids selected from amino acid residues 234, 235, 236, 237, 297, 318, 320, 322, 330, and/or 331 can be replaced with a different amino acid residue such that the antibody has an altered affinity for an effector ligand but retains the antigen-binding ability of the parent antibody. The effector ligand to which affinity is altered can be, for example, an Fc receptor or the C1 component of complement. This approach is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,624,821 and 5,648,260, both by Winter et al.

In some examples, one or more amino acids selected from amino acid residues 329, 331 and 322 can be replaced with a different amino acid residue such that the antibody has altered C1q binding and/or reduced or abolished complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). This approach is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,194,551 by Idusogie et al.

In some examples, one or more amino acid residues within amino acid positions 231 and 239 are altered to thereby alter the ability of the antibody to fix complement. This approach is described further in PCT Publication WO 94/29351 by Bodmer et al. In some examples, the Fc region can be modified to decrease antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and/or to decrease the affinity for an Fcγ receptor by modifying one or more amino acids at the following positions: 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 276, 278, 280, 283, 285,286, 289, 290, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299, 301, 303, 305, 307, 309, 312, 313, 315, 320, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 338, 340, 360, 373, 376, 378, 382, 388, 389, 398, 414, 416, 419, 430, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438 or 439. Exemplary substitutions include 236A, 239D, 239E, 268D, 267E, 268E, 268F, 324T, 332D, and 332E. Exemplary variants include 239D/332E, 236A/332E, 236A/239D/332E, 268F/324T, 267E/268F, 267E/324T, and 267E/268F7324T. Other Fc modifications that can be made to Fcs are those for reducing or ablating binding to FcγR and/or complement proteins, thereby reducing or ablating Fc-mediated effector functions such as ADCC, ADCP, and CDC. Exemplary modifications include but are not limited substitutions, insertions, and deletions at positions 234, 235, 236, 237, 267, 269, 325, 328, 330, and/or 331 (e.g., 330 and 331), wherein numbering is according to the EU index. Exemplary substitutions include but are not limited to 234A, 235E, 236R, 237A, 267R, 269R, 325L, 328R, 330S, and 331S (e.g., 330S, and 331 S), wherein numbering is according to the EU index. An Fc variant can comprise 236R/328R. Other modifications for reducing FcγR and complement interactions include substitutions 297A, 234A, 235A, 237A, 318A, 228P, 236E, 268Q, 309L, 330S, 331 S, 220S, 226S, 229S, 238S, 233P, and 234V, as well as removal of the glycosylation at position 297 by mutational or enzymatic means or by production in organisms such as bacteria that do not glycosylate proteins. These and other modifications are reviewed in Strohl, 2009, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 20:685-691. For example, the human IgG1.3 Fc constant region contains L234A, L235E, and G237A substitutions. The IgG1fa.P238K (or IgG1.P238K) contains a P238K substitution. The IgG1.1f omprises L234A, L235E, G237A, A330S, and P331S substitutions.

Fc variants that enhance affinity for an inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb can also be used. Such variants can provide an Fc fusion protein with immunomodulatory activities related to FcγRIIb cells, including for example B cells and monocytes. In one embodiment, the Fc variants provide selectively enhanced affinity to FcγRIIb relative to one or more activating receptors. Modifications for altering binding to FcγRIIb include one or more modifications at a position selected from the group consisting of 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 266, 267, 268, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, and 332, according to the EU index. Exemplary substitutions for enhancing FcγRIIb affinity include but are not limited to 234A, 234D, 234E, 234F, 234W, 235D, 235E, 235F, 235R, 235Y, 236D, 236N, 237A, 237D, 237N, 239D, 239E, 266M, 267D, 267E, 268D, 268E, 327D, 327E, 328F, 328W, 328Y, 330S, 331S, and 332E. Exemplary substitutions include 235Y, 236D, 239D, 266M, 267E, 268D, 268E, 328F, 328W, and 328Y. Other Fc variants for enhancing binding to FcγRIIb include 235Y/267E, 236D/267E, 239D/268D, 239D/267E, 267E/268D, 267E/268E, and 267E/328F.

Other modifications for enhancing FcγR and complement interactions include but are not limited to substitutions 298 A, 333A, 334A, 326A, 2471, 339D, 339Q, 280H, 290S, 298D, 298V, 243L, 292P, 300L, 396L, 3051, and 396L. These and other modifications are reviewed in Strohl, 2009, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 20:685-691. Fc modifications that increase binding to an Fcγ receptor include amino acid modifications at any one or more of amino acid positions 238, 239, 248, 249, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 265, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 279, 280, 283, 285, 298, 289, 290, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 301, 303, 305, 307, 312, 315, 324, 327, 329, 330, 335, 337, 338, 340, 360, 373, 376, 379, 382, 388, 389, 398, 414, 416, 419, 430, 434, 435, 437, 438 or 439 of the Fc region, wherein the numbering of the residues in the Fc region is that of the EU index as in Patent Publication No. WO 00/42072.

Optionally, the Fc region can comprise a non-naturally occurring amino acid residue at additional and/or alternative positions known to one skilled in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,624,821; 6,277,375; 6,737,056; 6,194,551; 7,317,091; 8,101,720; PCX Patent Publications WO 00/42072; WO 01/58957; WO 02/06919; WO 04/016750; WO 04/029207; WO 04/035752; WO 04/074455; WO 04/099249; WO 04/063351; WO 05/070963; WO 05/040217, WO 05/092925 and WO 06/0201 14).

The affinities and binding properties of an Fc region for its ligand can be determined by a variety of in vitro assay methods (biochemical or immunological based assays) known in the art including but not limited to, equilibrium methods (e.g., enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA), or radioimmunoassay (RIA)), or kinetics (e.g., BIACORE analysis), and other methods such as indirect binding assays, competitive inhibition assays, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), gel electrophoresis and chromatography (e.g., gel filtration). These and other methods can utilize a label on one or more of the components being examined and/or employ a variety of detection methods including but not limited to chromogenic, fluorescent, luminescent, or isotopic labels. A detailed description of binding affinities and kinetics can be found in Paul, W. E., ed., Fundamental immunology, 4th Ed., Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia (1999), which focuses on antibody-immunogen interactions.

In certain embodiments, the antibody is modified to increase its biological half-life. Various approaches are possible. For example, this can be done by increasing the binding affinity of the Fc region for FcRn, For example, one or more of more of following residues can be mutated: 252, 254, 256, 433, 435, 436, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,277,375. Specific exemplary substitutions include one or more of the following: T252L, T254S, and/or T256F. Alternatively, to increase the biological half life, the antibody can be altered within the CH1 or CL region to contain a salvage receptor binding epitope taken from two loops of a CH2 domain of an Fc region of an IgG, as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,869,046 and 6,121,022 by Presta et al. Other exemplary variants that increase binding to FcRn and/or improve pharmacokinetic properties include substitutions at positions 259, 308, 428, and 434, including for example 2591, 308F, 428L, 428M, 434S, 4341 1. 434F, 434Y, and 434X1. Other variants that increase Fc binding to FcRn include: 250E, 250Q, 428 L, 428F, 250Q/428L (Hinton et al. 2004, J. Biol. Chem. 279(8): 6213-6216, Hinton et al. 2006 Journal of Immunology 176:346-356), 256A, 272A, 286A, 305A, 307A, 307Q, 31 IA, 312A, 376A, 378Q, 380A, 382A, 434A (Shields et al., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001, 276(9):6591-6604), 252F, 252T, 252Y, 252W, 254T, 256S, 256R, 256Q, 256E, 256D, 256T, 309P, 31 1 S, 433R, 433S, 4331, 433P, 433Q, 434H, 434F, 434Y, 252Y/254T/256E, 433K/434F/436H, 308T/309P/311S (Dall Acqua et al. Journal of Immunology, 2002, 169:5171-5180, Dall'Acqua et al., 2006 , Journal of Biological Chemistry 281:23514-23524). Other modifications for modulating FcRn binding are described in Yeung et al., 2010, J Immunol, 182:7663-7671.

In certain embodiments, hybrid IgG isotypes with particular biological characteristics can be used. For example, an IgG1/IgG3 hybrid variant can be constructed by substituting IgG1 positions in the CH2 and/or CH3 region with the amino acids from IgG3 at positions where the two isotypes differ. Thus a hybrid variant IgG antibody can be constructed that comprises one or more substitutions, e.g., 274Q, 276K, 300F, 339T, 356E, 358M, 384S, 392N, 397M, 4221, 435R, and 436F. In some embodiments described herein, an IgG1/IgG2 hybrid variant can be constructed by substituting IgG2 positions in the CH2 and/or CH3 region with amino acids from IgG1 at positions where the two isotypes differ. Thus a hybrid variant IgG antibody can be constructed that comprises one or more substitutions, e.g., one or more of the following amino acid substitutions: 233E, 234L, 235L, -236G (referring to an insertion of a glycine at position 236), and 327A.

Moreover, the binding sites on human IgG1 for FcγRI, FcγRII, FcγRIII and FcRn have been mapped and variants with improved binding have been described (see Shields, R. L. et al. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276:6591-6604). Specific mutations at positions 256, 290, 298, 333, 334 and 339 were shown to improve binding to FcγRIII. Additionally, the following combination mutants were shown to improve FcγRIII binding: T256A/S298A, S298A/E333A, S298A/K224A and S298A/E333A/K334A, which has been shown to exhibit enhanced FcγRIIIa binding and ADCC activity (Shields et al., 2001). Other IgG1 variants with strongly enhanced binding to FcγRIIIa have been identified, including variants with S239D/I332E and S239D/1332E/A330L mutations which showed the greatest increase in affinity for FcγRIIIa, a decrease in FcγRIIb binding, and strong cytotoxic activity in cynomolgus monkeys (Lazar et al., 2006). Introduction of the triple mutations into antibodies such as alemtuzumab (CD52-specific), trastuzumab (HER2/neu-specific), rituximab (CD20-specific), and cetuximab (EGFR-specific) translated into greatly enhanced ADCC activity in vitro, and the S239D/I332E variant showed an enhanced capacity to deplete B cells in monkeys (Lazar et al., 2006). In addition, IgG1 mutants containing L235V, F243L, R292P, Y300L and P396L mutations which exhibited enhanced binding to FcγRIIIa and concomitantly enhanced ADCC activity in transgenic mice expressing human FcγRIIIa in models of B cell malignancies and breast cancer have been identified (Stavenhagen et al., 2007; Nordstrom et al., 2011). Other Fc mutants that can be used include: S298A/E333A/L334A, S239D/1332E, S239D/1332E/A330L, L235V/F243L/R292P/Y300L/P396L, and M428L/N434S.

In certain embodiments, an Fc is chosen that has reduced binding to FcγRs. An exemplary Fc, e.g., IgG1 Fc, with reduced FcγR binding comprises the following three amino acid substitutions: L234A, L235E and G237A.

In certain embodiments, an Fc is chosen that has reduced complement fixation. An exemplary Fc, e.g., IgG1 Fc, with reduced complement fixation has the following two amino acid substitutions: A330S and P331S.

In certain embodiments, an Fc is chosen that has essentially no effector function, i.e., it has reduced binding to FcγRs and reduced complement fixation. An exemplary Fc, e.g., IgG1 Fc, that is effectorless comprises the following five mutations: L234A, L235E, G237A, A330S and P331S.

When using an IgG4 constant domain, it can include the substitution S228P, which mimics the hinge sequence in IgG1 and thereby stabilizes IgG4 molecules.

Fc modifications described in WO 2017/087678 or WO2016081746 may also be used.

In certain embodiments, the glycosylation of an antibody is modified. For example, an aglycoslated antibody can be made (i.e., the antibody lacks glycosylation). Glycosylation can be altered to, for example, increase the affinity of the antibody for antigen. Such carbohydrate modifications can be accomplished by, for example, altering one or more sites of glycosylation within the antibody sequence. For example, one or more amino acid substitutions can be made that result in elimination of one or more variable region framework glycosylation sites to thereby eliminate glycosylation at that site. Such aglycosylation can increase the affinity of the antibody for antigen. Such an approach is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,714,350 and 6,350,861 by Co et al.

Glycosylation of the constant region on N297 can be prevented by mutating the N297 residue to another residue, e.g., N297A, and/or by mutating an adjacent amino acid, e.g., 298 to thereby reduce glycosylation on N297.

Additionally or alternatively, an antibody can be made that has an altered type of glycosylation, such as a hypofucosylated antibody having reduced amounts of fucosyl residues or an antibody having increased bisecting GlcNac structures. Such altered glycosylation patterns have been demonstrated to increase the ADCC ability of antibodies. Such carbohydrate modifications can be accomplished by, for example, expressing the antibody in a host cell with altered glycosylation machinery. Cells with altered glycosylation machinery have been described in the art and can be used as host cells in which to express recombinant antibodies described herein to thereby produce an antibody with altered glycosylation. For example, EP 1,176,195 by Hanai et al. describes a cell line with a functionally disrupted FUT8 gene, which encodes a fucosyl transferase, such that antibodies expressed in such a cell line exhibit hypofucosylation. PCT Publication WO 03/035835 by Presta describes a variant CHO cell line, Led 3 cells, with reduced ability to attach fucose to Asn(297)-linked carbohydrates, also resulting in hypofucosylation of antibodies expressed in that host cell (see also Shields, R. L. et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:26733-26740). PCT Publication WO 99/54342 by Umana et al. describes cell lines engineered to express glycoprotein-modifying glycosyl transferases {e.g., beta(1,4)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnTIII)) such that antibodies expressed in the engineered cell lines exhibit increased bisecting GlcNac structures which results in increased ADCC activity of the antibodies (see also Umana et al. (1999) Nat. Biotech. 17: 176-180).

Another modification of the antibodies described herein is pegylation. An antibody can be pegylated to, for example, increase the biological (e.g., serum) half-life of the antibody. To pegylate an antibody, the antibody, or fragment thereof, typically is reacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG), such as a reactive ester or aldehyde derivative of PEG, under conditions in which one or more PEG groups become attached to the antibody or antibody fragment. In some embodiments, the pegylation is carried out via an acylation reaction or an alkylation reaction with a reactive PEG molecule (or an analogous reactive water-soluble polymer). As used herein, the term “polyethylene glycol” is intended to encompass any of the forms of PEG that have been used to derivatize other proteins, such as mono (CI-CIO) alkoxy- or aryloxy-polyethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol-maleimide. In certain embodiments, the antibody to be pegylated is an aglycosylated antibody. Methods for pegylating proteins are known in the art and can be applied to the antibodies described herein. See for example, EP 0 154 316 by Nishimura et al. and EP 0 401 384 by Ishikawa et al.

In various embodiments, an antibody binding to VISTA described herein is modified to selectively block antigen binding in tissues and environments where antigen binding would be detrimental, but allow antigen binding where it would be beneficial (“activatable antibody”). In one embodiment, a blocking peptide “mask” is generated that specifically binds to the antigen binding surface of the antibody and interferes with antigen binding, which mask is linked to each of the binding arms of the antibody by a peptidase cleavable linker. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 8,518,404 to CytomX. Such constructs are useful for treatment of cancers in which protease levels are greatly increased in the tumor microenvironment compared with non-tumor tissues. Selective cleavage of the cleavable linker in the tumor microenvironment allows disassociation of the masking/blocking peptide, enabling antigen binding selectively in the tumor, rather than in peripheral tissues in which antigen binding might cause unwanted side effects. Examples of blocking peptides linked to antibodies are provided in WO 2018/08555.

Alternatively, in a related embodiment, a bivalent binding compound (“masking ligand”) comprising two antigen binding domains is developed that binds to both antigen binding surfaces of the (bivalent) antibody and interfere with antigen binding, in which the two binding domains masks are linked to each other (but not the antibody) by a cleavable linker, for example cleavable by a peptidase. See, e.g., Int'l Pat. App. Pub. No. WO 2010/077643 to Tegopharm Corp. Masking ligands may comprise, or be derived from, the antigen to which the antibody is intended to bind, or may be independently generated. Such masking ligands are useful for treatment of cancers in which protease levels are greatly increased in the tumor microenvironment compared with non-tumor tissues. Selective cleavage of the cleavable linker in the tumor microenvironment allows disassociation of the two binding domains from each other, reducing the avidity for the antigen-binding surfaces of the antibody. The resulting dissociation of the masking ligand from the antibody enables antigen binding selectively in the tumor, rather than in peripheral tissues in which antigen binding might cause unwanted side effects.

Nucleic Acids and Host Cells

Also provided are nucleic acids encoding an antibody or a heavy or light chain thereof or a portion thereof. Exemplary nucleic acids are provided in the Sequence Table. Any nucleic acid that is at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98% or 99% to a nucleic acid in the Sequence Table is encompassed herein. Compositions comprising nucleic acids encoding an antibody provided herein are also encompassed, as are cells comprising these and methods for preparing antibodies, comprising culturing a cell transformed with a nucleic acid encoding an anti-VISTA antibody, and isolating the antibody from the medium or the cell.

Methods of Treatment Using VISTA-ECD Binding Abs and Related Pharmaceutical Compositions

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody that binds to VISTA at low pH and, e.g., lacks significant binding at neutral or physiological pH, can be a VISTA antagonist antibody, i.e., an antibody that inhibits the action of VISTA, such that an immune response is stimulated. Such antibodies may be used for treating diseases in which stimulating the immune system or an immune response is desired, such as proliferative diseases (benign or malignant), cancer, and infectious diseases (e.g., viral infections).

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody that binds to VISTA at low pH and, e.g., lacks significant binding at neutral or physiological pH can be a VISTA agonist antibody, i.e., an antibody that increases the action of VISTA, such that an immune response is inhibited. Such antibodies may be used for treating diseases in which inhibition of the immune system or an immune response is desired, such as autoimmune diseases and inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, celiac disease, Sjoigren's syndrome, Grave's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, graft versus host disease, allergy, and asthma.

The antibodies described herein may be used, for example, for treating cancer. In some embodiments, methods for treating cancer are provided, comprising administering an effective amount of an antibody described herein to a patient. In some embodiments, the Abs may trigger or enhance an immune response in the patient, such as an antigen-specific immune response. In some embodiments, the Abs may stimulate T cell activity. In some embodiments, the Abs may inhibit the growth of at least one tumor in the patient.

Provided herein are methods for treating a subject having cancer, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-VISTA antibody described herein, such that the subject is treated. An anti-VISTA antibody can be used alone. Alternatively, an anti-VISTA antibody can be used in conjunction with another agent, as described further below.

Examples of cancers that may be treated with an Ab specifically binding to a VISTA-ECD protein under acidic conditions as described herein include but are not limited to, carcinoma, lymphoma, blastoma, sarcoma, and leukemia. Cancers that may be treated with an Ab described herein also include cancers typically responsive to immunotherapy and those that are not typically responsive to immunotherapy. Cancers that can be treated also include VISTA positive cancers, e.g., cancers having VISTA positive tumor infiltrating cells, e.g., lymphocytes, myeloid or monocytic cells. Cancers can be cancers with solid tumors or blood malignancies (liquid tumors).

Non-limiting examples of cancers for treatment include squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), nonsquamous NSCLC, glioma, gastrointestinal cancer, renal cancer (e.g., clear cell carcinoma), ovarian cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer (e.g., renal cell carcinoma (RCC)), prostate cancer (e.g., hormone refractory prostate adenocarcinoma), thyroid cancer, neuroblastoma, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme), cervical cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, hepatoma, breast cancer, colon carcinoma, and head and neck cancer (or carcinoma), gastric cancer, germ cell tumor, pediatric sarcoma, sinonasal natural killer, melanoma (e.g., metastatic malignant melanoma, such as cutaneous or intraocular malignant melanoma), bone cancer, skin cancer, uterine cancer, cancer of the anal region, testicular cancer, carcinoma of the fallopian tubes, carcinoma of the endometrium, carcinoma of the cervix, carcinoma of the vagina, carcinoma of the vulva, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the small intestine, cancer of the endocrine system, cancer of the parathyroid gland, cancer of the adrenal gland, sarcoma of soft tissue, cancer of the urethra, cancer of the penis, solid tumors of childhood, cancer of the ureter, carcinoma of the renal pelvis, neoplasm of the central nervous system (CNS), primary CNS lymphoma, tumor angiogenesis, spinal axis tumor, brain cancer, brain stem glioma, pituitary adenoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, epidermoid cancer, squamous cell cancer, T-cell lymphoma, environmentally-induced cancers including those induced by asbestos, virus-related cancers or cancers of viral origin (e.g., human papilloma virus (HPV-related or -originating tumors)), and hematologic malignancies derived from either of the two major blood cell lineages, i.e., the myeloid cell line (which produces granulocytes, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, macrophages and mast cells) or lymphoid cell line (which produces B, T, NK and plasma cells), such as all types of leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas, e.g., acute, chronic, lymphocytic and/or myelogenous leukemias, such as acute leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), undifferentiated AML (MO), myeloblastic leukemia (M1), myeloblastic leukemia (M2; with cell maturation), promyelocytic leukemia (M3 or M3 variant [M3V]), myelomonocytic leukemia (M4 or M4 variant with eosinophilia [M4E]), monocytic leukemia (M5), erythroleukemia (M6), megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7), isolated granulocytic sarcoma, and chloroma; lymphomas, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), B cell hematologic malignancy, e.g., B-cell lymphomas, T-cell lymphomas, lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma, monocytoid B-cell lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, anaplastic (e.g., Ki 1+) large-cell lymphoma, adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, angio immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, angiocentric lymphoma, intestinal T-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma, T-lymphoblastic; and lymphoma/leukaemia (T-Lbly/T-ALL), peripheral T-cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, true histiocytic lymphoma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, primary effusion lymphoma, B cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL), hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (DHL), immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTLC) (also called mycosis fungoides or Sezary syndrome), and lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma (LPL) with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia; myelomas, such as IgG myeloma, light chain myeloma, nonsecretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma (also called indolent myeloma), solitary plasmocytoma, and multiple myelomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), hairy cell lymphoma; hematopoietic tumors of myeloid lineage, tumors of mesenchymal origin, including fibrosarcoma and rhabdomyoscarcoma; seminoma, teratocarcinoma, tumors of the central and peripheral nervous, including astrocytoma, schwannomas; tumors of mesenchymal origin, including fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyoscaroma, and osteosarcoma; and other tumors, including melanoma, xeroderma pigmentosum, keratoacanthoma, seminoma, thyroid follicular cancer and teratocarcinoma, hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, for example T-cell and B-cell tumors, including but not limited to T-cell disorders such as T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL), including of the small cell and cerebriform cell type; large granular lymphocyte leukemia (LGL) of the T-cell type; a/d T-NHL hepatosplenic lymphoma; peripheral/post-thymic T cell lymphoma (pleomorphic and immunoblastic subtypes); angiocentric (nasal) T-cell lymphoma; cancer of the head or neck, renal cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the thyroid gland; acute myeloid lymphoma, as well as any combinations of said cancers. The methods described herein can also be used for treatment of metastatic cancers, unresectable, refractory cancers (e.g., cancers refractory to previous immunotherapy, e.g., with a blocking CTLA-4 or PD-1 antibody), and/or recurrent cancers.

In some embodiments, methods of treating cancer are provided, wherein the methods comprise administering an isolated antibody that binds specifically to huVISTA in acidic conditions as described herein to a subject with cancer. In some embodiments, use of an antibody described herein for treating cancer is provided.

In certain embodiments, an antibody described herein is administered to patients having a cancer that has exhibited an inadequate response to, or progressed on, a prior treatment, e.g., a prior treatment with an immuno-oncology or immunotherapy drug. In some embodiments, the cancer is refractory or resistant to a prior treatment, either intrinsically refractory or resistant (e.g., refractory to a PD-1 pathway antagonist), or a resistance or refractory state is acquired. For example, an antibody described herein may be administered to subjects who are not responsive or not sufficiently responsive to a first therapy or who have disease progression following treatment, e.g., anti-PD-1 pathway antagonist treatment, either alone or in combination with another therapy (e.g., with an anti-PD-1 pathway antagonist therapy). In other embodiments, an antibody described herein is administered to patients who have not previously received (i.e., been treated with) an immuno-oncology agent, e.g., a PD-1 pathway antagonist.

In certain embodiments, a method of treating cancer in a subject comprises first determining the tumor mutational burden (TMB) of a tumor in a subject, and administering an anti-VISTA antibody based on the results, e.g., to subjects found to have a high TMB.

Combinations with Immune Stimulating Agents

In some embodiments, an antibody as described herein, e.g., an antagonist VISTA antibody described herein, is administered in combination with and at least one immune stimulating agent. For example, the therapeutics may be infused together or injected at roughly the same time. In some embodiments, the antibody and the at least one immune stimulating agent are administered sequentially. For example, in some embodiments the antibody is administered sequentially before or after at least one immune stimulating agent such that the two therapeutics are administered 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, or two weeks apart.

In some embodiments, at least one, at least two, at least three doses, at least five doses, or at least ten doses of the antibody is administered prior to administration of at least one immune stimulating agent. In some embodiments, at least one, at least two, at least three doses, at least five doses, or at least ten doses of at least one immune stimulating agent is administered prior to administration of the antibody. In some embodiments, the last dose of immune stimulating agent is administered at least one, two, three, five, days or ten, or one, two, three, five, twelve, or twenty four weeks prior to the first dose of the antibody. In some embodiments, the last dose of the antibody is administered at least one, two, three, five, days or ten, or one, two, three, five, twelve, or twenty four weeks prior to the first dose of at least one immune stimulating agent. In some embodiments, a subject has received, or is receiving, therapy with at least one immune stimulating agent and a VISTA-ECD-binding antibody is added to the therapeutic regimen.

In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an antagonist of an inhibitor of the activation of T cells, while in some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agonist of a stimulator of the activation of T cells. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an antagonist of CTLA4, LAG-3, PD-1, PD-L1, Galectin 1, Galectin 9, CEACAM-1, BTLA, CD25, CD69, TIGIT, CD113, GPR56, VISTA, B7-H3, B7-H4, 2B4, CD48, GARP, PD1H, LAIR1, TIM1, TIM3, TIM4, ILT4, IL-6, IL-10, TGFβ, VEGF, KIR, LAG-3, adenosine A2A receptor, PI3Kdelta, or IDO. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agonist of B7-1, B7-2, CD28, 4-1BB (CD137), 4-1BBL, ICOS, ICOS-L, OX40, OX40L, GITR, GITRL, CD27, CD40, CD40L, DR3, CD28H, IL-2, IL-7, IL-12, IL-15, IL-21, IFNα, STING, or a Toll-like receptor agonist such as a TLR2/4 agonist. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agent that binds to another member of the B7 family of membrane-bound proteins such as B7-1, B7-2, B7-H2 (ICOS-L), B7-H3, B7-H4, and B7-H6. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agent that binds to a member of the TNF receptor family or a co-stimulatory or co-inhibitory molecule binding to a member of the TNF receptor family such as CD40, CD40L, OX40, OX40L, GITR, GITRL, CD70, CD27L, CD30, CD30L, 4-1BBL, CD137 (4-1BB), TRAIL/Apo2-L, TRAILR1/DR4, TRAILR2/DR5, TRAILR3, TRAILR4, OPG, RANK, RANKL, TWEAKR/Fn14, TWEAK, BAFFR, EDAR, XEDAR, EDA1, EDA2, TACI, APRIL, BCMA, LTβR, LIGHT, DeR3, HVEM, VEGL/TL1A, TRAMP/DR3, TNFR1, TNFβ, TNFR2, TNFα, 1P2, FAS, FASL, RELT, DR6, TROY, or NGFβ. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agent that antagonizes or inhibits a cytokine that inhibits T cell activation such as IL-6, IL-10, TGFβ, VEGF. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an agonist of a cytokine that stimulates T cell activation such as IL-2, IL-7, IL-12, IL-15, IL-21, and IFNα. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an antagonist of a chemokine, such as CXCR2, CXCR4, CCR2, or CCR4. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent comprises an antibody. In some embodiments, the at least one immune stimulating agent may comprise a vaccine, such as a mesothelin-targeting vaccine or attenuated listeria cancer vaccine such as CRS-207.

For example, an anti-VISTA antibody described herein could be administered with one or more of the following agents:

(1) An antagonist (inhibitor or blocking agent) of a protein that inhibits T cell activation (e.g., immune checkpoint inhibitors), such as CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, and LAG-3, Galectin 9, CEACAM-1, BTLA, CD69, Galectin-1, TIGIT, CD113, GPR56, B7-H3, B7-H4, 2B4, CD48, GARP, PD1H, LAIR1, TIM-1,TIM-3 and TIM-4; and/or (2) An agonist of a protein that stimulates T cell activation, such as B7-1, B7-2, CD28, 4-1BB (CD137), 4-IBBL, GITR, ICOS, ICOS-L, OX40, OX40L, CD70, CD27, CD40, DR3 and CD28H.

Exemplary agents that can be combined with anti-VISTA antibodies described herein for treating cancer include: YERVOY® (ipilimumab) or Tremelimumab (to CTLA-4), galiximab (to B7.1), BMS-936558 (to PD-1), MK-3475 (to PD-1), atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®), Avelumab, Durvalumab, PDR001 (Novartis), AMP224 (to B7DC), BMS-936559 (to B7-H1), MPDL3280A (to B7-H1), MEDI-570 (to ICOS), AMG557 (to B7H2), MGA271 (to B7H3), IMP321 (to LAG-3), BMS-663513 (to CD137), PF-05082566 (to CD137), CDX-1127 (to CD27), anti-OX40 (Providence Health Services), huMAbOX40L (to OX40L), Atacicept (to TACI), CP-870893 (to CD40), Lucatumumab (to CD40), Dacetuzumab (to CD40), Muromonab-CD3 (to CD3); anti-GITR antibodies MK4166, TRX518, Medil873, INBRX-110, LK2-145, GWN-323, GITRL-Fc, or any combination thereof.

Other molecules that can be combined with anti-VISTA antibodies for the treatment of cancer include antagonists of inhibitory receptors on NK cells or agonists of activating receptors on NK cells, for example, antagonists of KIR (e.g., lirilumab).

T cell activation may also be regulated by soluble cytokines. In some embodiments, anti-VISTA antibodies can be administered in combination with antagonists of cytokines that are intended to inhibit T cell activation or agonists of cytokines that stimulate T cell activation. For example, anti-VISTA antibodies can be used in combination with (i) antagonists (or inhibitors or blocking agents) of proteins of the IgSF family or B7 family or the TNF family that inhibit T cell activation or antagonists of cytokines that inhibit T cell activation (e.g., IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β, VEGF; “immunosuppressive cytokines”) and/or (ii) agonists of stimulatory receptors of the IgSF family, B7 family or the TNF family or of cytokines that stimulate T cell activation.

Yet other agents for combination therapies include agents that inhibit or deplete macrophages or monocytes, including but not limited to CSF-1R antagonists such as CSF-1R antagonist antibodies including RG7155 (WO11/70024, WO11/107553, WO11/131407, WO13/87699, WO13/119716, WO13/132044) or FPA-008 (WO11/140249; WO13169264; WO14/036357).

Anti-VISTA antibodies can also be administered with agents that inhibit TGF-β signaling.

Additional agents that can be combined with an anti-VISTA antibody include agents that enhance tumor antigen presentation, e.g., dendritic cell vaccines, GM-CSF secreting cellular vaccines, CpG oligonucleotides, and imiquimod, or therapies that enhance the immunogenicity of tumor cells (e.g., anthracyclines).

Yet other therapies that can be combined with an anti-VISTA antibody include therapies that deplete or block Treg cells, e.g., an agent that specifically binds to CD25.

Another therapy that can be combined with an anti-VISTA antibody is a therapy that inhibits a metabolic enzyme such as indoleamine dioxigenase (IDO), dioxigenase, arginase, or nitric oxide synthetase.

Another class of agents that can be used with an anti-VISTA antibody includes agents that inhibit the formation of adenosine, e.g., CD73 inhibitors, or inhibit the adenosine A2A receptor.

Other therapies that can be combined with an anti-VISTA antibody for treating cancer include therapies that reverse/prevent T cell anergy or exhaustion and therapies that trigger an innate immune activation and/or inflammation at a tumor site.

Other therapies that can be combined with an anti-VISTA antibody for treating cancer include therapies that block IL-8, e.g., with HuMax®-IL8.

An anti-VISTA antibody can be combined with more than one immuno-oncology agent, and can be, e.g., combined with a combinatorial approach that is intended to target multiple elements of the immune pathway, such as one or more of the following: a therapy that enhances tumor antigen presentation (e.g., dendritic cell vaccine, GM-CSF secreting cellular vaccines, CpG oligonucleotides, imiquimod); a therapy that inhibits negative immune regulation e.g., by inhibiting CTLA-4 and/or PD1/PD-L1/PD-L2 pathway and/or depleting or blocking Tregs or other immune suppressing cells; a therapy that stimulates positive immune regulation, e.g., with agonists that stimulate the CD-137, OX-40, and/or CD40 or GITR pathway and/or stimulate T cell effector function; a therapy that increases systemically the frequency of anti-tumor T cells; a therapy that depletes or inhibits Tregs, such as Tregs in the tumor, e.g., using an antagonist of CD25 (e.g., daclizumab) or by ex vivo anti-CD25 bead depletion; a therapy that impacts the function of suppressor myeloid cells in the tumor; a therapy that enhances immunogenicity of tumor cells (e.g., anthracyclines); adoptive T cell or NK cell transfer including genetically modified cells, e.g., cells modified by chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T therapy); a therapy that inhibits a metabolic enzyme such as indoleamine dioxigenase (IDO), dioxigenase, arginase, or nitric oxide synthetase; a therapy that reverses/prevents T cell anergy or exhaustion; a therapy that triggers an innate immune activation and/or inflammation at a tumor site; administration of immune stimulatory cytokines; or blocking of immuno repressive cytokines.

Anti-VISTA antibodies described herein can be used together with one or more of agonistic agents that ligate positive costimulatory receptors, blocking agents that attenuate signaling through inhibitory receptors, antagonists, and one or more agents that increase systemically the frequency of anti-tumor T cells, agents that overcome distinct immune suppressive pathways within the tumor microenvironment (e.g., block inhibitory receptor engagement (e.g., PD-L1/PD-1 interactions), deplete or inhibit Tregs (e.g., using an anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody (e.g., daclizumab) or by ex vivo anti-CD25 bead depletion), inhibit metabolic enzymes such as IDO, or reverse/prevent T cell anergy or exhaustion) and agents that trigger innate immune activation and/or inflammation at tumor sites.

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered to a subject together with a BRAF inhibitor if the subject is BRAF V600 mutation positive.

Suitable PD-1 antagonists for use in the combination therapy described herein, include, without limitation, ligands, antibodies (e.g., monoclonal antibodies and bispecific antibodies), and multivalent agents. In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist is a fusion protein, e.g., an Fc fusion protein, such as AMP-244. In one embodiment, the PD-1 antagonist is an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody.

An exemplary anti-PD-1 antibody is nivolumab (BMS-936558) or an antibody that comprises the CDRs or variable regions of one of antibodies 17D8, 2D3, 4H1, 5C4, 7D3, 5F4 and 4A11 described in WO 2006/121168. In certain embodiments, an anti-PD-I antibody is MK-3475 (Lambrolizumab) described in WO2012/145493; AMP-514 described in WO 2012/145493; or PDR001. Further known PD-1 antibodies and other PD-1 inhibitors include those described in WO 2009/014708, WO 03/099196, WO 2009/114335, WO 2011/066389, WO 2011/161699, WO 2012/145493, U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,635,757 and 8,217,149, and U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0317368. Any of the anti-PD-1 antibodies disclosed in WO2013/173223 can also be used. An anti-PD-1 antibody that competes for binding with, and/or binds to the same epitope on PD-1 as, as one of these antibodies can also be used in combination treatments.

In some embodiments, the anti-PD-L1 antibody useful for the combination therapy is BMS-936559 (referred to as 12A4 in WO 2007/005874 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,743), or an antibody that comprises the CDRs or variable regions of 3G10, 12A4, 10A5, 5F8, 10H10, 1B12, 7H1, 11E6, 12B7 and 13G4, which are described in PCT Publication WO 07/005874 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,743. In certain embodiment an anti-PD-L1 antibody is MEDI4736 (also known as durvalumab and Anti-B7-H1), MPDL3280A (also known as atezolizumab and RG7446), MSB0010718C (also known as avelumab; WO2013/79174), or rHigM12B7. Any of the anti-PD-L1 antibodies disclosed in WO2013/173223, WO2011/066389, WO2012/145493, U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,635,757 and 8,217,149 and U.S. Publication No. 2009/145493 can also be used. Anti-PD-L1 antibodies that compete with and/or bind to the same epitope as that of any of these antibodies can also be used in combination treatments.

In certain embodiments, the anti-VISTA antibody of the disclosure can be used with a CTLA-4 antagonist, e.g., an anti-CTLA-4 antibody. In one embodiment, an anti-CTLA-4 antibody is an antibody selected from the group of: YERVOY® (ipilimumab or antibody 10D1, described in PCT Publication WO 01/14424), tremelimumab (formerly ticilimumab, CP-675,206), monoclonal or an anti-CTLA-4 antibody described in any of the following publications: WO 98/42752; WO 00/37504; U.S. Pat. No. 6,207,156; Hurwitz et al. (1998) Pro. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95(17): 10067-10071; Camacho et al. (2004) J. Clin. Oncology 22(145): Abstract No. 2505 (antibody CP-675206); and Mokyr et al. (1998) Cancer Res. 58:5301-5304. Any of the anti-CTLA-4 antibodies disclosed in WO2013/173223 can also be used.

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody of the disclosure is used in combination with a LAG3 antagonist. Examples of anti-LAG3 antibodies include antibodies comprising the CDRs or variable regions of antibodies 25F7, 26H10, 25E3, 8B7, 11F2 or 17E5, which are described in U.S. Patent Publication No. US2011/0150892, WO10/19570 and WO2014/008218. In one embodiment, an anti-LAG-3 antibody is BMS-986016. Other art recognized anti-LAG-3 antibodies that can be used include IMP731 and IMP-321, described in US 2011/007023, WO08/132601, and WO09/44273. Anti-LAG-3 antibodies that compete with and/or bind to the same epitope as that of any of these antibodies can also be used in combination treatments.

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody of the disclosure can be administered in combination with a CD137 (4-1BB) agonist, such as an agonistic CD137 antibody. Suitable CD137 antibodies include, for example, urelumab or PF-05082566 (WO12/32433).

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody can be administered in combination with an OX40 agonist, such as an agonistic OX40 antibody. Suitable OX40 antibodies include, for example, MEDI-6383, MEDI-6469 or MOXR0916 (RG7888; WO06/029879).

In one embodiment, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with a CD40 agonist, such as an agonistic CD40 antibody. In certain embodiments, the immuno-oncology agent is a CD40 antagonist, such as an antagonistic CD40 antibody. Suitable CD40 antibodies include, for example, lucatumumab (HCD122), dacetuzumab (SGN-40), CP-870,893 or Chi Lob 7/4.

In one embodiment, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with a CD27 agonist, such as an agonistic CD27 antibody. Suitable CD27 antibodies include, for example, varlilumab (CDX-1127).

In certain embodiments, the anti-VISTA antibody is administered together with an anti-GITR antibody, e.g., an antibody having the CDR sequences of 6C8, e.g., a humanized antibody having the CDRs of 6C8, as described, e.g., in WO2006/105021; an antibody comprising the CDRs of an anti-GITR antibody described in WO2011/028683; an antibody comprising the CDRs of an anti-GITR antibody described in JP2008278814, an antibody comprising the CDRs of an anti-GITR antibody described in WO2015/031667, WO2015/187835, WO2015/184099, WO2016/054638, WO2016/057841 or WO2016/057846 or other anti-GITR antibody described or referred to herein.

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with MGA271 (to 87H3) (WO11/109400).

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with a KIR antagonist, such as lirilumab.

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with an IDO antagonist. Suitable IDO antagonists include, for example, INCB-024360 (WO2006/122150, WO07/75598, WO08/36653, WO08/36642), indoximod, NLG-919 (WO09/73620, WO09/1156652, WO11/56652, WO12/142237) or F001287.

In some embodiments, an anti-VISTA antibody is administered in combination with a Toll-like receptor agonist, e.g., a TLR2/4 agonist (e.g., Bacillus Calmette-Guerin); a TLR7 agonist (e.g., Hiltonol or Imiquimod); a TLR7/8 agonist (e.g., Resiquimod); or a TLR9 agonist (e.g., CpG7909).

In one embodiment, an anti-VISTA is administered in combination with a TGF-β inhibitor, e.g., GC1008, LY2157299, TEW7197, or IMC-TR1.

In certain embodiments, an anti-VISTA agent, e.g., an antibody is administered with an anti-PSGL-1 antibody.

Additional Combination Therapy

The Abs herein may also be provided before, substantially contemporaneous with, or after other modes of treatment, for example, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or the administration of a biologic, such as another therapeutic antibody. In some embodiments, the cancer has recurred or progressed following a therapy selected from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, or a combination thereof. For example, an anti-VISTA antibody as described herein could be administered as adjunctive therapy when there is a risk that micrometastases can be present and/or in order to reduce the risk of a relapse.

For treatment of cancer, the combinations may be administered in conjunction with one or more additional anti-cancer agents, such as a chemotherapeutic agent, growth inhibitory agent, anti-cancer vaccine such as a gene therapy vaccine, anti-angiogenesis agent and/or anti-neoplastic composition. Nonlimiting examples of chemotherapeutic agent, growth inhibitory agent, anti-cancer vaccine, anti-angiogenesis agent and anti-neoplastic composition that can be used in combination with the antibodies of the present invention are provided herein under “Definitions.”

In some embodiments, an anti-inflammatory drug may be administered with the combination, such as a steroid or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). In cases where it is desirable to render aberrantly proliferative cells quiescent in conjunction with or prior to treatment with anti-VISTA antibodies described herein, hormones and steroids (including synthetic analogs), such as 17a-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyl-testosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, ZOLADEX®, can also be administered to the patient. When employing the methods or compositions described herein, other agents used in the modulation of tumor growth or metastasis in a clinical setting, such as antimimetics, can also be administered as desired.

Antibodies described herein can also be combined with an immunogenic agent, such as cancerous cells, purified tumor antigens (including recombinant proteins, peptides, and carbohydrate molecules), cells, and cells transfected with genes encoding immune stimulating cytokines (He et al., (2004) J. Immunol. 173:4919-28). Non-limiting examples of tumor vaccines that can be used include peptides of melanoma antigens, such as peptides of gp100, MAGE antigens, Trp-2, MART1 and/or tyrosinase, or tumor cells transfected to express the cytokine GM-CSF (discussed further below).

In humans, some tumors have been shown to be immunogenic such as melanomas. By lowering the threshold of T cell activation via VISTA inhibition, the tumor responses in the host can be activated, allowing treatment of non-immunogenic tumors or those having limited immunogenicity.

An anti-VISTA antibody described herein, can also be combined with a vaccination protocol. Many experimental strategies for vaccination against tumors have been devised (see Rosenberg, S., 2000, Development of Cancer Vaccines, ASCO Educational Book Spring: 60-62; Logothetis, C, 2000, ASCO Educational Book Spring: 300-302; Khayat, D. 2000, ASCO Educational Book Spring: 414-428; Foon, K. 2000, ASCO Educational Book Spring: 730-738; see also Restifo, N. and Sznol, M., Cancer Vaccines, Ch. 61, pp. 3023-3043 in DeVita et al. (eds.), 1997, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, Fifth Edition). In one of these strategies, a vaccine is prepared using autologous or allogeneic tumor cells. These cellular vaccines have been shown to be most effective when the tumor cells are transduced to express GM-CSF. GM-CSF has been shown to be a potent activator of antigen presentation for tumor vaccination (Dranoff et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci U.S.A. 90: 3539-43).

The study of gene expression and large scale gene expression patterns in various tumors has led to the definition of so called tumor specific antigens (Rosenberg, S A (1999) Immunity 10: 281-7). In many cases, these tumor specific antigens are differentiation antigens expressed in the tumors and in the cell from which the tumor arose, for example melanocyte antigens gp100, MAGE antigens, and Trp-2. More importantly, many of these antigens can be shown to be the targets of tumor specific T cells found in the host. VISTA inhibition can be used in conjunction with a collection of recombinant proteins and/or peptides expressed in a tumor in order to generate an immune response to these proteins. These proteins are normally viewed by the immune system as self antigens and are therefore tolerant to them. The tumor antigen can include the protein telomerase, which is required for the synthesis of telomeres of chromosomes and which is expressed in more than 85% of human cancers and in only a limited number of somatic tissues (Kim et al. (1994) Science 266: 2011-2013). Tumor antigen can also be “neo-antigens” expressed in cancer cells because of somatic mutations that alter protein sequence or create fusion proteins between two unrelated sequences (i.e., bcr-abl in the Philadelphia chromosome), or idiotype from B cell tumors.

Other tumor vaccines can include the proteins from viruses implicated in human cancers such a Human Papilloma Viruses (HPV), Hepatitis Viruses (HBV and HCV) and Kaposi's Herpes Sarcoma Virus (KHSV). Another form of tumor specific antigen which can be used in conjunction with VISTA inhibition is purified heat shock proteins (HSP) isolated from the tumor tissue itself. These heat shock proteins contain fragments of proteins from the tumor cells and these HSPs are highly efficient at delivery to antigen presenting cells for eliciting tumor immunity (Suot & Srivastava (1995) Science 269: 1585-1588; Tamura et al. (1997) Science 278: 117-120).

Oncolytic viruses may also be used in combination with VISTA antibodies.

Dendritic cells (DC) are potent antigen presenting cells that can be used to prime antigen-specific responses. DCs can be produced ex vivo and loaded with various protein and peptide antigens as well as tumor cell extracts (Nestle et al. (1998) Nature Medicine 4: 328-332). DCs can also be transduced by genetic means to express these tumor antigens as well. DCs have also been fused directly to tumor cells for the purposes of immunization (Kugler et al. (2000) Nature Medicine 6:332-336). As a method of vaccination, DC immunization can be effectively combined with VISTA inhibition to activate more potent anti-tumor responses.

Infectious Disease Treatments

Methods described herein can also be used to treat patients that have been exposed to particular toxins or pathogens. Accordingly, this disclosure also contemplates methods of treating an infectious disease in a subject comprising administering to the subject an antibody as described herein, e.g., an antagonist VISTA antibody, such that the subject is treated for the infectious disease. Similar to its application to tumors as discussed above, antibody-mediated VISTA inhibition can be used alone, or as an adjuvant, in combination with vaccines, to stimulate the immune response to pathogens, toxins, and self-antigens. Examples of pathogens for which this therapeutic approach might be particularly useful, include pathogens for which there is currently no effective vaccine, or pathogens for which conventional vaccines are less than completely effective. These include, but are not limited to HIV, Hepatitis (A, B, & C), Influenza, Herpes, Giardia, Malaria, Leishmania, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. VISTA inhibition can be useful against established infections by agents such as HIV that present altered antigens over the course of the infections.

Some examples of pathogenic viruses causing infections that may be treatable by methods described herein include HIV, hepatitis (A, B, or C), herpes virus (e.g., VZV, HSV-1, HAV-6, HSV-II, and CMV, Epstein Barr virus), adenovirus, influenza virus, flaviviruses, echovirus, rhinovirus, coxsackie virus, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, mumps virus, rotavirus, measles virus, rubella virus, parvovirus, vaccinia virus, HTLV virus, dengue virus, papillomavirus, molluscum virus, poliovirus, rabies virus, JC virus and arboviral encephalitis virus.

Some examples of pathogenic bacteria causing infections that may be treatable by methods described herein include chlamydia, rickettsial bacteria, mycobacteria, staphylococci, streptococci, pneumonococci, meningococci and gonococci, klebsiella, proteus, serratia, pseudomonas, legionella, diphtheria, salmonella, bacilli, cholera, tetanus, botulism, anthrax, plague, leptospirosis, and Lymes disease bacteria.

Some examples of pathogenic fungi causing infections that may be treatable by methods described herein include Candida (albicans, krusei, glabrata, tropicalis, etc.), Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus (fumigatus, niger, etc.), Genus Mucorales (mucor, absidia, rhizopus), Sporothrix schenkii, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Coccidioides immitis and Histoplasma capsulatum.

Some examples of pathogenic parasites causing infections that may be treatable by methods described herein include Entamoeba histolytica, Balantidium coli, Naegleriafowleri, Acanthamoeba sp., Giardia lambia, Cryptosporidium sp., Pneumocystis carinii, Plasmodium vivax, Babesia microti, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani, Toxoplasma gondii , and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis.

In all of the above methods, VISTA inhibition can be combined with other forms of immunotherapy, e.g., those described herein, such as cytokine treatment (e.g., interferons, GM-CSF, G-CSF, IL-2), or bispecific antibody therapy, which may provide for enhanced presentation of tumor antigens (see, e.g., Holliger (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448; Poljak (1994) Structure 2: 1121-1123).

Routes of Administration and Carriers

In various embodiments, antibodies may be administered in vivo by various routes, including, but not limited to, oral, intra-arterial, parenteral, intranasal, intramuscular, intracardiac, intraventricular, intratracheal, buccal, rectal, intraperitoneal, intradermal, topical, transdermal, and intrathecal, or otherwise by implantation or inhalation. The subject compositions may be formulated into preparations in solid, semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous forms; including, but not limited to, tablets, capsules, powders, granules, ointments, solutions, suppositories, enemas, injections, inhalants, and aerosols. A nucleic acid molecule encoding an antibody may be coated onto gold microparticles and delivered intradermally by a particle bombardment device, or “gene gun,” as described in the literature (see, e.g., Tang et al., Nature 356:152-154 (1992)). The appropriate formulation and route of administration may be selected according to the intended application.

In various embodiments, compositions comprising antibodies are provided in formulations with a wide variety of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers (see, e.g., Gennaro, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy with Facts and Comparisons: Drugfacts Plus, 20 th ed. (2003); Ansel et al., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, 7 th ed., Lippencott Williams and Wilkins (2004); Kibbe et al., Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, 3 rd ed., Pharmaceutical Press (2000)). Various pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, which include vehicles, adjuvants, and diluents, are available. Moreover, various pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary substances, such as pH adjusting and buffering agents, tonicity adjusting agents, stabilizers, wetting agents and the like, are also available. Non-limiting exemplary carriers include saline, buffered saline, dextrose, water, glycerol, ethanol, and combinations thereof.

In various embodiments, compositions comprising antibodies may be formulated for injection, including subcutaneous administration, by dissolving, suspending, or emulsifying them in an aqueous or nonaqueous solvent, such as vegetable or other oils, synthetic aliphatic acid glycerides, esters of higher aliphatic acids, or propylene glycol; and if desired, with conventional additives such as solubilizers, isotonic agents, suspending agents, emulsifying agents, stabilizers and preservatives. In various embodiments, the compositions may be formulated for inhalation, for example, using pressurized acceptable propellants such as dichlorodifluoromethane, propane, nitrogen, and the like. The compositions may also be formulated, in various embodiments, into sustained release microcapsules, such as with biodegradable or non-biodegradable polymers. A non-limiting exemplary biodegradable formulation includes poly lactic acid-glycolic acid polymer. A non-limiting exemplary non-biodegradable formulation includes a polyglycerin fatty acid ester. Certain methods of making such formulations are described, for example, in EP 1 125 584 A1.

Pharmaceutical packs and kits comprising one or more containers, each containing one or more doses of an antibody or combination of antibodiesare also provided. In some embodiments, a unit dosage is provided wherein the unit dosage contains a predetermined amount of a composition comprising an antibody or combination of antibodies, with or without one or more additional agents. In some embodiments, such a unit dosage is supplied in single-use prefilled syringe for injection. In various embodiments, the composition contained in the unit dosage may comprise saline, sucrose, or the like; a buffer, such as phosphate, or the like; and/or be formulated within a stable and effective Ph range. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the composition may be provided as a lyophilized powder that may be reconstituted upon addition of an appropriate liquid, for example, sterile water. In some embodiments, the composition comprises one or more substances that inhibit protein aggregation, including, but not limited to, sucrose and arginine. In some embodiments, a composition of the invention comprises heparin and/or a proteoglycan.

Pharmaceutical compositions are administered in an amount effective for treatment or prophylaxis of the specific indication. The therapeutically effective amount is typically dependent on the weight of the subject being treated, his or her physical or health condition, the extensiveness of the condition to be treated, or the age of the subject being treated. In general, antibodies may be administered in an amount in the range of about 10 μg/kg body weight to about 100 mg/kg body weight per dose. In some embodiments, antibodies may be administered in an amount in the range of about 50 gg/kg body weight to about 5 mg/kg body weight per dose. In some embodiments, antibodies may be administered in an amount in the range of about 100 μg/kg body weight to about 10 mg/kg body weight per dose. In some embodiments, antibodies may be administered in an amount in the range of about 100 μg/kg body weight to about 20 mg/kg body weight per dose. In some embodiments, antibodies may be administered in an amount in the range of about 0.5 mg/kg body weight to about 20 mg/kg body weight per dose.

The antibody compositions may be administered as needed to subjects. Determination of the frequency of administration may be made by persons skilled in the art, such as an attending physician based on considerations of the condition being treated, age of the subject being treated, severity of the condition being treated, general state of health of the subject being treated and the like. In some embodiments, an effective dose of an antibody is administered to a subject one or more times. In various embodiments, an effective dose of an antibody is administered to the subject once a month, less than once a month, such as, for example, every two months or every three months. In other embodiments, an effective dose of an antibody is administered more than once a month, such as, for example, every three weeks, every two weeks or every week. In some embodiments, an effective dose of an antibody is administered once per 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 weeks. In some embodiments, an effective dose of an antibody is administered twice or three times per week. An effective dose of an antibody is administered to the subject at least once. In some embodiments, the effective dose of an antibody may be administered multiple times, including for periods of at least a month, at least six months, or at least a year.

In certain embodiments, the combination of the anti-VISTA antibody and a second agent discussed herein can be administered concurrently as a single composition in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or concurrently as separate compositions with the anti-VISTA antibody and the second agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In one embodiment, the combination of the anti-VISTA antibody and the second agent can be administered sequentially. The administration of the two agents can start at times that are, e.g., 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, or one or more weeks apart, or administration of the second agent can start, e.g., 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, or one or more weeks after the first agent has been administered.

Methods of Identifying Low pH Binding hVISTA-ECD Abs

Also provided herein are methods for identifying Abs that specifically bind to a VISTA-ECD protein in acidic (or low pH) conditions. In certain embodiments, a method for identifying an Ab that binds specifically to a VISTA-ECD protein at pH 6.5 or less comprises contacting a test Ab or plurality of test Abs with a VISTA-ECD protein at pH 6.5 or less, and selecting the test Ab if it binds to the ECD of the VISTA protein with a K D of 10 −7 M, 10 −8 M, 10 −9 M or less. In some embodiments, the method is performed at pH 6.5, while in others it is performed at pH 6.0, or at pH 5.5, or at pH 5.0. In some embodiments, the VISTA-ECD protein is a hVISTA-ECD protein, or comprises the hVISTA IgV domain, or is a polypeptide comprising amino acids 20-95 of SEQ ID NO:2, or amino acids 20-70, 35-95, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide also comprises amino acids 95-105 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises amino acids 35-127 or 37-125 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises testing binding of the test Ab or plurality of test Abs at neutral, physiological or alkaline pH, such as at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4. In some embodiments, the method further comprises selecting an antibody if it not only binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −7 M, 10 −8 M, 10 −9 M or less at pH 6.5 or lower, but also if it binds specifically to the polypeptide at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4. In some embodiments, test Abs are selected if they specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less, also specifically bind the VISTA-ECD protein at neutral and/or alkaline pH with similar affinity (i.e. they are “pan binders”). For example, some such Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −7 M, 10 −8 M, 10 −9 M or less at both pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.) such that the K D at pH 6.5 is within 1.5-fold of the K D at pH 7.0.

Certain Abs may be selected if they specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less with higher affinity than at neutral or alkaline pH (“pH sensitive binders” or “pH sensitive Abs”). For example, in some embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D of more than 10 −8 M at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4. In some such embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 that is more than 1.5-fold higher than that at pH 6.5 In certain embodiments, a pH sensitive Ab is selected if it specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold lower at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.). For example, in some cases an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold less at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 or higher (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.).

In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off that is lower in acidic conditions relative to that in neutral, physiological or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold lower at pH 6.5 than the k off at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off rate that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold lower at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is higher in acidic conditions relative to neutral or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold higher at pH 6.5 than the k on at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold higher at pH 6.0 than at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

Methods of Modifying the pH Sensitivity of VISTA-ECD Binding Abs

An Ab that binds to a VISTA-ECD protein, but does not do so at pH 6.5 or less, or does not do so with a high affinity at pH 6.5 or less, can be engineered to increase its affinity of binding at pH 6.5 or lower. For example, the paratope of an Ab may be mutated, e.g., by the substitution of one or more amino acid residues. For example, in some embodiments, 1 to 8, e.g., 1 to 6, 1 to 4, 1 to 3, 1 to 2 or 1 amino acid residues in the heavy or light chain of the Ab that are contact residues with VISTA-ECD (e.g. residues in one or more of the CDRs) may be replaced with a different amino acid residue. Then, the mutated Ab may be tested for binding to the VISTA-ECD protein at pH 6.5 or less and Ab species binding with higher affinity than the parent antibody may be selected. If desired, the steps above may be repeated so that two or more rounds of mutagenesis and selection are performed on the Abs and the highest affinity binders at the acidic pH are selected. In some embodiments, such selections may improve the anti-tumor efficacy of the resulting antibody over its parent.

The above selection method may also be designed to follow the previously described general selection for VISTA-ECD protein specifically binding antibodies. Namely, in certain embodiments, the improved Ab is selected if it binds to the ECD of the VISTA protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5. In some embodiments, the selection is performed at pH 6.0, or at pH 5.5, or at pH 5.0 instead of at pH 6.5. In some embodiments, the VISTA-ECD protein used for the selection process is a complete hVISTA-ECD protein, or is a polypeptide that comprises the hVISTA IgV domain, or is a polypeptide comprising amino acids 20-95 of SEQ ID NO:2, or amino acids 20-70, 35-95, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiments, the polypeptide also comprises amino acids 95-105 of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiment a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 35-127of SEQ ID NO: 2 is used.

In some embodiments, a method for improving the binding of a VISTA antibody to VISTA ECD at acidic pH comprises increasing the number of glutamic acid, aspartic acid and/or histidine residues in one or more VH or VL CDRs, e.g., VH CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 or only VH CDR1 and CDR3. In certain embodiments, a method comprises increasing the number of glutamic acid, aspartic acid and/or histidine residues in areas of the antibody that contacts hVISTA as determined, e.g., by crystallography.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises testing binding of the selected Ab at neutral, alkaline or physiological pH, such as at pH 7.0 or 7.4. In some embodiments, the method further comprises selecting an antibody if it not only binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 or lower, but also if it binds specifically to the polypeptide at pH 7.0 or 7.4. In some such embodiments, Abs are selected if they specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less, and also specifically bind the VISTA-ECD protein at neutral and/or alkaline or physiological pH with at similar affinity (i.e. they are “pan binders”). For example, some such Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at both pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.) such that the K D at pH 6.5 is within 1.5-fold of the K D at pH 7.0 or at pH 7.4.

Certain Abs may be selected if they specifically bind to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions, e.g., at pH 6.5 or less with higher affinity than at neutral, physiological, or alkaline pH (“pH sensitive binders” or “pH sensitive Abs”). For example, in some embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D of more than 10 −8 M at pH 7.0. In some such embodiments, Abs may bind to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D of 10 −8 M or less at pH 6.5 and with a K D at pH 7.0 that is more than 1.5-fold higher than that at pH 6.5. In certain embodiments, a pH sensitive Ab is selected if it specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold lower at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.). For example, in some cases an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold, 100 fold, 300 fold, 500 fold, 1000 fold, or 5000 fold less at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0 or pH 7.4 or higher (at a constant temperature, e.g., of 25° C. or at 37° C.).

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises determining k off at two pH values. In some such embodiments, an Ab is selected if it specifically binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off that is lower in acidic conditions relative to that in neutral, physiological, or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold lower at pH 6.5 than the k off at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k off rate that is at least 1.5 fold, 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold lower at pH 6.0, relative to pH 7.0, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises determining k on at two pH values. In some such embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is higher in acidic conditions relative to neutral, physiological, or alkaline conditions. In certain embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein in acidic conditions with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold higher at pH 6.5 than the k on at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C. For example, in some embodiments, an Ab is selected if it binds to the VISTA-ECD protein with a k on that is at least 2 fold, 5 fold, 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold or 100 fold higher at pH 6.0 than at pH 7.0 or pH 7.4, as measured, e.g., at 25° C. or at 37° C.

Antibodies that bind preferentially to huVISTA at acidic pH, versus neutral or physiological pH can be identified by positively screening a library of VISTA antibodies or Fabs or scFvs for binding at acidic pH, e.g., pH 6.0 or 6.5, and negatively screening the library for the lack of binding at neutral pH, e.g., pH 7.0 or physiological pH, e.g., pH 7.4. A library may be enriched in glutamic acid, aspartic acid and histidine residues, such as to select binding domains that may be charged and more likely to bind to VISTA at acidic pH. The screening may involve positive selection at acidic pH and negative selections at neutral or physiological pH. The positive and negative selections may be alternated.

Alternatively, an antibody binding to VISTA at neutral and acidic pH can be engineered to lack binding at neutral pH and maintaining or even enhancing binding at acidic pH. For example, a library may be created by substituting VH and optionally VL amino acid residues, such as in one or more CDRs and screening the library by positive selection for antibodies that bind to hVISTA at acidic pH and negative selection for antibodies that do not bind to VISTA at neutral (or physiological) pH. A similar method may be used to engineer VISTA binding antibodies having the desired pH selective, pH dependent or pH independent VISTA binding profile.

Specific Embodiments

Additional embodiments of this disclosure include the following:

1. An isolated antibody (Ab) that specifically binds to human V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation (hVISTA) extracellular domain (ECD), wherein the Ab:

a. Binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with an affinity constant (K D ) of 10 −7 M or less; b. Binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with an off rate constant (k off ) of 10 −3 sec −1 or less; or c. Binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less and a k off of 10 −3 sec −1 or less.

2. The isolated Ab of embodiment 1, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −8 M or less.

3. The isolated Ab of embodiment 2, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10˜ M or less.

4. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-3, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a k off of 10-4 sec −1 or less.

5. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 7.0 or higher with:

a. a K D of 10 −7 M or less; b. a k off of 10 −3 sec −1 or less; or c. a K D of 10 −7 M or less and a k off of 10 −3 sec −1 or less.

6. The isolated Ab of embodiment 5, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 7.0 or higher with a K D of 10 −8 M or less.

7. The isolated Ab of embodiment 6, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 7.0 or higher with a K D of 10 −9 M or less.

8. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 5-7, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 7.0 or higher with a k off of 10 −4 sec −1 or less.

9. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 5-8, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with similar affinity as at pH 7.0.

10. The isolated Ab of embodiment 9, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with higher affinity than at pH 7.0.

11. The isolated Ab of embodiment 10, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a K D that is at least 1.5 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

12. The isolated Ab of embodiment 11, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a K D that is at least 2 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

13. The isolated Ab of embodiment 11, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a K D that is at least 5 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

14. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 10-13, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a k off that is lower than that at pH 7.0.

15. The isolated Ab of embodiment 14, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a k off that is at least 1.5 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

16. The isolated Ab of embodiment 15, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a k off that is at least 2 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

17. The isolated Ab of embodiment 16, wherein the Ab binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with a k off that is at least 5 fold lower than that at pH 7.0.

18. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-17, wherein the Ab specifically binds to hVISTA-ECD under conditions in which at least one histidine residue of hVISTA-ECD is protonated.

19. The isolated Ab of embodiment 18, wherein the Ab binds to the IgV domain of hVISTA-ECD.

20. The isolated Ab of embodiment 19, wherein the Ab binds to a region located within amino acids 20 and 95 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

21. The isolated Ab of embodiment 20, wherein the Ab binds to a region located within amino acids 20 and 70 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

22. The isolated Ab of embodiment 21, wherein the Ab binds to a region located within amino acids 35 and 70 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

23. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 20-22, wherein the Ab further binds to another region of the ECD of hVISTA.

24. The isolated Ab of embodiment 23, wherein the other region is located within amino acids 95 and 105 of SEQ ID NO: 2.

25. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 18-24, wherein binding is determined by hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS).

26. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-25, wherein the Ab inhibits binding of hVISTA to a cell to which hVISTA would otherwise bind.

27. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-26, wherein the Ab triggers or enhances an immune response in a tumor model.

28. The isolated Ab of embodiment 27, wherein the Ab triggers or enhances T cell activity in a tumor model.

29. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-28, wherein the Ab inhibits tumor growth in a tumor model.

30. The isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-29, wherein the Ab inhibits binding of hVISTA to T cells.

31. The Ab of embodiment 30, wherein the Ab more strongly inhibits binding of hVISTA to T cells at pH 6.5 or less than at pH 7.0 or higher, such as wherein the antibody more strongly inhibits binding of hVISTA to T cells a pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0.

32. A composition comprising an isolated Ab of any one of embodiments 1-31 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

33. A method of treating a subject having cancer, comprising administering to the subject a composition of embodiment 32.

34. A method for identifying an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less, comprising contacting a test Ab or a plurality of test Abs with a polypeptide comprising hVISTA-ECD or a fragment thereof comprising the IgV domain of hVISTA-ECD or comprising amino acids 20-95, 20-70, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2 at pH 6.5 or less, and selecting the test Ab or Abs that bind to the polypeptide with a Kr) of 10 −7 M or less.

35. A method for identifying an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a k off of 10 −3 sec −1 or less, comprising contacting a test Ab or a plurality of test Abs with a polypeptide comprising hVISTA-ECD or a fragment thereof comprising the IgV domain of hVISTA-ECD or comprising amino acids 20-95, 20-70, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2 at pH 6.5 or less, and selecting the test Ab or Abs that bind to the polypeptide with a k off of 10 −3 sec −1 or less.

36. A method for identifying an Ab that specifically binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 with similar affinity at pH 7.0 comprising:

a. contacting a test Ab or plurality of test Abs at pH 6.5 with a polypeptide comprising hVISTA-ECD or a fragment thereof comprising the IgV domain of hVISTA-ECD or comprising amino acids 20-95, 20-70, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2; b. contacting the test Ab or plurality of test Abs at pH 7.0 with the polypeptide of (a); and c. selecting a test Ab if it binds to the polypeptide with a K D of 10 −7 M or less at pH 6.5 and at pH 7.0.

37. A method for identifying an Ab that binds with higher affinity to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0 comprising:

a. contacting a test Ab or plurality of test Abs at pH 6.5 with a polypeptide comprising hVISTA-ECD or a fragment thereof comprising the IgV domain of hVISTA-ECD or comprising amino acids 20-95, 20-70, or 35-70 of SEQ ID NO:2; b. contacting the test Ab or plurality of test Abs at pH 7.0 with the polypeptide of (a); and c. selecting a test Ab if it binds to the polypeptide with a K D at least 2-fold lower at pH 6.5 than at pH 7.0.

38. A method for identifying an Ab that specifically binds to hVISTA-ECD for use in treating cancer, comprising

a. identifying Abs that specifically bind to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less, such as according to the methods of embodiments 32-35; and b. selecting the Abs of (a) that trigger or enhance an immune response in a tumor model or that inhibit tumor growth at pH 6.5 or less.

39. The method of embodiment 38, wherein step (b) comprises measuring T cell activity.

40. The method of embodiment 38 or 39, further comprising measuring the anti-tumor effect of the Ab.

41. A method for improving the anti-tumor efficacy of an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD, comprising a. Providing an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with an affinity that is less than a desired value, e.g., with a K D of 10 −7 M or more, e.g., 10 −6 M, 10 −5 M or more and/or k off of 10 −2 sec −1 or more;

b. Replacing 1 to 5 amino acid residues in the heavy or light chain of the Ab with a different amino acid residue, wherein the 1 to 5 amino acid residues are contact residues with hVISTA-ECD; c. Determining if the Ab obtained in (b) has higher affinity for hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less relative to the Ab of (a); and d. Repeating steps (a)-(c), for a number of rounds sufficient to obtain an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less.

42. A method for improving the anti-tumor efficacy of an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD, comprising:

a. Providing an Ab that binds to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with an affinity that is less than a desired value, e.g., with a K D of 10 −7 M or more, e.g., 10 −6 M, 10 −5 M or more and/or k off of 10 −2 sec −1 or more; b. Preparing a library of variants of the Ab of (a), wherein each variant comprises a substitution of 1 to 5 amino acid residues in the heavy or light chain of the Ab with a different amino acid residue, wherein the 1 to 5 amino acid residues are contact residues with hVISTA-ECD; c. Selecting Abs of the library of variants of (b) that bind to hVISTA-ECD at pH 6.5 or less with a K D of 10 −7 M or less; and optionally, d. Testing the anti-tumor efficacy of the Abs of (c) in a tumor model.

43. A method for improving the pharmacokinetics of an antibody that binds to human VISTA ECD, comprising enhancing the ability of the antibody to bind to human VISTA in acidic conditions, e.g., equal to or lower than pH 6.5.

44. A method for selecting an antibody that binds to human VISTA and having an extended half-life (good pharmacokinetic properties), wherein the method comprises selecting an antibody that binds to human VISTA in acidic conditions, e.g., equal to or lower than pH 6.5.

Further exemplary embodiments are provided in the claims below.

The examples discussed below are intended to be purely exemplary of the invention and should not be considered to limit the invention in any way. The examples are not intended to represent that the experiments below are all or the only experiments performed. Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used (for example, amounts, temperature, etc.) but some experimental errors and deviations should be accounted for. Unless indicated otherwise, parts are parts by weight, molecular weight is average molecular weight, temperature is in degrees Centigrade, and pressure is at or near atmospheric.