Antigen Presenting Cell Targeted Vaccines

Abstract

The present invention includes compositions and methods for the expression, secretion and use of novel compositions for use as, e.g., vaccines and antigen delivery vectors, to delivery antigens to antigen presenting cells. In one embodiment, the vector is an anti-CD40 antibody, or fragments thereof, and one or more antigenic peptides linked to the anti-CD40 antibody or fragments thereof, including humanized antibodies.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/159,051, filed Mar. 10, 2009, 61/159,055, filed Mar. 10, 2009, and 61/159,062, filed Mar. 10, 2009, and the entire contents of each are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates in general to the field of immunization, and more particularly, to novel anti-CD40 based vaccines.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] Without limiting the scope of the invention, its background is described in connection with antigen presentation.

[0005] One example of vaccines and methods for antigen presentation is taught in U.S. Pat. No. 7,118,751, issued to Ledbetter, et al., for DNA vaccines encoding an amino-terminus antigen linked to a carboxy-terminus domain that binds CD40. Briefly, vaccines are taught that target one or more antigens to a cell surface receptor to improve the antigen-specific humoral and cellular immune response. Antigen(s) linked to a domain that binds to a cell surface receptor are internalized, carrying antigen(s) into an intracellular compartment where the antigen(s) are digested into peptides and loaded onto MHC molecules. T cells specific for the peptide antigens are activated, leading to an enhanced immune response. The vaccine may comprise antigen(s) linked to a domain that binds at least one receptor or a DNA plasmid encoding antigen(s) linked to a domain that binds at least one receptor. A preferred embodiment of the invention targets HIV-1 env antigen to the CD40 receptor, resulting in delivery of antigen to CD40 positive cells, and selective activation of the CD40 receptor on cells presenting HIV-1 env antigens to T cells.

[0006] Another example is found in United States Patent Application No. 20080254026, filed by Li, et al., for antagonist anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies and methods for their use. Briefly, compositions and methods are disclosed for use in therapy for treating diseases mediated by stimulation of CD40 signaling on CD40-expressing cells are provided. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antagonist anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a patient in need thereof. The antagonist anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is free of significant agonist activity, but exhibits antagonist activity when the antibody binds a CD40 antigen on a human CD40-expressing cell. Antagonist activity of the anti-CD40 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof beneficially inhibits proliferation and/or differentiation of human CD40-expressing cells, such as B cells.

[0007] Yet another example is taught in United States Patent Application No. 20080241139, filed by Delucia for an adjuvant combination comprising a microbial TLR agonist, a CD40 or 4-1BB agonist, and optionally an antigen and the use thereof for inducing a synergistic enhancement in cellular immunity. Briefly, this application is said to teach adjuvant combinations comprising at least one microbial TLR agonist such as a whole virus, bacterium or yeast or portion thereof such a membrane, spheroplast, cytoplast, or ghost, a CD40 or 4-1BB agonist and optionally an antigen wherein all 3 moieties may be separate or comprise the same recombinant microorganism or virus are disclosed. The use of these immune adjuvants for treatment of various chronic diseases such as cancers and HIV infection is also provided.

[0008] United States Patent Application No. 20080199471, filed by Bernett, et al., is directed to optimized CD40 antibodies and methods of using the same. Briefly, this application is said to teach antibodies that target CD40, wherein the antibodies comprise at least one modification relative to a parent antibody, wherein the modification alters affinity to an Fc.gamma.R or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody. Also disclosed are methods of using the antibodies of the invention.

[0009] Finally, United States Patent Application No. 20080181915, file by Tripp, et al., is directed to a CD40 ligand adjuvant for respiratory syncytial virus. Briefly, this application is said to teach methods and adjuvants for enhancing an immune response to RSV in a host, wherein the methods and adjuvants comprise a source of a CD40 binding protein. Preferably, the CD40 binding protein is CD40L and the source is a vector comprising a promoter operatively linked to a CD40L coding region. The enhanced immune response produced by the adjuvants and methods of the current invention includes both increased expression of Th1 cytokines and increased production of antibody.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] In one embodiment, the present invention is a fusion protein comprising the formula: Antibody (Ab)-Peptide Linker (PL)-Antigen (Ag)x, Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein having more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In one aspect, Ag is selected from a viral antigen, a tumor antigen, an infectious disease antigen, an autoimmune antigen, a toxin or combinations thereof. In another aspect, the Ag is a peptide concatemer. In another aspect, the PL is a peptide concatemer. In another aspect, the -(PL-Ag)x, -(Ag-PL)x, -(PL-Ag-PL)x, or -(Ag-PL-Ag)x are located at the carboxy terminus of the Ab heavy chain or fragment thereof. In another aspect, the Ag elicits a humoral immune response and/or cellular immune response in a host. In one aspect, the Ab comprises at least the variable region of anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-9854), anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 (Deposit Submission No. HS446, ATCC Accession No.), and anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 (Deposit Submission No. HS440, ATCC Accession No.).

[0011] In one aspect, the Ag is selected from autoimmune diseases or disorders associated with antigens involved in autoimmune disease selected from glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD 65), native DNA, myelin basic protein, myelin proteolipid protein, acetylcholine receptor components, thyroglobulin, and the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from infectious disease antigens selected from bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal antigens. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more Ags from different antigens separated by at least one PL. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more Ags separated by at least one PL comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the Ab is an antibody fragment selected from Fv, Fab, Fab', F(ab')2, Fc, or a ScFv.

[0012] In one aspect, the Ab binds specifically to an MHC class I, MHC class II, CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD11b, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD 19, CD20, CD29, CD31, CD40, CD43, CD44, CD45, CD54, CD56, CD57, CD58, CD83, CD86, CMRF-44, CMRF-56, DCIR, DC-ASPGR, CLEC-6, CD40, BDCA-2, MARCO, DEC-205, mannose receptor, Langerin, DECTIN-1, B7-1, B7-2, IFN-.gamma. receptor and IL-2 receptor, ICAM-1, Fc.gamma. receptor, T cell receptor, or lectin. In another aspect, the Ab is an IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG or IgM or isotype thereof. In another aspect, the Ab is a human antibody or a humanized antibody. In another aspect, the PL comprises an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the PL is selected from:

TABLE-US-00001 (SEQ ID NO.: 11) SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP; (SEQ ID NO.: 12) PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG; (SEQ ID NO.: 13) TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP; or (SEQ ID NO.: 14) TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA.

[0013] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a nucleic acid expression vector encoding a fusion protein comprising: a first polynucleotide encoding an antibody light chain or fragment thereof; and a second polynucleotide encoding an antibody heavy chain or fragment thereof; wherein the fusion protein comprises the following formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein having more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In one aspect, the (PL-Ag)x or (Ag-PL)x are located at the carboxy terminus of the Ab heavy chain or fragment thereof. In another aspect, the first and second polynucleotide are on a single expression vector. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from infectious disease antigens selected from bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal antigens. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more Ags from different antigens separated by at least one PL. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more Ags separated by at least on PL comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the Ab is an antibody fragment selected from Fv, Fab, Fab', F(ab')2, Fc, or a ScFv. In another aspect, the Ab binds specifically to an MHC class I, MHC class II, CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD11b, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD 19, CD20, CD29, CD31, CD40, CD43, CD44, CD45, CD54, CD56, CD57, CD58, CD83, CD86, CMRF-44, CMRF-56, DCIR, DC-ASPGR, CLEC-6, CD40, BDCA-2, MARCO, DEC-205, mannose receptor, Langerin, DECTIN-1, B7-1, B7-2, IFN-.gamma. receptor and IL-2 receptor, ICAM-1, Fc.gamma. receptor, T cell receptor, or lectin. In another aspect, the Ab is an IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG or IgM or isotype thereof. In another aspect, the Ab is a human antibody or a humanized antibody. In another aspect, the PL is comprises an alanine and a serine and/or the PL is selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14). In another aspect, the first and second polynucleotides are downstream from a constitutive promoter.

[0014] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a stable, secretable fusion protein comprising the formula: NH.sub.2-Ab-(PL-Ag)x-COOH or NH2-Ab-(Ag-PL)x-COOH; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one immunogenic antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein being stable and soluble in solution as compared to an Ab-Ag protein alone that is not soluble or stable.

[0015] Another embodiment is a method of stabilizing antigenic peptides comprising: incorporating one or more antigenic peptides that are unstable or insoluble into a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein has the following structure: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein being stable and soluble in solution wherein the Ab-Ag is not soluble or stable.

[0016] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a host cell comprising a nucleic acid expression vector comprising: a first polynucleotide encoding an antibody light chain; and a second polynucleotide encoding an antibody heavy chain fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising the following formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein having more stability is solution than the fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In another embodiment, the host cell comprises an expression vector that produces a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein having more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site.

[0017] The present invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody having the formula comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20, the fusion protein having more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site.

[0018] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x-(PLy-Agz)n; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-(PLy-Agz)n; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; wherein PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; wherein Ag is at least one antigen; and wherein x is an integer from 1 to 20; wherein n is 0 to 19; and wherein y or z is 0 to 10, wherein the fusion protein has more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site.

[0019] Another embodiment is an isolated and purified vaccine comprising: a heavy chain selected from at least one of SEQ ID NOS.: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 36, 37, 96, 97, 98, 99, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 134, 136, 138, 146, and 147 that binds specifically to CD40; and a light chain that binds specifically to CD40. In one aspect, the antibody is defined further as a humanized antibody.

[0020] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one viral antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20. In one aspect, the fusion protein has more stability is solution than the PL without the glycosylation site. In another aspect, the Ag comprises a peptide from an adenovirus, retrovirus, picornavirus, herpesvirus, rotaviruses, hantaviruses, coronavirus, togavirus, flavirvirus, rhabdovirus, paramyxovirus, orthomyxovirus, bunyavirus, arenavirus, reovirus, papilomavirus, parvovirus, poxvirus, hepadnavirus, or spongiform virus. In another aspect, the Ag comprises a peptide from at least one of HIV, CMV, hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza; measles, polio, smallpox, rubella, respiratory syncytial, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, flu, or cold viruses.

[0021] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5). In another aspect, the Ag is 19 to 32 residues. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope identified in the HIV-1 Nef, Gag and Env proteins presented in the context of MHC-class I molecules. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from HIV gp120, gp41, Gag, p17, p24, p2, p7, p1, p6, Tat, Rev, PR, RT, IN, Vif, Vpr, Vpx, Vpu and Nef. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19. In another aspect, the Ag comprises virus peptides from different antigens separated by different peptide linkers. In another aspect, the Ag is separated by at least one PL comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the fusion protein is selected from SEQ ID NOS.: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 36. In another aspect, the fusion protein is isolated from a cell that comprises a polynucleotide vector that encodes the fusion protein, the polynucleotide vector comprising SEQ ID NOS.: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 36. In another aspect, the Ab comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 37 and 38.

[0022] In another aspect, the fusion protein is isolated from a cell that comprises a polynucleotide vector that expresses the fusion protein and the Ab portion comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 39 and 40. In another aspect, Ag is selected from at least one of SEQ ID NOS.: 52-56, 58-60, 61-69, 70-72, or 73-77. In another aspect, the Ag is 17 to 60 residues. In another aspect, the Ag is 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 to 60 residues long. In another aspect, the Ag comprises at least one lipopeptide. In another aspect, the Ag is at the carboxy-terminus and further comprises a carboxy-terminus (Palm)-NH.sub.2 group. In another aspect, the PL is selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14). In another aspect, the PL comprises an alanine and a serine.

[0023] Another embodiment is the present invention is a viral antigen delivery vector comprising: a fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof and one or more viral peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the anti-CD40 antibody, wherein when two or more viral peptides are present the viral peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers comprising at least one potential glycosylation site. In another aspect, an antigen delivery vector is an anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof and two or more viral peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the light chain, the heavy chain or both the light and heavy chains of the anti-CD40 antibody, wherein when two or more viral peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers that comprise at least one potential glycosylation site.

[0024] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a method of stabilizing viral peptides comprising: incorporating one or more viral peptides that are unstable or insoluble into a fusion protein with an antibody, wherein the antibody and the viral peptides are separated by one or more peptide linkers that comprise one or more glycosylation sites. Yet another embodiment is a method of enhancing T cell responses comprising: immunizing a subject in need of vaccination with an effective amount of a vaccine comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one viral antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20. In one aspect, the fusion protein has more stability in solution than an identical fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In another aspect, the at least one viral antigen comprise peptides from adenovirus, retrovirus, picornavirus, herpesvirus, rotaviruses, hantaviruses, coronavirus, togavirus, flavirvirus, rhabdovirus, paramyxovirus, orthomyxovirus, bunyavirus, arenavirus, reovirus, papilomavirus, parvovirus, poxvirus, hepadnavirus, or spongiform virus. In another aspect, the at least one viral antigen comprise peptides from at least one of HIV, CMV, hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza; measles, polio, smallpox, rubella; respiratory syncytial, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, flu, or cold viruses.

[0025] In one aspect, the Ag is selected from: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); and/or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5). In another aspect, the Ag is 19 to 32 residues and is selected from a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope identified in the HIV-1 Nef, Gag and Env proteins presented in the context of MHC-class I molecules. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from HIV gp120, gp41, Gag, p17, p24, p2, p7, p1, p6, Tat, Rev, PR, RT, IN, Vif, Vpr, Vpx, Vpu and Nef. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19. In another aspect, the Ag comprises two or more viral antigens from different viruses. In another aspect, PL comprises an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the vaccine is selected from SEQ ID NOS.: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 36. In another aspect, the Ab comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 37 and 38. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of SEQ ID NOS.: 52-56, 58-60, 61-69, 70-72, or 73-77. In another aspect, the Ag is 17 to 60 residues. In another aspect, the Ag is 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 to 60 residues long. In another aspect, the Ag is 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 to 60 residues long. In another aspect, the Ag comprise a lipopeptide. In another aspect, the Ag is at the carboxy-terminus and comprises a carboxy-terminus (Palm)-NH.sub.2 group. In another aspect, the PL is selected from:

TABLE-US-00002 (SEQ ID NO.: 11) SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP; (SEQ ID NO.: 12) PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG; (SEQ ID NO.: 13) TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP; or (SEQ ID NO.: 14) TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA.

[0026] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a method of making HIV peptide-specific IFN.gamma. producing T cells comprising: immunizing a subject with a fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody, or fragment thereof, with one or more HIV peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the antibody; and isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the subject, wherein the isolated peripheral mononuclear cells are enriched for anti-HIV IFN.gamma. producing T cells, wherein the anti-CD40 antibody comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 37 and 38 or fragments thereof. In one aspect, the subject is a patient suspected of having an HIV infection. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more HIV peptides and the peptides are separated by one or more peptide linkers. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more HIV peptides and the peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers comprise glycosylation sequences. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more HIV peptides and the peptides are separated by one or more peptide linkers comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the one or more HIV peptides comprise at least one lipopeptide. In another aspect, the one or more HIV peptides comprise a carboxy-terminus (Palm)-NH.sub.2 group. In another aspect, the one or more HIV peptides are 19- to 32-amino-acid long and are selected from a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes identified in the HIV-1 Nef, Gag and Env proteins in the context of different MHC-class I molecules. In another aspect, the one or more HIV peptides are selected from HIV gp120, gp41, Gag, p17, p24, p2, p'7, p1, p6, Tat, Rev, PR, RT, IN, Vif, Vpr, Vpx, Vpu and Nef. In another aspect, the one or more viral peptides are selected from at least one of: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); and/or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5).

[0027] Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody, or fragment thereof, with one or more viral peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the antibody separated by a PL comprising at least one alanine and one serine. In one aspect, the one or more viral peptides are HIV peptides. In another aspect, the one or more viral peptides are selected from at least one of: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); and/or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5).

[0028] The present invention also includes a method of making a fusion protein comprising: inserting into an expression vector a nucleic acid construct comprising polynucleotides that encode a protein having the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one viral antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20; and culturing the vector under conditions sufficient to permit expression of the fusion protein. In one aspect, the fusion protein has more stability in solution than an identical fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In another aspect, the at least one viral antigen comprise peptides from an adenovirus, retrovirus, picornavirus, herpesvirus, rotaviruses, hantaviruses, coronavirus, togavirus, flavirvirus, rhabdovirus, paramyxovirus, orthomyxovirus, bunyavirus, arenavirus, reovirus, papilomavirus, parvovirus, poxvirus, hepadnavirus, or spongiform virus. In another aspect, the at least one viral antigen comprise peptides from at least one of HIV, CMV, hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza; measles, polio, smallpox, rubella, respiratory syncytial, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, flu, or cold viruses. In another aspect, the fusion protein is the Ab's light chain, the Ab's heavy chain or both the Ab's light and heavy chains. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); and/or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5).

[0029] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of expanding antigen-specific T cells in vitro comprising: isolating PBMCs from an HIV patient; incubating the isolated PBMCs with an effective amount of a .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine; expanding the PBMCs in the presence of an effective amount of IL-2; harvesting the cells; and assessing the cytokine production by the cells to determine the presence of anti-HIV specific T cells. Another embodiment is an HIV antigen-specific T cells made by the method comprising: isolating PBMCs from an HIV patient; incubating the isolated PBMCs with an effective amount of a .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine; expanding the PBMCs in the presence of an effective amount of IL-2; harvesting the cells; and assessing the cytokine production by the cells to determine the presence of anti-HIV specific T cells. Another embodiment is a method of making a therapeutic vaccine comprising: loading a dendritic cell with .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine comprising: isolating HIV patient monocytes; differentiating the monocytes into dendritic cells with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF; and exposing the differentiated dendritic cells to an .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide, wherein the loaded dendritic cells are capable of stimulating autologous HIV-peptide specific T cells in vitro.

[0030] The present invention also includes a therapeutic vaccine made by the method comprising: loading a dendritic cell with .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine comprising: isolating HIV patient monocytes; differentiating the monocytes into dendritic cells with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF; and exposing the differentiated dendritic cells to an .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide, wherein the loaded dendritic cells are capable of stimulating autologous HIV-peptide specific T cells in vitro. Another embodiment is a therapeutic vaccine comprising a polypeptide comprising at least one of SEQ ID NOS.: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 36. Yet another embodiment is a therapeutic vaccine comprising a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one viral antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20.

[0031] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one cancer antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20. In one aspect, the fusion protein has more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from tumor associated antigens selected from CEA, prostate specific antigen (PSA), HER-2/neu, BAGE, GAGE, MAGE 1-4, 6 and 12, MUC-related protein (Mucin) (MUC-1, MUC-2, etc.), GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, ras, myc, tyrosinase, MART (melanoma antigen), MARCO-MART, cyclin B1, cyclin D, Pmel 17(gp100), GnT-V intron V sequence (N-acetylglucoaminyltransferase V intron V sequence), Prostate Ca psm, prostate serum antigen (PSA), PRAME (melanoma antigen), .beta.-catenin, MUM-1-B (melanoma ubiquitous mutated gene product), GAGE (melanoma antigen) 1, BAGE (melanoma antigen) 2-10, c-ERB2 (Her2/neu), EBNA (Epstein-Ban Virus nuclear antigen) 1-6, gp75, human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 and E7, p53, lung resistance protein (LRP), Bcl-2, and Ki-67. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from tumor associated antigens comprising antigens from leukemias and lymphomas, neurological tumors such as astrocytomas or glioblastomas, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, genitourinary tumors such cervix, uterus, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer or penile cancer, bone tumors, vascular tumors, or cancers of the lip, nasopharynx, pharynx and oral cavity, esophagus, rectum, gall bladder, biliary tree, larynx, lung and bronchus, bladder, kidney, brain and other parts of the nervous system, thyroid, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia.

[0032] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: MWVPVVFLTLSVTWIGAAPLILSRIVGGWECEKHSQPWQVLVASRGRAVCGGVLVHPQWV (SEQ ID NO.:74); LTAAHCIRNKSVILLGRHSLFHPEDTGQVFQVSHSFPHPLYDMSLLKNRFLRPGDDSSHD (SEQ ID NO.:75); LMLLRLSEPAELTDAVKVMDLPTQEPALGTTCYASGWGSIEPEEFLTPKKLQCVDLHVIS (SEQ ID NO.:76); NDVCAQVHPQKVTKFMLCAGRWTGGKSTCSGDSGGPLVCNGVLQGITSWGSEPCALPERP (SEQ ID NO.:77); or SLYTKVVHYRKWIKDTIVANP (SEQ ID NO.:78), and fragments thereof. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: IMDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:113); ITDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:114); YLEPGPVTV (SEQ ID NO.:115); YLEPGPVTA (SEQ ID NO.:116); KTWGQYWQV (SEQ ID NO.:117); DTTEPATPTTPVTTPTTTKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYPEWTEAQRLDCWRGGQVSLKV SNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDGQVIWVNNTIINGSQVWGGQPVYPQETDDACIFPDGGP CPSGSWSQKRSFVYVWKTWGQYWQVLGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLGTHTMEVTVYHRRGSQSYVPL AHSSSAFTITDQVPFSVSVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQ (SEQ ID NO.:122); PLTFALQLHDPSGYLAEADLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRAXVVTHTYLEPGPVTAQVVLQAAIPLTSCGS SPVPAS (SEQ ID NO.:124); GTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVPTTEVISTAPVQMPTAESTG MTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAEVSIVVLSGTTAA (SEQ ID NO.:126); QVTTTEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSLGPLLDGTATLRLVKRQVPLDCVLYRYGSFS VTLDIVQ (SEQ ID NO.:128); and GIESAEILQAVPSGEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRLCQPVLPSPACQLVLHQILK GGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIVPGILLTGQEAGLGQ (SEQ ID NO.:130), and fragments thereof.

[0033] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: MEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLRRASKIGEVDVEQHTLAKYLMELTMLDY (SEQ ID NO.:132); and DWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSIIDRFMQNNCVPKK (SEQ ID NO.:133). In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: MEHQLLCCEVETIRRAYPDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCV (SEQ ID NO.:141); QKEVLPSMRKIVATWMLEVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSRLQLLGATCMFVASK MKETIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELL (SEQ ID NO.:142); LVNKLKWNLAAMTPHDFIEHFLSKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDVKFISNPPSMV (SEQ ID NO.:143); and AAGSVVAAVQGLNLRSPNNFLSYYRLTRFLSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQIEALLESSLRQAQQNMDPK AAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDI (SEQ ID NO.:144), and fragments thereof. In another aspect, the Ag is 19 to 32 amino acids long. In another aspect, the Ag is 17 to 60 amino acids long and is selected from a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope identified in PSA or cyclin 1. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19. In another aspect, the Ag comprises two or more cancer peptides from different cancer antigens separated by the PL. In another aspect, the Ag is separated by at least one PL comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from SEQ ID NOS.: 74-78, 79-86, 87-92, 93-95, 113-117, 122-130, 132-133, and 141-144. In another aspect, the Ab comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 38 and 39. In another aspect, the Ab is expressed by a nucleic acid expression vector comprising SEQ ID NOS.: 40 and 41. In another aspect, the PL is selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14). In another aspect, the PL comprises an alanine and a serine.

[0034] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a antigen delivery vector that expresses an anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof and two or more cancer peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the light chain, the heavy chain or both the light and heavy chains of the anti-CD40 antibody, wherein when two or more cancer peptides are present, the cancer peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers that comprise at least one glycosylation site. In one aspect, the one or more peptide linkers are selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14).

[0035] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes an anti-CD40 fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof and one or more cancer peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the anti-CD40 antibody, wherein when two or more cancer peptides are present the cancer peptides are separated by the one or more linker peptides that comprise at least one glycosylation site. In one aspect, the antibody fragment is selected from an Fv, Fab, Fab', F(ab').sub.2, Fc, or a ScFv fragment. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from SEQ ID NOS.: 74-78, 79-86, 87-92, 93-95, 113-117, 122-130, 132-133, and 141-144.

[0036] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of stabilizing cancer peptides comprising: incorporating one or more cancer peptides that are unstable or insoluble into a fusion protein with an antibody, wherein the antibody and the cancer peptides are separated by one or more peptide linkers that comprise one or more glycosylation sites. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more cancer peptides and the cancer peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more cancer peptides and the peptides are separated by the one or more peptide linkers. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more cancer peptides and the peptides are separated by one or more linkers comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the cancer peptide is selected from tumor associated antigens selected from CEA, prostate specific antigen (PSA), HER-2/neu, BAGE, GAGE, MAGE 1-4, 6 and 12, MUC-related protein (Mucin) (MUC-1, MUC-2, etc.), GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, ras, myc, tyrosinase, MART (melanoma antigen), MARCO-MART, cyclin B1, cyclin D, Pmel 17(gp100), GnT-V intron V sequence (N-acetylglucoaminyltransferase V intron V sequence), Prostate Ca psm, prostate serum antigen (PSA), PRAME (melanoma antigen), .beta.-catenin, MUM-1-B (melanoma ubiquitous mutated gene product), GAGE (melanoma antigen) 1, BAGE (melanoma antigen) 2-10, c-ERB2 (Her2/neu), EBNA (Epstein-Barr Virus nuclear antigen) 1-6, gp75, human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 and E7, p53, lung resistance protein (LRP), Bcl-2, and Ki-67. In another aspect, the Ag is selected from tumor associated antigens comprising antigens from leukemias and lymphomas, neurological tumors such as astrocytomas or glioblastomas, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, genitourinary tumors such cervix, uterus, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer or penile cancer, bone tumors, vascular tumors, or cancers of the lip, nasopharynx, pharynx and oral cavity, esophagus, rectum, gall bladder, biliary tree, larynx, lung and bronchus, bladder, kidney, brain and other parts of the nervous system, thyroid, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia.

[0037] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of:

TABLE-US-00003 (SEQ ID NO.: 74) MWVPVVFLTLSVTWIGAAPLILSRIVGGWECEKHSQPWQVLVASRGRAVC GGVLVHPQWV; (SEQ ID NO.: 75) LTAAHCIRNKSVILLGRHSLFHPEDTGQVFQVSHSFPHPLYDMSLLKNRF LRPGDDSSHD; (SEQ ID NO.: 76) LMLLRLSEPAELTDAVKVMDLPTQEPALGTTCYASGWGSIEPEEFLTPKK LQCVDLHVIS; (SEQ ID NO.: 77) NDVCAQVHPQKVTKFMLCAGRWTGGKSTCSGDSGGPLVCNGVLQGITSWG SEPCALPERP; or (SEQ ID NO.:78) SLYTKVVHYRKWIKDTIVANP.

[0038] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: IMDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:113); ITDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:114); YLEPGPVTV (SEQ ID NO.:115); YLEPGPVTA (SEQ ID NO.:116); KTWGQYWQV (SEQ ID NO.:117); DTTEPATPTTPVTTPTTTKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYPEWTEAQRLDCWRGGQVSLKV SNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDGQVIWVNNTIINGSQVWGGQPVYPQETDDACIFPDGGP CPSGSWSQKRSFVYVWKTWGQYWQVLGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLGTHTMEVTVYHRRGSQSYVPL AHSSSAFTITDQVPFSVSVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQ (SEQ ID NO.:122); PLTFALQLHDPSGYLAEADLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRAXVVTHTYLEPGPVTAQVVLQAAIPLTSCGS SPVPAS (SEQ ID NO.:124); GTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVPTTEVISTAPVQMPTAESTG MTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAEVSIVVLSGTTAA (SEQ ID NO.:126); QVTTTEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSLGPLLDGTATLRLVKRQVPLDCVLYRYGSFS VTLDIVQ (SEQ ID NO.:128); and GIESAEILQAVPSGEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRLCQPVLPSPACQLVLHQILK GGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIVPGILLTGQEAGLGQ (SEQ ID NO.:130), and fragments thereof.

[0039] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of:

TABLE-US-00004 (SEQ ID NO.: 132) MEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLRRASKIGEVDVEQHTLAKYLMELTMLD Y; and (SEQ ID NO.: 133) DWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSIIDRFMQNNCVPKK.

[0040] In another aspect, the Ag is selected from at least one of: MEHQLLCCEVETIRRAYPDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCV (SEQ ID NO.:141); QKEVLPSMRKIVATWMLEVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSRLQLLGATCMFVASK MKETIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELL (SEQ ID NO.:142); LVNKLKWNLAAMTPHDFIEHFLSKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDVKFISNPPSMV (SEQ ID NO.:143); and AAGSVVAAVQGLNLRSPNNFLSYYRLTRFLSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQIEALLESSLRQAQQNMDPK AAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDI (SEQ ID NO.:144), and fragments thereof. In another aspect, the Ag is 19 to 32 amino acids long. In another aspect, the Ag is 17 to 60 amino acids long and is selected from a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope identified in PSA or cyclin 1. In another aspect, x comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises cancer peptides from different antigens separated by different peptide linkers. In another aspect, the fusion protein comprises two or more cancer peptides separated by one or more peptide linkers comprising an alanine and a serine. In another aspect, the antibody comprises SEQ ID NOS.: 38 and 39. In another aspect, the fusion protein is expressed by a nucleic acid expression vector comprising SEQ ID NOS.: 40 and 41. In another aspect, the peptide linker is selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14).

[0041] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of enhancing T cell responses comprising: immunizing a subject in need of vaccination with an effective amount of a vaccine comprising a fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody or portion thereof and one or more cancer peptides linked to the carboxy-terminus of the anti-CD40 antibody. In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from tumor associated antigens selected from CEA, prostate specific antigen (PSA), HER-2/neu, BAGE, GAGE, MAGE 1-4, 6 and 12, MUC (Mucin) (e.g., MUC-1, MUC-2, etc.), GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, ras, myc, tyrosinase, MART (melanoma antigen), MARCO-MART, cyclin B1, cyclin D, Pmel 17(gp100), GnT-V intron V sequence (N-acetylglucoaminyltransferase V intron V sequence), Prostate Ca psm, prostate serum antigen (PSA), PRAME (melanoma antigen), .beta.-catenin, MUM-1-B (melanoma ubiquitous mutated gene product), GAGE (melanoma antigen) 1, BAGE (melanoma antigen) 2-10, c-ERB2 (Her2/neu), EBNA (Epstein-Barr Virus nuclear antigen) 1-6, gp75, human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 and E7, p53, lung resistance protein (LRP), Bcl-2, and Ki-67. In another aspect, the cancer peptides is selected from tumor associated antigens comprising antigens from leukemias and lymphomas, neurological tumors such as astrocytomas or glioblastomas, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, genitourinary tumors such cervix, uterus, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer or penile cancer, bone tumors, vascular tumors, or cancers of the lip, nasopharynx, pharynx and oral cavity, esophagus, rectum, gall bladder, biliary tree, larynx, lung and bronchus, bladder, kidney, brain and other parts of the nervous system, thyroid, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia.

[0042] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of making an anti-CD40-antigen fusion protein comprising: expressing a fusion protein comprising an anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof in a host cell, the fusion protein comprising one or more cancer peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the anti-CD40 antibody or fragment thereof, wherein when two or more cancer peptides are separated by one or more linkers, at least one linker comprising a glycosylation site; and isolating the fusion protein. In another aspect, the fusion protein expressed in the host is further isolated and purified. In another aspect, the host is a eukaryotic cell. In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from tumor associated antigens selected from CEA, prostate specific antigen (PSA), HER-2/neu, BAGE, GAGE, MAGE 1-4, 6 and 12, MUC-related protein (Mucin) (MUC-1, MUC-2, etc.), GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, ras, myc, tyrosinase, MART (melanoma antigen), MARCO-MART, cyclin B1, cyclin D, Pmel 17(gp100), GnT-V intron V sequence (N-acetylglucoaminyltransferase V intron V sequence), Prostate Ca psm, prostate serum antigen (PSA), PRAME (melanoma antigen), .beta.-catenin, MUM-1-B (melanoma ubiquitous mutated gene product), GAGE (melanoma antigen) 1, BAGE (melanoma antigen) 2-10, c-ERB2 (Her2/neu), EBNA (Epstein-Ban Virus nuclear antigen) 1-6, gp75, human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 and E7, p53, lung resistance protein (LRP), Bcl-2, and Ki-67. In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from tumor associated antigens comprising antigens from leukemias and lymphomas, neurological tumors such as astrocytomas or glioblastomas, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, genitourinary tumors such cervix, uterus, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer or penile cancer, bone tumors, vascular tumors, or cancers of the lip, nasopharynx, pharynx and oral cavity, esophagus, rectum, gall bladder, biliary tree, larynx, lung and bronchus, bladder, kidney, brain and other parts of the nervous system, thyroid, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia. In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from at least one of:

TABLE-US-00005 (SEQ ID NO.: 74) MWVPVVFLTLSVTWIGAAPLILSRIVGGWECEKHSQPWQVLVASRGRAVC GGVLVHPQWV; (SEQ ID NO.: 75) LTAAHCIRNKSVILLGRHSLFHPEDTGQVFQVSHSFPHPLYDMSLLKNRF LRPGDDSSHD; (SEQ ID NO.: 76) LMLLRLSEPAELTDAVKVMDLPTQEPALGTTCYASGWGSIEPEEFLTPKK LQCVDLHVIS; (SEQ ID NO.: 77) NDVCAQVHPQKVTKFMLCAGRWTGGKSTCSGDSGGPLVCNGVLQGITSWG SEPCALPERP; or (SEQ ID NO.: 78) SLYTKVVHYRKWIKDTIVANP.

[0043] In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from at least one of: IMDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:113); ITDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:114); YLEPGPVTV (SEQ ID NO.:115); YLEPGPVTA (SEQ ID NO.:116); KTWGQYWQV (SEQ ID NO.:117); DTTEPATPTTPVTTPTTTKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYPEWTEAQRLDCWRGGQVSLKV SNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDGQVIWVNNTIINGSQVWGGQPVYPQETDDACIFPDGGP CPSGSWSQKRSFVYVWKTWGQYWQVLGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLGTHTMEVTVYHRRGSQSYVPL AHSSSAFTITDQVPFSVSVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQ (SEQ ID NO.:122); PLTFALQLHDPSGYLAEADLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRAXVVTHTYLEPGPVTAQVVLQAAIPLTSCGS SPVPAS (SEQ ID NO.:124); GTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVPTTEVISTAPVQMPTAESTG MTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAEVSIVVLSGTTAA (SEQ ID NO.:126); QVTTTEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSLGPLLDGTATLRLVKRQVPLDCVLYRYGSFS VTLDIVQ (SEQ ID NO.:128); and GIESAEILQAVPSGEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRLCQPVLPSPACQLVLHQILK GGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIVPGILLTGQEAGLGQ (SEQ ID NO.:130), and fragments thereof.

[0044] In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from at least one of:

TABLE-US-00006 (SEQ ID NO.: 132) MEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLRRASKIGEVDVEQHTLAKYLMELTMLD Y; and (SEQ ID NO.:133) DWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSIIDRFMQNNCVPKK.

[0045] In another aspect, the cancer peptides are selected from at least one of: MEHQLLCCEVETIRRAYPDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCV (SEQ ID NO.:141); QKEVLPSMRKIVATWMLEVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSRLQLLGATCMFVAS- K MKETIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELL (SEQ ID NO.:142); LVNKLKWNLAAMTPHDFIEHFLSKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDVKFISNPPSMV (SEQ ID NO.:143); and AAGSVVAAVQGLNLRSPNNFLSYYRLTRFLSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQIEALLESSLRQAQQNMDPK AAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDI (SEQ ID NO.:144), and fragments thereof.

[0046] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of expanding antigen-specific T cells in vitro comprising: isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a cancer patient; incubating the isolated PBMCs with an immunogenic amount of an .alpha.CD40-(PL-Ag)x or .alpha.CD40-(Ag-PL)x vaccine, wherein Ag is a tumor associated antigen and x is an integer 1 to 20; expanding the PBMCs in the presence of an effective amount of IL-2; harvesting the cells; and assessing the cytokine production by the cells to determine the presence of anti-cancer specific T cells.

[0047] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a tumor associated antigen-specific T cells made by the method comprising: isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a cancer patient; incubating the isolated PBMCs with an immunogenic amount of an .alpha.CD40-(PL-Ag)x or .alpha.CD40-(Ag-PL)x vaccine, wherein Ag is a tumor associated antigen and x is an integer 1 to 20; expanding the PBMCs in the presence of an effective amount of IL-2; harvesting the cells; and assessing the cytokine production by the cells to determine the presence of tumor associated antigen-specific T cells.

[0048] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes a therapeutic vaccine comprising a fusion protein comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x; Ab-(Ag-PL)x; Ab-(PL-Ag-PL)x; Ab-(Ag-PL-Ag)x; Ab-(PL-Ag)x-PL; or Ab-(Ag-PL)x-Ag; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one cancer antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20.

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[0049] For a more complete understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention, reference is now made to the detailed description of the invention along with the accompanying figures and in which:

[0050] FIG. 1 shows protein A affinity recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptides (lanes 1 to 5) secreted from transfected 293F cells, analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining.

[0051] FIG. 2 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptides (Lanes 1 and 2) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining.

[0052] FIG. 3 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptide strings (Lanes 1 to 5) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining.

[0053] FIG. 4 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptide strings (Lanes 1 to 6) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining.

[0054] FIG. 5 describes the protocol used in vitro to assay the potency of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion recombinant antibody (.alpha.CD40.LIPO5 rAb) to elicit the expansion of antigen-specific T cells in the context of a PBMC culture.

[0055] FIGS. 6A-C show HIV peptide-specific IFN.gamma. production in PBMCs from HIV patients incubated with various concentrations of anti-CD40.LIPO5 peptide string vaccine. C is the control group, which received no vaccine, and defines the baseline response of the culture to each peptide.

[0056] FIG. 7 is a summary of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 peptide vaccine responses against the 5 peptide regions from 8 HIV patients.

[0057] FIGS. 8A-B show that the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicits expansion of HIV peptide-specific T cells capable of secreting multiple cytokines--a desirable feature in a vaccine. FIGS. 8A-B also show that the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicits gag253, nef66, nef116 and pol325 peptide-specific responses characterized by production of multiple cytokines (patient A5).

[0058] FIG. 9 shows the protocol for testing .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine for its ability to direct the expansion of antigen-specific T cells resulting from targeted uptake by DCs and presentation of peptide epitopes on their surface MHC complex.

[0059] FIGS. 10A-B show the cytokine secretion in response to HIV peptides from DC-T cell co-cultures treated with various doses of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine (patient A10).

[0060] FIGS. 11A-B show PBMCs from patient A4 treated with the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicit expansion of antigen-specific T cells with specificity to the gag253 region, but not to the flexible linker sequences.

[0061] FIG. 12A is the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine heavy chain sequence showing flexible linker regions in bold, joining sequences underlined and HIV peptide regions shaded in grey. FIG. 12A shows PBMCs from patient A3 treated with the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicit expansion of antigen-specific T cells with specificities to the gag253, nef66, and nef116 regions, but not to the flexible linker sequences. FIGS. 12B and 12C show HIV antigen-specific T cell responses evoked from HIV patient A17 PBMCs incubated with 30 nM of three different HIV5 peptide DC targeting vaccines. FIGS. 12D and 12E [[is]] show a similar study to that show in FIGS. 12B and 12C, except that the PBMCs are from a different HIV patient (A2). FIG. 12F shows 15 different HIV peptide responses [5 peptide regions sampled in 3 patients], it was found that the anti-CD40.HIV5pep vaccine was superior to anti-DCIR.HIV5pep, anti-LOX-1.HIV5pep and non-LIPO5 mix for eliciting a broad range of HIV peptide-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T responses.

[0062] FIG. 13 shows the internalization of anti-CD40 mAb:IL-4DC. IL-4DCs were treated with 500 ng/ml of anti-CD40-Alexa 568.

[0063] FIG. 14 shows CD4 and CD8 T cell proliferation by DCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-HA or control Ig-HA1 were co-cultured with CFSE-labeled autologous CD4+ or CD8+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 7 days. Cells were then then stained with anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 antibodies. Cell proliferation was tested by measuring CFSE-dilution.

[0064] FIG. 15 shows a titration of HA1 fusion protein on CD4+ T proliferation. IFNDCs (5K) loaded with fusion proteins were co-cultured with CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells (200K) for 7 days.

[0065] FIG. 16 shows IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1 activate HA1-specific CD4+ T cells. CD4+ T cells were re-stimulated with DCs loaded with 5 uM of indicated peptides, and then intracellular IFN.gamma. was stained.

[0066] FIG. 17 shows IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1 activate HA1-specific CD4+ T cells. CD4+ T cells were re-stimulated with DCs loaded with indicated peptides for 36 h, and then culture supernatant was analyzed for measuring IFN.gamma..

[0067] FIG. 18 shows that targeting CD40 results in enhanced cross-priming of MART-1 specific CD8+ T cells. IFNDCs (5K/well) loaded with fusion proteins were co-cultured with purified CD8+ T cells for 10 days. Cells were stained with anti-CD8 and tetramer. Cells are from healthy donors (HLA-A*0201+).

[0068] FIG. 19 shows targeting CD40 results in enhanced cross-priming of MART-1 specific CD8+ T cells (Summary of 8-repeated experiments using cells from different healthy donors).

[0069] FIG. 20 shows CD8+CTL induced with IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-MART-1 are functional. CD8+ T cells co-cultured with IFNDCs targeted with fusion proteins were mixed with T2 cells loaded with 10 uM peptide epitope.

[0070] FIG. 21 shows CD8+CTL induced with IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-Flu M1 are functional. CD8+ T cells co-cultured with IFNDCs targeted with fusion proteins were mixed with T2 cells loaded with 1.0 nM peptide epitope.

[0071] FIG. 22 shows an outline of protocol to test the ability a vaccine composed of anti-CD4012E12 linked to PSA (prostate specific antigen) to elicit the expansion from a naive T cell population. PSA-specific CD4+ T cells corresponding to a broad array of PSA epitopes. Briefly, DCs derived by culture with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF of monocytes from a healthy donor are incubated with the vaccine. The next day, cells are placed in fresh medium and pure CD4+ T cells from the same donor are added. Several days later, PSA peptides are added and, after four hours, secreted gamma-IFN levels in the culture supernatants are determined.

[0072] FIG. 23 shows that many PSA peptides elicit potent gamma-IFN-production responses indicating that anti-CD4012E12 and similar anti-CD40 agents can efficiently deliver antigen to DCs, resulting in the priming of immune responses against multiple epitopes of the antigen.

[0073] FIG. 24 shows DCs targeted with anti-CD40-PSA induce PSA-specific CD8+ T cell responses. IFNDCs were targeted with 1 ug mAb fusion protein with PSA. Purified autologous CD8+ T cells were co-cultured for 10 days. Cells were stained with anti-CD8 and PSA (KLQCVDLHV)-tetramer. Cells are from a HLA-A*0201 positive healthy donor. The results demonstrate that anti-CD40 effectively deliver PSA to the DCs, which in turn elicit the expansion of PSA-specific CD8+ T cells.

[0074] FIG. 25 a scheme (left) and the IFN.gamma. production by T cells of the pools of peptides and control for Donor 2. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-Cyclin D1 were co-cultured with purified autologous CD4+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 8 days. Cells were then re-stimulated with with 5 uM of individual peptides derived from CyclinD1 for 5 h in the presence of Brefeldin A. Cells were stained for measuring intracellular IFN.gamma. expression.

[0075] FIG. 26 shows a peptide scan and IFN.gamma. production by T cells obtained from the pools of peptides shown in FIG. 25 and control for Donor 2. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-Cyclin D1 were co-cultured with purified autologous CD4+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 8 days. Cells were then re-stimulated with 5 uM of individual peptides derived from CyclinD1 for 5 h in the presence of Brefeldin A. Cells were stained for measuring intracellular IFN.gamma. expression.

[0076] FIG. 27 shows the expression and construct design for anti-CD40-MART-1 peptide antibodies.

[0077] FIG. 28 is a summary of the CD4.sup.+ and CD8.sup.+ immunodominant epitopes for MART-1.

[0078] FIG. 29 shows the expression and construct design for anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies.

[0079] FIG. 30 shows the design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies.

[0080] FIG. 31 shows the expression and construct design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies.

[0081] FIG. 32 is a summary of the CD4.sup.+ and CD8.sup.+ immunodominant epitopes for gp100.

[0082] FIG. 33 shows the expression and construct design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies.

[0083] FIG. 34A shows that full-length Cyclin B1 fused to the C-terminus of either antibody H chain or cohesion fail to be secreted from mammalian 293F cells. FIG. 34B shows that full-length Cyclin B1 fused to the C-terminus of either antibody H chain or cohesion fail to be secreted from mammalian 293F cells.

[0084] FIG. 35 shows Cyclin B1 segmentation strategy based on known or predicted structural domain regions.

[0085] FIG. 36 shows that Cyclin D1 segments p1, p3, and p4, but not p2 express well as direct fusions to the H chain C-terminus.

[0086] FIG. 37 shows the relative expression levels of various Cyclin D1 segments as direct fusions to the H chain C-terminus in various combinations with flexible linker sequences.

[0087] FIG. 38 show a summary of various H chain-Cyclin D1 segment constructs and their relative expressibility as vaccines.

[0088] FIG. 39 shows that full-length Cyclin D1 fused to the C-terminus of a DC targeting antibody H chain is very poorly expressed as a secreted recombinant antibody.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0089] While the making and using of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below, it should be appreciated that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed herein are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention and do not delimit the scope of the invention.

[0090] To facilitate the understanding of this invention, a number of terms are defined below. Terms defined herein have meanings as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the areas relevant to the present invention. Terms such as "a", "an" and "the" are not intended to refer to only a singular entity, but include the general class of which a specific example may be used for illustration. The terminology herein is used to describe specific embodiments of the invention, but their usage does not delimit the invention, except as outlined in the claims.

[0091] The invention includes also variants and other modification of an antibody (or "Ab") of fragments thereof, e.g., anti-CD40 fusion protein (antibody is used interchangeably with the term "immunoglobulin"). As used herein, the term "antibodies or fragments thereof," includes whole antibodies or fragments of an antibody, e.g., Fv, Fab, Fab', F(ab').sub.2, Fc, and single chain Fv fragments (ScFv) or any biologically effective fragments of an immunoglobulins that binds specifically to, e.g., CD40. Antibodies from human origin or humanized antibodies have lowered or no immunogenicity in humans and have a lower number or no immunogenic epitopes compared to non-human antibodies. Antibodies and their fragments will generally be selected to have a reduced level or no antigenicity in humans.

[0092] As used herein, the terms "Ag" or "antigen" refer to a substance capable of either binding to an antigen binding region of an immunoglobulin molecule or of eliciting an immune response, e.g., a T cell-mediated immune response by the presentation of the antigen on Major Histocompatibility Antigen (MHC) cellular proteins. As used herein, "antigen" includes, but is not limited to, antigenic determinants, haptens, and immunogens which may be peptides, small molecules, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids or combinations thereof. The skilled immunologist will recognize that when discussing antigens that are processed for presentation to T cells, the term "antigen" refers to those portions of the antigen (e.g., a peptide fragment) that is a T cell epitope presented by MHC to the T cell receptor. When used in the context of a B cell mediated immune response in the form of an antibody that is specific for an "antigen", the portion of the antigen that binds to the complementarity determining regions of the variable domains of the antibody (light and heavy) the bound portion may be a linear or three-dimensional epitope. In the context of the present invention, the term antigen is used on both contexts, that is, the antibody is specific for a protein antigen (CD40), but also carries one or more peptide epitopes for presentation by MHC to T cells. In certain cases, the antigens delivered by the vaccine or fusion protein of the present invention are internalized and processed by antigen presenting cells prior to presentation, e.g., by cleavage of one or more portions of the antibody or fusion protein.

[0093] As used herein, the term "antigenic peptide" refers to that portion of a polypeptide antigen that is specifically recognized by either B-cells or T-cells. B-cells respond to foreign antigenic determinants via antibody production, whereas T-lymphocytes are the mediate cellular immunity. Thus, antigenic peptides are those parts of an antigen that are recognized by antibodies, or in the context of an MHC, by T-cell receptors.

[0094] As used herein, the term "epitope" refers to any protein determinant capable of specific binding to an immunoglobulin or of being presented by a Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) protein (e.g., Class I or Class II) to a T-cell receptor. Epitopic determinants are generally short peptides 5-30 amino acids long that fit within the groove of the MHC molecule that presents certain amino acid side groups toward the T cell receptor and has certain other residues in the groove, e.g., due to specific charge characteristics of the groove, the peptide side groups and the T cell receptor. Generally, an antibody specifically binds to an antigen when the dissociation constant is 1 mM, 100 nM or even 10 nM.

[0095] As used herein, the term "vector" is used in two different contexts. When using the term "vector" with reference to a vaccine, a vector is used to describe a non-antigenic portion that is used to direct or deliver the antigenic portion of the vaccine. For example, an antibody or fragments thereof may be bound to or form a fusion protein with the antigen that elicits the immune response. For cellular vaccines, the vector for delivery and/or presentation of the antigen is the antigen presenting cell, which is delivered by the cell that is loaded with antigen. In certain cases, the cellular vector itself may also process and present the antigen(s) to T cells and activate an antigen-specific immune response. When used in the context of nucleic acids, a "vector" refers a construct which is capable of delivering, and preferably expressing, one or more genes or polynucleotide sequences of interest in a host cell. Examples of vectors include, but are not limited to, viral vectors, naked DNA or RNA expression vectors, DNA or RNA expression vectors associated with cationic condensing agents, DNA or RNA expression vectors encapsulated in liposomes, and certain eukaryotic cells, such as producer cells.

[0096] The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used with a wide variety of peptides and/or protein in which the antibody or fragment thereof and the peptide linker or "PL" create a protein that is stable and/or soluble.

[0097] As used herein, the compositions and methods use an antigen delivery vector comprising the formula: Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x; wherein Ab is an antibody or fragment thereof; PL is at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; Ag is at least one viral antigen; and x is an integer from 1 to 20. One example of an antibody for use with the present invention comprises at least the variable region of anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-9854), anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 (Deposit No. HS446, ATCC Accession No. ______), and anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 (Deposit No. HS440, ATCC Accession No. ______).

[0098] As used herein, the terms "stable" and "unstable" when referring to proteins is used to describe a peptide or protein that maintains its three-dimensional structure and/or activity (stable) or that loses immediately or over time its three-dimensional structure and/or activity (unstable). As used herein, the term "insoluble" refers to those proteins that when produced in a cell (e.g., a recombinant protein expressed in a eukaryotic or prokaryotic cell or in vitro) are not soluble in solution absent the use of denaturing conditions or agents (e.g., heat or chemical denaturants, respectively). The antibody or fragment thereof and the linkers taught herein have been found to convert antibody fusion proteins with the peptides from insoluble and/or unstable into proteins that are stable and/or soluble. Another example of stability versus instability is when the domain of the protein with a stable conformation has a higher melting temperature (T.sub.m) than the unstable domain of the protein when measured in the same solution. A domain is stable compared to another domain when the difference in the T.sub.m is at least about 2.degree. C., more preferably about 4.degree. C., still more preferably about 7.degree. C., yet more preferably about 10.degree. C., even more preferably about 15.degree. C., still more preferably about 20.degree. C., even still more preferably about 25.degree. C., and most preferably about 30.degree. C., when measured in the same solution.

[0099] As used herein, "polynucleotide" or "nucleic acid" refers to a strand of deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides in either a single- or a double-stranded form (including known analogs of natural nucleotides). A double-stranded nucleic acid sequence will include the complementary sequence. The polynucleotide sequence may encode variable and/or constant region domains of immunoglobulin that are formed into a fusion protein with one or more linkers. For use with the present invention, multiple cloning sites (MCS) may be engineered into the locations at the carboxy-terminal end of the heavy and/or light chains of the antibodies to allow for in-frame insertion of peptide for expression between the linkers. As used herein, the term "isolated polynucleotide" refers to a polynucleotide of genomic, cDNA, or synthetic origin or some combination thereof. By virtue of its origin the "isolated polynucleotide" (1) is not associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide in which the "isolated polynucleotides" are found in nature, (2) is operably linked to a polynucleotide which it is not linked to in nature, or (3) does not occur in nature as part of a larger sequence. The skilled artisan will recognize that to design and implement a vector having the formula Ab-(PL-Ag)x or Ab-(Ag-PL)x, can be manipulated at the nucleic acid level by using techniques known in the art, such as those taught in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 2007 by John Wiley and Sons, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference. Briefly, the Ab, Ag and PL encoding nucleic acid sequences can be inserted using polymerase chain reaction, enzymatic insertion of oligonucleotides or polymerase chain reaction fragments in a vector, which may be an expression vector. To facilitate the insertion of (PL-Ag)x or (Ag-PL)x at the carboxy terminus of the antibody light chain, the heavy chain, or both, a multiple cloning site (MCS) may be engineered in sequence with the antibody sequences.

[0100] As used herein, the term "polypeptide" refers to a polymer of amino acids and does not refer to a specific length of the product; thus, peptides, oligopeptides, and proteins are included within the definition of polypeptide. This term also does not refer to or exclude post expression modifications of the polypeptide, for example, glycosylations, acetylations, phosphorylations and the like. Included within the definition are, for example, polypeptides containing one or more analogs of an amino acid (including, for example, unnatural amino acids, etc.), polypeptides with substituted linkages, as well as other modifications known in the art, both naturally occurring and non-naturally occurring. The term "domain," or "polypeptide domain" refers to that sequence of a polypeptide that folds into a single globular region in its native conformation, and that may exhibit discrete binding or functional properties.

[0101] A polypeptide or amino acid sequence "derived from" a designated nucleic acid sequence refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence identical to that of a polypeptide encoded in the sequence, or a portion thereof wherein the portion consists of at least 3-5 amino acids, preferably at least 4-7 amino acids, more preferably at least 8-10 amino acids, and even more preferably at least 11-15 amino acids, or which is immunologically identifiable with a polypeptide encoded in the sequence. This terminology also includes a polypeptide expressed from a designated nucleic acid sequence.

[0102] As used herein, "pharmaceutically acceptable carrier" refers to any material that when combined with an immunoglobulin (Ig) fusion protein of the present invention allows the Ig to retain biological activity and is generally non-reactive with the subject's immune system. Examples include, but are not limited to, standard pharmaceutical carriers such as a phosphate buffered saline solution, water, emulsions such as an oil/water emulsion, and various types of wetting agents. Certain diluents may be used with the present invention, e.g., for aerosol or parenteral administration, that may be phosphate buffered saline or normal (0.85%) saline.

[0103] The invention provides an CD40 binding molecule comprising at least one immunoglobulin light chain variable domain (V.sub.L) which comprises in sequence hypervariable regions CDR1.sub.L, CDR2.sub.L and CDR3.sub.L, the CDRlLhaving the amino acid sequence SASQGISNYLN (SEQ ID NO.:41) the CDR2.sub.L having the amino acid sequence YTSILHS (SEQ ID NO.:42) and the CDR3.sub.L having the amino acid sequence QQFNKLPPT (SEQ ID NO.:43) the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID NO. 37; and direct equivalent thereof.

[0104] Accordingly the invention provides an CD40 binding molecule which comprises an antigen binding site comprising at least one immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain (V.sub.H) which comprises in sequence hypervariable regions CDR1.sub.H, CDR2.sub.H and CDR3.sub.H, the CDR1.sub.H having the amino acid sequence GFTFSDYYMY (SEQ ID NO.:44), the CDR2.sub.H having the amino acid sequence YINSGGGSTYYPDTVKG (SEQ ID NO.:45), and the CDR3.sub.H having the amino acid sequence RGLPFHAMDY (SEQ ID NO.:46), the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID NO. 38; and direct equivalents thereof.

[0105] In one aspect the invention provides a single domain CD40 binding molecule comprising an isolated immunoglobulin light chain comprising a heavy chain variable domain (V.sub.L) as defined above. In another aspect the invention provides a single domain CD40 binding molecule comprising an isolated immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising a heavy chain variable domain (V.sub.H) as defined above.

[0106] In another aspect the invention also provides an CD40 binding molecule comprising both heavy (V.sub.H) and light chain (V.sub.L) variable domains in which the CD40 binding molecule comprises at least one antigen binding site comprising: a) an immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain (V.sub.L) which comprises in sequence hypervariable regions CDR1.sub.L, CDR2.sub.L and CDR3.sub.L, the CDR1.sub.L having the amino acid sequence SASQGISNYLN (SEQ ID NO.:41), the CDR2.sub.L having the amino acid sequence YTSILHS (SEQ ID NO.:42), and the CDR3.sub.L having the amino acid sequence QQFNKLPPT (SEQ ID NO.:43), the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID. NO. 1, and b) an immunoglobulin light chain variable domain (V.sub.H) which comprises in sequence hypervariable regions CDR1.sub.H, CDR2.sub.H and CDR3.sub.H, the CDR1.sub.H having the amino acid sequence GFTFSDYYMY (SEQ ID NO.:44), the CDR2' having the amino acid sequence YINSGGGSTYYPDTVKG (SEQ ID NO.:45), and the CDR3.sub.H having the amino acid sequence RGLPFHAMDY (SEQ ID NO.:46), the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID NO. 38; and direct equivalents thereof.

[0107] Unless otherwise indicated, any polypeptide chain is herein described as having an amino acid sequence starting at the N-terminal end and ending at the C-terminal end. When the antigen binding site comprises both the V.sub.H and V.sub.L domains, these may be located on the same polypeptide molecule or, preferably, each domain may be on a different chain, the V.sub.H domain being part of an immunoglobulin heavy chain or fragment thereof and the V.sub.L being part of an immunoglobulin light chain or fragment thereof.

[0108] Non-limiting examples for antigens targeted by the antibodies of the present invention include, but are not limited to: cell surface marker selected from MHC class I, MHC class II, CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD11b, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD 19, CD20, CD29, CD31, CD40, CD43, CD44, CD45, CD54, CD56, CD57, CD58, CD83, CD86, CMRF-44, CMRF-56, DCIR, DC-ASPGR, CLEC-6, CD40, BDCA-2, MARCO, DEC-205, mannose receptor, Langerin, DECTIN-1, B7-1, B7-2, IFN-.gamma. receptor and IL-2 receptor, ICAM-1, Fc.gamma. receptor, T cell receptors, lectins, or other immune cell receptors. In one specific example, the antigens that are targeted by the antibody portion of the present invention are specifically expressed by antigen presenting cells, e.g., dendritic cells, Langerhans cells, macrophages, and B cells.

[0109] As used herein, the term "CD40 binding molecule" refers to any molecule capable of binding to the CD40 antigen either alone or associated with other molecules having one or more the V.sub.L and V.sub.H CDRs taught herein, in some cases 2, 3, 4, 5, or all 6 CDRs. The binding reaction may be shown by standard methods (qualitative assays) including, for example, a bioassay for determining by blocking the binding of other molecules to CD40 or any kind of binding or activity assays (e.g., activation, reduction or modulation of an immune response), with reference to a negative control test in which an antibody of unrelated specificity but of the same isotype, e.g., an anti-CD25 or anti-CD80 antibody, is used.

[0110] The present invention may also be made into a single chain antibody having the variable domains of the heavy and light chains of an antibody covalently bound by a peptide linker usually including from 10 to 30 amino acids, preferably from 15 to 25 amino acids. Therefore, such a structure does not include the constant part of the heavy and light chains and it is believed that the small peptide spacer should be less antigenic than a whole constant part.

[0111] As used herein, the term "chimeric antibody" refers to an antibody in which the constant regions of heavy or light chains or both are of human origin while the variable domains of both heavy and light chains are of non-human (e.g., mouse, hamster or rat) origin or of human origin but derived from a different human antibody.

[0112] As used herein, the term "CDR-grafted antibody" refers to an antibody in which the hypervariable complementarity determining regions (CDRs) are derived from a donor antibody, such as a non-human (e.g., mouse) antibody or a different human antibody, while all or substantially all the other parts of the immunoglobulin (e.g., the conserved regions of the variable domains, i.e., framework regions), are derived from an acceptor antibody (in the case of a humanized antibody--an antibody of human origin). A CDR-grafted antibody may include a few amino acids of the donor sequence in the framework regions, for instance in the parts of the framework regions adjacent to the hypervariable regions.

[0113] As used herein, the term "human antibody" refers to an antibody in which the constant and variable regions of both the heavy and light chains are all of human origin, or substantially identical to sequences of human origin, not necessarily from the same antibody and includes antibodies produced by mice in which the mouse, hamster or rat immunoglobulin variable and constant part genes have been replaced by their human counterparts, e.g. as described in general terms in EP 0546073 B1, U.S. Pat. No. 5,545,806, U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,825, U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,126, U.S. Pat. No. 5,633,425, U.S. Pat. No. 5,661,016, U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,429, EP 0 438474 B1 and EP 0 463151 B1, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference.

[0114] The CD40 binding molecule of the invention can be a humanized antibody that comprises the CDRs obtained from the anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3, the anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3, or the anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 antibodies. One example of a chimeric antibody includes the variable domains of both heavy and light chains are of human origin, for instance those variable domains of the anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 antibody that are part of SEQ ID NO.: 148 and SEQ ID NO.: 149, anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 in SEQ ID NO.: 150 and SEQ ID NO.: 151 or SEQ ID NO.: 152, and/or anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3, SEQ ID NO.: 153 and SEQ ID NO.: 154, or combination thereof. The constant region domains preferably also comprise suitable human constant region domains, for instance as described in "Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest", Kabat E. A. et al, US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institute of Health. The nucleic acid sequences can be found in, e.g., SEQ ID NOS.: 8 and 9.

[0115] Hypervariable regions may be associated with any kind of framework regions, e.g., of human origin. Suitable framework regions were described Kabat E. A. One heavy chain framework is a heavy chain framework, for instance that of anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 antibody that are part of SEQ ID NO.: 149; anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10--SEQ ID NO.: 151 or SEQ ID NO.: 152, and/or anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3--SEQ ID NO.: 154, or combination thereof, e.g., FR1.sub.L, FR2.sub.L, FR3.sub.L and FR4.sub.L regions. In a similar manner, SEQ ID NO. 148 shows the anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (or the equivalents for anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 and anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3, SEQ ID NOS.: 150 and 153, respectively) heavy chain framework that includes the sequence of FR1.sub.H, FR2.sub.H, FR3.sub.H and FR4.sub.H regions. The CDRs may be added to a human antibody framework, such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,456,260, issued to Rybak, et al., which teach new human variable chain framework regions and humanized antibodies comprising the framework regions, relevant portions and framework sequences incorporated herein by reference. To accomplish the engraftment at a genetic level, the present invention also includes the underlying nucleic acid sequences for the V.sub.L AND V.sub.H regions as well as the complete antibodies and the humanized versions thereof. The nucleic acid sequences of the present invention include SEQ ID NOS.: 155 and 156, which are the anti-CD40 antibody light and the heavy chains, respectively, as well as those nucleic acid sequences that include variable codon usage for the same amino acid sequences and conservative variations thereof having 85, 90, 95 or 100% sequence identity at the nucleic or amino acid level. Likewise, the CDRs may have 85, 90, 95 or 100% sequence identity at the nucleic or amino acid level, individually, in groups or 2, 3, 4 or 5 or all together.

[0116] Monoclonal antibodies raised against a protein naturally found in all humans are typically developed in a non-human system e.g. in mice, and as such are typically non-human proteins. As a direct consequence of this, a xenogenic antibody as produced by a hybridoma, when administered to humans, elicits an undesirable immune response that is predominantly mediated by the constant part of the xenogenic immunoglobulin. Xenogeneic antibodies tend to elicit a host immune response, thereby limiting the use of such antibodies as they cannot be administered over a prolonged period of time. Therefore, it is particularly useful to use single chain, single domain, chimeric, CDR-grafted, or especially human antibodies that are not likely to elicit a substantial allogenic response when administered to humans. The present invention includes antibodies with minor changes in an amino acid sequence such as deletion, addition or substitution of one, a few or even several amino acids which are merely allelic forms of the original protein having substantially identical properties.

[0117] The inhibition of the binding of CD40 to its receptor may be conveniently tested in various assays including such assays are described hereinafter in the text. By the term "to the same extent" is meant that the reference and the equivalent molecules exhibit, on a statistical basis, essentially identical CD40 binding inhibition curves in one of the assays referred to above. For example, the assay used may be an assay of competitive inhibition of binding of CD40 by the binding molecules of the invention.

[0118] Generally, the human anti-CD40 antibody comprises at least: (a) one light chain which comprises a variable domain having an amino acid sequence substantially identical to that shown in SEQ ID NO. 1 starting with the amino acid at position 1 and ending with the amino acid at position 107 and the constant part of a human light chain; and (b) one heavy chain which comprises a variable domain having an amino acid sequence substantially identical to that shown in SEQ ID NO. 2 and the constant part of a human heavy chain. The constant part of a human heavy chain may be of the .gamma.1, .gamma.2, .gamma.3, .gamma.4, .mu., .beta.2, or .delta. or .epsilon. type, preferably of the .gamma.-type, whereas the constant part of a human light chain may be of the .kappa. or .lamda. type (which includes the .lamda..sub.1, .lamda..sub.2 and .lamda..sub.3 subtypes) but is preferably of the .kappa. type. The amino acid sequences of the general locations of the variable and constant domains are well known in the art and generally follow the Kabat nomenclature.

[0119] A CD40 binding molecule of the invention may be produced by recombinant DNA techniques. In view of this, one or more DNA molecules encoding the binding molecule must be constructed, placed under appropriate control sequences and transferred into a suitable host organism for expression.

[0120] In a very general manner, there are accordingly provided: (i) DNA molecules encoding a single domain CD40 binding molecule of the invention, a single chain CD40 binding molecule of the invention, a heavy or light chain or fragments thereof of a CD40 binding molecule of the invention; and (ii) the use of the DNA molecules of the invention for the production of a CD40 binding molecule of the invention by recombinant methods.

[0121] The present state of the art is such that the skilled worker in the art can synthesize the DNA molecules of the invention given the information provided herein, i.e., the amino acid sequences of the hypervariable regions and the DNA sequences coding for them. A method for constructing a variable domain gene is for example described in EPA 239 400, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference. Briefly, a gene encoding a variable domain of a MAb is cloned. The DNA segments encoding the framework and hypervariable regions are determined and the DNA segments encoding the hypervariable regions are removed so that the DNA segments encoding the framework regions are fused together with suitable restriction sites at the junctions. The restriction sites may be generated at the appropriate positions by mutagenesis of the DNA molecule by standard procedures. Double stranded synthetic CDR cassettes are prepared by DNA synthesis according to the sequences given in SEQ ID NO. 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 (amino acid and nucleic acid sequences, respectively). These cassettes are often provided with sticky ends so that they can be ligated at the junctions of the framework.

[0122] It is not necessary to have access to the mRNA from a producing hybridoma cell line in order to obtain a DNA construct coding for the CD40 binding molecules of the invention. For example, PCT application WO 90/07861 gives full instructions for the production of an antibody by recombinant DNA techniques given only written information as to the nucleotide sequence of the gene, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference. Briefly, the method comprises the synthesis of a number of oligonucleotides, their amplification by the PCR method, and their splicing to give the desired DNA sequence.

[0123] Expression vectors comprising a suitable promoter or genes encoding heavy and light chain constant parts are publicly available. Thus, once a DNA molecule of the invention is prepared it may be conveniently transferred in an appropriate expression vector. DNA molecules encoding single chain antibodies may also be prepared by standard methods, for example, as described in WO 88/1649. In view of the foregoing, no hybridoma or cell line deposit is necessary to comply with the criteria of sufficiency of description.

[0124] For example, first and second DNA constructs are made that bind specifically to CD40. Briefly, a first DNA construct encodes a light chain or fragment thereof and comprises a) a first part which encodes a variable domain comprising alternatively framework and hypervariable regions, the hypervariable regions being in sequence CDR1.sub.L, CDR2.sub.L and CDR3.sub.L the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID NO. 1; this first part starting with a codon encoding the first amino acid of the variable domain and ending with a codon encoding the last amino acid of the variable domain, and b) a second part encoding a light chain constant part or fragment thereof which starts with a codon encoding the first amino acid of the constant part of the heavy chain and ends with a codon encoding the last amino acid of the constant part or fragment thereof, followed by a stop codon.

[0125] The first part encodes a variable domain having an amino acid sequence substantially identical to the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. A second part encodes the constant part of a human heavy chain, more preferably the constant part of the human .gamma.1 chain. This second part may be a DNA fragment of genomic origin (comprising introns) or a cDNA fragment (without introns).

[0126] The second DNA construct encodes a heavy chain or fragment thereof and comprises a) a first part which encodes a variable domain comprising alternatively framework and hypervariable regions; the hypervariable regions being CDR1.sub.H and optionally CDR2.sub.H and CDR3.sub.H, the amino acid sequences of which are shown in SEQ ID NO. 2; this first part starting with a codon encoding the first amino acid of the variable domain and ending with a codon encoding the last amino acid of the variable domain, and b) a second part encoding a heavy chain constant part or fragment thereof which starts with a codon encoding the first amino acid of the constant part of the light chain and ends with a codon encoding the last amino acid of the constant part or fragment thereof followed by a stop codon.

[0127] The first part encodes a variable domain having an amino acid sequence substantially identical to the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. The first part has the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2 starting with the nucleotide at position 1 and ending with the nucleotide at position 321. Also preferably the second part encodes the constant part of a human light chain, more preferably the constant part of the human .kappa. chain.

[0128] The invention also includes CD40 binding molecules in which one or more of the residues of CDR1.sub.L, CDR2.sub.L, CDR3.sub.L, CDR1.sub.H, CDR2.sub.H or CDR3.sub.H or the frameworks, typically only a few (e.g. FR1-4.sub.L or .sub.H), are changed from the residues shown in SEQ ID NO. 37 and SEQ ID NO. 38; by, e.g., site directed mutagenesis of the corresponding DNA sequences. The invention includes the DNA sequences coding for such changed CD40 binding molecules. In particular the invention includes a CD40 binding molecules in which one or more residues of CDR1.sub.L, CDR2.sub.L and/or CDR3.sub.L have been changed from the residues shown in SEQ ID NO. 37 and one or more residues of CDR1.sub.H, CDR2.sub.H and/or CDR3.sub.H have been changed from the residues shown in SEQ ID NO. 38.

[0129] Each of the DNA constructs are placed under the control of suitable control sequences, in particular under the control of a suitable promoter. Any kind of promoter may be used, provided that it is adapted to the host organism in which the DNA constructs will be transferred for expression. However, if expression is to take place in a mammalian cell, an immunoglobulin gene promoter may be used in B cells. The first and second parts may be separated by an intron, and, an enhancer may be conveniently located in the intron between the first and second parts. The presence of such an enhancer that is transcribed but not translated, may assist in efficient transcription. In particular embodiments the first and second DNA constructs comprise the enhancer of, e.g., a heavy chain human gene.

[0130] The desired antibody may be produced in a cell culture or in a transgenic animal. A suitable transgenic animal may be obtained according to standard methods that include micro injecting into eggs the first and second DNA constructs placed under suitable control sequences transferring the so prepared eggs into appropriate pseudo-pregnant females and selecting a descendant expressing the desired antibody.

[0131] The invention also provides an expression vector able to replicate in a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell line, which comprises at least one of the DNA constructs above described. Each expression vector containing a DNA construct is then transferred into a suitable host organism. When the DNA constructs are separately inserted on two expression vectors, they may be transferred separately, i.e. one type of vector per cell, or co-transferred, this latter possibility being preferred. A suitable host organism may be a bacterium, a yeast or a mammalian cell line, this latter being preferred. More preferably, the mammalian cell line is of lymphoid origin, e.g., a myeloma, hybridoma or a normal immortalized B-cell, which conveniently does not express any endogenous antibody heavy or light chain.

[0132] When the antibody chains are produced in a cell culture, the DNA constructs must first be inserted into either a single expression vector or into two separate but compatible expression vectors, the latter possibility being preferred. For expression in mammalian cells it is preferred that the coding sequence of the CD40 binding molecule is integrated into the host cell DNA within a locus which permits or favors high level expression of the CD40 binding molecule.

[0133] In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a process for the product of a CD40 binding molecule that comprises: (i) culturing an organism which is transformed with an expression vector as defined above; and (ii) recovering the CD40 binding molecule from the culture.

[0134] In accordance with the present invention it has been found that the anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3, anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 and/or anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 antibody appears to have binding specificity for the antigenic epitope of human CD40. It is therefore most surprising that antibodies to this epitope, e.g. the anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 antibody, are capable of delivering antigen efficiently into dendritic cells (DCs). Antibodies, in particular chimeric and CDR-grafted antibodies and especially human antibodies, which have binding specificity for the antigenic epitope of mature human CD40; and use of such antibodies for DC antigen loading are novel and are included within the scope of the present invention.

[0135] To use the anti-CD40 antibody of the present invention for treatment indications, the appropriate dosage will, of course, vary depending upon, for example, the antibody disclosed herein to be employed, the host, the mode of administration and the nature and severity of the condition being treated. However, in prophylactic use, satisfactory results are generally found at dosages from about 0.05 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram body weight more usually from about 0.1 mg to about 5 mg per kilogram body weight. The frequency of dosing for prophylactic uses will normally be in the range from about once per week up to about once every 3 months, more usually in the range from about once every 2 weeks up to about once every 10 weeks, e.g., once every 4 to 8 weeks. The anti-CD40 antibody of the present can be administered parenterally, intravenously, e.g., into the antecubital or other peripheral vein, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously.

[0136] Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may be manufactured in conventional manner, e.g., in a lyophilized form. For immediate administration it is dissolved in a suitable aqueous carrier, for example sterile water for injection or sterile buffered physiological saline. If it is considered desirable to make up a solution of larger volume for administration by infusion rather as a bolus injection, it is advantageous to incorporate human serum albumin or the patient's own heparinized blood into the saline at the time of formulation. The presence of an excess of such physiologically inert protein prevents loss of antibody by adsorption onto the walls of the container and tubing used with the infusion solution. If albumin is used, a suitable concentration is from 0.5 to 4.5% by weight of the saline solution.

[0137] One embodiment of the present invention provides an immunoconjugate comprising a humanized antibody of the invention, e.g., a humanized anti-CD40 antibody, linked to one or more effector molecules, antigen(s) and/or a detectable label(s). Preferably, the effector molecule is a therapeutic molecule such as, for example, one or more peptides that comprise one or more T cell epitopes, a toxin, a small molecule, a cytokine or a chemokine, an enzyme, or a radiolabel.

[0138] Exemplary toxins include, but are not limited to, Pseudomonas exotoxin or diphtheria toxin. Examples of small molecules include, but are not limited to, chemotherapeutic compounds such as taxol, doxorubicin, etoposide, and bleiomycin. Exemplary cytokines include, but are not limited to, IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-12, IL-17, and IL-25. Exemplary enzymes include, but are not limited to, RNAses, DNAses, proteases, kinases, and caspases. Exemplary radioisotopes include, but are not limited to, .sup.32P and .sup.125I.

[0139] As used herein, the term "epitope" refers to a molecule or substance capable of stimulating an immune response. In one example, epitopes include but are not limited to a polypeptide and a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide, wherein expression of the nucleic acid into a polypeptide is capable of stimulating an immune response when the polypeptide is processed and presented on a Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecule. Generally, epitopes include peptides presented on the surface of cells non-covalently bound to the binding groove of Class I or Class II MHC, such that they can interact with T cell receptors and the respective T cell accessory molecules.

[0140] Proteolytic Processing of Antigens. Epitopes that are displayed by MHC on antigen presenting cells are cleavage peptides or products of larger peptide or protein antigen precursors. For MHC I epitopes, protein antigens are often digested by proteasomes resident in the cell. Intracellular proteasomal digestion produces peptide fragments of about 3 to 23 amino acids in length that are then loaded onto the MHC protein. Additional proteolytic activities within the cell, or in the extracellular milieu, can trim and process these fragments further. Processing of MHC Class II epitopes generally occurs via intracellular proteases from the lysosomal/endosomal compartment. The present invention includes, in one embodiment, pre-processed peptides that are attached to the anti-CD40 antibody (or fragment thereof) that directs the peptides against which an enhanced immune response is sought directly to antigen presenting cells.

[0141] To identify epitopes potentially effective as immunogenic compounds, predictions of MHC binding alone are useful but often insufficient. The present invention includes methods for specifically identifying the epitopes within antigens most likely to lead to the immune response sought for the specific sources of antigen presenting cells and responder T cells.

[0142] The present invention allows for a rapid and easy assay for the identification of those epitopes that are most likely to produce the desired immune response using the patient's own antigen presenting cells and T cell repertoire. The compositions and methods of the present invention are applicable to any protein sequence, allowing the user to identify the epitopes that are capable of binding to MHC and are properly presented to T cells that will respond to the antigen. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to any particular target or medical condition, but instead encompasses and MHC epitope(s) from any useful source.

[0143] As used herein, the term "veneered" refers to a humanized antibody framework onto which antigen-binding sites or CDRs obtained from non-human antibodies (e.g., mouse, rat or hamster), are placed into human heavy and light chain conserved structural framework regions (FRs), for example, in a light chain or heavy chain polynucleotide to "graft" the specificity of the non-human antibody into a human framework. The polynucleotide expression vector or vectors that express the veneered antibodies can be transfected mammalian cells for the expression of recombinant human antibodies which exhibit the antigen specificity of the non-human antibody and will undergo posttranslational modifications that will enhance their expression, stability, solubility, or combinations thereof.

[0144] Antigens.

[0145] Examples of viral antigens for use with the present invention include, but are not limited to, e.g., HIV, HCV, CMV, adenoviruses, retroviruses, picornaviruses, etc. Non-limiting example of retroviral antigens such as retroviral antigens from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigens such as gene products of the gag, pol, and env genes, the Nef protein, reverse transcriptase, and other HIV components; hepatitis viral antigens such as the S, M, and L proteins of hepatitis B virus, the pre-S antigen of hepatitis B virus, and other hepatitis, e.g., hepatitis A, B, and C, viral components such as hepatitis C viral RNA; influenza viral antigens such as hemagglutinin and neuraminidase and other influenza viral components; measles viral antigens such as the measles virus fusion protein and other measles virus components; rubella viral antigens such as proteins E1 and E2 and other rubella virus components; rotaviral antigens such as VP7sc and other rotaviral components; cytomegaloviral antigens such as envelope glycoprotein B and other cytomegaloviral antigen components; respiratory syncytial viral antigens such as the RSV fusion protein, the M2 protein and other respiratory syncytial viral antigen components; herpes simplex viral antigens such as immediate early proteins, glycoprotein D, and other herpes simplex viral antigen components; varicella zoster viral antigens such as gpI, gpII, and other varicella zoster viral antigen components; Japanese encephalitis viral antigens such as proteins E, M-E, M-E-NS1, NS1, NS1-NS2A, 80% E, and other Japanese encephalitis viral antigen components; rabies viral antigens such as rabies glycoprotein, rabies nucleoprotein and other rabies viral antigen components. See Fundamental Virology, Second Edition, eds. Fields, B. N. and Knipe, D. M. (Raven Press, New York, 1991) for additional examples of viral antigens. The at least one viral antigen may be peptides from an adenovirus, retrovirus, picornavirus, herpesvirus, rotaviruses, hantaviruses, coronavirus, togavirus, flavirvirus, rhabdovirus, paramyxovirus, orthomyxovirus, bunyavirus, arenavirus, reovirus, papilomavirus, parvovirus, poxvirus, hepadnavirus, or spongiform virus. In certain specific, non-limiting examples, the at least one viral antigen are peptides obtained from at least one of HIV, CMV, hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza, measles, polio, smallpox, rubella; respiratory syncytial, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, Epstein-Barr, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, flu, and/or cold viruses.

[0146] In one aspect, the one or more of the antigenic peptides are selected from at least one of: Nef (66-97): VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL (SEQ ID NO.: 1); Nef (116-145): HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL (SEQ ID NO.: 2); Gag p17 (17-35): EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV (SEQ ID NO.: 3); Gag p17-p24 (253-284): NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD (SEQ ID NO.: 4); or Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY (SEQ ID NO.: 5). In one aspect, the fusion protein peptides are separated by one or more linkers selected from: SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP (SEQ ID NO.: 11); PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG (SEQ ID NO.: 12); TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13); or TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14).

[0147] Antigenic targets that may be delivered using the anti-CD40-antigen vaccines of the present invention include genes encoding antigens such as viral antigens, bacterial antigens, fungal antigens or parasitic antigens. Pathogens include trypanosomes, tapeworms, roundworms, helminthes, malaria. Tumor markers, such as fetal antigen or prostate specific antigen, may be targeted in this manner. Other examples include: HIV env proteins and hepatitis B surface antigen. Administration of a vector according to the present invention for vaccination purposes would require that the vector-associated antigens be sufficiently non-immunogenic to enable long-term expression of the transgene, for which a strong immune response would be desired. In some cases, vaccination of an individual may only be required infrequently, such as yearly or biennially, and provide long-term immunologic protection against the infectious agent. Specific examples of organisms, allergens and nucleic and amino sequences for use in vectors and ultimately as antigens with the present invention may be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,541,011, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference, in particular, the tables that match organisms and specific sequences that may be used with the present invention.

[0148] Bacterial antigens for use with the anti-CD40-antigen vaccines disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, e.g., bacterial antigens such as pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, pertactin, FIM2, FIM3, adenylate cyclase and other pertussis bacterial antigen components; diptheria bacterial antigens such as diptheria toxin or toxoid and other diptheria bacterial antigen components; tetanus bacterial antigens such as tetanus toxin or toxoid and other tetanus bacterial antigen components; streptococcal bacterial antigens such as M proteins and other streptococcal bacterial antigen components; gram-negative bacilli bacterial antigens such as lipopolysaccharides and other gram-negative bacterial antigen components, Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterial antigens such as mycolic acid, heat shock protein 65 (HSP65), the 30 kDa major secreted protein, antigen 85A and other mycobacterial antigen components; Helicobacter pylori bacterial antigen components; pneumococcal bacterial antigens such as pneumolysis, pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides and other pneumococcal bacterial antigen components; haemophilus influenza bacterial antigens such as capsular polysaccharides and other haemophilus influenza bacterial antigen components; anthrax bacterial antigens such as anthrax protective antigen and other anthrax bacterial antigen components; rickettsiae bacterial antigens such as rompA and other rickettsiae bacterial antigen component. Also included with the bacterial antigens described herein are any other bacterial, mycobacterial, mycoplasmal, rickettsial, or chlamydial antigens. Partial or whole pathogens may also be: haemophilus influenza; Plasmodium falciparum; neisseria meningitidis; streptococcus pneumoniae; neisseria gonorrhoeae; salmonella serotype typhi; shigella; vibrio cholerae; Dengue Fever; Encephalitides; Japanese Encephalitis; lyme disease; Yersinia pestis; west nile virus; yellow fever; tularemia; hepatitis (viral; bacterial); RSV (respiratory syncytial virus); HPIV 1 and HPIV 3; adenovirus; small pox; allergies and cancers.

[0149] Fungal antigens for use with compositions and methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, e.g., candida fungal antigen components; histoplasma fungal antigens such as heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) and other histoplasma fungal antigen components; cryptococcal fungal antigens such as capsular polysaccharides and other cryptococcal fungal antigen components; coccidiodes fungal antigens such as spherule antigens and other coccidiodes fungal antigen components; and tinea fungal antigens such as trichophytin and other coccidiodes fungal antigen components.

[0150] Examples of protozoal and other parasitic antigens include, but are not limited to, e.g., plasmodium falciparum antigens such as merozoite surface antigens, sporozoite surface antigens, circumsporozoite antigens, gametocyte/gamete surface antigens, blood-stage antigen pf 155/RESA and other plasmodial antigen components; toxoplasma antigens such as SAG-1, p30 and other toxoplasmal antigen components; schistosomae antigens such as glutathione-S-transferase, paramyosin, and other schistosomal antigen components; leishmania major and other leishmaniae antigens such as gp63, lipophosphoglycan and its associated protein and other leishmanial antigen components; and trypanosoma cruzi antigens such as the 75-77 kDa antigen, the 56 kDa antigen and other trypanosomal antigen components.

[0151] Antigen that can be targeted using the anti-CD40-antigen vaccines of the present invention will generally be selected based on a number of factors, including: likelihood of internalization, level of immune cell specificity, type of immune cell targeted, level of immune cell maturity and/or activation and the like. In this embodiment, the antibodies may be mono- or bi-specific antibodies that include one anti-CD40 binding domain and one binding domain against a second antigen, e.g., cell surface markers for dendritic cells such as, MHC class I, MHC Class II, B7-2, CD18, CD29, CD31, CD43, CD44, CD45, CD54, CD58, CD83, CD86, CMRF-44, CMRF-56, DCIR and/or Dectin-1 and the like; while in some cases also having the absence of CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD 19, CD20, CD56, and/or CD57. Examples of cell surface markers for antigen presenting cells include, but are not limited to, MHC class I, MHC Class II, CD45, B7-1, B7-2, IFN-.gamma. receptor and IL-2 receptor, ICAM-1 and/or Fc.gamma. receptor. Examples of cell surface markers for T cells include, but are not limited to, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD 14, CD20, CD11b, CD16, CD45 and HLA-DR.

[0152] Target antigens on cell surfaces for delivery include those characteristic of tumor antigens typically will be derived from the cell surface, cytoplasm, nucleus, organelles and the like of cells of tumor tissue. Examples of tumor targets for the antibody portion of the present invention include, without limitation, hematological cancers such as leukemias and lymphomas, neurological tumors such as astrocytomas or glioblastomas, melanoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors such as gastric or colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, genitourinary tumors such cervix, uterus, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer or penile cancer, bone tumors, vascular tumors, or cancers of the lip, nasopharynx, pharynx and oral cavity, esophagus, rectum, gall bladder, biliary tree, larynx, lung and bronchus, bladder, kidney, brain and other parts of the nervous system, thyroid, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia.

[0153] Examples of antigens that may be delivered alone or in combination to immune cells for antigen presentation using the present invention includes tumor proteins, e.g., mutated oncogenes; viral proteins associated with tumors; and tumor mucins and glycolipids. The antigens may be viral proteins associated with tumors would be those from the classes of viruses noted above. Certain antigens may be characteristic of tumors (one subset being proteins not usually expressed by a tumor precursor cell), or may be a protein that is normally expressed in a tumor precursor cell, but having a mutation characteristic of a tumor. Other antigens include mutant variant(s) of the normal protein having an altered activity or subcellular distribution, e.g., mutations of genes giving rise to tumor antigens.

[0154] Specific non-limiting examples of tumor antigens for use in an anti-CD40-fusion protein vaccine include, e.g., CEA, prostate specific antigen (PSA), HER-2/neu, BAGE, GAGE, MAGE 1-4, 6 and 12, MUC (Mucin) (e.g., MUC-1, MUC-2, etc.), GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, ras, myc, tyrosinase, MART (melanoma antigen), Pmel 17(gp100), GnT-V intron V sequence (N-acetylglucoaminyltransferase V intron V sequence), Prostate Ca psm, PRAME (melanoma antigen), .beta.-catenin, MUM-1-B (melanoma ubiquitous mutated gene product), GAGE (melanoma antigen) 1, MAGE, BAGE (melanoma antigen) 2-10, c-ERB2 (Her2/neu), DAGE, EBNA (Epstein-Barr Virus nuclear antigen) 1-6, gp75, human papilloma virus (HPV) E6 and E7, p53, lung resistance protein (LRP), Bcl-2, Ki-67, Cyclin B1, gp100, Survivin, and NYESO-1

[0155] In addition, the immunogenic molecule can be an autoantigen involved in the initiation and/or propagation of an autoimmune disease, the pathology of which is largely due to the activity of antibodies specific for a molecule expressed by the relevant target organ, tissue, or cells, e.g., SLE or MG. In such diseases, it can be desirable to direct an ongoing antibody-mediated (i.e., a Th2-type) immune response to the relevant autoantigen towards a cellular (i.e., a Th1-type) immune response. Alternatively, it can be desirable to prevent onset of or decrease the level of a Th2 response to the autoantigen in a subject not having, but who is suspected of being susceptible to, the relevant autoimmune disease by prophylactically inducing a Th1 response to the appropriate autoantigen. Autoantigens of interest include, without limitation: (a) with respect to SLE, the Smith protein, RNP ribonucleoprotein, and the SS-A and SS-B proteins; and (b) with respect to MG, the acetylcholine receptor. Examples of other miscellaneous antigens involved in one or more types of autoimmune response include, e.g., endogenous hormones such as luteinizing hormone, follicular stimulating hormone, testosterone, growth hormone, prolactin, and other hormones.

[0156] Antigens involved in autoimmune diseases, allergy, and graft rejection can be used in the compositions and methods of the invention. For example, an antigen involved in any one or more of the following autoimmune diseases or disorders can be used in the present invention: diabetes, diabetes mellitus, arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis), multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosis, autoimmune thyroiditis, dermatitis (including atopic dermatitis and eczematous dermatitis), psoriasis, Sjogren's Syndrome, including keratoconjunctivitis sicca secondary to Sjogren's Syndrome, alopecia areata, allergic responses due to arthropod bite reactions, Crohn's disease, aphthous ulcer, iritis, conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, ulcerative colitis, asthma, allergic asthma, cutaneous lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, vaginitis, proctitis, drug eruptions, leprosy reversal reactions, erythema nodosum leprosum, autoimmune uveitis, allergic encephalomyelitis, acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy, idiopathic bilateral progressive sensorineural hearing loss, aplastic anemia, pure red cell anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenia, polychondritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, chronic active hepatitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, idiopathic sprue, lichen planus, Crohn's disease, Graves ophthalmopathy, sarcoidosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, uveitis posterior, and interstitial lung fibrosis. Examples of antigens involved in autoimmune disease include glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD 65), native DNA, myelin basic protein, myelin proteolipid protein, acetylcholine receptor components, thyroglobulin, and the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor.

[0157] Examples of antigens involved in allergy include pollen antigens such as Japanese cedar pollen antigens, ragweed pollen antigens, rye grass pollen antigens, animal derived antigens such as dust mite antigens and feline antigens, histocompatiblity antigens, and penicillin and other therapeutic drugs. Examples of antigens involved in graft rejection include antigenic components of the graft to be transplanted into the graft recipient such as heart, lung, liver, pancreas, kidney, and neural graft components. The antigen may be an altered peptide ligand useful in treating an autoimmune disease.

[0158] It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the sequence of any protein effector molecule may be altered in a manner that does not substantially affect the functional advantages of the effector protein. For example, glycine and alanine are typically considered to be interchangeable as are aspartic acid and glutamic acid and asparagine and glutamine. One of skill in the art will recognize that many different variations of effector sequences will encode effectors with roughly the same activity as the native effector. The effector molecule and the antibody may be conjugated by chemical or by recombinant means as described above. Chemical modifications include, for example, derivitization for the purpose of linking the effector molecule and the antibody to each other, either directly or through a linking compound, by methods that are well known in the art of protein chemistry. Both covalent and noncovalent attachment means may be used with the humanized antibodies of the present invention.

[0159] The procedure for attaching an effector molecule to an antibody will vary according to the chemical structure of the moiety to be attached to the antibody. Polypeptides typically contain a variety of functional groups; e.g., carboxylic acid (COOH), free amine (--NH.sub.2) or sulfhydryl (--SH) groups, which are available for reaction with a suitable functional group on an antibody to result in the binding of the effector molecule. Alternatively, the antibody can be derivatized to expose or to attach additional reactive functional groups, e.g., by attachment of any of a number of linker molecules such as those available from Pierce Chemical Company, Rockford Ill.

[0160] The linker is capable of forming covalent bonds to both the antibody and to the effector molecule. Suitable linkers are well known to those of skill in the art and include, but are not limited to, straight or branched-chain carbon linkers, heterocyclic carbon linkers, or peptide linkers. Where the antibody and the effector molecule are polypeptides, the linkers may be joined to the constituent amino acids through their side groups (e.g., through a disulfide linkage to cysteine). However, in a preferred embodiment, the linkers will be joined to the alpha carbon amino and carboxyl groups of the terminal amino acids.

[0161] In some circumstances, it is desirable to free the effector molecule from the antibody when the immunoconjugate has reached its target site. Therefore, in these circumstances, immunoconjugates will comprise linkages that are cleavable in the vicinity of the target site. Cleavage of the linker to release the effector molecule from the antibody may be prompted by enzymatic activity or conditions to which the immunoconjugate is subjected either inside the target cell or in the vicinity of the target site. When the target site is a tumor, a linker that is cleavable under conditions present at the tumor site (e.g. when exposed to tumor-associated enzymes or acidic pH) may be used.

[0162] Exemplary chemical modifications of the effector molecule and the antibody of the present invention also include derivitization with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to extend time of residence in the circulatory system and reduce immunogenicity, according to well known methods (See for example, Lisi, et al., Applied Biochem. 4:19 (1982); Beauchamp, et al., Anal Biochem. 131:25 (1982); and Goodson, et al., Bio/Technology 8:343 (1990)).

[0163] The present invention contemplates vaccines for use in both active and passive immunization embodiments. Immunogenic compositions, proposed to be suitable for use as a vaccine, may be prepared most readily directly from immunogenic T-cell stimulating peptides prepared in a manner disclosed herein. The final vaccination material is dialyzed extensively to remove undesired small molecular weight molecules and/or lyophilized for more ready formulation into a desired vehicle. In certain embodiment of the present invention, the compositions and methods of the present invention are used to manufacture a cellular vaccine, e.g., the antigen-delivering anti-CD40 binding portion of the antibody is used to direct the antigen(s) to an antigen presenting cell, which then "loads" the antigen onto MHC proteins for presentation. The cellular vaccine is, therefore, the antigen presenting cell that has been loaded using the compositions of the present invention to generate antigen-loaded antigen presenting cells.

[0164] When the vaccine is the anti-CD40 binding protein itself, e.g., a complete antibody or fragments thereof, then these "active ingredients" can be made into vaccines using methods understood in the art, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,608,251; 4,601,903; 4,599,231; 4,599,230; and 4,578,770, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference. Typically, such vaccines are prepared as injectables, e.g., as liquid solutions or suspensions or solid forms suitable for re-suspension in liquid prior to injection. The preparation may also be emulsified. The active immunogenic ingredient is often mixed with excipients that are pharmaceutically acceptable and compatible with the active ingredient. Suitable excipients are, for example, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol, or the like and combinations thereof. In addition, if desired, the vaccine may contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, or adjuvants that enhance the effectiveness of the vaccines.

[0165] The vaccines are administered in a manner compatible with the dosage formulation, and in such amount as will be therapeutically effective and immunogenic. The quantity to be administered depends on the subject to be treated, including, e.g., the capacity of the individual's immune system to generate an immune response. Precise amounts of cells or active ingredient required to be administered depend on the judgment of the practitioner. However, suitable dosage ranges are of the order of a few thousand cells (to millions of cells) for cellular vaccines. For standard epitope or epitope delivery vaccines then the vaccine may be several hundred micrograms active ingredient per vaccination. Suitable regimes for initial administration and booster shots are also variable, but are typified by an initial administration followed by subsequent inoculations or other administrations.

[0166] The manner of application may vary widely, however, certain embodiments herein will most likely be delivered intravenously or at the site of a tumor or infection directly. Regardless, any of the conventional methods for administration of a vaccine are applicable. The dosage of the vaccine will depend on the route of administration and will vary according to the size of the host.

[0167] In many instances, it will be desirable to have multiple administrations of the vaccine, e.g., four to six vaccinations provided weekly or every other week. A normal vaccination regimen will often occur in two to twelve week intervals or from three to six week intervals. Periodic boosters at intervals of 1-5 years, usually three years, may be desirable to maintain protective levels of the immune response or upon a likelihood of a remission or re-infection. The course of the immunization may be followed by assays for, e.g., T cell activation, cytokine secretion or even antibody production, most commonly conducted in vitro. These immune response assays are well known and may be found in a wide variety of patents and as taught herein.

[0168] The vaccine of the present invention may be provided in one or more "unit doses" depending on whether the nucleic acid vectors are used, the final purified proteins, or the final vaccine form is used. Unit dose is defined as containing a predetermined-quantity of the therapeutic composition calculated to produce the desired responses in association with its administration, i.e., the appropriate route and treatment regimen. The quantity to be administered, and the particular route and formulation, are within the skill of those in the clinical arts. The subject to be treated may also be evaluated, in particular, the state of the subject's immune system and the protection desired. A unit dose need not be administered as a single injection but may include continuous infusion over a set period of time. Unit dose of the present invention may conveniently be described in terms of DNA/kg (or protein/Kg) body weight, with ranges between about 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 10, 50, 100, 1,000 or more mg/DNA or protein/kg body weight are administered.

[0169] Likewise, the amount of anti-CD40-antigen vaccine delivered can vary from about 0.2 to about 8.0 mg/kg body weight. Thus, in particular embodiments, 0.4 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.8 mg, 1.0 mg, 1.5 mg, 2.0 mg, 2.5 mg, 3.0 mg, 4.0 mg, 5.0 mg, 5.5 mg, 6.0 mg, 6.5 mg, 7.0 mg and 7.5 mg of the vaccine may be delivered to an individual in vivo. The dosage of vaccine to be administered depends to a great extent on the weight and physical condition of the subject being treated as well as the route of administration and the frequency of treatment. A pharmaceutical composition that includes a naked polynucleotide prebound to a liposomal or viral delivery vector may be administered in amounts ranging from 1 .mu.g to 1 mg polynucleotide to 1 .mu.g to 100 mg protein. Thus, particular compositions may include between about 1 .mu.g, 5 .mu.g, 10 .mu.g, 20 .mu.g, 30 .mu.g, 40 .mu.g, 50 .mu.g, 60 .mu.g, 70 .mu.g, 80 .mu.g, 100 .mu.g, 150 .mu.g, 200 .mu.g, 250 .mu.g, 500 .mu.g, 600 .mu.g, 700 .mu.g, 800 .mu.g, 900 .mu.g or 1,000 .mu.g polynucleotide or protein that is bound independently to 1 .mu.g, 5 .mu.g, 10 .mu.g, 20 .mu.g, 3.0 .mu.g, 40 .mu.g 50 .mu.g, 60 .mu.g, 70 .mu.g, 80 .mu.g, 100 .mu.g, 150 .mu.g, 200 .mu.g, 250 .mu.g, 500 .mu.g, 600 .mu.g, 700 .mu.g, 800 .mu.g, 900 .mu.g, 1 mg, 1.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg, 70 mg, 80 mg, 90 mg or 100 mg vector.

[0170] Antibodies of the present invention may optionally be covalently or non-covalently linked to a detectable label. Detectable labels suitable for such use include any composition detectable by spectroscopic, photochemical, biochemical, immunochemical, electrical, optical or chemical methods. Useful labels in the present invention include magnetic beads (e.g., DYNABEADS.RTM.), fluorescent dyes (e.g., fluorescein isothiocyanate, Texas red, rhodamine, green fluorescent protein, and the like), radiolabels (e.g., .sup.3H, .sup.125I, .sup.35S, .sup.14C, or .sup.32P), enzymes (e.g., horse radish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase and others commonly used in an ELISA), and colorimetric labels such as colloidal gold or colored glass or plastic (e.g. polystyrene, polypropylene, latex, etc.) beads.

[0171] Methods of detecting such labels are well known to those of skill in the art. Thus, for example, radiolabels may be detected using photographic film or scintillation counters, fluorescent markers may be detected using a photodetector to detect emitted illumination. Enzymatic labels are typically detected by providing the enzyme with a substrate and detecting the reaction product produced by the action of the enzyme on the substrate, and colorimetric labels are detected by simply visualizing the colored label.

[0172] The antibody and/or immunoconjugate compositions of this invention are particularly useful for parenteral administration, such as intravenous administration or administration into a body cavity. The compositions for administration will commonly comprise a solution of the antibody and/or immunoconjugate dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, preferably an aqueous carrier. A variety of aqueous carriers can be used, e.g., buffered saline and the like. These solutions are sterile and generally free of undesirable matter. These compositions may be sterilized by conventional, well-known sterilization techniques. The compositions may contain pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary substances as required to approximate physiological conditions such as pH adjusting and buffering agents, toxicity adjusting agents and the like, for example, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sodium lactate and the like. The concentration of fusion protein in these formulations can vary widely, and will be selected primarily based on fluid volumes, viscosities, body weight and the like in accordance with the particular mode of administration selected and the patient's needs.

[0173] Thus, a typical pharmaceutical immunoconjugate composition of the present invention for intravenous administration would be about 0.1 to 10 mg per patient per day. Dosages from 0.1 up to about 100 mg per patient per day may be used. Actual methods for preparing administrable compositions will be known or apparent to those skilled in the art and are described in more detail in such publications as REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, 19TH ED., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa. (1995).

[0174] The compositions of the present invention can be administered for therapeutic treatments. In therapeutic applications, compositions are administered to a patient suffering from a disease, in an amount sufficient to cure or at least partially arrest the disease and its complications. An amount adequate to accomplish this is defined as a "therapeutically effective dose." Amounts effective for this use will depend upon the severity of the disease and the general state of the patient's health. An effective amount of the compound is that which provides either subjective relief of a symptom(s) or an objectively identifiable improvement as noted by the clinician or other qualified observer.

[0175] Single or multiple administrations of the compositions are administered depending on the dosage and frequency as required and tolerated by the patient. In any event, the composition should provide a sufficient quantity of the proteins of this invention to effectively treat the patient. Preferably, the dosage is administered once but may be applied periodically until either a therapeutic result is achieved or until side effects warrant discontinuation of therapy. Generally, the dose is sufficient to treat or ameliorate symptoms or signs of disease without producing unacceptable toxicity to the patient.

[0176] Controlled release parenteral formulations of the immunoconjugate compositions of the present invention can be made as implants, oily injections, or as particulate systems. For a broad overview of protein delivery systems see, Banga, A. J., THERAPEUTIC PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS: FORMULATION, PROCESSING, AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc., Lancaster, Pa., (1995) incorporated herein by reference. Particulate systems include microspheres, microparticles, microcapsules, nanocapsules, nanospheres, and nanoparticles. Microcapsules contain the therapeutic protein as a central core. In microspheres the therapeutic is dispersed throughout the particle. Particles, microspheres, and microcapsules smaller than about 1 .mu.m are generally referred to as nanoparticles, nanospheres, and nanocapsules, respectively. Capillaries have a diameter of approximately 5 .mu.m so that only nanoparticles are administered intravenously. Microparticles are typically around 100 .mu.m in diameter and are administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly.

[0177] Polymers can be used for ion-controlled release of immunoconjugate compositions of the present invention. Various degradable and non-degradable polymeric matrices for use in controlled drug delivery are known in the art (Langer, R., Accounts Chem. Res. 26:537-542 (1993)). For example, the block copolymer, poloxamer 407.RTM. exists as a viscous yet mobile liquid at low temperatures but forms a semisolid gel at body temperature, hydroxyapatite has been used as a microcarrier for controlled release of proteins, and/or liposomes may be used for controlled release as well as drug targeting of the lipid-capsulated drug. Numerous additional systems for controlled delivery of therapeutic proteins are known. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,055,303, 5,188,837, 4,235,871, 4,501,728, 4,837,028 4,957,735 and 5,019,369, 5,055,303; 5,514,670; 5,413,797; 5,268,164; 5,004,697; 4,902,505; 5,506,206, 5,271,961; 5,254,342 and 5,534,496, relevant portions of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0178] Among various uses of the immunoconjugates of the invention are included a variety of disease conditions caused by specific human cells that may be eliminated by the toxic action of the fusion protein. For example, for the humanized anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-9854), anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 (ATCC Accession No. ______, Submission No. AB13-22.12B4.2C10 (HS446)), and anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 (ATCC Accession No. ______, Submission No. AB13-22.11B6.1C3 (HS440)), antibodies disclosed herein, one preferred application for immunoconjugates is the treatment of malignant cells expressing CD40.

[0179] In another embodiment, this invention provides kits for the delivery of antigens, e.g., CD40 or an immunoreactive fragment thereof, conjugated or in the form of a fusion protein with one or more T cell or B cell epitopes. A "biological sample" as used herein is a sample of biological tissue or fluid that contains the antigen. Such samples include, but are not limited to, tissue from biopsy, blood, and blood cells (e.g., white cells). Preferably, the cells are lymphocytes, e.g., dendritic cells. Biological samples also include sections of tissues, such as frozen sections taken for histological purposes. A biological sample is typically obtained from a multicellular eukaryote, preferably a mammal such as rat, mouse, cow, dog, guinea pig, or rabbit, and more preferably a primate, such as a macaque, chimpanzee, or human. Most preferably, the sample is from a human. The antibodies of the invention may also be used in vivo, for example, as a diagnostic tool for in vivo imaging.

[0180] Kits will typically comprise a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an antibody of the present invention (or fragment thereof) with one or more framework portions or multiple cloning sites at the carboxy-terminal end into which the coding sequences for one or more antigens may be inserted. In some embodiments, the antibody will be a humanized anti-CD40 Fv fragment, such as an scFv or dsFv fragment. In addition the kits will typically include instructional materials disclosing methods of use of an antibody of the present invention (e.g. for loading into dendritic cells prior to immunization with the dendritic cells, which can be autologous dendritic cells). The kits may also include additional components to facilitate the particular application for which the kit is designed. Thus, for example, the kit may additionally contain methods of detecting the label (e.g. enzyme substrates for enzymatic labels, filter sets to detect fluorescent labels, appropriate secondary labels such as a sheep anti-mouse-HRP, or the like). The kits may additionally include buffers and other reagents routinely used for the practice of a particular method. Such kits and appropriate contents are well known to those of skill in the art.

[0181] In another set of uses for the invention, immunoconjugates targeted by antibodies of the invention can be used to purge targeted cells from a population of cells in a culture. For example, if a specific population of T cells is preferred, the immunoconjugates of the present invention may be used to enrich a population of T cells having the opposite effect of the on-going immune response. Thus, for example, cells cultured from a patient having a cancer can be purged of cancer cells by providing the patient with dendritic cells that were antigen loaded using the antibodies of the invention as a targeting moiety for the antigens that will trigger an immune response against the cancer, virus or other pathogen. Likewise, the immunoconjugates can be used to increase the population of regulatory T cells or drive the immune response toward or away from a cytotoxic T cell response or even drive a B cell response.

Example 1

Anti-CD40--HIV Peptides Vaccine

[0182] Five 19- to 32-amino-acid long sequences were selected from a multiplicity of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes identified in the HIV-1 Nef, Gag and Env proteins in the context of different MHC-class I molecules. It has been reported that CTL responses can be induced efficiently by lipopeptide vaccines in mice, in primates, and in humans. The five HIV peptides were then modified in C-terminal position by a (Palm)-NH2 group and the five HIV peptide sequences have been well described in the scientific literature [e.g., Characterization of a multi-lipopeptides mixture used as an HIV-1 vaccine candidate (1999) Klinguer et al., Vaccine, Volume 18, 259-267] and in a patent application [Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-inducing lipopeptides and use as vaccines. Gras-Masse H. et al., Patent No. EP0491628 (1992-06-24); U.S. Pat. No. 5,871,746 (1999-02-16)].

[0183] A very desirable HIV vaccine would be composed of recombinant anti-dendritic cell receptor antibody fused to the above HIV peptides. The present invention includes compositions and methods to efficiently produce proteins and HIV vaccines.

[0184] The sequences shown below are the amino-acid sequences of the five selected HIV peptides and the amino-acid positions within each HIV protein are in brackets.

TABLE-US-00007 Nef (66-97) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 1) VGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGL Nef (116-145) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 2) HTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKL Gag p17 (17-35) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 3) EKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIV Gag p17-p24 (253-284) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 4) NPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILD Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 5) AIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLY

[0185] The sequence below is a hIgG4 heavy chain (H)--HIV gag17 fusion protein where the Gag p17 (17-35) region is shown in bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00008 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-gag17] C655 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 6) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASEKIRLRP GGKKKYKLKHIVAS.

[0186] The sequence below is an H chain--HIV gag253 fusion protein where the Gag p17-p24 (253-284) region is shown in bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00009 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-gag253] C656 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 7) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASNPPIPVGE IYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILDAS.

[0187] The sequence below is an H chain--HIV nef116 fusion protein where the Nef (116-145) region is shown in bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00010 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-nef116] C680 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 8) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASHTQGYFP DWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKLAS.

[0188] The sequence below is a H chain--HIV nef66 fusion protein where the Nef (66-97) region is shown shaded in bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00011 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-nef66] C679 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 9) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASVGFPVTP QVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLAS.

[0189] The sequence below is a H chain--HIV pol158 fusion protein where the Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) region is shown in bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00012 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-pol158] C667 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 10) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASAIFQSSMT KILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLYAS.

[0190] FIG. 1 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptides (lanes 1 to 5) secreted from transfected 293F cells, analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining. Expression vectors for the H chains fused to various C-terminal HIV peptides coding regions were co-transfected with the matching light chain (L) plasmid into transient 293F cells for three days before harvesting the supernatant for subsequent purification. Cell number and DNA amount were constant between transfections. Since the protein A affinity matrix was used in excess, the SDS.PAGE analysis defines both the production yield and the H chain integrity of the various vaccine constructs. Lanes 1, 4 and 5 (upper bands) show that the H chains fused directly to HIV gag17, nef66 and pol158 peptides can be well-secreted. Lane 2 shows that the H chain fused directly to HIV gag253 peptide expresses poorly. Lane 3 shows that the H chain fused directly to HIV nef116 peptide is not expressed at all.

[0191] Surprisingly, it was found that the use of flexible potentially glycosylated inter-peptide coding region linker sequences improves the secretion of intact recombinant antibody-HIV peptides fusion proteins.

[0192] The flexible linker sequences used are derived from cellulosomal anchoring scaffoldin B precursor [Bacteroides cellulosolvens] and have been described by the present inventors in co-pending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61/081,234, relevant portions incorporated herein by reference.

[0193] The sequences shown below are the 25-amino-acid long sequences of the four selected peptide linker sequences. The underlined sequences are predicted N-linked glycosylation sites.

TABLE-US-00013 Flex1 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 11) SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP Flex2 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 12) PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG Flex3 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 13) TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP Flex4 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 14) TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA

[0194] These sequences [the linkers shows in bold and underlined regions obtained from cohesion] are derived from the inter-cohesin domain spacers of the bacterial protein >gi|50656899|gb|AAT79550.1| cellulosomal anchoring scaffoldin B precursor [Bacteroides cellulosolvens]:

TABLE-US-00014 (SEQ ID NO.: 15) MQSPRLKRKILSVILAVCYIISSFSIQFAATPQVNIIIGSAQGIPGSTVKVPINLQNVPEIGINNCDFTIKF DSDILDFNSVEAGDIVPLPVASFSSNNSKDIIKFLFSDATQGNMPINENGLFAVISFKIKDNAQKGISNI KVSSYGSFSGMSGKEMQSLSPTFFSGSIDVSDVSTSKLDVKVGNVEGIAGTEVNVPITFENVPDNGI NNCNFTLSYDSNALEFLTTEAGNIIPLAIADYSSYRSMEGKIKFLFSDSSQGTRSIKNDGVFANIKFKI KGNAIRDTYRIDLSELGSFSSKQNNNLKSIATQFLSGSVNVKDIESSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKS SPGNKMKIQIGDVKANQGDTVIVPITFNEVPVMGVNNCNFTLAYDKNIMEFISADAGDIVTLPMAN YSYNMPSDGLVKFLYNDQAQGAMSIKEDGTFANVKFKIKQSAAFGKYSVGIKAIGSISALSNSKLIP IESIFKDGSITVTNKPIVNIEIGKVKVKAGDKIKVPVEIKDIPSIGINNCNFTLKYNSNVLKYVSNEAGT IVPAPLANLSINKPDEGIIKLLFSDASQGGMPIKDNGIFVNLEFQAVNDANIGVYGLELDTIGAFSGIS SAKMTSIEPQFNNGSIEIFNSAQTPVPSNTEVQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSTPKPNPLYNLNVNIG EISGEAGGVIEVPIEFKNVPDFGINNCDFSVKYDKSIFEYVTYEAGSIVKDSIVNLACMENSGIINLLF NDATQSSSPIKNNGVFAKLKFKINSNAASGTYQINAEGYGKFSGNLNGKLTSINPIFENGIINIGNVT VKPTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKGTPTVTPIYWMNVLIGNMNAAIGEEVVVPIEFKNVPPFGIN NCDFKLVYDSNALELKKVEAGDIVPEPLANLSSNKSEGKIQFLFNDAS QGSMQIENGGVFAKITFKV KSTAASGIYNIRKDSVGSFSGLIDNKMTSIGPKFTDGSIVVGTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPI ATPTIKGTPTATPMYWMNVVIGKMNAEVGGEVVVPIEFNNVPSFGINNCDFKLVYDATALELKNV EAGDIIKTPLANFSNNKSEEGKISFLFNDASQGSMQIENGGVFAKITFKVKSTTATGVYDLRKDLVG SFSGLKDNKMTSIGAEFTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAATPTVTPTATATPSVTIPTVTPTATA TPSVTIPTVTPTATATPSAATPTVTPTATATPSVTIPTVTPTVTATPSDTIPTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITP TATAKPIATPTIKGTPTATPMYWMNVVIGKMNAEVGGEVVVPIEFKNVPSFGINNCDFKLVYDATA LELKNVEAGDIIKTPLANFSNNKSEEGKISFLFNDASQGSMQIENGGVSAKITFKVKSTTAIGVYDIR KDLIGSFSGLKDSKMTSIGAEFTNGSITVATTAPTVTPTATATPSVTIPTVTPTATATPGTATPGTATP TATATPGAATPTETATPSVMIPTVTPTATATPTATATPTVKGTPTIKPVYKMNVVIGRVNVVAGEE VVVPVEFKNIPAIGVNNCNFVLEYDANVLEVKKVDAGEIVPDALINFGSNNSDEGKVYFLFNDALQ GRMQIANDGIFANITFKVKSSAAAGIYNIRKDSVGAFSGLVDKLVPISAEFTDGSISVESAKSTPTAT ATGTNVTPTVAATVTPTATPASTTPTATPTATSTVKGTPTATPLYSMNVIIGKVNAEASGEVVVPVE FKDVPSIGINNCNFILEYDASALELDSAEAGEIVPVPLGNFSSNNKDEGKIYFLFSDGTQGRMQIVND GIFAKIKFKVKSTASDGTYYIRKDSVGAFSGLIEKKIIKIGAEFTDGSITVRSLTPTPTVTPNVASPTPT KVVAEPTSNQPAGPGPITGTIPTATTTATATPTKASVATATPTATPIVVVEPTIVRPGYNKDADLAVF ISSDKSRYEESSIITYSIEYKNIGKVNATNVKIAAQIPKFTKVYDAAKGAVKGSEIVWMIGNLAVGES YTKEYKVKVDSLTKSEEYTDNTVTISSDQTVDIPENITTGNDDKSTIRVMLYSNRFTPGSHSSYILGY KDKTFKPKQNVTRAEVAAMFARIMGLTVKDGAKSSYKDVSNKHWALKYIEAVTKSGIFKGYKDS TFHPNAPITRAELSTVIFNYLHLNNIAPSKVHFTDINKHWAKNYIEEIYRFKLIQGYSDGSFKPNNNIT RAEVVTMINRMLYRGPLKVKVGSFPDVSPKYWAYGDIEEASRNHKYTRDEKDGSEILIE.

[0195] The sequence below is a heavy chain (H)--HIV gag17-nef66-nef116 peptides fusion protein where the HIV gag17, nef66, nef116 peptide sequences are bold. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00015 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-gag17-nef66-nef116] C694 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 16) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASEKIRLRP GGKKKYKLKHIVASVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLASHTQGYFPDWQNYT PGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKLAS.

[0196] The sequence below is an H chain--HIV gag17-nef116 peptides fusion protein where the HIV gag17 and nef116 peptide sequences [italics] are linked via a spacer f1 [shown in bold]. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00016 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-gag17-f1-nef116] C692 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 17) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKS RLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPS VFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSS SLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTC VVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVS NKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNY KTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASEKIRLRPG GKKKYKLKHIVASSSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSPASHTQGYFPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLY KLAS.

[0197] FIG. 2 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptides (Lanes 1 and 2) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining. Expression vectors for the H chains fused to various C-terminal HIV peptides coding regions were co-transfected with the matching L chain plasmid into transient 293F cells for three days before harvesting the supernatant for subsequent purification. Lanes 1 and 2 (upper bands) show that the H chains fused directly to a HIV peptide string of gag17-nef66-nef116 can be well-secreted. Also the H chain product containing a HIV peptide string of gag17 and nef116 separated by the flexible spacer f1 (Lane 2) is also well expressed. Thus HIV nef116 peptide, which is not expressed as a secreted product when directly fused to the H chain alone, can be well-expressed when appended in certain other peptide and flexible string contexts. Note that the H chain fused directly to gag17-f1-nef116 [82 residues] migrates slower than H chain with gag17-nef66-nef116 [89 residues] this suggests that the flexible linker f1 is glycosylated, possibly also enhancing the production of the secreted gag17-f1-nef116 fusion antibody versus gag17-nef66-nef116 fusion antibody.

[0198] The sequence below is an H chain--HIV peptides string of gag17-gag253-nef66 fusion protein where each HIV peptide sequence [shaded in italics] is separated by a inter-peptide spacer f [shown in bold]. In this case, a 27-amino-acid long linker flex-v1(v1) [shown in bold italics] derived from cellulosomal anchoring scaffoldin B precursor [Bacteroides cellulosolvens regions in bold-italics-underlined] was inserted between the H chain C-terminus and the HIV peptides-flexible spacers string. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00017 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-Pep-gag17- f1-gag253-f2-nef V66] C711 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 18) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWL AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNVVYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREE QFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPR EPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTT PPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLS LGKAS ASEKIRLRPGGKKK YKLKHIVASSSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSPASNPPIPVGEIYKRWI ILGLNKIVRMYSPTSILDASPTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKGASVGF PVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLAS.

[0199] The sequence below is an H chain--HIV peptides string of pol158-gag17-nef66-nef116-gag253 fusion protein where peptide sequences are shaded in grey. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00018 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-pol158-gag17- nef66-nef116-gag253] C713 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 19) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWL AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTP PVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSL GKASAIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLYASEKIRLRPGGKKKY KLKHIVASVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLASHTQGYFPD WQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKLASNPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMYS PTSILDAS.

[0200] FIG. 3 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptide strings (Lanes 1 to 5) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining. Expression vectors for the H chains fused to various C-terminal HIV peptides coding regions were co-transfected with the matching L chain plasmid into transient 293F cells for three days before harvesting the supernatant for subsequent purification. Lanes 1, 2 and 3 (upper bands) show that the 4 HIV peptides-flexible spacers fused to H chain via the flexible linker flex-v1 can be well-secreted. However, a string of 4 HIV peptides fused directly to H chain is not expressed at all (Lane 4, upper band). Also, lane 5 (upper band) shows that a string of 5 HIV peptides fused directly to H chain is not expressed at all. This result suggests that certain combinations and contexts of flexible linkers and HIV peptide coding sequences can enhance secretion of recombinant antibody-HIV peptide fusion proteins (Lanes 1, 2 and 3).

[0201] The sequence below is for an H chain--HIV peptides string of gag17-gag253-nef66-nef116-pol158 fusion protein where each HIV peptide sequence [shaded in italics] is separated by an inter-peptide spacer f [shown in bold]. The flexible linker flex-v1 (v1) [shown in bold-italics] was inserted between the H chain C-terminus and the HIV peptides-flexible spacers string. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00019 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-hIgG4H-Flex-v1-Pep- gag17-f1-gag253-f2-nef116-f3-nef66-f4-pol158] C825 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 20) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWL AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTP PVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSL GKAS ASEKIRLRPGGKKKYK LKHIVASSSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSPASNPPIPVGEIYKRWIIL GLNKIVRMYSPTSILDASPTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKGASHTQGY FPDWQNYTPGPGVRYPLTFGWLYKLASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATT KPASVGFPVTPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLASTNGSITVAATAP TVTPTVNATPSAAASAIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLYAS.

[0202] FIG. 4 shows protein A affinity purified recombinant antibodies fused to various HIV peptide strings (Lanes 1 to 6) secreted from transfected 293F cells, then analyzed by reducing SDS.PAGE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining. Expression vectors for the H chains fused to various C-terminal HIV peptides coding regions were co-transfected with the matching L chain plasmid into transient 293F cells for three days before harvesting the supernatant for subsequent purification. Lanes 1, 3 and 5 (upper bands) show that the string of 4 HIV peptides-flexible spacers fused to H chain via the flexible linker flex-v1 can be well-secreted. Lanes 2 and 6 (upper bands) show that the string of 5 HIV peptides-flexible spacers fused to H chain via the flexible linker flex-v1 expresses poorly. However certain combinations and contexts of HIV peptide coding sequences enhance secretion of recombinant antibody-HIV peptide fusion proteins (Lanes 3 and 4). Thus H chain fused to a string of 5 HIV peptides-flexible spacers via the flexible linker flex-v1 can be well-expressed when appended in certain other peptide and flexible string contexts (Lane 4).

[0203] The present invention includes compositions and methods for flexible potentially glycosylated inter-peptide coding region linker sequences and combinations of such HIV peptide coding regions that are particularly favorable to efficient secretion of recombinant anti-DC receptor antibody-HIV peptide fusion vaccines.

[0204] The use of inter-structural domain linker sequences derived from cellulose-degrading bacteria as preferred inter-domain linker sequences in protein engineering--particularly those with highly predicted glycosylation sites. Desirable properties of these sequences are i) inherent flexibility, thereby facilitating separation of linked domains which should greatly help their correct folding and maintaining B cell receptor access to conformationally-dependent antigen epitopes; ii) glycosylation, thereby helping secretion and solubility of the intact produced fusion protein, and also protecting of the linker sequences from culture medium proteases.

[0205] Certain combinations of HIV peptide coding regions favor secretion and that particular flexible linker sequences inserted between the HIV peptide coding sequences can also help secretion of intact HIV peptide string vaccines--principles that can also be applied to solve similar issues for other preferred peptide antigens.

[0206] DNA sequences of preferred linker and antigen coding sequences. Joining sequence codons and stop codons are in bold:

TABLE-US-00020 [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-gag17] C655 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 21) GCTAGTGAGAAGATCCGGCTGCGGCCCGGCGGCAAGAAGAAGTACAAGCT GAAGCACATCGTGGCTAGCTGA [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-nef66] C679 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 22) GCTAGTGTGGGCTTCCCCGTGACCCCCCAGGTGCCCCTGCGGCCCATGAC CTACAAGGCCGCCGTGGACCTGAGCCACTTCCTGAAGGAGAAGGGCGGCC TGGCTAGCTGA [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Pep-pol158] C667 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 23) GCTAGTGCCATCTTCCAGAGCAGCATGACCAAGATCCTGGAGCCCTTCCG GAAGCAGAACCCCGACATCGTGATCTACCAGTACATGGACGACCTGTACG CTAGCTGA [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-Pep-gag253] C681 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 24) GCTAGTCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAG CACCCCCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTAACCCCC CCATCCCCGTGGGCGAGATCTACAAGCGGTGGATCATCCTGGGCCTGAAC AAGATCGTGCGGATGTACAGCCCCACCAGCATCCTGGACGCTAGCTGA [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-Flex-v1-Pep-gag17- nef116] C686 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 25) GCTAGTCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAG CACCCCCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTGAGAAGA TCCGGCTGCGGCCCGGCGGCAAGAAGAAGTACAAGCTGAAGCACATCGTG GCTAGTCACACCCAGGGCTACTTCCCCGACTGGCAGAACTACACCCCCGG CCCCGGCGTGCGGTACCCCCTGACCTTCGGCTGGCTGTACAAGCTGGCTA GCTGA [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-hIgG4H-Flex-v1-Pep- gag17-f1-gag253-f2-nef116-f3-nef66-f4-pol158] C825is: (SEQ ID NO.: 26) GCTAGTCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAG CACCCCCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTGAGAAGA TCCGGCTGCGGCCCGGCGGCAAGAAGAAGTACAAGCTGAAGCACATCGTG GCTAGTAGCAGCGTGAGCCCCACCACCAGCGTGCACCCCACCCCCACCAG CGTGCCCCCCACCCCCACCAAGAGCAGCCCCGCTAGTAACCCCCCCATCC CCGTGGGCGAGATCTACAAGCGGTGGATCATCCTGGGCCTGAACAAGATC GTGCGGATGTACAGCCCCACCAGCATCCTGGACGCTAGTCCCACCAGCAC CCCCGCCGACAGCAGCACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCCCCACCGCCACCC CCACCATCAAGGGCGCTAGTCACACCCAGGGCTACTTCCCCGACTGGCAG AACTACACCCCCGGCCCCGGCGTGCGGTACCCCCTGACCTTCGGCTGGCT GTACAAGCTGGCTAGTACCGTGACCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCG CCATCGTGACCACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCAAGCCCGCTAGTGTG GGCTTCCCCGTGACCCCCCAGGTGCCCCTGCGGCCCATGACCTACAAGGC CGCCGTGGACCTGAGCCACTTCCTGAAGGAGAAGGGCGGCCTGGCTAGTA CCAACGGCAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTGACCCCCACC GTGAACGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGTGCCATCTTCCAGAGCAGCAT GACCAAGATCCTGGAGCCCTTCCGGAAGCAGAACCCCGACATCGTGATCT ACCAGTACATGGACGACCTGTACGCTAGCTGA.

[0207] DNA sequences of preferred linker and antigen coding sequences. Joining sequence codons are in bold:

TABLE-US-00021 Nef (66-97) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 27) GCTAGTGTGGGCTTCCCCGTGACCCCCCAGGTGCCCCTGCGGCCCATGAC CTACAAGGCCGCCGTGGACCTGAGCCACTTCCTGAAGGAGAAGGGCGGCC TGGCTAGC Nef (116-145) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 28) GCTAGTCACACCCAGGGCTACTTCCCCGACTGGCAGAACTACACCCCCGG CCCCGGCGTGCGGTACCCCCTGACCTTCGGCTGGCTGTACAAGCTGGCT AGC Gag p17 (17-35) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 29) GCTAGTGAGAAGATCCGGCTGCGGCCCGGCGGCAAGAAGAAGTACAAGCT GAAGCACATCGTGGCTAGC Gag p17-p24 (253-284) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 30) GCTAGTAACCCCCCCATCCCCGTGGGCGAGATCTACAAGCGGTGGATCAT CCTGGGCCTGAACAAGATCGTGCGGATGTACAGCCCCACCAGCATCCTGG ACGCTAGC Pol 325-355 (RT 158-188) is: (SEQ ID NO.: 31) GCTAGTGCCATCTTCCAGAGCAGCATGACCAAGATCCTGGAGCCCTTCCG GAAGCAGAACCCCGACATCGTGATCTACCAGTACATGGACGACCTGTACG CTAGC Flex1 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 32) GCTAGTAGCAGCGTGAGCCCCACCACCAGCGTGCACCCCACCCCCACCAG CGTGCCCCCCACCCCCACCAAGAGCAGCCCCGCTAGC Flex2 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 33) GCTAGTCCCACCAGCACCCCCGCCGACAGCAGCACCATCACCCCCACCGC CACCCCCACCGCCACCCCCACCATCAAGGGCGCTAGC Flex3 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 34) GCTAGTACCGTGACCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCGCCATCGTGAC CACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCAAGCCCGCTAGC Flex4 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 35) GCTAGTACCAACGGCAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTGAC CCCCACCGTGAACGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGC

[0208] The present invention includes compositions and methods for assembling constructs encoding HIV peptides and Flexible linker sequences. The H chain expression vectors typically have a Nhe I site [g|ctagc] appended to the H chain C-terminal residue codon, or [for flex-v1 vectors] to the C-terminal codon of the flex-v1 sequence. Flexible linker sequences or HIV peptide sequences have an Spe I site [a|ctagt] preceding the N-terminal flexible linker or HIV peptide codon, a Nhe I site appended to the C-terminal flexible linker or HIV peptide codon, followed by a TGA stop codon, followed by a Eco RI site, followed by a Not I site. Such flexible linker or HIV peptide Spe I-Not I fragments are inserted into the H chain vector prepared with Nhe I-Not I digestion. Nhe I and Spe I are compatible sites, but when ligated [g|ctagt] is no longer either a Nhe I or Spe I site. Thus additional Spe I-Not I flexible linker or HIV peptide fragments can be inserted into the new Nhe I-Not I interval distal to the initial flexible linker or HIV peptide. In this way, strings of HIV peptide and/or flexible linker coding regions can be appended to the expression vector H chain coding region.

Example 2

HIV Peptides Vaccine--In Vitro Antigen-Targeting Biology

[0209] Anti-CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptides vaccine tests on HIV patients in vitro. To study the ability of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion recombinant antibody (.alpha.CD40.LIPO5 rAb) to mediate antigen presentation, the fusion rAb was added to blood cells from HIV-infected individuals and measured cytokine production form peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).

[0210] FIG. 5 describes the protocol used in vitro to assay the potency of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion recombinant antibody (.alpha.CD40.LIPO5 rAb) to elicit the expansion of antigen-specific T cells in the context of a PBMC culture. Briefly, PBMCs (2.times.10.sup.6 cells/ml) from apheresis of HIV patients are incubated with a dose range of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine. On day 2, 100 U/ml IL-2 are added to the culture and then, the media is refreshed every 2 days with 100 U/ml IL-2. On day 10, the expanded cells are challenged for 48 h with the individual long peptides corresponding to the 5 HIV peptide sequences incorporated in the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion rAb. Then, culture supernatants are harvested and assessed for cytokine production (by the T cells with T cell receptor [TCR] specificities for peptide sequences) using multiplex beads assay (Luminex). Antigen-specific cytokine production detected in such an assay, if it depends on the presence of the anti-CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine, reflects vaccine uptake by antigen presenting cells [APC] in the culture, and processing [proteolytic degradation] and presentation of peptides on MHC. The antigen-MHC complexes are recognized by T cells with TCR that recognize only the particular HIV antigen-MHC complex. In a HIV patient, such cells are likely to be memory T cells that expanded in the patient in response to the HIV infection.

[0211] Epitopes from all 5 HIV peptide regions of the vaccine can be presented by APCs. The scheme in FIG. 5 was used to assay the in vitro expansion of HIV peptide-specific T cells in response to anti-CD40.LIPO5 peptide vaccine. Results from 7 individuals are shown in FIGS. 6A-C and indicate that the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion rAb elicited HIV peptide-specific IFN.gamma. responses in all of the patients studied. Thus, the .alpha.-CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion rAb allows DCs to cross-present at least 1 or 2 different peptides out of the 5 peptides within the vaccine to the T cells of each individual. However, the set of HIV peptides that stimulated IFN.gamma. production was different for each patient--most likely reflecting different pools of memory T cells for HIV specificity.

[0212] FIGS. 6A-C show the HIV peptide-specific IFN.gamma. production in PBMCs from HIV patients incubated with various concentrations of anti-CD40.LIPO5 peptide string vaccine. C is the control group, which received no vaccine, and defines the baseline response of the culture to each peptide.

[0213] FIG. 7 is a summary of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 peptide vaccine responses against the 5 peptide regions from 8 HIV patients. The data are based on peptide-specific IFN.gamma. production. FIG. 7 shows that the antigen-specific responses observed in 8 HIV patients. The data demonstrate that all HIV peptide regions on the vaccine have the capacity to be processed and presented to T cells--assuming the likely situation that responses to these peptides will only be observed if the appropriate TCR-bearing cells are present. Thus, each patient has a characteristic spectrum of such cells.

[0214] The .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 peptide vaccine can evoke the proliferation of antigen-specific T cells capable of secreting a wide spectrum of cytokines

[0215] FIGS. 8A-B show that .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicits expansion of HIV peptide-specific T cells capable of secreting multiple cytokines--a desirable feature in a vaccine. In FIGS. 8A-B .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicits gag253, nef66, nef116 and pol325 peptide-specific responses characterized by production of multiple cytokines. This is patient A5.

[0216] Anti-CD40.LIPO5 HIV Peptide Vaccination of Ex Vivo DCs.

[0217] FIG. 9 shows the protocol for testing .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine for its ability to direct the expansion of antigen-specific T cells resulting from targeted uptake by DCs and presentation of peptide epitopes on their surface MHC complex. Briefly, HIV patient monocytes are differentiated into DCs by culture for 2 days with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF. Different doses .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine or a mix of the 5 peptides are then added for 18 h. Autologous T cells were added to the co-culture (at a ratio of 1:20) on day 3. On day 5, 100 U/ml IL-2 are added to the culture and then, the media is refreshed every 2 days with 100 U/ml IL-2. On day 10, the expanded cells are rechallenged for 48 h with the individual long peptides corresponding to the 5 HIV peptide sequences incorporated in the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide fusion rAb. Then, culture supernatants are harvested and assessed for cytokine production using Luminex.

[0218] FIGS. 10A-B show the cytokine secretion in response to HIV peptides from DC-T cell co-cultures treated with various doses of .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine. This is patient A10. The results in the patient A10 shown in FIGS. 10A-B demonstrate expansion of antigen-specific T cells corresponding to epitopes within the gag17, gag253, and pol325 HIV peptide regions. In most instances, there is concordance of responses between .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine and non-LIPO5 vaccine [mixture of 5 non-lipidated HIV peptides with sequences corresponding to those in the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine]. Thus, the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine functions well in this in vitro setting where cultured DCs effectively process and present the HIV antigens to T cells. This exemplifies use of the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine for ex vivo vaccination, whereby the `vaccinated DCs` would be cryopreserved for future re-injection into the same patient.

[0219] .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine--possible immune effect of the flexible linker regions. It is possible that the flexible linker sequences interspersing the HIV peptide sequences within the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine themselves contain T cell epitopes. FIGS. 11A-B show that patient A4 does not appear to have a significant pool of memory T cells with specificities to the five flexible linker sequences within .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine. In FIGS. 11A-B, PBMCs from patient A4 treated with the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicit expansion of antigen-specific T cells with specificity to the gag253 region, but not to the flexible linker sequences. The protocol describe in FIG. 9 was used, with the flexible linker long peptides corresponding in sequence to the bold areas, the HIV peptides are in bold-italics, shown in the sequence below.

[0220] .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine heavy chain sequence showing flexible linker regions in bold, joining sequences underlined and HIV peptide regions shaded in bold italics.

TABLE-US-00022 (SEQ ID NO.: 36) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWL AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNVVYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREE QFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPR EPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTT PPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLS LGKASQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASSS VS PTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSPAS ASPTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTI KGAS ASTVTPTATATP SAIVTTITPTATTKPAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS AS.

[0221] In FIG. 12A, the PBMCs from patient A3 treated with the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine elicit expansion of antigen-specific T cells with specificities to the gag253, nef66, and nef116 regions, but not to the flexible linker sequences. The protocol described in FIG. 1 was used, with the flexible linker long peptides corresponding in sequence to the bold areas shown in FIGS. 8A-B.

[0222] FIGS. 12B and 12C show HIV antigen-specific T cell responses evoked from HIV patient A17 PBMCs incubated with 30 nM of three different HIV5 peptide DC targeting vaccines. Cells were cultured for 10 days with IL-2 and then stimulated with individual long peptides corresponding to the 5 HIV peptide sequences encompassed within the DC-targeting vaccines. After 1 hr brefeldin A was added and incubation continued for a further 5 hrs before staining for FACS analysis. The FACS plots show IFN.gamma. and CD8 staining on CD3+ T cells. Circles indicate significant vaccine-evoked expansion of IFN.gamma.+ cells compared to cells from PBMCs cultured without vaccine. CD8- cells are CD4+ T cells. The data show that that anti-CD40.HIV5pep vaccine evokes a strong expansion of nef66 (N66)-specific CD8+ T cells which is not seen with the other DC targeting vehicles.

[0223] These are data based on the LIPO5 HIV peptide string. For example the anti-CD40 H chain is anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-Pep-gag17-f1-gag253-f2-ne- f116-f3-nef66-f4-pol158] with sequence:

TABLE-US-00023 (SEQ ID NO.: 37) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAY INSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRG LPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTL MISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTL PPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSD GSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQT PTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASEKIRLRPGGKKKYKLKHIVASSS VSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSPASNPPIPVGEIYKRWIILGLNKIVRMY SPTSILDASPTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKGASHTQGYFPDWQNYTP GPGVRYPLTFGWLYKLASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPASVGFPV TPQVPLRPMTYKAAVDLSHFLKEKGGLASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNAT PSAAASAIFQSSMTKILEPFRKQNPDIVIYQYMDDLYAS.

[0224] FIGS. 12D and 12E is a similar study to that show in FIGS. 12B and 12C, except that the PBMCs are from a different HIV patient (A2). The data show antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses evoked by anti-CD40.HIV5pep but not the other DC-targeting vaccines, or by a mixture of the peptides themselves.

[0225] FIG. 12F shows that, based on analysis of 15 different HIV peptide responses [5 peptide regions sampled in 3 patients], anti-CD40.HIV5pep vaccine is clearly superior to anti-DCIR.HIV5pep, anti-LOX-1.HIV5pep and non-LIPO5 mix for eliciting a broad range of HIV peptide-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T responses.

[0226] The immunogenicity of the flexible linker sequences is of concern for the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine design. The limited datasets shown above, testing recall of T cells with specificities for epitopes within the flexible linker sequences, suggest that the human repertoire against these sequences is variable. Also, the ability of these sequences to prime responses de novo is untested. Responses to the .alpha.CD40.LIPO5 HIV peptide vaccine in monkeys can be tested using the present invention. If necessary, certain less desirable epitopes within these regions can be identified by a combination of predictive computational means and peptide stimulation scans, and then eliminated by introducing mutational changes that abrogate the TCR interaction.

[0227] The anti-CD40 binding molecule includes a light chain having the following amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO. 38). The variable region of the antibody light chain is underlined and the CDRs are bolded (SEQ ID NOS.: 42, 43 and 44, respectively).

TABLE-US-00024 (SEQ ID NO.: 38) MMSSAQFLGLLLLCFQGTRCDIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCSASQGIS NYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYYTSILHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTIGNLEP EDIATYYCQQFNKLPPTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTA SVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC.

[0228] The anti-CD40 binding molecule includes a heavy chain having the following sequence. The variable region of the antibody light chain is underlined and the CDRs are bolded (SEQ ID NOS.: 45, 46 and 47, respectively).

TABLE-US-00025 (SEQ ID NO.: 39) MNLGLSLIFLVLVLKGVQCEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSD YYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAYINSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYL QMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLA PCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGL YSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAP EFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGV EVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSI EKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWE SNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEAL HNHYTQKSLSLSLGKAS.

[0229] In one aspect the nucleic acid that encodes the light chain comprises the SEQ ID NO. The variable region of the antibody light chain nucleic acid sequence is underlined and the CDRs are bolded.

TABLE-US-00026 (SEQ ID NO.: 40) ATGATGTCCTCTGCTCAGTTCCTTGGTCTCCTGTTGCTCTGTTTTCAAGG TACCAGATGTGATATCCAGATGACACAGACTACATCCTCCCTGTCTGCCT CTCTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCAGTTGCAGTGCAAGTCAGGGCATTAGC AATTATTTAAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGATGGAACTGTTAAACTCCT GATCTATTACACATCAATTTTACACTCAGGAGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTG GCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGATTATTCTCTCACCATCGGCAACCTGGAACCT GAAGATATTGCCACTTACTATTGTCAGCAGTTTAATAAGCTTCCTCCGAC GTTCGGTGGAGGCACCAAACTCGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCAT CTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCC TCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACA GTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCA CAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACG CTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTATGCCTGCGAAGTCAC CCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGT GTTAG.

[0230] In one aspect the nucleic acid that encodes the heavy chain comprises the SEQ ID NO.:40. The variable region of the antibody heavy chain nucleic acid sequence is underlined and the CDRs are bolded.

TABLE-US-00027 (SEQ ID NO.: 41) ATGAACTTGGGGCTCAGCTTGATTTTCCTTGTCCTTGTTTTAAAAGGTGT CCAGTGTGAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCAGCCTG GAGGGTCCCTGAAACTCTCCTGTGCAACCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGAC TATTACATGTATTGGGTTCGCCAGACTCCAGAGAAGAGGCTGGAGTGGGT CGCATACATTAATTCTGGTGGTGGTAGCACCTATTATCCAGACACTGTAA AGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATGCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTG CAAATGAGCCGGCTGAAGTCTGAGGACACAGCCATGTATTACTGTGCAAG ACGGGGGTTACCGTTCCATGCTATGGACTATTGGGGTCAAGGAACCTCAG TCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCG CCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGT CAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTC TACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAA GACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCT GAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGA CACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACG TGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTG GAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCAC GTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACG GCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATC GAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTA CACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAG AGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGA CTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTG CACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAG CTGA.

[0231] A humanized antibody includes the heavy chain variable region (V.sub.H) and a light chain variable region (V.sub.L), wherein the framework regions of the heavy chain and light chain variable regions are from a donor human antibody, and wherein the light chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) have at least 80%, 90%, 95% or higher identity to CDR1.sub.L having the amino acid sequence SASQGISNYLN (SEQ ID NO.:41), the CDR2.sub.L having the amino acid sequence YTSILHS (SEQ ID NO.:42) and the CDR3.sub.L having the amino acid sequence QQFNKLPPT (SEQ ID NO.:43); and wherein the heavy chain complementarity determining regions comprise at least 80%, 90%, 95% or higher identity to the CDR1.sub.H, CDR2.sub.H and CDR3.sub.H, the CDR1.sub.H having the amino acid sequence GFTFSDYYMY (SEQ ID NO.:45), the CDR2.sub.H having the amino acid sequence YINSGGGSTYYPDTVKG (SEQ ID NO.:46), and the CDR3.sub.H having the amino acid sequence RGLPFHAMDY (SEQ ID NO.:47). For example, the humanized antibody may comprise a VL framework having at least 95% identity to the framework of SEQ ID NO.:38 and a VH framework that has at least 95% identity to the framework of SEQ ID NO.:39. In another aspect, the donor CDR sequences are from ANTI-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 and further, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof specifically binds to CD40.

Example 3

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Cycline D1, MART-1, Influenza Viral Nucleoprotein (NP) and HA1 Subunit of Influenza Viral Hemagglutinin (H1N1, PR8) and Peptide Screen

[0232] Internalization of anti-CD40 mAb. 1.times.10.sup.6 IL-4DCs were incubated for 1 h in ice with 3 mg/ml human gamma globulin in PBS containing 3% BSA to block non-specific binding. Cells were pulsed for 30 minutes on ice with Alexa 568 labeled anti-CD40 mAb (all at 20 ng/ml final concentration in non-specific block). Cells were then washed and allowed to internalize surface bound antibodies for different times, between 0 and 90 minutes, at 37.degree. C. Following internalization, cells were washed twice with ice-cold PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide (PBA) and fixed in ice-cold 1% methanol-free formaldehyde (MFF) in PBS overnight at 4.degree. C. Cells were permeablized in PBS 3% BSA containing 0.5% saponin (PBAS) for 20 minutes at 4.degree. C., and transferred to a 96-well round bottom polypropylene microtiter plate. After washing twice with ice-cold PBAS, cells were incubated for 1 h on ice with 3 mg/ml human gamma globulin in PBAS. BODIPY-phalloidin diluted in PBAS and incubated with cells for 1 hour in ice. Cells were further stained with TOPRO-II, as a nuclear counterstain. Slides were imaged on a Leica SP1 confocal microscope.

[0233] Cells. Monoclonal antibodies for cell surface staining were purchased from BD Biosciences (CA). Monocytes (1.times.10.sup.6/ml) from healthy donors were cultured in Cellgenics media (France) containing GM-CSF (100 ng/ml) and IL-4 (50 ng/ml) or GM-CSF (100 ng/ml) and IFN.alpha. (500 Units/1W) (R&D, CA). For IFNDCs, cells were fed on day 1 with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF. For IL-4DCs, the same amounts of cytokines were supplemented into the media on day one and day three. PBMCs were isolated from Buffy coats using Percoll.TM. gradients (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK) by density gradient centrifugation. Total CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were purified by using StemCell kits (CA).

[0234] Peptides. 15-mers (11 amino acid overlapping) for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), Cycline D1, MART-1, influenza viral nucleoprotein (NP) and HA1 subunit of influenza viral hemagglutinin (H1N1, PR8), were synthesized (Mimotopes).

[0235] DCs and T cell co-culture and cytokine expressions. 5.times.10.sup.3 DCs loaded with recombinant fusion proteins (anti-CD40-HA1, Control Ig-HA1, anti-CD40-PSA, anti-CD40-Cyclin D1, anti-CD40-MART-1, anti-MARCO-MART-1, and control Ig-MART-1) were co-cultured with 2.times.10.sup.5 CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells for 8 days. Proliferation was tested by measuring CFSE dilution after staining cells with anti-CD4 antibody labeled with APC.

[0236] For measuring the expression of intracellular IFN.gamma., CD4+ T cells were restimulated with 1-5 uM of indicated peptides for 5 h in the presence of Brefeldin A. In separate experiments, CD4+ T cells were restimulated with peptides indicated for 36 h, and then cytokines secreted by CD4+ T cells were measured by the Luminex.

[0237] CD8+ T cells were co-cultured with DCs for 10 days in the presence of 20 units/ml IL-2 and 20 units/ml IL-7. On day 10 of the culture, CD8+ T cells were stained with anti-CD8 and tetramers indicated.

[0238] CTL assay. On day 10 of the culture, a 5-h .sup.51Cr release assay was performed. T2 cells pulsed with .sup.51Cr first and then labeled with 10 uM HLA-A2 epitope of MART-1 or 1 nM epitope of influenza viral M1. T2 cells without peptide were used as control. The mean of triplicate samples was calculated, and the percentage of specific lysis was determined using the following formula: percentage of specific lysis=100.times.(experimental .sup.51Cr release-control .sup.51Cr release)/(maximum .sup.51Cr release-control .sup.51Cr release). The maximum release refers to counts from targets in 2.5% Triton X-100.

[0239] Preparation of mAbs specific for human CD40. Receptor ectodomain.hIgG (human IgG1Fc) and AP (human placental alkaline phosphatase) fusion proteins were produced for immunizing mice and screening mAbs, respectively. A mammalian vector for human IgFc fusion proteins was engineered as described [J. Immunol. 163: 1973-1983 (1999)]. The mammalian expression vector for receptor ectodomain.AP proteins was generated using PCR to amplify cDNA for AP resides 133-1581 (gb|BC009647|) while adding a proximal in-frame Xho I site and a distal 6C-terminal His residues followed by a TGA stop codon and Not I site. This Xho I-Not I fragment replaced the human IgG Fc coding sequence in the above ectodomain.IgG vector. Fusion proteins were produced using the FreeStyle.TM. 293 Expression System (Invitrogen, CA) according to the manufacturer's protocol (1 mg total plasmid DNA with 1.3 ml 293Fectin reagent/L of transfection). Receptor ectodomain.hIgG was purified by 1 ml HiTrap protein A affinity chromatography (GE Healthcare, CA) eluted with 0.1 M glycine, pH 2.7. Fractions were neutralized with 2M Tris, and then dialyzed against PBS.

[0240] Mouse mAbs were generated by conventional technology. Briefly, six-week-old BALB/c mice were immunized i.p. with 20 .mu.g of receptor ectodomain.hIgGFc fusion protein with Ribi adjuvant, then boosted with 20 .mu.g antigen ten days and fifteen days later. After three months, the mice were boosted again three days prior to taking the spleens. Three to four days after a final boosting, draining lymph nodes (LN) were harvested. B cells from spleen or LN cells were fused with SP2/O--Ag 14 cells (ATCC). Hybridoma supernatants were screened to analyze mAbs specific to the receptor ectodomain fusion protein compared to the fusion partner alone, or to the receptor ectodomain fused to alkaline phosphatase [J. Immunol. 163: 1973-1983 (1999)]. Positive wells were then screened in FACS using 293F cells transiently transfected with expression plasmids encoding full-length receptor cDNAs. Selected hybridomas were single cell cloned and expanded in CELLine flasks (Integra, CA). Hybridoma supernatants were mixed with an equal volume of 1.5 M glycine, 3 M NaCl, 1.times.PBS, pH 7.8 (binding buffer) and tumbled with MabSelect resin (GE Healthcare, CA) (800 .mu.l/5 ml supernatant). The resin was washed with binding buffer and eluted with 0.1 M glycine, pH 2.7. Following neutralization with 2 M Tris, mAbs were dialyzed against PBS.

[0241] Expression and purification of recombinant mAbs. Total RNA was prepared from hybridoma cells using RNeasy kit (Qiagen, CA) and used for cDNA synthesis and PCR (SMART RACE kit, BD Biosciences) using supplied 5' primers and gene specific 3' primers (mIgG.kappa., 5' ggatggtgggaagatggatacagttggtgcagcatc3' (SEQ ID NO.:48); mIgG2a, 5'ccaggcatcctagagtcaccgaggagccagt3') (SEQ ID NO.:49). PCR products were then cloned (pCR2.1 TA kit, Invitrogen) and characterized by DNA sequencing (MC Lab, CA). Using the derived sequences for the mouse heavy (H) and light (L) chain variable (V)-region cDNAs, specific primers were used to PCR amplify the signal peptide and V-regions while incorporating flanking restriction sites for cloning into expression vectors encoding downstream human IgG.kappa. or IgG4H regions. The vector for expression of chimeric mV.kappa.-hIg.kappa. was built by amplifying residues 401-731 (gi|63101937|) flanked by Xho I and Not I sites and inserting this into the Xho I-Not I interval of pIRES2-DsRed2 (BD Biosciences). PCR was used to amplify the mAb V.kappa. region from the initiator codon, appending a Nhe I or Spe I site then CACC, to the region encoding (e.g., residue 126 of gi|76779294|), appending a distal Xho I site. The PCR fragment was then cloned into the Nhe I-Not I interval of the above vector. The control human IgG.kappa. sequence corresponds to gi|49257887| residues 26-85 and gi|21669402| residues 67-709. The control human IgG4H vector corresponds to residues 12-1473 of gi|19684072| with S229P and L236E substitutions, which stabilize a disulphide bond and abrogate residual FcR interaction [J. Immunol. 164: 1925-1933 (2000)], inserted between the Bgl II and Not I sites of pIRES2-DsRed2 while adding the sequence 5'gctagctgattaattaa 3' instead of the stop codon. PCR was used to amplify the mAb VH region from the initiator codon, appending CACC then a Bgl II site, to the region encoding residue 473 of gi|19684072|. The PCR fragment was then cloned into the Bgl II-Apa I interval of the above vector.

[0242] Expression and purification of Flu HA1 fusion protein. The Flu HA1 antigen coding sequence is a CipA protein [Clostridium. thermocellum] gi|479126| residues 147-160 preceding hemagglutinin [Influenza A virus (A/Puerto Rico/8/34(H1N1))] gi|126599271| residues 18-331 with a P321L change and with 6 C-terminal His residues was inserted between the H chain vector Nhe I and Not I sites to encode recombinant antibody-HA1 fusion proteins (rAb.HA1). Similarly, recombinant antibody-PSA fusion proteins (rAb.PSA) were encoded by inserting gi|34784812| prostate specific antigen residues 101-832 with proximal sequence GCTAGCGATACAACAGAACCTGCAACACCTACAACACCTGTAACAACACCGACAACAACACTT CTAGCGC (SEQ ID NO.:50) (Nhe I site and CipA spacer) and a distal Not I site into the same H chain vector. Recombinant antibody proteins were expressed and purified as described above for hFc fusion proteins. In some cases the rAb.antigen coding region and the corresponding L chain coding region were transferred to separate cetHS-puro UCOE vectors (Millipore, CA). The use of UCOE vectors in combination with a preadapted serum free, suspension cell line allowed for rapid production of large quantities of protein [Cytotechnology 38, 43-46 (2002).] CHO-S cells grown in CD-CHO with GlutaMAX and HT media supplement (Invitrogen) were seeded at 5.times.10.sup.5 ml 24 h prior to transfection in 500 ml Corning Ehrlenmyer flasks and incubated in 8% CO.sub.2 at 125 rpm. On the day of transfection, 1.2.times.10.sup.7 cells with viability at least 95% were added to a final volume of 30 ml in a 125 ml flask in CD-CHO with GlutaMAX. 48 .mu.l of FreeStyle Max reagent (Invitrogen) in 0.6 ml of OptiPRO SFM (Invitrogen) was added with gentle mixing to 24 .mu.g of Sce I-linearized light chain vector and 24 .mu.g of Sce I-linearized H chain vector mixed and sterile filtered in 0.6 ml of OptiPRO SFM. After 20 min, the DNA-lipid complex was slowly added to the 125 ml CHO-S culture flask with swirling. Cells were incubated 24 h before adding 30 ml of a combined media solution of CD-CHO with CHO-M5 (Sigma, C0363 component of CHO Kit 1) containing 5 .mu.g/ml of puromycin (A.G. Scientific, CA), 2.times. GlutaMAX and 0.25.times. Pen/Strep (Invitrogen). At day 2, another 5 .mu.g/ml of puromycin was added directly to the culture and selection was allowed to proceed .about.10-14 days while following cell viability from six days post transfection. The viable cell count dropped and when the viable density is .about.2-3.times.10.sup.6/ml, the cells were transferred to fresh selection medium (CD CHO-S+CHO M5 with 2.times. GlutaMAX, 0.25.times. Pen/Strep, 10 .mu.g/ml Puromycin) at 1E6/ml. Frozen cell stocks were prepared when viability reached >90%. Cells were split in selection medium when cell density exceeded 2.times.10.sup.6/ml until scaled to 4.times.250 ml in 500 ml flasks. Supernatant was harvested when cell viability dropped below 80% with a maximum final cell density .about.7.times.10.sup.6/ml. Endotoxin levels were less than 0.2 units/ml.

[0243] Expression and purification of recombinant Flu M1 and MART-1 proteins. PCR was used to amplify the ORF of Influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/34/Mount Sinai (H1N1) M1 gene while incorporating an Nhe I site distal to the initiator codon and a Not I site distal to the stop codon. The digested fragment was cloned into pET-28b (+) (Novagen), placing the M1 ORF in-frame with a His6 tag, thus encoding His.Flu M1 protein. A pET28b (+) derivative encoding an N-terminal 169 residue cohesin domain from C. thermocellum (unpublished) inserted between the Nco I and Nhe I sites expressed Coh.His. For expression of Cohesin-Flex-hMART-1-PeptideA-His, the sequence GACACCACCGAGGCCCGCCACCCCCACCCCCCCGTGACCACCCCCACCACCACCGACCGGAAG GGCACCACCGCCGAGGAGCTGGCCGGCATCGGCATCCTGACCGTGATCCTGGGCGGCAAGCG GACCAACAACAGCACCCCCACCAAGGGCGAATTCTGCAGATATCCATCACACTGGCGGCCG (SEQ ID NO.:51) (encoding DTTEARHPHPPVTTPTTDRKGTTAEELAGIGILTVILGGKRTNNSTPTKGEFCRYPSHWRP (SEQ ID NO.:52)--the italicized residues are the immunodominant HLA-A2-restricted peptide and the underlined residues surrounding the peptide are from MART-1) was inserted between the Nhe I and Xho I sites of the above vector. The proteins were expressed in E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) (Novagen) or T7 Express (NEB), grown in LB at 37.degree. C. with selection for kanamycin resistance (40 .mu.g/ml) and shaking at 200 rounds/min to mid log phase growth when 120 mg/L IPTG was added. After three hours, the cells were harvested by centrifugation and stored at -80.degree. C. E. coli cells from each 1 L fermentation were resuspended in 30 ml ice-cold 50 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA pH 8.0 (buffer B) with 0.1 ml of protease inhibitor Cocktail II (Calbiochem, CA). The cells were sonicated on ice 2.times.5 min at setting 18 (Fisher Sonic Dismembrator 60) with a 5 min rest period and then spun at 17,000 r.p.m. (Sorvall SA-600) for 20 min at 4.degree. C. For His.Flu M1 purification the 50 ml cell lysate supernatant fraction was passed through 5 ml Q Sepharose beads and 6.25 ml 160 mM Tris, 40 mM imidazole, 4 M NaCl pH 7.9 was added to the Q Sepharose flow through. This was loaded at 4 ml/min onto a 5 ml HiTrap chelating HP column charged with Ni++. The column-bound protein was washed with 20 mM NaPO.sub.4, 300 mM NaCl pH 7.6 (buffer D) followed by another wash with 100 mM H.sub.3COONa pH 4.0. Bound protein was eluted with 100 mM H.sub.3COONa pH 4.0. The peak fractions were pooled and loaded at 4 ml/min onto a 5 ml HiTrap S column equilibrated with 100 mM H.sub.3COONa pH 5.5, and washed with the equilibration buffer followed by elution with a gradient from 0-1 M NaCl in 50 mM NaPO.sub.4 pH 5.5. Peak fractions eluting at about 500 mM NaCl were pooled. For Coh.Flu M1.His purification, cells from 2 L of culture were lysed as above. After centrifugation, 2.5 ml of Triton X114 was added to the supernatant with incubation on ice for 5 min. After further incubation at 25.degree. C. for 5 min, the supernatant was separated from the Triton X114 following centrifugation at 25.degree. C. The extraction was repeated and the supernatant was passed through 5 ml of Q Sepharose beads and 6.25 ml 160 mM Tris, 40 mM imidazole, 4 M NaCl pH 7.9 was added to the Q Sepharose flow through. The protein was then purified by Ni.sup.++ chelating chromatography as described above and eluted with 0-500 mM imidazole in buffer D.

[0244] FIG. 13 shows the internalization of anti-CD40 mAb:IL-4DC. IL-4DCs were treated with 500 ng/ml of anti-CD40-Alexa 568.

[0245] FIG. 14 shows CD4 and CD8 T cell proliferation by DCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-HA or control Ig-HA1 were co-cultured with CFSE-labeled autologous CD4+ or CD8+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 7 days. Cells were then then stained with anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 antibodies. Cell proliferation was tested by measuring CFSE-dilution.

[0246] FIG. 15 shows a titration of HA1.sub.-- fusion protein on CD4+ T proliferation. IFNDCs (5K) loaded with fusion proteins were co-cultured with CFSE-labeled CD4+ T cells (200K) for 7 days.

[0247] FIG. 16 shows IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1 activate HA1-specific CD4+ T cells. CD4+ T cells were restimulated with DCs loaded with 5 uM of indicated peptides, and then intracellular IFN.gamma. was stained.

[0248] FIG. 17 shows IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-HA1 activate HA1-specific CD4+ T cells. CD4+ T cells were restimulated with DCs loaded with indicated peptides for 36 h, and then culture supernatant was analyzed for measuring IFN.gamma..

[0249] FIG. 18 shows that targeting CD40 results in enhanced cross-priming of MART-1 specific CD8+ T cells. IFNDCs (5K/well) loaded with fusion proteins were co-cultured with purified CD8+ T cells for 10 days. Cells were stained with anti-CD8 and tetramer. Cells are from healthy donors (HLA-A*0201+).

[0250] FIG. 19 shows targeting CD40 results in enhanced cross-priming of MART-1 specific CD8+ T cells (Summary of 8-repeated experiments using cells from different healthy donors).

[0251] FIG. 20 shows CD8+CTL induced with IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-MART-1 are functional. CD8+ T cells co-cultured with IFNDCs targeted with fusion proteins were mixed with T2 cells loaded with 10 uM peptide epitope.

[0252] FIG. 21 shows CD8+CTL induced with IFNDCs targeted with anti-CD40-Flu M1 are functional. CD8+ T cells co-cultured with IFNDCs targeted with fusion proteins were mixed with T2 cells loaded with 1.0 nM peptide epitope.

[0253] FIG. 22 shows an outline of protocol to test the ability a vaccine composed of anti-CD4012E12 linked to PSA (prostate specific antigen) to elicit the expansion from a naive T cell population. PSA-specific CD4+ T cells corresponding to a broad array of PSA epitopes. Briefly, DCs derived by culture with IFN.alpha. and GM-CSF of monocytes from a healthy donor are incubated with the vaccine. The next day, cells are placed in fresh medium and pure CD4+ T cells from the same donor are added. Several days later, PSA peptides are added and, after four hours, secreted gamma-IFN levels in the culture supernatants are determined.

[0254] FIG. 23 shows that many PSA peptides elicit potent gamma-IFN-production responses indicating that anti-CD4012E12 and similar anti-CD40 agents can efficiently deliver antigen to DCs, resulting in the priming of immune responses against multiple epitopes of the antigen. The peptide mapping of PSA antigens. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-PSA were co-cultured with purified autologous CD4+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 8 days. Cells were then restimulated with 5 uM of individual peptides derived from PSA for 36 h. The amount of IFN.gamma. was measured by Luminex. Cells are from healthy donors.

[0255] FIG. 24 shows DCs targeted with anti-CD40-PSA induce PSA-specific CD8+ T cell responses. IFNDCs were targeted with 1 ug mAb fusion protein with PSA. Purified autologous CD8+ T cells were co-cultured for 10 days. Cells were stained with anti-CD8 and PSA (KLQCVDLHV)-tetramer. Cells are from a HLA-A*0201 positive healthy donor. The results demonstrate that anti-CD40 effectively deliver PSA to the DCs, which in turn elicit the expansion of PSA-specific CD8+ T cells. Briefly, 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-PSA were co-cultured with purified autologous CD8+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 10 days. Cells were then stained with tetramer. Cells are from HLA-0*201 positive healthy donor.

[0256] FIG. 25 a scheme (left) and the IFN.gamma. production by T cells of the pools of peptides and control for Donor 2. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-Cyclin D1 were co-cultured with purified autologous CD4+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 8 days. Cells were then restimulated with with 5 uM of individual peptides derived from CyclinD1 for 5 h in the presence of Brefeldin A. Cells were stained for measuring intracellular IFN.gamma. expression.

[0257] FIG. 26 shows a peptide scan and IFN.gamma. production by T cells obtained from the pools of peptides shown in FIG. 25 and control for Donor 2. 5.times.10e3 IFNDCs loaded with 2 ug/ml of anti-CD40-Cyclin D1 were co-cultured with purified autologous CD4+ T cells (2.times.10e5) for 8 days. Cells were then restimulated with with 5 uM of individual peptides derived from CyclinD1 for 5 h in the presence of Brefeldin A. Cells were stained for measuring intracellular IFN.gamma. expression.

[0258] In conclusion, delivering antigens to DCs, the most potent antigen presenting cells, via CD40 is an efficient way to induce and activate antigen specific both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity. Thus, vaccines made of anti-CD40 mAb will induce potent immunity against cancer and infections.

[0259] Peptide Information:

[0260] HA1.sub.-- Sequences:

TABLE-US-00028 (SEQ ID NO.: 53) MKANLLVLLCALAAADADTICIGYHANNSTDTVDTVLEKNVTVTHSVNLL EDSHNGKLCR (SEQ ID NO.: 54) LKGIAPLQLGKCNIAGWLLGNPECDPLLPVRSWSYIVETPNSENGICYPG DFIDYEELRE (SEQ ID NO.: 55) QLSSVSSFERFEIFPKESSWPNHNTNGVTAACSHEGKSSFYRNLLWLTEK EGSYPKLKNS (SEQ ID NO.: 56) YVNKKGKEVLVLWGIHHPPNSKEQQNLYQNENAYVSVVTSNYNRRFTPEI AERPKVRDQA (SEQ ID NO.: 57) GRMNYYWTLLKPGDTIIFEANGNLIAPMYAFALSRGFGSGIITSNASMHE CNTKCQTPLG (SEQ ID NO.: 58) AINSSLPYQNIHPVTIGECPKYVRSAKLRMVTGLRNIPSI

[0261] Sequences of Peptides in FIG. 17

TABLE-US-00029 Peptide 22: SSFERFEIFPKESSWPN (SEQ ID NO.: 59) Peptide 45: GNLIAPWYAFALSRGFG (SEQ ID NO.: 60) Peptide 46: WYAFALSRGFGSGIITS (SEQ ID NO.: 61)

[0262] NP Sequences:

TABLE-US-00030 (SEQ ID NO.: 62) MASQGTKRSYEQMETDGERQNATEIRASVGKMIGGIGRFYIQMCTELKLS DYEGRLIQNS (SEQ ID NO.: 63) LTIERMVLSAFDERRNKYLEEHPSAGKDPKKTGGPIYRRVNGKWMRELIL YDKEEIRRIW (SEQ ID NO.: 64) RQANNGDDATAGLTHMMIWHSNLNDATYQRTRALVRTGMDPRMCSLMQGS TLPRRSGAAG (SEQ ID NO.: 65) AAVKGVGTMVMELVRMIKRGINDRNFWRGENGRKTRIAYERMCNILKGKF QTAAQKAMMD (SEQ ID NO.: 66) QVRESRNPGNAEFEDLTFLARSALILRGSVAHKSCLPACVYGPAVASGYD FEREGYSLVG (SEQ ID NO.: 67) IDPFRLLQNSQVYSLIRPNENPAHKSQLVWMACHSAAFEDLRVLSFIKGT KVLPRGKLST (SEQ ID NO.: 68) RGVQIASNENMETMESSTLELRSRYWAIRTRSGGNTNQQRASAGQISIQP TFSVQRNLPF (SEQ ID NO.: 69) DRTTIMAAFNGNTEGRTSDMRTEIIRMMESARPEDVSFQGRGVFELSDEK AASPIVPSFD (SEQ ID NO.: 70) MSNEGSYFFGDNAEEYDN

[0263] Sequences of Peptides in FIG. 23

TABLE-US-00031 Peptide 22: GKWVRELVLYDKEEIRR (SEQ ID NO.: 71) Peptide 33: RTGMDPRMCSLMQGSTL (SEQ ID NO.: 72) Peptide 46: MCNILKGKFQTAAQKAM (SEQ ID NO.: 73)

[0264] Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Sequence

TABLE-US-00032 (SEQ ID NO.: 74) MWVPVVFLTLSVTWIGAAPLILSRIVGGWECEKHSQPWQVLVASRGRAVC GGVLVHPQWV (SEQ ID NO.: 75) LTAAHCIRNKSVILLGRHSLFHPEDTGQVFQVSHSFPHPLYDMSLLKNRF LRPGDDSSHD (SEQ ID NO.: 76) LMLLRLSEPAELTDAVKVMDLPTQEPALGTTCYASGWGSIEPEEFLTPKK LQCVDLHVIS (SEQ ID NO.: 77) NDVCAQVHPQKVTKFMLCAGRWTGGKSTCSGDSGGPLVCNGVLQGITSWG SEPCALPERP (SEQ ID NO.: 78) SLYTKVVHYRKWIKDTIVANP

[0265] Sequences of Peptides in FIG. 23

TABLE-US-00033 Peptide 1: (SEQ ID NO.: 79) APLILSRIVGGWECE Peptide 4: (SEQ ID NO.: 80) ECEKHSQPWQVLVAS Peptide 25: (SEQ ID NO.: 81) GDDSSHDLMLLRLSE Peptide 26: (SEQ ID NO.: 82) SHDLMLLRLSEPAEL Peptide 49: (SEQ ID NO.: 83) SGDSGGPLVCNGVLQ Peptide 54: (SEQ ID NO.: 84) GSEPCALPERPSLYT Peptide 56: (SEQ ID NO.: 85) ERPSLYTKVVHYRKW Peptide 58: (SEQ ID NO.: 86) VVHYRKWIKDTIVAN

[0266] Cyclin D1 Sequence

TABLE-US-00034 (SEQ ID NO.: 87) MRSYRFSDYLHMSVSFSNDMDLFCGEDSGVFSGESTVDFSSSEVDSWPGD SIACFIEDER (SEQ ID NO.: 88) HFVPGHDYLSRFQTRSLDASAREDSVAWILKVQAYYNFQPLTAYLAVNYM DRFLYARRLP (SEQ ID NO.: 89) ETSGWPMQLLAVACLSLAAKMEEILVPSLFDFQVAGVKYLFEAKTIKRME LLVLSVLDWR (SEQ ID NO.: 90) LRSVTPFDFISFFAYKIDPSGTFLGFFISHATEIILSNIKEASFLEYWPS SIAAAAILCV (SEQ ID NO.: 91) ANELPSLSSVVNPHESPETWCDGLSKEKIVRCYRLMKAMAIENNRLNTPK VIAKLRVSVR (SEQ ID NO.: 92) ASSTLTRPSDESSFSSSSPCKRRKLSGYSWVGDETSTSN

[0267] Sequences of Peptides in FIG. 26.

TABLE-US-00035 Peptide 7: (SEQ ID NO.: 93) DRVLRAMLKAEETCA Peptide 8: (SEQ ID NO.: 94) RAMLKAEETCAPSVS Peptide 10: (SEQ ID NO.: 95) TCAPSVSYFKCVQKE

[0268] MART-1 Antigen. MART-1 is a tumor-associated melanocytic differentiation antigen. Vaccination with MART-1 antigen may stimulate a host cytotoxic T-cell response against tumor cells expressing the melanocytic differentiation antigen, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

[0269] FIG. 27 shows the expression and construct design for anti-CD40-MART-1 peptide antibodies. FIG. 28 is a summary of the CD4.sup.+ and CD8.sup.+ immunodominant epitopes for MART-1. FIGS. 27 and 28 show the use of the flexible linker technology to permit the successful expression of recombinant anti-DC receptor targeting antibodies fused to significant (.about.2/3) parts of human MART-1. Recombinant antibody fused at the H chain C-terminus to the entire MART-1 coding region is not at all secreted from production mammalian cells [not shown]. The Flex-v1-hMART-1-Pep-3-f4-Pep-1 adduct is particularly well expressed and is one preferred embodiment of a MART-1-targeting vaccine, as is the Flex-v1-hMART-1-Pep-3-f4-Pep-1-f3-Pep-2 adduct which bears a maximum load of MART-1 epitopes. Slide 2 of the MART-1 powerpoint presentation shows that these adducts can be successfully appended to multiple anti-DC receptor vehicles.

[0270] The sequence below is a H chain-hMART-1 peptides string of pep3-pep1-pep2 fusion protein where each hMART1 peptide sequence [bold-italics] is separated by a inter-peptide spacer f [shown in bold]. In this case, a 27-amino-acid long linker flex-v1(v1) [italics] derived from cellulosomal anchoring scaffoldin B precursor [Bacteroides cellulosolvens--described in the gag-nef vaccine invention disclosure] was inserted between the H chain C-terminus and the hMART1 peptides-flexible spaces string. The underlined AS residues are joining sequences.

TABLE-US-00036 [manti-CD40_12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART-1- Pep-3-f4-Pep-1] C981 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 96) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAYINSGGGSTYY PDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKG PSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKV SNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQTPTNTIS VTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASTNGS ITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS [manti-CD40_12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART-1- Pep-3-f4-Pep-f3-Pep-2] C978 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 97) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAYINSGGGSTYY PDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKG PSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKV SNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQTPTNTIS VTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASTNGS ITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVT PTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS AS [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART- 1-Pep-3-f4-Pep-1] C1012 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 98) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRY NPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAK TKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVV TVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYK CKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQP ENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQTPT NTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS AST NGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS AS [mAnti-DCIR_9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART- 1-Pep-f4-Pep-1-f3-Pep-2] C1013 is: (SEQ ID NO.: 99) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWLAHIYWDDDKRY NPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARSSHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAK TKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVV TVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTP EVTCVVVDVSQPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCK VSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPEN NYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQTPTNT ISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASTN GSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS AST VTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS AS

[0271] MART-1 DNA Sequence:

[0272] MART-1 constructs with 3 peptides, Start/stop sites are underlined, peptide 1 is bold, peptide 2 is bold-italics and peptide 3 is bold-underlined:

TABLE-US-00037 (SEQ ID NO.: 100) AACACCGACAACAACAGATGATCTGGATGCAGCTAGTGGGTTTGATCATCGGGACAGCAAA GTGTCTCTTCAAGAGAAAAACTGTGAACCTGTGGTTCCCAATGCTCCACCTGCTTATGAG AAACTCTCTGCAGAACAGTCACCACCACCTTATTCACCTGCTAGTACCAACGGCAGCATCA CCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTGACCCCCACCGTGAACGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTA GT GCTAGTACCGTGA CCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCGCCATCGTGACCACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCA AGCCCGCTAGTGTCTTACTGCTCATCGGCTGTTGGTATTGTAGAAGACGAAATGGATACA GAGCCTTGATGGATAAAAGTCTTCATGTTGGCACTCAATGTGCCTTAACAAGAAGATGCC CACAAGAAGGGtgaGCGGCCGCATCGAAGAGCTCGGTACCCGGGGATCCTCTAGAGTCGACCT GCAGGCATGC

[0273] Peptide 3 is bold followed by the Flex-4 amino acid sequence--underlined.

TABLE-US-00038 (SEQ ID NO.: 101) GFDHRDSKVSLQEKNCEPVVPNAPPAYEKLSAEQSPPPYSPASTNGSITV AATAPTVTPT

[0274] Peptide 1 is bold followed by the Flex-3 amino acid sequence--underlined.

TABLE-US-00039 (SEQ ID NO.: 102) VNATPSAAASMPREDAHFIYGYPKKGHGHSYTTAEEAAGIGILTVILGAS TVTPTATATP

[0275] Peptide 3 is bold.

TABLE-US-00040 (SEQ ID NO.: 103) SAIVTTITPTATTKPASVLLLIGCWYCRRRNGYRALMDKSLHVGTQCALT RRCPQEG

[0276] MART1-Peptide 3, the italicized portion is the CD4+ immunodominant epitope.

TABLE-US-00041 (SEQ ID NO.: 104) GFDHRDSKVSLQEKNCEPVVPNAPPAYEKLSAEQSPPPYSP

[0277] Flex-4

TABLE-US-00042 (SEQ ID NO.: 105) ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS

[0278] MART1-Peptide 1 the italicized portion is the CD4+ immunodominant epitope and the underlined-italicized portion is the CD8+ immunodominant epitope

TABLE-US-00043 (SEQ ID NO.: 106) MPREDAHFIYGYPKKGHGHSYTTAEEAAGIGILTVILG (SEQ ID NO.: 107) Flex-3: ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS

[0279] MART1-Peptide 2 the italicized portion is the CD4+ immunodominant epitope.

TABLE-US-00044 (SEQ ID NO.: 108) VLLLIGCWYCRRRNGYRALMDKSLHVGTQCALTRRCPQEG

[0280] MART1 constructs with two peptides:

[0281] Peptide 3 is bold-italics-underlined, flex-4 is bold and Peptide 1 is bold-italics-underlined:

TABLE-US-00045 (SEQ ID NO.: 109) ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPS AAAS AS

[0282] Protein Sequence: C978. rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART-1-P- ep-3 (bold-italics-underlined)-f4 (bold)-Pep-1 (bold-italics)-f3 (italics)-Pep-2 (bold-underlined)]

TABLE-US-00046 (SEQ ID NO.: 110) MNLGLSLIFLVLVLKGVQCEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLE WVAYINSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWG QGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQ SSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPK PKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQ DWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSLGKASQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTAITFKPASVLLLIGCWYCRRRNGYRALMDKSLHVG TQCALTRRCPQEGAS

[0283] Protein Sequence: C981. rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1-hMART-1-P- ep-3 (bold-italics-underlined)-f4-(bold)-Pep-1](bold-underlined)

TABLE-US-00047 (SEQ ID NO.: 111) MNLGLSLIFLVLVLKGVQCEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLE WVAYINSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWG QGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQ SSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPK PKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQ DWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDI AVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSLGKASQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAASMPREDAHFIYGYPKKGHGHSYTTAE EAAGIGILTVILGAS

[0284] GP100 Antigen. GP100 antigen is a melanoma-associated antigen. When administered in a vaccine formulation, gp100 antigen may stimulate a cytotoxic T cell HLA-A2.1-restricted immune response against tumors that express this antigen, which may result in a reduction in tumor size.

[0285] GP100 ectodomain coding region fused to recombinant antibody H chain coding region is not at all secreted by production mammalian cells [not shown]. The total sequence is shown below--italics residues are the leader sequence and the transmembrane domain, the peptides are in bold-italics and the transmembrane domain is italics-underlined.

TABLE-US-00048 (SEQ ID NO.: 112) MDLVLKRCLLHLAVIGALLAVGATKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYP EWTEAQRLDCWRGGQVSLKVSNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDG QVIWVNNTIINGSQVWGGQPVYPQETDDACIFPDGGPCPSGSWSQKRSFV YVW LGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLGTHTMEVTVYHRRGSRSYVPLAH SSSAFT SVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQPLTFALQLHDPSGYLAEA DLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRALVVTHTYLEPGPVTAQVVLQAAIPLTSCGSS PVPGTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVP TTEVISTAPVQMPTAESTGMTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAE VSIVVLSGTTAAQVTTTEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSL GPLLDGTATLRLVKRQVPLDCVLYRYGSFSVTLDIVQGIESAEILQAVPS GEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRLCQPVLPSPACQLVL HQILKGGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIMPGQEAGLGQVPLIVGILL VLMAVVLASLIRRRLMKQDFSVPQLPHSSSHWLRLPRIFCSCPIGENSPL LSGQQV

[0286] Known HLA-A0201 restricted peptides sequences are: GP100 M: 209-217 (2M): IMDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:113); 209-217 WT: ITDQVPFSV (SEQ ID NO.:114) GP100 M: 280-288 (9V): YLEPGPVTV (SEQ ID NO.:115) 280-288 WT: YLEPGPVTA (SEQ ID NO.:116) GP100 WT: 154-162: KTWGQYWQV (SEQ ID NO.:117)

[0287] FIG. 29-33 show the gp100 adducts which were successfully expressed as secreted anti-DC receptor targeting vaccines. These employed the use of the flexible linker sequences and fragmentation and shuffling of the gp100 ectodomain coding region. Preferred embodiments of gp100 vaccine adducts are described.

[0288] FIG. 29 shows the expression and construct design for anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies. FIG. 30 shows the design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies. FIG. 31 shows the expression and construct design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies. FIG. 32 is a summary of the CD4.sup.+ and CD8.sup.+ immunodominant epitopes for gp100. FIG. 33 shows the expression and construct design for additional anti-CD40-gp100 peptide antibodies.

[0289] rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-hgp100- -Pep-144-Pep-3-f3-Pep-4-f4-Pep-5-f3-Pep-2] C1285, the peptides are bold-italics, flexible linkers are bold and the underlined AS residues are joining sequences:

TABLE-US-00049 (SEQ ID NO.: 118) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAYINSGGGSTYY PDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKG PSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKV SNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS AS rAB-cetHS-puro[hIgG4H-C-Flex-hgp100-Pep-1-f4-Pep-3-f3-Pep- 4-f4-Pep-5-f3-Pep-2] C1286: (SEQ ID NO.: 119) RLQLQESGPGLLKPSVTLSLTCTVSGDSVASSSYYWGWVRQPPGKGLEWIGTINFSGNMYY SPSLRSRVTMSADMSENSFYLKLDSVTAADTAVYYCAAGHLVMGFGAHWGQGKLVSVSPASTKG PSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVP SSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVT CVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKV SNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENN YKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS ASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS ASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS

[0290] gp100: --Nucleic Acid Sequence. Peptide 1-underlined, Peptide 2-italics, Peptide 3-bold, Peptide 4-bold-underlined, Peptide 5 bold-italics.

TABLE-US-00050 (SEQ ID NO.: 120) GATACAACAGAACCTGCAACACCTACAACACCTGTAACAACACCGACAACAACAAAAGTACC CAGAAACCAGGACTGGCTTGGTGTCTCAAGGCAACTCAGAACCAAAGCCTGGAACAGGCAGC TGTATCCAGAGTGGACAGAAGCCCAGAGACTTGACTGCTGGAGAGGTGGTCAAGTGTCCCTCA AGGTCAGTAATGATGGGCCTACACTGATTGGTGCAAATGCCTCCTTCTCTATTGCCTTGAACTT CCCTGGAAGCCAAAAGGTATTGCCAGATGGGCAGGTTATCTGGGTCAACAATACCATCATCAA TGGGAGCCAGGTGTGGGGAGGACAGCCAGTGTATCCCCAGGAAACTGACGATGCCTGCATCTT CCCTGATGGTGGACCTTGCCCATCTGGCTCTTGGTCTCAGAAGAGAAGCTTTGTTTATGTCTGG AAGACCTGGGGCCAATACTGGCAAGTTCTAGGGGGCCCAGTGTCTGGGCTGAGCATTGGGACA GGCAGGGCAATGCTGGGCACACACACCATGGAAGTGACTGTCTACCATCGCCGGGGATCCCAG AGCTATGTGCCTCTTGCTCATTCCAGCTCAGCCTTCACCATTACTGACCAGGTGCCTTTCTCCGT GAGCGTGTCCCAGTTGCGGGCCTTGGATGGAGGGAACAAGCACTTCCTGAGAAATCAGGCTAG TACCAACGGCAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTGACCCCCACCGTGAACGCCAC CCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGTGGCACCACAGATGGGCACAGGCCAACTGCAGAGGCCCCTAACACCA CAGCTGGCCAAGTGCCTACTACAGAAGTTGTGGGTACTACACCTGGTCAGGCGCCAACTGCAGAGC CCTCTGGAACCACATCTGTGCAGGTGCCAACCACTGAAGTCATAAGCACTGCACCTGTGCAGATGCC AACTGCAGAGAGCACAGGTATGACACCTGAGAAGGTGCCAGTTTCAGAGGTCATGGGTACCACACTG GCAGAGATGTCAACTCCAGAGGCTACAGGTATGACACCTGCAGAGGTATCAATTGTGGTGCTTTCTG GAACCACAGCTGCAGCTAGTACCGTGACCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCGCCATCGTGAC CACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCAAGCCCGCTAGTCAGGTAACAACTACAGAGTGGGTG GAGACCACAGCTAGAGAGCTACCTATCCCTGAGCCTGAAGGTCCAGATGCCAGCTCAAT CATGTCTACGGAAAGTATTACAGGTTCCCTGGGCCCCCTGCTGGATGGTACAGCCACCTT AAGGCTGGTGAAGAGACAAGTCCCCCTGGATTGTGTTCTGTATCGATATGGTTCCTTTTC CGTCACCCTGGACATTGTCCAGGCTAGTACCAACGGCAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCC CCACCGTGACCCCCACCGTGAACGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGTGGTATTGAAAGTGCC GAGATCCTGCAGGCTGTGCCGTCCGGTGAGGGGGATGCATTTGAGCTGACTGTGTCCTG CCAAGGCGGGCTGCCCAAGGAAGCCTGCATGGAGATCTCATCGCCAGGGTGCCAGCCCC CTGCCCAGCGGCTGTGCCAGCCTGTGCTACCCAGCCCAGCCTGCCAGCTGGTTCTGCAC CAGATACTGAAGGGTGGCTCGGGGACATACTGCCTCAATGTGTCTCTGGCTGATACCAA CAGCCTGGCAGTGGTCAGCACCCAGCTTATCGTGCCTGGGATTCTTCTCACAGGTCAAGA AGCAGGCCTTGGGCAGTAAGCTAGTACCGTGACCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCGCCA TCGTGACCACCATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCAAGCCCGCTAGT GCTAGC TGA

[0291] GP100-Peptide 1--Nucleic Acid Sequence.

TABLE-US-00051 (SEQ ID NO.: 121) GATACAACAGAACCTGCAACACCTACAACACCTGTAACAACACCGACAAC AACAAAAGTACCCAGAAACCAGGACTGGCTTGGTGTCTCAAGGCAACTCA GAACCAAAGCCTGGAACAGGCAGCTGTATCCAGAGTGGACAGAAGCCCAG AGACTTGACTGCTGGAGAGGTGGTCAAGTGTCCCTCAAGGTCAGTAATGA TGGGCCTACACTGATTGGTGCAAATGCCTCCTTCTCTATTGCCTTGAACT TCCCTGGAAGCCAAAAGGTATTGCCAGATGGGCAGGTTATCTGGGTCAAC AATACCATCATCAATGGGAGCCAGGTGTGGGGAGGACAGCCAGTGTATCC CCAGGAAACTGACGATGCCTGCATCTTCCCTGATGGTGGACCTTGCCCAT CTGGCTCTTGGTCTCAGAAGAGAAGCTTTGTTTATGTCTGGAAGACCTGG GGCCAATACTGGCAAGTTCTAGGGGGCCCAGTGTCTGGGCTGAGCATTGG GACAGGCAGGGCAATGCTGGGCACACACACCATGGAAGTGACTGTCTACC ATCGCCGGGGATCCCAGAGCTATGTGCCTCTTGCTCATTCCAGCTCAGCC TTCACCATTACTGACCAGGTGCCTTTCTCCGTGAGCGTGTCCCAGTTGCG GGCCTTGGATGGAGGGAACAAGCACTTCCTGAGAAATCAG

[0292] Protein Sequence:

TABLE-US-00052 (SEQ ID NO.: 122) DTTEPATPTTPVTTPTTTKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYPEWTEAQ RLDCWRGGQVSLKVSNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDGQVIWVN NTIINGSQVWGGQPVYPQETDDACIFPDGGPCPSGSWSQKRSFVYVWKTW GQYWQVLGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLGTHTMEVTVYHRRGSQSYVPLAHSSSA FTITDQVPFSVSVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQ

[0293] GP100-Peptide 3

TABLE-US-00053 (SEQ ID NO.: 123) GGCACCACAGATGGGCACAGGCCAACTGCAGAGGCCCCTAACACCACAGC TGGCCAAGTGCCTACTACAGAAGTTGTGGGTACTACACCTGGTCAGGCGC CAACTGCAGAGCCCTCTGGAACCACATCTGTGCAGGTGCCAACCACTGAA GTCATAAGCACTGCACCTGTGCAGATGCCAACTGCAGAGAGCACAGGTAT GACACCTGAGAAGGTGCCAGTTTCAGAGGTCATGGGTACCACACTGGCAG AGATGTCAACTCCAGAGGCTACAGGTATGACACCTGCAGAGGTATCAATT GTGGTGCTTTCTGGAACCACAGCTGCA

[0294] Protein Sequence:

TABLE-US-00054 (SEQ ID NO.: 124) GTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVPTTE VISTAPVQMPTAESTGMTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAEVSI VVLSGTTAA

[0295] GP100-Peptide 4:

TABLE-US-00055 (SEQ ID NO.: 125) CAGGTAACAACTACAGAGTGGGTGGAGACCACAGCTAGAGAGCTACCTAT CCCTGAGCCTGAAGGTCCAGATGCCAGCTCAATCATGTCTACGGAAAGTA TTACAGGTTCCCTGGGCCCCCTGCTGGATGGTACAGCCACCTTAAGGCTG GTGAAGAGACAAGTCCCCCTGGATTGTGTTCTGTATCGATATGGTTCCTT TTCCGTCACCCTGGACATTGTCCAG

[0296] Protein Sequence:

TABLE-US-00056 (SEQ ID NO.: 126) QVTTTEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSLGPLLDGTATLRL VKRQVPLDCVLYRYGSFSVTLDIVQ

[0297] GP100-Peptide 5

TABLE-US-00057 (SEQ ID NO.: 127) GGTATTGAAAGTGCCGAGATCCTGCAGGCTGTGCCGTCCGGTGAGGGGGA TGCATTTGAGCTGACTGTGTCCTGCCAAGGCGGGCTGCCCAAGGAAGCCT GCATGGAGATCTCATCGCCAGGGTGCCAGCCCCCTGCCCAGCGGCTGTGC CAGCCTGTGCTACCCAGCCCAGCCTGCCAGCTGGTTCTGCACCAGATACT GAAGGGTGGCTCGGGGACATACTGCCTCAATGTGTCTCTGGCTGATACCA ACAGCCTGGCAGTGGTCAGCACCCAGCTTATCGTGCCTGGGATTCTTCTC ACAGGTCAAGAAGCAGGCCTTGGGCAG

[0298] Protein Sequence:

TABLE-US-00058 (SEQ ID NO.: 128) GIESAEILQAVPSGEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRLC QPVLPSPACQLVLHQILKGGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIVPGILL TGQEAGLGQ

[0299] GP100-Peptide 2

TABLE-US-00059 (SEQ ID NO.: 129) CCTCTGACCTTTGCCCTCCAGCTCCATGACCCTAGTGGCTATCTGGCTGA AGCTGACCTCTCCTACACCTGGGACTTTGGAGACAGTAGTGGAACCCTGA TCTCTCGGGCACYTGTGGTCACTCATACTTACCTGGAGCCTGGCCCAGTC ACTGCCCAGGTGGTCCTGCAGGCTGCCATTCCTCTCACCTCCTGTGGCTC CTCCCCAGTTCCAGCTAGC

[0300] Protein Sequence:

TABLE-US-00060 (SEQ ID NO.: 130) PLTFALQLHDPSGYLAEADLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRAXVVTHTYLEPGPV TAQVVLQAAIPLTSCGSSPVPAS

[0301] Cyclin B1 Antigen. Cyclin B1, also known as CCNB1, is a human gene that encodes a regulatory protein involved in mitosis. Cyclin B1 complexes with p34(cdc2) to form the maturation-promoting factor (MPF). Two alternative transcripts are known that are the result of alternative transcription initiation sites. A first transcript encodes a constitutively expressed transcript. The second transcript is a cell cycle-regulated transcript expressed predominantly during G2/M phase.

[0302] FIGS. 34A and 34B shows that full-length Cyclin B1 fused to the C-terminus of either antibody H chain or cohesion fail to be secreted from mammalian 293F cells. The data are anti-human Fc and anti-cohesin ELISA on serial dilutions of transfection supernatants. rAb.Cyclin B1 and Coh.Cyclin B1 proteins are poorly expressed as products secreted from mammalian cells.

[0303] The following amino acid sequence is human cyclin B1. Two peptide regions known to contain T cell epitopes are highlighted in bold-underlined and italics-underlined.

TABLE-US-00061 (SEQ ID NO.: 131) MALRVTRNSKINAENKAKINMAGAKRVPTAPAATSKPGLRPRTALGDIGN KVSEQLQAKMPMKKEAKPSATGKVIDKKLPKPLEKVPMLVPVPVSEPVPE PEPEPEPEPVKEEKLSPEPILVDTASPSPMETSGCAPAEEDLCQAFSDVI LAVNDVDAEDGADPNLCSEYVKDIYAYLRQLEEEQAVRPKYLLGREVTGN MRAILIDWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSIIDRFMQNNCVPKKMLQLVGVT AMFIASKYEEMYPPEIGDFAFVTDNTYTKHQIRQ DMVHFPPSQIAAGAFCLALKILDNGEWTPTLQHYLSYTEESLLP VMQHLAKNVVMVNQGLTKHMTVKNKYATSKHAKISTLPQLNSALVQDLAK AVAKVHHHHHH Peptide-1 (SEQ ID NO.: 132) MEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLRRASKIGEVDVEQHTLAKYLMELTMLDY Peptide-2 (SEQ ID NO.: 133) DWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSIIDRFMQNNCVPKK

[0304] FIG. 35 shows a summary of relative expression levels of prototype Cyclin B1 vaccines secreted from transfected mammalian 293F cells. The flexible linker sequences facilitate secretion.

[0305] C1189 rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinB1-Peptide-2(italics)-Peptide-1 (bold-italics)-f4 (bold)] [AS linkers--underlined]

TABLE-US-00062 (SEQ ID NO.: 134) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAY INSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRG LPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTL MISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTL PPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSD GSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQT PTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASDWLVQVQMKFRLLQETMYMTVSI IDRFMQNNCVPKKASMEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLRRAS AS TNDSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAAAS

[0306] Above is the sequence of the mature secreted H chain for one form of anti-CD4012E12-cyclin B1 vaccine. The AS residues are from joining restriction sites. The DNA coding sequence is shown below, and this includes the signal peptide.

TABLE-US-00063 (SEQ ID NO.: 135) ATGAACTTGGGGCTCAGCTTGATTTTCCTTGTCCTTGTTTTAAAAGGTGT CCAGTGTGAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCAGCCCG GAGGGTCCCTGAAACTCTCCTGTGCAACCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGAC TATTACATGTATTGGGTTCGCCAGACTCCAGAGAAGAGGCTGGAGTGGGT CGCATACATTAATTCTGGTGGTGGTAGCACCTATTATCCAGACACTGTAA AGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATGCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTG CAAATGAGCCGGCTGAAGTCTGAGGACACAGCCATGTATTACTGTGCAAG ACGGGGGTTACCGTTCCATGCTATGGACTATTGGGGTCAAGGAACCTCAG TCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCG CCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGT CAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTC TACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAA GACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCT GAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGA CACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACG TGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTG GAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCAC GTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACG GCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATC GAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTA CACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAG AGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGA CTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTG CACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAG TCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAGCACCC CCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTGACTGGCTAGTA CAGGTTCAAATGAAATTCAGGTTGTTGCAGGAGACCATGTACATGACTGT CTCCATTATTGATCGGTTCATGCAGAATAATTGTGTGCCCAAGAAGGCTA GTATGGAAATGAAGATTCTAAGAGCTTTAAACTTTGGTCTGGGTCGGCCT CTACCTTTGCACTTCCTTCGGAGAGCATCTAAGATTGGAGAGGTTGATGT CGAGCAACATACTTTGGCCAAATACCTGATGGAACTAACTATGTTGGACT ATGCTAGTACCAACGACAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTG ACCCCCACCGTGAACGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGCTGA

[0307] C1143 rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinB1-Peptide-2(italics)-f3 (bold)] [AS linkers--underlined].

TABLE-US-00064 (SEQ ID NO.: 136) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAY INSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRG LPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTL MISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTL PPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSD GSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQT PTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASDWLVQVQMKERLLQETMYMTVSI IDRFMQNNCVPKKASTVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKPAS

[0308] Above is the sequence of the mature secreted H chain for one form of anti-CD4012E12-cyclin B1 vaccine. The AS residues are from joining restriction sites. The DNA coding sequence is shown below, and this includes the signal peptide.

TABLE-US-00065 (SEQ ID NO.: 137) ATGAACTTGGGGCTCAGCTTGATTTTCCTTGTCCTTGTTTTAAAAGGTGT CCAGTGTGAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCAGCCCG GAGGGTCCCTGAAACTCTCCTGTGCAACCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGAC TATTACATGTATTGGGTTCGCCAGACTCCAGAGAAGAGGCTGGAGTGGGT CGCATACATTAATTCTGGTGGTGGTAGCACCTATTATCCAGACACTGTAA AGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATGCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTG CAAATGAGCCGGCTGAAGTCTGAGGACACAGCCATGTATTACTGTGCAAG ACGGGGGTTACCGTTCCATGCTATGGACTATTGGGGTCAAGGAACCTCAG TCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCG CCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGT CAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTC TACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAA GACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCT GAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGA CACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACG TGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTG GAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCAC GTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACG GCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATC GAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTA CACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAG AGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGA CTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTG CACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAG TCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAGCACCC CCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTGACTGGCTAGTA CAGGTTCAAATGAAATTCAGGTTGTTGCAGGAGACCATGTACATGACTGT CTCCATTATTGATCGGTTCATGCAGAATAATTGTGTGCCCAAGAAGGCTA GTACCGTGACCCCCACCGCCACCGCCACCCCCAGCGCCATCGTGACCACC ATCACCCCCACCGCCACCACCAAGCCCGCTAGCTGA

[0309] C911 rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinB1-Peptide-1 (italics)-f4 (bold)]

TABLE-US-00066 (SEQ ID NO.: 138) EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSDYYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAY INSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYLQMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRG LPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTY TCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTL MISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYR VVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTL PPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSD GSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKASQT PTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASMEMKILRALNFGLGRPLPLHFLR RASKIGEVDVEQHTLAKYLMELTMLDYASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNAT PSAAAS

[0310] C911 rAB-cetHS-puro[manti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinB1-Peptide-1 (italics)-f4 (bold)] nucleic acid sequence.

TABLE-US-00067 (SEQ ID NO.: 139) ATGAACTTGGGGCTCAGCTTGATTTTCCTTGTCCTTGTTTTAAAAGGTGT CCAGTGTGAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCAGCCCG GAGGGTCCCTGAAACTCTCCTGTGCAACCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGAC TATTACATGTATTGGGTTCGCCAGACTCCAGAGAAGAGGCTGGAGTGGGT CGCATACATTAATTCTGGTGGTGGTAGCACCTATTATCCAGACACTGTAA AGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATGCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTG CAAATGAGCCGGCTGAAGTCTGAGGACACAGCCATGTATTACTGTGCAAG ACGGGGGTTACCGTTCCATGCTATGGACTATTGGGGTCAAGGAACCTCAG TCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCG CCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGT CAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTC TACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAA GACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCT GAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGA CACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACG TGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTG GAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCAC GTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACG GCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATC GAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTA CACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAG AGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGA CTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTG CACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAG TCAGACCCCCACCAACACCATCAGCGTGACCCCCACCAACAACAGCACCC CCACCAACAACAGCAACCCCAAGCCCAACCCCGCTAGTATGGAAATGAAG ATTCTAAGAGCTTTAAACTTTGGTCTGGGTCGGCCTCTACCTTTGCACTT CCTTCGGAGAGCATCTAAGATTGGAGAGGTTGATGTCGAGCAACATACTT TGGCCAAATACCTGATGGAACTAACTATGTTGGACTATGCTAGTACCAAC GGCAGCATCACCGTGGCCGCCACCGCCCCCACCGTGACCCCCACCGTGAA CGCCACCCCCAGCGCCGCCGCTAGCTGA

[0311] D-type Cyclin Antigen. D-type cyclins are predominantly expressed in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. The expression pattern of cyclin D1 has been extensively studied in certain cancer types including lymphoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Approximately 30 percent of breast carcinomas are Cyclin D1 positive. Over expression of Cyclin D1 is now a well established criterion for the diagnosis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a malignant, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which is characterized by a unique chromosomal translocation t(11;14).

[0312] Cyclin D1--Peptide 1-bold, Peptide 2-bold-underlined, Peptide-3 italics, Peptide 4-underlined.

TABLE-US-00068 (SEQ ID NO.: 140) MEHQLLCCEVETIRRAYPDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCVQK EVLPSMRKIVATWMLEVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSRLQ LLGATCMFVASKMKETIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELLLVNKLKW NLAAMTPHDFIEHFLSKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDVKFISNPP SMVAAGSVVAAVQGLNLRSPNNFLSYYRLTRFLSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQ IEALLESSLRQAQQNMDPKAAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDI

[0313] Pep-1:

TABLE-US-00069 (SEQ ID NO.: 141) MEHQLLCCEVETIRRAYPDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCV

[0314] Pep-2

TABLE-US-00070 (SEQ ID NO.: 142) QKEVLPSMRKIVATWMLEVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSR LQLLGATCMFVASKMKETIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELL

[0315] Pep-3

TABLE-US-00071 (SEQ ID NO.: 143) LVNKLKWNLAAMTPHDFIEHFLSKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDV KFISNPPSMV

[0316] Pep-4

TABLE-US-00072 (SEQ ID NO.: 144) AAGSVVAAVQGLNLRSPNNFLSYYRLTRFLSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQIEA LLESSLRQAQQNMDPKAAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDI

[0317] Flex-4 Sequence

TABLE-US-00073 TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA (SEQ ID NO.: 14)

[0318] Flex-3 Sequence

TABLE-US-00074 TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP (SEQ ID NO.: 13)

[0319] Flex-Var1

TABLE-US-00075 QTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNP (SEQ ID NO.: 145)

[0320] FIG. 35 shows Cyclin B1 segmentation strategy based on known or predicted structural domain regions.

[0321] FIG. 36 shows that Cyclin D1 segments p1, p3, and p4, but not p2 express well as direct fusions to the H chain C-terminus. These are transient transfections of the H chain vectors co-transfected with the L chain expression vector into 293F cells and the supernatants harvested after 48-72 hours of expression. The Cyclin D1 p3+p4 segments joined together at the H chain C-terminus also express well, but various other combinations, with and without interspersed flex segments do not express, or express very poorly.

[0322] FIG. 37 shows the relative expression levels of various Cyclin D1 segments as direct fusions to the H chain C-terminus in various combinations with flexible linker sequences. These are transient transfections of the H chain vectors co-transfected with the L chain expression vector into 293F cells and the supernatants harvested after 48-72 hours of expression. The Cyclin D1 p2+p3+p4+f4 segments joined together at the H chain C-terminus also express well enough for vaccine production.

[0323] Sequences of useful anti-DCIR 9E8--cyclin D1H chain fusion proteins are below.

[0324] 1082 is rAB-pIRES2[mAnti-DCIR.sub.--9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinD1-Pep-1 (italics)-f4 (bold)-]

TABLE-US-00076 QTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNP (SEQ ID NO.: 145) AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTP PVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSL GKASQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASMEHQLLCCEVETIRRAY PDANLLNDRVLRAMLKAEETCAPSVSYFKCVASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPT VNATPSAAAS

[0325] C1086 is rAB-pIRES2[mAnti-DCIR.sub.--9E8_H-LV-hIgG4H-C-Flex-v1 (bold)-hCyclinD1-Pep-2-(bold)-Pep-3(bold-underlined)-Pep-4 (italics)-f4)(bold)]

TABLE-US-00077 (SEQ ID NO.: 147) QVTLKESGPGILQPSQTLSLTCSFSGFSLSTSGMGLSWIRQPSGKGLEWL AHIYWDDDKRYNPSLKSRLTISKDTSSNQVFLKITIVDTADAATYYCARS SHYYGYGYGGYFDVWGAGTTVTVSSAKTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAAL GCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSS LGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPP KPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPRE PQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTP PVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSL GKASQTPTNTISVTPTNNSTPTNNSNPKPNPASQKEVLPSMRKIVATWML EVCEEQKCEEEVFPLAMNYLDRFLSLEPVKKSRLQLLGATCMFVASKMKE TIPLTAEKLCIYTDNSIRPEELLQMELLLVNKLKWNLAAMTPHDFIEHFL SKMPEAEENKQIIRKHAQTFVALCATDVKFISNPPSMVAAGSVVAAVQGL NLRSPNNELSYYRLTRELSRVIKCDPDCLRACQEQIEALLESSLRQAQQN MDPKAAEEEEEEEEEVDLACTPTDVRDVDIASTNGSITVAATAPTVTPTV NATPSAAAS

[0326] FIG. 38 show a summary of various H chain-Cyclin D1 segment constructs and their relative expressibility as vaccines.

[0327] FIG. 39 above shows that full-length Cyclin D1 fused to the C-terminus of a DC targeting antibody H chain is very poorly expressed as a secreted recombinant antibody.

[0328] Anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3

[0329] anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-V-hIgG4H-C--underlined region shows the Heavy chain V region amino acid sequence:

TABLE-US-00078 (SEQ ID NO.: 148) MNLGLSLIFLVLVLKGVQCEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCATSGFTFSD YYMYWVRQTPEKRLEWVAYINSGGGSTYYPDTVKGRFTISRDNAKNTLYL QMSRLKSEDTAMYYCARRGLPFHAMDYWGQGTSVTFVSSAKTKGPSVFPL APCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSG LYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPA PEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNVVYVD GVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPS SIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVE WESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNHYTQKSLSLSLGKAS

[0330] anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_K-V-hIgGK-C--underlined region shows the Light chain V region amino acid sequence

TABLE-US-00079 (SEQ ID NO.: 149) MMSSAQFLGLLLLCFQGTRCDIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCSASQGIS NYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYYTSILHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTIGNLEP EDIATYYCQQFNKLPPTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTA SVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLT LSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC-

[0331] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10

[0332] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 Heavy Chain:

TABLE-US-00080 (SEQ ID No.: 150) MEWSWIFLFLLSGTAGVHSEVQLQQSGPELVKPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTD YVLHWVKQKPGQGLEWIGYINPYNDGTKYNEKFKGKATLTSDKSSSTAYM ELSSLTSEDSAVYYCARGYPAYSGYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAKTTPPSVYP LAPGSAAQTNSMVTLGCLVKGYFPEPVTVTWNSGSLSSGVHTFPAVLQKG EFV

[0333] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 Light Chain:

TABLE-US-00081 (SEQ ID No.: 151) MMSSAQFLGLLLLCFQGTRCDIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDIS NYLNVVYQQKPDGTVKLLIYYTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLE QEDIATYFCHHGNTLPWTFGGGTKLEIKRADAAPTVSIFPPSSEQLTSGG ASVVCFLNNFYPKDINVKWKIDGSERQNGVLNSWTDQDSKDSTYSMSSTL TLTKDEYERHNSYTCEATHKTSTSPIVKSFNRNEC

[0334] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 Light Chain-Alternative Clone (17K6)

TABLE-US-00082 (SEQ ID No.: 152) MDFQVQIFSFLLISASVIMSRGQIVLTQSPAILSASPGEKVTMTCSASSS VSYMYRYQQKPGSSPKPWIYGTSNLASGVPARFSGSGSGTSYSLTISSME AEDAATYYCQQYHSYPLTFGAGTKLELKRADAAPTVSIFPPSSEQLTSGG ASVVCFLNNFYPKDINVKWKIDGSERQNGVLNSWTDQDSKDSTYSMSSTL TLTKDEYERHNSYTCEATHKTSTSPIVKSFNRNEC

[0335] Anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3

[0336] Anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 Heavy Chain:

TABLE-US-00083 (SEQ ID No.: 153) MGWSWIFLFLLSGTAGVLSEVQLQQSGPELVKPGASVKISCKASGYSFTG YYMHWVKQSHVKSLEWIGRINPYNGATSYNQNFKDKASLTVDKSSSTAYM ELHSLTSEDSAVYYCAREDYVYWGQGTTLTVSSAKTTPPSVYPLAPGSAA QTNSMVTLGCLVKGYFPEPVTVTWNSGSLSSGVHTFPAVLQKGEFV

[0337] Anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 Light Chain:

TABLE-US-00084 (SEQ ID No.: 154) MKLPVRLLVLMFWIPASSSDVVMTQTPLSLPVSLGDQASISCRSSQSLVH SNGNTYLHWYLQKPGQSPKLLIYKVSNRFSGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFALKIS RVEAEDLGVYFCSQSTHVPWTFGGGTKLEIKRADAAPTVSIFPPSSEQLT SGGASVVCFLNNFYPKDINVKWKIDGSERQNGVLNSWTDQDSKDSTYSMS STLTLTKDEYERHNSYTCEATHKTSTSPIVKSFNRNEC

[0338] [anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_K-V-hIgGK-C] --underlined region shows the Light chain V region sequence

TABLE-US-00085 (SEQ ID NO.: 155) ATGATGTCCTCTGCTCAGTTCCTTGGTCTCCTGTTGCTCTGTTTTCAAGG TACCAGATGTGATATCCAGATGACACAGACTACATCCTCCCTGTCTGCCT CTCTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCAGTTGCAGTGCAAGTCAGGGCATTAGC AATTATTTAAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGATGGAACTGTTAAACTCCT GATCTATTACACATCAATTTTACACTCAGGAGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTG GCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGATTATTCTCTCACCATCGGCAACCTGGAACCT GAAGATATTGCCACTTACTATTGTCAGCAGTTTAATAAGCTTCCTCCGAC GTTCGGTGGAGGCACCAAACTCGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCAT CTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCC TCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACA GTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCA CAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACG CTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTATGCCTGCGAAGTCAC CCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGT GTTAG

[0339] [anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3_H-V-hIgG4H-C] --underlined region shows the Heavy chain V region sequence:

TABLE-US-00086 (SEQ ID NO.: 156) ATGAACTTGGGGCTCAGCTTGATTTTCCTTGTCCTTGTTTTAAAAGGTGT CCAGTGTGAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTAGTGCAGCCTG GAGGGTCCCTGAAACTCTCCTGTGCAACCTCTGGATTCACTTTCAGTGAC TATTACATGTATTGGGTTCGCCAGACTCCAGAGAAGAGGCTGGAGTGGGT CGCATACATTAATTCTGGTGGTGGTAGCACCTATTATCCAGACACTGTAA AGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATGCCAAGAACACCCTGTACCTG CAAATGAGCCGGCTGAAGTCTGAGGACACAGCCATGTATTACTGTGCAAG ACGGGGGTTACCGTTCCATGCTATGGACTATTGGGGTCAAGGAACCTCAG TCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCG CCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGT CAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCC TGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTC TACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAA GACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACA AGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCT GAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGA CACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACG TGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTG GAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCAC GTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACG GCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATC GAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTA CACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGA CCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAG AGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGA CTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCA GGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTG CACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAG CTGA

[0340] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10_H-V-hIgG4H-C Heavy Chain

TABLE-US-00087 (SEQ ID NO.: 157) ATGGAATGGAGTTGGATATTTCTCTTTCTTCTGTCAGGAACTGCAGGTGT CCACTCTGAGGTCCAGCTGCAGCAGTCTGGACCTGAGCTGGTAAAGCCTG GGGCTTCAGTGAAGATGTCCTGCAAGGCTTCTGGATACACATTCACTGAC TATGTTTTGCACTGGGTGAAACAGAAGCCTGGGCAGGGCCTTGAGTGGAT TGGATATATTAATCCTTACAATGATGGTACTAAGTACAATGAGAAGTTCA AAGGCAAGGCCACACTGACTTCAGACAAATCCTCCAGCACAGCCTACATG GAGCTCAGCAGCCTGACCTCTGAGGACTCTGCGGTCTATTACTGTGCAAG GGGCTATCCGGCCTACTCTGGGTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGTCAAGGAA CCTCAGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCC CTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGAGCACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTG CCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAG GCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCA GGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGG CACGAAGACCTACACCTGCAACGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGG TGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGTCCAAATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCA GCACCTGAGTTCGAAGGGGGACCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACC CAAGGACACTCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGG TGGACGTGAGCCAGGAAGACCCCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGAT GGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAA CAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGC TGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCC TCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACA GGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCA GCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAG TGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGT GCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACA AGAGCAGGTGGCAGGAGGGGAATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAG GCTCTGCACAACCACTACACACAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAA AGCTAGCTGA

[0341] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10_K-V-hIgGK-C (Variant 1) Light Chain

TABLE-US-00088 (SEQ ID NO.: 158) ATGGATTTTCAAGTGCAGATTTTCAGCTTCCTGCTAATCAGTGCCTCAGT CATAATGTCCAGGGGACAAATTGTTCTCACCCAGTCTCCAGCAATCCTGT CTGCATCTCCAGGGGAGAAGGTCACCATGACCTGCAGTGCCAGCTCAAGT GTAAGTTACATGTACAGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCAGGATCCTCACCCAAACC CTGGATTTATGGCACATCCAACCTGGCTTCTGGAGTCCCTGCTCGCTTCA GTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACCTCTTATTCTCTCACAATCAGCAGCATGGAG GCTGAAGATGCTGCCACTTATTACTGCCAGCAATATCATAGTTACCCGCT CACGTTCGGTGCTGGGACCAAGCTCGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCAC CATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACT GCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGT ACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTG TCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTG ACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTATGCCTGCGAAGT CACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAG AGTGTTAG

[0342] Anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10_K-V-hIgGK-C (Variant 2) Light Chain

TABLE-US-00089 (SEQ ID NO.: 159) ATGATGTCCTCTGCTCAGTTCCTTGGTCTCCTGTTGCTCTGTTTTCAAGG TACCAGATGTGATATCCAGATGACACAGACTACATCCTCCCTGTCTGCCT CTCTGGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCAGTTGCAGGGCAAGTCAGGACATTAGC AATTATTTAAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGATGGAACTGTTAAACTCCT GATCTACTACACATCAAGATTACACTCAGGAGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTG GCAGTGGGTCTGGAACAGATTATTCTCTCACCATTAGCAACCTGGAGCAA GAAGATATTGCCACTTACTTTTGCCATCATGGTAATACGCTTCCGTGGAC GTTCGGTGGAGGCACCAAGCTCGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCAT CTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCC TCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACA GTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCA CAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACG CTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTATGCCTGCGAAGTCAC CCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGT GTTAG

[0343] Anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3_H-V-hIgG4H-C Heavy Chain

TABLE-US-00090 (SEQ ID NO.: 160) ATGGGATGGAGCTGGATCTTTCTCTTTCTCCTGTCAGGAACTGCAGGTGT CCTCTCTGAGGTCCAGCTGCAACAGTCTGGACCTGAGCTGGTGAAGCCTG GGGCTTCAGTGAAGATATCCTGCAAGGCTTCTGGTTACTCATTCACTGGC TACTACATGCACTGGGTGAAGCAAAGCCATGTAAAGAGCCTTGAGTGGAT TGGACGTATTAATCCTTACAATGGTGCTACTAGCTACAACCAGAATTTCA AGGACAAGGCCAGCTTGACTGTAGATAAGTCCTCCAGCACAGCCTACATG GAGCTCCACAGCCTGACATCTGAGGACTCTGCAGTCTATTACTGTGCAAG AGAGGACTACGTCTACTGGGGCCAAGGCACCACTCTCACAGTCTCCTCAG CCAAAACGAAGGGCCCATCCGTCTTCCCCCTGGCGCCCTGCTCCAGGAGC ACCTCCGAGAGCACAGCCGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCC CGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGC ACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGC GTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACGAAGACCTACACCTGCAA CGTAGATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAGAGTTGAGTCCA AATATGGTCCCCCATGCCCACCCTGCCCAGCACCTGAGTTCGAAGGGGGA CCATCAGTCTTCCTGTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACTCTCATGATCTC CCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACGTGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCAGGAAGACC CCGAGGTCCAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGATGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCC AAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTTCAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAG CGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAACGGCAAGGAGTACAAGT GCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCGTCCTCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCC AAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAGCCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATC CCAGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAG GCTTCTACCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCG GAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTT CTTCCTCTACAGCAGGCTAACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGGAGGGGA ATGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACA CAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCTGGGTAAAGCTAGCTGA

[0344] Anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3_K-V-hIgGK-C Light Chain

TABLE-US-00091 (SEQ ID NO: 161) ATGAAGTTGCCTGTTAGGCTGTTGGTGCTGATGTTCTGGATTCCTGCTTC CAGCAGTGATGTTGTGATGACCCAAACTCCACTCTCCCTGCCTGTCAGTC TTGGAGATCAAGCCTCCATCTCTTGCAGATCTAGTCAGAGCCTTGTACAC AGTAATGGAAACACCTATTTACATTGGTACCTGCAGAAGCCAGGCCAGTC TCCAAAGCTCCTGATCTACAAAGTTTCCAACCGATTTTCTGGGGTCCCAG ACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCAGGGACAGATTTCGCACTCAAGATCAGT AGAGTGGAGGCTGAGGATCTGGGAGTTTATTTCTGCTCTCAAAGTACACA TGTTCCGTGGACGTTCGGTGGAGGCACCAAGCTCGAGATCAAACGAACTG TGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAA TCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGA GGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCC AGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGC AGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTATGC CTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCA ACAGGGGAGAGTGTTAG

[0345] It is contemplated that any embodiment discussed in this specification can be implemented with respect to any method, kit, reagent, or composition of the invention, and vice versa. Furthermore, compositions of the invention can be used to achieve methods of the invention.

[0346] It will be understood that particular embodiments described herein are shown by way of illustration and not as limitations of the invention. The principal features of this invention can be employed in various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, numerous equivalents to the specific procedures described herein. Such equivalents are considered to be within the scope of this invention and are covered by the claims.

[0347] All publications and patent applications mentioned in the specification are indicative of the level of skill of those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. All publications and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

[0348] The use of the word "a" or "an" when used in conjunction with the term "comprising" in the claims and/or the specification may mean "one," but it is also consistent with the meaning of "one or more," "at least one," and "one or more than one." The use of the term "or" in the claims is used to mean "and/or" unless explicitly indicated to refer to alternatives only or the alternatives are mutually exclusive, although the disclosure supports a definition that refers to only alternatives and "and/or." Throughout this application, the term "about" is used to indicate that a value includes the inherent variation of error for the device, the method being employed to determine the value, or the variation that exists among the study subjects.

[0349] As used in this specification and claim(s), the words "comprising" (and any form of comprising, such as "comprise" and "comprises"), "having" (and any form of having, such as "have" and "has"), "including" (and any form of including, such as "includes" and "include") or "containing" (and any form of containing, such as "contains" and "contain") are inclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps.

[0350] The term "or combinations thereof" as used herein refers to all permutations and combinations of the listed items preceding the term. For example, "A, B, C, or combinations thereof" is intended to include at least one of: A, B, C, AB, AC, BC, or ABC, and if order is important in a particular context, also BA, CA, CB, CBA, BCA, ACB, BAC, or CAB. Continuing with this example, expressly included are combinations that contain repeats of one or more item or term, such as BB, AAA, MB, BBC, AAABCCCC, CBBAAA, CABABB, and so forth. The skilled artisan will understand that typically there is no limit on the number of items or terms in any combination, unless otherwise apparent from the context.

[0351] All of the compositions and/or methods disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed without undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure. While the compositions and methods of this invention have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that variations may be applied to the compositions and/or methods and in the steps or in the sequence of steps of the method described herein without departing from the concept, spirit and scope of the invention. All such similar substitutes and modifications apparent to those skilled in the art are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and concept of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Sequence CWU 1

1

161132PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 1Val Gly Phe Pro Val Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu 20 25 30 230PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 2His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu 20 25 30 319PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 3Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 His Ile Val 432PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 4Asn Pro Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp Ile Ile Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser Ile Leu Asp 20 25 30 531PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 5Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr Lys Ile Leu Glu Pro Phe Arg Lys 1 5 10 15 Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr Gln Tyr Met Asp Asp Leu Tyr 20 25 30 6475PRTArtificial SequencehIgG4 heavy chain (H) - HIV gag17 fusion protein. 6Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser 465 470 475 7488PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV gag253 fusion protein. 7Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Asn Pro Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr 450 455 460 Lys Arg Trp Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser 465 470 475 480 Pro Thr Ser Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser 485 8486PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV nef116 fusion protein. 8Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln 450 455 460 Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp 465 470 475 480 Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser 485 9488PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV nef66 fusion protein. 9Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro Val Thr Pro Gln Val Pro 450 455 460 Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ser His Phe Leu 465 470 475 480 Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser 485 10487PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV pol158 fusion protein. 10Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu

Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr Lys Ile 450 455 460 Leu Glu Pro Phe Arg Lys Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr Gln Tyr 465 470 475 480 Met Asp Asp Leu Tyr Ala Ser 485 1125PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic linker sequence. 11Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr Ser Val 1 5 10 15 Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser Pro 20 25 1225PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic linker peptide. 12Pro Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 1 5 10 15 Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly 20 25 1325PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic linker peptide. 13Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro 20 25 1425PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic linker peptide. 14Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala 20 25 152299PRTBacteroides cellulosolvens 15Met Gln Ser Pro Arg Leu Lys Arg Lys Ile Leu Ser Val Ile Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Cys Tyr Ile Ile Ser Ser Phe Ser Ile Gln Phe Ala Ala Thr Pro 20 25 30 Gln Val Asn Ile Ile Ile Gly Ser Ala Gln Gly Ile Pro Gly Ser Thr 35 40 45 Val Lys Val Pro Ile Asn Leu Gln Asn Val Pro Glu Ile Gly Ile Asn 50 55 60 Asn Cys Asp Phe Thr Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Asp Ile Leu Asp Phe Asn 65 70 75 80 Ser Val Glu Ala Gly Asp Ile Val Pro Leu Pro Val Ala Ser Phe Ser 85 90 95 Ser Asn Asn Ser Lys Asp Ile Ile Lys Phe Leu Phe Ser Asp Ala Thr 100 105 110 Gln Gly Asn Met Pro Ile Asn Glu Asn Gly Leu Phe Ala Val Ile Ser 115 120 125 Phe Lys Ile Lys Asp Asn Ala Gln Lys Gly Ile Ser Asn Ile Lys Val 130 135 140 Ser Ser Tyr Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Met Ser Gly Lys Glu Met Gln Ser 145 150 155 160 Leu Ser Pro Thr Phe Phe Ser Gly Ser Ile Asp Val Ser Asp Val Ser 165 170 175 Thr Ser Lys Leu Asp Val Lys Val Gly Asn Val Glu Gly Ile Ala Gly 180 185 190 Thr Glu Val Asn Val Pro Ile Thr Phe Glu Asn Val Pro Asp Asn Gly 195 200 205 Ile Asn Asn Cys Asn Phe Thr Leu Ser Tyr Asp Ser Asn Ala Leu Glu 210 215 220 Phe Leu Thr Thr Glu Ala Gly Asn Ile Ile Pro Leu Ala Ile Ala Asp 225 230 235 240 Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Arg Ser Met Glu Gly Lys Ile Lys Phe Leu Phe Ser 245 250 255 Asp Ser Ser Gln Gly Thr Arg Ser Ile Lys Asn Asp Gly Val Phe Ala 260 265 270 Asn Ile Lys Phe Lys Ile Lys Gly Asn Ala Ile Arg Asp Thr Tyr Arg 275 280 285 Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Leu Gly Ser Phe Ser Ser Lys Gln Asn Asn Asn 290 295 300 Leu Lys Ser Ile Ala Thr Gln Phe Leu Ser Gly Ser Val Asn Val Lys 305 310 315 320 Asp Ile Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser Val His Pro Thr Pro 325 330 335 Thr Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser Pro Gly Asn Lys Met 340 345 350 Lys Ile Gln Ile Gly Asp Val Lys Ala Asn Gln Gly Asp Thr Val Ile 355 360 365 Val Pro Ile Thr Phe Asn Glu Val Pro Val Met Gly Val Asn Asn Cys 370 375 380 Asn Phe Thr Leu Ala Tyr Asp Lys Asn Ile Met Glu Phe Ile Ser Ala 385 390 395 400 Asp Ala Gly Asp Ile Val Thr Leu Pro Met Ala Asn Tyr Ser Tyr Asn 405 410 415 Met Pro Ser Asp Gly Leu Val Lys Phe Leu Tyr Asn Asp Gln Ala Gln 420 425 430 Gly Ala Met Ser Ile Lys Glu Asp Gly Thr Phe Ala Asn Val Lys Phe 435 440 445 Lys Ile Lys Gln Ser Ala Ala Phe Gly Lys Tyr Ser Val Gly Ile Lys 450 455 460 Ala Ile Gly Ser Ile Ser Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Lys Leu Ile Pro Ile 465 470 475 480 Glu Ser Ile Phe Lys Asp Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Thr Asn Lys Pro Ile 485 490 495 Val Asn Ile Glu Ile Gly Lys Val Lys Val Lys Ala Gly Asp Lys Ile 500 505 510 Lys Val Pro Val Glu Ile Lys Asp Ile Pro Ser Ile Gly Ile Asn Asn 515 520 525 Cys Asn Phe Thr Leu Lys Tyr Asn Ser Asn Val Leu Lys Tyr Val Ser 530 535 540 Asn Glu Ala Gly Thr Ile Val Pro Ala Pro Leu Ala Asn Leu Ser Ile 545 550 555 560 Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Gly Ile Ile Lys Leu Leu Phe Ser Asp Ala Ser 565 570 575 Gln Gly Gly Met Pro Ile Lys Asp Asn Gly Ile Phe Val Asn Leu Glu 580 585 590 Phe Gln Ala Val Asn Asp Ala Asn Ile Gly Val Tyr Gly Leu Glu Leu 595 600 605 Asp Thr Ile Gly Ala Phe Ser Gly Ile Ser Ser Ala Lys Met Thr Ser 610 615 620 Ile Glu Pro Gln Phe Asn Asn Gly Ser Ile Glu Ile Phe Asn Ser Ala 625 630 635 640 Gln Thr Pro Val Pro Ser Asn Thr Glu Val Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr 645 650 655 Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 660 665 670 Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Leu Tyr Asn Leu Asn Val Asn Ile Gly Glu Ile 675 680 685 Ser Gly Glu Ala Gly Gly Val Ile Glu Val Pro Ile Glu Phe Lys Asn 690 695 700 Val Pro Asp Phe Gly Ile Asn Asn Cys Asp Phe Ser Val Lys Tyr Asp 705 710 715 720 Lys Ser Ile Phe Glu Tyr Val Thr Tyr Glu Ala Gly Ser Ile Val Lys 725 730 735 Asp Ser Ile Val Asn Leu Ala Cys Met Glu Asn Ser Gly Ile Ile Asn 740 745 750 Leu Leu Phe Asn Asp Ala Thr Gln Ser Ser Ser Pro Ile Lys Asn Asn 755 760 765 Gly Val Phe Ala Lys Leu Lys Phe Lys Ile Asn Ser Asn Ala Ala Ser 770 775 780 Gly Thr Tyr Gln Ile Asn Ala Glu Gly Tyr Gly Lys Phe Ser Gly Asn 785 790 795 800 Leu Asn Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Ile Asn Pro Ile Phe Glu Asn Gly Ile 805 810 815 Ile Asn Ile Gly Asn Val Thr Val Lys Pro Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp 820 825 830 Ser Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile 835 840 845 Lys Gly Thr Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Ile Tyr Trp Met Asn Val Leu Ile 850 855 860 Gly Asn Met Asn Ala Ala Ile Gly Glu Glu Val Val Val Pro Ile Glu 865 870 875 880 Phe Lys Asn Val Pro Pro Phe Gly Ile Asn Asn Cys Asp Phe Lys Leu 885 890 895 Val Tyr Asp Ser Asn Ala Leu Glu Leu Lys Lys Val Glu Ala Gly Asp 900 905 910 Ile Val Pro Glu Pro Leu Ala Asn Leu Ser Ser Asn Lys Ser Glu Gly 915 920 925 Lys Ile Gln Phe Leu Phe Asn Asp Ala Ser Gln Gly Ser Met Gln Ile 930 935 940 Glu Asn Gly Gly Val Phe Ala Lys Ile Thr Phe Lys Val Lys Ser Thr 945 950 955 960 Ala Ala Ser Gly Ile Tyr Asn Ile Arg Lys Asp Ser Val Gly Ser Phe 965 970 975 Ser Gly Leu Ile Asp Asn Lys Met Thr Ser Ile Gly Pro Lys Phe Thr 980 985 990 Asp Gly Ser Ile Val Val Gly Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr 995 1000 1005 Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys 1010 1015 1020 Pro Ile Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro 1025 1030 1035 Met Tyr Trp Met Asn Val Val Ile Gly Lys Met Asn Ala Glu Val 1040 1045 1050 Gly Gly Glu Val Val Val Pro Ile Glu Phe Asn Asn Val Pro Ser 1055 1060 1065 Phe Gly Ile Asn Asn Cys Asp Phe Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Ala Thr 1070 1075 1080 Ala Leu Glu Leu Lys Asn Val Glu Ala Gly Asp Ile Ile Lys Thr 1085 1090 1095 Pro Leu Ala Asn Phe Ser Asn Asn Lys Ser Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile 1100 1105 1110 Ser Phe Leu Phe Asn Asp Ala Ser Gln Gly Ser Met Gln Ile Glu 1115 1120 1125 Asn Gly Gly Val Phe Ala Lys Ile Thr Phe Lys Val Lys Ser Thr 1130 1135 1140 Thr Ala Thr Gly Val Tyr Asp Leu Arg Lys Asp Leu Val Gly Ser 1145 1150 1155 Phe Ser Gly Leu Lys Asp Asn Lys Met Thr Ser Ile Gly Ala Glu 1160 1165 1170 Phe Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val 1175 1180 1185 Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Thr Pro Thr Val 1190 1195 1200 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Val Thr Ile Pro Thr Val 1205 1210 1215 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Val Thr Ile Pro Thr Val 1220 1225 1230 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Thr Pro Thr Val 1235 1240 1245 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Val Thr Ile Pro Thr Val 1250 1255 1260 Thr Pro Thr Val Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Asp Thr Ile Pro Thr Val 1265 1270 1275 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile 1280 1285 1290 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Lys Pro Ile Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys 1295 1300 1305 Gly Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Met Tyr Trp Met Asn Val Val Ile 1310 1315 1320 Gly Lys Met Asn Ala Glu Val Gly Gly Glu Val Val Val Pro Ile 1325 1330 1335 Glu Phe Lys Asn Val Pro Ser Phe Gly Ile Asn Asn Cys Asp Phe 1340 1345 1350 Lys Leu Val Tyr Asp Ala Thr Ala Leu Glu Leu Lys Asn Val Glu 1355 1360 1365 Ala Gly Asp Ile Ile Lys Thr Pro Leu Ala Asn Phe Ser Asn Asn 1370 1375 1380 Lys Ser Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile Ser Phe Leu Phe Asn Asp Ala Ser 1385 1390 1395 Gln Gly Ser Met Gln Ile Glu Asn Gly Gly Val Ser Ala Lys Ile 1400 1405 1410 Thr Phe Lys Val Lys Ser Thr Thr Ala Ile Gly Val Tyr Asp Ile 1415 1420 1425 Arg Lys Asp Leu Ile Gly Ser Phe Ser Gly Leu Lys Asp Ser Lys 1430 1435 1440 Met Thr Ser Ile Gly Ala Glu Phe Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val 1445 1450 1455 Ala Thr Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro 1460 1465 1470 Ser Val Thr Ile Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro 1475 1480 1485 Gly Thr Ala Thr Pro Gly Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr 1490 1495 1500 Pro Gly Ala Ala Thr Pro Thr Glu Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Val Met 1505 1510 1515 Ile Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 1520 1525 1530 Ala Thr Pro Thr Val Lys Gly Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Pro Val Tyr 1535 1540 1545 Lys Met Asn Val Val Ile Gly Arg Val Asn Val Val Ala Gly Glu 1550 1555 1560 Glu Val Val Val Pro Val Glu Phe Lys Asn Ile Pro Ala Ile Gly 1565 1570 1575 Val Asn Asn Cys Asn Phe Val Leu Glu Tyr Asp Ala Asn Val Leu 1580 1585 1590 Glu Val Lys Lys Val Asp Ala Gly Glu Ile Val Pro Asp Ala Leu 1595 1600 1605 Ile Asn Phe Gly Ser Asn Asn Ser Asp Glu Gly Lys Val Tyr Phe 1610 1615 1620 Leu Phe Asn Asp Ala Leu Gln Gly Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Asn Asp 1625 1630 1635 Gly Ile Phe Ala Asn Ile Thr Phe Lys Val Lys Ser Ser Ala Ala 1640 1645 1650 Ala Gly Ile Tyr Asn Ile Arg Lys Asp Ser Val Gly Ala Phe Ser 1655 1660 1665 Gly Leu Val Asp Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Ser Ala Glu Phe Thr Asp 1670 1675 1680 Gly Ser Ile Ser Val Glu Ser Ala Lys Ser Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 1685 1690 1695 Ala Thr Gly Thr Asn Val Thr Pro Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Val Thr 1700 1705 1710 Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Ala Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr 1715 1720 1725 Ala Thr Ser Thr Val Lys Gly Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Leu Tyr 1730 1735 1740 Ser Met Asn Val Ile Ile Gly Lys Val Asn Ala Glu Ala Ser Gly 1745 1750 1755 Glu Val Val Val Pro Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Val Pro Ser Ile Gly 1760 1765 1770 Ile Asn Asn Cys Asn Phe Ile Leu Glu Tyr Asp Ala Ser Ala Leu 1775 1780 1785 Glu Leu Asp Ser Ala Glu Ala

Gly Glu Ile Val Pro Val Pro Leu 1790 1795 1800 Gly Asn Phe Ser Ser Asn Asn Lys Asp Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Phe 1805 1810 1815 Leu Phe Ser Asp Gly Thr Gln Gly Arg Met Gln Ile Val Asn Asp 1820 1825 1830 Gly Ile Phe Ala Lys Ile Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser 1835 1840 1845 Asp Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Ile Arg Lys Asp Ser Val Gly Ala Phe Ser 1850 1855 1860 Gly Leu Ile Glu Lys Lys Ile Ile Lys Ile Gly Ala Glu Phe Thr 1865 1870 1875 Asp Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Arg Ser Leu Thr Pro Thr Pro Thr Val 1880 1885 1890 Thr Pro Asn Val Ala Ser Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Val Val Ala Glu 1895 1900 1905 Pro Thr Ser Asn Gln Pro Ala Gly Pro Gly Pro Ile Thr Gly Thr 1910 1915 1920 Ile Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Lys Ala 1925 1930 1935 Ser Val Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Ile Val Val Val 1940 1945 1950 Glu Pro Thr Ile Val Arg Pro Gly Tyr Asn Lys Asp Ala Asp Leu 1955 1960 1965 Ala Val Phe Ile Ser Ser Asp Lys Ser Arg Tyr Glu Glu Ser Ser 1970 1975 1980 Ile Ile Thr Tyr Ser Ile Glu Tyr Lys Asn Ile Gly Lys Val Asn 1985 1990 1995 Ala Thr Asn Val Lys Ile Ala Ala Gln Ile Pro Lys Phe Thr Lys 2000 2005 2010 Val Tyr Asp Ala Ala Lys Gly Ala Val Lys Gly Ser Glu Ile Val 2015 2020 2025 Trp Met Ile Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Gly Glu Ser Tyr Thr Lys Glu 2030 2035 2040 Tyr Lys Val Lys Val Asp Ser Leu Thr Lys Ser Glu Glu Tyr Thr 2045 2050 2055 Asp Asn Thr Val Thr Ile Ser Ser Asp Gln Thr Val Asp Ile Pro 2060 2065 2070 Glu Asn Ile Thr Thr Gly Asn Asp Asp Lys Ser Thr Ile Arg Val 2075 2080 2085 Met Leu Tyr Ser Asn Arg Phe Thr Pro Gly Ser His Ser Ser Tyr 2090 2095 2100 Ile Leu Gly Tyr Lys Asp Lys Thr Phe Lys Pro Lys Gln Asn Val 2105 2110 2115 Thr Arg Ala Glu Val Ala Ala Met Phe Ala Arg Ile Met Gly Leu 2120 2125 2130 Thr Val Lys Asp Gly Ala Lys Ser Ser Tyr Lys Asp Val Ser Asn 2135 2140 2145 Lys His Trp Ala Leu Lys Tyr Ile Glu Ala Val Thr Lys Ser Gly 2150 2155 2160 Ile Phe Lys Gly Tyr Lys Asp Ser Thr Phe His Pro Asn Ala Pro 2165 2170 2175 Ile Thr Arg Ala Glu Leu Ser Thr Val Ile Phe Asn Tyr Leu His 2180 2185 2190 Leu Asn Asn Ile Ala Pro Ser Lys Val His Phe Thr Asp Ile Asn 2195 2200 2205 Lys His Trp Ala Lys Asn Tyr Ile Glu Glu Ile Tyr Arg Phe Lys 2210 2215 2220 Leu Ile Gln Gly Tyr Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Lys Pro Asn Asn Asn 2225 2230 2235 Ile Thr Arg Ala Glu Val Val Thr Met Ile Asn Arg Met Leu Tyr 2240 2245 2250 Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Val Lys Val Gly Ser Phe Pro Asp Val Ser 2255 2260 2265 Pro Lys Tyr Trp Ala Tyr Gly Asp Ile Glu Glu Ala Ser Arg Asn 2270 2275 2280 His Lys Tyr Thr Arg Asp Glu Lys Asp Gly Ser Glu Ile Leu Ile 2285 2290 2295 Glu 16541PRTArtificial Sequenceheavy chain (H) - HIV gag17-nef66-nef116 peptides fusion protein. 16Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro Val 465 470 475 480 Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val Asp 485 490 495 Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser His Thr Gln 500 505 510 Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro Gly Val Arg 515 520 525 Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser 530 535 540 17534PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV gag17-nef116 peptides fusion protein. 17Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Ser Ser Val Ser Pro 465 470 475 480 Thr Thr Ser Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr 485 490 495 Lys Ser Ser Pro Ala Ser His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln 500 505 510 Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp 515 520 525 Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser 530 18626PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV peptides string of gag17-gag253-nef66 fusion protein. 18Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys Lys Lys Tyr 485 490 495 Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser 500 505 510 Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser 515 520 525 Pro Ala Ser Asn Pro Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp 530 535 540 Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser 545 550 555 560 Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser Pro Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Ile 565 570 575 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly Ala Ser 580 585 590 Val Gly Phe Pro Val Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr 595 600 605 Lys Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu 610 615 620 Ala Ser 625 19608PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV peptides string of pol158-gag17-nef66-nef116-gag253 fusion protein. 19Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly

Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr Lys Ile 450 455 460 Leu Glu Pro Phe Arg Lys Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr Gln Tyr 465 470 475 480 Met Asp Asp Leu Tyr Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly 485 490 495 Lys Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro 500 505 510 Val Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val 515 520 525 Asp Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser His Thr 530 535 540 Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro Gly Val 545 550 555 560 Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser Asn Pro 565 570 575 Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu 580 585 590 Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser 595 600 605 20745PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - HIV peptides string of gag17-gag253-nef66-nef116-pol158 fusion protein. 20Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys Lys Lys Tyr 485 490 495 Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser 500 505 510 Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser 515 520 525 Pro Ala Ser Asn Pro Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp 530 535 540 Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser 545 550 555 560 Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser Pro Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Ile 565 570 575 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly Ala Ser 580 585 590 His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro 595 600 605 Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser 610 615 620 Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr 625 630 635 640 Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro Val 645 650 655 Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val Asp 660 665 670 Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly 675 680 685 Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn 690 695 700 Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr 705 710 715 720 Lys Ile Leu Glu Pro Phe Arg Lys Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr 725 730 735 Gln Tyr Met Asp Asp Leu Tyr Ala Ser 740 745 2172DNAArtificial SequenceLinker and antigen coding sequences. 21gctagtgaga agatccggct gcggcccggc ggcaagaaga agtacaagct gaagcacatc 60gtggctagct ga 7222111DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 22gctagtgtgg gcttccccgt gaccccccag gtgcccctgc ggcccatgac ctacaaggcc 60gccgtggacc tgagccactt cctgaaggag aagggcggcc tggctagctg a 11123108DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 23gctagtgcca tcttccagag cagcatgacc aagatcctgg agcccttccg gaagcagaac 60cccgacatcg tgatctacca gtacatggac gacctgtacg ctagctga 10824198DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 24gctagtcaga cccccaccaa caccatcagc gtgaccccca ccaacaacag cacccccacc 60aacaacagca accccaagcc caaccccgct agtaaccccc ccatccccgt gggcgagatc 120tacaagcggt ggatcatcct gggcctgaac aagatcgtgc ggatgtacag ccccaccagc 180atcctggacg ctagctga 19825255DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 25gctagtcaga cccccaccaa caccatcagc gtgaccccca ccaacaacag cacccccacc 60aacaacagca accccaagcc caaccccgct agtgagaaga tccggctgcg gcccggcggc 120aagaagaagt acaagctgaa gcacatcgtg gctagtcaca cccagggcta cttccccgac 180tggcagaact acacccccgg ccccggcgtg cggtaccccc tgaccttcgg ctggctgtac 240aagctggcta gctga 25526882DNAArtificial SequenceANtigen and linker coding sequence. 26gctagtcaga cccccaccaa caccatcagc gtgaccccca ccaacaacag cacccccacc 60aacaacagca accccaagcc caaccccgct agtgagaaga tccggctgcg gcccggcggc 120aagaagaagt acaagctgaa gcacatcgtg gctagtagca gcgtgagccc caccaccagc 180gtgcacccca cccccaccag cgtgcccccc acccccacca agagcagccc cgctagtaac 240ccccccatcc ccgtgggcga gatctacaag cggtggatca tcctgggcct gaacaagatc 300gtgcggatgt acagccccac cagcatcctg gacgctagtc ccaccagcac ccccgccgac 360agcagcacca tcacccccac cgccaccccc accgccaccc ccaccatcaa gggcgctagt 420cacacccagg gctacttccc cgactggcag aactacaccc ccggccccgg cgtgcggtac 480cccctgacct tcggctggct gtacaagctg gctagtaccg tgacccccac cgccaccgcc 540acccccagcg ccatcgtgac caccatcacc cccaccgcca ccaccaagcc cgctagtgtg 600ggcttccccg tgacccccca ggtgcccctg cggcccatga cctacaaggc cgccgtggac 660ctgagccact tcctgaagga gaagggcggc ctggctagta ccaacggcag catcaccgtg 720gccgccaccg cccccaccgt gacccccacc gtgaacgcca cccccagcgc cgccgctagt 780gccatcttcc agagcagcat gaccaagatc ctggagccct tccggaagca gaaccccgac 840atcgtgatct accagtacat ggacgacctg tacgctagct ga 88227108DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 27gctagtgtgg gcttccccgt gaccccccag gtgcccctgc ggcccatgac ctacaaggcc 60gccgtggacc tgagccactt cctgaaggag aagggcggcc tggctagc 10828102DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 28gctagtcaca cccagggcta cttccccgac tggcagaact acacccccgg ccccggcgtg 60cggtaccccc tgaccttcgg ctggctgtac aagctggcta gc 1022969DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 29gctagtgaga agatccggct gcggcccggc ggcaagaaga agtacaagct gaagcacatc 60gtggctagc 6930108DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 30gctagtaacc cccccatccc cgtgggcgag atctacaagc ggtggatcat cctgggcctg 60aacaagatcg tgcggatgta cagccccacc agcatcctgg acgctagc 10831105DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 31gctagtgcca tcttccagag cagcatgacc aagatcctgg agcccttccg gaagcagaac 60cccgacatcg tgatctacca gtacatggac gacctgtacg ctagc 1053287DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 32gctagtagca gcgtgagccc caccaccagc gtgcacccca cccccaccag cgtgcccccc 60acccccacca agagcagccc cgctagc 873387DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 33gctagtccca ccagcacccc cgccgacagc agcaccatca cccccaccgc cacccccacc 60gccaccccca ccatcaaggg cgctagc 873487DNAArtificial SequenceANtigen and linker coding sequence. 34gctagtaccg tgacccccac cgccaccgcc acccccagcg ccatcgtgac caccatcacc 60cccaccgcca ccaccaagcc cgctagc 873587DNAArtificial SequenceAntigen and linker coding sequence. 35gctagtacca acggcagcat caccgtggcc gccaccgccc ccaccgtgac ccccaccgtg 60aacgccaccc ccagcgccgc cgctagc 8736745PRTArtificial SequenceSynthesized HIV peptide vaccine. 36Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val

Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys Lys Lys Tyr 485 490 495 Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val Ala Ser Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser 500 505 510 Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser 515 520 525 Pro Ala Ser Asn Pro Pro Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp 530 535 540 Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu Asn Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser 545 550 555 560 Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser Pro Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Ile 565 570 575 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly Ala Ser 580 585 590 His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro 595 600 605 Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser 610 615 620 Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr 625 630 635 640 Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro Val 645 650 655 Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val Asp 660 665 670 Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly 675 680 685 Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn 690 695 700 Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr 705 710 715 720 Lys Ile Leu Glu Pro Phe Arg Lys Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr 725 730 735 Gln Tyr Met Asp Asp Leu Tyr Ala Ser 740 745 37739PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic HIV peptide. 37Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Glu Lys Ile 465 470 475 480 Arg Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Lys Lys Lys Tyr Lys Leu Lys His Ile Val 485 490 495 Ala Ser Ser Ser Val Ser Pro Thr Thr Ser Val His Pro Thr Pro Thr 500 505 510 Ser Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Thr Lys Ser Ser Pro Ala Ser Asn Pro Pro 515 520 525 Ile Pro Val Gly Glu Ile Tyr Lys Arg Trp Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu Asn 530 535 540 Lys Ile Val Arg Met Tyr Ser Pro Thr Ser Ile Leu Asp Ala Ser Pro 545 550 555 560 Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Pro 565 570 575 Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Ile Lys Gly Ala Ser His Thr Gln Gly Tyr Phe 580 585 590 Pro Asp Trp Gln Asn Tyr Thr Pro Gly Pro Gly Val Arg Tyr Pro Leu 595 600 605 Thr Phe Gly Trp Leu Tyr Lys Leu Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala 610 615 620 Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 625 630 635 640 Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Gly Phe Pro Val Thr Pro Gln Val Pro Leu 645 650 655 Arg Pro Met Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ser His Phe Leu Lys 660 665 670 Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala 675 680 685 Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala 690 695 700 Ala Ser Ala Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Met Thr Lys Ile Leu Glu Pro Phe 705 710 715 720 Arg Lys Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Val Ile Tyr Gln Tyr Met Asp Asp Leu 725 730 735 Tyr Ala Ser 38234PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD40 binding molecule sequence (light chain). 38Met Met Ser Ser Ala Gln Phe Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Cys Phe Gln 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Arg Cys Asp Ile Gln Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Ser Leu Ser 20 25 30 Ala Ser Leu Gly Asp Arg Val Thr Ile Ser Cys Ser Ala Ser Gln Gly 35 40 45 Ile Ser Asn Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Asp Gly Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Ile Leu His Ser Gly Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Tyr Ser Leu Thr Ile Gly 85 90 95 Asn Leu Glu Pro Glu Asp Ile Ala Thr Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln Phe Asn 100 105 110 Lys Leu Pro Pro Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 115 120 125 Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 130 135 140 Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 145 150 155 160 Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser 165 170 175 Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 180 185 190 Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys 195 200 205 His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro 210 215 220 Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 225 230 39467PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD 40 binding molecule sequence (heavy chain). 39Met Asn Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Phe Leu Val Leu Val Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Gln Cys Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln 20 25 30 Pro Gly Gly Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe 35 40 45 Ser Asp Tyr Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Val Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Val Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn 85 90 95 Thr Leu Tyr Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp 115 120 125 Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro 130 135 140 Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr 165 170 175 Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro 180 185 190 Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr 195 200 205 Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp 210 215 220 His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr 225 230 235 240 Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro 245 250 255 Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser 260 265 270 Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp 275 280 285 Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn 290 295 300 Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val 305 310 315 320 Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys 340 345 350 Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 355 360 365 Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 370 375 380 Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys 420 425 430 Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu 435 440 445 Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly 450 455 460 Lys Ala Ser 465 40705DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD40 binding molecule nucleic acid sequence (light chain). 40atgatgtcct ctgctcagtt ccttggtctc ctgttgctct gttttcaagg taccagatgt 60gatatccaga tgacacagac tacatcctcc ctgtctgcct ctctaggaga cagagtcacc 120atcagttgca gtgcaagtca gggcattagc aattatttaa actggtatca gcagaaacca 180gatggaactg ttaaactcct gatctattac acatcaattt tacactcagg agtcccatca 240aggttcagtg gcagtgggtc tgggacagat tattctctca ccatcggcaa cctggaacct 300gaagatattg ccacttacta ttgtcagcag tttaataagc ttcctccgac gttcggtgga 360ggcaccaaac tcgagatcaa acgaactgtg gctgcaccat ctgtcttcat cttcccgcca 420tctgatgagc agttgaaatc tggaactgcc tctgttgtgt gcctgctgaa taacttctat 480cccagagagg ccaaagtaca gtggaaggtg gataacgccc tccaatcggg taactcccag 540gagagtgtca cagagcagga cagcaaggac agcacctaca gcctcagcag caccctgacg 600ctgagcaaag cagactacga gaaacacaaa gtctatgcct gcgaagtcac ccatcagggc 660ctgagctcgc ccgtcacaaa gagcttcaac aggggagagt gttag 705411404DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD40 binding molecule nucleic acid sequence (heavy chain). 41atgaacttgg ggctcagctt gattttcctt gtccttgttt taaaaggtgt ccagtgtgaa 60gtgaagctgg tggagtctgg gggaggctta gtgcagcctg gagggtccct gaaactctcc 120tgtgcaacct ctggattcac tttcagtgac tattacatgt attgggttcg ccagactcca 180gagaagaggc tggagtgggt cgcatacatt aattctggtg gtggtagcac ctattatcca 240gacactgtaa agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatg ccaagaacac cctgtacctg 300caaatgagcc ggctgaagtc tgaggacaca gccatgtatt actgtgcaag acgggggtta 360ccgttccatg ctatggacta ttggggtcaa ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcagccaaa 420acgaagggcc catccgtctt ccccctggcg ccctgctcca ggagcacctc cgagagcaca 480gccgccctgg gctgcctggt caaggactac ttccccgaac cggtgacggt gtcgtggaac 540tcaggcgccc tgaccagcgg cgtgcacacc ttcccggctg tcctacagtc ctcaggactc 600tactccctca gcagcgtggt gaccgtgccc tccagcagct tgggcacgaa gacctacacc 660tgcaacgtag atcacaagcc cagcaacacc aaggtggaca agagagttga gtccaaatat 720ggtcccccat gcccaccctg cccagcacct gagttcgaag ggggaccatc agtcttcctg 780ttccccccaa aacccaagga cactctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacgtgcgtg 840gtggtggacg tgagccagga agaccccgag gtccagttca actggtacgt ggatggcgtg 900gaggtgcata atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt tcaacagcac gtaccgtgtg 960gtcagcgtcc tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaacg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag 1020gtctccaaca aaggcctccc gtcctccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag 1080ccccgagagc cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccagg aggagatgac caagaaccag 1140gtcagcctga cctgcctggt caaaggcttc taccccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag 1200agcaatgggc agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc 1260tccttcttcc tctacagcag gctaaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagga ggggaatgtc 1320ttctcatgct ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacacagaa gagcctctcc 1380ctgtctctgg gtaaagctag ctga 1404427PRTArtificial SequenceHeavy chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 42Tyr Thr Ser Ile Leu His Ser 1 5 439PRTArtificial SequenceHeavy chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 43Gln Gln Phe Asn Lys Leu Pro Pro Thr 1 5 4410PRTArtificial SequenceLight chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 44Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr Tyr Met Tyr 1 5 10 4517PRTArtificial SequenceLight chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 45Tyr Ile Asn

Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val Lys 1 5 10 15 Gly 4610PRTArtificial SequenceLight chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 46Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr 1 5 10 4710PRTArtificial SequenceLight chain variable domain region of the antigen binding site of a synthetic CD 40 binding molecule. 47Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr 1 5 10 4836DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic primers for PCR. 48ggatggtggg aagatggata cagttggtgc agcatc 364931DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic primers for PCR. 49ccaggcatcc tagagtcacc gaggagccag t 315070DNAArtificial SequenceAntibody-PSA fusion protein sequence. 50gctagcgata caacagaacc tgcaacacct acaacacctg taacaacacc gacaacaaca 60cttctagcgc 7051186DNAArtificial SequenceCohesin-Flex-hMART-1-PeptideA-His nucleic acid sequence. 51gacaccaccg aggcccgcca cccccacccc cccgtgacca cccccaccac caccgaccgg 60aagggcacca ccgccgagga gctggccggc atcggcatcc tgaccgtgat cctgggcggc 120aagcggacca acaacagcac ccccaccaag ggcgaattct gcagatatcc atcacactgg 180cggccg 1865261PRTArtificial SequenceCohesin-Flex-hMART-1-PeptideA-His amino-acid sequence. 52Asp Thr Thr Glu Ala Arg His Pro His Pro Pro Val Thr Thr Pro Thr 1 5 10 15 Thr Asp Arg Lys Gly Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu Leu Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile 20 25 30 Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Gly Lys Arg Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr 35 40 45 Lys Gly Glu Phe Cys Arg Tyr Pro Ser His Trp Arg Pro 50 55 60 5360PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 53Met Lys Ala Asn Leu Leu Val Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Asp Thr Ile Cys Ile Gly Tyr His Ala Asn Asn Ser Thr Asp Thr 20 25 30 Val Asp Thr Val Leu Glu Lys Asn Val Thr Val Thr His Ser Val Asn 35 40 45 Leu Leu Glu Asp Ser His Asn Gly Lys Leu Cys Arg 50 55 60 5460PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 54Leu Lys Gly Ile Ala Pro Leu Gln Leu Gly Lys Cys Asn Ile Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 Trp Leu Leu Gly Asn Pro Glu Cys Asp Pro Leu Leu Pro Val Arg Ser 20 25 30 Trp Ser Tyr Ile Val Glu Thr Pro Asn Ser Glu Asn Gly Ile Cys Tyr 35 40 45 Pro Gly Asp Phe Ile Asp Tyr Glu Glu Leu Arg Glu 50 55 60 5560PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 55Gln Leu Ser Ser Val Ser Ser Phe Glu Arg Phe Glu Ile Phe Pro Lys 1 5 10 15 Glu Ser Ser Trp Pro Asn His Asn Thr Asn Gly Val Thr Ala Ala Cys 20 25 30 Ser His Glu Gly Lys Ser Ser Phe Tyr Arg Asn Leu Leu Trp Leu Thr 35 40 45 Glu Lys Glu Gly Ser Tyr Pro Lys Leu Lys Asn Ser 50 55 60 5660PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 56Tyr Val Asn Lys Lys Gly Lys Glu Val Leu Val Leu Trp Gly Ile His 1 5 10 15 His Pro Pro Asn Ser Lys Glu Gln Gln Asn Leu Tyr Gln Asn Glu Asn 20 25 30 Ala Tyr Val Ser Val Val Thr Ser Asn Tyr Asn Arg Arg Phe Thr Pro 35 40 45 Glu Ile Ala Glu Arg Pro Lys Val Arg Asp Gln Ala 50 55 60 5760PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 57Gly Arg Met Asn Tyr Tyr Trp Thr Leu Leu Lys Pro Gly Asp Thr Ile 1 5 10 15 Ile Phe Glu Ala Asn Gly Asn Leu Ile Ala Pro Met Tyr Ala Phe Ala 20 25 30 Leu Ser Arg Gly Phe Gly Ser Gly Ile Ile Thr Ser Asn Ala Ser Met 35 40 45 His Glu Cys Asn Thr Lys Cys Gln Thr Pro Leu Gly 50 55 60 5840PRTArtificial SequenceHA1 peptide sequence. 58Ala Ile Asn Ser Ser Leu Pro Tyr Gln Asn Ile His Pro Val Thr Ile 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Cys Pro Lys Tyr Val Arg Ser Ala Lys Leu Arg Met Val Thr 20 25 30 Gly Leu Arg Asn Ile Pro Ser Ile 35 40 5917PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 59Ser Ser Phe Glu Arg Phe Glu Ile Phe Pro Lys Glu Ser Ser Trp Pro 1 5 10 15 Asn 6017PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 60Gly Asn Leu Ile Ala Pro Trp Tyr Ala Phe Ala Leu Ser Arg Gly Phe 1 5 10 15 Gly 6117PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 61Trp Tyr Ala Phe Ala Leu Ser Arg Gly Phe Gly Ser Gly Ile Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Ser 6260PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 62Met Ala Ser Gln Gly Thr Lys Arg Ser Tyr Glu Gln Met Glu Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Arg Gln Asn Ala Thr Glu Ile Arg Ala Ser Val Gly Lys Met 20 25 30 Ile Gly Gly Ile Gly Arg Phe Tyr Ile Gln Met Cys Thr Glu Leu Lys 35 40 45 Leu Ser Asp Tyr Glu Gly Arg Leu Ile Gln Asn Ser 50 55 60 6360PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 63Leu Thr Ile Glu Arg Met Val Leu Ser Ala Phe Asp Glu Arg Arg Asn 1 5 10 15 Lys Tyr Leu Glu Glu His Pro Ser Ala Gly Lys Asp Pro Lys Lys Thr 20 25 30 Gly Gly Pro Ile Tyr Arg Arg Val Asn Gly Lys Trp Met Arg Glu Leu 35 40 45 Ile Leu Tyr Asp Lys Glu Glu Ile Arg Arg Ile Trp 50 55 60 6458PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 64Arg Gln Ala Asn Asn Gly Asp Asp Ala Thr Ala Gly Leu Thr His Met 1 5 10 15 Met Ile Trp His Ser Asn Leu Asn Asp Ala Thr Tyr Gln Arg Thr Arg 20 25 30 Ala Leu Val Arg Thr Gly Met Asp Pro Arg Met Cys Ser Leu Met Gln 35 40 45 Gly Ser Thr Leu Pro Arg Arg Ser Gly Ala 50 55 6560PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 65Ala Ala Val Lys Gly Val Gly Thr Met Val Met Glu Leu Val Arg Met 1 5 10 15 Ile Lys Arg Gly Ile Asn Asp Arg Asn Phe Trp Arg Gly Glu Asn Gly 20 25 30 Arg Lys Thr Arg Ile Ala Tyr Glu Arg Met Cys Asn Ile Leu Lys Gly 35 40 45 Lys Phe Gln Thr Ala Ala Gln Lys Ala Met Met Asp 50 55 60 6660PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 66Gln Val Arg Glu Ser Arg Asn Pro Gly Asn Ala Glu Phe Glu Asp Leu 1 5 10 15 Thr Phe Leu Ala Arg Ser Ala Leu Ile Leu Arg Gly Ser Val Ala His 20 25 30 Lys Ser Cys Leu Pro Ala Cys Val Tyr Gly Pro Ala Val Ala Ser Gly 35 40 45 Tyr Asp Phe Glu Arg Glu Gly Tyr Ser Leu Val Gly 50 55 60 6760PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 67Ile Asp Pro Phe Arg Leu Leu Gln Asn Ser Gln Val Tyr Ser Leu Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Pro Asn Glu Asn Pro Ala His Lys Ser Gln Leu Val Trp Met Ala 20 25 30 Cys His Ser Ala Ala Phe Glu Asp Leu Arg Val Leu Ser Phe Ile Lys 35 40 45 Gly Thr Lys Val Leu Pro Arg Gly Lys Leu Ser Thr 50 55 60 6860PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 68Arg Gly Val Gln Ile Ala Ser Asn Glu Asn Met Glu Thr Met Glu Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Thr Leu Glu Leu Arg Ser Arg Tyr Trp Ala Ile Arg Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30 Gly Gly Asn Thr Asn Gln Gln Arg Ala Ser Ala Gly Gln Ile Ser Ile 35 40 45 Gln Pro Thr Phe Ser Val Gln Arg Asn Leu Pro Phe 50 55 60 6960PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 69Asp Arg Thr Thr Ile Met Ala Ala Phe Asn Gly Asn Thr Glu Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Thr Ser Asp Met Arg Thr Glu Ile Ile Arg Met Met Glu Ser Ala Arg 20 25 30 Pro Glu Asp Val Ser Phe Gln Gly Arg Gly Val Phe Glu Leu Ser Asp 35 40 45 Glu Lys Ala Ala Ser Pro Ile Val Pro Ser Phe Asp 50 55 60 7018PRTArtificial SequenceNP sequence. 70Met Ser Asn Glu Gly Ser Tyr Phe Phe Gly Asp Asn Ala Glu Glu Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Asn 7117PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 71Gly Lys Trp Val Arg Glu Leu Val Leu Tyr Asp Lys Glu Glu Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg 7217PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 72Arg Thr Gly Met Asp Pro Arg Met Cys Ser Leu Met Gln Gly Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 Leu 7317PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 73Met Cys Asn Ile Leu Lys Gly Lys Phe Gln Thr Ala Ala Gln Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Met 7460PRTArtificial SequencePSA sequence. 74Met Trp Val Pro Val Val Phe Leu Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Trp Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Trp Glu Cys Glu 20 25 30 Lys His Ser Gln Pro Trp Gln Val Leu Val Ala Ser Arg Gly Arg Ala 35 40 45 Val Cys Gly Gly Val Leu Val His Pro Gln Trp Val 50 55 60 7560PRTArtificial SequencePSA sequence. 75Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Arg Asn Lys Ser Val Ile Leu Leu Gly 1 5 10 15 Arg His Ser Leu Phe His Pro Glu Asp Thr Gly Gln Val Phe Gln Val 20 25 30 Ser His Ser Phe Pro His Pro Leu Tyr Asp Met Ser Leu Leu Lys Asn 35 40 45 Arg Phe Leu Arg Pro Gly Asp Asp Ser Ser His Asp 50 55 60 7660PRTArtificial SequencePSA sequence. 76Leu Met Leu Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu Pro Ala Glu Leu Thr Asp Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Lys Val Met Asp Leu Pro Thr Gln Glu Pro Ala Leu Gly Thr Thr Cys 20 25 30 Tyr Ala Ser Gly Trp Gly Ser Ile Glu Pro Glu Glu Phe Leu Thr Pro 35 40 45 Lys Lys Leu Gln Cys Val Asp Leu His Val Ile Ser 50 55 60 7760PRTArtificial SequencePSA sequence. 77Asn Asp Val Cys Ala Gln Val His Pro Gln Lys Val Thr Lys Phe Met 1 5 10 15 Leu Cys Ala Gly Arg Trp Thr Gly Gly Lys Ser Thr Cys Ser Gly Asp 20 25 30 Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Cys Asn Gly Val Leu Gln Gly Ile Thr Ser 35 40 45 Trp Gly Ser Glu Pro Cys Ala Leu Pro Glu Arg Pro 50 55 60 7821PRTArtificial SequencePSA sequence. 78Ser Leu Tyr Thr Lys Val Val His Tyr Arg Lys Trp Ile Lys Asp Thr 1 5 10 15 Ile Val Ala Asn Pro 20 7915PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 79Ala Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Trp Glu Cys Glu 1 5 10 15 8015PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 80Glu Cys Glu Lys His Ser Gln Pro Trp Gln Val Leu Val Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 8115PRTArtificial sequenceSynthetic peptide. 81Gly Asp Asp Ser Ser His Asp Leu Met Leu Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu 1 5 10 15 8215PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 82Ser His Asp Leu Met Leu Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu Pro Ala Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 8315PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 83Ser Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Cys Asn Gly Val Leu Gln 1 5 10 15 8415PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 84Gly Ser Glu Pro Cys Ala Leu Pro Glu Arg Pro Ser Leu Tyr Thr 1 5 10 15 8515PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 85Glu Arg Pro Ser Leu Tyr Thr Lys Val Val His Tyr Arg Lys Trp 1 5 10 15 8615PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 86Val Val His Tyr Arg Lys Trp Ile Lys Asp Thr Ile Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 8760PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 87Met Arg Ser Tyr Arg Phe Ser Asp Tyr Leu His Met Ser Val Ser Phe 1 5 10 15 Ser Asn Asp Met Asp Leu Phe Cys Gly Glu Asp Ser Gly Val Phe Ser 20 25 30 Gly Glu Ser Thr Val Asp Phe Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Asp Ser Trp Pro 35 40 45 Gly Asp Ser Ile Ala Cys Phe Ile Glu Asp Glu Arg 50 55 60 8860PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 88His Phe Val Pro Gly His Asp Tyr Leu Ser Arg Phe Gln Thr Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Ala Ser Ala Arg Glu Asp Ser Val Ala Trp Ile Leu Lys Val 20 25 30 Gln Ala Tyr Tyr Asn Phe Gln Pro Leu Thr Ala Tyr Leu Ala Val Asn 35 40 45 Tyr Met Asp Arg Phe Leu Tyr Ala Arg Arg Leu Pro 50 55 60 8960PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 89Glu Thr Ser Gly Trp Pro Met Gln Leu Leu Ala Val Ala Cys Leu Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Ala Lys Met Glu Glu Ile Leu Val Pro Ser Leu Phe Asp Phe 20 25 30 Gln Val Ala Gly Val Lys Tyr Leu Phe Glu Ala Lys Thr Ile Lys Arg 35 40 45 Met Glu Leu Leu Val Leu Ser Val Leu Asp Trp Arg 50 55 60 9060PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 90Leu Arg Ser Val Thr Pro Phe Asp Phe Ile Ser Phe Phe Ala Tyr Lys 1 5 10 15 Ile Asp Pro Ser Gly Thr Phe Leu Gly Phe Phe Ile Ser His Ala Thr 20 25 30 Glu Ile Ile Leu Ser Asn Ile Lys Glu Ala Ser Phe Leu Glu Tyr Trp 35 40 45 Pro Ser Ser Ile Ala Ala Ala Ala Ile Leu Cys Val 50 55 60 9160PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 91Ala Asn Glu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Asn Pro His Glu Ser 1 5 10 15 Pro Glu Thr Trp Cys Asp Gly Leu Ser Lys Glu Lys Ile Val Arg Cys 20 25 30 Tyr Arg Leu Met Lys Ala Met Ala Ile Glu Asn Asn Arg Leu Asn Thr 35 40 45 Pro Lys Val Ile Ala Lys Leu Arg Val Ser Val Arg 50 55 60 9239PRTArtificial SequenceCyclin D1 sequence. 92Ala Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Arg Pro Ser Asp Glu Ser Ser Phe Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Pro Cys Lys Arg Arg Lys Leu Ser Gly Tyr Ser Trp Val Gly 20 25 30 Asp Glu Thr Ser Thr Ser Asn 35 9315PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 93Asp Arg Val Leu Arg Ala Met Leu Lys Ala Glu Glu Thr Cys Ala 1 5 10 15 9415PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 94Arg Ala Met Leu Lys Ala Glu Glu Thr Cys Ala Pro Ser Val Ser 1 5 10 15 9515PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 95Thr Cys Ala Pro Ser Val Ser Tyr Phe Lys Cys Val Gln Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 96587PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - hMART-1 peptide. 96Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe

Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Gly Phe Asp 465 470 475 480 His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys Glu Pro Val 485 490 495 Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala Glu Gln Ser 500 505 510 Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala 515 520 525 Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala 530 535 540 Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr Gly Tyr Pro 545 550 555 560 Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Gly 565 570 575 Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser 580 585 97656PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - hMART-1 peptide. 97Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Gly Phe Asp 465 470 475 480 His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys Glu Pro Val 485 490 495 Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala Glu Gln Ser 500 505 510 Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala 515 520 525 Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala 530 535 540 Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr Gly Tyr Pro 545 550 555 560 Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Gly 565 570 575 Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr 580 585 590 Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala 595 600 605 Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Cys Trp Tyr Cys 610 615 620 Arg Arg Arg Asn Gly Tyr Arg Ala Leu Met Asp Lys Ser Leu His Val 625 630 635 640 Gly Thr Gln Cys Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Cys Pro Gln Glu Gly Ala Ser 645 650 655 98593PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - hMART-1 peptide. 98Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu 485 490 495 Lys Asn Cys Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys 500 505 510 Leu Ser Ala Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn 515 520 525 Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val 530 535 540 Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His 545 550 555 560 Phe Ile Tyr Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr 565 570 575 Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala 580 585 590 Ser 99660PRTArtificial SequenceH chain - hMART-1 peptide. 99Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His 275 280 285 Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg 290 295 300 Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys 305 310 315 320 Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu 325 330 335 Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr 340 345 350 Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu 355 360 365 Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp 370 375 380 Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val 385 390 395 400 Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp 405 410 415 Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His 420 425 430 Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr 450 455 460 Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala 465 470 475 480 Ser Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn 485 490 495 Cys Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser 500 505 510 Ala Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro

Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser 515 520 525 Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala 530 535 540 Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile 545 550 555 560 Tyr Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu 565 570 575 Glu Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser Thr 580 585 590 Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile 595 600 605 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly 610 615 620 Cys Trp Tyr Cys Arg Arg Arg Asn Gly Tyr Arg Ala Leu Met Asp Lys 625 630 635 640 Ser Leu His Val Gly Thr Gln Cys Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Cys Pro Gln 645 650 655 Glu Gly Ala Ser 660 100630DNAArtificial SequenceMART-1 DNA synthetic construct. 100aacaccgaca acaacagatg atctggatgc agctagtggg tttgatcatc gggacagcaa 60agtgtctctt caagagaaaa actgtgaacc tgtggttccc aatgctccac ctgcttatga 120gaaactctct gcagaacagt caccaccacc ttattcacct gctagtacca acggcagcat 180caccgtggcc gccaccgccc ccaccgtgac ccccaccgtg aacgccaccc ccagcgccgc 240cgctagtatg ccaagagaag atgctcactt catctatggt taccccaaga aggggcacgg 300ccactcttac accacggctg aagaggccgc tgggatcggc atcctgacag tgatcctggg 360agctagtacc gtgaccccca ccgccaccgc cacccccagc gccatcgtga ccaccatcac 420ccccaccgcc accaccaagc ccgctagtgt cttactgctc atcggctgtt ggtattgtag 480aagacgaaat ggatacagag ccttgatgga taaaagtctt catgttggca ctcaatgtgc 540cttaacaaga agatgcccac aagaagggtg agcggccgca tcgaagagct cggtacccgg 600ggatcctcta gagtcgacct gcaggcatgc 63010160PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 101Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys 1 5 10 15 Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala 20 25 30 Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile 35 40 45 Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr 50 55 60 10260PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 102Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala 1 5 10 15 His Phe Ile Tyr Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr 20 25 30 Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly 35 40 45 Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro 50 55 60 10357PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 103Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Cys Trp Tyr Cys Arg Arg Arg Asn Gly 20 25 30 Tyr Arg Ala Leu Met Asp Lys Ser Leu His Val Gly Thr Gln Cys Ala 35 40 45 Leu Thr Arg Arg Cys Pro Gln Glu Gly 50 55 10441PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic MART1 peptide. 104Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys 1 5 10 15 Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala 20 25 30 Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro 35 40 10529PRTArtificial SequenceLinker peptide sequence. 105Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser 20 25 10638PRTArtificial SequenceMART1 peptide sequence with CD4+ and CD8+ epitopes. 106Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile 20 25 30 Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly 35 10729PRTArtificial SequenceLinker peptide sequence. 107Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser 20 25 10840PRTArtificial SequenceMART1 peptide sequence with CD4+ epitope. 108Val Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Cys Trp Tyr Cys Arg Arg Arg Asn Gly Tyr 1 5 10 15 Arg Ala Leu Met Asp Lys Ser Leu His Val Gly Thr Gln Cys Ala Leu 20 25 30 Thr Arg Arg Cys Pro Gln Glu Gly 35 40 109110PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 109Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys 1 5 10 15 Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala 20 25 30 Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile 35 40 45 Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr 50 55 60 Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu 85 90 95 Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser 100 105 110 110675PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic MART1 peptide. 110Met Asn Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Phe Leu Val Leu Val Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Gln Cys Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln 20 25 30 Pro Gly Gly Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe 35 40 45 Ser Asp Tyr Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Val Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Val Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn 85 90 95 Thr Leu Tyr Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp 115 120 125 Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro 130 135 140 Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr 165 170 175 Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro 180 185 190 Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr 195 200 205 Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp 210 215 220 His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr 225 230 235 240 Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro 245 250 255 Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser 260 265 270 Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp 275 280 285 Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn 290 295 300 Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val 305 310 315 320 Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys 340 345 350 Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 355 360 365 Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 370 375 380 Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys 420 425 430 Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu 435 440 445 Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly 450 455 460 Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn 465 470 475 480 Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser 485 490 495 Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys 500 505 510 Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala 515 520 525 Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile 530 535 540 Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr 545 550 555 560 Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr 565 570 575 Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu 580 585 590 Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser Thr Val 595 600 605 Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr 610 615 620 Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Val Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Cys 625 630 635 640 Trp Tyr Cys Arg Arg Arg Asn Gly Tyr Arg Ala Leu Met Asp Lys Ser 645 650 655 Leu His Val Gly Thr Gln Cys Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Cys Pro Gln Glu 660 665 670 Gly Ala Ser 675 111606PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic MART1 peptide. 111Met Asn Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Phe Leu Val Leu Val Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Gln Cys Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln 20 25 30 Pro Gly Gly Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe 35 40 45 Ser Asp Tyr Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Val Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Val Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn 85 90 95 Thr Leu Tyr Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp 115 120 125 Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro 130 135 140 Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr 165 170 175 Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro 180 185 190 Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr 195 200 205 Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp 210 215 220 His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr 225 230 235 240 Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro 245 250 255 Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser 260 265 270 Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp 275 280 285 Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn 290 295 300 Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val 305 310 315 320 Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys 340 345 350 Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 355 360 365 Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 370 375 380 Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys 420 425 430 Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu 435 440 445 Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly 450 455 460 Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn 465 470 475 480 Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser 485 490 495 Gly Phe Asp His Arg Asp Ser Lys Val Ser Leu Gln Glu Lys Asn Cys 500 505 510 Glu Pro Val Val Pro Asn Ala Pro Pro Ala Tyr Glu Lys Leu Ser Ala 515 520 525 Glu Gln Ser Pro Pro Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile 530 535 540 Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr 545 550 555 560 Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Met Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala His Phe Ile Tyr 565 570 575 Gly Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly His Gly His Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ala Glu Glu 580 585 590 Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Gly Ala Ser 595 600 605 112661PRTArtificial SequenceGP100 antigen sequence. 112Met Asp Leu Val Leu Lys Arg Cys Leu Leu His Leu Ala Val Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Leu Ala Val Gly Ala Thr Lys Val Pro Arg Asn Gln Asp Trp 20 25 30 Leu Gly Val Ser Arg Gln Leu Arg Thr Lys Ala Trp Asn Arg Gln Leu 35 40 45 Tyr Pro Glu Trp Thr Glu Ala Gln Arg Leu Asp Cys Trp Arg Gly Gly 50 55 60 Gln Val Ser Leu Lys Val Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Thr Leu Ile Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 Asn Ala Ser Phe Ser Ile Ala Leu Asn Phe Pro Gly Ser Gln Lys Val 85 90 95 Leu Pro Asp Gly Gln Val Ile Trp Val Asn Asn Thr Ile Ile Asn Gly 100 105 110 Ser Gln Val Trp Gly Gly Gln Pro Val Tyr Pro Gln Glu Thr Asp Asp 115 120 125 Ala Cys Ile Phe Pro Asp Gly Gly Pro Cys Pro Ser Gly Ser Trp Ser 130 135 140 Gln Lys Arg Ser Phe Val Tyr Val Trp Lys Thr Trp Gly Gln Tyr Trp 145 150 155 160 Gln Val Leu Gly Gly Pro Val Ser Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Thr Gly Arg 165 170 175 Ala Met Leu Gly Thr His Thr Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr His Arg Arg 180 185 190 Gly Ser Arg Ser Tyr Val Pro Leu Ala His Ser Ser Ser Ala Phe Thr 195 200 205 Ile Thr Asp Gln Val Pro Phe Ser Val Ser Val Ser Gln Leu

Arg Ala 210 215 220 Leu Asp Gly Gly Asn Lys His Phe Leu Arg Asn Gln Pro Leu Thr Phe 225 230 235 240 Ala Leu Gln Leu His Asp Pro Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ala Glu Ala Asp Leu 245 250 255 Ser Tyr Thr Trp Asp Phe Gly Asp Ser Ser Gly Thr Leu Ile Ser Arg 260 265 270 Ala Leu Val Val Thr His Thr Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly Pro Val Thr Ala 275 280 285 Gln Val Val Leu Gln Ala Ala Ile Pro Leu Thr Ser Cys Gly Ser Ser 290 295 300 Pro Val Pro Gly Thr Thr Asp Gly His Arg Pro Thr Ala Glu Ala Pro 305 310 315 320 Asn Thr Thr Ala Gly Gln Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Val Gly Thr Thr 325 330 335 Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Thr Ala Glu Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Ser Val Gln 340 345 350 Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Ile Ser Thr Ala Pro Val Gln Met Pro Thr 355 360 365 Ala Glu Ser Thr Gly Met Thr Pro Glu Lys Val Pro Val Ser Glu Val 370 375 380 Met Gly Thr Thr Leu Ala Glu Met Ser Thr Pro Glu Ala Thr Gly Met 385 390 395 400 Thr Pro Ala Glu Val Ser Ile Val Val Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Ala 405 410 415 Gln Val Thr Thr Thr Glu Trp Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Arg Glu Leu Pro 420 425 430 Ile Pro Glu Pro Glu Gly Pro Asp Ala Ser Ser Ile Met Ser Thr Glu 435 440 445 Ser Ile Thr Gly Ser Leu Gly Pro Leu Leu Asp Gly Thr Ala Thr Leu 450 455 460 Arg Leu Val Lys Arg Gln Val Pro Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Tyr Arg Tyr 465 470 475 480 Gly Ser Phe Ser Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Val Gln Gly Ile Glu Ser Ala 485 490 495 Glu Ile Leu Gln Ala Val Pro Ser Gly Glu Gly Asp Ala Phe Glu Leu 500 505 510 Thr Val Ser Cys Gln Gly Gly Leu Pro Lys Glu Ala Cys Met Glu Ile 515 520 525 Ser Ser Pro Gly Cys Gln Pro Pro Ala Gln Arg Leu Cys Gln Pro Val 530 535 540 Leu Pro Ser Pro Ala Cys Gln Leu Val Leu His Gln Ile Leu Lys Gly 545 550 555 560 Gly Ser Gly Thr Tyr Cys Leu Asn Val Ser Leu Ala Asp Thr Asn Ser 565 570 575 Leu Ala Val Val Ser Thr Gln Leu Ile Met Pro Gly Gln Glu Ala Gly 580 585 590 Leu Gly Gln Val Pro Leu Ile Val Gly Ile Leu Leu Val Leu Met Ala 595 600 605 Val Val Leu Ala Ser Leu Ile Tyr Arg Arg Arg Leu Met Lys Gln Asp 610 615 620 Phe Ser Val Pro Gln Leu Pro His Ser Ser Ser His Trp Leu Arg Leu 625 630 635 640 Pro Arg Ile Phe Cys Ser Cys Pro Ile Gly Glu Asn Ser Pro Leu Leu 645 650 655 Ser Gly Gln Gln Val 660 1139PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 113Ile Met Asp Gln Val Pro Phe Ser Val 1 5 1149PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 114Ile Thr Asp Gln Val Pro Phe Ser Val 1 5 1159PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 115Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly Pro Val Thr Val 1 5 1169PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 116Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly Pro Val Thr Ala 1 5 1179PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 117Lys Thr Trp Gly Gln Tyr Trp Gln Val 1 5 1181160PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 118Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Asp Thr Thr Glu Pro Ala Thr Pro Thr Thr Pro Val Thr Thr Pro Thr 450 455 460 Thr Thr Lys Val Pro Arg Asn Gln Asp Trp Leu Gly Val Ser Arg Gln 465 470 475 480 Leu Arg Thr Lys Ala Trp Asn Arg Gln Leu Tyr Pro Glu Trp Thr Glu 485 490 495 Ala Gln Arg Leu Asp Cys Trp Arg Gly Gly Gln Val Ser Leu Lys Val 500 505 510 Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Thr Leu Ile Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Phe Ser Ile 515 520 525 Ala Leu Asn Phe Pro Gly Ser Gln Lys Val Leu Pro Asp Gly Gln Val 530 535 540 Ile Trp Val Asn Asn Thr Ile Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Val Trp Gly Gly 545 550 555 560 Gln Pro Val Tyr Pro Gln Glu Thr Asp Asp Ala Cys Ile Phe Pro Asp 565 570 575 Gly Gly Pro Cys Pro Ser Gly Ser Trp Ser Gln Lys Arg Ser Phe Val 580 585 590 Tyr Val Trp Lys Thr Trp Gly Gln Tyr Trp Gln Val Leu Gly Gly Pro 595 600 605 Val Ser Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Thr Gly Arg Ala Met Leu Gly Thr His 610 615 620 Thr Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr His Arg Arg Gly Ser Gln Ser Tyr Val 625 630 635 640 Pro Leu Ala His Ser Ser Ser Ala Phe Thr Ile Thr Asp Gln Val Pro 645 650 655 Phe Ser Val Ser Val Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Leu Asp Gly Gly Asn Lys 660 665 670 His Phe Leu Arg Asn Gln Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala 675 680 685 Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala 690 695 700 Ala Ala Ser Gly Thr Thr Asp Gly His Arg Pro Thr Thr Glu Ala Pro 705 710 715 720 Asn Thr Thr Ala Gly Gln Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Val Gly Thr Thr 725 730 735 Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Thr Ala Glu Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Ser Val Gln 740 745 750 Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Ile Ser Thr Ala Pro Val Gln Met Pro Thr 755 760 765 Ala Glu Ser Thr Gly Met Thr Pro Glu Lys Val Pro Val Ser Glu Val 770 775 780 Met Gly Thr Thr Leu Ala Glu Met Ser Thr Pro Glu Ala Thr Gly Met 785 790 795 800 Thr Pro Ala Glu Val Ser Ile Val Val Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Ala 805 810 815 Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val 820 825 830 Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Gln Val Thr 835 840 845 Thr Thr Glu Trp Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Arg Glu Leu Pro Ile Pro Glu 850 855 860 Pro Glu Gly Pro Asp Ala Ser Ser Ile Met Ser Thr Glu Ser Ile Thr 865 870 875 880 Gly Ser Leu Gly Pro Leu Leu Asp Gly Thr Ala Thr Leu Arg Leu Val 885 890 895 Lys Arg Gln Val Pro Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Tyr Arg Tyr Gly Ser Phe 900 905 910 Ser Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr 915 920 925 Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro 930 935 940 Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Gly Ile Glu Ser Ala Glu Ile Leu Gln Ala Val 945 950 955 960 Pro Ser Gly Glu Gly Asp Ala Phe Glu Leu Thr Val Ser Cys Gln Gly 965 970 975 Gly Leu Pro Lys Glu Ala Cys Met Glu Ile Ser Ser Pro Gly Cys Gln 980 985 990 Pro Pro Ala Gln Arg Leu Cys Gln Pro Val Leu Pro Ser Pro Ala Cys 995 1000 1005 Gln Leu Val Leu His Gln Ile Leu Lys Gly Gly Ser Gly Thr Tyr 1010 1015 1020 Cys Leu Asn Val Ser Leu Ala Asp Thr Asn Ser Leu Ala Val Val 1025 1030 1035 Ser Thr Gln Leu Ile Val Pro Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Gly Gln Glu 1040 1045 1050 Ala Gly Leu Gly Gln Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala 1055 1060 1065 Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr 1070 1075 1080 Lys Pro Ala Ser Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Leu Gln Leu His Asp Pro 1085 1090 1095 Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ala Glu Ala Asp Leu Ser Tyr Thr Trp Asp Phe 1100 1105 1110 Gly Asp Ser Ser Gly Thr Leu Ile Ser Arg Ala Leu Val Val Thr 1115 1120 1125 His Thr Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly Pro Val Thr Ala Gln Val Val Leu 1130 1135 1140 Gln Ala Ala Ile Pro Leu Thr Ser Cys Gly Ser Ser Pro Val Pro 1145 1150 1155 Ala Ser 1160 1191161PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 119Arg Leu Gln Leu Gln Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Thr Val Ser Gly Asp Ser Val Ala Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ser Tyr Tyr Trp Gly Trp Val Arg Gln Pro Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Ile Gly Thr Ile Asn Phe Ser Gly Asn Met Tyr Tyr Ser Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Arg Ser Arg Val Thr Met Ser Ala Asp Met Ser Glu Asn Ser Phe 65 70 75 80 Tyr Leu Lys Leu Asp Ser Val Thr Ala Ala Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Ala Gly His Leu Val Met Gly Phe Gly Ala His Trp Gly Gln 100 105 110 Gly Lys Leu Val Ser Val Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val 115 120 125 Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala 130 135 140 Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser 145 150 155 160 Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val 165 170 175 Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro 180 185 190 Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys 195 200 205 Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro 210 215 220 Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val 225 230 235 240 Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr 245 250 255 Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu 260 265 270 Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys 275 280 285 Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser 290 295 300 Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys 305 310 315 320 Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile 325 330 335 Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro 340 345 350 Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 355 360 365 Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn 370 375 380 Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser 385 390 395 400 Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg 405 410 415 Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu 420 425 430 His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala 435 440 445 Ser Asp Thr Thr Glu Pro Ala Thr Pro Thr Thr Pro Val Thr Thr Pro 450 455 460 Thr Thr Thr Lys Val Pro Arg Asn Gln Asp Trp Leu Gly Val Ser Arg 465 470 475 480 Gln Leu Arg Thr Lys Ala Trp Asn Arg Gln Leu Tyr Pro Glu Trp Thr 485 490 495 Glu Ala Gln Arg Leu Asp Cys Trp Arg Gly Gly Gln Val Ser Leu Lys 500 505 510 Val Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Thr Leu Ile Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Phe Ser 515 520 525 Ile Ala Leu Asn Phe Pro Gly Ser Gln Lys Val Leu Pro Asp Gly Gln 530 535 540 Val Ile Trp Val Asn Asn Thr Ile Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Val Trp Gly 545 550 555 560 Gly Gln Pro Val Tyr Pro Gln Glu Thr Asp Asp Ala Cys Ile Phe Pro 565 570 575 Asp Gly Gly Pro Cys Pro Ser Gly Ser Trp Ser Gln Lys Arg Ser Phe 580 585 590 Val Tyr Val Trp Lys Thr Trp Gly Gln Tyr Trp Gln Val Leu Gly Gly 595

600 605 Pro Val Ser Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Thr Gly Arg Ala Met Leu Gly Thr 610 615 620 His Thr Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr His Arg Arg Gly Ser Gln Ser Tyr 625 630 635 640 Val Pro Leu Ala His Ser Ser Ser Ala Phe Thr Ile Thr Asp Gln Val 645 650 655 Pro Phe Ser Val Ser Val Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Leu Asp Gly Gly Asn 660 665 670 Lys His Phe Leu Arg Asn Gln Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val 675 680 685 Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser 690 695 700 Ala Ala Ala Ser Gly Thr Thr Asp Gly His Arg Pro Thr Thr Glu Ala 705 710 715 720 Pro Asn Thr Thr Ala Gly Gln Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Val Gly Thr 725 730 735 Thr Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Thr Ala Glu Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Ser Val 740 745 750 Gln Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Ile Ser Thr Ala Pro Val Gln Met Pro 755 760 765 Thr Ala Glu Ser Thr Gly Met Thr Pro Glu Lys Val Pro Val Ser Glu 770 775 780 Val Met Gly Thr Thr Leu Ala Glu Met Ser Thr Pro Glu Ala Thr Gly 785 790 795 800 Met Thr Pro Ala Glu Val Ser Ile Val Val Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala 805 810 815 Ala Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile 820 825 830 Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Gln Val 835 840 845 Thr Thr Thr Glu Trp Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Arg Glu Leu Pro Ile Pro 850 855 860 Glu Pro Glu Gly Pro Asp Ala Ser Ser Ile Met Ser Thr Glu Ser Ile 865 870 875 880 Thr Gly Ser Leu Gly Pro Leu Leu Asp Gly Thr Ala Thr Leu Arg Leu 885 890 895 Val Lys Arg Gln Val Pro Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Tyr Arg Tyr Gly Ser 900 905 910 Phe Ser Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Val Gln Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile 915 920 925 Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr 930 935 940 Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Gly Ile Glu Ser Ala Glu Ile Leu Gln Ala 945 950 955 960 Val Pro Ser Gly Glu Gly Asp Ala Phe Glu Leu Thr Val Ser Cys Gln 965 970 975 Gly Gly Leu Pro Lys Glu Ala Cys Met Glu Ile Ser Ser Pro Gly Cys 980 985 990 Gln Pro Pro Ala Gln Arg Leu Cys Gln Pro Val Leu Pro Ser Pro Ala 995 1000 1005 Cys Gln Leu Val Leu His Gln Ile Leu Lys Gly Gly Ser Gly Thr 1010 1015 1020 Tyr Cys Leu Asn Val Ser Leu Ala Asp Thr Asn Ser Leu Ala Val 1025 1030 1035 Val Ser Thr Gln Leu Ile Val Pro Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Gly Gln 1040 1045 1050 Glu Ala Gly Leu Gly Gln Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 1055 1060 1065 Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr 1070 1075 1080 Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Leu Gln Leu His Asp 1085 1090 1095 Pro Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ala Glu Ala Asp Leu Ser Tyr Thr Trp Asp 1100 1105 1110 Phe Gly Asp Ser Ser Gly Thr Leu Ile Ser Arg Ala Leu Val Val 1115 1120 1125 Thr His Thr Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly Pro Val Thr Ala Gln Val Val 1130 1135 1140 Leu Gln Ala Ala Ile Pro Leu Thr Ser Cys Gly Ser Ser Pro Val 1145 1150 1155 Pro Ala Ser 1160 1202142DNAArtificial SequenceGP100 nucleic acid sequence. 120gatacaacag aacctgcaac acctacaaca cctgtaacaa caccgacaac aacaaaagta 60cccagaaacc aggactggct tggtgtctca aggcaactca gaaccaaagc ctggaacagg 120cagctgtatc cagagtggac agaagcccag agacttgact gctggagagg tggtcaagtg 180tccctcaagg tcagtaatga tgggcctaca ctgattggtg caaatgcctc cttctctatt 240gccttgaact tccctggaag ccaaaaggta ttgccagatg ggcaggttat ctgggtcaac 300aataccatca tcaatgggag ccaggtgtgg ggaggacagc cagtgtatcc ccaggaaact 360gacgatgcct gcatcttccc tgatggtgga ccttgcccat ctggctcttg gtctcagaag 420agaagctttg tttatgtctg gaagacctgg ggccaatact ggcaagttct agggggccca 480gtgtctgggc tgagcattgg gacaggcagg gcaatgctgg gcacacacac catggaagtg 540actgtctacc atcgccgggg atcccagagc tatgtgcctc ttgctcattc cagctcagcc 600ttcaccatta ctgaccaggt gcctttctcc gtgagcgtgt cccagttgcg ggccttggat 660ggagggaaca agcacttcct gagaaatcag gctagtacca acggcagcat caccgtggcc 720gccaccgccc ccaccgtgac ccccaccgtg aacgccaccc ccagcgccgc cgctagtggc 780accacagatg ggcacaggcc aactgcagag gcccctaaca ccacagctgg ccaagtgcct 840actacagaag ttgtgggtac tacacctggt caggcgccaa ctgcagagcc ctctggaacc 900acatctgtgc aggtgccaac cactgaagtc ataagcactg cacctgtgca gatgccaact 960gcagagagca caggtatgac acctgagaag gtgccagttt cagaggtcat gggtaccaca 1020ctggcagaga tgtcaactcc agaggctaca ggtatgacac ctgcagaggt atcaattgtg 1080gtgctttctg gaaccacagc tgcagctagt accgtgaccc ccaccgccac cgccaccccc 1140agcgccatcg tgaccaccat cacccccacc gccaccacca agcccgctag tcaggtaaca 1200actacagagt gggtggagac cacagctaga gagctaccta tccctgagcc tgaaggtcca 1260gatgccagct caatcatgtc tacggaaagt attacaggtt ccctgggccc cctgctggat 1320ggtacagcca ccttaaggct ggtgaagaga caagtccccc tggattgtgt tctgtatcga 1380tatggttcct tttccgtcac cctggacatt gtccaggcta gtaccaacgg cagcatcacc 1440gtggccgcca ccgcccccac cgtgaccccc accgtgaacg ccacccccag cgccgccgct 1500agtggtattg aaagtgccga gatcctgcag gctgtgccgt ccggtgaggg ggatgcattt 1560gagctgactg tgtcctgcca aggcgggctg cccaaggaag cctgcatgga gatctcatcg 1620ccagggtgcc agccccctgc ccagcggctg tgccagcctg tgctacccag cccagcctgc 1680cagctggttc tgcaccagat actgaagggt ggctcgggga catactgcct caatgtgtct 1740ctggctgata ccaacagcct ggcagtggtc agcacccagc ttatcgtgcc tgggattctt 1800ctcacaggtc aagaagcagg ccttgggcag taagctagta ccgtgacccc caccgccacc 1860gccaccccca gcgccatcgt gaccaccatc acccccaccg ccaccaccaa gcccgctagt 1920cctctgacct ttgccctcca gctccatgac cctagtggct atctggctga agctgacctc 1980tcctacacct gggactttgg agacagtagt ggaaccctga tctctcgggc acytgtggtc 2040actcatactt acctggagcc tggcccagtc actgcccagg tggtcctgca ggctgccatt 2100cctctcacct cctgtggctc ctccccagtt ccagctagct ga 2142121690DNAArtificial SequenceGP100 peptide nucleic acid sequence. 121gatacaacag aacctgcaac acctacaaca cctgtaacaa caccgacaac aacaaaagta 60cccagaaacc aggactggct tggtgtctca aggcaactca gaaccaaagc ctggaacagg 120cagctgtatc cagagtggac agaagcccag agacttgact gctggagagg tggtcaagtg 180tccctcaagg tcagtaatga tgggcctaca ctgattggtg caaatgcctc cttctctatt 240gccttgaact tccctggaag ccaaaaggta ttgccagatg ggcaggttat ctgggtcaac 300aataccatca tcaatgggag ccaggtgtgg ggaggacagc cagtgtatcc ccaggaaact 360gacgatgcct gcatcttccc tgatggtgga ccttgcccat ctggctcttg gtctcagaag 420agaagctttg tttatgtctg gaagacctgg ggccaatact ggcaagttct agggggccca 480gtgtctgggc tgagcattgg gacaggcagg gcaatgctgg gcacacacac catggaagtg 540actgtctacc atcgccgggg atcccagagc tatgtgcctc ttgctcattc cagctcagcc 600ttcaccatta ctgaccaggt gcctttctcc gtgagcgtgt cccagttgcg ggccttggat 660ggagggaaca agcacttcct gagaaatcag 690122230PRTArtificial SequenceAmino acid sequence. 122Asp Thr Thr Glu Pro Ala Thr Pro Thr Thr Pro Val Thr Thr Pro Thr 1 5 10 15 Thr Thr Lys Val Pro Arg Asn Gln Asp Trp Leu Gly Val Ser Arg Gln 20 25 30 Leu Arg Thr Lys Ala Trp Asn Arg Gln Leu Tyr Pro Glu Trp Thr Glu 35 40 45 Ala Gln Arg Leu Asp Cys Trp Arg Gly Gly Gln Val Ser Leu Lys Val 50 55 60 Ser Asn Asp Gly Pro Thr Leu Ile Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Phe Ser Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Asn Phe Pro Gly Ser Gln Lys Val Leu Pro Asp Gly Gln Val 85 90 95 Ile Trp Val Asn Asn Thr Ile Ile Asn Gly Ser Gln Val Trp Gly Gly 100 105 110 Gln Pro Val Tyr Pro Gln Glu Thr Asp Asp Ala Cys Ile Phe Pro Asp 115 120 125 Gly Gly Pro Cys Pro Ser Gly Ser Trp Ser Gln Lys Arg Ser Phe Val 130 135 140 Tyr Val Trp Lys Thr Trp Gly Gln Tyr Trp Gln Val Leu Gly Gly Pro 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Gly Leu Ser Ile Gly Thr Gly Arg Ala Met Leu Gly Thr His 165 170 175 Thr Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr His Arg Arg Gly Ser Gln Ser Tyr Val 180 185 190 Pro Leu Ala His Ser Ser Ser Ala Phe Thr Ile Thr Asp Gln Val Pro 195 200 205 Phe Ser Val Ser Val Ser Gln Leu Arg Ala Leu Asp Gly Gly Asn Lys 210 215 220 His Phe Leu Arg Asn Gln 225 230 123327DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide. 123ggcaccacag atgggcacag gccaactgca gaggccccta acaccacagc tggccaagtg 60cctactacag aagttgtggg tactacacct ggtcaggcgc caactgcaga gccctctgga 120accacatctg tgcaggtgcc aaccactgaa gtcataagca ctgcacctgt gcagatgcca 180actgcagaga gcacaggtat gacacctgag aaggtgccag tttcagaggt catgggtacc 240acactggcag agatgtcaac tccagaggct acaggtatga cacctgcaga ggtatcaatt 300gtggtgcttt ctggaaccac agctgca 327124109PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP-100 peptide. 124Gly Thr Thr Asp Gly His Arg Pro Thr Ala Glu Ala Pro Asn Thr Thr 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Gln Val Pro Thr Thr Glu Val Val Gly Thr Thr Pro Gly Gln 20 25 30 Ala Pro Thr Ala Glu Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Ser Val Gln Val Pro Thr 35 40 45 Thr Glu Val Ile Ser Thr Ala Pro Val Gln Met Pro Thr Ala Glu Ser 50 55 60 Thr Gly Met Thr Pro Glu Lys Val Pro Val Ser Glu Val Met Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Thr Leu Ala Glu Met Ser Thr Pro Glu Ala Thr Gly Met Thr Pro Ala 85 90 95 Glu Val Ser Ile Val Val Leu Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Ala 100 105 125225DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 oligonucleotide. 125caggtaacaa ctacagagtg ggtggagacc acagctagag agctacctat ccctgagcct 60gaaggtccag atgccagctc aatcatgtct acggaaagta ttacaggttc cctgggcccc 120ctgctggatg gtacagccac cttaaggctg gtgaagagac aagtccccct ggattgtgtt 180ctgtatcgat atggttcctt ttccgtcacc ctggacattg tccag 22512675PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 oligonucleotide. 126Gln Val Thr Thr Thr Glu Trp Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Arg Glu Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 Ile Pro Glu Pro Glu Gly Pro Asp Ala Ser Ser Ile Met Ser Thr Glu 20 25 30 Ser Ile Thr Gly Ser Leu Gly Pro Leu Leu Asp Gly Thr Ala Thr Leu 35 40 45 Arg Leu Val Lys Arg Gln Val Pro Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Tyr Arg Tyr 50 55 60 Gly Ser Phe Ser Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Val Gln 65 70 75 127327DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 oligonucleotide. 127ggtattgaaa gtgccgagat cctgcaggct gtgccgtccg gtgaggggga tgcatttgag 60ctgactgtgt cctgccaagg cgggctgccc aaggaagcct gcatggagat ctcatcgcca 120gggtgccagc cccctgccca gcggctgtgc cagcctgtgc tacccagccc agcctgccag 180ctggttctgc accagatact gaagggtggc tcggggacat actgcctcaa tgtgtctctg 240gctgatacca acagcctggc agtggtcagc acccagctta tcgtgcctgg gattcttctc 300acaggtcaag aagcaggcct tgggcag 327128109PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 amino-acid sequence. 128Gly Ile Glu Ser Ala Glu Ile Leu Gln Ala Val Pro Ser Gly Glu Gly 1 5 10 15 Asp Ala Phe Glu Leu Thr Val Ser Cys Gln Gly Gly Leu Pro Lys Glu 20 25 30 Ala Cys Met Glu Ile Ser Ser Pro Gly Cys Gln Pro Pro Ala Gln Arg 35 40 45 Leu Cys Gln Pro Val Leu Pro Ser Pro Ala Cys Gln Leu Val Leu His 50 55 60 Gln Ile Leu Lys Gly Gly Ser Gly Thr Tyr Cys Leu Asn Val Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Thr Asn Ser Leu Ala Val Val Ser Thr Gln Leu Ile Val Pro 85 90 95 Gly Ile Leu Leu Thr Gly Gln Glu Ala Gly Leu Gly Gln 100 105 129219DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 oligonucleotide. 129cctctgacct ttgccctcca gctccatgac cctagtggct atctggctga agctgacctc 60tcctacacct gggactttgg agacagtagt ggaaccctga tctctcgggc acytgtggtc 120actcatactt acctggagcc tggcccagtc actgcccagg tggtcctgca ggctgccatt 180cctctcacct cctgtggctc ctccccagtt ccagctagc 21913073PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic GP100 amino acid sequence 130Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Leu Gln Leu His Asp Pro Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala Asp Leu Ser Tyr Thr Trp Asp Phe Gly Asp Ser Ser Gly Thr 20 25 30 Leu Ile Ser Arg Ala Xaa Val Val Thr His Thr Tyr Leu Glu Pro Gly 35 40 45 Pro Val Thr Ala Gln Val Val Leu Gln Ala Ala Ile Pro Leu Thr Ser 50 55 60 Cys Gly Ser Ser Pro Val Pro Ala Ser 65 70 131438PRTArtificial SequenceHuman CyclinB1 amino-acid sequence. 131Met Ala Leu Arg Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Lys Ile Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys 1 5 10 15 Ala Lys Ile Asn Met Ala Gly Ala Lys Arg Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Ala 20 25 30 Ala Thr Ser Lys Pro Gly Leu Arg Pro Arg Thr Ala Leu Gly Asp Ile 35 40 45 Gly Asn Lys Val Ser Glu Gln Leu Gln Ala Lys Met Pro Met Lys Lys 50 55 60 Glu Ala Lys Pro Ser Ala Thr Gly Lys Val Ile Asp Lys Lys Leu Pro 65 70 75 80 Lys Pro Leu Glu Lys Val Pro Met Leu Val Pro Val Pro Val Ser Glu 85 90 95 Pro Val Pro Glu Pro Glu Pro Glu Pro Glu Pro Glu Pro Val Lys Glu 100 105 110 Glu Lys Leu Ser Pro Glu Pro Ile Leu Val Asp Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser 115 120 125 Pro Met Glu Thr Ser Gly Cys Ala Pro Ala Glu Glu Asp Leu Cys Gln 130 135 140 Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Ile Leu Ala Val Asn Asp Val Asp Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Ala Asp Pro Asn Leu Cys Ser Glu Tyr Val Lys Asp Ile Tyr Ala 165 170 175 Tyr Leu Arg Gln Leu Glu Glu Glu Gln Ala Val Arg Pro Lys Tyr Leu 180 185 190 Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Thr Gly Asn Met Arg Ala Ile Leu Ile Asp Trp 195 200 205 Leu Val Gln Val Gln Met Lys Phe Arg Leu Leu Gln Glu Thr Met Tyr 210 215 220 Met Thr Val Ser Ile Ile Asp Arg Phe Met Gln Asn Asn Cys Val Pro 225 230 235 240 Lys Lys Met Leu Gln Leu Val Gly Val Thr Ala Met Phe Ile Ala Ser 245 250 255 Lys Tyr Glu Glu Met Tyr Pro Pro Glu Ile Gly Asp Phe Ala Phe Val 260 265 270 Thr Asp Asn Thr Tyr Thr Lys His Gln Ile Arg Gln Met Glu Met Lys 275 280 285 Ile Leu Arg Ala Leu Asn Phe Gly Leu Gly Arg Pro Leu Pro Leu His 290 295 300 Phe Leu Arg Arg Ala Ser Lys Ile Gly Glu Val Asp Val Glu Gln His 305 310 315 320 Thr Leu Ala Lys Tyr Leu Met Glu Thr Met Leu Asp Tyr Asp Met Val 325 330 335 His Phe Pro Pro Ser Gln Ile Ala Ala Gly Ala Phe Cys Leu Ala Leu 340 345 350 Lys Ile Leu Asp Asn Gly Glu Trp Thr Pro Thr Leu Gln His Tyr Leu 355 360 365 Ser Tyr Thr Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Pro Val Met Gln His Leu Ala Lys 370 375 380 Asn Val Val Met Val Asn Gln Gly Leu Thr Lys His Met Thr Val Lys 385 390 395 400 Asn Lys Tyr Ala Thr Ser Lys His Ala Lys Ile Ser Thr Leu Pro Gln 405

410 415 Leu Asn Ser Ala Leu Val Gln Asp Leu Ala Lys Ala Val Ala Lys Val 420 425 430 His His His His His His 435 13250PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 132Met Glu Met Lys Ile Leu Arg Ala Leu Asn Phe Gly Leu Gly Arg Pro 1 5 10 15 Leu Pro Leu His Phe Leu Arg Arg Ala Ser Lys Ile Gly Glu Val Asp 20 25 30 Val Glu Gln His Thr Leu Ala Lys Tyr Leu Met Glu Leu Thr Met Leu 35 40 45 Asp Tyr 50 13336PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 133Asp Trp Leu Val Gln Val Gln Met Lys Phe Arg Leu Leu Gln Glu Thr 1 5 10 15 Met Tyr Met Thr Val Ser Ile Ile Asp Arg Phe Met Gln Asn Asn Cys 20 25 30 Val Pro Lys Lys 35 134594PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 134Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Asp Trp Leu 465 470 475 480 Val Gln Val Gln Met Lys Phe Arg Leu Leu Gln Glu Thr Met Tyr Met 485 490 495 Thr Val Ser Ile Ile Asp Arg Phe Met Gln Asn Asn Cys Val Pro Lys 500 505 510 Lys Ala Ser Met Glu Met Lys Ile Leu Arg Ala Leu Asn Phe Gly Leu 515 520 525 Gly Arg Pro Leu Pro Leu His Phe Leu Arg Arg Ala Ser Lys Ile Gly 530 535 540 Glu Val Asp Val Glu Gln His Thr Leu Ala Lys Tyr Leu Met Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Thr Met Leu Asp Tyr Ala Ser Thr Asn Asp Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala 565 570 575 Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala 580 585 590 Ala Ser 1351842DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide sequence. 135atgaacttgg ggctcagctt gattttcctt gtccttgttt taaaaggtgt ccagtgtgaa 60gtgaagctgg tggagtctgg gggaggctta gtgcagcccg gagggtccct gaaactctcc 120tgtgcaacct ctggattcac tttcagtgac tattacatgt attgggttcg ccagactcca 180gagaagaggc tggagtgggt cgcatacatt aattctggtg gtggtagcac ctattatcca 240gacactgtaa agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatg ccaagaacac cctgtacctg 300caaatgagcc ggctgaagtc tgaggacaca gccatgtatt actgtgcaag acgggggtta 360ccgttccatg ctatggacta ttggggtcaa ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcagccaaa 420acgaagggcc catccgtctt ccccctggcg ccctgctcca ggagcacctc cgagagcaca 480gccgccctgg gctgcctggt caaggactac ttccccgaac cggtgacggt gtcgtggaac 540tcaggcgccc tgaccagcgg cgtgcacacc ttcccggctg tcctacagtc ctcaggactc 600tactccctca gcagcgtggt gaccgtgccc tccagcagct tgggcacgaa gacctacacc 660tgcaacgtag atcacaagcc cagcaacacc aaggtggaca agagagttga gtccaaatat 720ggtcccccat gcccaccctg cccagcacct gagttcgaag ggggaccatc agtcttcctg 780ttccccccaa aacccaagga cactctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacgtgcgtg 840gtggtggacg tgagccagga agaccccgag gtccagttca actggtacgt ggatggcgtg 900gaggtgcata atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt tcaacagcac gtaccgtgtg 960gtcagcgtcc tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaacg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag 1020gtctccaaca aaggcctccc gtcctccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag 1080ccccgagagc cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccagg aggagatgac caagaaccag 1140gtcagcctga cctgcctggt caaaggcttc taccccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag 1200agcaatgggc agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc 1260tccttcttcc tctacagcag gctaaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagga ggggaatgtc 1320ttctcatgct ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacacagaa gagcctctcc 1380ctgtctctgg gtaaagctag tcagaccccc accaacacca tcagcgtgac ccccaccaac 1440aacagcaccc ccaccaacaa cagcaacccc aagcccaacc ccgctagtga ctggctagta 1500caggttcaaa tgaaattcag gttgttgcag gagaccatgt acatgactgt ctccattatt 1560gatcggttca tgcagaataa ttgtgtgccc aagaaggcta gtatggaaat gaagattcta 1620agagctttaa actttggtct gggtcggcct ctacctttgc acttccttcg gagagcatct 1680aagattggag aggttgatgt cgagcaacat actttggcca aatacctgat ggaactaact 1740atgttggact atgctagtac caacgacagc atcaccgtgg ccgccaccgc ccccaccgtg 1800acccccaccg tgaacgccac ccccagcgcc gccgctagct ga 1842136542PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 136Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Asp Trp Leu 465 470 475 480 Val Gln Val Gln Met Lys Phe Arg Leu Leu Gln Glu Thr Met Tyr Met 485 490 495 Thr Val Ser Ile Ile Asp Arg Phe Met Gln Asn Asn Cys Val Pro Lys 500 505 510 Lys Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile 515 520 525 Val Thr Thr Ile Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Lys Pro Ala Ser 530 535 540 1371686DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide. 137atgaacttgg ggctcagctt gattttcctt gtccttgttt taaaaggtgt ccagtgtgaa 60gtgaagctgg tggagtctgg gggaggctta gtgcagcccg gagggtccct gaaactctcc 120tgtgcaacct ctggattcac tttcagtgac tattacatgt attgggttcg ccagactcca 180gagaagaggc tggagtgggt cgcatacatt aattctggtg gtggtagcac ctattatcca 240gacactgtaa agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatg ccaagaacac cctgtacctg 300caaatgagcc ggctgaagtc tgaggacaca gccatgtatt actgtgcaag acgggggtta 360ccgttccatg ctatggacta ttggggtcaa ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcagccaaa 420acgaagggcc catccgtctt ccccctggcg ccctgctcca ggagcacctc cgagagcaca 480gccgccctgg gctgcctggt caaggactac ttccccgaac cggtgacggt gtcgtggaac 540tcaggcgccc tgaccagcgg cgtgcacacc ttcccggctg tcctacagtc ctcaggactc 600tactccctca gcagcgtggt gaccgtgccc tccagcagct tgggcacgaa gacctacacc 660tgcaacgtag atcacaagcc cagcaacacc aaggtggaca agagagttga gtccaaatat 720ggtcccccat gcccaccctg cccagcacct gagttcgaag ggggaccatc agtcttcctg 780ttccccccaa aacccaagga cactctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacgtgcgtg 840gtggtggacg tgagccagga agaccccgag gtccagttca actggtacgt ggatggcgtg 900gaggtgcata atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt tcaacagcac gtaccgtgtg 960gtcagcgtcc tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaacg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag 1020gtctccaaca aaggcctccc gtcctccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag 1080ccccgagagc cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccagg aggagatgac caagaaccag 1140gtcagcctga cctgcctggt caaaggcttc taccccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag 1200agcaatgggc agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc 1260tccttcttcc tctacagcag gctaaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagga ggggaatgtc 1320ttctcatgct ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacacagaa gagcctctcc 1380ctgtctctgg gtaaagctag tcagaccccc accaacacca tcagcgtgac ccccaccaac 1440aacagcaccc ccaccaacaa cagcaacccc aagcccaacc ccgctagtga ctggctagta 1500caggttcaaa tgaaattcag gttgttgcag gagaccatgt acatgactgt ctccattatt 1560gatcggttca tgcagaataa ttgtgtgccc aagaaggcta gtaccgtgac ccccaccgcc 1620accgccaccc ccagcgccat cgtgaccacc atcaccccca ccgccaccac caagcccgct 1680agctga 1686138556PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 138Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45 Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr 65 70 75 80 Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95 Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110 Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 115 120 125 Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu 130 135 140 Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu 165 170 175 Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro 195 200 205 Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro 210 215 220 Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val 290 295 300 Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro 340 345 350 Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val 355 360 365 Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly 370 375 380 Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp 385 390 395 400 Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp 405 410 415 Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His 420 425 430 Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 450

455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro Ala Ser Met Glu Met 465 470 475 480 Lys Ile Leu Arg Ala Leu Asn Phe Gly Leu Gly Arg Pro Leu Pro Leu 485 490 495 His Phe Leu Arg Arg Ala Ser Lys Ile Gly Glu Val Asp Val Glu Gln 500 505 510 His Thr Leu Ala Lys Tyr Leu Met Glu Leu Thr Met Leu Asp Tyr Ala 515 520 525 Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr 530 535 540 Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser 545 550 555 1391728DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide. 139atgaacttgg ggctcagctt gattttcctt gtccttgttt taaaaggtgt ccagtgtgaa 60gtgaagctgg tggagtctgg gggaggctta gtgcagcccg gagggtccct gaaactctcc 120tgtgcaacct ctggattcac tttcagtgac tattacatgt attgggttcg ccagactcca 180gagaagaggc tggagtgggt cgcatacatt aattctggtg gtggtagcac ctattatcca 240gacactgtaa agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatg ccaagaacac cctgtacctg 300caaatgagcc ggctgaagtc tgaggacaca gccatgtatt actgtgcaag acgggggtta 360ccgttccatg ctatggacta ttggggtcaa ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcagccaaa 420acgaagggcc catccgtctt ccccctggcg ccctgctcca ggagcacctc cgagagcaca 480gccgccctgg gctgcctggt caaggactac ttccccgaac cggtgacggt gtcgtggaac 540tcaggcgccc tgaccagcgg cgtgcacacc ttcccggctg tcctacagtc ctcaggactc 600tactccctca gcagcgtggt gaccgtgccc tccagcagct tgggcacgaa gacctacacc 660tgcaacgtag atcacaagcc cagcaacacc aaggtggaca agagagttga gtccaaatat 720ggtcccccat gcccaccctg cccagcacct gagttcgaag ggggaccatc agtcttcctg 780ttccccccaa aacccaagga cactctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacgtgcgtg 840gtggtggacg tgagccagga agaccccgag gtccagttca actggtacgt ggatggcgtg 900gaggtgcata atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt tcaacagcac gtaccgtgtg 960gtcagcgtcc tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaacg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag 1020gtctccaaca aaggcctccc gtcctccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag 1080ccccgagagc cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccagg aggagatgac caagaaccag 1140gtcagcctga cctgcctggt caaaggcttc taccccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag 1200agcaatgggc agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc 1260tccttcttcc tctacagcag gctaaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagga ggggaatgtc 1320ttctcatgct ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacacagaa gagcctctcc 1380ctgtctctgg gtaaagctag tcagaccccc accaacacca tcagcgtgac ccccaccaac 1440aacagcaccc ccaccaacaa cagcaacccc aagcccaacc ccgctagtat ggaaatgaag 1500attctaagag ctttaaactt tggtctgggt cggcctctac ctttgcactt ccttcggaga 1560gcatctaaga ttggagaggt tgatgtcgag caacatactt tggccaaata cctgatggaa 1620ctaactatgt tggactatgc tagtaccaac ggcagcatca ccgtggccgc caccgccccc 1680accgtgaccc ccaccgtgaa cgccaccccc agcgccgccg ctagctga 1728140294PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic Cyclin D1 peptide. 140Glu His Gln Leu Leu Cys Cys Glu Val Glu Thr Ile Arg Arg Ala Tyr 1 5 10 15 Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Leu Asn Asp Arg Val Leu Arg Ala Met Leu Lys 20 25 30 Ala Glu Glu Thr Cys Ala Pro Ser Val Ser Tyr Phe Lys Cys Val Gln 35 40 45 Lys Glu Val Leu Pro Ser Met Arg Lys Ile Val Ala Thr Trp Met Leu 50 55 60 Glu Val Cys Glu Glu Gln Lys Cys Glu Glu Glu Val Phe Pro Leu Ala 65 70 75 80 Met Asn Tyr Leu Asp Arg Phe Leu Ser Leu Glu Pro Val Lys Lys Ser 85 90 95 Arg Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Cys Met Phe Val Ala Ser Lys Met 100 105 110 Lys Glu Thr Ile Pro Leu Thr Ala Glu Lys Leu Cys Ile Tyr Thr Asp 115 120 125 Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Glu Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Glu Leu Leu Leu Val 130 135 140 Asn Lys Leu Lys Trp Asn Leu Ala Ala Met Thr Pro His Asp Phe Ile 145 150 155 160 Glu His Phe Leu Ser Lys Met Pro Glu Ala Glu Glu Asn Lys Gln Ile 165 170 175 Ile Arg Lys His Ala Gln Thr Phe Val Ala Leu Cys Ala Thr Asp Val 180 185 190 Lys Phe Ile Ser Asn Pro Pro Ser Met Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Val Val 195 200 205 Ala Ala Val Gln Gly Leu Asn Leu Arg Ser Pro Asn Asn Phe Leu Ser 210 215 220 Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Thr Arg Phe Leu Ser Arg Val Ile Lys Cys Asp Pro 225 230 235 240 Asp Cys Leu Arg Ala Cys Gln Glu Gln Ile Glu Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser 245 250 255 Ser Leu Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Asn Met Asp Pro Lys Ala Ala Glu Glu 260 265 270 Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Cys Thr Pro Thr Asp 275 280 285 Val Arg Asp Val Asp Ile 290 14148PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide sequence. 141Met Glu His Gln Leu Leu Cys Cys Glu Val Glu Thr Ile Arg Arg Ala 1 5 10 15 Tyr Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Leu Asn Asp Arg Val Leu Arg Ala Met Leu 20 25 30 Lys Ala Glu Glu Thr Cys Ala Pro Ser Val Ser Tyr Phe Lys Cys Val 35 40 45 14295PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide sequence. 142Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Pro Ser Met Arg Lys Ile Val Ala Thr Trp Met 1 5 10 15 Leu Glu Val Cys Glu Glu Gln Lys Cys Glu Glu Glu Val Phe Pro Leu 20 25 30 Ala Met Asn Tyr Leu Asp Arg Phe Leu Ser Leu Glu Pro Val Lys Lys 35 40 45 Ser Arg Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Cys Met Phe Val Ala Ser Lys 50 55 60 Met Lys Glu Thr Ile Pro Leu Thr Ala Glu Lys Leu Cys Ile Tyr Thr 65 70 75 80 Asp Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Glu Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Glu Leu Leu 85 90 95 14360PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide sequence. 143Leu Val Asn Lys Leu Lys Trp Asn Leu Ala Ala Met Thr Pro His Asp 1 5 10 15 Phe Ile Glu His Phe Leu Ser Lys Met Pro Glu Ala Glu Glu Asn Lys 20 25 30 Gln Ile Ile Arg Lys His Ala Gln Thr Phe Val Ala Leu Cys Ala Thr 35 40 45 Asp Val Lys Phe Ile Ser Asn Pro Pro Ser Met Val 50 55 60 14492PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide sequence. 144Ala Ala Gly Ser Val Val Ala Ala Val Gln Gly Leu Asn Leu Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Pro Asn Asn Phe Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Thr Arg Phe Leu Ser Arg 20 25 30 Val Ile Lys Cys Asp Pro Asp Cys Leu Arg Ala Cys Gln Glu Gln Ile 35 40 45 Glu Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Ser Leu Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Asn Met Asp 50 55 60 Pro Lys Ala Ala Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Val Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 Ala Cys Thr Pro Thr Asp Val Arg Asp Val Asp Ile 85 90 14527PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide sequence. 145Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn Pro 20 25 146560PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic cyclin D1H chain fusion protein. 146Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Met Glu His Gln Leu Leu Cys Cys Glu Val Glu Thr Ile 485 490 495 Arg Arg Ala Tyr Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Leu Asn Asp Arg Val Leu Arg 500 505 510 Ala Met Leu Lys Ala Glu Glu Thr Cys Ala Pro Ser Val Ser Tyr Phe 515 520 525 Lys Cys Val Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala 530 535 540 Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser 545 550 555 560 147759PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide. 147Gln Val Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Ser Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ser Phe Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Ser Thr Ser 20 25 30 Gly Met Gly Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45 Trp Leu Ala His Ile Tyr Trp Asp Asp Asp Lys Arg Tyr Asn Pro Ser 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Thr Ile Ser Lys Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Lys Ile Thr Ile Val Asp Thr Ala Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr 85 90 95 Cys Ala Arg Ser Ser His Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Phe 100 105 110 Asp Val Trp Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr 115 120 125 Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser 130 135 140 Glu Ser Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 165 170 175 Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 180 185 190 Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys 195 200 205 Asn Val Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Lys Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu 245 250 255 Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu 275 280 285 Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser 325 330 335 Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln 340 345 350 Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val 355 360 365 Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val 370 375 380 Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr 405 410 415 Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu 435 440 445 Ser Leu Gly Lys Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Thr Asn Thr Ile Ser Val Thr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Asn Asn Ser Asn Pro Lys Pro Asn 465 470 475 480 Pro Ala Ser Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Pro Ser Met Arg Lys Ile Val Ala 485 490 495 Thr Trp Met Leu Glu Val Cys Glu Glu Gln Lys Cys Glu Glu Glu Val 500 505 510 Phe Pro Leu Ala Met Asn Tyr Leu Asp Arg Phe Leu Ser Leu Glu Pro 515 520 525 Val Lys Lys Ser Arg Leu Gln Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Cys Met Phe Val 530 535 540 Ala Ser Lys Met Lys Glu Thr Ile Pro Leu Thr Ala Glu Lys Leu Cys 545 550 555 560 Ile Tyr Thr Asp Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Glu Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Glu 565 570 575 Leu Leu Leu Val Asn Lys Leu Lys Trp Asn Leu Ala Ala Met Thr Pro 580 585 590 His Asp Phe Ile Glu His Phe Leu Ser Lys Met Pro Glu Ala Glu Glu 595 600 605 Asn Lys Gln Ile Ile Arg Lys His Ala Gln Thr Phe Val Ala Leu Cys 610 615 620 Ala Thr Asp Val Lys Phe Ile Ser Asn Pro Pro Ser Met Val Ala Ala 625 630 635 640 Gly Ser Val Val Ala Ala Val Gln Gly Leu Asn Leu Arg Ser Pro Asn 645 650 655 Asn Phe Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Thr Arg Phe Leu Ser Arg Val Ile 660 665 670 Lys Cys Asp Pro Asp Cys Leu Arg Ala Cys Gln Glu Gln Ile Glu Ala 675 680 685 Leu Leu Glu Ser Ser Leu

Arg Gln Ala Gln Gln Asn Met Asp Pro Lys 690 695 700 Ala Ala Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Cys 705 710 715 720 Thr Pro Thr Asp Val Arg Asp Val Asp Ile Ala Ser Thr Asn Gly Ser 725 730 735 Ile Thr Val Ala Ala Thr Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Pro Thr Val Asn Ala 740 745 750 Thr Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser 755 148468PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic fusion protein. 148Met Asn Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Ile Phe Leu Val Leu Val Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Gln Cys Glu Val Lys Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln 20 25 30 Pro Gly Gly Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Ala Thr Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe 35 40 45 Ser Asp Tyr Tyr Met Tyr Trp Val Arg Gln Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Val Ala Tyr Ile Asn Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Val Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn 85 90 95 Thr Leu Tyr Leu Gln Met Ser Arg Leu Lys Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Met 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Leu Pro Phe His Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp 115 120 125 Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Phe Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Gly 130 135 140 Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Cys Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Glu Ser 145 150 155 160 Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 165 170 175 Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe 180 185 190 Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 195 200 205 Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Lys Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asn Val 210 215 220 Asp His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Ser Lys 225 230 235 240 Tyr Gly Pro Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Phe Glu Gly Gly 245 250 255 Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile 260 265 270 Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Gln Glu 275 280 285 Asp Pro Glu Val Gln Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His 290 295 300 Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Phe Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg 305 310 315 320 Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys 325 330 335 Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Glu 340 345 350 Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr 355 360 365 Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu 370 375 380 Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp 385 390 395 400 Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val 405 410 415 Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Arg Leu Thr Val Asp 420 425 430 Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Glu Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His 435 440 445 Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Leu 450 455 460 Gly Lys Ala Ser 465 149234PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic fusion protein. 149Met Met Ser Ser Ala Gln Phe Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Cys Phe Gln 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Arg Cys Asp Ile Gln Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Ser Leu Ser 20 25 30 Ala Ser Leu Gly Asp Arg Val Thr Ile Ser Cys Ser Ala Ser Gln Gly 35 40 45 Ile Ser Asn Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Asp Gly Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Ile Leu His Ser Gly Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Tyr Ser Leu Thr Ile Gly 85 90 95 Asn Leu Glu Pro Glu Asp Ile Ala Thr Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln Phe Asn 100 105 110 Lys Leu Pro Pro Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 115 120 125 Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 130 135 140 Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 145 150 155 160 Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser 165 170 175 Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 180 185 190 Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys 195 200 205 His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro 210 215 220 Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 225 230 150203PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD40 heavy chain sequence. 150Met Glu Trp Ser Trp Ile Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 Val His Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys 20 25 30 Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Met Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe 35 40 45 Thr Asp Tyr Val Leu His Trp Val Lys Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Ile Gly Tyr Ile Asn Pro Tyr Asn Asp Gly Thr Lys Tyr Asn 65 70 75 80 Glu Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ser Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser 85 90 95 Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Gly Tyr Pro Ala Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Ala Met Asp 115 120 125 Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Thr 130 135 140 Pro Pro Ser Val Tyr Pro Leu Ala Pro Gly Ser Ala Ala Gln Thr Asn 145 150 155 160 Ser Met Val Thr Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro 165 170 175 Val Thr Val Thr Trp Asn Ser Gly Ser Leu Ser Ser Gly Val His Thr 180 185 190 Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Lys Gly Glu Phe Val 195 200 151234PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic anti-CD40 light chain sequence. 151Met Met Ser Ser Ala Gln Phe Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Cys Phe Gln 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Arg Cys Asp Ile Gln Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Ser Leu Ser 20 25 30 Ala Ser Leu Gly Asp Arg Val Thr Ile Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Asp 35 40 45 Ile Ser Asn Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Asp Gly Thr Val 50 55 60 Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Arg Leu His Ser Gly Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Tyr Ser Leu Thr Ile Ser 85 90 95 Asn Leu Glu Gln Glu Asp Ile Ala Thr Tyr Phe Cys His His Gly Asn 100 105 110 Thr Leu Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 115 120 125 Ala Asp Ala Ala Pro Thr Val Ser Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu Gln 130 135 140 Leu Thr Ser Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Val Cys Phe Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 145 150 155 160 Pro Lys Asp Ile Asn Val Lys Trp Lys Ile Asp Gly Ser Glu Arg Gln 165 170 175 Asn Gly Val Leu Asn Ser Trp Thr Asp Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 180 185 190 Tyr Ser Met Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Glu Arg 195 200 205 His Asn Ser Tyr Thr Cys Glu Ala Thr His Lys Thr Ser Thr Ser Pro 210 215 220 Ile Val Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Asn Glu Cys 225 230 152235PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic protein. 152Met Asp Phe Gln Val Gln Ile Phe Ser Phe Leu Leu Ile Ser Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 Val Ile Met Ser Arg Gly Gln Ile Val Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ile 20 25 30 Leu Ser Ala Ser Pro Gly Glu Lys Val Thr Met Thr Cys Ser Ala Ser 35 40 45 Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Met Tyr Arg Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Pro Lys Pro Trp Ile Tyr Gly Thr Ser Asn Leu Ala Ser Gly Val Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Ser Tyr Ser Leu Thr Ile 85 90 95 Ser Ser Met Glu Ala Glu Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln Tyr 100 105 110 His Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys 115 120 125 Arg Ala Asp Ala Ala Pro Thr Val Ser Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu 130 135 140 Gln Leu Thr Ser Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Val Cys Phe Leu Asn Asn Phe 145 150 155 160 Tyr Pro Lys Asp Ile Asn Val Lys Trp Lys Ile Asp Gly Ser Glu Arg 165 170 175 Gln Asn Gly Val Leu Asn Ser Trp Thr Asp Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser 180 185 190 Thr Tyr Ser Met Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Glu 195 200 205 Arg His Asn Ser Tyr Thr Cys Glu Ala Thr His Lys Thr Ser Thr Ser 210 215 220 Pro Ile Val Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Asn Glu Cys 225 230 235 153196PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic protein. 153Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Ile Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys 20 25 30 Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ser Phe 35 40 45 Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Val Lys Ser Leu 50 55 60 Glu Trp Ile Gly Arg Ile Asn Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ala Thr Ser Tyr Asn 65 70 75 80 Gln Asn Phe Lys Asp Lys Ala Ser Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser 85 90 95 Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu His Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val 100 105 110 Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Glu Asp Tyr Val Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr 115 120 125 Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Ser Val Tyr Pro Leu 130 135 140 Ala Pro Gly Ser Ala Ala Gln Thr Asn Ser Met Val Thr Leu Gly Cys 145 150 155 160 Leu Val Lys Gly Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Thr Trp Asn Ser 165 170 175 Gly Ser Leu Ser Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Lys 180 185 190 Gly Glu Phe Val 195 154238PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic protein. 154Met Lys Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Leu Val Leu Met Phe Trp Ile Pro Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ser Asp Val Val Met Thr Gln Thr Pro Leu Ser Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ser Leu Gly Asp Gln Ala Ser Ile Ser Cys Arg Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu 35 40 45 Val His Ser Asn Gly Asn Thr Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr Leu Gln Lys Pro 50 55 60 Gly Gln Ser Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Lys Val Ser Asn Arg Phe Ser 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Ala 85 90 95 Leu Lys Ile Ser Arg Val Glu Ala Glu Asp Leu Gly Val Tyr Phe Cys 100 105 110 Ser Gln Ser Thr His Val Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu 115 120 125 Glu Ile Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Ala Pro Thr Val Ser Ile Phe Pro Pro 130 135 140 Ser Ser Glu Gln Leu Thr Ser Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Val Cys Phe Leu 145 150 155 160 Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Lys Asp Ile Asn Val Lys Trp Lys Ile Asp Gly 165 170 175 Ser Glu Arg Gln Asn Gly Val Leu Asn Ser Trp Thr Asp Gln Asp Ser 180 185 190 Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Met Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Thr Lys Asp 195 200 205 Glu Tyr Glu Arg His Asn Ser Tyr Thr Cys Glu Ala Thr His Lys Thr 210 215 220 Ser Thr Ser Pro Ile Val Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Asn Glu Cys 225 230 235 155705DNAArtificial Sequenceanti-CD40 light chain synthetic olignucleotide sequence. 155atgatgtcct ctgctcagtt ccttggtctc ctgttgctct gttttcaagg taccagatgt 60gatatccaga tgacacagac tacatcctcc ctgtctgcct ctctaggaga cagagtcacc 120atcagttgca gtgcaagtca gggcattagc aattatttaa actggtatca gcagaaacca 180gatggaactg ttaaactcct gatctattac acatcaattt tacactcagg agtcccatca 240aggttcagtg gcagtgggtc tgggacagat tattctctca ccatcggcaa cctggaacct 300gaagatattg ccacttacta ttgtcagcag tttaataagc ttcctccgac gttcggtgga 360ggcaccaaac tcgagatcaa acgaactgtg gctgcaccat ctgtcttcat cttcccgcca 420tctgatgagc agttgaaatc tggaactgcc tctgttgtgt gcctgctgaa taacttctat 480cccagagagg ccaaagtaca gtggaaggtg gataacgccc tccaatcggg taactcccag 540gagagtgtca cagagcagga cagcaaggac agcacctaca gcctcagcag caccctgacg 600ctgagcaaag cagactacga gaaacacaaa gtctatgcct gcgaagtcac ccatcagggc 660ctgagctcgc ccgtcacaaa gagcttcaac aggggagagt gttag 7051561404DNAArtificial Sequenceanti-CD40 synthetic oligonucleotide heavy chain sequence. 156atgaacttgg ggctcagctt gattttcctt gtccttgttt taaaaggtgt ccagtgtgaa 60gtgaagctgg tggagtctgg gggaggctta gtgcagcctg gagggtccct gaaactctcc 120tgtgcaacct ctggattcac tttcagtgac tattacatgt attgggttcg ccagactcca 180gagaagaggc tggagtgggt cgcatacatt aattctggtg gtggtagcac ctattatcca 240gacactgtaa agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatg ccaagaacac cctgtacctg 300caaatgagcc ggctgaagtc tgaggacaca gccatgtatt actgtgcaag acgggggtta 360ccgttccatg ctatggacta ttggggtcaa ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcagccaaa 420acgaagggcc catccgtctt ccccctggcg ccctgctcca ggagcacctc cgagagcaca 480gccgccctgg gctgcctggt caaggactac ttccccgaac cggtgacggt gtcgtggaac 540tcaggcgccc tgaccagcgg cgtgcacacc ttcccggctg tcctacagtc ctcaggactc 600tactccctca gcagcgtggt gaccgtgccc tccagcagct tgggcacgaa gacctacacc 660tgcaacgtag atcacaagcc cagcaacacc aaggtggaca agagagttga gtccaaatat 720ggtcccccat gcccaccctg cccagcacct gagttcgaag ggggaccatc agtcttcctg 780ttccccccaa aacccaagga cactctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacgtgcgtg 840gtggtggacg tgagccagga agaccccgag gtccagttca actggtacgt ggatggcgtg 900gaggtgcata atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt tcaacagcac gtaccgtgtg 960gtcagcgtcc tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaacg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag 1020gtctccaaca aaggcctccc gtcctccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag 1080ccccgagagc cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccagg aggagatgac caagaaccag 1140gtcagcctga cctgcctggt caaaggcttc taccccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag 1200agcaatgggc agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc 1260tccttcttcc tctacagcag gctaaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagga ggggaatgtc 1320ttctcatgct ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacacagaa gagcctctcc 1380ctgtctctgg gtaaagctag ctga 14041571410DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide sequence. 157atggaatgga gttggatatt tctctttctt ctgtcaggaa ctgcaggtgt ccactctgag

60gtccagctgc agcagtctgg acctgagctg gtaaagcctg gggcttcagt gaagatgtcc 120tgcaaggctt ctggatacac attcactgac tatgttttgc actgggtgaa acagaagcct 180gggcagggcc ttgagtggat tggatatatt aatccttaca atgatggtac taagtacaat 240gagaagttca aaggcaaggc cacactgact tcagacaaat cctccagcac agcctacatg 300gagctcagca gcctgacctc tgaggactct gcggtctatt actgtgcaag gggctatccg 360gcctactctg ggtatgctat ggactactgg ggtcaaggaa cctcagtcac cgtctcctca 420gccaaaacga agggcccatc cgtcttcccc ctggcgccct gctccaggag cacctccgag 480agcacagccg ccctgggctg cctggtcaag gactacttcc ccgaaccggt gacggtgtcg 540tggaactcag gcgccctgac cagcggcgtg cacaccttcc cggctgtcct acagtcctca 600ggactctact ccctcagcag cgtggtgacc gtgccctcca gcagcttggg cacgaagacc 660tacacctgca acgtagatca caagcccagc aacaccaagg tggacaagag agttgagtcc 720aaatatggtc ccccatgccc accctgccca gcacctgagt tcgaaggggg accatcagtc 780ttcctgttcc ccccaaaacc caaggacact ctcatgatct cccggacccc tgaggtcacg 840tgcgtggtgg tggacgtgag ccaggaagac cccgaggtcc agttcaactg gtacgtggat 900ggcgtggagg tgcataatgc caagacaaag ccgcgggagg agcagttcaa cagcacgtac 960cgtgtggtca gcgtcctcac cgtcctgcac caggactggc tgaacggcaa ggagtacaag 1020tgcaaggtct ccaacaaagg cctcccgtcc tccatcgaga aaaccatctc caaagccaaa 1080gggcagcccc gagagccaca ggtgtacacc ctgcccccat cccaggagga gatgaccaag 1140aaccaggtca gcctgacctg cctggtcaaa ggcttctacc ccagcgacat cgccgtggag 1200tgggagagca atgggcagcc ggagaacaac tacaagacca cgcctcccgt gctggactcc 1260gacggctcct tcttcctcta cagcaggcta accgtggaca agagcaggtg gcaggagggg 1320aatgtcttct catgctccgt gatgcatgag gctctgcaca accactacac acagaagagc 1380ctctccctgt ctctgggtaa agctagctga 1410158708DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide sequence. 158atggattttc aagtgcagat tttcagcttc ctgctaatca gtgcctcagt cataatgtcc 60aggggacaaa ttgttctcac ccagtctcca gcaatcctgt ctgcatctcc aggggagaag 120gtcaccatga cctgcagtgc cagctcaagt gtaagttaca tgtacaggta ccagcagaag 180ccaggatcct cacccaaacc ctggatttat ggcacatcca acctggcttc tggagtccct 240gctcgcttca gtggcagtgg atctgggacc tcttattctc tcacaatcag cagcatggag 300gctgaagatg ctgccactta ttactgccag caatatcata gttacccgct cacgttcggt 360gctgggacca agctcgagat caaacgaact gtggctgcac catctgtctt catcttcccg 420ccatctgatg agcagttgaa atctggaact gcctctgttg tgtgcctgct gaataacttc 480tatcccagag aggccaaagt acagtggaag gtggataacg ccctccaatc gggtaactcc 540caggagagtg tcacagagca ggacagcaag gacagcacct acagcctcag cagcaccctg 600acgctgagca aagcagacta cgagaaacac aaagtctatg cctgcgaagt cacccatcag 660ggcctgagct cgcccgtcac aaagagcttc aacaggggag agtgttag 708159705DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide sequence. 159atgatgtcct ctgctcagtt ccttggtctc ctgttgctct gttttcaagg taccagatgt 60gatatccaga tgacacagac tacatcctcc ctgtctgcct ctctgggaga cagagtcacc 120atcagttgca gggcaagtca ggacattagc aattatttaa actggtatca gcagaaacca 180gatggaactg ttaaactcct gatctactac acatcaagat tacactcagg agtcccatca 240aggttcagtg gcagtgggtc tggaacagat tattctctca ccattagcaa cctggagcaa 300gaagatattg ccacttactt ttgccatcat ggtaatacgc ttccgtggac gttcggtgga 360ggcaccaagc tcgagatcaa acgaactgtg gctgcaccat ctgtcttcat cttcccgcca 420tctgatgagc agttgaaatc tggaactgcc tctgttgtgt gcctgctgaa taacttctat 480cccagagagg ccaaagtaca gtggaaggtg gataacgccc tccaatcggg taactcccag 540gagagtgtca cagagcagga cagcaaggac agcacctaca gcctcagcag caccctgacg 600ctgagcaaag cagactacga gaaacacaaa gtctatgcct gcgaagtcac ccatcagggc 660ctgagctcgc ccgtcacaaa gagcttcaac aggggagagt gttag 7051601389DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic oligonucleotide sequence. 160atgggatgga gctggatctt tctctttctc ctgtcaggaa ctgcaggtgt cctctctgag 60gtccagctgc aacagtctgg acctgagctg gtgaagcctg gggcttcagt gaagatatcc 120tgcaaggctt ctggttactc attcactggc tactacatgc actgggtgaa gcaaagccat 180gtaaagagcc ttgagtggat tggacgtatt aatccttaca atggtgctac tagctacaac 240cagaatttca aggacaaggc cagcttgact gtagataagt cctccagcac agcctacatg 300gagctccaca gcctgacatc tgaggactct gcagtctatt actgtgcaag agaggactac 360gtctactggg gccaaggcac cactctcaca gtctcctcag ccaaaacgaa gggcccatcc 420gtcttccccc tggcgccctg ctccaggagc acctccgaga gcacagccgc cctgggctgc 480ctggtcaagg actacttccc cgaaccggtg acggtgtcgt ggaactcagg cgccctgacc 540agcggcgtgc acaccttccc ggctgtccta cagtcctcag gactctactc cctcagcagc 600gtggtgaccg tgccctccag cagcttgggc acgaagacct acacctgcaa cgtagatcac 660aagcccagca acaccaaggt ggacaagaga gttgagtcca aatatggtcc cccatgccca 720ccctgcccag cacctgagtt cgaaggggga ccatcagtct tcctgttccc cccaaaaccc 780aaggacactc tcatgatctc ccggacccct gaggtcacgt gcgtggtggt ggacgtgagc 840caggaagacc ccgaggtcca gttcaactgg tacgtggatg gcgtggaggt gcataatgcc 900aagacaaagc cgcgggagga gcagttcaac agcacgtacc gtgtggtcag cgtcctcacc 960gtcctgcacc aggactggct gaacggcaag gagtacaagt gcaaggtctc caacaaaggc 1020ctcccgtcct ccatcgagaa aaccatctcc aaagccaaag ggcagccccg agagccacag 1080gtgtacaccc tgcccccatc ccaggaggag atgaccaaga accaggtcag cctgacctgc 1140ctggtcaaag gcttctaccc cagcgacatc gccgtggagt gggagagcaa tgggcagccg 1200gagaacaact acaagaccac gcctcccgtg ctggactccg acggctcctt cttcctctac 1260agcaggctaa ccgtggacaa gagcaggtgg caggagggga atgtcttctc atgctccgtg 1320atgcatgagg ctctgcacaa ccactacaca cagaagagcc tctccctgtc tctgggtaaa 1380gctagctga 1389161717DNAArtificial SequenceSynthetic Ooigonucleotide sequence. 161atgaagttgc ctgttaggct gttggtgctg atgttctgga ttcctgcttc cagcagtgat 60gttgtgatga cccaaactcc actctccctg cctgtcagtc ttggagatca agcctccatc 120tcttgcagat ctagtcagag ccttgtacac agtaatggaa acacctattt acattggtac 180ctgcagaagc caggccagtc tccaaagctc ctgatctaca aagtttccaa ccgattttct 240ggggtcccag acaggttcag tggcagtgga tcagggacag atttcgcact caagatcagt 300agagtggagg ctgaggatct gggagtttat ttctgctctc aaagtacaca tgttccgtgg 360acgttcggtg gaggcaccaa gctcgagatc aaacgaactg tggctgcacc atctgtcttc 420atcttcccgc catctgatga gcagttgaaa tctggaactg cctctgttgt gtgcctgctg 480aataacttct atcccagaga ggccaaagta cagtggaagg tggataacgc cctccaatcg 540ggtaactccc aggagagtgt cacagagcag gacagcaagg acagcaccta cagcctcagc 600agcaccctga cgctgagcaa agcagactac gagaaacaca aagtctatgc ctgcgaagtc 660acccatcagg gcctgagctc gcccgtcaca aagagcttca acaggggaga gtgttag 717

Claims

1.-56. (canceled)

57. A fusion protein comprising: an antibody or fragment thereof; a peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; and a hepatitis C virus antigen; wherein the fusion protein has more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site.

58. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the hepatitis C virus antigen comprises a peptide from a hepatitis C virus.

59. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the hepatitis C virus antigen comprises a hepatitis C viral RNA.

60. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the hepatitis C virus antigen is comprised in a peptide concatemer.

61. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the antibody is an anti-CD40 antibody.

62. The fusion protein of claim 61, wherein the antibody comprises at least the variable region of the antibody anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-9854), anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 (ATCC Submission No. HS446, Accession No. PTA-10653), or of the antibody anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 (ATCC Submission No. HS440, Accession No. PTA-10652).

63. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the Ab comprises at least one variable domain having at least 90% sequence identity with a heavy chain variable domain of SEQ ID NOS: 148, 150, or 153 or with a light chain variable domain of SEQ ID NOS: 149, 151, 152, or 154, or both.

64. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the fusion protein comprises two or more peptides from hepatitis C virus separated by at least one peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site.

65. The fusion protein of claim 64, wherein the two or more peptides from hepatitis C virus are identical.

66. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the antibody fragment is selected from Fv, Fab, Fab', F(ab').sub.2, Fc, or a ScFv.

67. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the Ab is an IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, or IgM, or isotype thereof.

68. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the Ab is a human antibody or a humanized antibody.

69. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the peptide linker comprises an alanine and a serine.

70. The fusion protein of claim 57, wherein the peptide linker is selected from: TABLE-US-00092 (SEQ ID NO.: 11) SSVSPTTSVHPTPTSVPPTPTKSSP; (SEQ ID NO.: 12) PTSTPADSSTITPTATPTATPTIKG; (SEQ ID NO.: 13) TVTPTATATPSAIVTTITPTATTKP; or (SEQ ID NO.: 14) TNGSITVAATAPTVTPTVNATPSAA.

71. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the fusion protein of claim 57.

72. A method of eliciting an immune response in a subject comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises: an antibody or fragment thereof; a peptide linker comprising at least one glycosylation site; and a hepatitis C virus antigen; wherein the fusion protein has more stability in solution than the same fusion protein without the glycosylation site.

73. The method of claim 72, wherein the hepatitis C virus antigen comprises a peptide from a hepatitis C virus.

74. The method of claim 72, wherein the hepatitis C virus antigen comprises a hepatitis C viral RNA.

75. The method of claim 72, wherein the antibody is an anti-CD40 antibody.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein the antibody comprises at least the variable region of the antibody anti-CD40.sub.--12E12.3F3 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-9854), anti-CD40.sub.--12B4.2C10 (ATCC Submission No. HS446, Accession No. PTA-10653), or of the antibody anti-CD40.sub.--11B6.1C3 (ATCC Submission No. HS440, Accession No. PTA-10652).