U.S. patent application number 17/355002 was filed with the patent office on 2022-02-17 for pharmaceutical compositions comprising peptide variants and methods of use thereof.
The applicant listed for this patent is NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.. Invention is credited to Darrin Anthony Lindhout, Charles V. Olson.
Application Number | 20220047675 17/355002 |
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Family ID | 1000005940720 |
Filed Date | 2022-02-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20220047675 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lindhout; Darrin Anthony ;
et al. |
February 17, 2022 |
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PEPTIDE VARIANTS AND METHODS
OF USE THEREOF
Abstract
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions, formulations
and dosage forms comprising variants of fibroblast growth factor 19
(FGF19) proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics) and
fusions of FGF19 and/or fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)
proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics), and variants
of fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 proteins and peptide sequences
(and peptidomimetics). Methods of using the pharmaceutical
compositions, formulations and dosage forms are also provided
herein.
Inventors: |
Lindhout; Darrin Anthony;
(Mountain View, CA) ; Olson; Charles V.; (Moraga,
CA) |
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Applicant: |
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NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. |
South San Francisco |
CA |
US |
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1000005940720 |
Appl. No.: |
17/355002 |
Filed: |
June 22, 2021 |
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16719448 |
Dec 18, 2019 |
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17355002 |
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15519289 |
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PCT/US2015/056830 |
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16719448 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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A61K 38/1825 20130101;
C07K 14/50 20130101; A61K 47/26 20130101; A61K 9/19 20130101; A61K
9/08 20130101; C07K 2319/00 20130101; A61K 47/18 20130101 |
International
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A61K 38/18 20060101
A61K038/18; C07K 14/50 20060101 C07K014/50; A61K 9/08 20060101
A61K009/08; A61K 47/18 20060101 A61K047/18; A61K 47/26 20060101
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Claims
1.-131. (canceled)
132. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a. a peptide having
an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:70 or SEQ ID NO:69 that
is present at a concentration of from 1 to 10 mg/mL, and b. a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: i. Tris that is
present in a range of 10 and 20 mM, ii. from 9.2% to 9.3% (w/v)
trehalose, and iii. polysorbate-20 that is present in the range of
0.0075 to 0.025% (v/v).
133. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
peptide is present at a concentration of 1 mg/mL.
134. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
peptide is present at a concentration of 5 mg/mL.
135. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
peptide is present at a concentration of 10 mg/mL.
136. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition has a pH in a range of 7.0 and 9.0 at
4.degree. C. or 25.degree. C.
137. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition has a pH in a range of 7.5 and 8.5 at
4.degree. C. or 25.degree. C.
138. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition has a pH of 8.0 at 4.degree. C.
139. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition has a pH of 8.0 at 25.degree. C.
140. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
peptide is fused with an immunoglobulin Fc region.
141. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition does not comprise a salt.
142. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition does not comprise NaCl.
143. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
10% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
144. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
10% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
145. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
5% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
146. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
5% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
147. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
2% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
148. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein less than
2% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
149. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition is in a liquid form.
150. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
10% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
151. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
10% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
152. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
5% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
153. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
5% of the peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
154. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
2% of peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
4.degree. C.
155. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein less than
2% of peptide aggregates after a period of time of 4 weeks at
37.degree. C.
156. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
composition is provided in a single-use container.
157. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
composition is provided in a syringe.
158. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
composition is provided in an autoinjector.
159. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 132, wherein the
composition is provided in a multi-use container.
160. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein the
composition is provided in a single-use container.
161. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein the
composition is provided in a syringe.
162. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein the
composition is provided in an autoinjector.
163. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 149, wherein the
composition is provided in a multi-use container.
164. A method of treating a subject having a bile acid-related or
associated disorder comprising administering to the subject a
pharmaceutical composition of claim 132.
165. The method of claim 164, wherein the bile acid-related or
associated disorder comprises intrahepatic cholestasis,
extrahepatic cholestasis, bile acid malabsorption, disorders
involving the distal small intestine, or bile acid synthesis
abnormalities.
166. The method of claim 164, wherein the bile acid-related or
associated disorder comprises bile acid diarrhea (BAD).
167. The method of claim 164, wherein the bile acid-related or
associated disorder comprises progressive familial intrahepatic
cholestasis (PFIC).
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No.
16/719,448, filed Dec. 18, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S.
Ser. No. 15/519,289, filed Apr. 14, 2017, which is a 371 national
stage application of international application Serial No.
PCT/US2015/056830 filed Oct. 22, 2015, which claims the benefit of
priority to U.S. Ser. No. 62/067,824 filed Oct. 23, 2014, the
contents of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in
entirety.
1. FIELD
[0002] Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions,
formulations and dosage forms comprising variants of fibroblast
growth factor 19 (FGF19) proteins and peptide sequences (and
peptidomimetics) and fusions of FGF19 and/or fibroblast growth
factor 21 (FGF21) proteins and peptide sequences (and
peptidomimetics), and variants of fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21
proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics). Methods of
using the pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and dosage
forms are also provided herein.
2. BACKGROUND
[0003] Drug substances are usually administered as part of a
formulation in combination with one or more other agents that serve
varied and specialized pharmaceutical functions. Dosage forms of
various types may be made through selective use of pharmaceutical
excipients. As pharmaceutical excipients have various functions and
contribute to the pharmaceutical formulations in many different
ways, e.g., solubilization, dilution, thickening, stabilization,
preservation, coloring, flavoring, etc. The properties that are
commonly considered when formulating an active drug substance
include bioavailability, ease of manufacture, ease of
administration, and stability of the dosage form. Due to the
varying properties of active drug substances being formulated,
dosage forms typically require pharmaceutical excipients that are
uniquely tailored to the active drug substance in order to achieve
advantageous physical and pharmaceutical properties.
[0004] Provided herein are formulations and dosage forms comprising
variants of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) proteins and
peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics) and fusions of FGF19 and/or
fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) proteins and peptide sequences
(and peptidomimetics), and variants of fusions of FGF19 and/or
FGF21 proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics). Such
proteins and peptide sequences are useful in treating, preventing
and/or managing various disease or disorders, including, but not
limited to, bile acid-related or associated disorders,
hyperglycemic conditions, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia,
glucose intolerance, metabolic syndrome, and metabolic diseases, as
well as certain cancers. Thus, a need exists as to pharmaceutical
compositions and dosage forms of such proteins and peptide
sequences having advantageous physical and pharmaceutical
properties. The present invention satisfies this need and provides
related benefits.
3. SUMMARY
[0005] In one aspect, provided herein a pharmaceutical composition
comprising a peptide or peptide sequence, and pharmaceutically
acceptable carrier. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically
acceptable carrier comprises Tris, trehalose or polysorbate-20
(TWEEN-20), or any combination thereof.
[0006] In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises peptide selected from a group consisting of variants of
FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences and variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21
peptide sequences having one or more activities, such as bile acid
homeostasis modulating activity. Such variants and fusions
(chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences include
sequences that are used for treating a bile acid-related or
associated disorder. Such variants and fusions (chimeras) of FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences also include sequences that do not
substantially or significantly increase or induce hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) formation or HCC tumorigenesis. Such variants and
fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences further
include sequences that do not induce a substantial elevation or
increase in lipid profile.
[0007] In one embodiment, the peptide is a chimeric peptide
comprising: a) an N-terminal region comprising at least seven amino
acid residues, the N-terminal region having a first amino acid
position and a last amino acid position, wherein the N-terminal
region comprises DSSPL (SEQ ID NO:121) or DASPH (SEQ ID NOL122);
and b) a C-terminal region comprising a portion of SEQ ID NO:99
(FGF19), the C-terminal region having a first amino acid position
and a last amino acid position, wherein the C-terminal region
comprises amino acid residues 16-29 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19)
(WGDPIRLRHLYTSG; SEQ ID NO:169), wherein the W residue corresponds
to the first amino acid position of the C-terminal region, to
modulate bile acid homeostasis or treat the bile acid-related or
associated disorder.
[0008] In another embodiment, the peptide is a chimeric peptide
comprising: a) an N-terminal region comprising a portion of SEQ ID
NO:100 (FGF21), the N-terminal region having a first amino acid
position and a last amino acid position, wherein the N-terminal
region comprises amino acid residues GQV, and wherein the V residue
corresponds to the last amino acid position of the N-terminal
region; and b) a C-terminal region comprising a portion of SEQ ID
NO:99 (FGF19), the C-terminal region having a first amino acid
position and a last amino acid position, wherein the C-terminal
region comprises amino acid residues 21-29 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19),
RLRHLYTSG (SEQ ID NO:185), and wherein the R residue corresponds to
the first position of the C-terminal region, to modulate bile acid
homeostasis or treat the bile acid-related or associated
disorder.
[0009] In a further embodiment, the peptide is a chimeric peptide
comprising: a) an N-terminal region comprising a portion of SEQ ID
NO:100 (FGF21), the N-terminal region having a first amino acid
position and a last amino acid position, wherein the N-terminal
region comprises at least 5 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:100
(FGF21) including the amino acid residues GQV, and wherein the V
residue corresponds to the last amino acid position of the
N-terminal region; and b) a C-terminal region comprising a portion
of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), the C-terminal region having a first amino
acid position and a last amino acid position, wherein the
C-terminal region comprises amino acid residues 21-29 of SEQ ID
NO:99 (FGF19), RLRHLYTSG (SEQ ID NO:185), and wherein the R residue
corresponds to the first position of the C-terminal region, to
modulate bile acid homeostasis or treat the bile acid-related or
associated disorder.
[0010] In an additional embodiment, the peptide comprises or
consists of any of: a) a FGF19 sequence variant having one or more
amino acid substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a
reference or wild type FGF19; b) a FGF21 sequence variant having
one or more amino acid substitutions, insertions or deletions
compared to a reference or wild type FGF21; c) a portion of a FGF19
sequence fused to a portion of a FGF21 sequence; or d) a portion of
a FGF19 sequence fused to a portion of a FGF21 sequence, wherein
the FGF19 and/or FGF21 sequence portion(s) have one or more amino
acid substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a reference
or wild type FGF19 and/or FGF21, to modulate bile acid homeostasis
or treat the bile acid-related or associated disorder.
[0011] In various particular embodiments, a chimeric peptide
sequence has an N-terminal region with at least 6 contiguous amino
acids of SEQ ID NO:100 (FGF21) including the amino acid residues
GQ; or has an N-terminal region with at least 7 contiguous amino
acids of SEQ ID NO:100 (FGF21) including the amino acid residues
GQV.
[0012] In some embodiments, the peptide comprises i) a FGF19
sequence variant having one or more amino acid substitutions,
insertions or deletions compared to a reference or wild type FGF19;
ii) a FGF21 sequence variant having one or more amino acid
substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a reference or
wild type FGF21; iii) a portion of a FGF19 sequence fused to a
portion of a FGF21 sequence; or iv) a portion of a FGF19 sequence
fused to a portion of a FGF21 sequence, wherein the FGF19 and/or
FGF21 sequence portion(s) have one or more amino acid
substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a reference or
wild type FGF19 and/or FGF21.
[0013] In various additional embodiments, a peptide sequence has
amino-terminal amino acids 1-16 of SEQ ID NO:100 (FGF21) fused to
carboxy-terminal amino acids 21-194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), or the
peptide sequence has amino-terminal amino acids 1-147 of SEQ ID
NO:99 (FGF19) fused to carboxy-terminal amino acids 147-181 of SEQ
ID NO:100 (FGF21) (M41), or the peptide sequence has amino-terminal
amino acids 1-20 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) fused to carboxy-terminal
amino acids 17-181 of SEQ ID NO:100 (FGF21) (M44), or the peptide
sequence has amino-terminal amino acids 1-146 of SEQ ID NO:100
(FGF21) fused to carboxy-terminal amino acids 148-194 of SEQ ID
NO:99 (FGF19) (M45), or the peptide sequence has amino-terminal
amino acids 1-20 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) fused to internal amino
acids 17-146 of SEQ ID NO:100 (FGF21) or fused to carboxy-terminal
amino acids 148-194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) (M46).
[0014] In various further embodiments, a peptide sequence has at
least one amino acid substitution to amino acid residues 125-129 of
SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), EIRPD; at least one amino acid substitution
to amino acid residues 126-128 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), TRP; or at
least one amino acid substitution to amino acid residues 127-128 of
SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), RP, or at least one amino acid substitution
to amino acid residues 1-124 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) and/or to
amino acid residues 130-194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19). More
specifically, for example, a peptide sequence with a substitution
to one of amino acid residues 127-128 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), IRP,
wherein at least one amino acid substitution is R127L or P128E.
[0015] Methods and uses provided herein can be practiced using any
pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide or chimeric
sequence, as set forth herein. For example, a sequence that
includes or consists of any peptide sequence set forth herein as
M1-M98, M101 to M160, or M200 to M207, or SEQ ID NOs:1 to 98, or
101 to 135, or 138 to 212. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence includes or consists of any sequence set forth in Table 1.
In yet other embodiments, the peptide sequence that includes or
consists of any sequence set forth in the Sequence Listing herein.
In certain embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the peptide
comprises at least one amino acid substitution in the Loop-8 region
of FGF19, or the corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof in a variant
peptide provided herein. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises four amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises five amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
substitution to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino
acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is an Arg (R) to Leu
(L) substitution. In other embodiments, the substitution to the RP
(amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the
Loop-8 region of FGF19 is a Pro (P) to Glu (E) substitution. In
some embodiments, the substitutions to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of
SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is
an Arg (R) to Leu (L) substitution and a Pro (P) to Glu (E)
substitution. In specific embodiments, the foregoing
substitution(s) in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is in the
corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof in a variant peptide provided
herein. That is, said substitutions within a corresponding FGF19
sequence (e.g., EIRPD, IRP or RP) of a peptide variant provided
herein is also contemplated.
[0016] Methods and uses provided herein can be practiced using a
pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide or chimeric
sequence of any suitable length. In particular embodiments, the
N-terminal or C-terminal region of the peptide or chimeric sequence
is from about 20 to about 200 amino acid residues in length. In
other particular aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence has 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or
more amino acid deletions from the amino terminus, the
carboxy-terminus or internally. In further particular embodiments,
a peptide or chimeric sequence has an N-terminal region, or a
C-terminal region that includes or consists of an amino acid
sequence of about 5 to 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50,
50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100 or more amino
acids. In additional more particular embodiments, a peptide or
chimeric sequence has a FGF19 sequence portion, or a FGF21 sequence
portion that includes or consists of an amino acid sequence of
about 5 to 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60
to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100 or more amino acids of FGF19
or FGF21.
[0017] In yet additional embodiments, a peptide sequence or a
chimeric peptide sequence has a WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence
motif corresponding to the WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence of amino
acids 16-20 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19); has a substituted, mutated or
absent WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence motif corresponding to FGF19
WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence of amino acids 16-20 of FGF19; has a
WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence with one or more amino acids
substituted, mutated or absent. In various other further aspects,
the peptide sequence is distinct from a FGF19 variant sequence
having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID
NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI
(SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177),
WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID
NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID
NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the FGF19 WGDPI
(SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20.
[0018] In yet further embodiments, a peptide sequence or a chimeric
peptide sequence has N-terminal region comprises amino acid
residues VHYG (SEQ ID NO:101), wherein the N-terminal region
comprises amino acid residues DASPHVHYG (SEQ ID NO:102), or the
N-terminal region comprises amino acid residues DSSPLVHYG (SEQ ID
NO:103). More particularly, in one aspect the G corresponds to the
last position of the N-terminal region.
[0019] In various additional aspects, the N-terminal region
comprises amino acid residues DSSPLLQ (SEQ ID NO:104), where the Q
residue is the last amino acid position of the N-terminal region,
or comprises amino acid residues DSSPLLQFGGQV (SEQ ID NO:105),
where the V residue corresponds to the last position of the
N-terminal region.
[0020] In certain embodiments, an N-terminal region comprises or
consists of (or further comprises or consists of): RHPIP (SEQ ID
NO: 106), where R is the first amino acid position of the
N-terminal region; or HPIP (SEQ ID NO:107), where H is the first
amino acid position of the N-terminal region; or RPLAF (SEQ ID
NO:108), where R is the first amino acid position of the N-terminal
region; or PLAF (SEQ ID NO:109), where P is the first amino acid
position of the N-terminal region; or R, where R is the first amino
acid position of the N-terminal region.
[0021] In various other aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence
has: amino acid residues HPIP (SEQ ID NO:107), which are the first
4 amino acid residues of the N-terminal region. In various still
further aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence has: an R residue
at the first position of the N-terminal region, or the first
position of the N-terminal region is an M residue, or the first and
second positions of the N-terminal region is an MR sequence, or the
first and second positions of the N-terminal region is an RM
sequence, or the first and second positions of the N-terminal
region is an RD sequence, or the first and second positions of the
N-terminal region is an DS sequence, or the first and second
positions of the N-terminal region is an MD sequence, or the first
and second positions of the N-terminal region is an MS sequence, or
the first through third positions of the N-terminal region is an
MDS sequence, or the first through third positions of the
N-terminal region is an RDS sequence, or the first through third
positions of the N-terminal region is an MSD sequence, or the first
through third positions of the N-terminal region is an MSS
sequence, or the first through third positions of the N-terminal
region is an DSS sequence, or the first through fourth positions of
the N-terminal region is an RDSS (SEQ ID NO:115), sequence, or the
first through fourth positions of the N-terminal region is an MDSS
(SEQ ID NO:116), sequence, or the first through fifth positions of
the N-terminal region is an MRDSS (SEQ ID NO:117), sequence, or the
first through fifth positions of the N-terminal region is an MSSPL
(SEQ ID NO:113) sequence, or the first through sixth positions of
the N-terminal region is an MDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:110) sequence, or the
first through seventh positions of the N-terminal region is an
MSDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:111) sequence.
[0022] In various other particular aspects, a peptide or chimeric
sequence has at the N-terminal region first amino acid position an
"M" residue, an "R" residue, a "S" residue, a "H" residue, a "P"
residue, a "L" residue or an "D" residue. In various alternative
particular aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence peptide sequence
does not have a "M" residue or an "R" residue at the first amino
acid position of the N-terminal region.
[0023] In further various other embodiments, a peptide or chimeric
sequence has an N-terminal region with any one of the following
sequences: MDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:110), MSDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:111), SDSSPL
(SEQ ID NO: 112), MSSPL (SEQ ID NO: 113) or SSPL (SEQ ID
NO:114).
[0024] In various still additional aspects, a peptide or chimeric
sequence has a residue at the last position of the C-terminal
region that corresponds to about residue 194 of SEQ ID NO:99
(FGF19). In still other embodiments, a peptide sequence or a
chimeric peptide sequence an addition of amino acid residues 30-194
of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) at the C-terminus, resulting in a chimeric
polypeptide having at the last position of the C-terminal region
that corresponds to about residue 194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19). In
further other embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide
sequence comprises all or a portion of a FGF19 sequence (e.g., SEQ
ID NO:99), positioned at the C-terminus of the peptide, or where
the amino terminal "R" residue is deleted from the peptide.
[0025] In more particular embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence
or peptide sequence comprises or consists of any of M1-M98 variant
peptide sequences, or a subsequence or fragment of any of the
M1-M98 variant peptide sequences. Methods and uses provided herein
can also be practiced using a peptide or chimeric sequence, as set
forth herein. For example, a sequence that comprises or consists of
any peptide sequence set forth herein as M1 to M98, M101 to M160,
or M200 to M207 or SEQ ID NOs:1 to 98, 101 to 135, 138 to 212, or a
peptide sequence that comprises of consists of any sequence set
forth in Table 1, or a peptide sequence that comprises or consists
of any sequence set forth in the Sequence Listing herein.
[0026] In various more particular embodiments, a peptide sequence
comprises or consists of any one of the following sequences:
TABLE-US-00001 (M3) (SEQ ID NO: 3)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M140) (SEQ ID NO:
194) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIREDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M160) (SEQ ID NO:
196) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M69) (SEQ ID NO:
69) RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M52) (SEQ ID NO: 52)
RDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M5) (SEQ ID NO: 5)
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMV
PEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M5-R) (SEQ ID NO:
160) HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M71) (SEQ ID NO: 71)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHSLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS; (M72) (SEQ ID NO: 72)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPAPP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS; (M73) (SEQ ID NO: 73)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVVQDELQGVGGEGCHMHPENCKTLLTDI DRTHTEKPVWDGITGE;
(M1) (SEQ ID NO: 1 or 139)
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M2) (SEQ ID NO: 2
or 140) RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M48) (SEQ ID NO:
48 or 6 or 148) RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M49) (SEQ ID NO: 49 or 7
or 149) RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAF
EEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPM
VPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M50) (SEQ ID NO:
50) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMV
PEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M51) (SEQ ID NO: 51
or 36 or 155) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMV
PEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M53) (SEQ ID NO:
192) MDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M70) (SEQ ID NO: 70)
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M139) (SEQ ID NO:
193) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; or (M141) (SEQ ID
NO: 195) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILCDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M160) (SEQ ID NO:
196) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK;
or a subsequence or fragment thereof any of the foregoing peptide
sequences. In certain embodiments of any of the foregoing peptide
sequences, the R terminal residue (R residue at the N-terminus) is
deleted.
[0027] In other embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVA
LRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVS
LSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVT
GLEAVRSPSFEK (M200) (SEQ ID NO:197); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0028] In some embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEI
KAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHR LPVSL
SSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPF
GLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (M201) (SEQ ID NO:198); or a subsequence or
fragment thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0029] In certain embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists
of: RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGL SSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEI
KAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHR LPVSL
SSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPF
GLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (M202) (SEQ ID NO:199); or a subsequence or
fragment thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0030] In other embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
RDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRT
VAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSS
AKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGL
EAVRSPSFEK (M203) (SEQ ID NO:200); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0031] In some embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLV
TGLEAVRSPSFEK (M204) (SEQ ID NO:201); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0032] In certain embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists
of: RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRT
VAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSS
AKQRQLYKNRGFLPL SHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGL
EAVRSPSFEK (M205) (SEQ ID NO:202); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0033] In some embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLV
TGLEAVRSPSFEK (M206) (SEQ ID NO:203); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof. In one embodiment, the N-terminal R residue is
deleted.
[0034] In other embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of:
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLV
TGLEAVRSPSFEK (M207) (SEQ ID NO:204); or a subsequence or fragment
thereof.
[0035] In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M139. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:193. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:193. In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M140. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:194. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:194. In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M141. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:195. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:195. In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M160. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:196. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:196. In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M200. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:197. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
197. In some embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M201. In one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:198. In other embodiments, the
peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:198. In other embodiments, the peptide is a variant peptide
designated M202. In some embodiments, the peptide comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:199. In other
embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence set
forth in SEQ ID NO:199. In certain embodiments, the peptide is a
variant peptide designated M203. In one embodiment, the peptide
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:200. In
other embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:200. In some embodiments, the peptide is a
variant peptide designated M204. In one embodiment, the peptide
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:201. In
other embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:201. In another embodiment, the peptide is a
variant peptide designated M205. In some embodiments, the peptide
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:202. In
other embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:202. In other embodiments, the peptide is a
variant peptide designated M206. In some embodiments, the peptide
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:203. In
other embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:203. In yet other embodiments, the peptide
is a variant peptide designated M207. In some embodiments, the
peptide comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:204. In other embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:204.
[0036] In various additional particular aspects, the N-terminus of
the peptide sequence includes or consists of any of:
TABLE-US-00002 (M5-R) (amino acids 1-25 of SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M6-R) (amino acids 2-22 of SEQ ID NO:
6) DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M7) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 7)
RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M8-R) (amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID NO:
8) HPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M9-R) (amino acids 2-28 of SEQ ID
NO: 9) HPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10-R) (amino acids 2-28 of
SEQ ID NO: 10) HPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M11) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 11) RPLAFSDAGPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M12) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14-R)
(amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID NO: 14) HPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M15) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 15)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M16) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
16) RPLAFSDAGPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M17) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 17) RPLAFSDAGPHVGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M18) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 18) RPLAFSDAGPHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M19) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 19) RPLAFSDAGPVYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M20) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 20) RPLAFSDAGPVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M21) (amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 21) RPLAFSDAGPVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M22) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 22) RPLAFSDAGPHVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M23)
(amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 23) RPLAFSDAGPHHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M24) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 24)
RPLAFSDAGPHEYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M25) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
25) RPLAFSDAGPHVYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M26) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 26) RPLAFSDSSPLVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M27) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 27) RPLAFSDSSPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M28) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 28) RPLAFSDAGPHVWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M29) (amino acids 1-28
of SEQ ID NO: 29) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M30) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 30) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYAWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M31) (amino
acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 31) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGAQVRLRHLYTSG; (M32)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 32) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M33) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 33)
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGPQVRLRHLYTSG; (M34) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO:
34) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGAVRLRHLYTSG; (M35) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID
NO: 35) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGEVRLRHLYTSG; (M36) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ
ID NO: 36) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSG; (M37) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 37) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQARLRHLYTSG; (M38) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 38) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQIRLRHLYTSG; (M39) (amino acids
1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 39) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQTRLRHLYTSG; (M40) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 40) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGQPVRLRHLYTSG; (M74-R)
(amino acids 2-24 of SEQ ID NO: 74) DAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M75-R) (amino acids 2-19 of SEQ ID NO: 75) VHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M77-R) (amino acids 2-10 of SEQ ID NO: 77) RLRHLYTSG; (M9) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 9) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M8)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 8) RHPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M12) (amino acids 1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12)
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10) (amino acids 1-28 of SEQ ID
NO: 10) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 14) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M43) amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 43) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGDIRLRHLYTSG; or (M6) (amino
acids 1-22 of SEQ ID NO: 6) RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG;
or any of the foregoing peptide sequences where the amino terminal
R residue is deleted.
[0037] In certain embodiments, the peptide comprises or consists of
any of:
TABLE-US-00003 (M5-R) (amino acids 1-25 of SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M6-R) (amino acids 2-22 of SEQ ID NO:
6) DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG (M7) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 7)
RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M8-R) (amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID NO:
8) HPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M9-R) (amino acids 2-28 of SEQ ID
NO: 9) HPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10-R) (amino acids 2-28 of
SEQ ID NO: 10) HPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M11) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 11) RPLAFSDAGPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M12) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14-R)
(amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID NO: 14) HPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M15) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 15)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M16) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
16) RPLAFSDAGPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M17) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 17) RPLAFSDAGPHVGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M18) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 18) RPLAFSDAGPHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M19) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 19) RPLAFSDAGPVYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M20) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 20) RPLAFSDAGPVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M21) (amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 21) RPLAFSDAGPVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M22) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 22) RPLAFSDAGPHVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M23)
(amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 23) RPLAFSDAGPHHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M24) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 24)
RPLAFSDAGPHEYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M25) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
25) RPLAFSDAGPHVYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M26) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 26) RPLAFSDSSPLVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M27) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 27) RPLAFSDSSPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M28) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 28) RPLAFSDAGPHVWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M29) (amino acids 1-28
of SEQ ID NO: 29) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M30) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 30) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYAWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M31) (amino
acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 31) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGAQVRLRHLYTSG; (M32)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 32) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M33) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 33)
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGPQVRLRHLYTSG; (M34) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO:
34) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGAVRLRHLYTSG; (M35) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID
NO: 35) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGEVRLRHLYTSG; (M36) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ
ID NO: 36) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSG; (M37) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 37) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQARLRHLYTSG; (M38) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 38) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQIRLRHLYTSG; (M39) (amino acids
1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 39) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQTRLRHLYTSG; (M40) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 40) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGQPVRLRHLYTSG; (M74-R)
(amino acids 2-24 of SEQ ID NO: 74) DAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M75-R) (amino acids 2-19 of SEQ ID NO: 75) VHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M77-R) (amino acids 2-10 of SEQ ID NO: 77) RLRHLYTSG; (M9) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 9) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M8)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 8) RHPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M12) (amino acids 1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12)
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10) (amino acids 1-28 of SEQ ID
NO: 10) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 14) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M43) amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 43) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGDIRLRHLYTSG; or (M6) (amino
acids 1-22 of SEQ ID NO: 6) RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG.
In some embodiments, the peptide comprise one of the foregoing
sequences. In another embodiment, the peptide consists of one of
the foregoing sequences. In some embodiments, the peptide comprises
a C-terminal region comprising a portion of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19),
the C-terminal region having a first amino acid position and a last
amino acid position, wherein the C-terminal region comprises amino
acid residues 16-29 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), WGDPIRLRHLYTSG (SEQ ID
NO:169), wherein the W residue corresponds to the first amino acid
position of the C-terminal region.
[0038] In various further particular aspects, a peptide sequence
includes or consists of:
TABLE-US-00004 (SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (SEQ ID NO: 138 or
161) DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSL
LEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (SEQ ID NO: 1 or 139)
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (SEQ ID NO: 2 or
140) RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; or (SEQ ID NO:
141) DSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK;
or a subsequence or fragment thereof any of the foregoing peptide
sequences. In certain embodiments of any of the foregoing peptide
sequences, the R terminal residue is deleted.
[0039] In further embodiments, a peptide sequence comprises or
consists of:
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLV
TGLEAVRSPSFEK (M70) (SEQ ID NO:70), or a subsequence or fragment
thereof.
[0040] In further embodiments, a peptide sequence comprises or
consists of: RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVA
LRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVS
LSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVT
GLEAVRSPSFEK (M69) (SEQ ID NO:69), or a subsequence or fragment
thereof.
[0041] In certain embodiments, a peptide sequence includes the
addition of amino acid residues 30-194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) at
the C-terminus, resulting in a chimeric polypeptide. In some
embodiments, a peptide sequence has at least one amino acid
substitution to amino acid residues 125-129 of SEQ ID NO:99
(FGF19), EIRPD. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence has at
least one amino acid substitution to amino acid residues 126-128 of
SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), IRP. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence has at least one amino acid substitution to amino acid
residues 127-128 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), RP. In other embodiments,
the peptide sequence has at least one amino acid substitution to
amino acid residues 1-124 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19) and/or to amino
acid residues 130-194 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19). For example, in
certain embodiments, a peptide sequence comprises substitution to
one of amino acid residues 127-128 of SEQ ID NO:99 (FGF19), RP,
wherein at least one amino acid substitution is R127L or P128E.
Said substitutions within a corresponding FGF19 sequence (e.g.,
EIRPD, IRP or RP) of a peptide variant provided herein is also
contemplated. In certain embodiments, the peptide comprises both a
R127L and P128E substitution to amino acid residues 127-128 of SEQ
ID NO:99 (FGF19), RP, or the corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof
in a variant peptide provided herein. In certain embodiments, the
amino acid sequence of the peptide comprises at least one amino
acid substitution in the Loop-8 region of FGF19, or the
corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof in a variant peptide provided
herein. In certain embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the
peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to the EIRPD (amino
acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the Loop-8
region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of
the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to the EIRPD
(amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the
Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises four amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises five amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
substitution to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino
acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is an Arg (R) to Leu
(L) substitution. In other embodiments, the substitution to the RP
(amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the
Loop-8 region of FGF19 is a Pro (P) to Glu (E) substitution. In
some embodiments, the substitutions to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of
SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is
an Arg (R) to Leu (L) substitution and a Pro (P) to Glu (E)
substitution. In specific embodiments, the foregoing
substitution(s) in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is in the
corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof in a variant peptide provided
herein. That is, said substitutions within a corresponding FGF19
sequence (e.g., EIRPD, IRP or RP) of a peptide variant provided
herein is also contemplated.
[0042] Peptide or chimeric sequences provided herein can be of any
suitable length. In particular embodiments, the N-terminal or
C-terminal region of the peptide or chimeric sequence is from about
20 to about 200 amino acid residues in length. In further
particular embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide
sequence has at least one amino acid deletion. In other particular
aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or more amino acid
deletions from the amino terminus, the carboxy-terminus or
internally. In one embodiment, the amino acid substitution, or
deletion is at any of amino acid positions 8-20 of FGF19
(AGPHVHYGWGDPI) (SEQ ID NO:187). In further particular embodiments,
a peptide or chimeric sequence has an N-terminal region, or a
C-terminal region that comprises or consists of an amino acid
sequence of about 5 to 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50,
60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100 or more amino acids. In
additional more particular embodiments, a peptide or chimeric
sequence has a FGF19 sequence portion, or a FGF21 sequence portion
that comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence of about 5 to
10, 10 to 20, 20 to 30, 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70, 70
to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100 or more amino acids of FGF19 or
FGF21.
[0043] In various further embodiments, a peptide or chimeric
sequence has an amino acid substitution, an addition, insertion or
is a subsequence that has at least one amino acid deleted. Such
amino acid substitutions, additions, insertions and deletions of a
peptide sequence can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more amino
acid residues (10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, etc.), for example, at
the N- or C-terminus, or internal. For example, a subsequence that
has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20 or more amino acid deletions from the amino terminus, the
carboxy-terminus or internally. In a particular aspect, the amino
acid substitution, or deletion is at any of amino acid positions
8-20 of FGF19 (AGPHVHYGWGDPI) (SEQ ID NO:187).
[0044] In various still more particular embodiments, a peptide or
chimeric sequence includes all or a portion of a FGF19 sequence set
forth as:
TABLE-US-00005 (SEQ ID NO: 188)
PHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRY
LCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAK
QRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMD
PFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK
positioned at the C-terminus of the peptide, or the amino terminal
"R" residue is deleted from the sequence.
[0045] In various embodiments, a peptide or chimeric sequence has a
function or activity greater or less than a comparison sequence. In
further particular embodiments, chimeric peptide sequences and
peptide sequences have particular functions or activities. In one
aspect, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence maintains
or increases a fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) mediated
activity. In additional aspects, a chimeric peptide sequence or
peptide sequence binds to FGFR4 or activates FGFR4, or does not
detectably bind to FGFR4 or activate FGFR4, or binds to FGFR4 with
an affinity less than, comparable to or greater than FGF19 binding
affinity for FGFR4, or activates FGFR4 to an extent or amount less
than, comparable to or greater than FGF19 activates FGFR4. In some
embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence
provided herein activates FGFR4 to an extent or amount less than
the extent or amount that FGF19 activates FGFR4. In one embodiment,
a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence provided herein
activates FGFR4 to an extent or amount comparable to the extent or
amount that FGF19 activates FGFR4. In one embodiment, a chimeric
peptide sequence or peptide sequence provided herein activates
FGFR4 to an extent or amount greater than the extent or amount that
FGF19 activates FGFR4.
[0046] In one embodiment, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide
sequence provided herein maintains a FGFR4 mediated activity. In
one embodiment, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence
provided herein increases a FGFR4 mediated activity. In some
embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence
provided herein binds to FGFR4 with an affinity less than FGF19
binding affinity for FGFR4. In one embodiment, a chimeric peptide
sequence or peptide sequence provided herein binds to FGFR4 with an
affinity comparable to FGF19 binding affinity for FGFR4. In some
embodiments, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide sequence
provided herein binds to FGFR4 with an affinity greater than FGF19
binding affinity for FGFR4. In one embodiment, a chimeric peptide
sequence or peptide sequence provided herein does not detectably
bind to FGFR4.
[0047] In further aspects, a chimeric peptide sequence or peptide
sequence has reduced HCC formation compared to FGF19, or a FGF19
variant sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171),
WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174),
GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ
ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ
ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ
ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19; or has greater
glucose lowering activity compared to FGF19, or a FGF19 variant
sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ
ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI
(SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177),
WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID
NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID
NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19; has less lipid
increasing activity compared to FGF19, or a FGF19 variant sequence
having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID
NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI
(SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177),
WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID
NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID
NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19; or has less
triglyceride, cholesterol, non-HIDL or HDL increasing activity
compared to FGF19, or a FGF19 variant sequence having any of GQV,
GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID
NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI
(SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178),
WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181),
WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184)
substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids
16-20 of FGF19; or the peptide sequence has less lean mass reducing
activity compared to FGF21. Such functions and activities can be
ascertained in vitro or in vivo, for example, in a db/db mouse.
[0048] In one embodiment, a peptide or chimeric sequence has a
function or activity greater or less than a comparison sequence. In
some embodiments, the comparison sequence is FGF19. In another
embodiment, the comparison sequence is FGF19 variant sequence
having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID
NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI
(SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177),
WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID
NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID
NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19. In one embodiment,
a peptide or chimeric peptide sequence provided herein has greater
glucose lowering activity compared to a comparison sequence. In
another embodiment, a peptide or chimeric peptide sequence provided
herein has less lipid increasing activity compared to a comparison
sequence. In other embodiment, a peptide or chimeric peptide
sequence provided herein has lower or reduced lipid (e.g.,
triglyceride, cholesterol, non-HDL) activity compared to a
comparison sequence. In other embodiments, a peptide or chimeric
peptide sequence provided herein has more HDL increasing activity
as compared to a comparison sequence. In other embodiment, a
peptide or chimeric peptide sequence provided herein has less lean
mass reducing activity compared to a comparison sequence or
FGF21.
[0049] In further additional various embodiments, a peptide or
chimeric sequence includes one or more L-amino acids, D-amino
acids, non-naturally occurring amino acids, or amino acid mimetic,
derivative or analogue. In still further various embodiments, a
peptide or chimeric sequence has an N-terminal region, or a
C-terminal region, or a FGF19 sequence portion, or a FGF21 sequence
portion, joined by a linker or spacer.
[0050] In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein is in liquid dosage form. In some embodiments, the
peptide is at a concentration of from 1 to 10 mg/mL. In one
embodiment, the peptide is at a concentration of 1 mg/mL. In
another embodiment, the peptide is at a concentration of 5 mg/mL.
In some embodiments, the peptide at a concentration of 10 mg/mL. In
one embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ
ID NO:70. In some embodiments, the peptide consists of an amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:70. In one embodiment, the peptide
comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO:204.
[0051] In some embodiments of the pharmaceutical compositions
provided herein, Tris is present in the range of 5 and 50 mM, 15
and 40 mM, 20 and 35 mM, 20 and 30 mM, or 20 and 25 mM. In one
embodiment, the Tris is present at 20 mM. In some embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 or 3.0 g of Tris, or any range thereof. In
one embodiment, the a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises from
2.4 to 2.5 g of Tris.
[0052] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, trehalose is present in the range of
1 and 20%, 2 and 15%, 3 and 10%, 4 and 9.5%, 5 and 9.25%, 6 and 9%,
7 and 8.5%, 8 and 8.4%, or 8.1 and 8.3%. In one embodiment, the
trehalose is present at 8.2%, 8.3% or 8.4%. In some embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.0, 92.1, 92.2, 92.3,
92.4, 92.5, 92.6, 92.7, 92.8, 92.9 or 93.0 g of trehalose
dihydrate. In one embodiment, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises from 92.4 to 92.5 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, the molarity of trehalose dehydrate is from 240 to 300
mM, 240 to 290 mM, 250 to 290 mM, 260 to 290 mM, 270 to 290 mM, or
244 to 245 mM. In one embodiment, the molarity of the trehalose
dehydrate is about 280 mM.
[0053] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the concentration of TWEEN-20 is in
the range of from 0.001 to 0.1% (v/v), 0.0025 to 0.075% (v/v),
0.005 to 0.05% (v/v), or 0.0075 to 0.025% (v/v). In one embodiment,
the concentration of TWEEN-20 is 0.01% (v/v).
[0054] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the pharmaceutical composition has a
pH in a range of 6.5 and 9.5, 6.8 and 9.3, 7.0 and 9.0, 7.3 and
8.7, 7.5 and 8.5, or 7.7 and 8.2. In one embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition has a pH of 7.3, 7.5, 8.0, or 8.5. In
some embodiments, the pH is taken at 4.degree. C. In one
embodiment, the pH is taken at 25.degree. C.
[0055] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the compositions comprise 20 mM Tris,
8.37% (w/v) trehalose, and 0.01% TWEEN-20. In one embodiment of the
various pharmaceutical compositions provided herein, the
compositions comprise 20 mM Tris, 8.3% (w/v) trehalose, and 0.01%
TWEEN-20. In one embodiment of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the compositions comprise 20 mM Tris,
8.2% (w/v) trehalose, and 0.01% TWEEN-20. In some embodiments of
the various pharmaceutical compositions provided herein, the
compositions comprise 20 mM Tris, 280 mM trehalose, and 0.01%
TWEEN-20. In one embodiment, the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70. In other
embodiments, the polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO:70. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:69. In other
embodiments, the polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO:69. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide is fused to a human antibody Fc
fragment.
[0056] Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:70,
and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM
Tris, (ii) from 8.2% to 8.4% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01%
TWEEN-20. Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69,
and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM
Tris, (ii) from 8.2% to 8.4% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01%
TWEEN-20. Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:70,
and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM
Tris, (ii) from 8.37% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20.
Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
(A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.37% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20. Also
provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a
peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:70, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.3% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20. Also
provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a
peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.3% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20. Also
provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a
peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:70, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.2% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20. Also
provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a
peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.2% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70. In other
embodiments, the polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO:70. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:69. In other
embodiments, the polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO:69. In some
embodiments, the polypeptide is fused to a human antibody Fc
fragment.
[0057] Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:70,
and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM
Tris, (ii) from 8.2% to 8.4% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01%
TWEEN-20; wherein the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. Also provided
herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a peptide
comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.2% to 8.4% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20;
wherein the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. Also provided herein is a
pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or
consisting of SEQ ID NO:70, and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris, (ii) from 8.37% (w/v)
trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20; wherein the pH is 8.0 at
25.degree. C. Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69,
and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM
Tris, (ii) from 8.37% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20;
wherein the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. Also provided herein is a
pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or
consisting of SEQ ID NO:70, and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris, (ii) from 8.3% (w/v) trehalose,
and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20; wherein the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C.
Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
(A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.3% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20; wherein
the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. Also provided herein is a
pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) a peptide comprising or
consisting of SEQ ID NO:70, and (B) a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris, (ii) from 8.2% (w/v) trehalose,
and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20; wherein the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C.
Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
(A) a peptide comprising or consisting of SEQ ID NO:69, and (B) a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising: (i) 20 mM Tris,
(ii) from 8.2% (w/v) trehalose, and (iii) 0.01% TWEEN-20; wherein
the pH is 8.0 at 25.degree. C. In some embodiments, the polypeptide
comprises SEQ ID NO:70. In other embodiments, the polypeptide
consists of SEQ ID NO:70. In some embodiments, the polypeptide
comprises SEQ ID NO:69. In other embodiments, the polypeptide
consists of SEQ ID NO:69. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is
fused to a human antibody Fc fragment.
[0058] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the pharmaceutical composition does
not comprise a salt. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical
composition does not comprise NaCl.
[0059] In some embodiments of the various pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein, the pharmaceutical composition is in
a liquid form. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical
composition is lyophilized.
[0060] In one embodiment of the various pharmaceutical compositions
provided herein, the compositions comprise less than 20%, less than
15%, less than 10%, less than 5% or less than 2% of peptide
aggregates after a period of time. In some embodiments, the
aggregates are measured using an assay provided herein (e.g., in
the Experimental section). In one embodiment, the composition
comprises less than 20% of peptide aggregates after a period of
time. In one embodiment, the composition comprises less than 15% of
peptide aggregates after a period of time. In one embodiment, the
composition comprises less than 10% of peptide aggregates after a
period of time. In one embodiment, the composition comprises less
than 5% of peptide aggregates after a period of time. In one
embodiment, the composition comprises less than 2% of peptide
aggregates after a period of time. In one embodiment of the various
pharmaceutical compositions provided herein, the compositions
comprise less than 20%, less than 15%, less than 10%, less than 5%
or less than 2% of peptide precipitates after a period of time. In
some embodiments, the precipitates are measured using an assay
provided herein (e.g., in the Experimental section). In one
embodiment, the composition comprises less than 20% of peptide
precipitates after a period of time. In one embodiment, the
composition comprises less than 15% of peptide precipitates after a
period of time. In one embodiment, the composition comprises less
than 10% of peptide precipitates after a period of time. In one
embodiment, the composition comprises less than 5% of peptide
precipitates after a period of time. In one embodiment, the
composition comprises less than 2% of peptide precipitates after a
period of time. In certain embodiments. the period of time is 1
day, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5
months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11,
months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months or longer. In one
embodiment, the period of time is 1 day. In one embodiment, the
period of time is 7 days. In one embodiment, the period of time is
14 days. In one embodiment, the period of time is 21 days. In one
embodiment, the period of time is 1 month. In one embodiment, the
period of time is 2 months. In one embodiment, the period of time
is 3 months. In one embodiment, the period of time is 4 months. In
one embodiment, the period of time is 5 months. In one embodiment,
the period of time is 6 months. In one embodiment, the period of
time is 7 months. In one embodiment, the period of time is 8
months. In one embodiment, the period of time is 9 months. In one
embodiment, the period of time is 10 months. In one embodiment, the
period of time is 11 months. In one embodiment, the period of time
is 12 months. In one embodiment, the period of time is 18 months.
In one embodiment, the period of time is 24 months. In some
embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition is stored at
-80.degree. C. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is
stored at 4.degree. C. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical
composition is stored at 25.degree. C. In one embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition is stored at 37.degree. C.
[0061] In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein has a shelf life of at least about 12 months, at
least about 24 months or at least about 36 months. In certain
embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a
shelf life of at least about 12 months. In certain embodiments, a
pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a shelf life of at
least about 24 months. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical
composition provided herein has a shelf life of at least about 36
months. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition is
stored at -80.degree. C. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical
composition is stored at 4.degree. C. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition is stored at 25.degree. C. In one
embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is stored at 37.degree.
C.
[0062] In still additional embodiments, the chimeric peptide or
peptide sequence is included in a pharmaceutical composition, which
in turn can be used for practicing the methods and uses provided
herein. Such compositions include combinations of inactive or other
active ingredients. In one embodiment, a composition, such as a
pharmaceutical composition includes chimeric peptide sequence or
peptide sequence and an agent, for example, that improves bile acid
homeostasis
[0063] In one embodiment, provided herein is a method of preventing
a disease or disorder in a subject having, or at risk of having, a
disease or disorder preventable by a peptide sequence provided
herein, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition
comprising a peptide provided herein to a subject in an amount
effective for preventing the disease or disorder. In another
embodiment, provided herein is a method of treating a disease or
disorder in a subject having, or at risk of having, a disease or
disorder treatable by a peptide sequence provided herein,
comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
peptide provided herein to a subject in an amount effective for
treating the disease or disorder. In yet another embodiment,
provided herein is a method of managing a disease or disorder in a
subject having, or at risk of having, a disease or disorder
manageable by a peptide sequence provided herein, comprising
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide
provided herein to a subject in an amount effective for managing
the disease or disorder. In one embodiment, the disease or disorder
is a bile acid-related disease or associated disorder. In another
embodiment, the disease or disorder is a metabolic disease or
disorder. In other embodiments, the disease or disorder is a cancer
or tumor.
[0064] Non-limiting exemplary bile acid-related or associated
disorders preventable, treatable or manageable according to the
methods and uses provided herein include: cholestasis, including,
for example diseases of intrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., primary
biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary familial intrahepatic cholestasis
(PFIC) (e.g., progressive PFIC), primary sclerosing choangitis
(PSC), pregnancy intrahepatic cholestasis (PIC), neonatal
cholestasis, and drug-induced cholestasis (e.g., estrogen)), and
diseases of extrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., bile cut compression
from tumor, bile duct blockade by gall stones); bile acid
malabsorption and other disorders involving the distal small
intestine, including ileal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases
(e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), short bowel
syndrome, disorders impairing absorption of bile acids not
otherwise characterized (idiopathic)) leading to diarrhea (e.g.,
bile acid diarrhea (BAD)) and GI symptoms, and GI, liver, and/or
biliary cancers (e.g., colon cancer and hepatocellular cancer);
and/or bile acid synthesis abnormalities, such as those
contributing to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and
portal hypertension; e.g., in mammals, such as humans. Additional
bile acid-related or associated disorders include metabolic
syndrome; a lipid or glucose disorder; cholesterol or triglyceride
metabolism; type 2 diabetes. In one particular embodiment, the bile
acid-related or associated disorder is bile acid malabsorption. In
another particular embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated
disorder is diarrhea. In a still further particular embodiment, the
bile acid-related or associated disorder is cholestasis (e.g.,
intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholestasis). In another further
particular embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated disorder
is primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In other particular
embodiments, the bile acid-related or associated disorder is
primary sclerosing cholangitis. In another embodiment, the bile
acid-related or associated disorder is PFIC (e.g., progressive
PFIC). In another embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated
disorder is NASH. In another embodiment, the bile acid-related or
associated disorder is a hyperglycemic condition. In a specific
embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated disorder is type 2
diabetes.
[0065] In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further
comprises at least one additional agent effective in modulating
bile acid homeostasis or treating a bile acid-related or associated
disorder, wherein the additional agent is: a glucocorticoid; CDCA;
UDCA; insulin, an insulin secretagogues, an insulin mimetic, a
sulfonylurea and a meglitinide; a biguanide; an alpha-glucosidase
inhibitors; a DPP-IV inhibitor, GLP-1, a GLP-1 agonists and a GLP-1
analog; a DPP-IV-resistant analogue; a PPAR gamma agonist, a
dual-acting PPAR agonist, a pan-acting PPAR agonist; a PTP1B
inhibitor; an SGLT inhibitor; an RXR agonist; a glycogen synthase
kinase-3 inhibitor; an immune modulator; a beta-3 adrenergic
receptor agonist; an 1 lbeta-HSD1 inhibitor; amylin and an amylin
analogue; a bile acid sequestrant; or an SGLT-2 inhibitor. In
certain embodiments, the at least one additional agent effective in
modulating PBC is UDCA, an FXR agonist, OCA, an ASBT inhibitor, an
autoimmune agent, an anti-IL-12 agent, an anti-CD80 agent, an
anti-CD20 agent, a CXCL10 neutralizing antibody, a ligand for
CXCR3, a fibrate, fish oil, colchicine, methotrexate, azathioprine,
cyclosporine, or an anti-retroviral therapy. In particular
embodiments, the at least one additional agent effective in
modulating PBC is UDCA, OCA, an ASBT inhibitor, an anti-IL-12
agent, an anti-CD20 agent, or a fibrate.
[0066] Non-limiting exemplary disorders or conditions preventable,
treatable or manageable with the peptide formulations, methods and
uses thereof provided herein, include metabolic diseases and
disorders. Non limiting examples of diseases and disorders include:
metabolic syndrome; a lipid- or glucose-related disorder;
cholesterol or triglyceride metabolism; type 2 diabetes;
cholestasis, including, for example diseases of intrahepatic
cholestasis (e.g., PBC, PFIC, PSC, PIC, neonatal cholestasis, and
drug induced cholestasis (e.g., estrogen)), and diseases of
extrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., bile cut compression from tumor,
bile duct blockade by gall stones); bile acid malabsorption and
other disorders involving the distal small intestine, including
ileal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease
and ulcerative colitis), disorders impairing absorption of bile
acids not otherwise characterized (idiopathic)) leading to diarrhea
(e.g., BAD) and GI symptoms, and GI, liver, and/or biliary cancers
(e.g., colon cancer and hepatocellular cancer); and/or bile acid
synthesis abnormalities, such as those contributing to NASH,
cirrhosis and portal hypertension. For treatment, peptide provided
herein can be administered to subjects in need of modulation of
bile acid homeostasis or having a bile-acid related or associated
disorder. Peptides provided herein may also be useful in other
hyperglycemic-related disorders, including kidney damage (e.g.,
tubule damage or nephropathy), liver degeneration, eye damage
(e.g., diabetic retinopathy or cataracts), and diabetic foot
disorders; dyslipidemias and their sequelae such as, for example,
atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disorders
and the like.
[0067] Other conditions which may be associated with metabolic
syndrome, such as obesity and elevated body mass (including the
co-morbid conditions thereof such as, but not limited to,
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH), and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and
also include thromboses, hypercoagulable and prothrombotic states
(arterial and venous), hypertension (including portal hypertension
(defined as a hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) greater than
5 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart failure;
Disorders or conditions in which inflammatory reactions are
involved, including atherosclerosis, chronic inflammatory bowel
diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), asthma,
lupus erythematosus, arthritis, or other inflammatory rheumatic
disorders; Disorders of cell cycle or cell differentiation
processes such as adipose cell tumors, lipomatous carcinomas
including, for example, liposarcomas, solid tumors, and neoplasms;
Neurodegenerative diseases and/or demyelinating disorders of the
central and peripheral nervous systems and/or neurological diseases
involving neuroinflammatory processes and/or other peripheral
neuropathies, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and
Guillian-Barre syndrome; Skin and dermatological disorders and/or
disorders of wound healing processes, including erythemato-squamous
dermatoses; and other disorders such as syndrome X, osteoarthritis,
and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
[0068] In some embodiments, the disease or disorder is a cancer or
tumor. In certain embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a
FGF19-dependent cancer or tumor. In one embodiment, the
FGF19-dependent cancer or tumor is hepatocellular carcinoma. In
some embodiments, the FGF19 cancer or tumor is not hepatocellular
carcinoma. In one embodiment, the cancer or tumor is a colon cancer
or tumor. In some embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a prostate
cancer or tumor. In one embodiment, the cancer or tumor is a lung
cancer or tumor. In some embodiments, the method results in a
reduction in tumor number, tumor size, or tumor weight.
[0069] In one embodiment, of the various methods provided herein,
the subject is a human. In certain embodiments, the subject is a
subject in need thereof.
[0070] In some embodiments, the chimeric peptide sequence or a
peptide sequence described herein, either alone or in combination
with at least one additional therapeutic agent or treatment
modality, is assessed to ensure that it does not cause untoward
adverse effects in the subject. In a particular aspect, the
combination of a chimeric peptide sequence or a peptide sequence
described herein and at least one additional therapeutic agent or
treatment modality is assessed to ensure that it does not induce
HCC in the subject. Such assessments may be performed before
initiation of therapy (e.g., in a dose escalation study), during
therapy, (e.g., by evaluating a marker correlating with HCC
activity), or subsequent to termination of therapy (e.g., by
performing a liver biopsy). In some aspects, the assessment is
performed in a suitable test environment (e.g., a validated animal
model). One of ordinary skill in the art is familiar with
additional means for ensuring that the combination therapy
described herein is suitable for the particular subject, or a
subject population representative of the particular subject, taking
into consideration all relevant factors including, for example, the
severity of the subject's bile acid-related or associated disorder
(e.g., PBC) and the other medications be taken by the subject.
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0071] FIG. 1 depicts the results of visual observation of ten
different formulation buffers under the following conditions:
concentration of active ingredient 1 mg/mL; temperature 37.degree.
C.; after 4 weeks. Samples were re-suspended prior to visual
scoring and photo. Scoring system: 0--Clear; 1--Slightly Hazy;
2--Slightly Cloudy; 3--Cloudy; 4--Very Cloudy; 5--Extremely
cloudy.
[0072] FIG. 2 depicts the results of visual observation of ten
different formulation buffers under the following conditions:
concentration of active ingredient 10 mg/mL; temperature 37.degree.
C.; after 4 weeks. Samples were re-suspended prior to visual
scoring and photo. Scoring system: 0--Clear; 1--Slightly Hazy;
2--Slightly Cloudy; 3--Cloudy; 4--Very Cloudy; 5--Extremely
cloudy.
[0073] FIG. 3 depicts the results of HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC
of absorbance at A.sub.210 for 1 mg/mL samples, showing the
percentage (%) of monomer at each time point.
[0074] FIG. 4 depicts the results of HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC
of absorbance at A.sub.210 in Buffer 7 for 1 mg/mL samples.
[0075] FIG. 5 depicts the results of HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC
of absorbance at A.sub.210 for 10 mg/mL samples, showing the
percentage (%) of monomer at each time point.
[0076] FIG. 6 depicts the results of HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC
of absorbance at A.sub.210 in formulation Buffer 7 for 10 mg/mL
samples.
[0077] FIGS. 7A-7B depict SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis for
formulation (A) Buffer 7 at 4 weeks for concentration of (A) 1
mg/mL, and (B) 10 mg/mL.
[0078] FIG. 8 depicts IEC-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 1 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
[0079] FIG. 9 depicts IEC-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 10 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
[0080] FIG. 10 depicts RP-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 1 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
[0081] FIG. 11 depicts RP-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 10 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
[0082] FIG. 12 depicts stability data after freeze/thaw cycles of
an M70 formulation comprising 20 mM Tris pH 8.0 (25.degree. C.),
8.3% (w/v) trehalose, 0.01% polysorbate-20 (TWEEN-20) ("TTP
buffer").
5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0083] Before the present disclosure is further described, it is to
be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the particular
embodiments set forth herein, and it is also to be understood that
the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing
particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be
limiting.
5.1 Definitions
[0084] The terms "patient" or "subject" are used interchangeably to
refer to a human or a non-human animal (e.g., a mammal).
[0085] The terms "treat", "treating", treatment" and the like refer
to a course of action (such as administering a polypeptide or a
pharmaceutical composition comprising a polypeptide) initiated
after a disease, disorder or condition, or a symptom thereof, has
been diagnosed, observed, and the like so as to eliminate, reduce,
suppress, mitigate, or ameliorate, either temporarily or
permanently, at least one of the underlying causes of a disease,
disorder, or condition afflicting a subject, or at least one of the
symptoms associated with a disease, disorder, condition afflicting
a subject. Thus, treatment includes inhibiting (i.e., arresting the
development or further development of the disease, disorder or
condition or clinical symptoms association therewith) an active
disease.
[0086] The term "in need of treatment" as used herein refers to a
judgment made by a physician or other medical professional that a
subject requires or will benefit from treatment.
[0087] The terms "prevent", "preventing", "prevention" and the like
refer to a course of action (such as administering a polypeptide or
a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polypeptide) initiated in
a manner (e.g., prior to the onset of a disease, disorder,
condition or symptom thereof) so as to prevent, suppress, inhibit
or reduce, either temporarily or permanently, a subject's risk of
developing a disease, disorder, condition or the like (as
determined by, for example, the absence of clinical symptoms) or
delaying the onset thereof, generally in the context of a subject
predisposed to having a particular disease, disorder or condition.
In certain instances, the terms also refer to slowing the
progression of the disease, disorder or condition or inhibiting
progression thereof to a harmful or otherwise undesired state.
[0088] The term "in need of prevention" as used herein refers to a
judgment made by a physician or other medical professional that a
subject requires or will benefit from preventative care.
[0089] The phrase "therapeutically effective amount" refers to the
administration of an agent to a subject, either alone or as a part
of a pharmaceutical composition and either in a single dose or as
part of a series of doses, in an amount that is capable of having
any detectable, positive effect on any symptom, aspect, or
characteristics of a disease, disorder or condition when
administered to a patient. The therapeutically effective amount can
be ascertained by measuring relevant physiological effects. For
example, in the case of a hyperglycemic condition, a lowering or
reduction of blood glucose or an improvement in glucose tolerance
test can be used to determine whether the amount of an agent is
effective to treat the hyperglycemic condition. For example, a
therapeutically effective amount is an amount sufficient to reduce
or decrease any level (e.g., a baseline level) of fasting plasma
glucose (FPG), wherein, for example, the amount is sufficient to
reduce a FPG level greater than 200 mg/dl to less than 200 mg/dl,
wherein the amount is sufficient to reduce a FPG level between 175
mg/dl and 200 mg/dl to less than the starting level, wherein the
amount is sufficient to reduce a FPG level between 150 mg/dl and
175 mg/dl to less than the starting level, wherein the amount is
sufficient to reduce a FPG level between 125 mg/dl and 150 mg/dl to
less than the starting level, and so on (e.g., reducing FPG levels
to less than 125 mg/dl, to less than 120 mg/dl, to less than 115
mg/dl, to less than 110 mg/dl, etc.). Moreover, in the case of
HbAIc levels, the effective amount is an amount sufficient to
reduce or decrease levels by more than about 10% to 9%, by more
than about 9% to 8%, by more than about 8% to 7%, by more than
about 7% to 6%, by more than about 6% to 5%, and so on. More
particularly, a reduction or decrease of HbAIc levels by about
0.1%, 0.25%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.8%, 0.9%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 3%,
4%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 33%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, or more is
contemplated by the present disclosure. The therapeutically
effective amount can be adjusted in connection with the dosing
regimen and diagnostic analysis of the subject's condition and the
like.
[0090] The phrase "in a sufficient amount to effect a change" means
that there is a detectable difference between a level of an
indicator measured before (e.g., a baseline level) and after
administration of a particular therapy. Indicators include any
objective parameter (e.g., level of glucose or insulin) or
subjective parameter (e.g., a subject's feeling of well-being).
[0091] The phrase "glucose tolerance", as used herein, refers to
the ability of a subject to control the level of plasma glucose
and/or plasma insulin when glucose intake fluctuates. For example,
glucose tolerance encompasses the subject's ability to reduce,
within about 120 minutes, the level of plasma glucose back to a
level determined before the intake of glucose.
[0092] Broadly speaking, the terms "diabetes" and "diabetic" refer
to a progressive disease of carbohydrate metabolism involving
inadequate production or utilization of insulin, frequently
characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria. The terms
"pre-diabetes" and "pre-diabetic" refer to a state wherein a
subject does not have the characteristics, symptoms and the like
typically observed in diabetes, but does have characteristics,
symptoms and the like that, if left untreated, can progress to
diabetes. The presence of these conditions can be determined using,
for example, either the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test or the
oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Both usually require a subject
to fast for at least 8 hours prior to initiating the test. In the
FPG test, a subject's blood glucose is measured after the
conclusion of the fasting; generally, the subject fasts overnight
and the blood glucose is measured in the morning before the subject
eats. A healthy subject would generally have a FPG concentration
between about 90 and about 100 mg/dl, a subject with "pre-diabetes"
would generally have a FPG concentration between about 100 and
about 125 mg/dl, and a subject with "diabetes" would generally have
a FPG level above about 126 mg/dl. In the OGTT, a subject's blood
glucose is measured after fasting and again two hours after
drinking a glucose-rich beverage. Two hours after consumption of
the glucose-rich beverage, a healthy subject generally has a blood
glucose concentration below about 140 mg/dl, a pre-diabetic subject
generally has a blood glucose concentration about 140 to about 199
mg/dl, and a diabetic subject generally has a blood glucose
concentration about 200 mg/dl or above. While the aforementioned
glycemic values pertain to human subjects, normoglycemia, moderate
hyperglycemia and overt hyperglycemia are scaled differently in
murine subjects. A healthy murine subject after a four-hour fast
would generally have a FPG concentration between about 100 and
about 150 mg/dl, a murine subject with "pre-diabetes" would
generally have a FPG concentration between about 175 and about 250
mg/dl and a murine subject with "diabetes" would generally have a
FPG concentration above about 250 mg/dl.
[0093] The term "insulin resistance" as used herein refers to a
condition where a normal amount of insulin is unable to produce a
normal physiological or molecular response. In some cases, a
hyper-physiological amount of insulin, either endogenously produced
or exogenously administered, is able to overcome the insulin
resistance, in whole or in part, and produce a biologic
response.
[0094] The term "metabolic syndrome" refers to an associated
cluster of traits that includes, but is not limited to,
hyperinsulinemia, abnormal glucose tolerance, obesity,
redistribution of fat to the abdominal or upper body compartment,
hypertension, dysfibrinolysis, and dyslipidemia characterized by
high triglycerides, low high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol,
and high small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles.
Subjects having metabolic syndrome are at risk for development of
type 2 diabetes and/or other disorders (e.g., atherosclerosis).
[0095] The phrase "glucose metabolism disorder" encompasses any
disorder characterized by a clinical symptom or a combination of
clinical symptoms that is associated with an elevated level of
glucose and/or an elevated level of insulin in a subject relative
to a healthy individual. Elevated levels of glucose and/or insulin
can be manifested in the following diseases, disorders and
conditions: hyperglycemia, type II diabetes, gestational diabetes,
type I diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance,
hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose metabolism, pre-diabetes, other
metabolic disorders (such as metabolic syndrome, which is also
referred to as syndrome X), and obesity, among others. The
polypeptides of the present disclosure, and compositions thereof,
can be used, for example, to achieve and/or maintain glucose
homeostasis, e.g., to reduce glucose level in the bloodstream
and/or to reduce insulin level to a range found in a healthy
subject.
[0096] The term "hyperglycemia", as used herein, refers to a
condition in which an elevated amount of glucose circulates in the
blood plasma of a subject relative to a healthy individual.
Hyperglycemia can be diagnosed using methods known in the art,
including measurement of fasting blood glucose levels as described
herein.
[0097] The term "hyperinsulinemia", as used herein, refers to a
condition in which there are elevated levels of circulating insulin
when, concomitantly, blood glucose levels are either elevated or
normal. Hyperinsulinemia can be caused by insulin resistance which
is associated with dyslipidemia, such as high triglycerides, high
cholesterol, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and low
high-density lipoprotein (HDL); high uric acids levels; polycystic
ovary syndrome; type II diabetes and obesity. Hyperinsulinemia can
be diagnosed as having a plasma insulin level higher than about 2
.mu.U/mL.
[0098] As used herein, the phrase "body weight disorder" and
similar terms refer to conditions associated with excessive body
weight and/or enhanced appetite. Various parameters are used to
determine whether a subject is overweight compared to a reference
healthy individual, including the subject's age, height, sex and
health status. For example, a subject can be considered overweight
or obese by assessment of the subject's Body Mass Index (BMI),
which is calculated by dividing a subject's weight in kilograms by
the subject's height in meters squared. An adult having a BMI in
the range of .about.18.5 to .about.24.9 kg/m.sup.2 is considered to
have a normal weight; an adult having a BMI between .about.25 and
.about.29.9 kg/m.sup.2 can be considered overweight (pre-obese);
and an adult having a BMI of .about.30 kg/m.sup.2 or higher can be
considered obese. Enhanced appetite frequently contributes to
excessive body weight. There are several conditions associated with
enhanced appetite, including, for example, night eating syndrome,
which is characterized by morning anorexia and evening polyphagia
often associated with insomnia, but which can be related to injury
to the hypothalamus.
[0099] The terms "polypeptide," "peptide," and "protein", used
interchangeably herein, refer to a polymeric form of amino acids of
any length, which can include genetically coded and non-genetically
coded amino acids, chemically or biochemically modified or
derivatized amino acids, and polypeptides having modified
polypeptide backbones. The terms include fusion proteins,
including, but not limited to, fusion proteins with a heterologous
amino acid sequence, fusion proteins with heterologous and
homologous leader sequences, with or without N-terminus methionine
residues; immunologically tagged proteins; and the like. It will be
appreciated that throughout this disclosure reference is made to
amino acids according to the single letter or three letter
codes.
[0100] As used herein, the term "variant" encompasses
naturally-occurring variants (e.g., homologs and allelic variants)
and non-naturally-occurring variants (e.g., muteins).
Naturally-occurring variants include homologs, i.e., nucleic acids
and polypeptides that differ in nucleotide or amino acid sequence,
respectively, from one species to another. Naturally-occurring
variants include allelic variants, i.e., nucleic acids and
polypeptides that differ in nucleotide or amino acid sequence,
respectively, from one individual to another within a species.
Non-naturally-occurring variants include nucleic acids and
polypeptides that comprise a change in nucleotide or amino acid
sequence, respectively, where the change in sequence is
artificially introduced, e.g., the change is generated in the
laboratory or other facility by human intervention ("hand of
man").
[0101] The term "native", in reference to FGF19, refers to
biologically active, naturally-occurring FGF19, including
biologically active, naturally-occurring FGF19 variants. The term
includes the 194 amino acid human FGF19 mature sequence.
[0102] The terms "label", "labeling" and the like, when use in the
context of a polypeptide or nucleic acid (or antibody, as
appropriate) of the present disclosure are meant to refer broadly
to any means useful in, for example, polypeptide purification,
identification, isolation and synthesis. Labels are generally
covalently bound to the polypeptide of interest and can be
introduced in any manner known in the art, including attachment to
a mature polypeptide (generally at the N- or C-terminus),
incorporation during solid-phase peptide synthesis, or through
recombinant means. Examples include, but are not limited to,
fluorescence, biotinylation, and radioactive isotopes. Polypeptide
and nucleic acid molecules can be labeled by both in vitro and in
vivo methods. Labeling reagents and kits can be obtained from a
number of commercial sources (e.g., Thermo Fischer Scientific,
Rockford, Ill.; and Molecular Probes/Life Technologies; Grand
Island, N.Y.).
[0103] The term "muteins" as used herein refers broadly to mutated
recombinant proteins, i.e., a polypeptide comprising an
artificially introduced change in amino acid sequence, e.g., a
change in amino acid sequence generated in the laboratory or other
facility by human intervention ("hand of man"). These proteins
usually carry single or multiple amino acid substitutions and are
frequently derived from cloned genes that have been subjected to
site-directed or random mutagenesis, or from completely synthetic
genes.
[0104] As used herein in reference to native human FGF19 or a FGF19
mutein, the terms "modified", "modification" and the like refer to
one or more changes that enhance a desired property of human FGF19,
a naturally-occurring FGF19 variant, or a FGF19 mutein, wherein the
change(s) does not alter the primary amino acid sequence of the
FGF19. Such desired properties include, for example, enhancing
solubility, prolonging the circulation half-life, increasing the
stability, reducing the clearance, altering the immunogenicity or
allergenicity, improving aspects of manufacturability (e.g., cost
and efficiency), and enabling the raising of particular antibodies
(e.g., by introduction of unique epitopes) for use in detection
assays. Changes to human FGF19, a naturally-occurring FGF19
variant, or a FGF19 mutein that can be carried out include, but are
not limited to, pegylation (covalent attachment of one or more
molecules of polyethylene glycol (PEG), or derivatives thereof);
glycosylation (e.g., N-glycosylation), polysialylation and
hesylation; albumin fusion; albumin binding through, for example, a
conjugated fatty acid chain (acylation); Fc-fusion; and fusion with
a PEG mimetic. Some particular embodiments entail modifications
involving polyethylene glycol, other particular embodiments entail
modifications involving albumin, and still other particular
modifications entail modifications involving glycosylation.
[0105] The terms "DNA", "nucleic acid", "nucleic acid molecule",
"polynucleotide" and the like are used interchangeably herein to
refer to a polymeric form of nucleotides of any length, either
deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides, or analogs thereof.
Non-limiting examples of polynucleotides include linear and
circular nucleic acids, messenger RNA (mRNA), complementary DNA
(cDNA), recombinant polynucleotides, vectors, probes, primers and
the like.
[0106] The term "probe" refers to a fragment of DNA or RNA
corresponding to a gene or sequence of interest, wherein the
fragment has been labeled radioactively (e.g., by incorporating
.sup.32P or .sup.35S) or with some other detectable molecule, such
as biotin, digoxygen or fluorescein. As stretches of DNA or RNA
with complementary sequences will hybridize, a probe can be used,
for example, to label viral plaques, bacterial colonies or bands on
a gel that contain the gene of interest. A probe can be cloned DNA
or it can be a synthetic DNA strand; the latter can be used to
obtain a cDNA or genomic clone from an isolated protein by, for
example, microsequencing a portion of the protein, deducing the
nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein, synthesizing an
oligonucleotide carrying that sequence, radiolabeling the sequence
and using it as a probe to screen a cDNA library or a genomic
library.
[0107] The term "heterologous" refers to two components that are
defined by structures derived from different sources. For example,
in the context of a polypeptide, a "heterologous" polypeptide can
include operably linked amino acid sequences that are derived from
different polypeptides. Similarly, in the context of a
polynucleotide encoding a chimeric polypeptide, a "heterologous"
polynucleotide can include operably linked nucleic acid sequences
that can be derived from different genes. Exemplary "heterologous"
nucleic acids include expression constructs in which a nucleic acid
comprising a coding sequence is operably linked to a regulatory
element (e.g., a promoter) that is from a genetic origin different
from that of the coding sequence (e.g., to provide for expression
in a host cell of interest, which can be of different genetic
origin than the promoter, the coding sequence or both). In the
context of recombinant cells, "heterologous" can refer to the
presence of a nucleic acid (or gene product, such as a polypeptide)
that is of a different genetic origin than the host cell in which
it is present.
[0108] The term "operably linked" refers to linkage between
molecules to provide a desired function. For example, "operably
linked" in the context of nucleic acids refers to a functional
linkage between nucleic acid sequences. By way of example, a
nucleic acid expression control sequence (such as a promoter,
signal sequence, or array of transcription factor binding sites)
can be operably linked to a second polynucleotide, wherein the
expression control sequence affects transcription and/or
translation of the second polynucleotide. In the context of a
polypeptide, "operably linked" refers to a functional linkage
between amino acid sequences (e.g., different domains) to provide
for a described activity of the polypeptide.
[0109] As used herein in the context of the structure of a
polypeptide, "N-terminus" (or "amino terminus") and "C-terminus"
(or "carboxyl terminus") refer to the extreme amino and carboxyl
ends of the polypeptide, respectively, while the terms "N-terminal"
and "C-terminal" refer to relative positions in the amino acid
sequence of the polypeptide toward the N-terminus and the
C-terminus, respectively, and can include the residues at the
N-terminus and C-terminus, respectively. "Immediately N-terminal"
or "immediately C-terminal" refers to a position of a first amino
acid residue relative to a second amino acid residue where the
first and second amino acid residues are covalently bound to
provide a contiguous amino acid sequence.
[0110] "Derived from", in the context of an amino acid sequence or
polynucleotide sequence (e.g., an amino acid sequence "derived
from" a FGF19 polypeptide), is meant to indicate that the
polypeptide or nucleic acid has a sequence that is based on that of
a reference polypeptide or nucleic acid (e.g., a naturally
occurring FGF19 polypeptide or a FGF19-encoding nucleic acid), and
is not meant to be limiting as to the source or method in which the
protein or nucleic acid is made. By way of example, the term
"derived from" includes homologues or variants of reference amino
acid or DNA sequences.
[0111] In the context of a polypeptide, the term "isolated" refers
to a polypeptide of interest that, if naturally occurring, is in an
environment different from that in which it can naturally occur.
"Isolated" is meant to include polypeptides that are within samples
that are substantially enriched for the polypeptide of interest
and/or in which the polypeptide of interest is partially or
substantially purified. Where the polypeptide is not naturally
occurring, "isolated" indicates the polypeptide has been separated
from an environment in which it was made by either synthetic or
recombinant means.
[0112] "Enriched" means that a sample is non-naturally manipulated
(e.g., by a scientist or a clinician) so that a polypeptide of
interest is present in a) a greater concentration (e.g., at least
3-fold greater, at least 4-fold greater, at least 8-fold greater,
at least 64-fold greater, or more) than the concentration of the
polypeptide in the starting sample, such as a biological sample
(e.g., a sample in which the polypeptide naturally occurs or in
which it is present after administration), or b) a concentration
greater than the environment in which the polypeptide was made
(e.g., as in a bacterial cell).
[0113] "Substantially pure" indicates that a component (e.g., a
polypeptide) makes up greater than about 50% of the total content
of the composition, and typically greater than about 60% of the
total polypeptide content. More typically, "substantially pure"
refers to compositions in which at least 75%, at least 85%, at
least 90% or more of the total composition is the component of
interest. In some cases, the polypeptide will make up greater than
about 90%, or greater than about 95% of the total content of the
composition.
[0114] The terms "measuring" or "assaying" and grammatical
variations thereof are used interchangeably herein and refer to
either qualitative or quantitative determinations, or both
qualitative and quantitative determinations. When the terms are
used in reference to detection, any means of assessing the relative
amount is contemplated, including the various methods set forth
herein and known in the art. For example, gene expression can be
assayed or measured by a Northern blot, Western blot,
immunoprecipitation assay, or by measuring activity, function or
amount of the expressed protein.
[0115] The terms "antibodies" (Abs) and "immunoglobulins" (Igs)
refer to glycoproteins having the same structural characteristics.
While antibodies exhibit binding specificity to a specific antigen,
immunoglobulins include both antibodies and other antibody-like
molecules which lack antigen specificity.
[0116] The term "monoclonal antibody" refers to an antibody
obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies,
that is, the individual antibodies comprising the population are
identical except for possible naturally occurring mutations that
can be present in minor amounts. Monoclonal antibodies are highly
specific, being directed against a single antigenic site. In
contrast to polyclonal antibody preparations, which can include
different antibodies directed against different determinants
(epitopes), each monoclonal antibody is directed against a single
determinant on the antigen.
[0117] In the context of an antibody, the term "isolated" refers to
an antibody that has been separated and/or recovered from
contaminant components of its natural environment; such contaminant
components include materials which might interfere with diagnostic
or therapeutic uses for the antibody, and can include enzymes,
hormones, and other proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous solutes.
[0118] As used herein, the term "FGF19-dependent" and similar
terms, as used in the context of a disease, disorder or condition,
refers to a disease, disorder or other condition that is caused
all, or in part, by the expression of FGF19. In certain
embodiments, the expression of FGF19 is amplified as compared to a
control. In some embodiments, the expression of FGF19 is amplified
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%,
70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% or more, or any numerical range
thereof. In some embodiments, the amplified expression of FGF19
directly results in the disease, disorder or condition, or a
symptom thereof. In other embodiments, the amplified expression of
FGF19 indirectly results in the disease disorder or condition, or a
symptom thereof.
5.2 Pharmaceutical Compositions
[0119] In one aspect, provided herein are "pharmaceutical
compositions," which include a peptide sequence (or sequences)
provided herein, including subsequences, variants and modified
forms of the exemplified peptide sequences (e.g., sequences listed
in the Sequence Listing or Table 1), and one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable or physiologically acceptable diluents,
carriers or excipients. In certain embodiments, the peptide
sequences are provided in combination with, or separate from, one
or more additional agents. Also provided is a composition
comprising such one or more additional agents and one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable or physiologically acceptable diluents,
carriers or excipients. In particular embodiments, a peptide
sequence or sequences and an additional agent(s) are present in a
therapeutically acceptable amount. The pharmaceutical compositions
may be used in accordance with the methods and uses provided
herein. Thus, for example, the pharmaceutical compositions can be
administered ex vivo or in vivo to a subject in order to practice
treatment methods and uses provided herein. Pharmaceutical
compositions provided herein can be formulated to be compatible
with the intended method or route of administration; exemplary
routes of administration are set forth herein.
[0120] In one embodiment, provided are pharmaceutical compositions
and dosage forms of chimeric and peptide sequences that modulate
bile acid homeostasis and are able to treat a bile-acid related or
associated disorder. In another embodiment, provided are
pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms of chimeric and
peptide sequences that modulate hyperglycemic condition, insulin
resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, metabolic
syndrome, or related disorders. In another embodiment, provided are
pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms of chimeric and
peptide sequences that modulate a cancer or tumor.
[0121] In some aspects, the pharmaceutical compositions may further
comprise other therapeutically active agents or compounds disclosed
herein or known to the skilled artisan which can be used in the
treatment or prevention of various diseases and disorders as set
forth herein. As set forth above, the additional therapeutically
active agents or compounds may be present in a separate
pharmaceutical composition(s). Exemplary dosing parameters and
regimens are described herein.
[0122] Pharmaceutical compositions typically comprise a
therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the peptide
sequences provided herein, including subsequences, variants and
modified forms of the exemplified peptide sequences (e.g.,
sequences listed in the Sequence Listing or Table 1) and one or
more pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable formulation
agents. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
further comprises one or more additional agents described
herein.
[0123] In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition comprises a
peptide provided herein. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical
composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a
peptide provided herein. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical
composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable or
physiologically acceptable diluent, carrier or excipient. In a
specific embodiment, the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO:70. In another embodiment, the peptide consists of an
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:70. In a specific embodiment, the
peptide comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:204. In
another embodiment, the peptide consists of an amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO:204. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical
composition further comprises one or more additional agents
described herein.
[0124] In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises the peptide at a concentration of from 0.1-100 mg/mL. In
some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises the
peptide at a concentration of from 1 to 10 mg/mL. In certain
embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises the peptide
at a concentration of 1 mg/mL. In another embodiment, the peptide
is at a concentration of 5 mg/mL. In certain embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition comprises the peptide at a concentration
of 10 mg/mL.
[0125] Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable or physiologically
acceptable diluents, carriers or excipients include, but are not
limited to, antioxidants (e.g., ascorbic acid and sodium
bisulfate), preservatives (e.g., benzyl alcohol, methyl parabens,
ethyl or n-propyl, p-hydroxybenzoate), emulsifying agents,
suspending agents, dispersing agents, solvents, fillers, bulking
agents, buffers, vehicles, diluents, and/or adjuvants. For example,
a suitable vehicle may be physiological saline solution or citrate
buffered saline, possibly supplemented with other materials common
in pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral administration.
Neutral buffered saline or saline mixed with serum albumin are
further exemplary vehicles. Those skilled in the art will readily
recognize a variety of buffers that could be used in the
pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms used herein. Typical
buffers include, but are not limited to pharmaceutically acceptable
weak acids, weak bases, or mixtures thereof. Buffer components also
include water soluble materials such as phosphoric acid, tartaric
acids, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, acetic acid,
ascorbic acid, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and salts thereof.
[0126] In a specific embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises potassium phosphate. In one embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition comprises sodium chloride. In a another
embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises Tromethamine
(Tris). In other embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises trehalose dihydrate. In another embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition comprises TWEEN-20 (polysorbate 20). In
a yet another embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises
hydrochloric acid. In a certain embodiment, the pharmaceutical
composition comprises water. Any combination of two, three, four,
five, six or all seven of the foregoing components are also
contemplated.
[0127] Thus, in one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, Tromethamine
(Tris), Trehalose dehydrate, TWEEN-20, hydrochloric acid, water, or
any combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition comprises potassium phosphate, sodium
chloride, Tromethamine (Tris), Trehalose dihydrate, TWEEN-20,
hydrochloric acid, and water.
[0128] In one embodiment, the molarity of Tris useful in the
pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the range of
between 5 and 50 mM. In another embodiment, the molarity of Tris is
in the range of 10 and 45 mM. In another embodiment, the molarity
of Tris is in the range of 15 and 40 mM. In another embodiment, the
molarity of Tris is in the range of 20 and 35 mM. In another
embodiment, the molarity of Tris is in the range of 20 and 30 mM.
In another embodiment, the molarity of Tris is in the range of 20
and 25 mM. In one particular embodiment, the molarity of Tris is 20
mM. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises from 2 to 3 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation
volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8,
2.9 or 3.0 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 2.1 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation
volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.2 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.3 g of Tris. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.4 g of
Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 2.5 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation volume
of 1000 mL comprises 2.6 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.7 g of Tris. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 2.8 g of
Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 2.9 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a formulation volume
of 1000 mL comprises 3.0 g of Tris. In some embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises from 2.4 to 2.5 g of
Tris.
[0129] In one embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
useful in the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the
range of between 1% and 20% (w/v). In another embodiment, the
concentration of trehalose dihydrate is in the range of 2% and 15%
(w/v). In one embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
is in the range of 3% and 10% (w/v). In another embodiment, the
concentration of trehalose dihydrate is in the range of 4% and 9.5%
(w/v). In one embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
is in the range of 5% and 9.25% (w/v). In another embodiment, the
concentration of trehalose dihydrate is in the range of 6% and 9%
(w/v). In one embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
is in the range of 7% and 8.5% (w/v). In another embodiment, the
concentration of trehalose dihydrate is in the range of 8% and 8.4%
(w/v). In one embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
is in the range of 8.1 and 8.3% (w/v). In one particular
embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate is 8.2%. In
one particular embodiment, the concentration of trehalose dihydrate
is 8.3% (w/v). In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000
mL comprises from 92 to 93 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.0, 92.1,
92.2, 92.3, 92.4, 92.5, 92.6, 92.7, 92.8, 92.9 or 93.0 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 92.0 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.1 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 92.2 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.3 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 92.4 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.5 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 92.6 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.7 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 92.8 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 92.9 g of
trehalose dihydrate. In some embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 93.0 g of trehalose dihydrate. In some
embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises from 92.4 to
92.5 g of trehalose dihydrate. In certain embodiments, the molarity
of the trehalose dehydrate is from 240 to 300 mM. In other
embodiments, the molarity of the trehalose dehydrate is from 240 to
290 mM. In some embodiments, the molarity of the trehalose
dehydrate is from 250 to 290 mM. In other embodiments, the molarity
of the trehalose dehydrate is from 260 to 290 mM. In some
embodiments, the molarity of the trehalose dehydrate is from 270 to
290 mM. In certain embodiments, the molarity of the trehalose
dehydrate is from 244 to 245 mM. In other embodiments, the molarity
of the trehalose dehydrate is about 280 mM.
[0130] In one embodiment, the concentration of hydrochloric acid
useful in the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the
range of from 0.01 to 1% (v/v). In another embodiment, the
concentration of hydrochloric acid is in the range of from 0.025 to
0.75% (v/v). In another embodiment, the concentration of
hydrochloric acid is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.5% (v/v). In
another embodiment, the concentration of hydrochloric acid is in
the range of from 0.075 to 0.25% (v/v). In one particular
embodiment, the concentration of hydrochloric acid is 0.1% (v/v).
In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises
from 0.8 to 1.1 mL of hydrochloric acid. In a specific embodiment,
a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises from 0.9 to 1.0 mL of
hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of
1000 mL comprises 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 0.95, 0.96, 0.97,
0.98, 0.99 or 1.00 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments,
a formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 0.90 mL of hydrochloric
acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.91 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 0.92 mL of hydrochloric
acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.93 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 0.94 mL of hydrochloric
acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.95 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 0.96 mL of hydrochloric
acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.97 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 0.98 mL of hydrochloric
acid. In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.99 mL of hydrochloric acid. In certain embodiments, a
formulation volume of 1000 mL comprises 1.00 mL of hydrochloric
acid.
[0131] In one embodiment, the concentration of TWEEN-20 useful in
the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the range of
from 0.001 to 0.1% (v/v). In another embodiment, the concentration
of TWEEN-20 is in the range of from 0.0025 to 0.075% (v/v). In one
embodiment, the concentration of TWEEN-20 is in the range of from
0.005 to 0.05% (v/v). In another embodiment, the concentration of
TWEEN-20 is in the range of from 0.0075 to 0.025% (v/v). In one
particular embodiment, the concentration of TWEEN-20 is 0.01%
(v/v). In certain embodiments, a formulation volume of 1000 mL
comprises 0.1 mL TWEEN-20.
[0132] In one embodiment, the molarity of potassium phosphate
useful in the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the
range of between 5 and 50 mM. In one embodiment, the molarity of
potassium phosphate is in the range of 10 and 40 mM. In another
embodiment, the molarity of potassium phosphate is in the range of
10 and 35 mM. In one embodiment, the molarity of potassium
phosphate is in the range of 10 and 30 mM. In another embodiment,
the molarity of potassium phosphate is in the range of 10 and 25
mM. In one embodiment, the molarity of potassium phosphate is in
the range of 10 and 20 mM. In one particular embodiment, the
molarity of potassium phosphate is 10 mM. In one particular
embodiment, the molarity of potassium phosphate is 20 mM.
[0133] In specific embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition does
not comprise potassium phosphate.
[0134] In one embodiment, the molarity of sodium chloride useful in
the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein is in the range of
between 50 and 250 mM. In another embodiment, the molarity of
sodium chloride is in the range of 75 and 225 mM. In one
embodiment, the molarity of sodium chloride is in the range of 100
and 200 mM. In another embodiment, the molarity of sodium chloride
is in the range of 125 and 175 mM. In one embodiment, the molarity
of sodium chloride is in the range of 130 and 160 mM. In another
embodiment, the molarity of potassium phosphate is in the range of
140 and 150 mM. In one particular embodiment, the molarity of
sodium chloride is 125 mM. In one particular embodiment, the
molarity of sodium chloride is 140 mM. In one particular
embodiment, the molarity of sodium chloride is 150 mM.
[0135] In specific embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition does
not comprise a salt. In other specific embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition does not comprise sodium chloride.
[0136] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition having a
pH in a range of 6.5 and 9.5. In another embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition having a pH in a range of 6.8 and 9.3.
In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition having a pH in a
range of 7.0 and 9.0. In another embodiment, the pharmaceutical
composition having a pH in a range of 7.3 and 8.7. In one
embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition having a pH in a range
of 7.5 and 8.5. In another embodiment, the pharmaceutical
composition having a pH in a range of 7.7 and 8.2. In one
particular embodiment, the pH of the pharmaceutical composition is
7.3. In one particular embodiment, the pH of the pharmaceutical
composition is 7.5. In one particular embodiment, the pH of the
pharmaceutical composition is 8.0. In one particular embodiment,
the pH of the pharmaceutical composition is 8.5. The measurements
of the pH can be taken at the temperature of 4.degree. C.
[0137] In a one embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition provided
herein comprises 20 mM Tris (e.g., 2.423 g in 1000 mL solution). In
another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein
comprises 8.2% (w/v) trehalose dihydrate (e.g., 92.55 g in 1000 mL
solution). In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein comprises 0.01% (v/v) TWEEN-20 (e.g., 0.1 mL in
1000 mL solution). In yet another embodiment, a pharmaceutical
compositing provided herein comprises hydrochloric acid, N.F.
(e.g., 0.94 mL in 1000 mL solution), and, in certain embodiments,
further comprises water WFI quality (added to 999 mL). Any
combination of two, three, four, five or all six of the foregoing
components are also contemplated. In some embodiments, a
pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH from 7.7 to
8.2, such as above 7.7, above 7.8, above 7.9, above 8.0 or above
8.1, when measured at 25.degree. C. In some embodiments, a
pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH above 7.7, when
measured at 25.degree. C. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical
composition provided herein has a pH above 7.8, when measured at
25.degree. C. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein has a pH above 7.9, when measured at 25.degree. C.
In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein
has a pH above 8.0, when measured at 25.degree. C. In some
embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH
above 8.1, when measured at 25.degree. C. In one embodiment, a
pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH of from 7.9 to
8.1, for example, when measured at 25.degree. C. In certain
embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH
of 8.0, for example, when measured at 25.degree. C. In some
embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein has a pH
of 8.5, for example, when measured at 4.degree. C.
[0138] Thus, in one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition
comprises potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, Tromethamine
(Tris), Trehalose dihydrate, TWEEN-20, hydrochloric acid, water, or
any combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, the
pharmaceutical composition comprises potassium phosphate, sodium
chloride, Tromethamine (Tris), Trehalose dihydrate, TWEEN-20,
hydrochloric acid, and water.
[0139] In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein comprises 20 mM Tris (2.423 g on 1000 mL solution),
8.2% (w/v) trehalose dihydrate (92.55 g in 1000 mL solution), 0.01%
(v/v) TWEEN-20 (0.1 mL in 1000 mL solution), hydrochloric acid,
N.F. (0.94 mL in 1000 mL solution), and water WFI quality (added to
999 mL), and has a pH of 8.5 (measured at 4.degree. C.).
[0140] In specific embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein does not comprise salt. In certain embodiments, a
pharmaceutical provided herein comprises a sugar, such as
trehalose. In specific embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
provided herein comprises a sugar, but does not comprise a salt. In
some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition provided herein has
a pH from 7.7 to 8.2, when measured at 25.degree. C.
[0141] In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an
osmolality from 250 to 350 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality from 275 to 325
Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an
osmolality from 295 to 305 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality of 295 Osmol/L. In
some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality
of 296 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
has an osmolality of 297 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality of 298 Osmol/L. In
some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality
of 299 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
has an osmolality of 300 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality of 301 Osmol/L. In
some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality
of 302 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition
has an osmolality of 303 Osmol/L. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality of 304 Osmol/L. In
some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition has an osmolality
of 305 Osmol/L.
[0142] Although certain numbers (and numerical ranges thereof) are
provided, it is understood that, in certain embodiments, numerical
values within, e.g., 2%, 5%, 10%, 15% or 20% of said numbers (or
numerical ranges) are also contemplated. Other exemplary
pharmaceutical compositions are provided in the Experimental
section below.
[0143] A primary solvent in a vehicle may be either aqueous or
non-aqueous in nature. In addition, the vehicle may contain other
pharmaceutically acceptable excipients for modifying or maintaining
the pH, osmolarity, viscosity, sterility or stability of the
pharmaceutical composition. In certain embodiments, the
pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle is an aqueous buffer. In other
embodiments, a vehicle comprises, for example, sodium chloride
and/or sodium citrate.
[0144] Pharmaceutical compositions provided herein may contain
still other pharmaceutically-acceptable formulation agents for
modifying or maintaining the rate of release of a peptide and/or an
additional agent, as described herein. Such formulation agents
include those substances known to artisans skilled in preparing
sustained-release formulations. For further reference pertaining to
pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable formulation agents,
see, for example, Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Ed.
(1990, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. 18042) pages 1435-1712, The
Merck Index, 12th Ed. (1996, Merck Publishing Group, Whitehouse,
N.J.); and Pharmaceutical Principles of Solid Dosage Forms (1993,
Technonic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, Pa.). Additional
pharmaceutical compositions appropriate for administration are
known in the art and are applicable in the methods and compositions
provided herein.
[0145] A pharmaceutical composition may be stored in a sterile vial
as a solution, suspension, gel, emulsion, solid, or dehydrated or
lyophilized powder. Such compositions may be stored either in a
ready to use form, a lyophilized form requiring reconstitution
prior to use, a liquid form requiring dilution prior to use, or
other acceptable form. In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical
composition is provided in a single-use container (e.g., a
single-use vial, ampoule, syringe, or autoinjector (similar to,
e.g., an EpiPen.RTM.)), whereas a multi-use container (e.g., a
multi-use vial) is provided in other embodiments. Any drug delivery
apparatus may be used to deliver peptides and the other agents
described herein, including implants (e.g., implantable pumps) and
catheter systems, both of which are known to the skilled artisan.
Depot injections, which are generally administered subcutaneously
or intramuscularly, may also be utilized to release peptides and/or
other agents described herein over a defined period of time. Depot
injections are usually either solid- or oil-based and generally
comprise at least one of the formulation components set forth
herein. The skilled artisan is familiar with possible formulations
and uses of depot injections. In certain embodiments, the use of
Nano Precision Medical's depot delivery technology (Nano Precision
Medical; Emeryville, Calif.) is contemplated. The technology
utilizes a titania nanotube membrane that produces zero-order
release rates of macromolecules, such as protein and peptide
therapeutics. The biocompatible membrane is housed in a small,
subcutaneous implant that provides long-term (e.g., up to one
year), constant-rate delivery of therapeutic macromolecules. The
technology is currently being evaluated, e.g., for the delivery of
GLP-1 agonists for the treatment of Type II diabetes.
[0146] A pharmaceutical composition can be formulated to be
compatible with its intended route of administration. Thus,
pharmaceutical compositions include carriers, diluents, or
excipients suitable for administration by routes including
parenteral (e.g., subcutaneous (s.c.), intravenous, intramuscular,
or intraperitoneal), intradermal, oral (e.g., ingestion),
inhalation, intracavity, intracranial, and transdermal (topical).
Other exemplary routes of administration are set forth herein.
[0147] Pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterile
injectable aqueous or oleagenous suspension. This suspension may be
formulated using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and
suspending agents disclosed herein or known to the skilled artisan.
The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable
solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable
diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butane diol.
Acceptable diluents, solvents and dispersion media that may be
employed include water, Ringer's solution, isotonic sodium chloride
solution, Cremophor EL.TM. (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate
buffered saline (PBS), ethanol, polyol (e.g., glycerol, propylene
glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol), and suitable mixtures
thereof. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally
employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any
bland fixed oil may be employed, including synthetic mono- or
diglycerides. Moreover, fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in
the preparation of injectables. Prolonged absorption of particular
injectable formulations can be achieved by including an agent that
delays absorption (e.g., aluminum monostearate or gelatin).
[0148] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions provided
herein may be administered parenterally by injection, infusion, or
implantation, for local or systemic administration. Parenteral
administration, as used herein, include intravenous, intraarterial,
intraperitoneal, intrathecal, intraventricular, intraurethral,
intrasternal, intracranial, intramuscular, intrasynovial, and
subcutaneous administration.
[0149] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions provided
herein may be formulated in any dosage forms that are suitable for
parenteral administration, including solutions, suspensions,
emulsions, micelles, liposomes, microspheres, nanosystems, and
solid forms suitable for solutions or suspensions in liquid prior
to injection. Such dosage forms can be prepared according to
conventional methods known to those skilled in the art of
pharmaceutical science (see, e.g., Remington, The Science and
Practice of Pharmacy, supra).
[0150] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions intended
for parenteral administration may include one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients, including, but
not limited to, aqueous vehicles, water-miscible vehicles,
non-aqueous vehicles, antimicrobial agents or preservatives against
the growth of microorganisms, stabilizers, solubility enhancers,
isotonic agents, buffering agents, antioxidants, local anesthetics,
suspending and dispersing agents, wetting or emulsifying agents,
complexing agents, sequestering or chelating agents,
cryoprotectants, lyoprotectants, thickening agents, pH adjusting
agents, and inert gases.
[0151] In one embodiment, suitable aqueous vehicles include, but
are not limited to, water, saline, physiological saline or
phosphate buffered saline (PBS), sodium chloride injection, Ringers
injection, isotonic dextrose injection, sterile water injection,
dextrose and lactated Ringers injection. Non-aqueous vehicles
include, but are not limited to, fixed oils of vegetable origin,
castor oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, peanut oil,
peppermint oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil,
hydrogenated vegetable oils, hydrogenated soybean oil, and
medium-chain triglycerides of coconut oil, and palm seed oil.
Water-miscible vehicles include, but are not limited to, ethanol,
1,3-butanediol, liquid polyethylene glycol (e.g., polyethylene
glycol 300 and polyethylene glycol 400), propylene glycol,
glycerin, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and
dimethyl sulfoxide.
[0152] In one embodiment, suitable antimicrobial agents or
preservatives include, but are not limited to, phenols, cresols,
mercurials, benzyl alcohol, chlorobutanol, methyl and propyl
p-hydroxybenzoates, thimerosal, benzalkonium chloride (e.g.,
benzethonium chloride), methyl- and propyl-parabens, and sorbic
acid. Suitable isotonic agents include, but are not limited to,
sodium chloride, glycerin, and dextrose. Suitable buffering agents
include, but are not limited to, phosphate and citrate. Suitable
antioxidants are those as described herein, including bisulfite and
sodium metabisulfite. Suitable local anesthetics include, but are
not limited to, procaine hydrochloride. Suitable suspending and
dispersing agents are those as described herein, including sodium
carboxymethylcelluose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and
polyvinylpyrrolidone. Suitable emulsifying agents include those
described herein, including polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate,
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate 80, and triethanolamine oleate.
Suitable sequestering or chelating agents include, but are not
limited to EDTA. Suitable pH adjusting agents include, but are not
limited to, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, citric acid, and
lactic acid. Suitable complexing agents include, but are not
limited to, cyclodextrins, including .alpha.-cyclodextrin,
.beta.-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl-.beta.-cyclodextrin,
sulfobutylether-.beta.-cyclodextrin, and sulfobutylether
7-.beta.-cyclodextrin (CAPTISOL.COPYRGT., CyDex, Lenexa,
Kans.).
[0153] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions provided
herein may be formulated for single or multiple dosage
administration. The single dosage formulations are packaged in an
ampoule, a vial, or a syringe. The multiple dosage parenteral
formulations may contain an antimicrobial agent at bacteriostatic
or fungistatic concentrations. All parenteral formulations must be
sterile, as known and practiced in the art.
[0154] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions are
provided as ready-to-use sterile solutions. In another embodiment,
the pharmaceutical compositions are provided as sterile dry soluble
products, including lyophilized powders and hypodermic tablets, to
be reconstituted with a vehicle prior to use. In yet another
embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions are provided as
ready-to-use sterile suspensions. In yet another embodiment, the
pharmaceutical compositions are provided as sterile dry insoluble
products to be reconstituted with a vehicle prior to use. In still
another embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions are provided as
ready-to-use sterile emulsions.
[0155] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions provided
herein may be formulated as immediate or modified release dosage
forms, including delayed-, sustained, pulsed-, controlled,
targeted-, and programmed-release forms.
[0156] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions may be
formulated as a suspension, solid, semi-solid, or thixotropic
liquid, for administration as an implanted depot. In one
embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions provided herein are
dispersed in a solid inner matrix, which is surrounded by an outer
polymeric membrane that is insoluble in body fluids but allows the
active ingredient in the pharmaceutical compositions diffuse
through.
[0157] In one embodiment, suitable inner matrixes include
polymethylmethacrylate, polybutyl-methacrylate, plasticized or
unplasticized polyvinylchloride, plasticized nylon, plasticized
polyethylene terephthalate, natural rubber, polyisoprene,
polyisobutylene, polybutadiene, polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl
acetate copolymers, silicone rubbers, polydimethylsiloxanes,
silicone carbonate copolymers, hydrophilic polymers, such as
hydrogels of esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid, collagen,
cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, and cross-linked partially
hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate.
[0158] In one embodiment, suitable outer polymeric membranes
include polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene/propylene copolymers,
ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene/vinyl acetate
copolymers, silicone rubbers, polydimethyl siloxanes, neoprene
rubber, chlorinated polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, vinyl chloride
copolymers with vinyl acetate, vinylidene chloride, ethylene and
propylene, ionomer polyethylene terephthalate, butyl rubber
epichlorohydrin rubbers, ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer,
ethylene/vinyloxyethanol copolymer, and ethylene/vinyl
acetate/vinyl alcohol terpolymer.
[0159] Pharmaceutical compositions may be in a form suitable for
oral use, for example, as tablets, capsules, troches, lozenges,
aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders or granules,
emulsions, hard or soft capsules, or syrups, solutions, microbeads
or elixirs. Pharmaceutical compositions intended for oral use may
be prepared according to any method known to the art for the
manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions. Such compositions may
contain one or more agents such as sweetening agents, flavoring
agents, coloring agents and preserving agents in order to provide
pharmaceutically elegant and palatable preparations. Tablets
containing a peptide provided herein may be in admixture with
non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients suitable for the
manufacture of tablets. These excipients include, for example,
diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose,
calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and
disintegrating agents, for example, corn starch, or alginic acid;
binding agents, for example starch, gelatin or acacia, and
lubricating agents, for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid or
talc.
[0160] Tablets, capsules and the like suitable for oral
administration may be uncoated or they may be coated by known
techniques to delay disintegration and absorption in the
gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over
a longer period. For example, a time delay material such as
glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate may be employed. They
may also be coated by techniques known in the art to form osmotic
therapeutic tablets for controlled release. Additional agents
include biodegradable or biocompatible particles or a polymeric
substance such as polyesters, polyamine acids, hydrogel, polyvinyl
pyrrolidone, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid,
ethylene-vinylacetate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose,
protamine sulfate, or lactide/glycolide copolymers,
polylactide/glycolide copolymers, or ethylenevinylacetate
copolymers in order to control delivery of an administered
composition. For example, the oral agent can be entrapped in
microcapsules prepared by coacervation techniques or by interfacial
polymerization, by the use of hydroxymethylcellulose or
gelatin-microcapsules or poly (methylmethacrolate) microcapsules,
respectively, or in a colloid drug delivery system. Colloidal
dispersion systems include macromolecule complexes, nano-capsules,
microspheres, microbeads, and lipid-based systems, including
oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes.
Methods of preparing liposomes are described in, for example, U.S.
Pat. Nos. 4,235,871, 4,501,728, and 4,837,028. Methods for the
preparation of the above-mentioned formulations will be apparent to
those skilled in the art.
[0161] Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard
gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an
inert solid diluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium
phosphate, kaolin or microcrystalline cellulose, or as soft gelatin
capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water or an
oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive
oil.
[0162] Aqueous suspensions contain the active materials in
admixture with excipients suitable for the manufacture thereof.
Such excipients are suspending agents, for example sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose,
hydroxy-propylmethylcellulose, sodium alginate,
polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia; dispersing or
wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide, for
example lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide
with fatty acids, for example polyoxy-ethylene stearate, or
condensation products of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic
alcohols, for example heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation
products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty
acids and a hexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or
condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived
from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene
sorbitan monooleate. The aqueous suspensions may also contain one
or more preservatives.
[0163] Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active
ingredient in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil,
sesame oil or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid
paraffin. The oily suspensions may contain a thickening agent, for
example beeswax, hard paraffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents
such as those set forth above, and flavoring agents may be added to
provide a palatable oral preparation.
[0164] Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of
an aqueous suspension by addition of water provide the active
ingredient in admixture with a dispersing or wetting agent,
suspending agent and one or more preservatives. Suitable dispersing
or wetting agents and suspending agents are exemplified herein.
[0165] Pharmaceutical compositions provided herein may also be in
the form of oil-in-water emulsions. The oily phase may be a
vegetable oil, for example olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral
oil, for example, liquid paraffin, or mixtures of these. Suitable
emulsifying agents may be naturally-occurring gums, for example,
gum acacia or gum tragacanth; naturally-occurring phosphatides, for
example, soy bean, lecithin, and esters or partial esters derived
from fatty acids; hexitol anhydrides, for example, sorbitan
monooleate; and condensation products of partial esters with
ethylene oxide, for example, polyoxyethylene sorbitan
monooleate.
[0166] Pharmaceutical compositions can also include carriers to
protect the composition against rapid degradation or elimination
from the body, such as a controlled release formulation, including
implants, liposomes, hydrogels, prodrugs and microencapsulated
delivery systems. For example, a time delay material such as
glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl stearate alone, or in combination
with a wax, may be employed. Prolonged absorption of injectable
pharmaceutical compositions can be achieved by including an agent
that delays absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate or
gelatin. Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved
by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example,
parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the
like.
[0167] Also provided herein are peptides and/or one or more
additional agents described herein in the form of suppositories for
rectal administration. The suppositories can be prepared by mixing
a peptide and/or one or more additional agents described herein
with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at ordinary
temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will
therefore melt in the rectum to release the drug. Such materials
include, but are not limited to, cocoa butter and polyethylene
glycols.
5.3 Peptides
[0168] In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions,
formulations and dosage forms provided herein comprise one or more
peptides or peptide sequences provided herein. In certain
embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and
dosage forms provided herein comprise one or more variants of FGF19
peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences
and variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences having one or more activities associated with the
treatment and/or prevention of a bile acid-related or associated
disorder (e.g., PBC), a metabolic disorder or a cancer or tumor. In
certain embodiments, the activity is a glucose lowering activity.
Such variants and fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences include sequences that do not substantially increase or
induce HCC formation or HCC tumorigenesis and/or do not induce a
substantial elevation or increase in lipid profile.
[0169] In one embodiment, a chimeric peptide sequence includes or
consists of an N-terminal region having at least seven amino acid
residues and the N-terminal region having a first amino acid
position and a last amino acid position, where the N-terminal
region has a DSSPL (SEQ ID NO:121) or DASPH (SEQ ID NO:122)
sequence; and a C-terminal region having a portion of FGF19 and the
C-terminal region having a first amino acid position and a last
amino acid position, where the C-terminal region includes amino
acid residues 16-29 of FGF19 (WGDPIRLRHLYTSG; SEQ ID NO:169) and
the W residue corresponds to the first amino acid position of the
C-terminal region. In particular embodiments, the variant is M70:
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDS16MDPFG
LVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (SEQ ID NO:70). In particular embodiments, the
variant is M69:
TABLE-US-00006 (M69) (SEQ ID NO: 69)
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESD1VIFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK.
[0170] In another embodiment, a chimeric peptide sequence includes
or consists of an N-terminal region having a portion of FGF21 and
the N-terminal region having a first amino acid position and a last
amino acid position, where the N-terminal region has a GQV sequence
and the V residue corresponds to the last amino acid position of
the N-terminal region; and a C-terminal region having a portion of
FGF19 and the C-terminal region having a first amino acid position
and a last amino acid position where the C-terminal region includes
amino acid residues 21-29 of FGF19 (RLRHLYTSG; SEQ ID NO: 185) and
the R residue corresponds to the first position of the C-terminal
region.
[0171] In particular aspects, modifications to the Loop-8 region of
FGF19 are disclosed herein that possess favorable metabolic
parameters without exhibiting substantial tumorigenicity. Herein,
FGF19 residues 127-129 are defined as constituting the Loop-8
region, although in the literature the Loop-8 region is sometimes
defined as including or consisting of other residues (e.g.,
residues 125-129). Certain combinations of R127L and P128E
substitutions to the FGF19 framework had an unexpectedly positive
effect on HCC formation. Even more surprisingly, a combination of
R127L and P128E substitutions and a substitution of Gln (Q) for Leu
(L) in the FGF19 core region had an even more significant effect on
preventing HCC formation.
[0172] Accordingly, variants of FGF19 Loop-8 region are included
since they can reduce or eliminate substantial, measurable or
detectable HCC formation. Furthermore, the effect of reducing HCC
formation may be enhanced by modifications to amino acid residues
outside of the Loop-8 region (e.g., substitutions of amino acid
residues in the core region, such as the region corresponding to
amino acids 21-29 of SEQ ID NO:99). In some embodiments, the Loop-8
modified variant comprises a substitution in the FGF19 Loop-8
region corresponding to amino acids 127-129 of SEQ ID NO:99. In
certain embodiments, the Loop-8 modified variant comprises a
substitution in the FGF19 Loop-8 region corresponding to (i) a
R127L substitution, (ii) a P128E substitution, or (iii) a R127L
substitution and a P128E substitution. In some embodiments, the
FGF19 variant comprises or further comprises a substitution in the
core region corresponding to amino acids 21-29 of SEQ ID NO:99. In
certain embodiments, the FGF19 variant comprises or further
comprises a substitution in the core region corresponding to a L22Q
substitution. In certain embodiments, the amino acid sequence of
the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to the EIRPD
(amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the
Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises four amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises five amino acid substitutions to
the EIRPD (amino acids 2-6 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In other embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises three amino acid substitutions to
the IRP (amino acids 3-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises one amino acid substitution to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In some embodiments, the amino acid
sequence of the peptide comprises two amino acid substitutions to
the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in
the Loop-8 region of FGF19. In certain embodiments, the amino acid
substitution to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino
acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is an Arg (R) to Leu
(L) substitution. In other embodiments, the substitution to the RP
(amino acids 4-5 of SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the
Loop-8 region of FGF19 is a Pro (P) to Glu (E) substitution. In
some embodiments, the substitutions to the RP (amino acids 4-5 of
SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is
an Arg (R) to Leu (L) substitution and a Pro (P) to Glu (E)
substitution. In specific embodiments, the foregoing
substitution(s) in the Loop-8 region of FGF19 is in the
corresponding FGF19 sequence thereof in a variant peptide provided
herein. That is, said substitutions within a corresponding FGF19
sequence (e.g., EIRPD, IRP or RP) of a peptide variant provided
herein is also contemplated.
[0173] In some embodiments, the Loop-8 modified variant is M70:
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAV
ALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPV
SLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDS16MDPFG
LVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (SEQ ID NO:70), comprising a substitution in the
FGF19 Loop-8 region (underlined). In certain embodiments, the
Loop-8 modified M70 variant comprises a substitution in the FGF19
Loop-8 region (underlined) corresponding to (i) a R127L
substitution, (ii) a P128E substitution, or (iii) a R127L
substitution and a P128E substitution (SEQ. ID NO:204). In certain
embodiments, the Loop-8 modified M70 variant further comprises or
further comprises a substitution in the FGF19 core region. In some
embodiments, the Loop-8 modified M70 variant comprises a L18Q
substitution.
[0174] In some embodiments, the Loop-8 modified variant is M69:
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ SAHSLLEIKAVA
LRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVS
LSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVT
GLEAVRSPSFEK (M69) (SEQ ID NO:69), comprising a substitution in the
FGF19 Loop-8 region (underlined). In certain embodiments, the
Loop-8 modified M69 variant comprises a substitution in the FGF19
Loop-8 region (underlined) corresponding to (i) a R100L
substitution, (ii) a P101E substitution, or (iii) a R100L
substitution and a P101E substitution. In certain embodiments, the
Loop-8 modified M69 variant further comprises or further comprises
a substitution in the FGF19 core region. In some embodiments, the
Loop-8 modified M69 variant comprises a L17Q substitution.
[0175] In some embodiments, the Loop-8 modified variant comprises a
substitution in the FGF19 Loop-8 region corresponding to amino
acids 127-129 of SEQ ID NO:3. In certain embodiments, the Loop-8
modified variant comprises a substitution in the FGF19 Loop-8
region corresponding to (i) a R127L substitution, (ii) a P128E
substitution, or (iii) a R127L substitution and a P128E
substitution. In some embodiments, the FGF19 variant comprises or
further comprises a substitution in the core region corresponding
to amino acids 21-29 of SEQ ID NO:3. In certain embodiments, the
FGF19 variant comprises or further comprises a substitution in the
core region corresponding to a L22Q substitution.
[0176] In further embodiments, a peptide sequence includes or
consists of a FGF19 variant having one or more amino acid
substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a reference or
wild type FGF19. In additional embodiments, a peptide sequence
includes or consists of a FGF21 sequence variant having one or more
amino acid substitutions, insertions or deletions compared to a
reference or wild type FGF21. In yet additional embodiments, a
peptide sequence includes or consists of a portion of a FGF19
sequence fused to a portion of a FGF21 sequence. In still
additional embodiments, a peptide sequence includes or consists of
a portion of a FGF19 sequence fused to a portion of a FGF21
sequence, where the FGF19 and/or FGF21 sequence portion(s) have one
or more amino acid substitutions, insertions or deletions compared
to a reference or wild type FGF19 and/or FGF21. Examples of such
sequences are disclosed in PCT Pub. No. WO 2013/006486 and US Pub.
No. 2013/0023474, as well as PCT Publ. No. WO 2014/085365,
published Jun. 5, 2014. Table 1 and the Sequence Listing also sets
forth representative sequences that may be used in the methods
provided herein.
[0177] In some embodiments, the treatment peptides provided herein
include variants and fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences. In one embodiment, the treatment peptides include one or
more variant or fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide. In other
embodiments, the methods provided herein include contacting or
administering to a subject one or more nucleic acid molecules
encoding a variant or fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequence
(for example, an expression control element in operable linkage
with the nucleic acid encoding the peptide sequence, optionally
including a vector), in an amount effective for treating a bile
acid-related or associated disorder.
[0178] A representative reference or wild type FGF19 sequence is
set forth as:
TABLE-US-00007 (SEQ ID NO: 99)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK.
[0179] A representative reference or wild type FGF21 sequence is
set forth as:
HPIPDPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSPESLLQLKALK
PGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLP
GNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPEPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYA S
(SEQ ID NO:100). FGF21 allelic variants include, e.g., M70, M71 and
M72.
[0180] The terms "peptide," "protein," and "polypeptide" sequence
are used interchangeably herein to refer to two or more amino
acids, or "residues," including chemical modifications and
derivatives of amino acids, covalently linked by an amide bond or
equivalent. The amino acids forming all or a part of a peptide may
be from among the known 21 naturally occurring amino acids, which
are referred to by both their single letter abbreviation or common
three-letter abbreviation. In the peptide sequences provided
herein, conventional amino acid residues have their conventional
meaning. Thus, "Leu" is leucine, "Ile" is isoleucine, "Nle" is
norleucine, and so on.
[0181] In various particular aspects, a peptide or chimeric
sequence provided herein has at the N-terminal region first amino
acid position an "M" residue, an "R" residue, a "S" residue, a "H"
residue, a "P" residue, a "L" residue or an "D" residue. In various
alternative particular aspects, a peptide or chimeric sequence
peptide sequence does not have a "M" residue or an "R" residue at
the first amino acid position of the N-terminal region.
[0182] Also provided herein are subsequences, variants and modified
forms of the exemplified peptide sequences (including the FGF19 and
FGF21 variants and subsequences listed in the Sequence Listing, or
Table 1), so long as the foregoing retains at least a detectable or
measureable activity or function. Also, certain exemplified variant
peptides, for example, those having all or a portion of FGF21
sequence at the amino-terminus, have an "R" residue positioned at
the N-terminus, which can be omitted. Similarly, certain
exemplified variant peptides, include an "M" residue positioned at
the N-terminus, which can be appended to or further substituted for
an omitted residue, such as an "R" residue. More particularly, in
various embodiments peptide sequences at the N-terminus include any
of: RDSS (SEQ ID NO:115), DSS, MDSS (SEQ ID NO:116) or MRDSS (SEQ
ID NO:117). Furthermore, when a "M" residue is adjacent to a "S"
residue, the "M" residue may be cleaved such that the "M" residue
is deleted from the peptide sequence, whereas when the "M" residue
is adjacent to a "D" residue, the "M" residue may not be cleaved.
Thus, by way of example, in various embodiments peptide sequences
include those with the following residues at the N-terminus: MDSSPL
(SEQ ID NO:119), MSDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:120) (cleaved to SDSSPL (SEQ ID
NO:112)) and MSSPL (SEQ ID NO:113) (cleaved to SSPL (SEQ ID
NO:114)).
[0183] Exemplified herein are peptide sequences, distinct from
reference FGF19 and FGF21 polypeptides set forth herein, that
modulate bile acid homeostasis, hyperglycemic conditions, insulin
resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, metabolic
syndrome, or related disorders, in vivo (e.g., Table 1 and the
Sequence Listing). Non-limiting particular examples are a peptide
sequence with amino-terminal amino acids 1-16 of FGF21 fused to
carboxy-terminal amino acids 21-194 of FGF19; a peptide sequence
with amino-terminal amino acids 1-147 of FGF19 fused to
carboxy-terminal amino acids 147-181 of FGF21; a peptide sequence
with amino-terminal amino acids 1-20 of FGF19 fused to
carboxy-terminal amino acids 17-181 of FGF21; a peptide sequence
with amino-terminal amino acids 1-146 of FGF21 fused to
carboxy-terminal amino acids 148-194 of FGF19; and a peptide
sequence with amino-terminal amino acids 1-20 of FGF19 fused to
internal amino acids 17-146 of FGF21 fused to carboxy-terminal
amino acids 148-194 of FGF19.
[0184] Additional particular peptides sequences have a WGDPI (SEQ
ID NO:170) sequence motif corresponding to the WGDPI sequence of
amino acids 16-20 of FGF19 (SEQ ID NO:99), lack a WGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:170) sequence motif corresponding to the WGDPI sequence of amino
acids 16-20 of FGF19 (SEQ ID NO:99), or have a substituted (i.e.,
mutated) WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence motif corresponding to
FGF19 WGDPI sequence of amino acids 16-20 of FGF19 (SEQ ID
NO:99).
[0185] Particular peptide sequences provided herein also include
sequences distinct from FGF19 and FGF21 (e.g., as set forth
herein), and FGF 19 variant sequences having any GQV, GDI, WGPI
(SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI
(SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176),
AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID
NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID
NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted
for FGF19 WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20.
Accordingly, the wild-type FGF19 and FGF21 (e.g., as set forth
herein as SEQ ID NOS:99 and 100, respectively) may be excluded
sequences, and FGF19 having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171),
WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174),
GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ
ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ
ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ
ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19 may also be
excluded. This exclusion, however, does not apply to where a
sequence has, for example, 3 FGF21 residues fused to FGF19 having,
for example, any of GQV, GQV, GDI, or GPI, or 2 FGF21 residues
fused to any of WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI
(SEQ ID NO:174), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), or
WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183).
[0186] Particular non-limiting examples of peptide sequences
include or consist of all or a part of a sequence variant specified
herein as M1-M98 (SEQ ID NOs:1-52, 192, and 54-98, respectively).
More particular non-limiting examples of peptide sequences include
or consist of all or a part of a sequence set forth as:
TABLE-US-00008 (M5-R) (SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (FGF21 sequences can
also include an residue at the amino terminus); (SEQ ID NO: 138 and
161) DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSL
LEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M1) (SEQ ID NO: 1 or 139)
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M2) (SEQ ID NO: 2
or 140) RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (SEQ ID NO: 141)
DSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M69) (SEQ ID NO: 69)
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M52) (SEQ ID NO: 52)
RDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M5-R) (SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M71) (SEQ ID NO: 71)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHSLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS; (M72) (SEQ ID NO: 72)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPAPP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS; (M73) (SEQ ID NO: 73)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSP
ESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALP
EPPGILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVVQDELQGVGGEGCHMHPENCKTLLTDI DRTHTEKPVWDGITGE;
(M3) (SEQ ID NO: 3)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M48) (SEQ ID NO:
48, 6 or 148) RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M49) (SEQ ID NO: 49, 7
or 149) RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAF
EEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPM
VPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M50) (SEQ ID NO:
50) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMV
PEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M51) (SEQ ID NO: 51,
36 or 155) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMV
PEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M53) (SEQ ID NO:
192) MDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIR
PDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M70) (SEQ ID NO: 70)
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M139) (SEQ ID NO:
193) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M140) (SEQ ID NO:
194) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEIREDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; (M141) (SEQ ID NO:
195) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILCDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK; or (M160) (SEQ ID
NO: 196) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCA
RGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDC
AFEEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK;
or a subsequence or fragment thereof any of the foregoing peptide
sequences. In certain embodiments of any of the foregoing peptide
sequences, the R terminal residue is deleted.
[0187] Additional particular non-limiting examples of peptide
sequences, having at the N-terminus, a peptide sequence including
or consisting of all or a part of any of:
TABLE-US-00009 (M5-R) (amino acids 1-25 of SEQ ID NO: 160)
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M6) (M6-R) (amino acids 2-22 of SEQ ID
NO: 6) DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M7) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
7) RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M8-R) (amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID
NO: 8) HPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M9-R) (amino acids 2-28 of SEQ
ID NO: 9) HPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10-R) (amino acids 2-28 of
SEQ ID NO: 10) HPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M11) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 11) RPLAFSDAGPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M12) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14-R)
(amino acids 2-26 of SEQ ID NO: 14) HPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M15) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 15)
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M16) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
16) RPLAFSDAGPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M17) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 17) RPLAFSDAGPHVGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M18) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 18) RPLAFSDAGPHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M19) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 19) RPLAFSDAGPVYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M20) (amino acids 1-27
of SEQ ID NO: 20) RPLAFSDAGPVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M21) (amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 21) RPLAFSDAGPVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M22) (amino
acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 22) RPLAFSDAGPHVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M23)
(amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 23) RPLAFSDAGPHHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M24) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 24)
RPLAFSDAGPHEYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M25) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID NO:
25) RPLAFSDAGPHVYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M26) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ ID
NO: 26) RPLAFSDSSPLVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M27) (amino acids 1-27 of SEQ
ID NO: 27) RPLAFSDSSPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M28) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 28) RPLAFSDAGPHVWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M29) (amino acids 1-28
of SEQ ID NO: 29) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M30) (amino acids
1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 30) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYAWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M31) (amino
acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 31) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGAQVRLRHLYTSG; (M32)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 32) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSG;
(M33) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 33)
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGPQVRLRHLYTSG; (M34) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO:
34) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGAVRLRHLYTSG; (M35) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID
NO: 35) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGEVRLRHLYTSG; (M36) (amino acids 1-26 of SEQ
ID NO: 36) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSG; (M37) (amino acids 1-26 of
SEQ ID NO: 37) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQARLRHLYTSG; (M38) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 38) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQIRLRHLYTSG; (M39) (amino acids
1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 39) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQTRLRHLYTSG; (M40) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 40) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGQPVRLRHLYTSG; (M74-R)
(amino acids 2-24 of SEQ ID NO: 74) DAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M75-R) (amino acids 2-19 of SEQ ID NO: 75) VHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M77-R) (amino acids 2-10 of SEQ ID NO: 77) RLRHLYTSG; (M9) (amino
acids 1-28 of SEQ ID NO: 9) RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M8)
(amino acids 1-26 of SEQ ID NO: 8) RHPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSG;
(M12) (amino acids 1-29 of SEQ ID NO: 12)
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M10) (amino acids 1-28 of SEQ ID
NO: 10) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSG; (M13) (amino acids 1-27 of
SEQ ID NO: 13) RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M14) (amino acids 1-26
of SEQ ID NO: 14) RHPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSG; (M43) amino acids
1-27 of SEQ ID NO: 43) RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGDIRLRHLYTSG; or (M6) (amino
acids 1-22 of SEQ ID NO: 6) RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSG.
and for any of the foregoing peptide sequences the amino terminal R
residue may be deleted.
[0188] Peptide sequences provided herein additionally include those
with reduced or absent induction or formation of HCC compared to
FGF19, or a FGF 19 variant sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI
(SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI
(SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176),
AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID
NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID
NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted
for the WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of
FGF19. Peptide sequences provided herein also include those with
greater glucose lowering activity compared to FGF19, or a FGF 19
variant sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI, WGPI (SEQ ID
NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID
NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI
(SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179),
WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182),
WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the
WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19.
Peptide sequences provided herein moreover include those with less
lipid (e.g., triglyceride, cholesterol, non-HDL or HDL) increasing
activity compared to FGF19, or a FGF 19 variant sequence having any
of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ
ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI
(SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178),
WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181),
WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184)
substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids
16-20 of FGF19.
[0189] Typically, the number of amino acids or residues in a
peptide sequence provided herein will total less than about 250
(e.g., amino acids or mimetics thereof). In various particular
embodiments, the number of residues comprise from about 20 up to
about 200 residues (e.g., amino acids or mimetics thereof). In
additional embodiments, the number of residues comprise from about
50 up to about 200 residues (e.g., amino acids or mimetics
thereof). In further embodiments, the number of residues comprise
from about 100 up to about 195 residues (e.g., amino acids or
mimetics thereof) in length.
[0190] Amino acids or residues can be linked by amide or by
non-natural and non-amide chemical bonds including, for example,
those formed with glutaraldehyde, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters,
bifunctional maleimides, or N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC).
Non-amide bonds include, for example, ketomethylene,
aminomethylene, olefin, ether, thioether and the like (see, e.g.,
Spatola in Chemistry and Biochemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides and
Proteins, Vol. 7, pp 267-357 (1983), "Peptide and Backbone
Modifications," Marcel Decker, NY). Thus, when a peptide provided
herein includes a portion of a FGF19 sequence and a portion of a
FGF21 sequence, the two portions need not be joined to each other
by an amide bond, but can be joined by any other chemical moiety or
conjugated together via a linker moiety.
[0191] In some embodiments, the treatment peptides provided herein
also include subsequences, variants and modified forms of the
exemplified peptide sequences (including the FGF19 and FGF21
variants and subsequences listed in Table 1 and Sequence Listing),
so long as the foregoing retains at least a detectable or
measureable activity or function. For example, certain exemplified
variant peptides have FGF19 C-terminal sequence,
PHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKM
QGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPL SHFLPML
PMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK (SEQ ID NO:188) at
the C-terminal portion, e.g., following the "TSG" amino acid
residues of the variant.
[0192] Also, certain exemplified variant peptides, for example,
those having all or a portion of FGF21 sequence at the
amino-terminus, have an "R" residue positioned at the N-terminus,
which can be omitted. Similarly, certain exemplified variant
peptides, include an "M" residue positioned at the N-terminus,
which can be appended to or further substituted for an omitted
residue, such as an "R" residue. More particularly, in various
embodiments peptide sequences at the N-terminus include any of:
RDSS (SEQ ID NO:115), DSS, MDSS (SEQ ID NO:116) or MRDSS (SEQ ID
NO:117). Furthermore, in cells when a "M" residue is adjacent to a
"S" residue, the "M" residue may be cleaved such that the "M"
residue is deleted from the peptide sequence, whereas when the "M"
residue is adjacent to a "D" residue, the "M" residue may not be
cleaved. Thus, by way of example, in various embodiments peptide
sequences include those with the following residues at the
N-terminus: MDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:119), MSDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:120)
(cleaved to SDSSPL (SEQ ID NO:112)) and MSSPL (SEQ ID NO:113)
(cleaved to SSPL (SEQ ID NO:114)).
[0193] Accordingly, in some embodiments, the "peptide,"
"polypeptide," and "protein" sequences provided herein include
subsequences, variants and modified forms of the FGF19 and FGF21
variants and subsequences listed in Table 1 and Sequence Listing,
and the FGF19/FGF21 fusions and chimeras listed in Table 1 and
Sequence Listing, so long as the subsequence, variant or modified
form (e.g., fusion or chimera) retains at least a detectable
activity or function, e.g., glucose lowering activity and/or
modulation of bile acid homeostasis.
[0194] As used herein, the term "modify" and grammatical variations
thereof, means that the composition deviates relative to a
reference composition, such as a peptide sequence. Such modified
peptide sequences, nucleic acids and other compositions may have
greater or less activity or function, or have a distinct function
or activity compared with a reference unmodified peptide sequence,
nucleic acid, or other composition, or may have a property
desirable in a protein formulated for therapy (e.g. serum
half-life), to elicit antibody for use in a detection assay, and/or
for protein purification. For example, a peptide sequence provided
herein can be modified to increase serum half-life, to increase in
vitro and/or in vivo stability of the protein, etc.
[0195] Particular examples of such subsequences, variants and
modified forms of the peptide sequences exemplified herein (e.g., a
peptide sequence listed in the Sequence Listing or Table 1) include
substitutions, deletions and/or insertions/additions of one or more
amino acids, to or from the amino-terminus, the carboxy-terminus or
internally. One example is a substitution of an amino acid residue
for another amino acid residue within the peptide sequence. Another
is a deletion of one or more amino acid residues from the peptide
sequence, or an insertion or addition of one or more amino acid
residues into the peptide sequence.
[0196] The number of residues substituted, deleted or
inserted/added are one or more amino acids (e.g., 1-3, 3-5, 5-10,
10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100,
100-110, 110-120, 120-130, 130-140, 140-150, 150-160, 160-170,
170-180, 180-190, 190-200, 200-225, 225-250, or more) of a peptide
sequence. Thus, a FGF19 or FGF21 sequence can have few or many
amino acids substituted, deleted or inserted/added (e.g., 1-3, 3-5,
5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90,
90-100, 100-110, 110-120, 120-130, 130-140, 140-150, 150-160,
160-170, 170-180, 180-190, 190-200, 200-225, 225-250, or more). In
addition, a FGF19 amino acid sequence can include or consist of an
amino acid sequence of about 1-3, 3-5, 5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40,
40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, 100-110, 110-120,
120-130, 130-140, 140-150, 150-160, 160-170, 170-180, 180-190,
190-200, 200-225, 225-250, or more amino acids from FGF21; or a
FGF21 amino acid or sequence can include or consist of an amino
acid sequence of about 1-3, 3-5, 5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50,
50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, 100-110, 110-120, 120-130,
130-140, 140-150, 150-160, 160-170, 170-180, 180-190, 190-200,
200-225, 225-250, or more amino acids from FGF19.
[0197] Specific examples of substitutions include substituting a D
residue for an L-residue. Accordingly, although residues are listed
in the L-isomer configuration, D-amino acids at any particular or
all positions of the peptide sequences provided herein are
included, unless a D-isomer leads to a sequence that has no
detectable or measurable function.
[0198] Additional specific examples are non-conservative and
conservative substitutions. A "conservative substitution" is a
replacement of one amino acid by a biologically, chemically or
structurally similar residue. Biologically similar means that the
substitution is compatible with a biological activity, e.g.,
activity that improves PBC and/or the manifestations thereof.
Structurally similar means that the amino acids have side chains
with similar length, such as alanine, glycine and serine, or having
similar size, or the structure of a first, second or additional
peptide sequence is maintained. Chemical similarity means that the
residues have the same charge or are both hydrophilic and
hydrophobic. Particular examples include the substitution of one
hydrophobic residue, such as isoleucine, valine, leucine or
methionine, for another, or the substitution of one polar residue
for another, such as the substitution of arginine for lysine,
glutamic for aspartic acids, or glutamine for asparagine, serine
for threonine, etc. Routine assays can be used to determine whether
a subsequence, variant or modified form has activity, e.g.,
activity that improves PBC and/or the manifestations thereof.
[0199] Particular examples of subsequences, variants and modified
forms of the peptide sequences exemplified herein have 50%-60%,
60%-70%, 70%-75%, 75%-80%, 80%-85%, 85%-90%, 90%-95%, or 96%, 97%,
98%, or 99% identity to a reference peptide sequence. The term
"identity" and "homology" and grammatical variations thereof mean
that two or more referenced entities are the same. Thus, where two
amino acid sequences are identical, they have the identical amino
acid sequence. "Areas, regions or domains of identity" mean that a
portion of two or more referenced entities are the same. Thus,
where two amino acid sequences are identical or homologous over one
or more sequence regions, they share identity in those regions.
[0200] The extent of identity between two sequences can be
ascertained using a computer program and mathematical algorithm
known in the art. Such algorithms that calculate percent sequence
identity (homology) generally account for sequence gaps and
mismatches over the comparison region. For example, a BLAST (e.g.,
BLAST 2.0) search algorithm (see, e.g., Altschul et al., J. Mol.
Biol. 215:403 (1990), publicly available through NCBI) has
exemplary search parameters as follows: Mismatch -2; gap open 5;
gap extension 2. For peptide sequence comparisons, a BLASTP
algorithm is typically used in combination with a scoring matrix,
such as PAM100, PAM 250, BLOSUM 62 or BLOSUM 50. FASTA (e.g.,
FASTA2 and FASTA3) and SSEARCH sequence comparison programs are
also used to quantitate the extent of identity (Pearson et al.,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444 (1988); Pearson, Methods Mol
Biol. 132:185 (2000); and Smith et al., J. Mol. Biol. 147:195
(1981)). Programs for quantitating protein structural similarity
using Delaunay-based topological mapping have also been developed
(Bostick et al., Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 304:320 (2003)).
[0201] In the peptide sequences, including subsequences, variants
and modified forms of the peptide sequences exemplified herein, an
"amino acid" or "residue" includes conventional alpha-amino acids
as well as beta-amino acids; alpha, alpha disubstituted amino
acids; and N-substituted amino acids, wherein at least one side
chain is an amino acid side chain moiety as defined herein. An
"amino acid" further includes N-alkyl alpha-amino acids, wherein
the N-terminus amino group has a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 linear or
branched alkyl substituent. The term "amino acid" therefore
includes stereoisomers and modifications of naturally occurring
protein amino acids, non-protein amino acids, post-translationally
modified amino acids (e.g., by glycosylation, phosphorylation,
ester or amide cleavage, etc.), enzymatically modified or
synthesized amino acids, derivatized amino acids, constructs or
structures designed to mimic amino acids, amino acids with a side
chain moiety modified, derivatized from naturally occurring
moieties, or synthetic, or not naturally occurring, etc. Modified
and unusual amino acids are included in the peptide sequences
provided herein (see, for example, in Synthetic Peptides: A User's
Guide; Hruby et al., Biochem. J. 268:249 (1990); and Toniolo C.,
Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 35:287 (1990)).
[0202] In addition, protecting and modifying groups of amino acids
are included. The term "amino acid side chain moiety" as used
herein includes any side chain of any amino acid, as the term
"amino acid" is defined herein. This therefore includes the side
chain moiety in naturally occurring amino acids. It further
includes side chain moieties in modified naturally occurring amino
acids as set forth herein and known to one of skill in the art,
such as side chain moieties in stereoisomers and modifications of
naturally occurring protein amino acids, non-protein amino acids,
post-translationally modified amino acids, enzymatically modified
or synthesized amino acids, derivatized amino acids, constructs or
structures designed to mimic amino acids, etc. For example, the
side chain moiety of any amino acid disclosed herein or known to
one of skill in the art is included within the definition.
[0203] A "derivative of an amino acid side chain moiety" is
included within the definition of an amino acid side chain moiety.
Non-limiting examples of derivatized amino acid side chain moieties
include, for example: (a) adding one or more saturated or
unsaturated carbon atoms to an existing alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl
chain; (b) substituting a carbon in the side chain with another
atom, such as oxygen or nitrogen; (c) adding a terminal group to a
carbon atom of the side chain, including methyl (--CH.sub.3),
methoxy (--OCH.sub.3), nitro (--NO.sub.2), hydroxyl (--OH), or
cyano (--C.dbd.N); (d) for side chain moieties including a hydroxy,
thiol or amino groups, adding a suitable hydroxy, thiol or amino
protecting group; or (e) for side chain moieties including a ring
structure, adding one or more ring substituents, including
hydroxyl, halogen, alkyl, or aryl groups attached directly or
through, e.g., an ether linkage. For amino groups, suitable
protecting groups are known to the skilled artisan. Provided such
derivatization provides a desired activity in the final peptide
sequence (e.g., activity that improves PBC and/or the
manifestations thereof).
[0204] An "amino acid side chain moiety" includes all such
derivatization, and particular non-limiting examples include:
gamma-amino butyric acid, 12-amino dodecanoic acid,
alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, 6-amino hexanoic acid,
4-(aminomethyl)-cyclohexane carboxylic acid, 8-amino octanoic acid,
biphenylalanine, Boc-t-butoxycarbonyl, benzyl, benzoyl, citrulline,
diaminobutyric acid, pyrrollysine, diaminopropionic acid,
3,3-diphenylalanine, orthonine, citrulline,
1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindolecarboxylic acid, ethyl,
Fmoc-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, heptanoyl
(CH.sub.3--(CH.sub.2).sub.5--C(.dbd.O)--), hexanoyl
(CH.sub.3--(CH.sub.2).sub.4--C(.dbd.O)--), homoarginine,
homocysteine, homolysine, homophenylalanine, homoserine, methyl,
methionine sulfoxide, methionine sulfone, norvaline (NVA),
phenylglycine, propyl, isopropyl, sarcosine (SAR),
tert-butylalanine, and benzyloxycarbonyl.
[0205] A single amino acid, including stereoisomers and
modifications of naturally occurring protein amino acids,
non-protein amino acids, post-translationally modified amino acids,
enzymatically-synthesized amino acids, non-naturally occurring
amino acids including derivatized amino acids, an alpha, alpha
disubstituted amino acid derived from any of the foregoing (i.e.,
an alpha, alpha disubstituted amino acid, wherein at least one side
chain is the same as that of the residue from which it is derived),
a beta-amino acid derived from any of the foregoing (i.e., a
beta-amino acid which, other than for the presence of a
beta-carbon, is the same as the residue from which it is derived)
etc., including all of the foregoing can be referred to herein as a
"residue." Suitable substituents, in addition to the side chain
moiety of the alpha-amino acid, include C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 linear
or branched alkyl. Aib is an example of an alpha, alpha
disubstituted amino acid. While alpha, alpha disubstituted amino
acids can be referred to using conventional L- and D-isomeric
references, it is to be understood that such references are for
convenience, and that where the substituents at the alpha-position
are different, such amino acid can interchangeably be referred to
as an alpha, alpha disubstituted amino acid derived from the L- or
D-isomer, as appropriate, of a residue with the designated amino
acid side chain moiety. Thus (S)-2-Amino-2-methyl-hexanoic acid can
be referred to as either an alpha, alpha disubstituted amino acid
derived from L-Nle (norleucine) or as an alpha, alpha disubstituted
amino acid derived from D-Ala. Similarly, Aib can be referred to as
an alpha, alpha disubstituted amino acid derived from Ala. Whenever
an alpha, alpha disubstituted amino acid is provided, it is to be
understood as including all (R) and (S) configurations thereof.
[0206] An "N-substituted amino acid" includes any amino acid
wherein an amino acid side chain moiety is covalently bonded to the
backbone amino group, optionally where there are no substituents
other than H in the alpha-carbon position. Sarcosine is an example
of an N-substituted amino acid. By way of example, sarcosine can be
referred to as an N-substituted amino acid derivative of Ala, in
that the amino acid side chain moiety of sarcosine and Ala is the
same, i.e., methyl.
[0207] In certain embodiments, covalent modifications of the
peptide sequences, including subsequences, variants and modified
forms of the peptide sequences exemplified herein are provided. An
exemplary type of covalent modification includes reacting targeted
amino acid residues with an organic derivatizing agent that is
capable of reacting with selected side chains or the N- or
C-terminal residues of the peptide. Derivatization with
bifunctional agents is useful, for instance, for cross-linking
peptide to a water-insoluble support matrix or surface for use in
the method for purifying anti-peptide antibodies, and vice-versa.
Commonly used cross linking agents include, e.g.,
1,1-bis(diazoacetyl)-2-phenylethane, glutaraldehyde,
N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, for example, esters with
4-azidosalicylic acid, homobifunctional imidoesters, including
disuccinimidyl esters such as
3,3'-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate), bifunctional maleimides
such as bis-N-maleimido-1,8-octane and agents such as
methyl-3-[(p-azidophenyl)dithio]propioimidate.
[0208] Other modifications include deamidation of glutaminyl and
asparaginyl residues to the corresponding glutamyl and aspartyl
residues, respectively, hydroxylation of proline and lysine,
phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonyl residues,
methylation of the alpha-amino groups of lysine, arginine, and
histidine side chains (T. E. Creighton, Proteins: Structure and
Molecular Properties, W.H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, pp.
79-86 (1983)), acetylation of the N-terminal amine, amidation of
any C-terminal carboxyl group, etc.
[0209] Exemplified peptide sequences, and subsequences, variants
and modified forms of the peptide sequences exemplified herein can
also include alterations of the backbone for stability,
derivatives, and peptidomimetics. The term "peptidomimetic"
includes a molecule that is a mimic of a residue (referred to as a
"mimetic"), including but not limited to piperazine core molecules,
keto-piperazine core molecules and diazepine core molecules. Unless
otherwise specified, an amino acid mimetic of a peptide sequence
provided herein includes both a carboxyl group and amino group, and
a group corresponding to an amino acid side chain, or in the case
of a mimetic of Glycine, no side chain other than hydrogen.
[0210] By way of example, these would include compounds that mimic
the sterics, surface charge distribution, polarity, etc. of a
naturally occurring amino acid, but need not be an amino acid,
which would impart stability in the biological system. For example,
Proline may be substituted by other lactams or lactones of suitable
size and substitution; Leucine may be substituted by an alkyl
ketone, N-substituted amide, as well as variations in amino acid
side chain length using alkyl, alkenyl or other substituents,
others may be apparent to the skilled artisan. The essential
element of making such substitutions is to provide a molecule of
roughly the same size and charge and configuration as the residue
used to design the molecule. Refinement of these modifications will
be made by analyzing the compounds in a functional (e.g., glucose
lowering) or other assay, and comparing the structure-activity
relationship. Such methods are within the scope of the skilled
artisan working in medicinal chemistry and drug development.
[0211] The term "bind," or "binding," when used in reference to a
peptide sequence, means that the peptide sequence interacts at the
molecular level. Specific and selective binding can be
distinguished from non-specific binding using assays known in the
art (e.g., competition binding, immunoprecipitation, ELISA, flow
cytometry, Western blotting).
[0212] Peptides and peptidomimetics can be produced and isolated
using methods known in the art. Peptides can be synthesized, in
whole or in part, using chemical methods (see, e.g., Caruthers
(1980). Nucleic Acids Res. Symp. Ser. 215; Horn (1980); and Banga,
A. K., Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins, Formulation, Processing
and Delivery Systems (1995) Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster,
Pa.). Peptide synthesis can be performed using various solid-phase
techniques (see, e.g., Roberge Science 269:202 (1995); Merrifield,
Methods Enzymol. 289:3 (1997)) and automated synthesis may be
achieved, e.g., using the ABI 431A Peptide Synthesizer (Perkin
Elmer) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Peptides
and peptide mimetics can also be synthesized using combinatorial
methodologies. Synthetic residues and polypeptides incorporating
mimetics can be synthesized using a variety of procedures and
methodologies known in the art (see, e.g., Organic Syntheses
Collective Volumes, Gilman, et al. (Eds) John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., NY). Modified peptides can be produced by chemical
modification methods (see, for example, Belousov, Nucleic Acids
Res. 25:3440 (1997); Frenkel, Free Radic. Biol. Med. 19:373 (1995);
and Blommers, Biochemistry 33:7886 (1994)). Peptide sequence
variations, derivatives, substitutions and modifications can also
be made using methods such as oligonucleotide-mediated
(site-directed) mutagenesis, alanine scanning, and PCR-based
mutagenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis (Carter et al., Nucl. Acids
Res., 13:4331 (1986); Zoller et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 10:6487
(1987)), cassette mutagenesis (Wells et al., Gene 34:315 (1985)),
restriction selection mutagenesis (Wells et al., Philos. Trans. R.
Soc. London SerA 317:415 (1986)) and other techniques can be
performed on cloned DNA to produce peptide sequences, variants,
fusions and chimeras provided herein, and variations, derivatives,
substitutions and modifications thereof.
[0213] A "synthesized" or "manufactured" peptide sequence is a
peptide made by any method involving manipulation by the hand of
man. Such methods include, but are not limited to, the
aforementioned, such as chemical synthesis, recombinant DNA
technology, biochemical or enzymatic fragmentation of larger
molecules, and combinations of the foregoing.
[0214] Peptide sequences provided herein including subsequences,
sequence variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide
sequences (e.g., sequences listed in the Sequence Listing or Table
1), can also be modified to form a chimeric molecule. In certain
embodiments, provided herein are peptide sequences that include a
heterologous domain. Such domains can be added to the
amino-terminus or at the carboxyl-terminus of the peptide sequence.
Heterologous domains can also be positioned within the peptide
sequence, and/or alternatively flanked by FGF19 and/or FGF21
derived amino acid sequences.
[0215] The term "peptide" also includes dimers or multimers
(oligomers) of peptides. In certain embodiments, dimers or
multimers (oligomers) of the exemplified peptide sequences are
provided herein, as well as subsequences, variants and modified
forms of the exemplified peptide sequences, including sequences
listed in the Sequence Listing or Table 1.
[0216] In certain embodiments, a peptide sequence provided herein
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in Table 1. In other
embodiments, a peptide sequence provided herein consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 1 SEQ ID NO. Amino Acid Sequence 1.
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 2.
RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 3.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 4.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYAWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 5.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 6.
RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 7.
RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 8.
RHPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 9.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 10.
RHPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 11.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 12.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 13.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 14.
RHPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 15.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 16.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 17.
RPLAFSDAGPHVGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 18.
RPLAFSDAGPHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 19.
RPLAFSDAGPVYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 20.
RPLAFSDAGPVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 21.
RPLAFSDAGPVHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 22.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 23.
RPLAFSDAGPHHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 24.
RPLAFSDAGPHHYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 25.
RPLAFSDAGPHVYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 26.
RPLAFSDSSPLVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 27.
RPLAFSDSSPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 28.
RPLAFSDAGPHVWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 29.
RPLAFSDAGPHVEIYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 30.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYAWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 31.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGAQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 32.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 33.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGPQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 34.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGAVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 35.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGEVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 36.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 37.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQARLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 38.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 39.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQTRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 40.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGQPVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 41.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPEPPGI
LAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS 42.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPEPPGILAPQP
PDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS 43.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGGDIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 44.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAAD
QSPESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPEPP
GILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS 45.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSPES
LLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLEDG
YNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 46.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAAD
QSPESLLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFREL
LLEDGYNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPEPP
GILAPQPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYASPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSS
PLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 47.
HPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 48.
RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 49.
RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 50.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILE
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 51.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 52.
RDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 53.
MDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 54.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 55.
RPLAFSDAGPHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 56.
RPLAFSDAGPVYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 57.
RPLAFSDAGPVHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 58.
RPLAFSDAGPVEIYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 59.
RPLAFSDAGPHHGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 60.
RPLAFSDAGPHRYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 61.
RPLAFSDAGPHVGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 62.
RPLAFSDAGPHVYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 63.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 64.
RPLAFSDSSPLVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 65.
RPLAFSDSSPHVHWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 66.
RPLAFSDAGPHLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 67.
RPLAFSDAGPHVWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 68.
RPLAFSDAGPHVEIYWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 69.
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 70.
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 71.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSPES
LLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLEDG
YNVYQSEAHSLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPEPPGILAP
QPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS 72.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSPES
LLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLEDG
YNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPAPPEPPGILAP
QPPDVGSSDPLSMVGPSQGRSPSYAS 73.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRQRYLYTDDAQQTEAHLEIREDGTVGGAADQSPES
LLQLKALKPGVIQILGVKTSRFLCQRPDGALYGSLHFDPEACSFRELLLEDG
YNVYQSEAHGLPLHLPGNKSPHRDPAPRGPARFLPLPGLPPALPEPPGILAP
QPPDVGSSDPLSMVVQDELQGVGGEGCHMHPENCKTLLTDIDRTHTEKPV WDGITGE 74.
RDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 75.
RVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIK
AVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYN
VYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHL
ESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 76.
RGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRT
VAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKH
RLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSP
LETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 77.
RRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAI
KGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRL
PVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLE
TDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 78.
RAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 79.
RGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 80.
RPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLE
IKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGY
NVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGH
LESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 81.
RHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEI
KAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGY
NVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGH
LESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 82.
RPLAFSAAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 83.
RPLAFSDAAPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 84.
RPLAFSDAGAHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCAR
GQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAF
EEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 85.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGAGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 86.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGAPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 87.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDAICARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVR
YLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAK
QRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPF
GLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 88.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPAGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLAHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 89.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPAGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 90.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQAQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 91.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQRQLYKNRGFLPLAHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 92.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQRQLYKNRGFLPLSAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 93.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQAQLYKNRGFLPLAHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 94.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLAAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 95.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQRQLYKNRGFLPLSAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 96.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQAQLYKNRGFLPLAHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 97.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQAQLYKNRGFLPLSAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 98.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAAQAQLYKNRGFLPLAAFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 138.
DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEI
KAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGY
NVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGH
LESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 139.
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 140.
RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 141.
DSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSL
LEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPD
GYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLR
GHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 142.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 143.
RHPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 144.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 145.
RHPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 146.
RPLAFSDAGPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 147.
RHPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 148.
RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 149.
RPLAFSDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 150.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGAQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 151.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 152.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGPQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 153.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGAVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 154.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGEVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 155.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGNVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 156.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQARLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 157.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 158.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQTRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 159.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGWGQPVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQ
SAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEE
EIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEE
PEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 160.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 161.
DSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEI
KAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGY
NVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGH
LESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 162.
HPIPDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 163.
HPIPDSSPLLQFGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEI
RPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPE
DLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 164.
HPIPDSSPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQS
AHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEE
IRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEP
EDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 165.
HPIPDSSPHVHYGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 166.
DAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRP
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 167.
VHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKA
VALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNV
YRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLE
SDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 168.
RLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIK
GVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLP
VSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLET
DSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 188.
PHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLC
MGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQ
LYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLV TGLEAVRSPSFEK
192. MDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIRPDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 193.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILPDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 194.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEIREDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 195.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILCDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 196.
RPLAFSDAGPHVHYGWGDPIRQRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCAR
GQSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAF
EEEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVP
EEPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 197.
RDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHS
LLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILE
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 198.
RPLAFSDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 199.
RPLAFSDASPHVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARG
QSAHSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFE
EEILEDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPE
EPEDLRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 200.
RDSSPLLQWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 201.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGDQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILE
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 202.
RDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAHSLL
EIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILEDG
YNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDLRG
HLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 203.
RHPIPDSSPLLQFGGQVRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSAH
SLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEILE
DGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPEDL
RGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK 204.
MRDSSPLVHYGWGDPIRLRHLYTSGPHGLSSCFLRIRADGVVDCARGQSA
HSLLEIKAVALRTVAIKGVHSVRYLCMGADGKMQGLLQYSEEDCAFEEEIL
EDGYNVYRSEKHRLPVSLSSAKQRQLYKNRGFLPLSHFLPMLPMVPEEPED
LRGHLESDMFSSPLETDSMDPFGLVTGLEAVRSPSFEK
[0217] In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:2. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:4. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:5. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:6. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:9. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:10. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:11. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:12. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:13. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:14. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:15. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:16. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:17. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:18. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:20. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:21. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:22. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:23. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:24. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:25. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:26. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:27. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:28. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:29. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:30. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:31. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:32. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:33. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:34. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:35. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:36. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:37. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:38. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:39. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:40. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:41. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:42. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:43. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:44. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:45. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:46. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:47. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:48. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:49. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:50. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:51. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:52. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:53. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:54. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:55. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:56. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:57. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:58. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:59. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:60. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:61. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:62. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:63. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:64. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:65. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:66. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:67. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:68. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:69. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:70. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:71. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:72. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:73. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:74. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:75. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:76. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:77. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:78. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:79. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:80. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:81. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:82. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:83. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:84. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:85. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:86. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:87. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:88. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:89. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:90. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:91. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:92. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:93. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:94. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:95. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:96. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:97. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:98. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:138. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:139. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:140. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:141. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:142. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:143. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:144. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:145. In another embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:146. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:147. In one
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:148. In another embodiment, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:149. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:150. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:151. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 152. In
other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:153. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:154. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:155. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:156. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:157. In
another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158. In other embodiments, the
peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ
ID NO:159. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:160. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:161. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:162. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:163. In another embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:164. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:165. In one
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:166. In another embodiment, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:167. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:168. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:192. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:193. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:194. In another embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:195. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:196. In one
embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:197. In another embodiment, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:198. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:199. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:200. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence
comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:201. In
other embodiments, the peptide sequence comprises an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:202. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:203. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence comprises an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:204. In certain
embodiments of the various peptide sequences provided herein, the R
residue at the N-terminus is deleted.
[0218] In yet other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1. In another
embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:2. In other embodiments, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:3. In one embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an amino
acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:5. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of
an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:6. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth
in SEQ ID NO:7. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence
consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8. In
other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:9. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:10. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:12. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:13. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:14. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:15. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:16. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:17. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:18. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:19. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:20. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:21. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:22. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:24. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:25. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:26. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:27. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:28. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:29. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:30. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:31. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:32. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:33. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:34. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:35. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:36. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:37. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:38. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:39. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:40. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:41. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:42. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:43. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:44. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:45. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:46. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:47. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:48. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:49. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:50. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:51. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:52. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:53. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:54. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:55. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:56. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:57. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:58. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:59. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:60. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:61. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:62. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:63. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:64. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:65. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:66. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:67. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:68. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:69. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:70. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:71. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:72. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:73. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:74. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:75. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:76. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:77. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:78. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:79. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:80. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:81. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:82. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:83. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:84. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:85. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:86. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:87. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:88. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:89. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:90. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:91. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:92. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:93. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:94. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:95. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:96. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:97. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:98. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:138. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:139. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:140. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:141. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:142. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:143. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:144. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:145. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:146. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:147. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:148. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:149. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:150. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:151. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 152. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:153. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:154. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:155. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:156. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:157. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:158. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:159. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:160. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:161. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:162. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:163. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:164. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:165. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:166. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:167. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:168. In another embodiment, the
peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in
SEQ ID NO:192. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists
of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:193. In one
embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence
set forth in SEQ ID NO:194. In another embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:195. In other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:196. In one embodiment,
the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth
in SEQ ID NO:197. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence
consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:198. In
other embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:199. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:200. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:201. In other
embodiments, the peptide sequence consists of an amino acid
sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:202. In one embodiment, the peptide
sequence consists of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:203. In another embodiment, the peptide sequence consists of an
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:204. In certain
embodiments of the various peptide sequences provided herein, the R
residue at the N-terminus is deleted.
5.4 Particular Modifications to Enhance Peptide Function
[0219] It is frequently beneficial, and sometimes imperative, to
improve one of more physical properties of the treatment modalities
disclosed herein and/or the manner in which they are administered.
Improvements of physical properties include, for example,
modulating immunogenicity; methods of increasing solubility,
bioavailability, serum half-life, and/or therapeutic half-life;
and/or modulating biological activity. Certain modifications may
also be useful to, for example, raise of antibodies for use in
detection assays (e.g., epitope tags) and to provide for ease of
protein purification. Such improvements must generally be imparted
without adversely impacting the bioactivity of the treatment
modality and/or increasing its immunogenicity.
[0220] Pegylation of is one particular modification contemplated
herein, while other modifications include, but are not limited to,
glycosylation (N- and O-linked); polysialylation; albumin fusion
molecules comprising serum albumin (e.g., human serum albumin
(HSA), cyno serum albumin, or bovine serum albumin (BSA)); albumin
binding through, for example a conjugated fatty acid chain
(acylation); and Fc-fusion proteins.
[0221] 5.4.1 Pegylation
[0222] The clinical effectiveness of protein therapeutics is often
limited by short plasma half-life and susceptibility to protease
degradation. Studies of various therapeutic proteins (e.g.,
filgrastim) have shown that such difficulties may be overcome by,
for example, conjugating or linking the protein to any of a variety
of nonproteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG),
polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyalkylenes. This is frequently
effected by a linking moiety covalently bound to both the protein
and the nonproteinaceous polymer, e.g., a PEG. Such PEG-conjugated
biomolecules have been shown to possess clinically useful
properties, including better physical and thermal stability,
protection against susceptibility to enzymatic degradation,
increased solubility, longer in vivo circulating half-life and
decreased clearance, reduced immunogenicity and antigenicity, and
reduced toxicity. In addition to the beneficial effects of
pegylation on pharmacokinetic parameters, pegylation itself may
enhance activity.
[0223] PEGs suitable for conjugation to a polypeptide sequence are
generally soluble in water at room temperature, and have the
general formula R(O--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2).sub.nO--R, where R is
hydrogen or a protective group such as an alkyl or an alkanol
group, and where n is an integer from 1 to 1000. When R is a
protective group, it generally has from 1 to 8 carbons. The PEG
conjugated to the polypeptide sequence can be linear or branched.
Branched PEG derivatives, "star-PEGs" and multi-armed PEGs are
contemplated by the present disclosure. A molecular weight of the
PEG used in embodiments provided herein is not restricted to any
particular range, and examples are set forth elsewhere herein; by
way of example, certain embodiments have molecular weights between
5 kDa and 20 kDa, while other embodiments have molecular weights
between 4 kDa and 10 kDa.
[0224] In other embodiments, provided herein are compositions of
conjugates wherein the PEGs have different n values, and thus the
various different PEGs are present in specific ratios. For example,
some compositions comprise a mixture of conjugates where n=1, 2, 3
and 4. In some compositions, the percentage of conjugates where n=1
is 18-25%, the percentage of conjugates where n=2 is 50-66%, the
percentage of conjugates where n=3 is 12-16%, and the percentage of
conjugates where n=4 is up to 5%. Such compositions can be produced
by reaction conditions and purification methods know in the art.
Cation exchange chromatography may be used to separate conjugates,
and a fraction is then identified which contains the conjugate
having, for example, the desired number of PEGs attached, purified
free from unmodified protein sequences and from conjugates having
other numbers of PEGs attached.
[0225] Pegylation most frequently occurs at the alpha amino group
at the N-terminus of the polypeptide, the epsilon amino group on
the side chain of lysine residues, and the imidazole group on the
side chain of histidine residues. Since most recombinant
polypeptides possess a single alpha and a number of epsilon amino
and imidazole groups, numerous positional isomers can be generated
depending on the linker chemistry.
[0226] General pegylation strategies known in the art can be
applied herein. PEG may be bound to a polypeptide provided herein
via a terminal reactive group (a "spacer" or "linker") which
mediates a bond between the free amino or carboxyl groups of one or
more of the polypeptide sequences and polyethylene glycol. The PEG
having the spacer which may be bound to the free amino group
includes N-hydroxysuccinylimide polyethylene glycol which may be
prepared by activating succinic acid ester of polyethylene glycol
with N-hydroxysuccinylimide. Another activated polyethylene glycol
which may be bound to a free amino group is
2,4-bis(O-methoxypolyethyleneglycol)-6-chloro-s-triazine, which may
be prepared by reacting polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether with
cyanuric chloride. The activated polyethylene glycol which is bound
to the free carboxyl group includes polyoxyethylenediamine.
[0227] Conjugation of one or more of the polypeptide sequences
provided herein to PEG having a spacer may be carried out by
various conventional methods. For example, the conjugation reaction
can be carried out in solution at a pH of from 5 to 10, at
temperature from 4.degree. C. to room temperature, for 30 minutes
to 20 hours, utilizing a molar ratio of reagent to protein of from
4:1 to 30:1. Reaction conditions may be selected to direct the
reaction towards producing predominantly a desired degree of
substitution. In general, low temperature, low pH (e.g., pH=5), and
short reaction time tend to decrease the number of PEGs attached,
whereas high temperature, neutral to high pH (e.g., pH.gtoreq.7),
and longer reaction time tend to increase the number of PEGs
attached. Various means known in the art may be used to terminate
the reaction. In some embodiments, the reaction is terminated by
acidifying the reaction mixture and freezing at, e.g., -20.degree.
C. Pegylation of various molecules is discussed in, for example,
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,252,714; 5,643,575; 5,919,455; 5,932,462; and
5,985,263.
[0228] In some embodiments, also provided herein are uses of PEG
mimetics. Recombinant PEG mimetics have been developed that retain
the attributes of PEG (e.g., enhanced serum half-life) while
conferring several additional advantageous properties. By way of
example, simple polypeptide chains (comprising, for example, Ala,
Glu, Gly, Pro, Ser and Thr) capable of forming an extended
conformation similar to PEG can be produced recombinantly already
fused to the peptide or protein drug of interest (e.g., XTEN
technology; Amunix; Mountain View, Calif.). This obviates the need
for an additional conjugation step during the manufacturing
process. Moreover, established molecular biology techniques enable
control of the side chain composition of the polypeptide chains,
allowing optimization of immunogenicity and manufacturing
properties.
[0229] 5.4.2 Glycosylation
[0230] As used herein, "glycosylation" is meant to broadly refer to
the enzymatic process by which glycans are attached to proteins,
lipids or other organic molecules. The use of the term
"glycosylation" herein is generally intended to mean adding or
deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties (either by removing the
underlying glycosylation site or by deleting the glycosylation by
chemical and/or enzymatic means), and/or adding one or more
glycosylation sites that may or may not be present in the native
sequence. In addition, the phrase includes qualitative changes in
the glycosylation of the native proteins involving a change in the
nature and proportions of the various carbohydrate moieties
present.
[0231] Glycosylation can dramatically affect the physical
properties (e.g., solubility) of polypeptides and can also be
important in protein stability, secretion, and subcellular
localization. Glycosylated polypeptides may also exhibit enhanced
stability or may improve one or more pharmacokinetic properties,
such as half-life. In addition, solubility improvements can, for
example, enable the generation of formulations more suitable for
pharmaceutical administration than formulations comprising the
non-glycosylated polypeptide.
[0232] Addition of glycosylation sites can be accomplished by
altering the amino acid sequence. The alteration to the polypeptide
may be made, for example, by the addition of, or substitution by,
one or more serine or threonine residues (for O-linked
glycosylation sites) or asparagine residues (for N-linked
glycosylation sites). The structures of N-linked and O-linked
oligosaccharides and the sugar residues found in each type may be
different. One type of sugar that is commonly found on both is
N-acetylneuraminic acid (hereafter referred to as sialic acid).
Sialic acid is usually the terminal residue of both N-linked and
O-linked oligosaccharides and, by virtue of its negative charge,
may confer acidic properties to the glycoprotein. A particular
embodiment comprises the generation and use of N-glycosylation
variants.
[0233] The polypeptide sequences provided herein may optionally be
altered through changes at the nucleic acid level, particularly by
mutating the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide at preselected
bases such that codons are generated that will translate into the
desired amino acids.
[0234] Various cell lines can be used to produce proteins that are
glycosylated. One non-limiting example is Dihydrofolate reductase
(DHFR)-deficient Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, which are a
commonly used host cell for the production of recombinant
glycoproteins. These cells do not express the enzyme
beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase and therefore do not
add sialic acid in the alpha-2,6 linkage to N-linked
oligosaccharides of glycoproteins produced in these cells.
[0235] 5.4.3 Polysialylation
[0236] In certain embodiments, also provided herein is the use of
polysialylation, the conjugation of polypeptides to the naturally
occurring, biodegradable .alpha.-(2.fwdarw.8) linked polysialic
acid ("PSA") in order to improve the polypeptides' stability and in
vivo pharmacokinetics.
[0237] Albumin Fusion: Additional suitable components and molecules
for conjugation include albumins such as human serum albumin (HSA),
cyno serum albumin, and bovine serum albumin (BSA).
[0238] In some embodiments, albumin is conjugated to a drug
molecule (e.g., a polypeptide described herein) at the carboxyl
terminus, the amino terminus, both the carboxyl and amino termini,
and internally (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,876,969 and
7,056,701).
[0239] In the HSA-drug molecule conjugates embodiments provided
herein, various forms of albumin may be used, such as albumin
secretion pre-sequences and variants thereof, fragments and
variants thereof, and HSA variants. Such forms generally possess
one or more desired albumin activities. In additional embodiments,
fusion proteins are provided herein comprising a polypeptide drug
molecule fused directly or indirectly to albumin, an albumin
fragment, an albumin variant, etc., wherein the fusion protein has
a higher plasma stability than the unfused drug molecule and/or the
fusion protein retains the therapeutic activity of the unfused drug
molecule. In some embodiments, the indirect fusion is effected by a
linker, such as a peptide linker or modified version thereof.
[0240] As alluded to above, fusion of albumin to one or more
polypeptides provided herein can, for example, be achieved by
genetic manipulation, such that the nucleic acid coding for HSA, or
a fragment thereof, is joined to the nucleic acid coding for the
one or more polypeptide sequences.
[0241] 5.4.4 Alternative Albumin Binding Strategies
[0242] Several albumin--binding strategies have been developed as
alternatives to direct fusion and may be used with the agents
described herein. By way of example, in certain embodiments,
provided herein is albumin binding through a conjugated fatty acid
chain (acylation) and fusion proteins which comprise an albumin
binding domain (ABD) polypeptide sequence and the sequence of one
or more of the polypeptides described herein.
[0243] Fusion of albumin to a peptide sequence can, for example, be
achieved by genetic manipulation, such that the DNA coding for HSA
(human serum albumin), or a fragment thereof, is joined to the DNA
coding for a peptide sequence. Thereafter, a suitable host can be
transformed or transfected with the fused nucleotide sequence in
the form of, for example, a suitable plasmid, so as to express a
fusion polypeptide. The expression may be effected in vitro from,
for example, prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells, or in vivo from, for
example, a transgenic organism. In some embodiments, the expression
of the fusion protein is performed in mammalian cell lines, for
example, CHO cell lines.
[0244] Further means for genetically fusing target proteins or
peptides to albumin include a technology known as Albufuse.RTM.
(Novozymes Biopharma A/S; Denmark), and the conjugated therapeutic
peptide sequences frequently become much more effective with better
uptake in the body. The technology has been utilized commercially
to produce Albuferon.RTM. (Human Genome Sciences), a combination of
albumin and interferon .alpha.-2B used to treat hepatitis C
infection.
[0245] Another embodiment entails the use of one or more human
domain antibodies (dAb). dAbs are the smallest functional binding
units of human antibodies (IgGs) and have favorable stability and
solubility characteristics. The technology entails a dAb(s)
conjugated to HSA (thereby forming a "AlbudAb"; see, e.g.,
EP1517921B, WO2005/118642 and WO2006/051288) and a molecule of
interest (e.g., a peptide sequence provided herein). AlbudAbs are
often smaller and easier to manufacture in microbial expression
systems, such as bacteria or yeast, than current technologies used
for extending the serum half-life of peptides. As HSA has a
half-life of about three weeks, the resulting conjugated molecule
improves the half-life. Use of the dAb technology may also enhance
the efficacy of the molecule of interest.
[0246] 5.4.5 Conjugation with Other Molecules
[0247] Additional suitable components and molecules for conjugation
include, for example, thyroglobulin; tetanus toxoid; Diphtheria
toxoid; polyamino acids such as poly(D-lysine:D-glutamic acid); VP6
polypeptides of rotaviruses; influenza virus hemagglutinin,
influenza virus nucleoprotein; Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH); and
hepatitis B virus core protein and surface antigen; or any
combination of the foregoing.
[0248] Thus, in certain embodiments, conjugation of one or more
additional components or molecules at the N- and/or C-terminus of a
polypeptide sequence, such as another polypeptide (e.g., a
polypeptide having an amino acid sequence heterologous to the
subject polypeptide), or a carrier molecule is also contemplated.
Thus, an exemplary polypeptide sequence can be provided as a
conjugate with another component or molecule.
[0249] A polypeptide may also be conjugated to large, slowly
metabolized macromolecules such as proteins; polysaccharides, such
as sepharose, agarose, cellulose, or cellulose beads; polymeric
amino acids such as polyglutamic acid, or polylysine; amino acid
copolymers; inactivated virus particles; inactivated bacterial
toxins such as toxoid from diphtheria, tetanus, cholera, or
leukotoxin molecules; inactivated bacteria; and dendritic cells.
Such conjugated forms, if desired, can be used to produce
antibodies against a polypeptide provided herein.
[0250] 5.4.6 Fc-fusion Molecules
[0251] In certain embodiments, the amino- or carboxyl-terminus of a
polypeptide sequence provided herein is fused with an
immunoglobulin Fc region to form a fusion conjugate (or fusion
molecule). In a specific embodiment, the immunoglobuling Fc region
is a human Fc region. Fusion conjugates have been shown to increase
the systemic half-life of biopharmaceuticals, and thus the
biopharmaceutical product may require less frequent administration.
In certain embodiments, the half-life is increased as compared to
the same polypeptide that is not fused to an immunoglobuling Fc
region.
[0252] Fc binds to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in endothelial
cells that line the blood vessels, and, upon binding, the Fc fusion
molecule is protected from degradation and re-released into the
circulation, keeping the molecule in circulation longer. This Fc
binding is believed to be the mechanism by which endogenous IgG
retains its long plasma half-life. More recent Fc-fusion technology
links a single copy of a biopharmaceutical to the Fc region of an
antibody to optimize the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic
properties of the biopharmaceutical as compared to traditional
Fc-fusion conjugates.
[0253] In some embodiments, provided herein is a fusion of M70 to a
human antibody Fc fragment. In some embodiments, provided herein is
a fusion of M69 to a human antibody Fc fragment. Such fusions can
be useful in the treatment of bile acid related disorders and other
metabolic disorders provided herein. In some embodiments, the
Fc-fusion of M70 has a longer half-life. In specific embodiments,
the longer half-life of the Fc-fusion of M70 is as compared to M70
that is not an Fc-fusion. In some embodiments, the Fc-fusion of M69
has a longer half-life. In specific embodiments, the longer half
life of the Fc-fusion of M69 is as compared to M69 that is not an
Fc-fusion. Such a long half-life makes these fusions suitable for
once weekly, or less frequent dosing.
[0254] In some embodiments, the Fc-fusion comprises a linker.
Exemplary flexible linkers include glycine polymers (G).sub.n,
glycine-serine polymers, glycine-alanine polymers, alanine-serine
polymers, and other flexible linkers. In certain embodiments, the
linker is (G).sub.4S. In some embodiments, the linker is
((G).sub.4S).sub.n, where n is an integer of at least one. In some
embodiments, the linker is ((G).sub.4S).sub.2. Glycine and
glycine-serine polymers are relatively unstructured, and therefore
may serve as a neutral tether between components. In some
embodiments, the glycine-serine polymer is (GS).sub.n, where n is
an integer of at least one. In some embodiments, the glycine-serine
polymer is GSGGS.sub.n (SEQ ID NO:129), where n is an integer of at
least one. In some embodiments, the glycine-serine polymer is
GGGS.sub.n (SEQ ID NO:130), where n is an integer of at least one.
In certain embodiments, the linker comprises an additional G
residue at the N' terminus of SEQ ID NO:130. In one embodiment, the
linker is GGSG (SEQ ID NO:131). In one embodiment, the linker is
GGSGG (SEQ ID NO:132). In one embodiment, the linker is GSGSG (SEQ
ID NO:133). In one embodiment, the linker is GSGGG (SEQ ID NO:134).
In one embodiment, the linker is GGGSG (SEQ ID NO:189). In one
embodiment, the linker is GSSSG (SEQ ID NO:135).
[0255] 5.4.7 Purification
[0256] Additional suitable components and molecules for conjugation
include those suitable for isolation or purification. Particular
non-limiting examples include binding molecules, such as biotin
(biotin-avidin specific binding pair), an antibody, a receptor, a
ligand, a lectin, or molecules that comprise a solid support,
including, for example, plastic or polystyrene beads, plates or
beads, magnetic beads, test strips, and membranes.
[0257] Purification methods such as cation exchange chromatography
may be used to separate conjugates by charge difference, which
effectively separates conjugates into their various molecular
weights. For example, the cation exchange column can be loaded and
then washed with .about.20 mM sodium acetate, pH .about.4, and then
eluted with a linear (0 M to 0.5 M) NaCl gradient buffered at a pH
from 3 to 5.5, such as at pH .about.4.5. The content of the
fractions obtained by cation exchange chromatography may be
identified by molecular weight using conventional methods, for
example, mass spectroscopy, SDS-PAGE, or other known methods for
separating molecular entities by molecular weight. A fraction is
then identified which contains the conjugate having the desired
number of PEGs attached, purified free from unmodified protein
sequences and from conjugates having other numbers of PEGs
attached.
[0258] 5.4.8 Other Modifications
[0259] In certain embodiments, also provided herein is the use of
other modifications, currently known or developed in the future, to
improve one or more properties. Examples include hesylation,
various aspects of which are described in, for example, U.S. Patent
Appln. Nos. 2007/0134197 and 2006/0258607, and fusion molecules
comprising SUMO as a fusion tag (LifeSensors, Inc.; Malvern,
Pa.).
[0260] In still other embodiments, a peptide sequence provided
herein is linked to a chemical agent (e.g., an immunotoxin or
chemotherapeutic agent), including, but are not limited to, a
cytotoxic agent, including taxol, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D,
mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine,
colchicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, and analogs or homologs
thereof. Other chemical agents include, for example,
antimetabolites (e.g., methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine,
6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-fluorouracil decarbazine); alkylating
agents (e.g., mechlorethamine, carmustine and lomustine,
cyclothosphamide, busulfan, dibromomannitol, streptozotocin,
mitomycin C, and cisplatin); antibiotics (e.g., bleomycin); and
anti-mitotic agents (e.g., vincristine and vinblastine). Cytotoxins
can be conjugated to a peptide provided herein using linker
technology known in the art and described herein.
[0261] Further suitable components and molecules for conjugation
include those suitable for detection in an assay. Particular
non-limiting examples include detectable labels, such as a
radioisotope (e.g., .sup.125I; .sup.35S, .sup.32P; .sup.33P), an
enzyme which generates a detectable product (e.g., luciferase,
0-galactosidase, horse radish peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase),
a fluorescent protein, a chromogenic protein, dye (e.g.,
fluorescein isothiocyanate); fluorescence emitting metals (e.g.,
.sup.152Eu); chemiluminescent compounds (e.g., luminol and
acridinium salts); bioluminescent compounds (e.g., luciferin); and
fluorescent proteins. Indirect labels include labeled or detectable
antibodies that bind to a peptide sequence, where the antibody may
be detected.
[0262] In certain embodiments, a peptide sequence provided herein
is conjugated to a radioactive isotope to generate a cytotoxic
radiopharmaceutical (radioimmunoconjugates) useful as a diagnostic
or therapeutic agent. Examples of such radioactive isotopes
include, but are not limited to, iodine.sup.131, indium.sup.111,
yttrium.sup.90 and lutetium.sup.177. Methods for preparing
radioimmunoconjugates are known to the skilled artisan. Examples of
radioimmunoconjugates that are commercially available include
ibritumomab, tiuxetan, and tositumomab.
[0263] 5.4.9 Linkers
[0264] Linkers and their use have been described above. Any of the
foregoing components and molecules used to modify the polypeptide
sequences provided herein may optionally be conjugated via a
linker. Suitable linkers include "flexible linkers" which are
generally of sufficient length to permit some movement between the
modified polypeptide sequences and the linked components and
molecules. The linker molecules are generally about 6-50 atoms
long. The linker molecules may also be, for example, aryl
acetylene, ethylene glycol oligomers containing 2-10 monomer units,
diamines, diacids, amino acids, or combinations thereof. Suitable
linkers can be readily selected and can be of any suitable length,
such as 1 amino acid (e.g., Gly), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
10-20, 20-30, 30-50 or more than 50 amino acids.
[0265] Exemplary flexible linkers include glycine polymers
(G).sub.n, glycine-serine polymers (for example, (GS).sub.n,
GSGGS.sub.n(SEQ ID NO:129) and GGGS.sub.n(SEQ ID NO:130), where n
is an integer of at least one), glycine-alanine polymers,
alanine-serine polymers, and other flexible linkers. Glycine and
glycine-serine polymers are relatively unstructured, and therefore
may serve as a neutral tether between components. Exemplary
flexible linkers include, but are not limited to GGSG (SEQ ID
NO:131), GGSGG (SEQ ID NO:132), GSGSG (SEQ ID NO:133), GSGGG (SEQ
ID NO:134), GGGSG (SEQ ID NO:189), and GSSSG (SEQ ID NO:135). In
certain embodiments, the linker is (G).sub.4S. In some embodiments,
the linker is ((G).sub.4S).sub.n), where n is an integer of at
least one. In some embodiments, the linker is ((G).sub.4S).sub.2).
In some embodiments, the glycine-serine polymer is (GS).sub.n,
where n is an integer of at least one. In some embodiments, the
glycine-serine polymer is GSGGS.sub.n (SEQ ID NO:129), where n is
an integer of at least one. In some embodiments, the glycine-serine
polymer is GGGS.sub.n(SEQ ID NO:130), where n is an integer of at
least one. In certain embodiments, the linker comprises an
additional G residue at the N' terminus of SEQ ID NO:130. In one
embodiment, the linker is GGSG (SEQ ID NO:131). In one embodiment,
the linker is GGSGG (SEQ ID NO:132). In one embodiment, the linker
is GSGSG (SEQ ID NO:133). In one embodiment, the linker is GSGGG
(SEQ ID NO:134). In one embodiment, the linker is GGGSG (SEQ ID
NO:189). In one embodiment, the linker is GSSSG (SEQ ID
NO:135).
[0266] Peptide sequences provided herein, including the FGF19 and
FGF21 variants and subsequences and the FGF19/FGF21 fusions and
chimeras listed in Table 1 and Sequence Listing, as well as
subsequences, sequence variants and modified forms of the sequences
listed in Table 1 and Sequence Listing have one or more activities
as set forth herein. One example of an activity is modulating bile
acid homeostasis. Another example of an activity is reduced
stimulation or formation of HCC, for example, as compared to FGF19.
An additional example of an activity is lower or reduced lipid
(e.g., triglyceride, cholesterol, non-HDL) or HDL increasing
activity, for example, as compared to FGF21. A further example of
an activity is a lower or reduced lean muscle mass reducing
activity, for example, as compared to FGF21. Yet another example of
an activity is binding to FGFR4, or activating FGFR4, for example,
peptide sequences that bind to FGFR4 with an affinity comparable to
or greater than FGF19 binding affinity for FGFR4; and peptide
sequences that activate FGFR4 to an extent or amount comparable to
or greater than FGF19 activates FGFR4. Still further examples of
activities include treating a bile acid-related or associated
disorder. Activities such as, for example, modulation of bile acid
homeostasis, glucose lowering activity, analysis of a bile
acid-related or associated disorder, HCC formation or
tumorigenesis, lipid increasing activity, or lean mass reducing
activity can be ascertained in an animal, such as a db/db mouse.
Measurement of binding to FGFR4 or activation of FGFR4 can be
ascertained by assays disclosed herein or known to the skilled
artisan.
[0267] Various methodologies can be used in the screening and
diagnosis of HCC and are well known to the skilled artisan.
Indicators for HCC include detection of a tumor maker such as
elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or des-gamma carboxyprothrombin
(DCP) levels. A number of different scanning and imaging techniques
are also helpful, including ultrasound, CT scans and MRI. In
certain embodiments, evaluation of whether a peptide (e.g., a
candidate peptide) exhibits evidence of inducing HCC may be
determined in vivo by, for example, quantifying HCC nodule
formation in an animal model, such as db/db mice, administered a
peptide, compared to HCC nodule formation by wild type FGF19.
Macroscopically, liver cancer may be nodular, where the tumor
nodules (which are round-to-oval, grey or green, well circumscribed
but not encapsulated) appear as either one large mass or multiple
smaller masses. Alternatively, HCC may be present as an
infiltrative tumor which is diffuse and poorly circumscribed and
frequently infiltrates the portal veins. Pathological assessment of
hepatic tissue samples is generally performed after the results of
one or more of the aforementioned techniques indicate the likely
presence of HCC. Thus, methods provided herein may further include
assessing a hepatic tissue sample from an in vivo animal model
(e.g., a db/db mouse) useful in HCC studies in order to determine
whether a peptide sequence exhibits evidence of inducing HCC. By
microscopic assessment, a pathologist can determine whether one of
the four general architectural and cytological types (patterns) of
HCC are present (i.e., fibrolamellar, pseudoglandular (adenoid),
pleomorphic (giant cell) and clear cell).
[0268] More particularly, peptide sequences provided herein,
including the FGF19 and FGF21 variants and subsequences and the
FGF19/FGF21 fusions and chimeras listed in Table 1 and Sequence
Listing, as well as subsequences, variants and modified forms of
the sequences listed in Table 1 and Sequence Listing include those
with the following activities: peptide sequences modulating bile
acid homeostasis or treating a bile acid-related or associated
disorder while having reduced HCC formation compared to FGF19, or a
FGF 19 variant sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID
NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID
NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI
(SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179),
WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182),
WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the
WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19;
peptide sequences having greater bile acid modulating activity
compared to FGF19, or FGF 19 variant sequence having any of GQV,
GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID
NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI (SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI
(SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177), WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178),
WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181),
WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184)
substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID NO:170) sequence at amino acids
16-20 of FGF19; peptide sequences having less lipid increasing
activity (e.g., less triglyceride, cholesterol, non-HDL) or more
HDL increasing activity compared to FGF19, or a FGF 19 variant
sequence having any of GQV, GDI, WGPI (SEQ ID NO:171), WGDPV (SEQ
ID NO:172), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:173), GDPI (SEQ ID NO:174), GPI, WGQPI
(SEQ ID NO:175), WGAPI (SEQ ID NO:176), AGDPI (SEQ ID NO:177),
WADPI (SEQ ID NO:178), WGDAI (SEQ ID NO:179), WGDPA (SEQ ID
NO:180), WDPI (SEQ ID NO:181), WGDI (SEQ ID NO:182), WGDP (SEQ ID
NO:183) or FGDPI (SEQ ID NO:184) substituted for the WGDPI (SEQ ID
NO:170) sequence at amino acids 16-20 of FGF19; and peptide
sequences having less lean mass reducing activity as compared to
FGF21.
[0269] More particularly, peptide sequences provided herein,
including the FGF19 and FGF21 variants and subsequences and the
FGF19/FGF21 fusions and chimeras listed in Table 1 and Sequence
Listing, as well as subsequences, variants and modified forms of
the sequences listed in Table 1 and the Sequence Listing include
those with the following activities: peptide sequences that
modulate bile acid homeostasis; peptide sequences that treat a bile
acid-related or associated disorder, peptide sequences that bind to
FGFR4, or activate FGFR4, such as peptide sequences that bind to
FGFR4 with an affinity comparable to or greater than FGF19 binding
affinity for FGFR4; peptide sequences that activate FGFR4 to an
extent or amount comparable to or greater than FGF19 activates
FGFR4; peptide sequences that down-regulate or reduce aldo-keto
reductase gene expression, for example, compared to FGF19; and
peptide sequences that up-regulate or increase solute carrier
family 1, member 2 (Slc1a2) gene expression as compared to
FGF21.
[0270] As disclosed herein, variants include various N-terminal
modifications and/or truncations of FGF19, including variants in
which there has been a substitution of one or several N-terminal
FGF19 amino acids with amino acids from FGF21. Such variants
include variants having glucose lowering activity, as well as a
favorable lipid profile and are not measurably or detectably
tumorigenic.
5.5 Dosing and Administration
[0271] Peptide sequences provided herein including subsequences,
sequence variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide
sequences (e.g., sequences listed in the Sequence Listing or Table
1), may be formulated in a unit dose or unit dosage form. In a
particular embodiment, a peptide sequence is in an amount effective
to treat a subject in need of treatment, e.g., due to abnormal or
aberrant bile acid homeostasis, such as metabolic syndrome; a
lipid- or glucose-related disorder; cholesterol or triglyceride
metabolism; type 2 diabetes; cholestasis, including, for example
diseases of intrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., PBC, PFIC, PSC, PIC,
neonatal cholestasis, and drug induced cholestasis (e.g.,
estrogen)), and diseases of extrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., bile
cut compression from tumor, bile duct blockade by gall stones);
bile acid malabsorption and other disorders involving the distal
small intestine, including ileal resection, inflammatory bowel
diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), disorders
impairing absorption of bile acids not otherwise characterized
(idiopathic)) leading to diarrhea (e.g., BAD) and GI symptoms, and
GI, liver, and/or biliary cancers (e.g., colon cancer and
hepatocellular cancer); and/or bile acid synthesis abnormalities,
such as those contributing to NASH, cirrhosis and portal
hypertension. Exemplary unit doses range from about 25-250,
250-500, 500-1000, 1000-2500 or 2500-5000, 5000-25,000,
25,000-50,000 ng; from about 25-250, 250-500, 500-1000, 1000-2500
or 2500-5000, 5000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 .mu.g; and from about
25-250, 250-500, 500-1000, 1000-2500 or 2500-5000, 5000-25,000,
25,000-50,000 mg.
[0272] Peptide sequences provided herein including subsequences,
sequence variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide
sequences (e.g., sequences listed in the Sequence Listing or Table
1) can be administered to provide the intended effect as a single
dose or multiple dosages, for example, in an effective or
sufficient amount. Exemplary doses range from about 25-250,
250-500, 500-1000, 1000-2500 or 2500-5000, 5000-25,000,
25,000-50,000 pg/kg; from about 50-500, 500-5000, 5000-25,000 or
25,000-50,000 ng/kg; and from about 25-250, 250-500, 500-1000,
1000-2500 or 2500-5000, 5000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 .mu.g/kg. Single
or multiple doses can be administered, for example, multiple times
per day, on consecutive days, alternating days, weekly or
intermittently (e.g., twice per week, once every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7 or 8 weeks, or once every 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 months).
[0273] Peptide sequences provided herein including subsequences,
variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide sequences
(e.g., sequences listed in the Sequence Listing or Table 1) can be
administered and methods may be practiced via systemic, regional or
local administration, by any route. For example, a peptide sequence
can be administered parenterally (e.g., subcutaneously,
intravenously, intramuscularly, or intraperitoneally), orally
(e.g., ingestion, buccal, or sublingual), inhalation,
intradermally, intracavity, intracranially, transdermally
(topical), transmucosally or rectally. Peptide sequences provided
herein including subsequences, variants and modified forms of the
exemplified peptide sequences (e.g., sequences listed in the
Sequence Listing or Table 1) and methods provided herein including
pharmaceutical compositions can be administered via a
(micro)encapsulated delivery system or packaged into an implant for
administration.
[0274] A particular non-limiting example of parenteral (e.g.,
subcutaneous) administration entails the use of Intarcia's
subcutaneous delivery system (Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.; Hayward,
Calif.). The system comprises a miniature osmotic pump that
delivers a consistent amount of a therapeutic agent over a desired
period of time. In addition to maintaining drug levels within an
appropriate therapeutic range, the system can be used with
formulations that maintain the stability of proteinaceous
therapeutic agents at human body temperature for extended periods
of time.
[0275] Another non-limiting example of parenteral administration
entails the use of DUROS.RTM.-type implantable osmotic pumps (from,
e.g., DURECT Corp.). The DUROS.RTM. system can be used for
therapies requiring systemic or site-specific administration of a
drug. To deliver drugs systemically, the DUROS.RTM. system is
placed just under the skin, for example in the upper arm, in an
outpatient procedure that is completed in just a few minutes using
local anesthetic. To deliver a drug to a specific site,
miniaturized catheter technology can be used. The catheter can be
attached to the DUROS.RTM. system to direct the flow of a drug to
the target organ, tissue or synthetic medical structure, such as a
graft. Site-specific delivery enables a therapeutic concentration
of a drug to be administered to the desired target without exposing
the entire body to a similar concentration. The precision, size and
performance of the DUROS.RTM. system will allow for continuous
site-specific delivery to a variety of precise locations within the
body.
[0276] Yet another non-limiting example of parenteral
administration entails the use of an on-body delivery system (e.g.,
the Neulasta.RTM. Delivery Kit by Amgen). This on-body delivery
system includes an on-body injector, which is a small, lightweight,
injection system applied on the same day as a doctor visit (such as
the day of chemotherapy). It is designed to deliver a dose of the
therapeutic agent the next day, or in the near future of the doctor
visit, so that the patient does not need to return to the doctor's
office to receive the injection.
5.6 Methods of Preventing, Treating and Managing Diseases and
Disorders
[0277] In one embodiment, provided herein is a method of preventing
a disease or disorder in a subject having, or at risk of having, a
disease or disorder preventable by a peptide sequence provided
herein, comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition
comprising a peptide provided herein to a subject in an amount
effective for preventing the disease or disorder. In another
embodiment, provided herein is a method of treating a disease or
disorder in a subject having, or at risk of having, a disease or
disorder treatable by a peptide sequence provided herein,
comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
peptide provided herein to a subject in an amount effective for
treating the disease or disorder. In yet another embodiment,
provided herein is a method of managing a disease or disorder in a
subject having, or at risk of having, a disease or disorder
manageable by a peptide sequence provided herein, comprising
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide
provided herein to a subject in an amount effective for managing
the disease or disorder. In one embodiment, the disease or disorder
is a bile acid-related disease or associated disorder. In another
embodiment, the disease or disorder is a metabolic disease or
disorder. In other embodiments, the disease or disorder is a cancer
or tumor.
[0278] Administration of various FGF19 and/FGF21 variants and
fusion peptide sequences to mice successfully modulated bile acid
homeostasis and hyperglycemia (data not shown). Furthermore, in
contrast to FGF19, certain peptide sequences did not stimulate or
induce HCC formation or tumorigenesis in mice (data not shown).
Thus, administration of peptides provided herein, including
subsequences, variants and modified forms of the exemplified
peptide sequences (including the FGF19 and FGF21 variants and
subsequences listed in Table 1 and the Sequence Listing, and the
FGF19/FGF21 fusions and chimeras listed in Table 1 and the Sequence
Listing), into an animal, either by direct or indirect in vivo or
by ex vivo methods (e.g., administering the variant or fusion
peptide, a nucleic acid encoding the variant or fusion peptide, or
a transformed cell or gene therapy vector expressing the variant or
fusion peptide), can be used to treat various disorders, such as
bile-acid related or associated disorders, and metabolic disorders,
such as disorders related to high sugar levels, hyperglycemic
conditions, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose
intolerance, metabolic syndrome, or related disorders, as set forth
herein,
[0279] 5.6.1 Methods of Preventing, Treating and Managing Bile
Acid-Related or Associated Disorders
[0280] As used herein, the phrases "bile acid-related disorder,"
"bile acid-related or associated disorder," and the like, when used
in reference to a condition of a subject, means a disruption of
bile acid homeostasis, which may manifest itself as, for example,
an acute, transient or chronic abnormal level of a bile acid or one
or more bile acids. The condition can be caused by inhibition,
reduction or a delay in bile acid synthesis, metabolism or
absorption such that the subject exhibits a bile acid level not
typically found in normal subjects.
[0281] Also provided herein are in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo
(e.g., on or in a subject) methods and uses. Such methods and uses
can be practiced with any of the peptide sequences set forth
herein. In various embodiments, the methods include administering a
peptide sequence, such as a FGF19 or FGF21 variant, fusion or
chimera disclosed herein (e.g., in the Sequence Listing or Table
1), or a subsequence, a variant or modified form of a FGF19 or
FGF21 variant, fusion or chimera disclosed herein (e.g., the
Sequence Listing or Table 1), to a subject in an amount effective
for treating a bile acid-related or associated disorder.
[0282] In certain embodiments, the peptide is administered in
combination with an additional therapeutic agent(s) and/or
treatment modalities (e.g., an agent useful in the treatment and/or
prevention of PBC). The additional therapeutic agent(s) can be
administered before, with, or following administration of the
peptides described herein.
[0283] Also provided here are methods of preventing (e.g., in
subjects predisposed to having a particular disorder(s)), delaying,
slowing or inhibiting progression of, the onset of, or treating
(e.g., ameliorating) a bile acid-related or associated disorder
relative to an appropriate matched subject of comparable age,
gender, race, etc.). Thus, in various embodiments, a method
provided herein for, for example, modulating bile acid homeostasis
or treating a bile acid-related or associated disorder includes
contacting or administering one or more peptides provided herein
(e.g., a variant or fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in
the Sequence Listing or Table 1) in an amount effective to modulate
bile acid homeostasis or treat a bile acid-related or associated
disorder. In certain embodiments the method further comprises
contacting or administering at least one additional therapeutic
agent or treatment modality that is useful in the treatment or
prevention of a bile acid-related or associated disorder (e.g.,
PBC).
[0284] The term "subject" refers to an animal. Typically, the
animal is a mammal that would benefit from treatment with a peptide
sequence provided herein. Particular examples include primates
(e.g., humans), dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, and sheep.
[0285] Subjects include those having a disorder, e.g., a bile
acid-related or associated disorder, such as cholestasis,
including, for example diseases of intrahepatic cholestasis (e.g.,
PBC, PFIC, PSC, PIC, neonatal cholestasis, and drug induced
cholestasis (e.g., estrogen)), and diseases of extrahepatic
cholestasis (e.g., bile cut compression from tumor, bile duct
blockade by gall stones); bile acid malabsorption and other
disorders involving the distal small intestine, including ileal
resection, inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis), short bowel syndrome, disorders impairing
absorption of bile acids not otherwise characterized (idiopathic))
leading to diarrhea (e.g., BAD) and GI symptoms, and GI, liver,
and/or biliary cancers (e.g., colon cancer and hepatocellular
cancer); and/or bile acid synthesis abnormalities, such as those
contributing to NASH, cirrhosis and portal hypertension; or
subjects that do not have a disorder but may be at risk of
developing the disorder.
[0286] Non-limiting exemplary bile acid-related or associated
disorders preventable, treatable or manageable according to the
methods and uses provided herein include: cholestasis, including,
for example diseases of intrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., primary
biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary familial intrahepatic cholestasis
(PFIC) (e.g., progressive PFIC), primary sclerosing choangitis
(PSC), pregnancy intrahepatic cholestasis (PIC), neonatal
cholestasis, and drug-induced cholestasis (e.g., estrogen)), and
diseases of extrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., bile cut compression
from tumor, bile duct blockade by gall stones); bile acid
malabsorption and other disorders involving the distal small
intestine, including ileal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases
(e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), short bowel
syndrome, disorders impairing absorption of bile acids not
otherwise characterized (idiopathic)) leading to diarrhea (e.g.,
bile acid diarrhea (BAD)) and GI symptoms, and GI, liver, and/or
biliary cancers (e.g., colon cancer and hepatocellular cancer);
and/or bile acid synthesis abnormalities, such as those
contributing to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and
portal hypertension; e.g., in mammals, such as humans. Additional
bile acid-related or associated disorders include metabolic
syndrome; a lipid or glucose disorder; cholesterol or triglyceride
metabolism; type 2 diabetes. In one particular embodiment, the bile
acid-related or associated disorder is bile acid malabsorption. In
another particular embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated
disorder is diarrhea. In a still further particular embodiment, the
bile acid-related or associated disorder is cholestasis (e.g.,
intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholestasis). In another further
particular embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated disorder
is primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In other particular
embodiments, the bile acid-related or associated disorder is
primary sclerosing cholangitis. In another embodiment, the bile
acid-related or associated disorder is PFIC (e.g., progressive
PFIC). In another embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated
disorder is NASH. In another embodiment, the bile acid-related or
associated disorder is a hyperglycemic condition. In a specific
embodiment, the bile acid-related or associated disorder is type 2
diabetes.
[0287] In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further
comprises at least one additional agent effective in modulating
bile acid homeostasis or treating a bile acid-related or associated
disorder, wherein the additional agent is: a glucocorticoid; CDCA;
UDCA; insulin, an insulin secretagogues, an insulin mimetic, a
sulfonylurea and a meglitinide; a biguanide; an alpha-glucosidase
inhibitors; a DPP-IV inhibitor, GLP-1, a GLP-1 agonists and a GLP-1
analog; a DPP-IV-resistant analogue; a PPAR gamma agonist, a
dual-acting PPAR agonist, a pan-acting PPAR agonist; a PTP1B
inhibitor; an SGLT inhibitor; an RXR agonist; a glycogen synthase
kinase-3 inhibitor; an immune modulator; a beta-3 adrenergic
receptor agonist; an 1 lbeta-HSD1 inhibitor; amylin and an amylin
analogue; a bile acid sequestrant; or an SGLT-2 inhibitor. In
certain embodiments, the at least one additional agent effective in
modulating PBC is UDCA, an FXR agonist, OCA, an ASBT inhibitor, an
autoimmune agent, an anti-IL-12 agent, an anti-CD80 agent, an
anti-CD20 agent, a CXCL10 neutralizing antibody, a ligand for
CXCR3, a fibrate, fish oil, colchicine, methotrexate, azathioprine,
cyclosporine, or an anti-retroviral therapy. In particular
embodiments, the at least one additional agent effective in
modulating PBC is UDCA, OCA, an ASBT inhibitor, an anti-IL-12
agent, an anti-CD20 agent, or a fibrate.
[0288] Additional bile acid-related or associated disorders that
may be treated or prevented with the peptide sequences provided
herein include metabolic syndrome, a lipid or glucose disorder,
cholesterol or triglyceride metabolism, diabetes (e.g., type 2
diabetes), other hyperglycemic-related disorders, including kidney
damage (e.g., tubule damage or nephropathy), liver degeneration,
eye damage (e.g., diabetic retinopathy or cataracts), and diabetic
foot disorders, and dyslipidemias and their sequelae such as, for
example, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular
disorders and the like.
[0289] Other conditions which may be associated with metabolic
syndrome, such as obesity and elevated body mass (including the
co-morbid conditions thereof such as, but not limited to,
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH), and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)),
and also include thromboses, hypercoagulable and prothrombotic
states (arterial and venous), hypertension (including portal
hypertension (defined as a hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG)
greater than 5 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart
failure; Disorders or conditions in which inflammatory reactions
are involved, including atherosclerosis, chronic inflammatory bowel
diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), asthma,
lupus erythematosus, arthritis, or other inflammatory rheumatic
disorders; Disorders of cell cycle or cell differentiation
processes such as adipose cell tumors, lipomatous carcinomas
including, for example, liposarcomas, solid tumors, and neoplasms;
Neurodegenerative diseases and/or demyelinating disorders of the
central and peripheral nervous systems and/or neurological diseases
involving neuroinflammatory processes and/or other peripheral
neuropathies, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and
Guillian-Barre syndrome; Skin and dermatological disorders and/or
disorders of wound healing processes, including erythemato-squamous
dermatoses; and Other Disorders such as syndrome X, osteoarthritis,
and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
[0290] Treatment of a bile acid-related or associated disorder
(e.g., NASH) may have the benefit of alleviating or abolishing a
disorder secondary thereto. By way of example, a subject suffering
from NASH may also have depression or anxiety due to NASH; thus,
treating the subject's NASH may also indirectly treat the
depression or anxiety. The use of the therapies disclosed herein to
target such secondary disorders is also contemplated in certain
embodiments.
[0291] In particular embodiments, the subject has or is at risk of
having PBC. In other particular embodiments, the subject has or is
at risk of having NASH.
[0292] Subjects at risk of developing a bile acid-related or
associated disorder (such as the disorders described above)
include, for example, those who may have a family history or
genetic predisposition toward such disorder, as well those whose
diet may contribute to development of such disorders.
[0293] As disclosed herein, treatment methods include contacting or
administering a peptide as set forth herein (e.g., a variant or
fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in the Sequence Listing
or Table 1) in an amount effective to achieve a desired outcome or
result in a subject. A treatment that results in a desired outcome
or result includes decreasing, reducing or preventing the severity
or frequency of one or more symptoms of the condition in the
subject, e.g., an improvement in the subject's condition or a
"beneficial effect" or "therapeutic effect." Therefore, treatment
can decrease or reduce or prevent the severity or frequency of one
or more symptoms of the disorder, stabilize or inhibit progression
or worsening of the disorder, and in some instances, reverse the
disorder, transiently (e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, or 12-24 hours), for
medium term (e.g., 1-6, 6-12, 12-24 or 24-48 days) or long term
(e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-48 weeks, or greater than 24-48
weeks). Thus, in the case of a bile acid-related or associated
disorder, treatment can lower or reduce one or more symptoms or
effects of the bile acid-related or associated disorders described
above.
[0294] In certain embodiments, the various methods provided herein
further include contacting or administering one or more additional
agents or therapeutic modalities useful in the treatment or
prevention of a bile acid-related or associated disorder, such as
those agents or therapeutic modalities described herein, in an
amount effective to achieve a desired outcome or result in a
subject.
[0295] An "effective amount" or a "sufficient amount" for use
and/or for treating a subject refers to an amount that provides, in
single or multiple doses, alone, or in combination with one or more
other agents, treatments, protocols, or therapeutic regimens, a
detectable response of any duration of time (transient, medium or
long term), a desired outcome in or an objective or subjective
benefit to a subject of any measurable or detectable degree or for
any duration of time (e.g., for hours, days, months, years, in
remission or cured). Such amounts typically are effective to
ameliorate a disorder, or one, multiple or all adverse symptoms,
consequences or complications of the disorder, to a measurable
extent, although reducing or inhibiting a progression or worsening
of the disorder, is considered a satisfactory outcome.
[0296] As used herein, the term "ameliorate" means an improvement
in the subject's disorder, a reduction in the severity of the
disorder, or an inhibition of progression or worsening of the
disorder (e.g., stabilizing the disorder). In the case of a bile
acid-related or associated disorder such as those described above,
including cholestasis (e.g., PBC), disorders impairing absorption
of bile acids leading to diarrhea (e.g., BAD) and bile acid
synthesis abnormalities (e.g., NASH), an improvement can be a
lowering or a reduction in one or more symptoms or effects of the
disorder.
[0297] A therapeutic benefit or improvement therefore need not be
complete ablation of any one, most or all symptoms, complications,
consequences or underlying causes associated with the disorder or
disease. Thus, a satisfactory endpoint is achieved when there is a
transient, medium or long term, incremental improvement in a
subject's condition, or a partial reduction in the occurrence,
frequency, severity, progression, or duration, or inhibition or
reversal, of one or more associated adverse symptoms or
complications or consequences or underlying causes, worsening or
progression (e.g., stabilizing one or more symptoms or
complications of the condition, disorder or disease), of the
disorder or disease, over a duration of time (hours, days, weeks,
months, etc.).
[0298] Thus, in the case of a disorder treatable by a peptide
sequence provided herein, either alone or in combination with an
additional agent, the amount of the peptide (and optionally the
additional agent) sufficient to ameliorate a disorder will depend
on the type, severity and extent, or duration of the disorder, the
therapeutic effect or outcome desired, and can be readily
ascertained by the skilled artisan. Appropriate amounts will also
depend upon the individual subject (e.g., the bioavailability
within the subject, gender, age, etc.). For example, a transient,
or partial, restoration of normal bile acid homeostasis in a
subject can reduce the dosage amount or frequency of the peptides
and agents described herein in order to treat the bile acid-related
or associated disorders described previously even though complete
freedom from treatment has not resulted. An effective amount can be
ascertained, for example, by measuring one or more relevant
physiological effects.
[0299] Methods and uses provided herein for treating a subject are
applicable for prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a
disorder in a subject, such as a bile acid-related or associated
disorder. Accordingly, methods and uses provided herein for
treating a subject having, or at risk of developing, a bile
acid-related or associated disorder can be practiced prior to,
substantially contemporaneously with, or following administration
or application of another agent useful for the treatment or
prevention of a bile acid-related or associated disorder, and/or
can be supplemented with other forms of therapy. Supplementary
therapies include other glucose lowering treatments, such as
insulin, an insulin sensitivity enhancer and other drug treatments,
a change in diet (low sugar, fats, etc.), weight loss surgery-
(reducing stomach volume by gastric bypass, gastrectomy), gastric
banding, gastric balloon, gastric sleeve, etc. For example, a
method or use provided herein for treating a hyperglycemic or
insulin resistance disorder can be used in combination with drugs
or other pharmaceutical compositions that lower glucose or increase
insulin sensitivity in a subject.
[0300] In one embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or
administering to a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective for
preventing a bile-acid related or associated disorder. In one
embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or administering to
a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences in an amount effective for treating a bile-acid related
or associated disorder. In one embodiment, a method or use includes
contacting or administering to a subject one or more variant or
fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective
for managing a bile-acid related or associated disorder.
[0301] 5.6.1.1 PBC and Therapy with Agents Effective in the
Treatment or Prevention Thereof
[0302] Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), the most common cholestatic
liver disease, is a progressive hepatic disease that primarily
results from autoimmune destruction of the bile ducts that
transport bile acids out of the liver. As the disease progresses,
persistent toxic build-up of bile acids causes progressive liver
damage marked by chronic inflammation and fibrosis. Because
patients with PBC have an increased risk of HCC, therapy with the
variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21
peptide sequences and variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences described herein is of particular
import, as such sequences do not induce, or do not substantially
increase, HCC formation or HCC tumorigenesis.
[0303] Although patients with PBC are often asymptomatic at the
time of initial diagnosis, most present, or subsequently develop,
one or more of the following: pruritus; fatigue; jaundice;
xanthoma; disorders associated with an extrahepatic autoimmune
disorder (e.g., Sjogren's Syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis); and
complications that result from cirrhosis or portal hypertension
(e.g., ascites, esophageal varices and hepatic encephalopathy).
[0304] While a definitive cause of PBC has not been identified,
most research suggests that it is an autoimmune disorder. There
appears to be a genetic predisposition, and genetic studies have
indicated that part of the IL-12 signaling cascade, including
IL-12A and I-12RB2 polymorphisms, is important in the etiology of
the disease.
[0305] There is no definitive means of diagnosing PBC; rather,
assessment of a number of factors is generally required. Moreover,
diagnosis of PBC requires that other conditions with similar
symptoms (e.g., autoimmune hepatitis and primary sclerosing
cholangitis) by ruled out; by way of example, abdominal ultrasound
or CT scan is usually performed to rule out blockage of the bile
ducts.
[0306] Diagnostic blood tests include deranged liver function tests
(gamma-glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase) and the
presence of particular antibodies (antimitochondrial antibody (AMA)
an antinuclear antibody (ANA)). Antinuclear antibodies are believed
to be prognostic indicators of PBC. When other tests and procedures
are indicative of PBC, a liver biopsy is frequently performed to
confirm disease. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP), an endoscopic evaluation of the bile duct, may also be
employed to confirm disease.
[0307] PBC is classified into four stages marking the progression
of disease. Stage 1 (Portal Stage) is characterized by portal
inflammation and mild bile duct damage; Stage 2 (Periportal Stage)
is characterized by enlarged triads, periportal fibrosis or
inflammation; Stage 3 (Septal Stage) is characterized by active
and/or passive fibrous septa; and Stage 4 (Biliary Cirrhosis) is
characterized by the presence of hepatic nodules. Liver biopsy is
required to determine the stage of disease.
[0308] Serum bilirubin is an indicator of PBC progression and
prognosis. Patients with a serum bilirubin level of 2-6 mg/dL have
a mean survival time of 4.1 years, patients with a serum bilirubin
level of 6-10 mg/dL have a mean survival time of 2.1 years, and
patients with a serum bilirubin level above 10 mg/dL have a mean
survival time of 1.4 years. Liver transplantation is an option in
advanced cases of PBC, although the recurrence rate may be as high
as 18% at 5 years, and up to 30% at 10 years.
[0309] Although disease progression may be slowed, pharmaceutical
intervention with currently used therapies is neither curative nor
effective in all patient populations. In order to improve the
therapeutic outcome of pharmacological therapy, one aspect pertains
to the use of one or more current therapies in combination with
variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21
peptide sequences and variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences having one or more activities
associated with the treatment and/or prevention of PBC and
associated diseases, disorders and conditions. The most commonly
used and/or promising agents for combination therapy are set forth
hereafter, although it is to be understood that these agents are
illustrative, and not exclusionary.
[0310] PBC treatment most frequently involves the bile acid
ursodeoxycholic acid (Urosdiol, UDCA). UDCA therapy is helpful in
reducing the cholestasis and improving the liver function tests in
PBC patients; however, it does not demonstrably improve symptoms
and has a questionable impact on prognosis. UDCA has been shown to
reduce mortality, adverse events and the need for transplantation
in PBC. Although UDCA is considered the first-line therapy,
approximately one-third of patients may be non-responsive and
remain at risk of progressive liver disease and are candidates for
alternative or additive therapy.
[0311] There are several alternative and adjuvant therapies, some
of which are currently in clinical development, that can be used in
combination with variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of
FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of fusions
(chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences provided herein
having one or more activities associated with the treatment and/or
prevention of PBC and associated diseases, disorders and
conditions.
[0312] Farnesoid-X-receptor agonists represent a promising class of
agents that may be used in combination therapy. One of the primary
functions of agonists of FXR, a nuclear receptor expressed at high
levels in the liver and intestine, is the suppression of
cholesterol 7a hydroxylase-1 (CYP7A1), the rate-limiting enzyme in
the synthesis of bile acids from cholesterol. Obeticholic acid
(OCA; Intercept Pharmaceuticals, NY) is a bile acid analog and FXR
agonist derived from the primary human bile acid chenodeoxycholic
acid, or CDCA. OCA is currently being evaluated for patients having
an inadequate therapeutic response to ursodiol or who are unable to
tolerate ursodiol.
[0313] Inhibitors of the apical sodium-dependent bile acid
transporter (ASBT) represent another class of agents that may be
used in combination with the variants of FGF19 peptide sequences,
fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of
fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences
described herein for the treatment and/or prevention of PBC and
associated diseases. ASBT, a member of the sodium/bile-salt
co-transport family coded by gene SLC10A2, is currently thought to
be the primary mechanism for bile acid reabsorption in the
intestine. Examples of ABST inhibitors include LUM001 and SC-435,
both of which are being developed by Lumena Pharmaceuticals (San
Diego, Calif.).
[0314] Bile acid sequestrants also find use in the treatment of
PBC. Cholestyramine and colestipol are the best known bile acid
sequestrants. However, their use is sometimes limited because they
are only available in powder form and are not tolerated by many
patients, often because of the poor texture and taste of the resin
powder. The bile acid sequestrant colesevelam is available in
tablet form and is often better tolerated. All bile acid
sequestrants are capable of binding other compounds, including the
fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, and deficiencies of these
vitamins many necessitate supplementation. Importantly, the PBC
patient population inherently has poor lipid-dependent absorption
of vitamins A, D, E and K, and thus patients taking bile acid
sequestrants are at particular risk for deficiency of those
vitamins.
[0315] Agents associated with immune and inflammatory function are
candidates for combination therapy with the variants of FGF19
peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences
and variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences having one or more activities associated with the
treatment and/or prevention of PBC and associated diseases,
disorders and conditions.
[0316] The interleukin IL-12 is linked with autoimmunity. Data
indicate that the IL-12 signaling pathway plays a key role in the
effector mechanisms that lead to biliary destruction. Targeting the
p40 subunit of IL-12 has also been shown to ameliorate experimental
immune-mediated cholangiopathy. Thus, anti-IL-12 agents (e.g.,
monoclonal Ab inhibitors) provide a promising treatment.
Furthermore, because polymorphisms in CD80 have been identified as
conferring an increased susceptibility to PBC, blockade of
co-stimulation between T cells and antigen-presenting cells through
CD80 by use of an anti-CD80 agent could represent an important
therapeutic approach for the treatment of PBC. In addition,
improvement in IgM titre and an increase in intrahepatic regulatory
T-cell number using the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (RITUXAN) have
shown promise.
[0317] The immune-mediated destruction of small-sized bile ducts in
PBC is predominantly cell-mediated, characterized by Th1 cells,
CD8+ T cells, NK cells and NKT cells which express CXCR3.
Therefore, neutralizing antibodies to CXCL10, a ligand for CXCR3,
may offer the possibility to interfere with one of the key
inflammatory processes and contribute to immune-mediated biliary
destruction in PBC. Similarly, blockade of co-stimulatory signals
between T cells expressing CD28 and antigen-presenting cells
expressing CD80 (e.g. cholangiocytes, antibody-secreting B cells)
might represent an important approach for the treatment of
autoimmune diseases.
[0318] The variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of fusions (chimeras)
of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences described herein can be
used alone or in combination with other agents for the treatment
and/or prevention of those bile acid-related or associated
disorders referenced herein that have an immune and/or inflammatory
component, including, but not limited to, PBC and associated
diseases, disorders and conditions. Examples of such other agents
include, for example, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAID); steroids; cytokine suppressive anti-inflammatory drug(s)
(CSAIDs); antibodies to, or antagonists of, other human cytokines
or growth factors (e.g., IL-2, IL-6, or PDGF); TNF antagonists
(e.g., agents such as REMICADE, p75TNFRIgG (ENBREL) or p55TNFR1gG
(LENERCEPT)); interferon-.beta.1a (AVONEX); interferon-.beta.1b
(BETASERON); and immune checkpoint inhibitors, including PD1
(associated agents include the antibodies nivolumab and
lambrolizumab), PDL1, BTLA, CTLA4 (associated agents include the
fully humanized CTLA4 monoclonal antibody ipilimumab (YERVOY),
TIM3, LAG3, and A2aR.
[0319] Fibrates have been shown to improve various aspects of PBC,
including liver function tests, both as monotherapy and in
combination with UDCA non-responders. In certain embodiments, a
fibrate is a member selected from the group of bezafibrate
(BEZALIP), ciprofibrate (MODALIM), gemfibrozil (LOPID), clofibrate,
and fenofibrate (TRICOR). Fish oil has exhibited similar
benefits.
[0320] In PBC patients demonstrating certain characteristics of
hepatitis on biopsy, corticosteroids such as budesonide may improve
liver histology and biochemistry, particularly when used in
combination with UDCA. Colchicine has been shown to improve liver
function tests (e.g., AST and ALP) and represents another
alternative treatment for PBC.
[0321] Though not an exhaustive list, other drugs that have shown
promise include methotrexate as an immunomodulatory treatment,
azathioprine, cyclosporine, and certain agents used in
anti-retroviral therapy (e.g., combivir).
[0322] Various treatments exist for the sequelae associated with
PBC. For example, itching can be relieved by the bile acid
sequestrant cholestyramine, or alternatively naltrexone and
rifampicin. The fatigue associated with PBC may effectively be
treated with modafinil (Provigil; Teva (formerly Cephalon)) without
damaging the liver. As patients with PBC have increased risk of
developing osteoporosis and esophageal varices compared to the
general population (and others with liver disease), screening and
treatment of these complications is an important part of the
management of PBC. Variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions of
FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of fusions
(chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences having one or
more activities associated with the treatment and/or prevention of
PBC and associated diseases, disorders and conditions, as provided
herein, either alone or in combination with other agents, offer
novel, promising alternatives to the management of such
sequelae.
[0323] 5.6.1.2 NASH and NAFLD and Therapy with Agents Effective in
the Treatment or Prevention Thereof
[0324] Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), considered part of a
spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), causes
inflammation and accumulation of fat and fibrous tissue in the
liver. Although the exact cause of NASH is unknown, risk factors
include central obesity, type-2 diabetes mellitus, insulin
resistance (IR) and dyslipidemia; combinations of the foregoing are
frequently described as the metabolic syndrome. In addition,
certain drugs have been linked to NASH, including tamoxifen,
amiodarone and steroids (e.g., prednisone and hydrocortisone).
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of
chronic liver disease in the United States, and the estimated
prevalence of NAFLD is 20-30% and for NASH it is estimated at
3.5-5%. (See, e.g., Abrams, G. A., et al., Hepatology, 2004.
40(2):475-83; Moreira, R. K., Arch Pathol Lab Med, 2007.
131(11):1728-34).
[0325] NASH frequently presents with no overt symptoms,
complicating its diagnosis. Liver function tests generally begin
the diagnostic process, with levels of AST (aspartate
aminotransferase) and ALT (alanine aminotransferase) elevated in
about 90% percent of individuals with NASH. Other blood tests are
often used for ruling out other causes of liver disease, such as
hepatitis. Imaging tests (e.g., ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI) may
reveal fat accumulation in the liver but frequently cannot
differentiate NASH from other causes of liver disease that have a
similar appearance. A liver biopsy is required to confirm NASH.
[0326] The prognosis for individuals suffering from NASH is
difficult to predict, although features in the liver biopsy can be
helpful. The most serious complication of NASH is cirrhosis, which
occurs when the liver becomes severely scarred. It has been
reported that between 8 and 26 percent of individuals with NASH
develop cirrhosis, and it is predicted that NASH will be the
leading indication for liver transplantation by 2020.
[0327] At the present time, treatment of NASH focuses primarily on
pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of those medical
conditions associated with it, including hyperlipidemia, diabetes
and obesity. Although not curative, pharmacological intervention of
NASH itself includes treatment with vitamin E, pioglitazone,
metformin, statins, omega-3 fatty acids, and ursodeoxycholic acid
(UDCA (ursodiol)). Other agents being evaluated, currently approved
for different indications, include losartan and telisartan,
exenatide, GLP-1 agonists, DPP IV inhibitors, and
carbamazepine.
[0328] In view of the deficiencies of the aforementioned current
therapies, therapy with agents having distinct mechanisms of action
offers a promising new avenue for the treatment and prevention of
NASH and NAFLD. Addressing such deficiencies is contemplated, for
example, by using the variants of FGF19 peptide sequences, fusions
of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of fusions
(chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences as taught
herein. In certain embodiments, the peptides are used in
combination with other therapeutic agents and/or treatment
modalities. Also provided herein is the prophylactic and/or
therapeutic use of these variants of FGF19 peptide sequences,
fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and variants of
fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences, either
alone or in combination with therapies developed in the future, for
the treatment or prevention of NASH and NAFLD.
[0329] 5.6.1.3 Therapy for the Treatment or Prevention of Other
Bile Acid-Related Disorders and Associated Diseases, Disorders and
Conditions
[0330] Also provided herein is the use of variants of FGF19 peptide
sequences, fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences and
variants of fusions (chimeras) of FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences having one or more activities associated with the
treatment and/or prevention of other bile acid-related disorders
and associated diseases, disorders and conditions besides PBC. In
certain embodiments, the peptides are used in combination with
other therapeutic agents and/or treatment modalities.
[0331] By way of example, patients with bile acid diarrhea
secondary to Crohn's ileitis will be helped with glucocorticoid
treatment. Microscopic colitis is also helped by steroids. In
patients with a short-bowel syndrome (a bile acid deficiency occurs
in the proximal intestine that leads to impaired micellar
solubilization), cholylsarcosine (cholyl-N-methylglycine), a
synthetic bile acid analogue, has been shown to increase lipid
absorption.
[0332] Administration of the primary bile acid chenodeoxycholic
Acid (CDCA) has been shown to decrease biliary cholesterol
secretion and gradual dissolution of gallstones. Because CDCA is
slightly hepatotoxic, it was gradually replaced by UDCA. Despite
the efficacy and safety of UDCA administration for cholesterol
gallstone dissolution, it is not frequently used today because of
the success of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which provides a rapid
cure for symptomatic disease. Medical therapy, in contrast,
requires months of therapy, does not always dissolve stones, and is
followed by gradual recurrence in some patients.
[0333] Bile acid replacement is used in inborn errors of bile acid
biosynthesis, usually with a mixture of CDCA or UDCA and cholic
acid, to suppress the synthesis of cytotoxic bile acid precursors
and restore the input of primary bile acids into the enterohepatic
circulation.
[0334] In addition to the agents and therapeutic modalities set
forth above, combination therapy with numerous additional agents
(and classes thereof) is also contemplated, including. but not
limited to, 1) insulin e.g., bolus and basal analogs), insulin
mimetics and agents that entail stimulation of insulin secretion,
including sulfonylureas (e.g., chlorpropamide, tolazamide,
acetohexamide, tolbutamide, glyburide, glimepiride, glipizide) and
meglitinides (e.g., repaglinide (PRANDIN) and nateglinide
(STARLIX)); 2) biguanides (e.g., metformin (GLUCOPHAGE)) and other
agents that act by promoting glucose utilization, reducing hepatic
glucose production and/or diminishing intestinal glucose output; 3)
alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (e.g., acarbose and miglitol) and
other agents that slow down carbohydrate digestion and consequently
absorption from the gut and reduce postprandial hyperglycemia; 4)
thiazolidinediones (e.g., rosiglitazone (AVANDIA), troglitazone
(REZULIN), pioglitazone (ACTOS), glipizide, balaglitazone,
rivoglitazone, netoglitazone, troglitazone, englitazone,
ciglitazone, adaglitazone, darglitazone that enhance insulin action
(e.g., by insulin sensitization), thus promoting glucose
utilization in peripheral tissues; 5) glucagon-like-peptides
including DPP-IV inhibitors (e.g., vildagliptin (GALVUS) and
sitagliptin (JANUVIA)) and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) and
GLP-1 agonists and analogs (e.g., exenatide (BYETTA and ITCA 650
(an osmotic pump inserted subcutaneously that delivers an exenatide
analog over a 12-month period; Intarcia, Boston, Mass.)); 6) and
DPP-IV-resistant analogues (incretin mimetics), PPAR gamma
agonists, dual-acting PPAR agonists, pan-acting PPAR agonists,
PTP1B inhibitors, SGLT inhibitors, insulin secretagogues, RXR
agonists, glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors, immune modulators,
beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonists, 11beta-HSD1 inhibitors, and
amylin analogues.
[0335] Other exemplary agents that can be used, in certain
embodiments, in combination with the peptides and methods provided
herein include dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors,
bromocriptine formulations (e.g. and bile acid sequestrants (e.g.,
colesevelam), and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Appetite suppression drugs are
also well known and can be used in combination with the
compositions and methods provided herein. Supplementary therapies
can be administered prior to, contemporaneously with or following
methods and uses provided herein
[0336] 5.6.2 Methods of Preventing, Treating and Managing Metabolic
Disorders
[0337] Also provided herein are in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo
(e.g., on or in a subject) methods and uses. Such methods and uses
can be practiced with any of the peptide sequences set forth
herein. In various embodiments, the methods include administering a
peptide sequence, such as a FGF19 or FGF21 variant, fusion or
chimera disclosed herein (e.g., in the Sequence Listing or Table
1), or a subsequence, a variant or modified form of a FGF19 or
FGF21 variant, fusion or chimera disclosed herein (e.g., the
Sequence Listing or Table 1), to a subject in an amount effective
for treating a metabolic or associated disorder.
[0338] In certain embodiments, the peptide is administered in
combination with an additional therapeutic agent(s) and/or
treatment modalities (e.g., an agent useful in the treatment and/or
prevention of PBC). The additional therapeutic agent(s) can be
administered before, with, or following administration of the
peptides described herein.
[0339] Also provided here are methods of preventing (e.g., in
subjects predisposed to having a particular disorder(s)), delaying,
slowing or inhibiting progression of, the onset of, or treating
(e.g., ameliorating) a metabolic or associated disorder relative to
an appropriate matched subject of comparable age, gender, race,
etc.). Thus, in various embodiments, a method provided herein for,
for example, modulating bile acid homeostasis or treating a
metabolic or associated disorder includes contacting or
administering one or more peptides provided herein (e.g., a variant
or fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in the Sequence
Listing or Table 1) in an amount effective to modulate bile acid
homeostasis or treat a metabolic or associated disorder. In certain
embodiments the method further comprises contacting or
administering at least one additional therapeutic agent or
treatment modality that is useful in the treatment or prevention of
a metabolic or associated disorder (e.g., PBC).
[0340] The term "subject" refers to an animal. Typically, the
animal is a mammal that would benefit from treatment with a peptide
sequence provided herein. Particular examples include primates
(e.g., humans), dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, and sheep.
[0341] Subjects include those having a disorder, e.g., a metabolic
or associated disorder, or subjects that do not have a disorder but
may be at risk of developing the disorder.
[0342] Non-limiting exemplary disorders or conditions preventable,
treatable or manageable with the peptide formulations, methods and
uses thereof provided herein, include metabolic diseases and
disorders. Non limiting examples of diseases and disorders include:
metabolic syndrome; a lipid- or glucose-related disorder;
cholesterol or triglyceride metabolism; type 2 diabetes;
cholestasis, including, for example diseases of intrahepatic
cholestasis (e.g., PBC, PFIC, PSC, PIC, neonatal cholestasis, and
drug induced cholestasis (e.g., estrogen)), and diseases of
extrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., bile cut compression from tumor,
bile duct blockade by gall stones); bile acid malabsorption and
other disorders involving the distal small intestine, including
ileal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease
and ulcerative colitis), disorders impairing absorption of bile
acids not otherwise characterized (idiopathic)) leading to diarrhea
(e.g., BAD) and GI symptoms, and GI, liver, and/or biliary cancers
(e.g., colon cancer and hepatocellular cancer); and/or bile acid
synthesis abnormalities, such as those contributing to NASH,
cirrhosis and portal hypertension. For treatment, peptide sequences
provided herein can be administered to subjects in need of
modulation of bile acid homeostasis or having a bile-acid related
or associated disorder. Peptide sequences provided herein may also
be useful in other hyperglycemic-related disorders, including
kidney damage (e.g., tubule damage or nephropathy), liver
degeneration, eye damage (e.g., diabetic retinopathy or cataracts),
and diabetic foot disorders; dyslipidemias and their sequelae such
as, for example, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease,
cerebrovascular disorders and the like.
[0343] Other conditions which may be associated with metabolic
syndrome, such as obesity and elevated body mass (including the
co-morbid conditions thereof such as, but not limited to,
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH), and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)),
and also include thromboses, hypercoagulable and prothrombotic
states (arterial and venous), hypertension (including portal
hypertension (defined as a hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG)
greater than 5 mm Hg), cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart
failure; Disorders or conditions in which inflammatory reactions
are involved, including atherosclerosis, chronic inflammatory bowel
diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), asthma,
lupus erythematosus, arthritis, or other inflammatory rheumatic
disorders; Disorders of cell cycle or cell differentiation
processes such as adipose cell tumors, lipomatous carcinomas
including, for example, liposarcomas, solid tumors, and neoplasms;
Neurodegenerative diseases and/or demyelinating disorders of the
central and peripheral nervous systems and/or neurological diseases
involving neuroinflammatory processes and/or other peripheral
neuropathies, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and
Guillian-Barre syndrome; Skin and dermatological disorders and/or
disorders of wound healing processes, including erythemato-squamous
dermatoses; and other disorders such as syndrome X, osteoarthritis,
and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
[0344] In one embodiment, a subject has a hyperglycemic condition
(e.g., diabetes, such as insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes, type
II diabetes, or gestational diabetes), insulin resistance,
hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance or metabolic syndrome, is
obese and/or has an undesirable body mass.
[0345] In particular aspects of the methods and uses, a peptide
sequence or chimeric peptide sequence provided herein is
administered to a subject in an amount effective to improve glucose
metabolism in the subject. In more particular aspects, a subject
has a fasting plasma glucose level greater than 100 mg/dl or has a
hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level above 6%, prior to administration.
[0346] In further embodiments, a use or method of treatment of a
subject is intended to or results in reduced glucose levels,
increased insulin sensitivity, reduced insulin resistance, reduced
glucagon, an improvement in glucose tolerance, or glucose
metabolism or homeostasis, improved pancreatic function, or reduced
triglyceride, cholesterol, IDL, LDL or VLDL levels, or a decrease
in blood pressure, a decrease in intimal thickening of the blood
vessel, or a decrease in body mass or weight gain.
[0347] Treatment of a metabolic or associated disorder (e.g.,
hyperglycemia) may have the benefit of alleviating or abolishing a
disorder secondary thereto. By way of example, a subject suffering
from hyperglycemia may also have depression or anxiety due to the
hyperglycemia; thus, treating the subject's hyperglycemia may also
indirectly treat the depression or anxiety. The use of the
therapies disclosed herein to target such secondary disorders is
also contemplated in certain embodiments.
[0348] In particular embodiments, the subject has or is at risk of
having hyperglycemia. In other particular embodiments, the subject
has or is at risk of having diabetes, such as Type 2 diabetes.
[0349] Subjects at risk of developing a metabolic or associated
disorder (such as the disorders described above) include, for
example, those who may have a family history or genetic
predisposition toward such disorder, as well those whose diet may
contribute to development of such disorders.
[0350] As disclosed herein, treatment methods include contacting or
administering a peptide as set forth herein (e.g., a variant or
fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in the Sequence Listing
or Table 1) in an amount effective to achieve a desired outcome or
result in a subject. A treatment that results in a desired outcome
or result includes decreasing, reducing or preventing the severity
or frequency of one or more symptoms of the condition in the
subject, e.g., an improvement in the subject's condition or a
"beneficial effect" or "therapeutic effect." Therefore, treatment
can decrease or reduce or prevent the severity or frequency of one
or more symptoms of the disorder, stabilize or inhibit progression
or worsening of the disorder, and in some instances, reverse the
disorder, transiently (e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, or 12-24 hours), for
medium term (e.g., 1-6, 6-12, 12-24 or 24-48 days) or long term
(e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-48 weeks, or greater than 24-48
weeks). Thus, in the case of a metabolic or associated disorder,
treatment can lower or reduce one or more symptoms or effects of
the metabolic or associated disorders described above.
[0351] In certain embodiments, the various methods provided herein
further include contacting or administering one or more additional
agents or therapeutic modalities useful in the treatment or
prevention of a metabolic or associated disorder, such as those
agents or therapeutic modalities described herein, in an amount
effective to achieve a desired outcome or result in a subject.
[0352] An "effective amount" or a "sufficient amount" for use
and/or for treating a subject refers to an amount that provides, in
single or multiple doses, alone, or in combination with one or more
other agents, treatments, protocols, or therapeutic regimens, a
detectable response of any duration of time (transient, medium or
long term), a desired outcome in or an objective or subjective
benefit to a subject of any measurable or detectable degree or for
any duration of time (e.g., for hours, days, months, years, in
remission or cured). Such amounts typically are effective to
ameliorate a disorder, or one, multiple or all adverse symptoms,
consequences or complications of the disorder, to a measurable
extent, although reducing or inhibiting a progression or worsening
of the disorder, is considered a satisfactory outcome.
[0353] As used herein, the term "ameliorate" means an improvement
in the subject's disorder, a reduction in the severity of the
disorder, or an inhibition of progression or worsening of the
disorder (e.g., stabilizing the disorder). In the case of a
metabolic or associated disorder such as those described above, an
improvement can be a lowering or a reduction in one or more
symptoms or effects of the disorder.
[0354] A therapeutic benefit or improvement therefore need not be
complete ablation of any one, most or all symptoms, complications,
consequences or underlying causes associated with the disorder or
disease. Thus, a satisfactory endpoint is achieved when there is a
transient, medium or long term, incremental improvement in a
subject's condition, or a partial reduction in the occurrence,
frequency, severity, progression, or duration, or inhibition or
reversal, of one or more associated adverse symptoms or
complications or consequences or underlying causes, worsening or
progression (e.g., stabilizing one or more symptoms or
complications of the condition, disorder or disease), of the
disorder or disease, over a duration of time (hours, days, weeks,
months, etc.).
[0355] Thus, in the case of a disorder treatable by a peptide
sequence provided herein, either alone or in combination with an
additional agent, the amount of the peptide (and optionally the
additional agent) sufficient to ameliorate a disorder will depend
on the type, severity and extent, or duration of the disorder, the
therapeutic effect or outcome desired, and can be readily
ascertained by the skilled artisan. Appropriate amounts will also
depend upon the individual subject (e.g., the bioavailability
within the subject, gender, age, etc.). For example, a transient,
or partial, restoration of normal bile acid homeostasis in a
subject can reduce the dosage amount or frequency of the peptides
and agents described herein in order to treat the metabolic or
associated disorders described previously even though complete
freedom from treatment has not resulted. An effective amount can be
ascertained, for example, by measuring one or more relevant
physiological effects.
[0356] Methods and uses provided herein for treating a subject are
applicable for prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a
disorder in a subject, such as a metabolic or associated disorder.
Accordingly, methods and uses provided herein for treating a
subject having, or at risk of developing, a metabolic or associated
disorder can be practiced prior to, substantially contemporaneously
with, or following administration or application of another agent
useful for the treatment or prevention of a metabolic or associated
disorder, and/or can be supplemented with other forms of therapy.
Supplementary therapies include other glucose lowering treatments,
such as insulin, an insulin sensitivity enhancer and other drug
treatments, a change in diet (low sugar, fats, etc.), weight loss
surgery- (reducing stomach volume by gastric bypass, gastrectomy),
gastric banding, gastric balloon, gastric sleeve, etc. For example,
a method or use provided herein for treating a hyperglycemic or
insulin resistance disorder can be used in combination with drugs
or other pharmaceutical compositions that lower glucose or increase
insulin sensitivity in a subject.
[0357] In one embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or
administering to a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective for
preventing a metabolic or associated disorder. In one embodiment, a
method or use includes contacting or administering to a subject one
or more variant or fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in
an amount effective for treating a metabolic or associated
disorder. In one embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or
administering to a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective for managing
a metabolic or associated disorder.
[0358] 5.6.3 Methods of Preventing, Treating and Managing
Cancer
[0359] Also provided herein are in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo
(e.g., on or in a subject) methods and uses. Such methods and uses
can be practiced with any of the peptide sequences set forth
herein. In various embodiments, the methods include administering a
peptide sequence, such as a FGF19 or FGF21 variant, fusion or
chimera disclosed herein (e.g., in the Sequence Listing or Table
1), or a subsequence, a variant or modified form of a FGF19 or
FGF21 variant, fusion or chimera disclosed herein (e.g., the
Sequence Listing or Table 1), to a subject in an amount effective
for treating a cancer, tumor or associated disorder.
[0360] In certain embodiments, the peptide is administered in
combination with an additional therapeutic agent(s) and/or
treatment modalities (e.g., an agent useful in the treatment and/or
prevention of PBC). The additional therapeutic agent(s) can be
administered before, with, or following administration of the
peptides described herein.
[0361] Also provided here are methods of preventing (e.g., in
subjects predisposed to having a particular disorder(s)), delaying,
slowing or inhibiting progression of, the onset of, or treating
(e.g., ameliorating) a cancer, tumor or associated disorder
relative to an appropriate matched subject of comparable age,
gender, race, etc.). Thus, in various embodiments, a method
provided herein for, for example, preventing or treating a cancer,
tumor or associated disorder includes contacting or administering
one or more peptides provided herein (e.g., a variant or fusion of
FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in the Sequence Listing or Table 1)
in an amount effective to prevent or treat a cancer, tumor or
associated disorder. In certain embodiments the method further
comprises contacting or administering at least one additional
therapeutic agent or treatment modality that is useful in the
treatment or prevention of a cancer, tumor or associated disorder
(e.g., PBC).
[0362] The term "subject" refers to an animal. Typically, the
animal is a mammal that would benefit from treatment with a peptide
sequence provided herein. Particular examples include primates
(e.g., humans), dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, and sheep.
[0363] Subjects include those having a disorder, e.g., a cancer,
tumor or associated disorder; or subjects that do not have a
disorder but may be at risk of developing the disorder.
[0364] Non-limiting exemplary disorders or conditions preventable,
treatable or manageable with the peptide formulations, methods and
uses thereof provided herein, include cancer, tumors and associated
diseases and disorders. Non limiting examples of diseases and
disorders include:
[0365] In certain embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a colon tumor
or a hepatic tumor.
[0366] Treatment of a cancer, tumor or associated disorder may have
the benefit of alleviating or abolishing a disorder secondary
thereto. By way of example, a subject suffering from a cancer or
tumor may also have depression or anxiety due to the cancer or
tumor; thus, treating the subject's cancer or tumor may also
indirectly treat the depression or anxiety. The use of the
therapies disclosed herein to target such secondary disorders is
also contemplated in certain embodiments.
[0367] Subjects at risk of developing a cancer, tumor or associated
disorder (such as the disorders described above) include, for
example, those who may have a family history or genetic
predisposition toward such disorder, as well those whose diet may
contribute to development of such disorders.
[0368] In some embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a liver, colon,
prostate or lung cancer or tumor. In some embodiments, the cancer
or tumor is benign. In other embodiments, the cancer or tumor is
malignant.
[0369] In certain embodiments, the subject has or is at risk of
developing a FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or condition. In
some embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or
condition is a liver (hepatocellular) disease, disorder or
condition, such as cirrhosis or cholestasis. In some embodiments,
the liver disease or disorder is a chronic liver disease or
disorder. In some embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease,
disorder or condition is cancer or tumor, such as HCC. In other
embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or condition is
not a liver disease, disorder or condition, such as cirrhosis or
cholestasis. In some embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease,
disorder or condition is not a cancer or tumor, such as HCC. In
some embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or
condition is a colon cancer or tumor. In certain embodiments, the
colon cancer or tumor is a colon adenocarcinoma. In some
embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or condition is
a prostate cancer or tumor. In yet other embodiments, the
FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or condition is a lung cancer or
tumor. In certain embodiments, the lung cancer or tumor is a lung
squamous cell carcinoma. In some embodiments, FGF19 is expressed in
a primary or metastatic cancer or tumor cell. In certain
embodiments, the FGF19-dependent disease, disorder or condition is
pre-cancerous. For example, cirrhosis and cholestasis sometimes to
lead to liver cancers, such as HCC, and methods of treating or
preventing such liver diseases and disorders are contemplated. In
certain embodiments, the subject is a subject in need of prevention
or treatment thereof. In some embodiments, administration of the
FGF19 variant maintains bile acid homeostasis in the subject.
[0370] Also provided herein is a method of treating a cancer or
tumor, such as a FGF19-dependent cancer or tumor, or a symptom
thereof, in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a
therapeutically effective amount of a FGF19 variant. In certain
embodiments, the administration results in an improvement in the
cancer, tumor or symptom thereof in the subject. In some
embodiments, the method results in a reduction in tumor number,
tumor size, or tumor weight. Also provided herein is a method of
preventing a cancer or tumor, such as a FGF19-dependent cancer or
tumor, or a symptom thereof, in a subject, comprising administering
to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a FGF19
variant. In some embodiments, the administration results in
prevention of the cancer, tumor, or symptom thereof in the subject.
In some embodiments, the method results in a reduction in tumor
number, tumor size, or tumor weight. In a specific embodiment, the
cancer or tumor is a FGF19-dependent cancer or tumor. In certain
embodiments, the cancer or tumor is hepatocellular carcinoma. In
some embodiments, the cancer or tumor is not hepatocellular
carcinoma. In one embodiment, the cancer or tumor is a colon cancer
or tumor. In some embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a prostate
cancer or tumor. In certain embodiments, the cancer or tumor is a
lung cancer or tumor. In certain embodiments, the FGF19 variant is
a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID
NO:70. In some embodiments, the FGF19 variant is a polypeptide
consisting of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:70. In
certain embodiments, the subject is a subject in need thereof.
[0371] As disclosed herein, treatment methods include contacting or
administering a peptide as set forth herein (e.g., a variant or
fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth in the Sequence Listing
or Table 1) in an amount effective to achieve a desired outcome or
result in a subject. A treatment that results in a desired outcome
or result includes decreasing, reducing or preventing the severity
or frequency of one or more symptoms of the condition in the
subject, e.g., an improvement in the subject's condition or a
"beneficial effect" or "therapeutic effect." Therefore, treatment
can decrease or reduce or prevent the severity or frequency of one
or more symptoms of the disorder, stabilize or inhibit progression
or worsening of the disorder, and in some instances, reverse the
disorder, transiently (e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, or 12-24 hours), for
medium term (e.g., 1-6, 6-12, 12-24 or 24-48 days) or long term
(e.g., for 1-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-48 weeks, or greater than 24-48
weeks). Thus, in the case of a cancer, tumor or associated
disorder, treatment can lower or reduce one or more symptoms or
effects of the cancer, tumor or associated disorders described
above.
[0372] In certain embodiments, the various methods provided herein
further include contacting or administering one or more additional
agents or therapeutic modalities useful in the treatment or
prevention of a cancer, tumor or associated disorder, such as those
agents or therapeutic modalities described herein, in an amount
effective to achieve a desired outcome or result in a subject.
[0373] An "effective amount" or a "sufficient amount" for use
and/or for treating a subject refers to an amount that provides, in
single or multiple doses, alone, or in combination with one or more
other agents, treatments, protocols, or therapeutic regimens, a
detectable response of any duration of time (transient, medium or
long term), a desired outcome in or an objective or subjective
benefit to a subject of any measurable or detectable degree or for
any duration of time (e.g., for hours, days, months, years, in
remission or cured). Such amounts typically are effective to
ameliorate a disorder, or one, multiple or all adverse symptoms,
consequences or complications of the disorder, to a measurable
extent, although reducing or inhibiting a progression or worsening
of the disorder, is considered a satisfactory outcome.
[0374] As used herein, the term "ameliorate" means an improvement
in the subject's disorder, a reduction in the severity of the
disorder, or an inhibition of progression or worsening of the
disorder (e.g., stabilizing the disorder). In the case of a cancer,
tumor or associated disorder such as those described above, an
improvement can be a lowering or a reduction in one or more
symptoms or effects of the disorder.
[0375] A therapeutic benefit or improvement therefore need not be
complete ablation of any one, most or all symptoms, complications,
consequences or underlying causes associated with the disorder or
disease. Thus, a satisfactory endpoint is achieved when there is a
transient, medium or long term, incremental improvement in a
subject's condition, or a partial reduction in the occurrence,
frequency, severity, progression, or duration, or inhibition or
reversal, of one or more associated adverse symptoms or
complications or consequences or underlying causes, worsening or
progression (e.g., stabilizing one or more symptoms or
complications of the condition, disorder or disease), of the
disorder or disease, over a duration of time (hours, days, weeks,
months, etc.).
[0376] Thus, in the case of a disorder treatable by a peptide
sequence provided herein, either alone or in combination with an
additional agent, the amount of the peptide (and optionally the
additional agent) sufficient to ameliorate a disorder will depend
on the type, severity and extent, or duration of the disorder, the
therapeutic effect or outcome desired, and can be readily
ascertained by the skilled artisan. Appropriate amounts will also
depend upon the individual subject (e.g., the bioavailability
within the subject, gender, age, etc.). For example, a transient,
or partial, restoration of normal bile acid homeostasis in a
subject can reduce the dosage amount or frequency of the peptides
and agents described herein in order to treat the cancer, tumor or
associated disorders described previously even though complete
freedom from treatment has not resulted. An effective amount can be
ascertained, for example, by measuring one or more relevant
physiological effects.
[0377] Methods and uses provided herein for treating a subject are
applicable for prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a
disorder in a subject, such as a cancer, tumor or associated
disorder. Accordingly, methods and uses provided herein for
treating a subject having, or at risk of developing, a cancer,
tumor or associated disorder can be practiced prior to,
substantially contemporaneously with, or following administration
or application of another agent useful for the treatment or
prevention of a cancer, tumor or associated disorder, and/or can be
supplemented with other forms of therapy. Supplementary therapies
include other glucose lowering treatments, such as insulin, an
insulin sensitivity enhancer and other drug treatments, a change in
diet (low sugar, fats, etc.), weight loss surgery- (reducing
stomach volume by gastric bypass, gastrectomy), gastric banding,
gastric balloon, gastric sleeve, etc. For example, a method or use
provided herein for treating a hyperglycemic or insulin resistance
disorder can be used in combination with drugs or other
pharmaceutical compositions that lower glucose or increase insulin
sensitivity in a subject.
[0378] In one embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or
administering to a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19
and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective for
preventing a cancer, tumor or associated disorder. In one
embodiment, a method or use includes contacting or administering to
a subject one or more variant or fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide
sequences in an amount effective for treating a cancer, tumor or
associated disorder. In one embodiment, a method or use includes
contacting or administering to a subject one or more variant or
fusion FGF19 and/or FGF21 peptide sequences in an amount effective
for managing a cancer, tumor or associated disorder.
5.7 Nucleic Acid Molecules
[0379] Also provided are nucleic acid molecules encoding peptide
sequences provided herein, including subsequences, sequence
variants and modified forms of the sequences listed in the Sequence
Listing (and in PCT Pub. No. WO 2013/006486 and US Pub. No.
2013/0023474, as well as PCT Publ. No. WO 2014/085365) or Table 1,
and vectors that include nucleic acid encoding the peptides used in
the methods described herein. Accordingly, "nucleic acids" include
those that encode the exemplified peptide sequences disclosed
herein, as well as those encoding functional subsequences, sequence
variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide sequences,
so long as the foregoing retain at least detectable or measureable
activity or function useful in the treatment or prevention of a
bile acid-related or associated disorder (e.g., PBC).
[0380] Nucleic acid, which can also be referred to herein as a
gene, polynucleotide, nucleotide sequence, primer, oligonucleotide
or probe, refers to natural or modified purine- and
pyrimidine-containing polymers of any length, either
polyribonucleotides or polydeoxyribonucleotides or mixed
polyribo-polydeoxyribo nucleotides and .alpha.-anomeric forms
thereof. The two or more purine- and pyrimidine-containing polymers
are typically linked by a phosphoester bond or analog thereof. The
terms can be used interchangeably to refer to all forms of nucleic
acid, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid
(RNA). The nucleic acids can be single strand, double, or triplex,
linear or circular. Nucleic acids include genomic DNA and cDNA. RNA
nucleic acid can be spliced or unspliced mRNA, rRNA, tRNA or
antisense. Nucleic acids include naturally occurring, synthetic, as
well as nucleotide analogs and derivatives.
[0381] As a result of the degeneracy of the genetic code, the
nucleic acid molecules provided herein include sequences degenerate
with respect to nucleic acid molecules encoding the peptide
sequences useful in the methods provided herein. Thus, degenerate
nucleic acid sequences encoding peptide sequences, including
subsequences, variants and modified forms of the peptide sequences
exemplified herein (e.g., in the Sequence Listing or Table 1), are
provided. The term "complementary," when used in reference to a
nucleic acid sequence, means the referenced regions are 100%
complementary, i.e., exhibit 100% base pairing with no
mismatches.
[0382] Nucleic acid can be produced using any of a variety of known
standard cloning and chemical synthesis methods, and can be altered
intentionally by site-directed mutagenesis or other recombinant
techniques known to one skilled in the art. Purity of
polynucleotides can be determined through, for example, sequencing,
gel electrophoresis, and UV spectrometry.
[0383] Nucleic acids may be inserted into a nucleic acid construct
in which expression of the nucleic acid is influenced or regulated
by an "expression control element," referred to herein as an
"expression cassette." The term "expression control element" refers
to one or more nucleic acid sequence elements that regulate or
influence expression of a nucleic acid sequence to which it is
operatively linked. An expression control element can include, as
appropriate, promoters, enhancers, transcription terminators, gene
silencers, a start codon (e.g., ATG) in front of a protein-encoding
gene, etc.
[0384] An expression control element operatively linked to a
nucleic acid sequence controls transcription and, as appropriate,
translation of the nucleic acid sequence. The term "operatively
linked" refers to a juxtaposition wherein the referenced components
are in a relationship permitting them to function in their intended
manner. Typically, expression control elements are juxtaposed at
the 5' or the 3' ends of the genes but can also be intronic.
[0385] Expression control elements include elements that activate
transcription constitutively, that are inducible (i.e., require an
external signal or stimuli for activation), or derepressible (i.e.,
require a signal to turn transcription off; when the signal is no
longer present, transcription is activated or "derepressed"). Also
included in the expression cassettes provided herein are control
elements sufficient to render gene expression controllable for
specific cell types or tissues (i.e., tissue-specific control
elements). Typically, such elements are located upstream or
downstream (i.e., 5' or 3') of the coding sequence. Promoters are
generally positioned 5' of the coding sequence. Promoters, produced
by recombinant DNA or synthetic techniques, can be used to provide
for transcription of the polynucleotides provided herein. A
"promoter" typically means a minimal sequence element sufficient to
direct transcription.
[0386] Nucleic acids may be inserted into a plasmid for
transformation into a host cell and for subsequent expression
and/or genetic manipulation. A plasmid is a nucleic acid that can
be stably propagated in a host cell; plasmids may optionally
contain expression control elements in order to drive expression of
the nucleic acid. As used herein, a vector is synonymous with a
plasmid. Plasmids and vectors generally contain at least an origin
of replication for propagation in a cell and a promoter. Plasmids
and vectors may also include an expression control element for
expression in a host cell, and are therefore useful for expression
and/or genetic manipulation of nucleic acids encoding peptide
sequences, expressing peptide sequences in host cells and
organisms, or producing peptide sequences, for example.
[0387] As used herein, the term "transgene" means a polynucleotide
that has been introduced into a cell or organism by artifice. For
example, in a cell having a transgene, the transgene has been
introduced by genetic manipulation or "transformation" of the cell.
A cell or progeny thereof into which the transgene has been
introduced is referred to as a "transformed cell" or
"transformant." Typically, the transgene is included in progeny of
the transformant or becomes a part of the organism that develops
from the cell. Transgenes may be inserted into the chromosomal DNA
or maintained as a self-replicating plasmid, YAC, minichromosome,
or the like.
[0388] Bacterial system promoters include T7 and inducible
promoters such as pL of bacteriophage .lamda., plac, ptrp, ptac
(ptrp-lac hybrid promoter) and tetracycline-responsive promoters.
Insect cell system promoters include constitutive or inducible
promoters (e.g., ecdysone). Mammalian cell constitutive promoters
include SV40, RSV, bovine papilloma virus (BPV) and other virus
promoters, or inducible promoters derived from the genome of
mammalian cells (e.g., metallothionein IIA promoter; heat shock
promoter) or from mammalian viruses (e.g., the adenovirus late
promoter; the inducible mouse mammary tumor virus long terminal
repeat). Alternatively, a retroviral genome can be genetically
modified for introducing and directing expression of a peptide
sequence in appropriate host cells.
[0389] As methods and uses provided herein include in vivo
delivery, expression systems further include vectors designed for
in vivo use. Particular non-limiting examples include adenoviral
vectors (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,700,470 and 5,731,172), adeno-associated
vectors (U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,090), herpes simplex virus vectors
(U.S. Pat. No. 5,501,979), retroviral vectors (U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,624,820, 5,693,508 and 5,674,703), BPV vectors (U.S. Pat. No.
5,719,054), CMV vectors (U.S. Pat. No. 5,561,063) and parvovirus,
rotavirus, Norwalk virus and lentiviral vectors (see, e.g., U.S.
Pat. No. 6,013,516). Vectors include those that deliver genes to
cells of the intestinal tract, including the stem cells (Croyle et
al., Gene Ther. 5:645 (1998); S. J. Henning, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev.
17:341 (1997), U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,821,235 and 6,110,456). Many of
these vectors have been approved for human studies.
[0390] Yeast vectors include constitutive and inducible promoters
(see, e.g., Ausubel et al., In: Current Protocols in Molecular
Biology, Vol. 2, Ch. 13, ed., Greene Publish. Assoc. & Wiley
Interscience, 1988; Grant et al. Methods in Enzymology, 153:516
(1987), eds. Wu & Grossman; Bitter Methods in Enzymology,
152:673 (1987), eds. Berger & Kimmel, Acad. Press, N.Y.; and,
Strathern et al., The Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces
(1982) eds. Cold Spring Harbor Press, Vols. I and II). A
constitutive yeast promoter such as ADH or LEU2 or an inducible
promoter such as GAL may be used (R. Rothstein In: DNA Cloning, A
Practical Approach, Vol. 11, Ch. 3, ed. D. M. Glover, IRL Press,
Wash., D.C., 1986). Vectors that facilitate integration of foreign
nucleic acid sequences into a yeast chromosome, via homologous
recombination for example, are known in the art. Yeast artificial
chromosomes (YAC) are typically used when the inserted
polynucleotides are too large for more conventional vectors (e.g.,
greater than about 12 Kb).
[0391] Expression vectors also can contain a selectable marker
conferring resistance to a selective pressure or identifiable
marker (e.g., beta-galactosidase), thereby allowing cells having
the vector to be selected for, grown and expanded. Alternatively, a
selectable marker can be on a second vector that is co-transfected
into a host cell with a first vector containing a nucleic acid
encoding a peptide sequence. Selection systems include, but are not
limited to, herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene (Wigler et
al., Cell 11:223 (1977)), hypoxanthine-guanine
phosphoribosyltransferase gene (Szybalska et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.
Sci. USA 48:2026 (1962)), and adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
(Lowy et al., Cell 22:817 (1980)) genes that can be employed in
tk-, hgprt- or aprt- cells, respectively. Additionally,
antimetabolite resistance can be used as the basis of selection for
dhfr, which confers resistance to methotrexate (O'Hare et al.,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:1527 (1981)); the gpt gene, which
confers resistance to mycophenolic acid (Mulligan et al., Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2072 (1981)); neomycin gene, which confers
resistance to aminoglycoside G-418 (Colberre-Garapin et al., J.
Mol. Biol. 150:1(1981)); puromycin; and hygromycin gene, which
confers resistance to hygromycin (Santerre et al., Gene 30:147
(1984)). Additional selectable genes include trpB, which allows
cells to utilize indole in place of tryptophan; hisD, which allows
cells to utilize histinol in place of histidine (Hartman et al.,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:8047 (1988)); and ODC (ornithine
decarboxylase), which confers resistance to the ornithine
decarboxylase inhibitor, 2-(difluoromethyl)-DL-ornithine, DFMO
(McConlogue (1987) In: Current Communications in Molecular Biology,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).
5.8 Cell Lines and Animal Models
[0392] In certain embodiments, also provided is a transformed
cell(s) (in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo) and host cells that produce
a variant or fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 as set forth herein,
where expression of the variant or fusion of FGF19 and/or FGF21 is
conferred by a nucleic acid encoding the variant or fusion of FGF19
and/or FGF21. As used herein, a "transformed" or "host" cell is a
cell into which a nucleic acid is introduced that can be propagated
and/or transcribed for expression of an encoded peptide sequence.
The term also includes any progeny or subclones of the host cell.
Transformed and host cells that express peptide sequences provided
herein typically include a nucleic acid that encodes the peptide
sequence. In one embodiment, a transformed or host cell is a
prokaryotic cell. In another embodiment, a transformed or host cell
is a eukaryotic cell. In various aspects, the eukaryotic cell is a
yeast or mammalian (e.g., human, primate, etc.) cell.
[0393] Transformed and host cells include but are not limited to
microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast; and plant, insect and
mammalian cells. For example, bacteria transformed with recombinant
bacteriophage nucleic acid, plasmid nucleic acid or cosmid nucleic
acid expression vectors; yeast transformed with recombinant yeast
expression vectors; plant cell systems infected with recombinant
virus expression vectors (e.g., cauliflower mosaic virus, CaMV;
tobacco mosaic virus, TMV) or transformed with recombinant plasmid
expression vectors (e.g., Ti plasmid); insect cell systems infected
with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., baculovirus); and
animal cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression
vectors (e.g., retroviruses, adenovirus, vaccinia virus), or
transformed animal cell systems engineered for transient or stable
propagation or expression.
[0394] For gene therapy uses and methods, a transformed cell can be
in a subject. A cell in a subject can be transformed with a nucleic
acid that encodes a peptide sequence as set forth herein in vivo.
Alternatively, a cell can be transformed in vitro with a transgene
or polynucleotide, and then transplanted into a tissue of subject
in order to effect treatment. Alternatively, a primary cell isolate
or an established cell line can be transformed with a transgene or
polynucleotide that encodes a variant of FGF19 and/or FGF21 or a
fusion/chimeric sequence (or variant) thereof, such as a chimeric
peptide sequence including all or a portion of FGF19, or including
all or a portion of FGF21, and then optionally transplanted into a
tissue of a subject.
[0395] Non-limiting target cells for expression of peptide
sequences, particularly for expression in vivo, include pancreas
cells (islet cells), muscle cells, mucosal cells and endocrine
cells. Such endocrine cells can provide inducible production
(secretion) of a variant of FGF19 and/or FGF21, or a
fusion/chimeric sequence (or variant) thereof, such as a chimeric
peptide sequence including all or a portion of FGF19, or including
all or a portion of FGF21. Additional cells to transform include
stem cells or other multipotent or pluripotent cells, for example,
progenitor cells that differentiate into the various pancreas cells
(islet cells), muscle cells, mucosal cells and endocrine cells.
Targeting stem cells provides longer term expression of peptide
sequences provided herein.
[0396] As used herein, the term "cultured," when used in reference
to a cell, means that the cell is grown in vitro. A particular
example of such a cell is a cell isolated from a subject, and grown
or adapted for growth in tissue culture. Another example is a cell
genetically manipulated in vitro, and transplanted back into the
same or a different subject.
[0397] The term "isolated," when used in reference to a cell, means
a cell that is separated from its naturally occurring in vivo
environment. "Cultured" and "isolated" cells may be manipulated by
the hand of man, such as genetically transformed. These terms
include any progeny of the cells, including progeny cells that may
not be identical to the parental cell due to mutations that occur
during cell division. The terms do not include an entire human
being.
[0398] Nucleic acids encoding peptide sequences provided herein can
be introduced for stable expression into cells of a whole organism.
Such organisms, including non-human transgenic animals, are useful
for studying the effect of peptide expression in a whole animal and
therapeutic benefit. For example, as disclosed herein, production
of a variant of FGF19 and/or FGF21 or a fusion/chimeric sequence
(or variant) thereof, such as a chimeric peptide sequence including
all or a portion of FGF19, or including all or a portion of FGF21
as set forth herein, in mice.
[0399] Mice strains that develop or are susceptible to developing a
particular disease (e.g., diabetes, degenerative disorders, cancer,
etc.) are also useful for introducing therapeutic proteins as
described herein in order to study the effect of therapeutic
protein expression in the disease-susceptible mouse. Transgenic and
genetic animal models that are susceptible to particular disease or
physiological conditions, such as streptozotocin (STZ)-induced
diabetic (STZ) mice, are appropriate targets for expressing
variants of FGF19 and/or FGF21, fusions/chimeric sequences (or
variant) thereof, such as a chimeric peptide sequence including all
or a portion of FGF19, or including all or a portion of FGF21, as
set forth herein. Thus, in certain embodiments, there are provided
non-human transgenic animals that produce a variant of FGF19 and/or
FGF21, or a fusion/chimeric sequence (or variant) thereof, such as
a chimeric peptide sequence including all or a portion of FGF19, or
including all or a portion of FGF21, the production of which is not
naturally occurring in the animal which is conferred by a transgene
present in somatic or germ cells of the animal.
[0400] The term "transgenic animal" refers to an animal whose
somatic or germ line cells bear genetic information received,
directly or indirectly, by deliberate genetic manipulation at the
subcellular level, such as by microinjection or infection with
recombinant virus. The term "transgenic" further includes cells or
tissues (i.e., "transgenic cell," "transgenic tissue") obtained
from a transgenic animal genetically manipulated as described
herein. In the present context, a "transgenic animal" does not
encompass animals produced by classical crossbreeding or in vitro
fertilization, but rather denotes animals in which one or more
cells receive a nucleic acid molecule. Transgenic animals provided
herein can be either heterozygous or homozygous with respect to the
transgene. Methods for producing transgenic animals, including
mice, sheep, pigs and frogs, are well known in the art (see, e.g.,
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,721,367, 5,695,977, 5,650,298, and 5,614,396) and,
as such, are additionally included.
[0401] Peptide sequences, nucleic acids encoding peptide sequences,
vectors and transformed host cells expressing peptide sequences
include isolated and purified forms. The term "isolated," when used
as a modifier of a composition provided herein, means that the
composition is separated, substantially, completely, or at least in
part, from one or more components in an environment. Generally,
compositions that exist in nature, when isolated, are substantially
free of one or more materials with which they normally associate
with in nature, for example, one or more protein, nucleic acid,
lipid, carbohydrate or cell membrane. The term "isolated" does not
exclude alternative physical forms of the composition, such as
variants, modifications or derivatized forms, fusions and chimeras,
multimers/oligomers, etc., or forms expressed in host cells. The
term "isolated" also does not exclude forms (e.g., pharmaceutical
compositions, combination compositions, etc.) in which there are
combinations therein, any one of which is produced by the hand of
man. An "isolated" composition can also be "purified" when free of
some, a substantial number of, or most or all of one or more other
materials, such as a contaminant or an undesired substance or
material.
[0402] As used herein, the term "recombinant," when used as a
modifier of peptide sequences, nucleic acids encoding peptide
sequences, etc., means that the compositions have been manipulated
(i.e., engineered) in a fashion that generally does not occur in
nature (e.g., in vitro). A particular example of a recombinant
peptide would be where a peptide sequence provided herein is
expressed by a cell transfected with a nucleic acid encoding the
peptide sequence. A particular example of a recombinant nucleic
acid would be a nucleic acid (e.g., genomic or cDNA) encoding a
peptide sequence cloned into a plasmid, with or without 5', 3' or
intron regions that the gene is normally contiguous within the
genome of the organism. Another example of a recombinant peptide or
nucleic acid is a hybrid or fusion sequence, such as a chimeric
peptide sequence comprising a portion of FGF19 and a portion of
FGF21.
[0403] In accordance with the methods provided herein, there are
provided compositions and mixtures of peptide sequences provided
herein, including subsequences, variants and modified forms of the
exemplified peptide sequences (including the FGF19 and FGF21
variants and subsequences listed in Table 1 and the Sequence
Listing, and the FGF19/FGF21 fusions and chimeras listed in Table 1
and the Sequence Listing). In one embodiment, a mixture includes
one or more peptide sequences and a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier or excipient. In another embodiment, a mixture includes one
or more peptide sequences and an adjunct drug or therapeutic agent,
such as a bile acid homeostasis modulating or anti-diabetic, or
glucose lowering, drug or therapeutic agent. Combinations, such as
one or more peptide sequences in a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier or excipient, with one or more of a bile acid homeostasis
modulating or a treatment for a bile acid-related or associated
disorder, or anti-diabetic, or glucose lowering drug or therapeutic
agent are also provided. Such combinations of a peptide sequence
provided herein with another drug or agent, such as a bile acid
homeostasis modulating or acid related disorder treating, or
glucose lowering drug or therapeutic agent, for example are useful
in accordance with the methods and uses provided herein, for
example, for treatment of a subject.
[0404] Combinations also include incorporation of peptide sequences
or nucleic acids provided herein into particles or a polymeric
substances, such as polyesters, carbohydrates, polyamine acids,
hydrogel, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, ethylene-vinylacetate,
methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, protamine sulfate, or
lactide/glycolide copolymers, polylactide/glycolide copolymers, or
ethylenevinylacetate copolymers; entrapment in microcapsules
prepared by coacervation techniques or by interfacial
polymerization, for example, by the use of hydroxymethylcellulose
or gelatin-microcapsules, or poly (methylmethacrolate)
microcapsules, respectively; incorporation in colloid drug delivery
and dispersion systems such as macromolecule complexes,
nano-capsules, microspheres, beads, and lipid-based systems (e.g.,
N-fatty acyl groups such as N-lauroyl, N-oleoyl, fatty amines such
as dodecyl amine, oleoyl amine, etc., see U.S. Pat. No. 6,638,513),
including oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and
liposomes, for example.
[0405] The peptides provided herein including subsequences,
variants and modified forms of the exemplified peptide sequences
(including the FGF19 and FGF21 variants and subsequences listed in
Table 1 and the Sequence Listing, and the FGF19/FGF21 fusions and
chimeras listed in Table 1 and the Sequence Listing) as set forth
herein can be used to modulate glucose metabolism and facilitate
transport of glucose from the blood to key metabolic organs such as
muscle, liver and fat. Such peptide sequences can be produced in
amounts sufficient or effective to restore glucose tolerance and/or
to improve or provide normal glucose homeostasis.
5.9 Kits
[0406] Also provided herein are kits including, but not limited to,
peptide sequences provided herein and/or one or more additional
agents for the treatment of a disease, disorder or condition, or a
composition comprising the foregoing, and one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable or physiologically acceptable diluents,
carriers or excipients, optionally in further combination with one
or more therapeutic agents distinct from those described above,
compositions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, packaged into
suitable packaging material. A kit may include a label or packaging
insert including a description of the components or instructions
for use in vitro, in vivo, or ex vivo, of the components therein.
Exemplary instructions include instructions for treatment and/or
prevention of a disease or disorder. In one embodiment, the disease
or disorder is a bile acid-related or associated disorder provided
herein. In another embodiment, the disease or disorder is a
metabolic disorder or associated condition. In yet another
embodiment, the disease or disorder is a cancer or tumor.
[0407] The term "packaging material" refers to a physical structure
housing the components of the kit. The packaging material can
maintain the components sterilely, and can be made of material
commonly used for such purposes (e.g., paper, corrugated fiber,
glass, plastic, foil, ampules, vials, tubes, etc.).
[0408] Kits provided herein can include labels or inserts. Labels
or inserts include "printed matter," e.g., paper or cardboard,
separate or affixed to a component, a kit or packing material
(e.g., a box), or attached to, for example, an ampule, tube or vial
containing a kit component. Labels or inserts can additionally
include a computer readable medium, such as a disk (e.g., hard
disk, card, memory disk), optical disk such as CD- or DVD-ROM/RAM,
DVD, MP3, magnetic tape, or an electrical storage media such as RAM
and ROM or hybrids of these such as magnetic/optical storage media,
FLASH media or memory type cards. In some embodiments, the
instructions recite a method provided herein.
[0409] Labels or inserts can include, among other things,
identifying information of one or more components therein, dosing
parameters, and/or information on the clinical pharmacology of the
active ingredient(s), including mechanism of action,
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Labels or inserts can
include information identifying manufacturer information, lot
numbers, manufacturer location and date.
[0410] Labels or inserts can include information on a condition,
disorder, disease or symptom for which a kit component may be used.
Labels or inserts can include instructions for the clinician or for
a subject for using one or more of the kit components in a method,
treatment protocol or therapeutic regimen. Instructions can include
dosage amounts, frequency or duration, and instructions for
practicing any of the methods, treatment protocols or therapeutic
regimens set forth herein. Exemplary instructions include
instructions for treatment or use of a peptide sequence as set
forth herein and/or the use of an additional agent or treatment
modality useful in treating a bile acid-related or associated
disorder, or a disorder of bile acid homeostasis. Kits provided
herein therefore can additionally include labels or instructions
for practicing any of the methods and uses provided herein,
including treatment methods and uses.
[0411] Labels or inserts can include information on any benefit
that a component may provide, such as a prophylactic or therapeutic
benefit. Labels or inserts can include information on potential
adverse side effects, such as warnings to the subject or clinician
regarding situations where it would not be appropriate to use a
particular composition. Adverse effects could also occur when the
subject has, will be, or is currently taking one or more other
medications that may be incompatible with the composition, or the
subject has, will be, or is currently undergoing another treatment
protocol or therapeutic regimen which would be incompatible with
the composition and, therefore, instructions could include
information regarding such incompatibilities.
[0412] Kits provided herein can additionally include other
components. Each component of the kit can be enclosed within an
individual container and all of the various containers can be
within a single package. In certain embodiments, kits are designed
for cold storage. Kits provided herein can further be designed to
contain peptide sequences provided herein, or that contain nucleic
acids encoding peptide sequences. Kits provided herein can also be
designed to contain, either separately or in combination with the
peptide sequences provided herein, one or more additional agents
useful in the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder
provided herein. Any cells in the kit can be maintained under
appropriate storage conditions until ready to use.
[0413] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms
used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of
ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although
methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described
herein can be used in the practice or testing of the invention,
suitable methods and materials are described herein.
[0414] In case of conflict, the specification, including
definitions, will control. As used herein and in the appended
claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural
referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for
example, reference to "a peptide sequence" or "a treatment,"
includes a plurality of such sequences, treatments, and so forth.
It is further noted that the claims can be drafted to exclude any
optional element. As such, this statement is intended to serve as
antecedent basis for use of such exclusive terminology such as
"solely," "only" and the like in connection with the recitation of
claim elements, or use of a "negative" limitation.
[0415] Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that
each intervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit
unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper
and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening
value in that stated range, is encompassed within the invention.
The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges can
independently be included in the smaller ranges, and are also
encompassed within the invention, subject to any specifically
excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes
one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those
included limits are also included in the invention.
[0416] As used herein, numerical values are often presented in a
range format throughout this document. The use of a range format is
merely for convenience and brevity and should not be construed as
an inflexible limitation on the scope of the invention unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise. Accordingly, the use of a
range expressly includes all possible subranges, all individual
numerical values within that range, and all numerical values or
numerical ranges including integers within such ranges and
fractions of the values or the integers within ranges, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise. This construction applies
regardless of the breadth of the range and in all contexts
throughout this patent document. Thus, for example, reference to a
range of 90-100% includes 91-99%, 92-98%, 93-95%, 91-98%, 91-97%,
91-96%, 91-95%, 91-94%, 91-93%, and so forth. Reference to a range
of 90-100% also includes 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, etc.,
as well as 91.1%, 91.2%, 91.3%, 91.4%, 91.5%, etc., 92.1%, 92.2%,
92.3%, 92.4%, 92.5%, etc., and so forth. In addition, reference to
a range of 1-3, 3-5, 5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60,
60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, 100-110, 110-120, 120-130, 130-140,
140-150, 150-160, 160-170, 170-180, 180-190, 190-200, 200-225,
225-250 includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, etc. In a further example, reference to a range
of 25-250, 250-500, 500-1000, 1000-2500, 2500-5000, 5000-25,000, or
5000-50,000 includes any numerical value or range within or
encompassing such values, e.g., 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 . . . 250, 251,
252, 253, 254 . . . 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 . . . , etc. The use of
a series of ranges includes combinations of the upper and lower
ranges to provide another range. This construction applies
regardless of the breadth of the range and in all contexts
throughout this patent document. Thus, for example, reference to a
series of ranges such as 5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-75,
75-100, 100-150, includes ranges such as 5-20, 5-30, 5-40, 5-50,
5-75, 5-100, 5-150, and 10-30, 10-40, 10-50, 10-75, 10-100, 10-150,
and 20-40, 20-50, 20-75, 20-100, 20-150, and so forth.
[0417] For the sake of conciseness, certain abbreviations are used
herein. One example is the single letter abbreviation to represent
amino acid residues. The amino acids and their corresponding three
letter and single letter abbreviations are as follows:
TABLE-US-00011 alanine Ala (A) arginine Arg (R) asparagine Asn (N)
aspartic acid Asp (D) cysteine Cys (C) glutamic acid Glu (E)
glutamine Gln (Q) glycine Gly (G) histidine His (H) isoleucine Ile
(I) leucine Leu (L) lysine Lys (K) methionine Met (M) phenylalanine
Phe (F) proline Pro (P) serine Ser (S) threonine Thr (T) tryptophan
Trp (W) tyrosine Tyr (Y) valine Val (V)
[0418] The invention is generally disclosed herein using
affirmative language to describe the numerous embodiments. The
invention also specifically includes embodiments in which
particular subject matter is excluded, in full or in part, such as
substances or materials, method steps and conditions, protocols,
procedures, assays or analysis. Thus, even though the invention is
generally not expressed herein in terms of what the invention does
not include, aspects that are not expressly included in the
invention are nevertheless disclosed herein.
[0419] Particular embodiments of this invention are described
herein, including the best mode known to the inventors for carrying
out the invention. Upon reading the foregoing description,
variations of the disclosed embodiments may become apparent to
individuals working in the art, and it is expected that those
skilled artisans may employ such variations as appropriate.
Accordingly, it is intended that the invention be practiced
otherwise than as specifically described herein, and that the
invention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subject
matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by
applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-described
elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the
invention unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly
contradicted by context.
[0420] All publications, patent applications, accession numbers,
and other references cited in this specification are herein
incorporated by reference in its entirety as if each individual
publication or patent application were specifically and
individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. The
publications discussed herein are provided solely for their
disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application.
Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present
invention is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of
prior invention. Further, the dates of publication provided can be
different from the actual publication dates which can need to be
independently confirmed.
[0421] A number of embodiments of the invention have been
described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various
modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the invention. Accordingly, the descriptions in the
Experimental section are intended to illustrate but not limit the
scope of invention described in the claims.
6. EXPERIMENTAL
[0422] The following is a description of various methods and
materials used in the studies, and are put forth so as to provide
those of ordinary skill in the art with a complete disclosure and
description of how to make and use the present invention, and are
not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard as
their invention nor are they intended to represent that the
experiments below were performed and are all of the experiments
that may be performed. It is to be understood that exemplary
descriptions written in the present tense were not necessarily
performed, but rather that the descriptions can be performed to
generate the data and the like associated with the teachings of the
present invention. Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with
respect to numbers used (e.g., amounts, temperature, etc.), but
some experimental errors and deviations should be accounted
for.
[0423] Unless indicated otherwise, parts are parts by weight,
molecular weight is weight average molecular weight, temperature is
in degrees Celsius (.degree. C.), and pressure is at or near
atmospheric. Standard abbreviations are used, including the
following: bp=base pair(s); kb=kilobase(s); s or sec=second(s);
min=minute(s); h or hr=hour(s); aa=amino acid(s); kb=kilobase(s);
nt=nucleotide(s); pg=picogram; ng=nanogram; .mu.g=microgram;
mg=milligram; g=gram; kg=kilogram; pl or pL=picoliter(s); dl or
dL=deciliter; .mu.l or .mu.L=microliter; ml or mL=milliliter; or
L=liter; M=micromolar; mM=millimolar; M=molar; kDa=kilodalton;
i.m.=intramuscular(ly); i.p.=intraperitoneal(ly); SC or
SQ=subcutaneous(ly); QD=daily; BID=twice daily; QW=weekly;
TIW=three times a week; QM=monthly; HPLC=high performance liquid
chromatography; BW=body weight; U=unit; ns=not statistically
significant; PBS=phosphate-buffered saline; PCR=polymerase chain
reaction; NHS=N-Hydroxysuccinimide; HSA=human serum albumin;
BSA=bovine serum albumin; DMEM=Dulbeco's Modification of Eagle's
Medium; GC=genome copy; EDTA=ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
6.1 Example 1--Liquid Formulation of M70
[0424] Provided below is a liquid formulation design.
TABLE-US-00012 Water, Tromethamine Trehalose WFI Hydrochloric
Onmi-Free pH Osmolality Component USP dihydrate quality Acid, N.F.
TWEEN-20 (25.degree. C.) (Osmol/L) Vendor J T Baker, Pfanstiehl
Corning J T Baker, EMD Avantor Inc. Avantor Catalog No. 4102-01
6138-23-4 25-055- 9544-02 9480 CM GMP Yes Yes No No multicompendial
Target amount 2.423 g 92.55 g Add to 0.94 mL 0.1 mL 8.000 300 per
1000 mL 999 mL solution Target molarity 20 mM 244.8 mM Trial 1 2.47
g 92.48 g Add to 0.97 mL 0.1 mL 8.023 299 999 mL Trial 2 2.43 g
92.84 g Add to 0.94 mL 0.1 mL 7.95 303 999 mL Trial 3 2.42 g 92.43
g Add to 0.94 mL 0.1 mL 7.983 301 999 mL
6.2 Example 2--Stability/Formulation Study Design
[0425] All stability studies were performed with protein
concentrations of 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/ml with the osmolity of 300
Osmol/L for the duration of 0 to 24 weeks.
[0426] The volume in vials was 0.5-1 mL/vial at temperatures
-80.degree. C.; 2-8.degree. C., and 37.degree. C. at time points of
0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months.
[0427] M70 was concentrated to 10+ mg/mL based on A.sub.280
(MW=21320, E=16180). Concentrated stock was diluted to 1 mg/mL or
10 mg/mL with 1.times.PBS, and TWEEN-20 (0.01 v/v) was added prior
to dialysis step.
TABLE-US-00013 Spec Actual pH pH Buffer Composition (4C) (4C) 1 10
mM Kphos, 150 mM NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 7.3 7.252 2 20 mM Kphos, 125
mM NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 7.3 7.261 3 20 mM Kphos, 125 mM NaCl, 0.01%
TWEEN-20 7.5 7.540 4 20 mM Kphos, 125 mM NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 8.0
8.120 5 20 mM Tris, 8.2% Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 7.5 7.586 6 20
mM Tris, 8.2% Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 8 8.053 7 20 mM Tris, 8.2%
Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 8.5 8.562 8 20 mM Tris, 140 mM NaCl,
0.01% TWEEN-20 7.5 7.499 9 20 mM Tris, 140 mM NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20
8 8.075 10 20 mM Tris, 140 mM NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 8.5 8.507
[0428] Trehalose used for these studies was Cat. No. BP26871
(Fisher). A Tris pH temperature dependence was also noted:
TABLE-US-00014 5.degree. C. 25.degree. C. 37.degree. C. pH 7.50
6.92 6.72 pH 8.00 7.42 7.15 pH 8.50 7.92 7.64
[0429] The samples were dialyzed overnight into each buffer using
Slide-A-Lyzer.RTM. cassette with 10 KMWCO. All vials were flushed
with air to remove dust, and then autoclaved on dry cycle for 2
hours at 121.degree. C. to ensure sterility. Samples were sterile
filtered through 0.22 .mu.M filter in fumehood. The vials fills
were performed in tissue culture fumehood to ensure stability.
[0430] In total, 60 conditions per time point were tested. Vial
numbering are used throughout the examples provided herein.
TABLE-US-00015 Vial # Buffer Temp Concentration Inject volume 1 1
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 2 1 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 3 1
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 4 1 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 5 1
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 6 1 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 7 2
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 8 2 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 9 2
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 10 2 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 11 2
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 12 2 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 13 3
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 14 3 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 15 3
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 16 3 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 17 3
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 18 3 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 19 4
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 20 4 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 21 4
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 22 4 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 23 4
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 24 4 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 25 5
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 26 5 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 27 5
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 28 5 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 29 5
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 30 5 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 31 6
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 32 6 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 33 6
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 34 6 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 35 6
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 36 6 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 37 7
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 38 7 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 39 7
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 40 7 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 41 7
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 42 7 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 43 8
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 44 8 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 45 8
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 46 8 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 47 8
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 48 8 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 49 9
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 50 9 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 51 9
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 52 9 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 53 9
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 54 9 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 55 10
-80.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 56 10 4.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 57 10
37.degree. C. 1 mg/mL 20 58 10 -80.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 59 10
4.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2 60 10 37.degree. C. 10 mg/mL 2
[0431] The osometer values of buffers, with or without the presence
of M70 was also determined on an Advanced Instruments 3300 machine,
with 20 .mu.L nominal injection volume:
TABLE-US-00016 Buffer 1 mg/mL 10 mg/mL without M70 in M70 in
protein buffer buffer Buffer Composition (mOsm) (mOsm) (mOsm)
Standard 100 mmol/kg 98/97 -- -- Standard 290 mmol/kg 284/284 -- --
Standard 1000 mmol/kg 987/986 -- -- 1 10 mM Kphos, 150 mM 314 316
314 NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 2 20 mM Kphos, 125 mM 284 287 293 NaCl,
0.01% TWEEN-20 3 20 mM Kphos, 125 mM 285 288 289 NaCl, 0.01%
TWEEN-20 4 20 mM Kphos, 125 mM 258 253 254 NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 5
20 mM Tris, 8.2% 352 360 362 Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 6 20 mM
Tris, 8.2% 350 351 350 Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 7 20 mM Tris, 8.2%
348 342 349 Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20 8 20 mM Tris, 140 mM 302 301
303 NaCl, 0.01% TWEEN-20 9 20 mM Tris, 140 mM 297 302 302 NaCl,
0.01% TWEEN-20 10 20 mM Tris, 140 mM 166 162 160 NaCl, 0.01%
TWEEN-20
[0432] Visual turbidity assessment was then performed on all the
samples at 0, 1, 2, 4 weeks. Samples were vortexed to re-suspend
any precipitate at the bottom of the tube. The scoring system used
was as follows: 0--Clear; 1--Slightly Hazy; 2--Slightly Cloudy;
3--Cloudy; 4--Very Cloudy; and 5--Extremely cloudy.
[0433] A.sub.340/A.sub.280 measurement was performed at 4 weeks
(Nanodrop; 1 mm pathlength), and each sample was blanked against
respective formulation buffer.
[0434] Analysis for visual turbidity was performed for samples at
37.degree. C. at 4 weeks. Results regarding visual observation of
samples with the protein concentration of 1 mg/mL is depicted in
FIG. 1. Results regarding visual observation of samples with the
protein concentration of 10 mg/mL is depicted in FIG. 2.
[0435] The studies showed no evidence of visual precipitate or
aggregate for any condition in the samples at -80.degree. C. and
4.degree. C. and at any time point. Variable aggregation was
recorded for samples at 37.degree. C. (data not shown), which was
pH and protein dose-dependent.
[0436] Trehalose was noted to be a superior tonicity modifier over
NaCl in Tris-containing buffers. Indeed, significant differences in
aggregation state at 37.degree. C. between 20 mM Tris (pH 8.5) with
8.2% trehalose (buffer 7) or 140 mM NaCl (buffer 10) were
observed.
[0437] Buffer 7 (20 mM Tris, 8.2% Trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20) was
the only formulation buffer without evidence of visual precipitates
an any condition, concentration, or time point, and thus was chosen
for use in further studies.
6.3 Example 3. SEC-HPLC Analysis
[0438] HPLC analysis was performed on samples with no evidence of
precipitation based on A.sub.280/A.sub.340 (ratio ratio
.ltoreq.0.07) and visual inspection (no visual precipitate) under
the following conditions: [0439] Hardware--HPLC 1200 series [0440]
Mobile phase--1.times.PBS in 5% ethanol (v/v) [0441] Flow rate--1
mL/min [0442] Sample run time--15 min/run [0443] Column--Tosoh
TSKgel3000 [0444] Temperature--25.degree. C. [0445] Injection
volume(s)--20 .mu.L for 1 mg/mL sample (20 .mu.g load); or [0446] 2
.mu.L for 10 mg/mL sample (20 .mu.g load).
[0447] A PBS blank run was performed between every injection to
ensure minimal sample carry-over on subsequence injections. A
percent (%) recovery based on time=0 total AUC for each time point
(t=1, 2 and 4 weeks) was also included.
[0448] The data for HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC of absorbance at
A.sub.210 for 1 mg/mL in various buffers is shown in FIG. 3; and
FIG. 4 shows the data for HPLC analysis based on SEC AUC of
absorbance at A.sub.210 for Buffer 7 at 1 mg/mL. The same data is
shown for 10 mg/mL samples in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, respectively.
[0449] The results demonstrated that percent (%) recovery based on
total AUC was higher than 92% for all analyzed samples, and which
was subsequently confirmed by orthogonal method (AUC.sub.SV) (data
not shown). Buffer 7 also demonstrated a time-dependent increase in
percent dimer/aggregate formation at 37.degree. C. The overall
trends suggest that the higher the pH, the higher the propensity
for dimer and MW aggregates over time in liquid formulation.
Moreover, increasing the concentration of M70 only had a minimal
effect on the propensity for dimer and higher MW aggregates over
time at 4.degree. C. in liquid formulation.
6.4 Example 4. SDS-PAGE Gel Analysis
[0450] SDS-PAGE gel analysis was performed on samples with no
evidence of precipitation based on A.sub.280/A.sub.340 and visual
inspection (buffers 1-10) under the following conditions: [0451]
Hardware--Novex 4-20% Tris-Glycine gel [0452] Sample treatment
buffer--Lamelli 3.times. running buffer.+-.100 mM DTT.
[0453] Samples were diluted to 0.1 .mu.g/.mu.l in 1.times. Lamelli
running buffer. Samples were centrifuged at 95.degree. C. for 5
min., and then loaded at 10 .mu.L/lane (1 .mu.g total) on the gel.
A t=0 reference standard was also used. After completion, the gel
was fixed in 1% acetic acid (v/v) for 30 min., washed in
Milli-Q.TM. water for 15 minutes, stained in coomassie biosafe
stain for 1 hour, and then destained overnight in Milli-Q.TM.
water.
[0454] The SDS-PAGE gels for Buffer 7 (left) and Buffer 8 (right),
for both 1 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml are shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B,
respectively (other buffers; data not shown). The results showed
that minimal degradation of main M70 peak intensity was observed
for all samples tested. Buffer 7 contains a non-disulfide dimer
band that does not break down upon reduction, with approximately 5%
of total protein lane intensity at 4 weeks, 37.degree. C. and 10
mg/ml. For the 10 mg/ml sample at 4.degree. C. at 4 weeks, there
was no significant increase over the t=0 reference standard for the
dimer band. Moreover, there was no evidence of high molecular
weight aggregates in the lane wells for any sample that was
tested.
[0455] Based on the data from this and the prior experiments, the
top 3 buffers were chosen for further analysis. Buffer rank orders
were based on the following analysis at t=0, 1, 2 and 4 week time
analysis points: [0456] Visual inspection (Example 2) [0457]
A.sub.340/A.sub.280 turbity (Example 2) [0458] SEC-HPLC (Example 3)
[0459] SDS-PAGE Gel (Example 4)
[0460] With respect to the criteria for selection, the focus was on
the 10 mg/mL sample analysis to de-risk high concentration
formulation (up to 10 mg/mL) for clinical needs. An additional
focus was on the 4.degree. C. samples, which could provide a base
for liquid formulation storage conditions.
[0461] In view of the above criteria, Buffers 1, 7 and 10 were
chosen for further analysis. Buffer 1 had 100% recovery for the 10
mg/mL sample (4 weeks a 4.degree. C.), and 98.9% monomer at time
point analysis. Moreover, there was minimal non-disulfide covenant
dimer at t=4 wk using other methods for analysis, and showed
long-term 4.degree. C. stability (data not shown). Buffer 7 had no
precipitation at 37.degree. C. at 10 mg/mL, at t=4 wk; and minimal
degradation pathways were observed for 10 mg/mL for 4 weeks at
4.degree. C. (98.9% monomer). Buffer 10 was essentially equivalent
to Buffer 7; however with NaCl formulation for tonicity (data not
shown), and added diversity for the excipient range.
6.5 Example 5. Ion Exchange Chromatograph-High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (IEC-HPLC) Analysis
[0462] IEC-HPLC analysis of Buffer 7 was performed under the
following conditions: [0463] Hardware: HPLC 1200 series [0464]
Mobile phase: (A) 20 mM Tris HCL; pH 8.5; 20% acetonitrile [0465]
(B) 20 mM Tris HCL; pH 8.5; 20% acetonitrile; 500 mM NaCl [0466]
Flow rate: 0.5 mL/min with increasing linear gradient of % B [0467]
Column: Tosoh TSKgel Q-5PW anion exchange column, 7.5 mm.times.75
mm (PN 18257) [0468] Injection volume: 20 .mu.L for 1 mg/mL sample
[0469] 2 .mu.L for 10 mg/mL sample [0470] Time point analysis of
samples: Buffer 7 at 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL at t=0, 1, 2 and 4 weeks;
Reference standard vs. 37.degree. C. heat-stressed samples at t=0,
1, 2 and 4 weeks.
[0471] FIG. 8 depicts IEC-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 1 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks. FIG. 9 depicts IEC-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 10 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
6.6 Example 5. Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (RP-HPLC) Analysis
[0472] RP-HPLC analysis was performed on samples with no evidence
of precipitation based on A.sub.340/A.sub.280 and visual inspection
under the following conditions: [0473] Hardware: HPLC 1200 series
[0474] Mobile phase: (A) 0.1 TFA [0475] (B) 0.1 TFA, 90% CAN [0476]
Flow rate: 0.4 mL/min [0477] Column Phenomenox.TM. C4-Jupiter
column [0478] Injection volume: 20 .mu.L for 1 mg/mL sample [0479]
2 .mu.L for 10 mg/mL sample [0480] Time-point analysis of samples:
Buffer 7 at 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL at t=0, 1, 2 and 4 weeks;
Reference standard vs. 37.degree. C. heat-stressed samples at t=0,
1, 2 and 4 weeks.
[0481] FIG. 10 depicts RP-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 1 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks. FIG. 11 depicts RP-HPLC for Buffer 7 at 37.degree. C., a
concentration of 10 mg/mL at t=0 weeks, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4
weeks.
6.7 Example 7--Freeze-Thaw Analysis
[0482] This analysis was conducted to analyze the effect on M70
formulations of multiple freeze/thaw cycles.
[0483] M70 was provided at a concentration of 10 mg/mL, and the
Osmol/L target was 300 Osmol/L. The following buffer composition
(similar to Buffer 7) was used: 20 mM Tris pH 8.0 (25.degree. C.),
8.3% (w/v) trehalose, 0.01% TWEEN-20. The fill volume in vials was
1.0 mL/vial, and 6 aliquots were housed in glass vials that were
used in the formulations stability studies discussed above.
[0484] The following freeze/thaw conditions were used: [0485]
Number of freeze/thaw cycles: 1, 3, 5 [0486] Freeze conditions:
Place in -80 C for 30 mins. [0487] Thaw conditions: (A) Room
temperature until thaw (1 hour) [0488] (B) 4.degree. C. until
thawed (1 hour)
[0489] Stability was then assessed using one or more of RP-HPLC,
SEC-HPLC or AIEX-HPLC.
[0490] FIG. 12 shows the stability of the M70 formulation after the
multiple freeze/thaw cycles. Freeze/thaw cycles do not impact the
product stability in the buffer. M70 in 20 mM Tris pH 8.0 (25 C),
8.3% Trehalose (w/v), 0.01% Polysorbate-20 ("TTP" buffer) is
stabile during freeze/thaw cycling from -80 C to room temperature.
There is no detectable differences vs. input (ref std.) for any of
the sample conditions or analyses. Moreover, there is no evidence
of reversible oligomer formation via SEC-HPLC using TTP as the
mobile phase.
7. SEQUENCE LISTING
[0491] The present specification is being filed with a computer
readable form (CRF) copy of the Sequence Listing in ASCII format.
The CRF entitled 13370-129-999_SEQLIST.txt was created on Jun. 20,
2021 and is 255,698 bytes in size. The CRF also serves as the paper
copy of the Sequence Listing, and are thus identical, and is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Sequence CWU 1
1
2051194PRTHomo sapiens 1Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Ser Pro His
Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser
Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120
125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys2194PRTHomo sapiens
2Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5
10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155
160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp
165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro
Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys3194PRTHomo sapiens 3Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu
Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75
80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu
Lys4194PRTHomo sapiens 4Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His
Val His Tyr Ala Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser
Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120
125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys5191PRTHomo sapiens
5Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln1 5
10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155
160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly
165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu
Lys 180 185 1906187PRTHomo sapiens 6Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln
Phe Gly Gly Gln Val Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro
His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val
Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile
Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val His Ser
Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75 80Gln Gly
Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu 85 90 95Ile
Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu 100 105
110Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
115 120 125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met
Val Pro 130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp
Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro
Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 1857192PRTHomo sapiens 7Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln Val Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
1908191PRTHomo sapiens 8Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu
Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro1 5 10 15Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120
125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 1909193PRTHomo sapiens 9Arg His Pro
Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro
Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser
Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40
45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp
Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe
Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185
190Lys10193PRTHomo sapiens 10Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro
His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105
110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185 190Lys11192PRTHomo
sapiens 11Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Leu Leu Gln Trp
Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150
155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro
Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser
Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19012194PRTHomo sapiens 12Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu
Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75
80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu
Lys13192PRTHomo sapiens 13Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120
125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met
130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19014191PRTHomo sapiens 14Arg
His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Gly Gln1 5 10
15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser
20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp
Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170
175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185 19015192PRTHomo sapiens 15Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly
Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19016192PRTHomo sapiens
16Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Trp Gly Asp1
5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155
160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19017192PRTHomo sapiens 17Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19018192PRTHomo sapiens 18Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120
125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19019192PRTHomo sapiens 19Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Val Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10
15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170
175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180 185 19020192PRTHomo sapiens 20Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro Val His Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19021192PRTHomo sapiens
21Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Val His Tyr Trp Gly Asp1
5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155
160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19022193PRTHomo sapiens 22Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu
Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser Cys Phe
Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg Gly Gln
Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr
Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65 70 75
80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp
85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr
Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala
Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu
Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro
Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser
Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu Val
Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185
190Lys23192PRTHomo sapiens 23Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly
Pro His His Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19024192PRTHomo sapiens
24Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His His Tyr Trp Gly Asp1
5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155
160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19025192PRTHomo sapiens 25Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val Tyr Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19026192PRTHomo sapiens 26Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Val His Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19027192PRTHomo sapiens 27Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro
His Val His Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120
125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19028191PRTHomo sapiens 28Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val Trp Gly Asp Pro1 5 10
15Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser
20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp
Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170
175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185 19029193PRTHomo sapiens 29Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly
Pro His Val His Tyr Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105
110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185 190Lys30194PRTHomo
sapiens 30Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Ala Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys31191PRTHomo sapiens 31Arg His Pro
Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Ala Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg
Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys
Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40
45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr
50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly
Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19032191PRTHomo sapiens 32Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Phe Gly Asp Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met
Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu
Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys
His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120
125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19033191PRTHomo sapiens 33Arg His
Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Pro Gln1 5 10 15Val
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25
30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly
35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg
Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met
Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu
Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu
Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met
Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170
175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185 19034191PRTHomo sapiens 34Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Ala1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105
110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu
115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala
Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19035191PRTHomo sapiens
35Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Glu1
5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155
160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly
165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu
Lys 180 185 19036191PRTHomo sapiens 36Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser
Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Asn1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90
95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19037191PRTHomo
sapiens 37Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Gly Gln1 5 10 15Ala Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19038191PRTHomo sapiens 38Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln1 5 10 15Ile Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75
80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala
85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19039191PRTHomo
sapiens 39Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90
95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19040193PRTHomo
sapiens 40Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Trp Gly1 5 10 15Gln Pro Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro
His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val
Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile
Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser
Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly
Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile
Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg
Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr
Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met
Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150
155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp
Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro
Ser Phe Glu 180 185 190Lys41182PRTHomo sapiens 41Arg Pro Leu Ala
Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro
Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser
Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala
Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55
60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65
70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu
Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Glu Pro Pro Gly
Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro Asp145 150 155 160Val Gly Ser Ser Asp
Pro Leu Ser Met Val Gly Pro Ser Gln Gly Arg 165 170 175Ser Pro Ser
Tyr Ala Ser 18042178PRTHomo sapiens 42His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser
Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 50 55 60Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp65 70 75 80Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe 85 90
95Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys
100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Glu Pro Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln Pro
Pro Asp Val Gly Ser Ser145 150 155 160Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val Gly
Pro Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser Pro Ser Tyr 165 170 175Ala Ser43192PRTHomo
sapiens 43Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Gly1 5 10 15Asp Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150
155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro
Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser
Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19044185PRTHomo sapiens 44Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln 20 25 30Thr Glu Ala
His Leu Glu Ile Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala 35 40 45Ala Asp
Gln Ser Pro Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro 50 55 60Gly
Val Ile Gln Ile Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln65 70 75
80Arg Pro Asp Gly Ala Leu Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu Ala
85 90 95Cys Ser Phe Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr
Gln 100 105 110Ser Glu Ala His Gly Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly Asn
Lys Ser Pro 115 120 125His Arg Asp Pro Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Arg
Phe Leu Pro Leu Pro 130 135 140Gly Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Pro Glu Pro
Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln145 150 155 160Pro Pro Asp Val Gly Ser
Ser Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val Gly Pro Ser 165 170 175Gln Gly Arg Ser
Pro Ser Tyr Ala Ser 180 18545193PRTHomo sapiens 45His Pro Ile Pro
Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg
Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln Thr Glu Ala His 20 25 30Leu Glu
Ile Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala Ala Asp Gln Ser 35 40 45Pro
Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro Gly Val Ile Gln 50 55
60Ile Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln Arg Pro Asp Gly65
70 75 80Ala Leu Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu Ala Cys Ser Phe
Arg 85 90 95Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Gln Ser Glu
Ala His 100 105 110Gly Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly Asn Lys Ser Pro
His Arg Asp Pro 115 120 125Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Arg Phe Leu Pro
Leu Pro Gly Leu Pro Pro 130 135 140Ala Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185
190Lys46232PRTHomo sapiens 46Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly
Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Gln Arg Tyr
Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln 20 25 30Thr Glu Ala His Leu Glu Ile
Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala 35 40 45Ala Asp Gln Ser Pro Glu
Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro 50 55 60Gly Val Ile Gln Ile
Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln65 70 75 80Arg Pro Asp
Gly Ala Leu Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu Ala 85 90 95Cys Ser
Phe Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Gln 100 105
110Ser Glu Ala His Gly Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly Asn Lys Ser Pro
115 120 125His Arg Asp Pro Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Arg Phe Leu Pro
Leu Pro 130 135 140Gly Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Pro Glu Pro Pro Gly Ile
Leu Ala Pro Gln145 150 155 160Pro Pro Asp Val Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro
Leu Ser Met Val Gly Pro Ser 165 170 175Gln Gly Arg Ser Pro Ser Tyr
Ala Ser Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro 180 185 190Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu 195 200 205Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala 210 215 220Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys225 23047190PRTHomo sapiens 47His Pro
Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile1 5 10 15Arg
Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25
30Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln
35 40 45Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr
Val 50 55 60Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly
Ala Asp65 70 75 80Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp Cys Ala Phe 85 90 95Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys 100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170
175Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19048187PRTHomo sapiens 48Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Gly Gln Val Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75 80Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu 85 90 95Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu 100 105 110Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg 115 120
125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro
130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met
Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 18549192PRTHomo sapiens 49Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln Val Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala
Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90
95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19050191PRTHomo
sapiens 50Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Asp Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19051191PRTHomo sapiens 51Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Asn1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75
80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala
85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19052187PRTHomo sapiens 52Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75
80Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
85 90 95Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg
Leu 100 105 110Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr
Lys Asn Arg 115 120 125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
Leu Pro Met Val Pro 130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 18553189PRTHomo sapiens 53Met Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg1 5 10 15Leu
Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe 20 25
30Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
35 40 45Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala 50 55 60Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala
Asp Gly65 70 75 80Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu 85 90 95Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr
Arg Ser Glu Lys His 100 105 110Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala
Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys 115 120 125Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu
Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Val Pro Glu Glu Pro
Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met145 150 155 160Phe Ser
Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val 165 170
175Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
18554192PRTHomo sapiens 54Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
Leu Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120
125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19055192PRTHomo sapiens 55Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10
15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170
175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180 185 19056192PRTHomo sapiens 56Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro Val Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19057192PRTHomo sapiens
57Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Val His Gly Trp Gly Asp1
5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155
160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19058192PRTHomo sapiens 58Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro Val His Tyr Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19059192PRTHomo sapiens 59Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
His His Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120
125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19060192PRTHomo sapiens 60Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His His Tyr Trp Gly Asp1 5 10
15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170
175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180 185 19061192PRTHomo sapiens 61Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro His Val Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19062192PRTHomo sapiens
62Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val Tyr Trp Gly Asp1
5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155
160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 19063192PRTHomo sapiens 63Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19064192PRTHomo sapiens 64Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Val His Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100
105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19065192PRTHomo
sapiens 65Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro His Val His Trp
Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150
155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro
Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser
Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19066192PRTHomo sapiens 66Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu
Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe
Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln
Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr
Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75
80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19067191PRTHomo sapiens 67Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
His Val Trp Gly Asp Pro1 5 10 15Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met
Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu
Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys
His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120
125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 19068193PRTHomo sapiens 68Arg Pro
Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25
30Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
35 40 45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170
175Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu
180 185 190Lys69189PRTHomo sapiens 69Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val
His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg1 5 10 15Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe 20 25 30Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser 35 40 45Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala 50 55 60Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly65 70 75 80Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu 85 90
95Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His
100 105 110Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys 115 120 125Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met145 150 155 160Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val 165 170 175Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala
Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 18570190PRTHomo sapiens 70Met
Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile1 5 10
15Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys
20 25 30Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly
Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg
Thr Val 50 55 60Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met
Gly Ala Asp65 70 75 80Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe 85 90 95Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys 100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu
Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu
Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met
Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170
175Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19071181PRTHomo sapiens 71His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu
Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp
Ala Gln Gln Thr Glu Ala His 20 25 30Leu Glu Ile Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr
Val Gly Gly Ala Ala Asp Gln Ser 35 40 45Pro Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu
Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro Gly Val Ile Gln 50 55 60Ile Leu Gly Val Lys Thr
Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln Arg Pro Asp Gly65 70 75 80Ala Leu Tyr Gly
Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu Ala Cys Ser Phe Arg 85 90 95Glu Leu Leu
Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Gln Ser Glu Ala His 100 105 110Ser
Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly Asn Lys Ser Pro His Arg Asp Pro 115 120
125Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Arg Phe Leu Pro Leu Pro Gly Leu Pro Pro
130 135 140Ala Leu Pro Glu Pro Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro
Asp Val145 150 155 160Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val Gly Pro
Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser 165 170 175Pro Ser Tyr Ala Ser 18072181PRTHomo
sapiens 72His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly
Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln Thr
Glu Ala His 20 25 30Leu Glu Ile Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala
Ala Asp Gln Ser 35 40 45Pro Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys
Pro Gly Val Ile Gln 50 55 60Ile Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu
Cys Gln Arg Pro Asp Gly65 70 75 80Ala Leu Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe
Asp Pro Glu Ala Cys Ser Phe Arg 85 90 95Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Gln Ser Glu Ala His 100 105 110Gly Leu Pro Leu His
Leu Pro Gly Asn Lys Ser Pro His Arg Asp Pro 115 120 125Ala Pro Arg
Gly Pro Ala Arg Phe Leu Pro Leu Pro Gly Leu Pro Pro 130 135 140Ala
Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro Asp Val145 150
155 160Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val Gly Pro Ser Gln Gly Arg
Ser 165 170 175Pro Ser Tyr Ala Ser 18073212PRTHomo sapiens 73His
Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10
15Arg Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln Thr Glu Ala His
20 25 30Leu Glu Ile Arg Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala Ala Asp Gln
Ser 35 40 45Pro Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro Gly Val
Ile Gln 50 55 60Ile Leu Gly Val Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln Arg
Pro Asp Gly65 70 75 80Ala Leu Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu
Ala Cys Ser Phe Arg 85 90 95Glu Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Gln Ser Glu Ala His 100 105 110Gly Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly
Asn Lys Ser Pro His Arg Asp Pro 115 120 125Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala
Arg Phe Leu Pro Leu Pro Gly Leu Pro Pro 130 135 140Ala Leu Pro Glu
Pro Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro Asp Val145 150 155 160Gly
Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val Val Gln Asp Glu Leu Gln Gly 165 170
175Val Gly Gly Glu Gly Cys His Met His Pro Glu Asn Cys Lys Thr Leu
180 185 190Leu Thr Asp Ile Asp Arg Thr His Thr Glu Lys Pro Val Trp
Asp Gly 195 200 205Ile Thr Gly Glu 21074189PRTHomo sapiens 74Arg
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg1 5 10
15Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe
20 25 30Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln
Ser 35 40 45Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr
Val Ala 50 55 60Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly65 70 75 80Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu 85 90 95Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His 100 105 110Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys 115 120 125Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met145 150 155 160Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val 165 170
175Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
18575184PRTHomo sapiens 75Arg Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr1 5 10 15Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala 20 25 30Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu 35 40 45Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His 50 55 60Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu65 70 75 80Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro 85 90 95Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser 100 105 110Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu 115 120
125Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro
130 135 140Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser
Pro Leu145 150 155 160Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val
Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala 165 170 175Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
18076179PRTHomo sapiens 76Arg Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His1 5 10 15Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp 20 25 30Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val 35 40 45Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu 50 55 60Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu65 70 75 80Glu Asp Cys Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val 85 90 95Tyr Arg Ser
Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys 100 105 110Gln
Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe 115 120
125Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
130 135 140His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met145 150 155 160Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala
Val Arg Ser Pro Ser 165 170 175Phe Glu Lys77175PRTHomo sapiens
77Arg Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser1
5 10 15Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
Gly 20 25 30Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg Thr 35 40 45Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly Ala 50 55 60Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys Ala65 70 75 80Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 85
90 95Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
Leu 100 105 110Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met Leu 115 120 125Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu Ser 130 135 140Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly145 150 155 160Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 165 170 17578188PRTHomo sapiens
78Arg Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu1
5 10 15Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe
Leu 20 25 30Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln
Ser Ala 35 40 45His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr
Val Ala Ile 50 55 60Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys65 70 75 80Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu 85 90 95Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg 100 105 110Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn 115 120 125Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val 130 135 140Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe145 150 155
160Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr
165 170 175Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
18579187PRTHomo sapiens 79Arg Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly
Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75 80Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu 85 90 95Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu 100 105 110Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg 115 120
125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro
130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met
Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 18580186PRTHomo sapiens 80Arg Pro His Val His Tyr Gly
Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His1 5 10 15Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro
His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile 20 25 30Arg Ala Asp Gly Val
Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser 35 40 45Leu Leu Glu Ile
Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly 50 55 60Val His Ser
Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln65 70 75 80Gly
Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile 85 90
95Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro
100 105 110Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly 115 120 125Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu 130 135 140Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu
Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser145 150 155 160Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu 165 170 175Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 18581185PRTHomo sapiens 81Arg His Val His
Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu1 5 10 15Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg 20 25 30Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu 35 40 45Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val 50 55
60His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly65
70 75 80Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile
Arg 85 90 95Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val 100 105 110Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe 115 120 125Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu 130 135 140Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro145 150 155 160Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu 165 170 175Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 18582194PRTHomo sapiens 82Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Ala Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys83194PRTHomo sapiens 83Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Ala Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105
110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys84194PRTHomo
sapiens 84Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Ala His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys85194PRTHomo sapiens 85Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Ala1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys86194PRTHomo sapiens 86Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Ala Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105
110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys87167PRTHomo
sapiens 87Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Ala Ile Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu 20 25 30Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser 35 40 45Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu 50 55 60Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp65 70 75 80Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu 85 90 95Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro 100 105 110Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu 115 120 125Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu 130 135 140Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val145 150
155 160Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 16588194PRTHomo sapiens 88Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10
15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro Ala Gly
20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu
Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170
175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
180 185 190Glu Lys89194PRTHomo sapiens 89Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser
Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg
Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro Ala Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys
Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly
Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg
Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75
80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser Ala Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu
Lys90194PRTHomo sapiens 90Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro
His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln 115 120 125Ala Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp
Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe
Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys91194PRTHomo sapiens 91Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105
110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln
115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala His
Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys92194PRTHomo
sapiens 92Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser Ala Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys93194PRTHomo sapiens 93Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Ala Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys94194PRTHomo sapiens 94Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105
110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala
Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys95194PRTHomo
sapiens 95Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser Ala Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys96194PRTHomo sapiens 96Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln 115 120 125Ala Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys97194PRTHomo sapiens 97Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala
Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp
Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105
110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln
115 120 125Ala Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser Ala
Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys98194PRTHomo
sapiens 98Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Ala Gln 115 120 125Ala Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys99194PRTHomo sapiens 99Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys100181PRTHomo sapiens 100His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr
Asp Asp Ala Gln Gln Thr Glu Ala His 20 25 30Leu Glu Ile Arg Glu Asp
Gly Thr Val Gly Gly Ala Ala Asp Gln Ser 35 40 45Pro Glu Ser Leu Leu
Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Pro Gly Val Ile Gln 50 55 60Ile Leu Gly Val
Lys Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Cys Gln Arg Pro Asp Gly65 70 75 80Ala Leu
Tyr Gly Ser Leu His Phe Asp Pro Glu Ala Cys Ser Phe Arg 85 90 95Glu
Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Gln Ser Glu Ala His 100 105
110Gly Leu Pro Leu His Leu Pro Gly Asn Lys Ser Pro His Arg Asp Pro
115 120 125Ala Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Arg Phe Leu Pro Leu Pro Gly Leu
Pro Pro 130 135 140Ala Leu Pro Glu Pro Pro Gly Ile Leu Ala Pro Gln
Pro Pro Asp Val145 150 155 160Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Ser Met Val
Gly Pro Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser 165 170 175Pro Ser Tyr Ala Ser
1801014PRTHomo sapiens 101Val His Tyr Gly11029PRTHomo sapiens
102Asp Ala Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly1 51039PRTHomo sapiens 103Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly1 51047PRTHomo sapiens 104Asp Ser
Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln1 510512PRTHomo sapiens 105Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 101065PRTHomo sapiens 106Arg His Pro
Ile Pro1 51074PRTHomo sapiens 107His Pro Ile Pro11085PRTHomo
sapiens 108Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe1 51094PRTHomo sapiens 109Pro Leu Ala
Phe11106PRTHomo sapiens 110Met Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51117PRTHomo
sapiens 111Met Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51126PRTHomo sapiens 112Ser
Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51135PRTHomo sapiens 113Met Ser Ser Pro Leu1
51144PRTHomo sapiens 114Ser Ser Pro Leu11154PRTHomo sapiens 115Arg
Asp Ser Ser11164PRTHomo sapiens 116Met Asp Ser Ser11175PRTHomo
sapiens 117Met Arg Asp Ser Ser1 51185PRTHomo sapiens 118Met Ser Ser
Pro Leu1 51196PRTHomo sapiens 119Met Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1
51207PRTHomo sapiens 120Met Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51215PRTHomo
sapiens 121Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51225PRTHomo sapiens 122Asp Ala Ser
Pro His1 51234PRTHomo sapiens 123Arg Asp Ser Ser11244PRTHomo
sapiens 124Met Asp Ser Ser11255PRTHomo sapiens 125Met Arg Asp Ser
Ser1 51266PRTHomo sapiens 126Met Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51277PRTHomo
sapiens 127Met Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51285PRTHomo sapiens 128Met
Ser Ser Pro Leu1 51295PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of
Artificial Sequence Linker sequence 129Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser1
51304PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Linker sequence 130Gly Gly Gly Ser11314PRTArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Linker sequence 131Gly
Gly Ser Gly11325PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial
Sequence Linker sequence 132Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly1 51335PRTArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Linker sequence 133Gly
Ser Gly Ser Gly1 51345PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of
Artificial Sequence Linker sequence 134Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly1
51355PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Linker sequence 135Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly1 513632DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Forward primer
136ccgactagtc accatgcgga gcgggtgtgt gg 3213741DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Reverse primer
137ataagaatgc ggccgcttac ttctcaaagc tgggactcct c 41138186PRTHomo
sapiens 138Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val Arg Leu
Arg His1 5 10
15Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
20 25 30Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His
Ser 35 40 45Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly 50 55 60Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln65 70 75 80Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala
Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile 85 90 95Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro 100 105 110Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly 115 120 125Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu 130 135 140Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser145 150 155 160Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu 165 170
175Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185139194PRTHomo
sapiens 139Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Ser Pro His Val His Tyr
Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu
Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150
155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys140194PRTHomo sapiens 140Arg Pro Leu
Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40
45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro
Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185
190Glu Lys141188PRTHomo sapiens 141Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr
Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu1 5 10 15Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu 20 25 30Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala 35 40 45His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile 50 55 60Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys65 70 75 80Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu 85 90 95Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg 100 105
110Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
115 120 125Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val 130 135 140Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu
Ser Asp Met Phe145 150 155 160Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr 165 170 175Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185142193PRTHomo sapiens 142Arg His Pro Ile
Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55
60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65
70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185
190Lys143191PRTHomo sapiens 143Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro1 5 10 15Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105
110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu
115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala
Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190144194PRTHomo sapiens
144Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp1
5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155
160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp
165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro
Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu Lys145193PRTHomo sapiens 145Arg His Pro Ile
Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25 30Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala 35 40 45Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu 50 55
60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met65
70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170 175Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu 180 185
190Lys146192PRTHomo sapiens 146Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly
Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190147191PRTHomo
sapiens 147Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly
Gly Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 190148187PRTHomo sapiens 148Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75
80Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
85 90 95Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg
Leu 100 105 110Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr
Lys Asn Arg 115 120 125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
Leu Pro Met Val Pro 130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185149192PRTHomo sapiens 149Arg Pro
Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25
30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp
Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170
175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180 185 190150191PRTHomo sapiens 150Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser
Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Ala Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe
Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105
110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu
115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
190151191PRTHomo sapiens 151Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Phe Gly Asp Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met
Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu
Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys
His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120
125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190152191PRTHomo sapiens 152Arg His
Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Pro Gln1 5 10 15Val
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25
30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly
35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg
Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met
Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu
Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu
Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met
Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170
175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185 190153191PRTHomo sapiens 153Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Ala1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys
Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu
Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105
110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu
115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro
Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly
His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr
Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala
Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190154191PRTHomo sapiens
154Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Glu1
5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155
160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly
165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu
Lys 180 185 190155191PRTHomo sapiens 155Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser
Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Asn1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile
Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His
Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile
Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp
Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90
95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190156191PRTHomo
sapiens 156Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Gly Gln1 5 10 15Ala Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 190157191PRTHomo sapiens 157Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp
Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln1 5 10 15Ile Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75
80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala
85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
190158191PRTHomo sapiens 158Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu
Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser
Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp
Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu
Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val
His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met
Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu
Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys
His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120
125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu
130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu
Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser
Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg
Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190159193PRTHomo sapiens 159Arg His
Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Pro Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu 20 25
30Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
35 40 45Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu 50 55 60Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met65 70 75 80Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp 85 90 95Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg 100 105 110Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg 115 120 125Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Leu Pro Met Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu145 150 155 160Glu Ser
Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro 165 170
175Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu
180 185 190Lys160190PRTHomo sapiens 160His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser
Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr
Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg
Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala His Ser
Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 50 55 60Ala Ile Lys
Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp65 70 75 80Gly
Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe 85 90
95Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys
100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170 175Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190161186PRTHomo
sapiens 161Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val Arg Leu
Arg His1 5 10 15Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe
Leu Arg Ile 20 25 30Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln
Ser Ala His Ser 35 40 45Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr
Val Ala Ile Lys Gly 50 55 60Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly
Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln65 70 75 80Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile 85 90 95Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro 100 105 110Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly 115 120 125Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu 130 135 140Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser145 150
155 160Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu 165 170 175Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185162190PRTHomo sapiens 162His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu
Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile1 5 10 15Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly
Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly
Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu
Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 50 55 60Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His
Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp65 70 75 80Gly Lys Met Gln
Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe 85 90 95Glu Glu Glu
Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys 100 105 110His
Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr 115 120
125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro
130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu
Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met
Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170 175Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser
Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190163192PRTHomo sapiens 163His Pro Ile
Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Trp Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40
45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg
50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met
Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105
110Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln
115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu
Pro Met 130 135 140Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg
Gly His Leu Glu145 150 155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu
Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu
Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190164192PRTHomo
sapiens 164His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp
Gly Asp1 5 10 15Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His
Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val
Asp Cys Ala Arg 35 40 45Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys
Ala Val Ala Leu Arg 50 55 60Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val
Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly65 70 75 80Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys 85 90 95Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser 100 105 110Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln 115 120 125Leu Tyr Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Leu
Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu145 150
155 160Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro
Phe 165 170 175Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser
Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190165190PRTHomo sapiens 165His Pro Ile Pro Asp
Ser Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Gly Gln Val1 5 10 15Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 50 55 60Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp65 70 75
80Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe
85 90 95Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
Lys 100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170 175Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185 190166188PRTHomo
sapiens 166Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu1 5 10 15Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu 20 25 30Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala 35 40 45His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu
Arg Thr Val Ala Ile 50 55 60Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys
Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys65 70 75 80Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser
Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu 85 90 95Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr
Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg 100 105 110Leu Pro Val Ser Leu
Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn 115 120 125Arg Gly Phe
Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val 130 135 140Pro
Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe145 150
155 160Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val
Thr 165 170 175Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185167183PRTHomo sapiens 167Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg
Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr1 5 10 15Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys
Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp 20 25 30Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly
Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu 35 40 45Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg
Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser 50 55 60Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met
Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu65 70 75 80Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp 85 90 95Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu 100 105 110Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro 115 120
125Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu
130 135 140Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu145 150 155 160Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr
Gly Leu Glu Ala Val 165 170 175Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180168174PRTHomo sapiens 168Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro
His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys1 5 10 15Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val
Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 20 25 30Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile
Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 35 40 45Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser
Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp 50 55 60Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe65 70 75 80Glu Glu Glu Ile
Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys 85 90 95His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr 100 105 110Lys
Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro 115 120
125Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp
130 135 140Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly Leu145 150 155 160Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser
Phe Glu Lys 165 17016914PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide
169Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly1 5
101705PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 170Trp Gly Asp Pro
Ile1 51714PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 171Trp Gly Pro
Ile11725PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 172Trp Gly Asp Pro
Val1 51734PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 173Trp Gly Asp
Ile11744PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 174Gly Asp Pro
Ile11755PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 175Trp Gly Gln Pro
Ile1 51765PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 176Trp Gly Ala
Pro Ile1 51775PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 177Ala Gly
Asp Pro Ile1 51785PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 178Trp
Ala Asp Pro Ile1 51795PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide
179Trp Gly Asp Ala Ile1 51805PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic
peptide 180Trp Gly Asp Pro Ala1 51814PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic peptide 181Trp Asp Pro Ile11824PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic peptide 182Trp Gly Asp Ile11834PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic peptide 183Trp Gly Asp Pro11845PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic peptide 184Phe Gly Asp Pro Ile1
51859PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic peptide 185Arg Leu Arg His Leu
Tyr Thr Ser Gly1 51869PRTArtificial Sequencecore sequence 186Arg
Gln Arg Tyr Leu Tyr Thr Asp Asp1 518713PRTArtificial
SequenceSynthetic peptide 187Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp
Gly Asp Pro Ile1 5 10188165PRTHomo sapiensFGF19 C-terminal sequence
188Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val1
5 10 15Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile
Lys 20 25 30Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser
Val Arg 35 40 45Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu
Leu Gln Tyr 50 55 60Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg
Pro Asp Gly Tyr65 70 75 80Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu
Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser 85 90 95Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser 100 105 110His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu 115 120 125Arg Gly His Leu Glu
Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp 130 135 140Ser Met Asp
Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser145 150 155
160Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 1651895PRTArtificial SequenceLinker sequence
189Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly1 519011PRTHomo sapiensSheet-8/Loop-8/Sheet-9
region of FGF19 190Glu Glu Ile Arg Pro Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr1 5
1019111PRTHomo sapiensSheet-8/Loop-8/Sheet-9 region of FGF21 191Glu
Leu Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr1 5 10192187PRTArtificial
SequenceM53 sequence 192Met Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp
Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu
Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75 80Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu 85 90 95Ile Arg Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu 100 105 110Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg 115 120
125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro
130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met
Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185193194PRTArtificial SequenceM139 sequence 193Arg Pro
Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly
Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25
30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys
35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val
Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr
Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln
Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Pro Asp
Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val
Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg
Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met
Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu
Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170
175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
180 185 190Glu Lys194194PRTArtificial SequenceM140 sequence 194Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10
15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Arg Glu
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu
Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170
175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
180 185 190Glu Lys195194PRTArtificial SequenceM141 sequence 195Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10
15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Cys
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu
Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170
175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
180 185 190Glu Lys196194PRTArtificial SequenceM160 sequence 196Arg
Pro Leu Ala Phe Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10
15Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Gln Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
20 25 30Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala 50 55 60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu
Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170
175Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
180 185 190Glu Lys197189PRTArtificial SequenceM200
Sequence 197Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro
Ile Arg1 5 10 15Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser
Ser Cys Phe 20 25 30Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala
Arg Gly Gln Ser 35 40 45Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala
Leu Arg Thr Val Ala 50 55 60Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu
Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly65 70 75 80Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr
Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu 85 90 95Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly
Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His 100 105 110Arg Leu Pro Val Ser
Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys 115 120 125Asn Arg Gly
Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met 130 135 140Val
Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met145 150
155 160Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu
Val 165 170 175Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys
180 185198194PRTArtificial SequenceM201 Sequence 198Arg Pro Leu Ala
Phe Ser Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro
Ile Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser
Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala
Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55
60Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65
70 75 80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu
Glu 85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn
Val Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser
Ser Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu
Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu
Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met
Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly
Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu
Lys199194PRTArtificial SequenceM202 Sequence 199Arg Pro Leu Ala Phe
Ser Asp Ala Ser Pro His Val His Tyr Gly Trp1 5 10 15Gly Asp Pro Ile
Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly 20 25 30Leu Ser Ser
Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys 35 40 45Ala Arg
Gly Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala 50 55 60Leu
Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys65 70 75
80Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu
85 90 95Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val
Tyr 100 105 110Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser
Ala Lys Gln 115 120 125Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro
Leu Ser His Phe Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu
Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His145 150 155 160Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe
Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp 165 170 175Pro Phe Gly Leu
Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe 180 185 190Glu
Lys200187PRTArtificial SequenceM203 Sequence 200Arg Asp Ser Ser Pro
Leu Leu Gln Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile Arg Leu Arg1 5 10 15His Leu Tyr Thr
Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg 20 25 30Ile Arg Ala
Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala His 35 40 45Ser Leu
Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly
Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp Gly Lys Met65 70 75
80Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu
85 90 95Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu Lys His Arg
Leu 100 105 110Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr
Lys Asn Arg 115 120 125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met
Leu Pro Met Val Pro 130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His
Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp
Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170 175Leu Glu Ala Val
Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185201191PRTArtificial SequenceM204
Sequence 201Arg His Pro Ile Pro Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly
Asp Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly
Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp
Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala
Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg
Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75 80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu
Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala 85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu
Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro
Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn
Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro
Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150
155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe
Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe
Glu Lys 180 185 190202187PRTArtificial SequenceM205 Sequence 202Arg
Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln Val Arg Leu Arg1 5 10
15His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg
20 25 30Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln Ser Ala
His 35 40 45Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val Ala
Ile Lys 50 55 60Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp
Gly Lys Met65 70 75 80Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys
Ala Phe Glu Glu Glu 85 90 95Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg
Ser Glu Lys His Arg Leu 100 105 110Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys
Gln Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys Asn Arg 115 120 125Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser
His Phe Leu Pro Met Leu Pro Met Val Pro 130 135 140Glu Glu Pro Glu
Asp Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp Met Phe Ser145 150 155 160Ser
Pro Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu Val Thr Gly 165 170
175Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180
185203191PRTArtificial SequenceM206 Sequence 203Arg His Pro Ile Pro
Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Gln Phe Gly Gly Gln1 5 10 15Val Arg Leu Arg
His Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser 20 25 30Cys Phe Leu
Arg Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly 35 40 45Gln Ser
Ala His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr 50 55 60Val
Ala Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala65 70 75
80Asp Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala
85 90 95Phe Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser
Glu 100 105 110Lys His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln
Arg Gln Leu 115 120 125Tyr Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His
Phe Leu Pro Met Leu 130 135 140Pro Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp
Leu Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser145 150 155 160Asp Met Phe Ser Ser Pro
Leu Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly 165 170 175Leu Val Thr Gly
Leu Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
190204190PRTArtificial SequenceM207 Sequence 204Met Arg Asp Ser Ser
Pro Leu Val His Tyr Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro Ile1 5 10 15Arg Leu Arg His
Leu Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro His Gly Leu Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30Phe Leu Arg
Ile Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Val Asp Cys Ala Arg Gly Gln 35 40 45Ser Ala
His Ser Leu Leu Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Ala Leu Arg Thr Val 50 55 60Ala
Ile Lys Gly Val His Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Cys Met Gly Ala Asp65 70 75
80Gly Lys Met Gln Gly Leu Leu Gln Tyr Ser Glu Glu Asp Cys Ala Phe
85 90 95Glu Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr Arg Ser Glu
Lys 100 105 110His Arg Leu Pro Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Lys Gln Arg
Gln Leu Tyr 115 120 125Lys Asn Arg Gly Phe Leu Pro Leu Ser His Phe
Leu Pro Met Leu Pro 130 135 140Met Val Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu
Arg Gly His Leu Glu Ser Asp145 150 155 160Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Leu
Glu Thr Asp Ser Met Asp Pro Phe Gly Leu 165 170 175Val Thr Gly Leu
Glu Ala Val Arg Ser Pro Ser Phe Glu Lys 180 185
19020511PRTArtificial SequenceModified Sheet-8/Loop-8/Sheet-9
region of FGF19 205Glu Glu Ile Leu Glu Asp Gly Tyr Asn Val Tyr1 5
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