U.S. patent application number 17/530510 was filed with the patent office on 2022-05-05 for multispecific antigen binding proteins.
The applicant listed for this patent is INNATE PHARMA. Invention is credited to Laurent GAUTHIER, Benjamin ROSSI.
Application Number | 20220135676 17/530510 |
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Family ID | 1000006093956 |
Filed Date | 2022-05-05 |
United States Patent
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20220135676 |
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GAUTHIER; Laurent ; et
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May 5, 2022 |
MULTISPECIFIC ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS
Abstract
Multimeric multispecific proteins formed from dimerization
between CH1 and CK domains and that bind two target antigens are
provided. The proteins have advantages in production and in the
treatment of disease, notably cancer or infectious disease.
Inventors: |
GAUTHIER; Laurent;
(Marseille, FR) ; ROSSI; Benjamin; (Marseille,
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INNATE PHARMA |
Marseille |
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1000006093956 |
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17/530510 |
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November 19, 2021 |
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Current U.S.
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424/135.1 |
Current CPC
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C07K 2317/92 20130101;
C07K 2317/76 20130101; C07K 16/2809 20130101; C07K 2317/732
20130101; C07K 2317/522 20130101; C07K 2317/55 20130101; C07K 16/00
20130101; C07K 2317/56 20130101; C07K 2317/526 20130101; C07K
16/2803 20130101; C07K 2317/31 20130101; C07K 2317/71 20130101;
C07K 2317/622 20130101; C07K 16/30 20130101; C07K 2317/52
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International
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C07K 16/28 20060101
C07K016/28; C07K 16/00 20060101 C07K016/00; C07K 16/30 20060101
C07K016/30 |
Claims
1-52. (canceled)
53. An isolated hetero-multimeric protein, which does not bind to
CD16, and which comprises a first antigen-binding domain (ABD) that
monovalently binds to a first antigen of interest and further
comprises a second ABD which monovalently binds to a second antigen
of interest, comprising: (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising a
first variable domain (V) specific to the first antigen fused to a
CH1 or CK constant region, a second variable domain specific to the
second antigen and comprised within the second ABD, and an Fc
domain or portion thereof interposed between the first and second
variable domains; and (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising a
first variable domain (V) specific to the first antigen fused to a
CH1 or CK constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1
or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which
the first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the
first variable domain of the second polypeptide form a first ABD
that binds the first antigen of interest, and wherein the first
polypeptide chain comprises a third variable domain fused to the
second variable domain, wherein the first and second polypeptide
form a CH1-CK heterodimer, the first variable domain of the first
polypeptide chain and the first variable domain of the second
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for the
first antigen of interest, and the second and third variable
domains of the first polypeptide chain form an scFv specific for
the second antigen of interest, and still further wherein wherein
the hetero-multimeric polypeptide is a dimer with a dimeric Fc
domain, which dimeric Fc domain does not bind to CD16, and wherein
said hetero-multimeric polypeptide has the domain arrangement:
V1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain-V2-V3 V1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain wherein
each V1, V2 and V3 is a heavy or light chain variable region;
wherein the Fc domains comprise a CH2 and a CH3 domain capable of
CH3-CH3 dimerization; and further wherein one of the V1 of the
first polypeptide chain and the V1 of the second polypeptide chain
is a light chain variable domain and the other is a heavy chain
variable domain.
54. An isolated hetero-multimeric protein, which does not bind to
CD16, which comprises a first antigen-binding domain (ABD) that
monovalently binds to a first antigen of interest and further
comprises a second ABD which monovalently binds to a second antigen
of interest, said hetero-multimeric protein comprising: (a) a first
polypeptide chain comprising a first variable domain (V) specific
to the first antigen fused to a CH1 or CK constant region, a second
variable domain specific to the second antigen and comprised within
the second ABD, and an Fc domain or portion thereof interposed
between the first and second variable domains which does not bind
to CD16; and (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising a first
variable domain (V) specific to the first antigen fused to a CH1 or
CK constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the first
and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which the
first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the first
variable domain of the second polypeptide form a first ABD that
binds the first antigen of interest, wherein the hetero-multimeric
polypeptide is a trimeric polypeptide, comprising: (a) a first
polypeptide chain comprising a first variable domain (V) fused to a
first CH1 or CK constant region, a second variable domain fused to
a second CH1 or CK constant region, and an Fc domain or portion
thereof interposed between the first and second variable domains;
(b) a second polypeptide chain comprising a variable domain fused
at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK constant region selected to be
complementary to the first CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide chain such that the first and second polypeptides form
a CH1-CK heterodimer; and (c) a third polypeptide chain comprising
a variable domain fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK constant
region, wherein the variable domain and the constant region are
selected to be complementary to the second variable domain and
second CH1 or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain
such that the first polypeptide chain and the third polypeptide
chain form a CH1-CK heterodimer bound by disulfide bond(s) formed
between the CH1 or CK constant region of the third polypeptide and
the second CH1 or CK constant region of the first polypeptide, but
not between the CH1 or CK constant region of the third polypeptide
and the first CH1 or CK constant region of the first polypeptide
such that the first, second and third polypeptides form a CH1-CK
heterotrimer, and wherein the first variable domain of the first
polypeptide chain and the variable domain of the second polypeptide
chain form an antigen binding domain specific for the first antigen
of interest, and the second variable domain of the first
polypeptide chain and the variable domain of the third polypeptide
chain form an antigen binding domain specific for the second
antigen of interest; and further wherein the trimeric
hetero-multimeric polypeptide is a trimer with comprises a dimeric
Fc domain which does not bind CD16, which trimeric
hetero-multimeric polypeptide has having the domain arrangement:
##STR00011## wherein each V-V pairing occurs between a light chain
variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain, and wherein each
constant region pairing occurs between a CH1 and a CK.
55. The isolated protein of claim 53, wherein one of the first and
second antigens of interest is an activating receptor expressed by
an effector cell and-the other antigen of interest is a cancer
antigen.
56. The isolated protein of claim 54, wherein one of the first and
second antigens of interest is an activating receptor expressed by
an effector cell and-the other antigen of interest is a cancer
antigen.
57. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an isolated protein
according to claim 53, and a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier.
58. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an isolated protein
according to claim 54, and a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier.
59. A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising
administering to the subject a composition comprising an isolated
hetero-multimeric protein according to claim 53.
60. A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising
administering to the subject a composition comprising an isolated
hetero-multimeric protein according to claim 54.
61. A method of making a heterodimeric protein, comprising: (a)
providing a first nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide chain
according to claim 53; (b) providing a second nucleic acid encoding
a second polypeptide chain according to claim 53; (c) expressing
said first and second nucleic acids in a host cell to produce a
protein comprising said first and second polypeptide chains,
respectively; and (d) loading the protein produced onto an affinity
purification support, optionally a Protein-A support, and
recovering a heterodimeric protein.
62. A method of making a heterotrimeric protein, comprising: (a)
providing a first nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide chain
according to claim 54; (b) providing a second nucleic acid encoding
a second polypeptide chain according to claim 54; (c) providing a
third nucleic acid comprising a third polypeptide chain according
to claim 54; (d) expressing said first, second and third nucleic
acids in a host cell to produce a protein comprising said first,
second and third polypeptide chains, respectively; and (e) loading
the protein produced onto an affinity purification support,
optionally a Protein-A support, and recovering a heterotrimeric
protein.
63. An expression vector or vectors which comprise nucleic acids
which in combination provide for the expression of a
hetero-multimeric protein according to claim 53, said expression
vector or vectors comprising: (a) a first nucleic acid encoding a
first polypeptide chain according to claim 53; (b) a second nucleic
acid encoding a second polypeptide chain according to claim 53; and
(c) which first and second nucleic acids when expressed in
combination in a host cell produce a hetero-multimeric protein
according to claim 53.
64. An expression vector or vectors which comprise nucleic acids
which in combination provide for the expression of a
hetero-multimeric protein according to claim 54, said expression
vector or vectors comprising: (a) a first nucleic acid encoding a
first polypeptide chain according to claim 54; (b) a second nucleic
acid encoding a second polypeptide chain according to claim 54; (c)
a third nucleic acid comprising a third polypeptide chain according
to claim 54; and (d) which first, second and third nucleic acids
when expressed in combination in a host cell produce a
hetero-multimeric protein according to claim 54.
65. An isolated or recombinant host cell which comprises an
expression vector or vectors according to claim 63.
66. An isolated or recombinant host cell which comprises an
expression vector or vectors according to claim 64.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser.
No. 15/321,674, filed Dec. 22, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,208,480,
which is a U.S. Nat'l Phase application of Int'l Appl. No.
PCT/EP2015/064070, filed Jun. 23, 2015, which claims priority to
U.S. Provisional Appl. No. 62/017,913, filed Jun. 27, 2014, each of
which is incorporated herein by reference.
REFERENCE TO THE SEQUENCE LISTING
[0002] This application includes as part of its disclosure an
electronic sequence listing text file named "11562150001402.txt",
having a size of 203,910 bytes and created on Nov. 17, 2021, which
is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Multispecific proteins that bind and specifically redirect
NK cells to lyse a target cell of interest are provided. The
proteins formats have utility in the treatment of disease.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Bispecific antibodies binding two different epitopes and
offer opportunities for increasing specificity, broadening potency,
and utilizing novel mechanisms of action that cannot be achieved
with a traditional monoclonal antibody. A variety of formats for
bispecific antibodies that bind to two targets simultaneously have
been reported. Cross-linking two different receptors using a
bispecific antibody to inhibit a signaling pathway has shown
utility in a number of applications (see, e.g., Jackman, et al.,
(2010) J. Biol. Chem. 285:20850-20859). Bispecific antibodies have
also been used to neutralize two different receptors. In other
approaches, bispecific antibodies have been used to recruit immune
effector cells, where T-cell activation is achieved in proximity to
tumor cells by the bispecific antibody which binds receptors
simultaneously on the two different cell types (see Baeuerle, P.
A., et al, (2009) Cancer Res 69(12):4941-4). Most such approaches
involve bispecific antibodies that link the CD3 complex on T cells
to a tumor-associated antigen. The most well-studied bispecific
antibody formats are "BiTe" antibodies and "DART` antibodies which
do not comprise Fe domains. However these antibodies are known to
be difficult to produce, require length cell development, have low
productions yields and/or cannot be produced (based on published
literature) as a homogenous protein composition. In another
example, a bispecific antibody having one arm which bound
Fc.gamma.RIII and another which bound to the HER2 receptor was
developed for therapy of ovarian and breast tumors that overexpress
the HER2 antigen.
[0005] However, despite the existence of a variety of formats for
bispecific antibodies, there is therefore a need in the art for
proteins with new and well-defined mechanisms of action that can
bind two or more biological targets, and that have attractive
properties for industrial development.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The present invention arises from the discovery of a
functional multispecific antibody that permits a wide range of
antibody variable regions to be readily used, having advantages in
manufacturing by being adapted to standard recombinant production
techniques, and having improved in vivo pharmacology. The
antibodies are particularly adapted to bind a first antigen on a
target cell to be eliminated and a second antigen on an immune
effector cell (e.g. an NK cell and/or a T cell), where the effector
cells are directed to the target cell, e.g. a cancer cell. The
antigen on the effector cell can advantageously be an activating
receptor. When the multispecific antibody is designed to lack
Fc.gamma.R binding, it will not substantially activate effector
cells via CD16, and the multispecific antibody will be selective
for the particular effector cells of interest, as a function of the
antigen bound by the multispecific antibody's hypervariable
regions, thereby avoiding any unwanted Fc.gamma.R/immune-mediated
toxicity (e.g. cytokine-mediated toxicity) and/or
inhibitory-Fc.gamma.R mediated inhibition of the effector cells
targeted. The multispecific polypeptide is capable, for example, of
directing target antigen-expressing effector cells to lyse a target
cell expressing a target antigen, e.g. cancer antigen, viral
antigen, etc. The multispecific antibody is particularly effective
when binding both effector cell surface protein and a second
antigen (an antigen expressed by a target cell) in monovalent
fashion.
[0007] In one embodiment, provided is a hetero-multimeric
multispecific protein (e.g. a heterodimer, a heterotrimer) that
binds a first and a second antigen in monovalent fashion and that
binds FcRn, the protein comprising: a first antigen binding domain
(ABD.sub.1) that specifically binds to a first antigen of interest,
a second antigen binding domain (ABD.sub.2) that specifically binds
a second antigen of interest, and at least a portion of a human Fc
domain, e.g. an Fc domain that is bound by FcRn, optionally wherein
the multispecific antibody is designed to have decreased or
substantially lack Fc.gamma.R binding. In one embodiment, the Fc
domain is interposed between the two ABDs (one ABD is placed
N-terminal and the other is C-terminal to the Fc domain).
[0008] In one embodiment, one of the antigens of interest is an
activating receptor present on an effector cell, the other is a
target cell antigen (e.g. a tumor antigen, a viral antigen, a
microbial antigen), and the multispecific protein is bound by FcRn
and has decreased or substantially lack Fc.gamma.R binding, and the
multi-specific protein can, in the presence of the effector cells
targeted and target cells, induce signaling in and/or activation of
the effector cells through the effector cell polypeptide (the
protein acts as an agonist), thereby promoting activation of the
effector cells and/or lysis of target cells in a directed manner.
Notably, the multi-specific proteins can direct an immune effector
response (cytotoxic response) toward a target cell that is
substantially limited to the effector cells of interest (the
effector cell receptor-expressing cells), and without activating
Fc.gamma.R-mediated toxicity or inhibitor Fc.gamma.R-mediated
inhibition. In one embodiment, provided is an isolated multimeric
protein that binds monovalently to an activating receptor expressed
by an effector (e.g. T or NK cell) and a to cancer, viral or
bacterial antigen, optionally wherein the protein is a
hetero-dimeric or heterotrimeric protein, optionally wherein the
protein comprises at least two polypeptide chains formed by CH1-CK
dimerization, the protein comprising: (a) a first antigen binding
domain that binds to an activating receptor expressed by an
effector (e.g. T or NK cell) cell; (b) a second antigen binding
domain that binds a cancer, viral or bacterial antigen expressed on
a target cell; and (c) a monomeric or dimeric human Fc domain,
wherein the protein is capable of binding via its Fc domain human
neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) and having decreased binding to a human
Fc.gamma. receptor compared to a full length wild type human IgG1
antibody.
[0009] In one aspect of any embodiment herein, a multi-specific
protein that binds an activating receptor on an effector cells can
for example be characterized by:
[0010] (a) ability to activate effector cells that express the
activating receptor, when incubated with such effector cells in the
presence of target cells; and/or
[0011] (b) lack of ability to activate such effector cells when
incubated with such effector cells, in the absence of target cells.
Optionally, the effector cells are purified NK or T cells.
[0012] In one aspect of any embodiment herein, a multi-specific
protein described herein can for example be characterized by:
[0013] (a) ability to induce effector cells that express the
activating receptor to lyse target cells, when incubated such
effector cells in the presence of target cells; and/or
[0014] (b) lack of ability to activate such effector cells when
incubated with such effector cells, in the absence of target
cells.
[0015] In one aspect of any embodiment herein, a multi-specific
protein described herein can for example be characterized by:
[0016] (a) ability to induce effector cells that express the
activating receptor to lyse target cells, when incubated such
effector cells in the presence of target cells; and/or
[0017] (b) lack of ability to activate effector cells that express
CD16 but do not express the activating receptor, when incubated
with such effector cells in the presence of target cells.
[0018] The multimeric polypeptide is composed of 2 or 3 different
polypeptide chains in which 1 or 2 chains dimerize with a central
chain based on CH1-CK heterodimerization (disulfide bond are formed
between CH1 and CK domains). The multimer may be composed of a
central (first) polypeptide chain comprising two immunoglobulin
variable domains that are part of separate antigen binding domains
of different antigen specificities, with an Fc domain interposed
between the two immunoglobulin variable domains on the polypeptide
chain, and a CH1 or CK constant domain placed on the polypeptide
chain adjacent to one of, or each of, the variable domain. Examples
of the central polypeptide chain domain arrangements are as
follows, where each V.sub.1, V.sub.2 or V.sub.3 is a variable
domain:
[0019] V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain-V.sub.2;
[0020] V.sub.2-Fc domain-(CH1 or CK);
[0021] V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain-V.sub.2-V.sub.3;
[0022] V.sub.2-V.sub.3-Fc domain-V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK); and
[0023] V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain-V.sub.2-(CH1 or CK)
[0024] The Fc domain may be a full Fc domain or a portion thereof
sufficient to confer the desired functionality (e.g. FcRn binding).
A second additional polypeptide chain will then be configured which
will comprise an immunoglobulin variable domain and a CH1 or CK
constant region selected so as to permit CH1-CK heterodimerization
with the central polypeptide chain; the immunoglobulin variable
domain will be selected so as to complement the variable domain of
the central chain that is adjacent to the CH1 or CK domain, whereby
the complementary variable domains form an antigen binding domain
for a first antigen of interest.
[0025] The antigen binding domain for the second antigen of
interest can then be formed according to several configurations. In
a first configuration, the central polypeptide chain comprises
three immunoglobulin variable domains, wherein the first variable
domain is part of (together with the V domain in the second
polypeptide) the antigen binding domain for a first antigen of
interest and the second and third variable domains are configured
as tandem variable domains forming the antigen binding domain for
the second antigen of interest (e.g. a heavy chain variable domain
(VH) and a light chain (kappa) variable domain (VK), for example
forming an scFv unit).
[0026] In another configuration, a third polypeptide chain is
provided so as to provide the second variable region of the second
antibody binding domain. Similarly to the second chain, the third
chain will comprise an immunoglobulin variable domain and a CH1 or
CK constant region selected so as to permit CH1-CK
heterodimerization with the central polypeptide chain. In this
configuration the central chain will comprise two V-(CH1 or CK)
units with an interposed Fc domain, a first V-(CH1 or CK) unit with
form a CH1-CK heterodimer with a V-(CH1 or CK) unit of the second
chain, and the second V-(CH1 or CK) unit will form a heterodimer
with a V-(CH1 or CK) unit of the third chain. The immunoglobulin
variable domain of the third chain will be selected so as to
complement the unpaired variable domain of the central chain,
whereby the complementary variable domains form an antigen binding
domain for a second antigen of interest. Because CH1 and CK domains
will form heterodimers so long as the V domains adjacent thereto
are complementary (i.e. not both VH or both VK), one can select
variable and constant domains that are not naturally associated
with one another so as to configure the variable and constant
domains on the second and third chains such that each V-(CH1 or CK)
unit on the second and third chains finds a preferred binding
partner on the central chain. E.g. a VH-CK unit will heterodimerize
with a VK-CH1 but not with a VK-CK. This will permit the preferred
pairing of the chains during production.
[0027] The multimeric polypeptide can be designed to have a
monomeric Fc domain or a dimeric Fc domain. For monomeric Fc
domains, the Fc domain may comprise a CH3 domain having one or more
amino acid mutations (e.g. substitutions) in the CH3 dimer
interface to prevent CH3-CH3 dimerization.
[0028] In one aspect, provided is a heterotrimeric bispecific
antibody that binds a first and a second antigen of interest in
monovalent fashion, wherein the antibody comprises a monomeric or
dimeric Fc domain that binds human FcRn, optionally further wherein
the Fc domain does not bind a human Fc.gamma. receptor.
[0029] In one embodiment, provided is a heteromultimeric, e.g.
heterodimeric, bispecific polypeptide comprising: (a) a first
polypeptide chain comprising a first variable region (V), fused to
a CH1 or CK domain, wherein the V-(CH1/CK) unit is in turn fused to
a first terminus (N- or C-terminus) of a human Fc domain (a full Fc
domain or a portion thereof); (b) a second polypeptide chain
comprising a first variable region (V) fused to a CH1 or CK domain
that is complementary with the CH1 or CK of the first chain to form
a CH1-CK dimer, optionally wherein the V-(CH1/CK) unit is fused to
at least a human Fc domain (a full Fc domain or a portion thereof),
wherein the two first variable regions form an antigen binding
domain that binds a first antigen of interest in monovalent
fashion, and (c) an antigen binding domain that binds a second
antigen (optionally together with a complementary antigen binding
domain), fused to a second terminus (N- or C-terminus) of the Fc
domain of the first polypeptide (or of the second Fc-derived
polypeptide, if such polypeptide comprises an Fc domain) such that
the Fc domain is interposed between the V-(CH1/CK) unit and the
antigen binding domain that binds a second antigen. Optionally the
first and second polypeptide chains are bound by interchain
disulfide bonds, e.g. formed between respective CH1 and CK domains.
Optionally a V-(CH1/CK) unit is fused to a human Fc domain
directly, or via intervening sequences, e.g. hinge region, linker,
other protein domain(s), etc.
[0030] In one embodiment of the above heteromultimeric polypeptide,
the polypeptide is a heterodimer, wherein the antigen binding
domain for a second antigen is an scFv, optionally an scFv that
binds an activating receptor on an effector cell.
[0031] In one aspect provided is an isolated hetero-multimeric
polypeptide that binds a first and second antigen of interest in
monovalent fashion, comprising: [0032] (a) a first polypeptide
chain comprising a first variable domain (V) fused to a CH1 of CK
constant region, a second variable domain, and an Fc domain or
portion thereof interposed between the first and second variable
domains; and [0033] (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising a
first variable domain (V) fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK
constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the first
and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which the
first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the first
variable domain of the second polypeptide form an antigen binding
domain that binds the first antigen of interest.
[0034] Optionally, the first polypeptide chain comprises a first
variable domain (V) fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 and the second
polypeptide chain comprises a first variable domain fused at its
C-terminus to a CK constant region, such that the first and second
polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer. Alternatively, the first
polypeptide chain comprises a first variable domain (V) fused at
its C-terminus to a CK and the second polypeptide chain comprises a
first variable domain fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 constant
region, such that the first and second polypeptides form a CK-CH1
heterodimer. Optionally, the first variable domain of the first
polypeptide chain and the first variable domain of the second
polypeptide chain are derived from the same first parental antibody
that specifically binds the first antigen, and the second variable
domain of the first polypeptide is from a second parental antibody
that specifically binds the second antigen.
[0035] In one embodiment, the first polypeptide chain further
comprises a third variable domain fused to the second variable
domain,
[0036] wherein the first and second polypeptide form a CH1-CK
heterodimer, wherein the first variable domain of the first
polypeptide chain and the first variable domain of the second
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for the
first antigen of interest, and wherein the second and third
variable domains of the first polypeptide chain form an scFv
specific for the second antigen of interest. Optionally first
polypeptide chain has the domain arrangement: V.sub.2-V.sub.3-Fc
domain-V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK), such that a hetero-multimeric
polypeptide is formed having the domain arrangement:
##STR00001##
wherein one of V.sub.1 of the first polypeptide chain and V.sub.1
of the second polypeptide chain is a light chain variable domain
and the other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0037] Optionally first polypeptide chain has the domain
arrangement: V.sub.1-(CH1 or CK)-Fc domain-V.sub.2-V.sub.3, such
that a hetero-multimeric polypeptide is formed having the domain
arrangement:
##STR00002##
wherein one of V.sub.1 of the first polypeptide chain and V.sub.1
of the second polypeptide chain is a light chain variable domain
and the other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0038] In one aspect provided is an isolated heterodimeric
polypeptide that binds a first and second antigen of interest in
monovalent fashion, optionally wherein one of the antigens is
expressed on an immune effector cell and the other is an antigen of
interest, comprising:
[0039] (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a first variable domain [0040] (V), a CH1 of CK
constant region, a Fc domain or portion thereof, a second variable
domain and third variable domain; and
[0041] (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a first variable domain (V), a CH1 or CK constant
region, and optionally a Fc domain or portion thereof, wherein the
CH1 or CK constant region is selected to be complementary to the
CH1 or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that
the first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in
which the first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and
the first variable domain of the second polypeptide form an antigen
binding domain that binds the first antigen of interest; and
wherein a second variable domain and third variable domain forms an
antigen binding domain that binds the second antigen of interest.
When the second polypeptide chain lacks an Fc domain, the first
polypeptide chain will comprise an Fc domain modified to prevent
CH3-CH3 dimerization (e.g., substitutions or tandem CH3
domain).
[0042] In one aspect provided is an isolated heterodimeric
polypeptide that binds a first and second antigen of interest in
monovalent fashion, optionally wherein one of the antigens is
expressed on an immune effector cell and the other is an antigen of
interest, comprising:
[0043] (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a second variable domain and third variable domain, a
Fc domain or portion thereof, a first variable domain (V), and a
CH1 of CK constant region; and
[0044] (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a first variable domain (V), a CH1 or CK constant
region, wherein the CH1 or CK constant region is selected to be
complementary to the CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide chain such that the first and second polypeptides form
a CH1-CK heterodimer in which the first variable domain of the
first polypeptide chain and the first variable domain of the second
polypeptide form an antigen binding domain that binds the first
antigen of interest; and
[0045] wherein a second variable domain and third variable domain
forms an antigen binding domain that binds the second antigen of
interest. The first polypeptide chain can comprise an Fc domain
modified to prevent CH3-CH3 dimerization (e.g., substitutions or
tandem CH3 domain).
[0046] In one embodiment, provided is a trimeric polypeptide,
comprising: [0047] (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising a first
variable domain (V) fused to a first CH1 or CK constant region, a
second variable domain (V) fused to a second CH1 or CK constant
region, and an Fc domain or portion thereof interposed between the
first and second variable domains (i.e. the Fc domain is interposed
between the first and second V-(CH1/CK) units); [0048] (b) a second
polypeptide chain comprising a variable domain fused at its
C-terminus to a CH1 or CK constant region selected to be
complementary to the first CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide chain such that the first and second polypeptides form
a CH1-CK heterodimer; and [0049] (c) a third polypeptide chain
comprising a variable domain fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK
constant region, wherein the variable domain and CH1 or CK constant
region are selected to be complementary to the second variable
domain and CH1 or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain
such that the first and third polypeptides form a CH1-CK
heterodimer bound by disulfide bond(s) formed between the CH1 or CK
constant region of the third polypeptide and the second CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide, but not between the CH1
or CK constant region of the third polypeptide and the first CH1 or
CK constant region of the first polypeptide
[0050] wherein the first, second and third polypeptides form a
CH1-CK heterotrimer, and wherein the first variable domain of the
first polypeptide chain and the variable domain of the second
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for a
first antigen of interest, and the second variable domain of the
first polypeptide chain and the variable domain on the third
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for a
second antigen of interest. Optionally, the first variable domain
of the first polypeptide chain and the variable domain of the
second polypeptide chain are derived from the same first parental
antibody that specifically binds the first antigen, and the second
variable domain of the first polypeptide and the variable domain of
the third polypeptide chain are derived from the same second
parental antibody that specifically binds the second antigen.
[0051] In one embodiment, provided is a trimeric polypeptide that
binds a first and second antigen of interest in monovalent fashion,
optionally wherein one of the antigens is expressed on an immune
effector cell and the other is an antigen of interest,
comprising:
[0052] (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a first variable domain [0053] (V) fused to a first CH1
or CK constant region, an Fc domain or portion thereof, and a
second variable domain (V) fused to a second CH1 or CK constant
region;
[0054] (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a variable domain fused to a CH1 or CK constant region
selected to be complementary to the first (but not the second) CH1
or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer, and
optionally an Fc domain or portion thereof; and
[0055] (c) a third polypeptide chain comprising, from N- to
C-terminus, a variable domain fused to a CH1 or CK constant region,
wherein the variable domain and CH1 or CK constant region are
selected to be complementary to the second (but not the first)
variable domain and CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide chain. The first and third polypeptides will therefore
form a CH1-CK heterodimer formed between the CH1 or CK constant
region of the third polypeptide and the second CH1 or CK constant
region of the first polypeptide, but not between the CH1 or CK
constant region of the third polypeptide and the first CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide. The first, second and
third polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterotrimer, and wherein the
first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the
variable domain of the second polypeptide chain form an antigen
binding domain specific for a first antigen of interest, and the
second variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the
variable domain on the third polypeptide chain form an antigen
binding domain specific for a second antigen of interest.
[0056] Provided also is a purified or homogenous composition,
wherein at least 90%, 95% or 99% of the proteins in the composition
are a multimeric polypeptide of the disclosure.
[0057] Optionally, in any embodiment where two Fc domains are
present in the multimeric polypeptide, an Fc domain comprises a CH2
and a CH3 domain capable of CH3-CH3 dimerization.
[0058] Optionally in any embodiment, each of the variable domains
is a single immunoglobulin heavy or light chain variable
domain.
[0059] Optionally in any embodiment, a Fc domain is fused to an
antigen binding domain, CH1 domain and/or CK domain via a hinge
region or linker peptide.
[0060] Optionally in any embodiment, an Fc domain comprises a CH2
domain. Optionally, a CH2 domain is fused to an antigen binding
domain, CH1 domain and/or CK domain via a hinge region or linker
peptide. Optionally, a CH2 domain comprises an amino acid
substitution to reduce binding to a human Fc.gamma. receptor. In
one embodiment, the multispecific polypeptide lacks N-linked
glycosylation or has modified N-linked glycosylation. In one
embodiment, the multispecific polypeptide comprises an N297X
mutation, wherein X is any amino acid other than asparagine.
[0061] Optionally in any embodiment, two polypeptide chains within
a multimeric polypeptide are bound to one another by interchain
disulfide bond(s) formed between respective hinge regions and/or
respective CH1/CK constant regions.
[0062] Optionally in any embodiment, the multispecific polypeptide
(or the Fc portion thereof) is capable of binding to human neonatal
Fc receptor (FcRn).
[0063] Optionally in any embodiment, the multispecific polypeptide
(or the Fc portion thereof) has decreased binding to a human
Fc.gamma. receptor compared to a full length wild type human IgG1
antibody. Optionally, the multispecific polypeptide (or the Fc
portion thereof) substantially lacks binding to a human Fc.gamma.
receptor.
[0064] In one aspect of any embodiment herein, the multimeric
polypeptide (and/or its Fc domain) has decreased binding to a human
Fc.gamma. receptor (e.g. CD16, CD32A, CD32B and/or CD64). e.g.,
compared to a full length wild type human IgG1 antibody.
[0065] In one embodiment, the multimeric polypeptide has decreased
(e.g. partial or complete loss of) antibody dependent cytotoxicity
(ADCC), complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), antibody dependent
cellular phagocytosis (ADCP), FcR-mediated cellular activation
(e.g. cytokine release through FcR cross-linking), and/or
FcR-mediated platelet activation/depletion, as mediated by immune
cells that do not express an antigen of interest bound by the
variable regions of the multimeric polypeptide (i.e. in the absence
of cells that express an antigen of interest bound by the variable
regions), compared, e.g., to the same polypeptide having a
wild-type Fc domain of human IgG1 isotype.
[0066] In one aspect of any embodiment herein, the CH2 domain
comprises an amino acid modification that decreases binding to a
human Fc.gamma. receptor, compared to a wild-type CH2 domain. In
one embodiment the CH2-modified multispecific polypeptide has
decreased (e.g. partial or complete loss of) antibody dependent
cytotoxicity (ADCC), complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC),
antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP), FcR-mediated
cellular activation (e.g. cytokine release through FcR
cross-linking), and/or FcR-mediated platelet activation/depletion,
mediated by immune effector cells that do not express antigen of
interest bound by the multimeric polypeptide's ABDs, compared,
e.g., to the same polypeptide having a wild-type CH2 domain.
[0067] Optionally in any embodiment, each antigen binding domain
comprises the hypervariable regions, optionally the heavy and light
chain CDRs, of an antibody.
[0068] Optionally, in any embodiment where a single Fc domain is
present in the multimeric polypeptide, an Fc domain(s) comprises a
CH3 domain comprising an amino acid substitution at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 or 7 of the positions L351, T366, L368, P395, F405, T407 and/or
K409 (EU numbering as in Kabat), or a tandem CH3 domain.
[0069] Optionally in any embodiment, the Fc domain(s) is a human
IgG4 Fc domain or a portion thereof, optionally comprising one or
more amino acid modifications.
[0070] Optionally in any embodiment, one of the first or second
antigen of interest is a cancer antigen and the other is a
polypeptide expressed on the surface of an immune effector
cell.
[0071] Optionally in any embodiment, one of the first or second
antigen of interest is a viral or bacterial antigen and the is a
polypeptide expressed on the surface of an immune effector
cell.
[0072] Optionally in any embodiment, a variable domain comprises
framework residues from a human framework region, e.g., a variable
domain comprises 1, 2 or 3 CDRs of human or non-human origin and
framework residues of human origin.
[0073] In one aspect of any of the embodiments herein, the
bispecific polypeptide has a great binding affinity (monovalent)
for a cancer antigen (or a viral or bacterial antigen) than for an
antigen expressed by an immune effector cell. Such antibodies will
provide for advantageous pharmacological properties. In one aspect
of any of the embodiments of the invention, the polypeptide has a
Kd for binding (monovalent) to an antigen expressed by immune
effector cell of less than 10.sup.-7 M, preferably less than
10.sup.-8 M, or preferably less than 10.sup.-9 M for binding to an
polypeptide expressed by an immune effector cell; optionally the
polypeptide has a Kd for binding (monovalent) to a cancer, viral or
bacterial antigen that is less than (i.e. has better binding
affinity than) the Kd for binding (monovalent) to the antigen
expressed by immune effector cell.
[0074] In one embodiment of any of the polypeptides herein, the
multispecific polypeptide is capable of directing effector cells
(e.g. a T cell, an NK cell) expressing one of first or second
antigen of interest to lyse a target cell expressing the other of
said first of second antigen of interest (e.g. a cancer cell).
[0075] In one aspect of any of the embodiments herein, provided is
a recombinant nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide chain,
and/or a second polypeptide chain and/or a third polypeptide chain
of any of the proteins of the disclosure. In one aspect of any of
the embodiments herein, provided is a recombinant host cell
comprising a nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide chain,
and/or a second polypeptide chain and/or a third polypeptide chain
of any of the proteins of the disclosure, optionally wherein the
host cell produces a protein of the disclosure with a yield (final
productivity, following purification) of at least 1, 2, 3 or 4
mg/L. Also provided is a kit or set of nucleic acids comprising a
recombinant nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide chain of the
disclosure, a recombinant nucleic acid encoding a second
polypeptide chain of the disclosure, and, optionally, a recombinant
nucleic acid encoding a third polypeptide chain of the disclosure.
Also provided are methods of making monomeric, heterodimeric and
heterotrimeric proteins of the disclosure.
[0076] In one embodiment, the invention provides methods of making
a heterodimeric protein (e.g. any heterodimeric protein described
herein), comprising:
[0077] a) providing a first nucleic acid encoding a first
polypeptide chain described herein (e.g., a polypeptide chain
comprising a first variable domain (V) fused to a CH1 of CK
constant region, a second variable domain (and optionally third
variable domain, wherein the second and third variable domain form
an antigen binding domain), and an Fc domain or portion thereof
interposed between the first and second variable domains);
[0078] b) providing a second nucleic acid encoding a second
polypeptide chain described herein (e.g., a polypeptide chain
comprising a first variable domain (V) fused at its C-terminus to a
CH1 or CK constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1
or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which
the first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the
first variable domain of the second polypeptide form an antigen
binding domain); wherein one of the first or second antigen binding
domains binds a polypeptide on the surface of an immune effector
cell and the other binds a tumor, viral or bacterial antigen;
and
[0079] c) expressing said first and second nucleic acids in a host
cell to produce a protein comprising said first and second
polypeptide chains, respectively; and recovering a heterodimeric
protein. Optionally, the heterodimeric protein produced represents
at least 20%, 25% or 30% of the total protein (e.g. bispecific
proteins) obtained prior to purification. Optionally step (c)
comprises loading the protein produced onto an affinity
purification support, optionally an affinity exchange column,
optionally a Protein-A support or column, and collecting the
heterodimeric protein; and/or loading the protein produced (e.g.,
the protein collected following loading onto an affinity exchange
or Protein A column) onto an ion exchange column; and collecting
the heterodimeric fraction. In one embodiment, the second variable
domain (optionally together with the third variable domain) of the
first polypeptide chain binds a polypeptide on the surface of an
immune effector cell.
[0080] By virtue of their ability to be produced in standard cell
lines and standardized methods with high yields, unlike BITE, DART
and other bispecific formats, the proteins of the disclosure also
provide a convenient tool for screening for the most effective
variable regions to incorporated into a multispecific protein. In
one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for
identifying or evaluating candidate variable regions for use in a
heterodimeric protein, comprising the steps of:
[0081] a) providing a plurality of nucleic acid pairs, wherein each
pair includes one nucleic acid encoding a heavy chain candidate
variable region and one nucleic acid encoding a light chain
candidate variable region, for each of a plurality of heavy and
light chain variable region pairs (e.g., obtained from different
antibodies binding the same or different antigen(s) of
interest);
[0082] b) for each of the plurality nucleic acid pairs, making a
heterodimeric protein by: [0083] (i) producing a first nucleic acid
encoding a first polypeptide chain comprising one of the heavy or
light chain candidate variable domains (V) fused to a CH1 or CK
constant region, a second variable domain (and optionally third
variable domain, wherein the second and third variable domain form
a first antigen binding domain), and an Fc domain or portion
thereof interposed between the candidate and second variable
domains); [0084] (ii) producing a second nucleic acid encoding a
second polypeptide chain comprising the other of the heavy or light
chain candidate variable domains (V) fused at its C-terminus to a
CH1 or CK constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1
or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which
the heavy and light chain candidate variable domains form a second
antigen binding domain; and [0085] (iii) expressing said nucleic
acids encoding the first and second polypeptide chains in a host
cell to produce a protein comprising said first and second
polypeptide chains, respectively; and recovering a heterodimeric
protein; and
[0086] c) evaluating the plurality of heterodimeric proteins
produced for a biological activity of interest, e.g., an activity
disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the first antigen binding
domain binds a polypeptide on the surface of an immune effector
cell and the second antigen binding domain a tumor, viral or
bacterial antigen; optionally the first antigen binding domain is
an scFv. Optionally, the heterodimeric protein produced represents
at least 20%, 25% or 30% of the total protein obtained prior to
purification. Optionally the recovering step in (iii) comprises
loading the protein produced onto an affinity purification support,
optionally an affinity exchange column, optionally a Protein-A
support or column, and collecting the heterodimeric protein; and/or
loading the protein produced (e.g., the protein collected following
loading onto an affinity exchange or Protein A column) onto an ion
exchange column; and collecting the heterodimeric fraction.
[0087] In one embodiment, provided is a method of making a
heterotrimeric protein (e.g. any heterotrimeric protein described
herein), comprising:
[0088] (a) providing a first nucleic acid encoding a first
polypeptide chain described herein (e.g., a polypeptide chain
comprising a first variable domain (V) fused to a first CH1 or CK
constant region, a second variable domain fused to a second CH1 or
CK constant region, and an Fc domain or portion thereof interposed
between the first and second (V-CH1/CK) units);
[0089] (b) providing a second nucleic acid encoding a second
polypeptide chain described herein (e.g., a polypeptide chain
comprising a variable domain (V) fused at its C-terminus to a CH1
or CK constant region selected to be complementary to the first CH1
or CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which
the first variable domain of the first polypeptide chain and the
variable domain of the second polypeptide form an antigen binding
domain);
[0090] (c) providing a third nucleic acid comprising a third
polypeptide chain described herein (e.g., a polypeptide chain
comprising a variable domain fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK
constant region, wherein the CH1 or CK constant region is selected
to be complementary to the second variable domain and second CH1 or
CK constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the
first and third polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which the
second variable domain of the first polypeptide and the variable
domain of the third polypeptide form an antigen binding domain;
and
[0091] (d) expressing said first, second and third nucleic acids in
a host cell to produce a protein comprising said first, second and
third polypeptide chains, respectively; and recovering a
heterotrimeric protein. Optionally, the heterotrimeric protein
produced represents at least 20%, 25% or 30% of the total protein
obtained prior to purification. Optionally step (d) comprises
loading the protein produced onto an affinity purification support,
optionally an affinity exchange column, optionally a Protein-A
support or column, and collecting the heterotrimeric protein;
and/or loading the protein produced (e.g., the protein collected
following loading onto an affinity exchange or Protein A column)
onto an ion exchange column; and collecting the heterotrimeric
fraction. Optionally, one of the antigen binding domains binds a
polypeptide on the surface of an immune effector cell, and the
other binds an antigen of interest. In one embodiment, the second
or the third polypeptide further comprises and Fc domain or
fragment thereof fused to the C-terminus of the CH1 or CK domain
(e.g. via a hinge domain or linker). In one embodiment, the second
variable domain of the first polypeptide and the variable domain of
the third polypeptide form an antigen binding domain that binds a
polypeptide on the surface of an immune effector cell.
[0092] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for
identifying or evaluating candidate variable regions for use in a
heterotrimeric protein, comprising the steps of:
[0093] a) providing a plurality of nucleic acid pairs, wherein each
pair includes one nucleic acid encoding a heavy chain candidate
variable region and one nucleic acid encoding a light chain
candidate variable region, for each of a plurality of heavy and
light chain variable region pairs (e.g., obtained from different
antibodies binding the same or different antigen(s) of
interest);
[0094] b) for each of the plurality nucleic acid pairs, making a
heterotrimeric protein by: [0095] (i) producing a first nucleic
acid encoding a first polypeptide chain comprising one of the heavy
or light chain candidate variable domains (V) fused to a first CH1
or CK constant region, a second variable domain fused to a second
CH1 or CK constant region, and an Fc domain or portion thereof
interposed between the first and second (V-CH1/CK) units); [0096]
(ii) producing a second nucleic acid encoding a second polypeptide
chain comprising the other of the heavy or light chain candidate
variable domains (V) fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK
constant region selected to be complementary to the first CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the first
and second polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer in which the
heavy and light chain candidate variable domains form an antigen
binding domain; [0097] (ii) producing a third nucleic acid encoding
a third polypeptide chain comprising a variable domain fused at its
C-terminus to a CH1 or CK constant region, wherein the CH1 or CK
constant region is selected to be complementary to the second
variable domain and second CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide chain such that the first and third polypeptides form a
CH1-CK heterodimer in which the second variable domain of the first
polypeptide and the variable domain of the third polypeptide form
an antigen binding domain; and [0098] (iii) expressing said nucleic
acids encoding the first and second polypeptide chains in a host
cell to produce said first and second polypeptide chains,
respectively; and recovering a heterodimeric protein; and
[0099] c) evaluating the plurality of heterodimeric proteins
produced for a biological activity of interest, e.g., an activity
disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the second or the third
polypeptide further comprises and Fc domain or fragment thereof
fused to the C-terminus of the CH1 or CK domain (e.g. via a hinge
domain or linker). Optionally, the heterotrimeric protein produced
represents at least 20%, 25% or 30% of the total proteins obtained
prior to purification. Optionally the recovering step in (iii)
comprises loading the protein produced onto an affinity
purification support, optionally an affinity exchange column,
optionally a Protein-A support or column, and collecting the
heterotrimeric protein; and/or loading the protein produced (e.g.,
the protein collected following loading onto an affinity exchange
or Protein A column) onto an ion exchange column; and collecting
the heterotrimeric fraction.
[0100] In the methods for identifying or evaluating candidate
variable regions, candidate variable regions can for example be
from antibodies that binds a polypeptide on the surface of an
immune effector cell, or from antibodies that bind an antigen of
interest, e.g. a tumor, bacterial or viral antigen. When the
candidate variable regions are from antibodies against a tumor,
bacterial or viral antigen, the other variable region can be from
an antibody that binds a polypeptide on the surface of an immune
effector cell, which will permit a panel of antibodies to the
tumor, bacterial or viral antigen to be tested in the context of an
anti-effector cell ABD which has been determined to be effective.
It will also be appreciated that the position of the respective
ABDs for the candidate variable region pair and the other variable
region pair can be inverted. For example, in a trimeric protein the
methods can be modified such that the heavy and light chain
candidate variable domains are formed by the second V region of the
first polypeptide and the V region of the second polypeptide, and
the other variable region pair are formed by the first V region of
the first polypeptide and the V region of the third
polypeptide.
[0101] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for
identifying or evaluating candidate protein configurations for use
in a hetero-multimeric protein, comprising the steps of:
[0102] producing, separately (e.g. in separate containers), a
plurality of hetero-multimeric proteins of the disclosure, wherein
the proteins differ in their domain arrangements, and
[0103] evaluating the plurality of hetero-multimeric proteins
produced for a biological activity of interest, e.g., an activity
disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the proteins having different
domain arrangements share antigen binding domains (e.g. the same
CDRs or variable domains) for the first and/or second antigen of
interest. In one embodiment 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or more different
proteins are produced and evaluated. In one embodiment, one or more
of (or all of) the proteins are selected from the group of proteins
having a domain arrangement disclosed herein, e.g. that of formats
F2, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F15, F16 and F17.
In one embodiment the proteins are produced according to the
methods disclosed herein.
[0104] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a library of
at least 5, 10, 20, 30, 50 hetero-multimeric proteins of the
disclosure, wherein the proteins share domain arrangements but
differ in the amino acid sequence of the variable domain of one or
both of their antigen binding domains.
[0105] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a library of
at least 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 hetero-multimeric proteins of the
disclosure, wherein the proteins share the amino acid sequence of
the variable domain of one or both of their antigen binding
domains, but differ in domain arrangements.
[0106] In one embodiment, the second variable domain of the first
polypeptide and the variable domain of the third polypeptide form
an antigen binding domain that binds an activating receptor on an
effector cell. In one embodiment, evaluating heterodimeric or
heterotrimeric proteins for a characteristic of interest comprises
evaluating the proteins for one or more properties selected from
the group consisting of: binding to an antigen of interest, binding
to an FcRn receptor, binding to an Fc.gamma. receptor, Fc-domain
mediated effector function(s), agonistic or antagonistic activity
at a polypeptide to which the multimeric proteins binds, ability to
modulate the activity (e.g. cause the death of) a cell expressing
the antigen of interest, ability to direct a lymphocyte to a cell
expressing the antigen of interest, ability to activate a
lymphocyte in the presence and/or absence of a cell expressing the
antigen of interest, lymphocyte (e.g. T cell or NK cell) activation
in presence but not in absence of target cells, lack of activation
of antigen-of-interest-negative lymphocytes, stability or half-life
in vitro or in vivo, production yield, purity within a composition,
and susceptibility to aggregate in solution.
[0107] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for
identifying or evaluating a hetero-multimeric protein, comprising
the steps of:
[0108] (a) providing nucleic acids encoding a hetero-multimeric
protein described herein;
[0109] (b) expressing said nucleic acids in a host cell to produce
said protein, respectively; and recovering said protein; and
[0110] (c) evaluating the protein produced for a biological
activity of interest, e.g., an activity disclosed herein. In one
embodiment, a plurality of different proteins are produced and
evaluated.
[0111] In one embodiment, the protein binds an activating receptor
on an effector cell and an antigen of interest, and the step (c)
comprises:
[0112] (i) testing the ability of the protein to activate effector
cells that express the activating receptor, when incubated with
such effector cells in the presence of target cells (that express
antigen of interest). Optionally, step (i) is followed by a step
comprising: selecting a protein (e.g., for further development, for
use as a medicament) that activates said effector cells.
[0113] In one embodiment, the protein binds an activating receptor
on an effector cell and an antigen of interest, and the step (c)
comprises:
[0114] (i) testing the ability of the protein to activate effector
cells that express the activating receptor, when incubated with
such effector cells in the absence of target cells (that express
antigen of interest). Optionally, step (i) is followed by a step
comprising: selecting a protein (e.g., for further development, for
use as a medicament) that does not substantially activate said
effector cells.
[0115] In one embodiment, the protein binds an activating receptor
on an effector cell and an antigen of interest, and the step (c)
comprises:
[0116] (i) testing the ability of the protein to activate effector
cells that express the activating receptor, when incubated with
such effector cells in the presence of target cells (that express
antigen of interest); and
[0117] (ii) testing the ability of the protein to activate effector
cells that express the activating receptor, when incubated with
such effector cells in the absence of target cells (that express
antigen of interest). Optionally, the method further comprises:
selecting a protein (e.g., for further development, for use as a
medicament) that does not substantially activate said effector
cells when incubated in the absence of target cells, and that
activates said effector cells when incubated in the presence of
target cells.
[0118] In one embodiment, the protein binds an activating receptor
on an effector cell and an antigen of interest, and the step (c)
comprises:
[0119] (i) testing the ability of the polypeptide to induce
effector cells that express the activating receptor to lyse target
cells (that express antigen of interest), when incubated such
effector cells in the presence of target cells. Optionally, step
(i) is followed by a step comprising: selecting a protein (e.g.,
for further development, for use as a medicament) that induces
effector cells that express the activating receptor to lyse the
target cells, when incubated such effector cells in the presence of
the target cells.
[0120] In one embodiment, the protein binds an activating receptor
on an effector cell and an antigen of interest, and the step (c)
comprises:
[0121] (i) testing the ability of the protein to activate effector
cells that express CD16 but do not express the activating receptor,
when incubated with such effector cells in the presence of target
cells. Optionally, step (i) is followed by a step comprising:
selecting a protein (e.g., for further development, for use as a
medicament) that do not substantially activate said effector cells,
when incubated with such effector cells in the presence of target
cells.
[0122] In one aspect provided is a pharmaceutical composition
comprising a compound or composition described herein, and a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
[0123] In one aspect provided is the use of a polypeptide or
composition of any one of the above claims as a medicament for the
treatment of disease.
[0124] In one aspect provided is a method of treating a disease in
a subject comprising administering to the subject a compound or
composition described herein.
[0125] In one embodiment, the disease is a cancer or an infectious
disease.
[0126] Any of the methods can further be characterized as
comprising any step described in the application, including notably
in the "Detailed Description of the Invention"). The invention
further relates to a protein obtainable by any of present methods.
The disclosure further relates to pharmaceutical or diagnostic
formulations of the antibodies of the present invention. The
disclosure further relates to methods of using antibodies in
methods of treatment or diagnosis.
[0127] These and additional advantageous aspects and features of
the invention may be further described elsewhere herein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0128] FIG. 1 shows two examples of multispecific polypeptides in
which one of the antigen binding domains (ABD.sub.1 or ABD.sub.2)
specifically binds to NKp46 and the other of the ABDs binds to an
antigen of interest, wherein the drawing on the left has tandem
scFv and the drawing on the right has two ABD with an Fc domain
interposed.
[0129] FIG. 2 shows a schematic of an anti-CD19-F1-Anti-NKp46 used
in the Examples herein. The star in the CH2 domain indicates an
option N297S mutation.
[0130] FIG. 3 shows a schematic of an
anti-CD19-Anti-NKp46-IgG1-Fcmono. For the scFv tandem construct,
the Anti-NKp46 VK domain (C-terminal) is linked to the CH2 domain
(N-terminal) using a linker peptide (RTVA) that mimics the regular
VK-CK elbow junction.
[0131] FIG. 4 shows that Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 does not cause T/B
cell aggregation in the presence of B221 (CD19) or JURKAT (CD3)
cell lines when separate, but it does cause aggregation of cells
when both B221 and JURKAT cells are co-incubated.
[0132] FIG. 5 shows Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 retains binding to FcRn,
with a 1:1 ratio (1 FcRn for each monomeric Fc) (KD=194 nM), in
comparison to a chimeric full length antibody having human IgG1
constant regions (KD=15.4 nM) which binds to FcRn with a 2:1 ration
(2 FcRn for each antibody).
[0133] FIG. 6A to 6E shows different domain arrangements of
bispecific proteins produced.
[0134] FIGS. 7A and 7B show respectively bispecific F1 and F2
antibodies having NKp46 binding region based on NKp46-1, NKp46-2,
NKp46-3 or NKp46-4 are able to direct resting NK cells to their
CD19-positive Daudi tumor target cells, while isotype control
antibody did not lead to elimination of the Daudi cells. Rituximab
(RTX) served as positive control of ADCC, where the maximal
response obtained with RTX (at 10 .mu.g/ml in this assay) was 21.6%
specific lysis.
[0135] FIG. 8A (top panel CD107; bottom panel CD69) shows
bispecific antibodies having NKp46 and CD19 binding regions in an
F2 format protein do not activate resting NK cells in the absence
of target cells, however full length anti-NKp46 antibodies as well
as positive control alemtuzumab did activate NK cells. FIG. 3B
shows that in presence of Daudi target cells, bispecific anti-NKp46
x anti-CD19 antibodies (including each of the NKp46-1, NKp46-2,
NKp46-3 or NKp46-4 binding domains) activated resting NK cells (top
panel CD107, bottom panel CD69), while full-length anti-CD19 showed
at best only very low activation of NK cells. Neither full-length
anti-NKp46 antibodies or alemtuzumab showed substantial increase in
activation beyond what was observed in presence of NK cells alone.
FIG. 8C (top panel CD107, bottom panel CD69) shows that in the
presence of CD19-negative HUT78 cells, none of the bispecific
anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody (including each of the NKp46-1,
NKp46-2, NKp46-3 or NKp46-4 variable regions) activated NK cells.
However, the full-length anti-NKp46 antibodies and alemtuzumab
caused detectable activation of NK cells at a similar level
observed in presence of NK cells alone. Isotype control antibody
did not induce activation.
[0136] FIG. 9 shows that at low effector:target ratio of 1:1 each
of the bispecific anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody activated NK
cells in the presence of Daudi cells, and that bispecific
anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 were far more potent than the anti-CD19
antibody as a full-length human IgG1 as ADCC inducing antibody. Top
panel is CD107 and bottom panel shows CD69.
[0137] FIGS. 10A and 10B show that each NKp46 x CD19 bispecific
protein (single chain format F3, and multimeric formats F5 and F6)
induced specific lysis of Daudi (FIG. 10A) or B221 (FIG. 10B) cells
by human KHYG-1 CD16-negative hNKp46-positive NK cell line, while
rituximab and human IgG1 isotype control (IC) antibodies did
not.
[0138] FIG. 11 shows superimposed sensorgrams showing the binding
of Macaca fascicularis recombinant FcgRs (upper panels; CyCD64,
CyCD32a, CYCD32b, CyCD16) and of human recombinant FcgRs (lower
panels; HuCD64, HuCD32a, HuCD32b, HUCD16a) to the immobilized human
IgG1 control (grey) and CD19/NKp46-1 bi-specific antibody with
monomeric Fc domain (black). While full length wild type human IgG1
bound to all cynomolgus and human Fc.gamma. receptors, the
CD19/NKp46-1 monomeric-Fc bi-specific antibodies did not bind to
any of the receptors.
[0139] FIG. 12A shows results of purification by SEC of proteins
format 6 (F6), compared with DART and BITE. BITE and DART showed a
very low production yield compared to F6 and have a very complex
SEC profile. FIG. 12B shows SDS-PAGE after Coomassie staining in
the expected SEC fractions (3 and 4 for BITE and 4 and 5 for DART),
whereas F6 format showed clear and simple SEC and SDS-PAGE profiles
with a major peak (fraction 3) containing the monomeric bispecific
proteins.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Definitions
[0140] As used in the specification, "a" or "an" may mean one or
more. As used in the claim(s), when used in conjunction with the
word "comprising", the words "a" or "an" may mean one or more than
one.
[0141] Where "comprising" is used, this can optionally be replaced
by "consisting essentially of", more optionally by "consisting
of".
[0142] As used herein, the term "antigen binding domain" refers to
a domain comprising a three-dimensional structure capable of
immunospecifically binding to an epitope. Thus, in one embodiment,
said domain can comprise a hypervariable region, optionally a VH
and/or VL domain of an antibody chain, optionally at least a VH
domain. In another embodiment, the binding domain may comprise at
least one complementarity determining region (CDR) of an antibody
chain. In another embodiment, the binding domain may comprise a
polypeptide domain from a non-immunoglobulin scaffold.
[0143] The term "antibody" herein is used in the broadest sense and
specifically includes full-length monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal
antibodies, multispecific antibodies (e.g., bispecific antibodies),
and antibody fragments and derivatives, so long as they exhibit the
desired biological activity. Various techniques relevant to the
production of antibodies are provided in, e.g., Harlow, et al.,
ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., (1988). An "antibody fragment"
comprises a portion of a full-length antibody, e.g. antigen-binding
or variable regions thereof. Examples of antibody fragments include
Fab, Fab', F(ab).sub.2, F(ab').sub.2, F(ab).sub.3, Fv (typically
the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody), single-chain
Fv (scFv), dsFv, Fd fragments (typically the VH and CH1 domain),
and dAb (typically a VH domain) fragments; VH, VL, VhH, and V-NAR
domains; minibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies, and kappa
bodies (see, e.g., Ill et al., Protein Eng 1997; 10: 949-57); camel
IgG; IgNAR; and multispecific antibody fragments formed from
antibody fragments, and one or more isolated CDRs or a functional
paratope, where isolated CDRs or antigen-binding residues or
polypeptides can be associated or linked together so as to form a
functional antibody fragment. Various types of antibody fragments
have been described or reviewed in, e.g., Holliger and Hudson, Nat
Biotechnol 2005; 23, 1126-1136; WO2005040219, and published U.S.
Patent Applications 20050238646 and 20020161201.
[0144] The term "antibody derivative", as used herein, comprises a
full-length antibody or a fragment of an antibody, e.g. comprising
at least antigen-binding or variable regions thereof, wherein one
or more of the amino acids are chemically modified, e.g., by
alkylation, PEGylation, acylation, ester formation or amide
formation or the like. This includes, but is not limited to,
PEGylated antibodies, cysteine-PEGylated antibodies, and variants
thereof.
[0145] The term "hypervariable region" when used herein refers to
the amino acid residues of an antibody that are responsible for
antigen binding. The hypervariable region generally comprises amino
acid residues from a "complementarity-determining region" or "CDR"
(e.g. residues 24-34 (L1), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in the
light-chain variable domain and 31-35 (H1), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102
(H3) in the heavy-chain variable domain; Kabat et al. 1991) and/or
those residues from a "hypervariable loop" (e.g. residues 26-32
(L1), 50-52 (L2) and 91-96 (L3) in the light-chain variable domain
and 26-32 (H1), 53-55 (H2) and 96-101 (H3) in the heavy-chain
variable domain; Chothia and Lesk, J. Mol. Biol 1987; 196:901-917).
Typically, the numbering of amino acid residues in this region is
performed by the method described in Kabat et al., supra. Phrases
such as "Kabat position", "variable domain residue numbering as in
Kabat" and "according to Kabat" herein refer to this numbering
system for heavy chain variable domains or light chain variable
domains. Using the Kabat numbering system, the actual linear amino
acid sequence of a peptide may contain fewer or additional amino
acids corresponding to a shortening of, or insertion into, a FR or
CDR of the variable domain. For example, a heavy chain variable
domain may include a single amino acid insert (residue 52a
according to Kabat) after residue 52 of CDR H2 and inserted
residues (e.g. residues 82a, 82b, and 82c, etc. according to Kabat)
after heavy chain FR residue 82. The Kabat numbering of residues
may be determined for a given antibody by alignment at regions of
homology of the sequence of the antibody with a "standard" Kabat
numbered sequence.
[0146] By "framework" or "FR" residues as used herein is meant the
region of an antibody variable domain exclusive of those regions
defined as CDRs. Each antibody variable domain framework can be
further subdivided into the contiguous regions separated by the
CDRs (FR1, FR2, FR3 and FR4).
[0147] By "constant region" as defined herein is meant an
antibody-derived constant region that is encoded by one of the
light or heavy chain immunoglobulin constant region genes. By
"constant light chain" or "light chain constant region" as used
herein is meant the region of an antibody encoded by the kappa
(Ckappa) or lambda (Clambda) light chains. The constant light chain
typically comprises a single domain, and as defined herein refers
to positions 108-214 of Ckappa, or Clambda, wherein numbering is
according to the EU index (Kabat et al., 1991, Sequences of
Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed., United States Public
Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda). By
"constant heavy chain" or "heavy chain constant region" as used
herein is meant the region of an antibody encoded by the mu, delta,
gamma, alpha, or epsilon genes to define the antibody's isotype as
IgM, IgD, IgG, IgA, or IgE, respectively. For full length IgG
antibodies, the constant heavy chain, as defined herein, refers to
the N-terminus of the CH1 domain to the C-terminus of the CH3
domain, thus comprising positions 118-447, wherein numbering is
according to the EU index.
[0148] By "Fab" or "Fab region" as used herein is meant the
polypeptide that comprises the VH, CH1, VL, and CL immunoglobulin
domains. Fab may refer to this region in isolation, or this region
in the context of a polypeptide, multispecific polypeptide or ABD,
or any other embodiments as outlined herein.
[0149] By "single-chain Fv" or "scFv" as used herein are meant
antibody fragments comprising the VH and VL domains of an antibody,
wherein these domains are present in a single polypeptide chain.
Generally, the Fv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide
linker between the VH and VL domains which enables the scFv to form
the desired structure for antigen binding. Methods for producing
scFvs are well known in the art. For a review of methods for
producing scFvs see Pluckthun in The Pharmacology of Monoclonal
Antibodies, vol. 113, Rosenburg and Moore eds. Springer-Verlag, New
York, pp. 269-315 (1994).
[0150] By "Fv" or "Fv fragment" or "Fv region" as used herein is
meant a polypeptide that comprises the VL and VH domains of a
single antibody.
[0151] By "Fc" or "Fc region", as used herein is meant the
polypeptide comprising the constant region of an antibody excluding
the first constant region immunoglobulin domain. Thus Fc refers to
the last two constant region immunoglobulin domains of IgA, IgD,
and IgG, and the last three constant region immunoglobulin domains
of IgE and IgM, and the flexible hinge N-terminal to these domains.
For IgA and IgM, Fc may include the J chain. For IgG, Fc comprises
immunoglobulin domains C.gamma.2 (CH2) and C.gamma.3 (CH3) and the
hinge between C.gamma.1 and C.gamma.2. Although the boundaries of
the Fc region may vary, the human IgG heavy chain Fc region is
usually defined to comprise residues C226, P230 or A231 to its
carboxyl-terminus, wherein the numbering is according to the EU
index. Fc may refer to this region in isolation, or this region in
the context of an Fc polypeptide, as described below. By "Fc
polypeptide" or "Fc-derived polypeptide" as used herein is meant a
polypeptide that comprises all or part of an Fc region. Fc
polypeptides include but are not limited to antibodies, Fc fusions
and Fc fragments.
[0152] By "variable region" as used herein is meant the region of
an antibody that comprises one or more Ig domains substantially
encoded by any of the VL (including Vkappa and Vlambda) and/or VH
genes that make up the light chain (including kappa and lambda) and
heavy chain immunoglobulin genetic loci respectively. A light or
heavy chain variable region (VL and VH) consists of a "framework"
or "FR" region interrupted by three hypervariable regions referred
to as "complementarity determining regions" or "CDRs". The extent
of the framework region and CDRs have been precisely defined, for
example as in Kabat (see "Sequences of Proteins of Immunological
Interest," E. Kabat et al., U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, (1983)), and as in Chothia. The framework regions of an
antibody, that is the combined framework regions of the constituent
light and heavy chains, serves to position and align the CDRs,
which are primarily responsible for binding to an antigen.
[0153] The term "specifically binds to" means that an antibody or
polypeptide can bind preferably in a competitive binding assay to
the binding partner, as assessed using either recombinant forms of
the proteins, epitopes therein, or native proteins present on the
surface of isolated target cells. Competitive binding assays and
other methods for determining specific binding are further
described below and are well known in the art.
[0154] The term "affinity", as used herein, means the strength of
the binding of an antibody or polypeptide to an epitope. The
affinity of an antibody is given by the dissociation constant
K.sub.D, defined as [Ab].times.[Ag]/[Ab-Ag], where [Ab-Ag] is the
molar concentration of the antibody-antigen complex, [Ab] is the
molar concentration of the unbound antibody and [Ag] is the molar
concentration of the unbound antigen. The affinity constant K.sub.A
is defined by 1/K.sub.0. Preferred methods for determining the
affinity of mAbs can be found in Harlow, et al., Antibodies: A
Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring
Harbor, N.Y., 1988), Coligan et al., eds., Current Protocols in
Immunology, Greene Publishing Assoc. and Wiley Interscience, N.Y.,
(1992, 1993), and Muller, Meth. Enzymol. 92:589-601 (1983), which
references are entirely incorporated herein by reference. One
preferred and standard method well known in the art for determining
the affinity of mAbs is the use of surface plasmon resonance (SPR)
screening (such as by analysis with a BIAcore.TM. SPR analytical
device).
[0155] By "amino acid modification" herein is meant an amino acid
substitution, insertion, and/or deletion in a polypeptide sequence.
An example of amino acid modification herein is a substitution. By
"amino acid modification" herein is meant an amino acid
substitution, insertion, and/or deletion in a polypeptide sequence.
By "amino acid substitution" or "substitution" herein is meant the
replacement of an amino acid at a given position in a protein
sequence with another amino acid. For example, the substitution
Y50W refers to a variant of a parent polypeptide, in which the
tyrosine at position 50 is replaced with tryptophan. A "variant" of
a polypeptide refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence
that is substantially identical to a reference polypeptide,
typically a native or "parent" polypeptide. The polypeptide variant
may possess one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, and/or
insertions at certain positions within the native amino acid
sequence.
[0156] "Conservative" amino acid substitutions are those in which
an amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residue having
a side chain with similar physicochemical properties. Families of
amino acid residues having similar side chains are known in the
art, and include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine,
arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid,
glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine,
asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine,
tryptophan), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine,
isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine), beta-branched side
chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side
chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine).
[0157] The term "identity" or "identical", when used in a
relationship between the sequences of two or more polypeptides,
refers to the degree of sequence relatedness between polypeptides,
as determined by the number of matches between strings of two or
more amino acid residues. "Identity" measures the percent of
identical matches between the smaller of two or more sequences with
gap alignments (if any) addressed by a particular mathematical
model or computer program (i.e., "algorithms"). Identity of related
polypeptides can be readily calculated by known methods. Such
methods include, but are not limited to, those described in
Computational Molecular Biology, Lesk, A. M., ed., Oxford
University Press, New York, 1988; Biocomputing: Informatics and
Genome Projects, Smith, D. W., ed., Academic Press, New York, 1993;
Computer Analysis of Sequence Data, Part 1, Griffin, A. M., and
Griffin, H. G., eds., Humana Press, New Jersey, 1994; Sequence
Analysis in Molecular Biology, von Heinje, G., Academic Press,
1987; Sequence Analysis Primer, Gribskov, M. and Devereux, J.,
eds., M. Stockton Press, New York, 1991; and Carillo et al., SIAM
J. Applied Math. 48, 1073 (1988).
[0158] Preferred methods for determining identity are designed to
give the largest match between the sequences tested. Methods of
determining identity are described in publicly available computer
programs. Preferred computer program methods for determining
identity between two sequences include the GCG program package,
including GAP (Devereux et al., Nucl. Acid. Res. 12, 387 (1984);
Genetics Computer Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.),
BLASTP, BLASTN, and FASTA (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215,
403-410 (1990)). The BLASTX program is publicly available from the
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and other
sources (BLAST Manual, Altschul et al. NCB/NLM/NIH Bethesda, Md.
20894; Altschul et al., supra). The well-known Smith Waterman
algorithm may also be used to determine identity.
[0159] An "isolated" molecule is a molecule that is the predominant
species in the composition wherein it is found with respect to the
class of molecules to which it belongs (i.e., it makes up at least
about 50% of the type of molecule in the composition and typically
will make up at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about
85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, or more of the species
of molecule, e.g., peptide, in the composition). Commonly, a
composition of a polypeptide will exhibit 98%, 98%, or 99%
homogeneity for polypeptides in the context of all present peptide
species in the composition or at least with respect to
substantially active peptide species in the context of proposed
use.
[0160] In the context herein, "treatment" or "treating" refers to
preventing, alleviating, managing, curing or reducing one or more
symptoms or clinically relevant manifestations of a disease or
disorder, unless contradicted by context. For example, "treatment"
of a patient in whom no symptoms or clinically relevant
manifestations of a disease or disorder have been identified is
preventive or prophylactic therapy, whereas "treatment" of a
patient in whom symptoms or clinically relevant manifestations of a
disease or disorder have been identified generally does not
constitute preventive or prophylactic therapy.
[0161] As used herein, "NK cells" refers to a sub-population of
lymphocytes that is involved in non-conventional immunity. NK cells
can be identified by virtue of certain characteristics and
biological properties, such as the expression of specific surface
antigens including CD56 and/or NKp46 for human NK cells, the
absence of the alpha/beta or gamma/delta TCR complex on the cell
surface, the ability to bind to and kill cells that fail to express
"self" MHC/HLA antigens by the activation of specific cytolytic
machinery, the ability to kill tumor cells or other diseased cells
that express a ligand for NK activating receptors, and the ability
to release protein molecules called cytokines that stimulate or
inhibit the immune response. Any of these characteristics and
activities can be used to identify NK cells, using methods well
known in the art. Any subpopulation of NK cells will also be
encompassed by the term NK cells. Within the context herein
"active" NK cells designate biologically active NK cells, including
NK cells having the capacity of lysing target cells or enhancing
the immune function of other cells. NK cells can be obtained by
various techniques known in the art, such as isolation from blood
samples, cytapheresis, tissue or cell collections, etc. Useful
protocols for assays involving NK cells can be found in Natural
Killer Cells Protocols (edited by Campbell K S and Colonna M).
Human Press. pp. 219-238 (2000).
[0162] As used herein, "T cells" refers to a sub-population of
lymphocytes that mature in the thymus, and which display, among
other molecules T cell receptors on their surface. T cells can be
identified by virtue of certain characteristics and biological
properties, such as the expression of specific surface antigens
including the TCR, CD4 or CD8, the ability of certain T cells to
kill tumor or infected cells, the ability of certain T cells to
activate other cells of the immune system, and the ability to
release protein molecules called cytokines that stimulate or
inhibit the immune response. Any of these characteristics and
activities can be used to identify T cells, using methods well
known in the art. Within the context herein, "active" or
"activated" T cells designate biologically active T cells, more
particularly T cells having the capacity of cytolysis or of
stimulating an immune response by, e.g., secreting cytokines.
Active cells can be detected in any of a number of well-known
methods, including functional assays and expression-based assays
such as the expression of cytokines such as TNF-alpha.
Producing Polypeptides
[0163] The antigen binding domains described herein can be readily
derived a variety of immunoglobulin or non-immunoglobulin
scaffolds, for example affibodies based on the Z-domain of
staphylococcal protein A, engineered Kunitz domains, monobodies or
adnectins based on the 10th extracellular domain of human
fibronectin Ill, anticalins derived from lipocalins, DARPins
(designed ankyrin repeat domains, multimerized LDLR-A module,
avimers or cysteine-rich knottin peptides. See, e.g., Gebauer and
Skerra (2009) Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 13:245-255, the
disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0164] Variable domains are commonly derived from antibodies
(immunoglobulin chains), for example in the form of associated VL
and VH domains found on two polypeptide chains, or single chain
antigen binding domains such as scFv, a V.sub.H domain, a V.sub.L
domain, a dAb, a V-NAR domain or a V.sub.HH domain. A variable
domain can also be readily derived from antibodies as a Fab.
[0165] Typically, antibodies are initially obtained by immunization
of a non-human animal, e.g., a mouse, with an immunogen comprising
a polypeptide, or a fragment or derivative thereof, typically an
immunogenic fragment, for which it is desired to obtain antibodies
(e.g. a human polypeptide). The step of immunizing a non-human
mammal with an antigen may be carried out in any manner well known
in the art for stimulating the production of antibodies in a mouse
(see, for example, E. Harlow and D. Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory
Manual., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor,
N.Y. (1988), the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated
by reference). Other protocols may also be used as long as they
result in the production of B cells expressing an antibody directed
to the antigen used in immunization. Lymphocytes from a
non-immunized non-human mammal may also be isolated, grown in
vitro, and then exposed to the immunogen in cell culture. The
lymphocytes are then harvested and the fusion step described below
is carried out. For exemplary monoclonal antibodies, the next step
is the isolation of splenocytes from the immunized non-human mammal
and the subsequent fusion of those splenocytes with an immortalized
cell in order to form an antibody-producing hybridoma. The
hybridoma colonies are then assayed for the production of
antibodies that specifically bind to the polypeptide against which
antibodies are desired. The assay is typically a colorimetric
ELISA-type assay, although any assay may be employed that can be
adapted to the wells that the hybridomas are grown in. Other assays
include radioimmunoassays or fluorescence activated cell sorting.
The wells positive for the desired antibody production are examined
to determine if one or more distinct colonies are present. If more
than one colony is present, the cells may be re-cloned and grown to
ensure that only a single cell has given rise to the colony
producing the desired antibody. After sufficient growth to produce
the desired monoclonal antibody, the growth media containing
monoclonal antibody (or the ascites fluid) is separated away from
the cells and the monoclonal antibody present therein is purified.
Purification is typically achieved by gel electrophoresis,
dialysis, chromatography using protein A or protein G-Sepharose, or
an anti-mouse Ig linked to a solid support such as agarose or
Sepharose beads (all described, for example, in the Antibody
Purification Handbook, Biosciences, publication No. 18-1037-46,
Edition AC, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by
reference).
[0166] Human antibodies may also be produced by using, for
immunization, transgenic animals that have been engineered to
express a human antibody repertoire (Jakobovitz et Nature 362
(1993) 255), or by selection of antibody repertoires using phage
display methods. For example, a XenoMouse (Abgenix, Fremont,
Calif.) can be used for immunization. A XenoMouse is a murine host
that has had its immunoglobulin genes replaced by functional human
immunoglobulin genes. Thus, antibodies produced by this mouse or in
hybridomas made from the B cells of this mouse, are already
humanized. The XenoMouse is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,162,963,
which is herein incorporated in its entirety by reference.
[0167] Antibodies may also be produced by selection of
combinatorial libraries of immunoglobulins, as disclosed for
instance in (Ward et al. Nature, 341 (1989) p. 544, the entire
disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference). Phage
display technology (McCafferty et al (1990) Nature 348:552-553) can
be used to produce antibodies from immunoglobulin variable (V)
domain gene repertoires from unimmunized donors. See, e.g.,
Griffith et al (1993) EMBO J. 12:725-734; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,565,332;
5,573,905; 5,567,610; 5,229,275). When combinatorial libraries
comprise variable (V) domain gene repertoires of human origin,
selection from combinatorial libraries will yield human
antibodies.
[0168] Additionally, a wide range of antibodies are available in
the scientific and patent literature, including DNA and/or amino
acid sequences, or from commercial suppliers. Antibodies will
typically be directed to a pre-determined antigen. Examples of
antibodies include antibodies that recognize an antigen expressed
by a target cell that is to be eliminated, for example a
proliferating cell or a cell contributing to a pathology. Examples
include antibodies that recognize tumor antigens, microbial (e.g.
bacterial) antigens or viral antigens.
[0169] Variable domains and/or antigen binding domains can be
selected based on the desired cellular target, and may include for
example cancer antigens, bacterial or viral antigens, etc. As used
herein, the term "bacterial antigen" includes, but is not limited
to, intact, attenuated or killed bacteria, any structural or
functional bacterial protein or carbohydrate, or any peptide
portion of a bacterial protein of sufficient length (typically
about 8 amino acids or longer) to be antigenic. Examples include
gram-positive bacterial antigens and gram-negative bacterial
antigens. In some embodiments the bacterial antigen is derived from
a bacterium selected from the group consisting of Helicobacter
species, in particular Helicobacter pyloris; Borelia species, in
particular Borelia burgdorferi; Legionella species, in particular
Legionella pneumophilia; Mycobacteria s species, in particular M.
tuberculosis, M. avium, M. intracellulare, M. kansasii, M.
gordonae; Staphylococcus species, in particular Staphylococcus
aureus; Neisseria species, in particular N. gonorrhoeae, N.
meningitidis; Listeria species, in particular Listeria
monocytogenes; Streptococcus species, in particular S. pyogenes, S.
agalactiae; S. faecalis; S. bovis, S. pneumonias; anaerobic
Streptococcus species; pathogenic Campylobacter species;
Enterococcus species; Haemophilus species, in particular
Haemophilus influenzue; Bacillus species, in particular Bacillus
anthracis; Corynebacterium species, in particular Corynebacterium
diphtheriae; Erysipelothrix species, in particular Erysipelothrix
rhusiopathiae; Clostridium species, in particular C. perfringens,
C. tetani; Enterobacter species, in particular Enterobacter
aerogenes, Klebsiella species, in particular Klebsiella 1S
pneumoniae, Pasteurella species, in particular Pasteurella
multocida, Bacteroides species; Fusobacterium species, in
particular Fusobacterium nucleatum; Streptobacillus species, in
particular Streptobacillus moniliformis; Treponema species, in
particular Treponema pertenue; Leptospira; pathogenic Escherichia
species; and Actinomyces species, in particular Actinomyces
israelli.
[0170] As used herein, the term "viral antigen" includes, but is
not limited to, intact, attenuated or killed whole virus, any
structural or functional viral protein, or any peptide portion of a
viral protein of sufficient length (typically about 8 amino acids
or longer) to be antigenic. Sources of a viral antigen include, but
are not limited to viruses from the families: Retroviridae (e.g.,
human immunodeficiency viruses, such as HIV-1 (also referred to as
HTLV-III, LAV or HTLV-III/LAV, or HIV-III; and other isolates, such
as HIV-LP; Picornaviridae (e.g., polio viruses, hepatitis A virus;
enteroviruses, human Coxsackie viruses, rhinoviruses, echoviruses);
Calciviridae (e.g., strains that cause gastroenteritis);
Togaviridae (e.g., equine encephalitis viruses, rubella viruses);
Flaviviridae (e.g., dengue viruses, encephalitis viruses, yellow
fever viruses); Coronaviridae (e.g., coronaviruses); Rhabdoviridae
(e.g., vesicular stomatitis viruses, rabies viruses); Filoviridae
(e.g., ebola viruses); Paramyxoviridae (e.g., parainfluenza
viruses, mumps virus, measles virus, respiratory syncytial virus);
Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., influenza viruses); Bunyaviridae (e.g.,
Hantaan viruses, bunya viruses, phleboviruses and Nairo viruses);
Arenaviridae (hemorrhagic fever viruses); Reoviridae (e.g.,
reoviruses, orbiviruses and rotaviruses); Bornaviridae;
Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis B virus); Parvoviridae (parvoviruses);
Papovaviridae (papilloma viruses, polyoma viruses); Adenoviridae
(most adenoviruses); Herpesviridae (herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1
and 2, varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes virus;
Poxyiridae (variola viruses, vaccinia viruses, pox viruses); and
Iridoviridae (e.g., African swine fever virus); and unclassified
viruses (e.g., the agent of delta hepatitis (thought to be a
defective satellite of hepatitis B virus), Hepatitis C; Norwalk and
related viruses, and astroviruses). Alternatively, a viral antigen
may be produced recombinantly.
[0171] As used herein, the terms "cancer antigen" and "tumor
antigen" are used interchangeably and refer to antigens that are
differentially expressed by cancer cells and can thereby be
exploited in order to target cancer cells. Cancer antigens are
antigens which can potentially stimulate apparently tumor-specific
immune responses. Some of these antigens are encoded, although not
necessarily expressed, by normal cells. These antigens can be
characterized as those which are normally silent (i.e., not
expressed) in normal cells, those that are expressed only at
certain stages of differentiation and those that are temporally
expressed such as embryonic and fetal antigens. Other cancer
antigens are encoded by mutant cellular genes, such as oncogenes
(e.g., activated ras oncogene), suppressor genes (e.g., mutant
p53), fusion proteins resulting from internal deletions or
chromosomal translocations. Still other cancer antigens can be
encoded by viral genes such as those carried on RNA and DNA tumor
viruses.
[0172] The cancer antigens are usually normal cell surface antigens
which are either overexpressed or expressed at abnormal times.
Ideally the target antigen is expressed only on proliferative cells
(e.g., tumour cells), however this is rarely observed in practice.
As a result, target antigens are usually selected on the basis of
differential expression between proliferative and healthy tissue.
Antibodies have been raised to target specific tumour related
antigens including: Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptor 1
(ROR1), Cripto, CD4, CD20, CD30, CD19, CD38, CD47, Glycoprotein
NMB, CanAg, Her2 (ErbB2/Neu), CD22 (Siglec2), CD33 (Siglec3), CD79,
CD138, CD171, PSCA, L1-CAM, PSMA (prostate specific membrane
antigen), BCMA, CD52, CD56, CD80, CD70, E-selectin, EphB2,
Melanotransferin, Mud 6 and TMEFF2. Examples of cancer antigens
also include B7-H3, B7-H4, B7-H6, PD-L1, MAGE, MART-1/Melan-A,
gp100, adenosine deaminase-binding protein (ADAbp), cyclophilin b,
colorectal associated antigen (CRC)-0017-1A/GA733, Killer-Ig Like
Receptor 3DL2 (KIR3DL2), protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7), receptor
protein tyrosine kinase 3 (TYRO-3), nectins (e.g. nectin-4), major
histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A and B
polypeptides (MICA and MICB), proteins of the UL16-binding protein
(ULBP) family, proteins of the retinoic acid early transcript-1
(RAET1) family, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and its immunogenic
epitopes CAP-1 and CAP-2, etv6, am11, prostate specific antigen
(PSA), T-cell receptor/CD3-zeta chain, MAGE-family of tumor
antigens, GAGE-family of tumor antigens, anti-Mullerian hormone
Type II receptor, delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4), DR5, BAGE, RAGE,
LAGE-1, NAG, GnT-V, MUM-1, CDK4, MUC family, VEGF, VEGF receptors,
Angiopoietin-2, PDGF, TGF-alpha, EGF, EGF receptor, a member of the
human EGF-like receptor family such as HER-2/neu, HER-3, HER-4 or a
heterodimeric receptor comprised of at least one HER subunit,
gastrin releasing peptide receptor antigen, Muc-1, CA125, av.beta.3
integrins, a5.beta.1 integrins, .alpha.IIb.beta.3-integrins, PDGF
beta receptor, SVE-cadherin, IL-8, hCG, IL-6, IL-6 receptor, IL-15,
.alpha.-fetoprotein, E-cadherin, .alpha.-catenin, .beta.-catenin
and .gamma.-catenin, p120ctn, PRAME, NY-ESO-1, cdc27, adenomatous
polyposis coli protein (APC), fodrin, Connexin 37, Ig-idiotype,
p15, gp75, GM2 and GD2 gangliosides, viral products such as human
papillomavirus proteins, imp-1, P1A, EBV-encoded nuclear antigen
(EBNA)-1, brain glycogen phosphorylase, SSX-1, SSX-2 (HOM-MEL-40),
SSX-1, SSX-4, SSX-5, SCP-1 and CT-7, and c-erbB-2, although this is
not intended to be exhaustive.
[0173] In one embodiment, an ABD, variable domain or pair of
complementary variable domains binds to a cancer antigen, a viral
antigen, a microbial antigen, or an antigen present on an infected
cell (e.g. virally infected) or on a pro-inflammatory immune cell.
In one embodiment, said antigen is a polypeptide selectively
expressed or overexpressed on a tumor cell, and infected cell or a
pro-inflammatory cell. In one embodiment, said antigen is a
polypeptide that when inhibited, decreases the proliferation and/or
survival of a tumor cell, an infected cell or a pro-inflammatory
cell. For example, a first and/or second antibody or fragment can
respectively bind anti-Her1 and anti-Her2. Anti-Her2 can be for
example an antibody comprising the CDRs derived from Herceptin.RTM.
(trastuzumab) or 2C4 (pertuzumab). Anti-Her2 and anti-Her1
(antibodies D1-5 and C3-101) amino acid sequences are shown in
WO2011/069104.
[0174] In one embodiment, an ABD, variable domain or pair of
complementary variable domains inhibits (neutralizes) the function
of a polypeptide to which it specifically binds. In one embodiment,
the first and/or second ABD each inhibits the function of a
polypeptide to which they specifically binds. In one embodiment,
the polypeptide is a polypeptide selectively expressed or
overexpressed on a tumor cell. In one embodiment, the polypeptide
is a polypeptide selectively expressed or overexpressed on an
infected (e.g. virally or bacterially infected) cell or a
pro-inflammatory cell. In one embodiment, the polypeptide is a
polypeptide that when inhibited, decreases the proliferation and/or
survival of a tumor cell, an infected cell or a pro-inflammatory
cell. For example bispecific antibodies that bind ErbB2 and ErbB3
and blocks ligand-induced receptor activation have been reported to
be effective in ErbB2-amplified tumors (MacDonagh et al. (2012)
Mol. Cancer Ther. 11:582).
[0175] In exemplary embodiments, one an ABD, variable domain or
pair of complementary variable domains will bind an antigen
expressed by a target cell that is to be eliminated (e.g., a tumor
antigen, microbial (e.g. bacterial) antigen, viral antigen, or
antigen expressed on an immune cell that is contributing to
inflammatory or autoimmune disease, and the other ABD, variable
domain or pair of complementary variable domains will bind to an
antigen expressed on an immune cell, for example an immune effector
cell, e.g. a cell surface receptor of an effector cells such as a T
or NK cell. Examples of antigens expressed on immune cells,
optionally immune effector cells, include antigens expressed on a
member of the human lymphoid cell lineage, e.g. a human T cell, a
human B cell or a human natural killer (NK) cell, a human monocyte,
a human neutrophilic granulocyte or a human dendritic cell.
Advantageously, such cells will have either a cytotoxic or an
apoptotic effect on a target cell that is to be eliminated (e.g.,
that expresses a tumor antigen, microbial antigen, viral antigen,
or antigen expressed on an immune cell that is contributing to
inflammatory or autoimmune disease). Especially advantageously, the
human lymphoid cell is a cytotoxic T cell or NK cell which, when
activated, exerts a cytotoxic effect on the target cell. According
to this embodiment, then, the cytotoxic activity of the human
effector cells is recruited. According to another embodiment, the
human effector cell is a member of the human myeloid lineage.
[0176] Antigens expressed on an immune cell to which antibodies of
fragments that make up multispecific antibodies can bind also
include NK and/or T cell receptors, e.g. any molecule on the
surface of NK cells or T cells, respectively, that can serve to
direct the NK or T cell to the intended target cell to be
eliminated. Examples include, e.g., members of the immunoglobulin
superfamily, members of the killer-cell immunoglobulin-like
receptor (KIR) family, the leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors
(LILR) family, or the lectin family or the NK cell lectin-like
receptor family. Activity can be measured for example by bringing
target cells and effector cells into contact in presence of the
multispecific polypeptide. Optionally the immune cell receptor is
an activating receptor, e.g. an activating NK cell or T cell
receptor. As used herein, the terms "activating NK cell receptor"
and "activating T cell receptor" refers to any molecule on the
surface of NK cells or T cells, respectively, that, when
stimulated, causes a measurable increase in any property or
activity known in the art as associated with NK cell or T cell
activity, respectively, such as cytokine (for example IFN-.gamma.
or TNF-.alpha.) production, increases in intracellular free calcium
levels, the ability to lyse target cells in a redirected killing
assay as described, e.g. elsewhere in the present specification, or
the ability to stimulate NK cell or T cell proliferation,
respectively. The term "activating NK receptor" includes but is not
limited to DNAX accessory molecule-1 (DNAM-1), 2B4, activating
forms of KIR proteins (for example KIR2DS receptors, KIR2DS2,
KIR2DS4), NKG2D, NKp30, CD69, NKp80, NKp44, NKp46, IL-2R, IL-12R,
IL-15R, IL-18R and IL-21R. In one embodiment, the activating NK
cell receptor is a receptor other than an FC.gamma. receptor. In
one embodiment, the activating NK cell receptor is a receptor other
than NKp46.
[0177] Activation of cytotoxic T cells may occur via binding of the
CD3 antigen as effector antigen on the surface of the cytotoxic T
cell by a multispecific (e.g. bispecific) polypeptide of this
embodiment. The human CD3 antigen is present on both helper T cells
and cytotoxic T cells. Human CD3 denotes an antigen which is
expressed on T cells as part of the multimolecular T cell complex
and which comprises three different chains: CD3-epsilon, CD3-delta
and CD3-gamma.
[0178] Other effector cell antigens bound by a multispecific
polypeptide are the human CD16 antigen, the human CD64, the human
CD2 antigen, the human CD28 antigen or the human CD25 antigen. In
one embodiment, the effector cell antigen is CD16; such a
polypeptide, when having an Fc domain that does not substantially
bind inhibitory Fc.gamma.R, will have CD16 agonist activity without
contribution of inhibition from inhibitory Fc.gamma.R. In other
embodiments, the effector cell activating receptor is a receptor
other than CD16.
[0179] The ABDs or variable domains which are incorporated into the
polypeptides can be tested for any desired activity prior to
inclusion in a polypeptide. Once appropriate antigen binding
domains having desired specificity and/or activity are identified,
DNA encoding each variable domain can be placed, in suitable
arrangements, in an appropriate expression vector(s), together with
DNA encoding any elements such as an enzymatic recognition tag, or
CH2 and CH3 domains and any other optional elements (e.g. DNA
encoding a linker or hinge region) for transfection into an
appropriate host(s). The host is then used for the recombinant
production of the polypeptide chains that make up the multispecific
polypeptide.
[0180] An ABD or variable region derived from an antibody will
generally comprise at minimum a hypervariable region sufficient to
confer binding activity when present in the multimeric polypeptide.
It will be appreciated that an ABD or variable region may comprise
other amino acids or functional domains as may be desired,
including but not limited to linker elements (e.g. linker peptides,
constant domain derived sequences, hinges, or fragments thereof,
each of which can be placed between a variable domain and a CH1,
CL, CH2 or CH3 domain, or between other domains as needed).
[0181] In any embodiment, ABDs or variable regions can be obtained
from a humanized antibody in which residues from a
complementary-determining region (CDR) of a human antibody are
replaced by residues from a CDR of the original antibody (the
parent or donor antibody, e.g. a murine or rat antibody) while
maintaining the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity of the
original antibody. The CDRs of the parent antibody, some or all of
which are encoded by nucleic acids originating in a non-human
organism, are grafted in whole or in part into the beta-sheet
framework of a human antibody variable region to create an
antibody, the specificity of which is determined by the engrafted
CDRs. The creation of such antibodies is described in, e.g., WO
92/11018, Jones, 1986, Nature 321:522-525, Verhoeyen et al., 1988,
Science 239:1534-1536. An antigen binding domain can thus have
non-human hypervariable regions or CDRs and human frameworks region
sequences (optionally with back mutations).
[0182] Polypeptide chains will be arranged in one or more
expression vectors so as to produce the polypeptides having the
desired domains operably linked to one another. A host cell chosen
for expression of the multispecific polypeptide is an important
contributor to the final composition, including, without
limitation, the variation in composition of the oligosaccharide
moieties decorating the protein in the immunoglobulin CH2 domain.
Thus, one aspect of the invention involves the selection of
appropriate host cells for use and/or development of a production
cell expressing the desired therapeutic protein such that the
multispecific polypeptide retains at least partial FcRn binding but
with decreased binding to a Fc.gamma. receptor compared, e.g., to a
wild type full length human IgG1 antibody. The host cell may be of
mammalian origin or may be selected from COS-1, COS-7, HEK293,
BHK21, CHO, BSC-1, Hep G2, 653, SP2/0, 293, HeLa, myeloma,
lymphoma, yeast, insect or plant cells, or any derivative,
immortalized or transformed cell thereof. Alternatively, the host
cell may be selected from a species or organism incapable of
glycosylating polypeptides, e.g. a prokaryotic cell or organism,
such as natural or engineered E. coli spp., Klebsiella spp., or
Pseudomonas spp.
[0183] The polypeptide can then be produced in an appropriate host
cell or by any suitable synthetic process and brought into contact
under appropriate conditions for the multimeric (e.g. dimeri or
trimer) polypeptide to form.
[0184] Polypeptide Configurations
[0185] An isolated hetero-multimeric polypeptide that binds a first
and second antigen of interest in monovalent fashion can be
prepared according to different configurations, in each case
involving at least a central (first) polypeptide chain and a second
polypeptide chain, and optionally a third polypeptide chain.
[0186] The first (central) polypeptide chain will provide one
variable domain that will, together with a complementary variable
domain on a second polypeptide chain, form an antigen binding
domain specific for one (e.g. a first) antigen of interest. The
first (central) polypeptide chain will also provide a second
variable domain that will be paired with a complementary variable
domain to form an antigen binding domain specific for another (e.g.
a second) antigen of interest; the variable domain that is
complementary to the second variable domain can be placed on the
central polypeptide (e.g. adjacent to the second variable domain in
a tandem variable domain construct such as an scFv), or can be
placed on the second polypeptide chain, or can be placed on a third
polypeptide chain. The second (and third, if present) polypeptide
chains will associate with the central polypeptide chain by CH1-CK
heterodimerization, forming interchain disulfide bonds between
respective hinge domains and between complementary CH1 and CK
domains, with a single multimeric polypeptide being formed so long
as CH/CK and VH/VK domains are chosen to give rise to a sole
dimerization configuration. In a trimer, or when polypeptides are
constructed for preparation of a trimer, there will generally be
one polypeptide chain that comprises a non-naturally occurring
VH-CK or VL-CH1 domain arrangement.
[0187] The first (central) polypeptide chain comprises a first
variable domain (V) fused to a CH1 of CL constant region (e.g. the
V domain is fused at its C-terminus to the N-terminus of a CH1 or
CK constant region), a second variable domain, and an Fc domain
(e.g. a full Fc domain or a portion thereof) interposed between the
first and second variable domains may have the Examples of domain
arrangement for the first polypeptide include but are not limited
to:
TABLE-US-00001 scFv - Fc domain - VH - CH1 scFv - Fc domain - VK -
CK scFv - Fc domain - VK - CH1 scFv - Fc domain - VH - CK (VH or
VK) - Fc domain - VH - CH1 (VH or VK) - Fc domain - VK - CK (VH or
VK) - Fc domain - VK - CH1 (VH or VK) - Fc domain - VH - CK (VH or
VK) - CH1 - Fc domain - VH - CH1 (VH or VK) - CK - Fc domain - VK -
CK (VH or VK) - CK - Fc domain - VK - CH1 (VH or VK) - CH1 - Fc
domain - VH - CK (VH or VK) - CH1 - Fc domain - VK - CH1 (VH or VK)
- CK - Fc domain - VH - CK (VH or VK) - CK - Fc domain - VH - CH1
(VH or VK) - CH1 - Fc domain - VK - CK VH - CH1 - Fc domain - scFv
VK - CK - Fc domain - scFv VH - CK - Fc domain - scFv VK - CH1 - Fc
domain - scFv VH - CH1- Fc domain - (VH or VK) VK - CK - Fc domain
- (VH or VK) VH - CK - Fc domain - (VH or VK) VK - CH1- Fc domain -
(VH or VK) VH - CH1- Fc domain - CH1 - (VH or VK) VK - CK - Fc
domain - CH1 - (VH or VK) VH - CK - Fc domain - CH1 - (VH or VK) VK
- CH1- Fc domain - CH1 - (VH or VK) VH - CH1- Fc domain - CK - (VH
or VK) VK - CK - Fc domain - CK - (VH or VK) VH - CK - Fc domain -
CK - (VH or VK) VK - CH1- Fc domain - CK - (VH or VK)
[0188] A second polypeptide chain comprises a first variable domain
(V) fused (e.g. at its C-terminus) to a CH1 or CL (e.g. CK)
constant region selected to be complementary to the CH1 or CL
constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the first
and second polypeptides form a CH1-CL (e.g., CH1-CK) heterodimer.
The second polypeptide chain may further comprises an Fc domain
(e.g. a full Fc domain or a portion thereof), e.g., fused to the
C-terminus of the of the CH1 or CL domain or fused to the
N-terminus of the variable domain. Examples of domain arrangement
for the second polypeptide include but are not limited to:
TABLE-US-00002 (VH or VK) - (CH1) (VH or VK) - (CK) Fc domain - (VH
or VK) - (CH1) Fc domain - (VH or VK) - (CK) (VH or VK) - (CH1) -
Fc domain (VH or VK) - (CK) - Fc domain (VH or VK) - Fc domain -
(VH or VK) - (CH1) (VH or VK) - Fc domain - (VH or VK) - (CK)
[0189] A third polypeptide chain, when present, can have the domain
arrangement: (VH or VK)-(CH1 or (CK).
[0190] Heterodimers
[0191] Examples of the domain arrangements (N- to C-terminal) of
central polypeptide chains for use in such heterodimeric proteins
include:
[0192] V.sub.a1-(CH1 or CK).sub.a-Fc domain-V.sub.a2-V.sub.b2;
[0193] V.sub.a2-V.sub.b2-Fc domain-V.sub.a1-(CH1 or CK).sub.a
wherein V.sub.a1 is a light chain or heavy chain variable domain,
and wherein one of V.sub.a2 and V.sub.b2 is a light chain variable
domain and the other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0194] Further examples include:
[0195] V.sub.a1-(CH1 or CK).sub.a-Fc domain-V.sub.b;
[0196] V.sub.b-Fc domain-V.sub.a2-(CH1 or CK).sub.a
[0197] wherein V.sub.b binds antigen as a single variable domain
(e.g. dAb, VhH).
[0198] The Fc domain of the central chain may be a full Fc domain
(CH2-CH3) or a portion thereof sufficient to confer the desired
functionality (e.g. FcRn binding). A second polypeptide chain will
then be configured which will comprise an immunoglobulin variable
domain and a CH1 or CK constant region, e.g., a (CH1 or CK).sub.b
unit, selected so as to permit CH1-CK heterodimerization with the
central polypeptide chain; the immunoglobulin variable domain will
be selected so as to complement the variable domain of the central
chain that is adjacent to the CH1 or CK domain, whereby the
complementary variable domains form an antigen binding domain for a
first antigen of interest.
[0199] For example, a second polypeptide chain can comprise a
domain arrangement:
[0200] V.sub.b1-(CH1 or CK).sub.b, or
[0201] V.sub.b1-(CH1 or CK).sub.b-Fc domain
[0202] such that the (CH1 or CK).sub.b dimerizes with the (CH1 or
CK).sub.a on the central chain, and the V.sub.b1 forms an antigen
binding domain together with V.sub.a1 of the central chain. If
V.sub.a1 of the central chain is a light chain variable domain,
V.sub.b1 will be a heavy chain variable domain; and if V.sub.a1 of
the central chain is a heavy chain variable domain, V.sub.b1 will
be a light chain variable domain.
[0203] The antigen binding domain for the second antigen of
interest can then be formed from V.sub.a2 and V.sub.b2 which are
configured as tandem variable domains on the central chain forming
the antigen binding domain for the second antigen of interest (e.g.
a heavy chain variable domain (VH) and a light chain (kappa)
variable domain (VK), for example forming an scFv unit). The
antigen binding domain for the second antigen of interest can also
alternatively be formed from a single variable domain V.sub.2
present on the central chain.
[0204] The resulting heterodimer can for example have the
configuration as follows (see also Examples of such proteins shown
as formats 2, 11 and 12 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6C):
##STR00003##
wherein one of V.sub.a1 of the first polypeptide chain and V.sub.b1
of the second polypeptide chain is a light chain variable domain
and the other is a heavy chain variable domain, and wherein one of
V.sub.a2 and V.sub.b2 is a light chain variable domain and the
other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0205] The resulting heterodimer can in another example have the
configuration as follows (see also Examples of such proteins shown
as format 10 shown in FIG. 6B):
##STR00004##
wherein one of V.sub.a1 of the first polypeptide chain and V.sub.b1
of the second polypeptide chain is a light chain variable domain
and the other is a heavy chain variable domain, and wherein one of
V.sub.a2 and V.sub.b2 is a light chain variable domain and the
other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0206] The resulting heterodimer can in another example have the
configuration as follows (see also Examples of such proteins shown
as formats 13 and 14 shown in FIGS. 6D and 6E):
##STR00005##
wherein one of V.sub.a1 of the first polypeptide chain and V.sub.b1
of the second polypeptide chain is a light chain variable domain
and the other is a heavy chain variable domain, and wherein one of
V.sub.a2 and V.sub.b2 is a light chain variable domain and the
other is a heavy chain variable domain.
[0207] In one embodiment, the heterodimeric bispecific Fc-derived
polypeptide comprises a domain arrangement of one of the following,
optionally wherein one or both hinge domains are replaced by a
peptide linker, optionally wherein the Fc domain is fused via a
peptide linker to an scFv that binds a polypeptide expressed by an
immune effector cell (e.g. T cell, NK cell, etc.):
##STR00006##
[0208] Examples of domain arrangement for the dimeric polypeptide
formed include but are not limited to those in the table below:
##STR00007##
[0209] Heterotrimers
[0210] Heterotrimeric proteins can for example be formed by using a
central (first) polypeptide chain comprising a first variable
domain (V) fused to a first CH1 or CK constant region, a second
variable domain (V) fused to a second CH1 or CK constant region,
and an Fc domain or portion thereof interposed between the first
and second variable domains (i.e. the Fc domain is interposed
between the first and second (V-(CH1/CK)) units. For example, a
central polypeptide chain for use in a heterotrimeric protein can
have the domain arrangements (N- to C-terminal) as follows:
[0211] V.sub.a1-(CH1 or CK).sub.a-Fc domain-V.sub.a2-(CH1 or
CK).sub.b.
[0212] A second polypeptide chain can then comprise a domain
arrangement (N- to C-terminal):
[0213] V.sub.b1-(CH1 or CK).sub.c,
[0214] or
[0215] V.sub.b1-(CH1 or CK).sub.c-Fc domain
[0216] such that the (CH1 or CK).sub.c dimerizes with the (CH1 or
CK).sub.a on the central chain, and the V.sub.a1 and V.sub.b1 form
an antigen binding domain.
[0217] A third polypeptide chain can then comprise a domain
arrangement (N- to C-terminal):
[0218] V.sub.b2-(CH1 or CK).sub.d,
[0219] such that the (CH1 or CK).sub.d dimerizes with the (CH1 or
CK).sub.b unit on the central chain, and the V.sub.at and V.sub.b2
form an antigen binding domain.
[0220] An example of a configuration of a resulting heterotrimer
with a dimeric Fc domain (also shown as formats 5, 6, 7 and 16 in
FIGS. 6D and 6E) has a domain arrangement:
##STR00008##
[0221] An example of a configuration of a resulting heterotrimer
with a monomeric Fc domain (also shown as formats 8, 9 and 17 in
FIGS. 6B and 6C) has a domain arrangement:
##STR00009##
[0222] Thus, in a configuration of a trimer polypeptide, the first
polypeptide can have two variable domains that each form an antigen
binding domain with a variable domain on a separate polypeptide
chain (i.e. the variable domain of the second and third chains),
the second polypeptide chain has one variable domain, and the third
polypeptide has one variable domain.
[0223] A trimeric polypeptide may comprise:
[0224] (a) a first polypeptide chain comprising a first variable
domain (V) fused to a first CH1 of CK constant region, a second
variable domain (V) fused to a second CH1 of CK constant region,
and an Fc domain or portion thereof interposed between the first
and second variable domains;
[0225] (b) a second polypeptide chain comprising a variable domain
fused at its C-terminus to a CH1 or CK constant region selected to
be complementary to the first CH1 or CK constant region of the
first polypeptide chain such that the first and second polypeptides
form a CH1-CK heterodimer, and optionally an Fc domain; and
[0226] (c) a third polypeptide chain comprising a variable domain
fused (e.g. at its C-terminus) to a CH1 or CK constant region,
wherein the variable domain and the constant region are selected to
be complementary to the second variable domain and second CH1 or CK
constant region of the first polypeptide chain such that the first
and third polypeptides form a CH1-CK heterodimer bound by disulfide
bond(s) formed between the CH1 or CK constant region of the third
polypeptide and the second CH1 or CK constant region of the first
polypeptide, but not between the CH1 or CK constant region of the
third polypeptide and the first CH1 or CK constant region of the
first polypeptide
[0227] wherein the first, second and third polypeptides form a
CH1-CK heterotrimer, and wherein the first variable domain of the
first polypeptide chain and the variable domain of the second
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for a
first antigen of interest, and the second variable domain of the
first polypeptide chain and the variable domain on the third
polypeptide chain form an antigen binding domain specific for a
second antigen of interest.
[0228] Examples of domain arrangement for the trimeric bispecific
polypeptide formed from include but are not limited to:
##STR00010##
[0229] A hinge region will typically be present on a polypeptide
chain between a CH1 domain and a CH2 domain, and/or can be present
between a CK domain and a CH2 domain. A hinge region can optionally
be replaced for example by a suitable linker peptide.
[0230] The proteins domains described in the present disclosure can
optionally be specified as being from N- to C-terminal. Protein
arrangements of the disclosure for purposes of illustration are
shown from N-terminus (on the left) to C-terminus. Domains can be
referred to as fused to one another (e.g. a domain can be said to
be fused to the C-terminus of the domain on its left, and/or a
domain can be said to be fused to the N-terminus of the domain on
its right).
[0231] The proteins domains described in the present disclosure can
be fused to one another directly or via intervening amino acid
sequences. For example, a CH1 or CK domain will be fused to an Fc
domain (or CH2 or CH3 domain thereof) via a linker peptide,
optionally a hinge region or a fragment thereof. In another
example, a VH or VK domain will be fused to a CH3 domain via a
linker peptide. VH and VL domains linked to another in tandem will
be fused via a linker peptide (e.g. as an scFv). VH and VL domains
linked to an Fc domain will be fused via a linker peptide. Two
polypeptide chains will be bound to one another (indicated by "|"),
preferably by interchain disulfide bonds formed between cysteine
residues within complementary CH1 and CK domains.
[0232] It will be appreciated that in any embodiment herein, a VK
domain can be replaced by a VA variable domain.
[0233] In any of the domain arrangements, the Fc domain may
comprise a CH2-CH3 unit (a full length CH2 and CH3 domain or a
fragment thereof). In heterodimers or heterotrimers comprising two
chains with Fc domains (a dimeric Fc domain), the CH3 domain will
be capable of CH3-CH3 dimerization (e.g. a wild-type CH3 domain).
In heterodimers or heterotrimers comprising only one chain with an
Fc domain (monomeric Fc domain), the Fc domain will be incapable of
CH3-CH3 dimerization; for example the CH3 domain(s) will have amino
acid modification(s) in the CH3 dimer interface or the Fc domain
will comprise a tandem CH3 domain incapable of CH3-CH3
dimerization. In one embodiment of any aspect herein, a first CH3
domain is connected to a second CH3 domain by a linker. The tandem
CH3 domain may have the domain arrangement, from N-terminus to
C-terminus, as follows:
[0234] --CH3-linker-CH3-.
[0235] The linker in the tandem CH3 domain will be a flexible
linker (e.g. peptide linker). In one embodiment the linker permits
the CH3 domains to associate with one another by non-covalent
interactions. In one embodiment, the linker is a peptide linker
having 10-50 amino acid residues. In one embodiment, the linker has
the formula (G.sub.4S).sub.x. Optionally, x is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. In
any of the embodiments, each CH3 domain is independently a
full-length and/or native CH3 domain, or a fragment or modified CH3
domain which retains a functional CH3 dimerization interface.
[0236] An exemplary tandem CH3 with a flexible peptide linker
(underlined) is shown below. An exemplary tandem CH3 domain can
thus comprise an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a sequence
at least 70%, 80%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical thereto:
TABLE-US-00003 (SEQ ID NO: 2) G Q P R E P Q V Y T L P p S R E E M T
K N Q V S L T C L V K G F Y P S D I A V E W E S N G Q P E N N Y K T
T P P V L D S D G S F F L Y S K L T V D K S R w Q Q G N V F S C S V
M H E A L H N H Y T Q K S L S L S P G G G G G S G G G G s G G G G S
G Q P R E P Q V Y T L P P S R E E M T K N Q V S L T C L V K G F Y P
S D I A V E W E S N G Q P E N N Y K T T P P V L D S D G S F F L Y S
K L T V D K S R w Q Q G N V F S C S V M H E A L H N H Y T Q K S L S
L S P G
[0237] Tandem CH3 domains disclosed herein and CH3 domains with
amino acid modification to prevent CH3-CH3 dimerization will retain
partial FcRn binding (compared, e.g., to a wild type full length
human IgG1 antibody). The examples of monomeric CH2-CH3 domains
provided herein retain partial FcRn binding but have decreased
human Fc.gamma. receptor binding. Optionally the multimeric
polypeptide is capable of binding to human FcRn with intermediate
affinity, e.g. retains binding to FcRn but has decreased binding to
a human FcRn receptor compared to a full-length wild type human
IgG1 antibody. The Fc moiety may further comprise one or more amino
acid modifications, e.g. in the CH2 domain, that decreases further
(e.g. abolishes) binding to one or more Fc.gamma. receptors.
[0238] The multimeric polypeptides with monomeric Fc domains can
advantageously comprise a CH2 domain and a CH3 domain, wherein said
CH3 domain comprises a modified CH3 dimer interface (e.g. a
mutations in the CH3 dimer interface) to prevent dimerization with
another Fc-derived polypeptide. In one embodiment a CH2-CH3 portion
comprising a CH3 domain modified to prevent homodimer formation
comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a sequence at
least 90, 95% or 98% identical thereto:
APELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP
REEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLP
PSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLTSKLTVD
KSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG (SEQ ID NO: 1), optionally
comprising a substitution at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of residues 121, 136,
165, 175, 177 or 179 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
[0239] In one embodiment of any of the polypeptides or methods
herein, the CH3 domain comprises an amino acid substitution at 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the positions L351, T366, L368, P395, F405,
T407 (or Y407) and/or K409 (EU numbering as in Kabat).
[0240] In one embodiment, a peptide linker used to link a variable
domain to a CH2 or CH3 comprises a fragment of a CH1 domain and/or
hinge region. For example, a N-terminal amino acid sequence of CH1
can be fused to a variable domain in order to mimic as closely as
possible the natural structure of an antibody. In one embodiment,
the linker comprises a N-terminal CH1 amino acid sequence of
between 2-4 residues, between 2-4 residues, between 2-6 residues,
between 2-8 residues, between 2-10 residues, between 2-12 residues,
between 2-14 residues, between 2-16 residues, between 2-18
residues, between 2-20 residues, between 2-22 residues, between
2-24 residues, between 2-26 residues, between 2-28 residues, or
between 2-30 residues. In one embodiment linker comprises or
consists of the amino acid sequence RTVA.
[0241] When two variable regions form a scFv they are linked
together by a linker of sufficient length to enable the ABD to fold
in such a way as to permit binding to the antigen for which the ABD
is intended to bind. Examples of linkers include, for example,
linkers comprising glycine and serine residues, e.g., the amino
acid sequence GEGTSTGS(G.sub.2S).sub.2GGAD. In another specific
embodiment, the VH domain and VL domains of an svFv are linked
together by the amino acid sequence (G.sub.4S).sub.3.
[0242] Any of the peptide linkers may comprise a length of at least
5 residues, at least 10 residues, at least 15 residues, at least 20
residues, at least 25 residues, at least 30 residues or more. In
other embodiments, the linkers comprises a length of between 2-4
residues, between 2-4 residues, between 2-6 residues, between 2-8
residues, between 2-10 residues, between 2-12 residues, between
2-14 residues, between 2-16 residues, between 2-18 residues,
between 2-20 residues, between 2-22 residues, between 2-24
residues, between 2-26 residues, between 2-28 residues, or between
2-30 residues.
[0243] Constant region domains can be derived from any suitable
antibody. Of particular interest are the heavy chain domains,
including, the constant heavy (CH) domains and the hinge domains.
In the context of IgG antibodies, the IgG isotypes each have three
CH regions. Accordingly, "CH" domains in the context of IgG are as
follows: "CH1" refers to positions 118-220 according to the EU
index as in Kabat. "CH2" refers to positions 237-340 according to
the EU index as in Kabat, and "CH3" refers to positions 341-447
according to the EU index as in Kabat. By "hinge" or "hinge region"
or "antibody hinge region" is meant the flexible polypeptide
comprising the amino acids between the first and second constant
domains of an antibody. Structurally, the IgG CH1 domain ends at EU
position 220, and the IgG CH2 domain begins at residue EU position
237. Thus for IgG the hinge is herein defined to include positions
221 (D221 in IgG1) to 236 (G236 in IgG1), wherein the numbering is
according to the EU index as in Kabat. References to amino acid
residue within constant region domains found within the
polypeptides shall be, unless otherwise indicated or as otherwise
dictated by context, with reference to Kabat, in the context of an
IgG antibody. CH3 domains that can serve in the present antibodies
can be derived from any suitable antibody. Such CH3 domains can
serve as the basis for a modified CH3 domain. Optionally the CH3
domain is of human origin.
[0244] In certain embodiments herein where a multimeric polypeptide
comprises a monomeric Fc domain, the CH3 domain will comprise one
or more amino acid modifications (e.g. amino acid substitutions) to
disrupt the CH3 dimerization interface. Optionally the CH3 domain
modifications will prevent protein aggregation caused by the
exposure of hydrophobic residues when the CH2-CH3 domains are in
monomeric form. Optionally, the CH3 domain modifications will
additionally not interfere with the ability of the Fc-derived
polypeptide to bind to neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), e.g. human
FcRn.
[0245] CH3 domains that can be used to prevent CH3-CH3 dimerization
have been described in various publications. See, e.g. US
2006/0074225, WO2006/031994, WO2011/063348 and Ying et al. (2012)
J. Biol. Chem. 287(23):19399-19407, the disclosures of each of
which are incorporated herein by reference. In order to discourage
the homodimer formation, one or more residues that make up the
CH3-CH3 interface are replaced with a charged amino acid such that
the interaction becomes electrostatically unfavorable. For example,
WO2011/063348 provides that a positive-charged amino acid in the
interface, such as lysine, arginine, or histidine, is replaced with
a different (e.g. negative-charged amino acid, such as aspartic
acid or glutamic acid), and/or a negative-charged amino acid in the
interface is replaced with a different (e.g. positive charged)
amino acid. Using human IgG as an example, charged residues within
the interface that may be changed to the opposing charge include
R355, D356, E357, K370, K392, D399, K409, and K439. In certain
embodiments, two or more charged residues within the interface are
changed to an opposite charge. Exemplary molecules include those
comprising K392D and K409D mutations and those comprising D399K and
D356K mutations. In order to maintain stability of the Fc domain in
monomeric form, one or more large hydrophobic residues that make up
the CH3-CH3 interface are replaced with a small polar amino acid.
Using human IgG as an example, large hydrophobic residues of the
CH3-CH3 interface include Y349, L351, L368, L398, V397, F405, and
Y407. Small polar amino acid residues include asparagine, cysteine,
glutamine, serine, and threonine. Thus in one embodiment, a CH3
domain will comprise an amino acid modification (e.g. substitution)
at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the positions R355, D356, E357,
K370, K392, D399, K409, and K439. In WO2011/063348, two of the
positively charged Lys residues that are closely located at the CH3
domain interface were mutated to Asp. Threonine scanning
mutagenesis was then carried out on the structurally conserved
large hydrophobic residues in the background of these two Lys to
Asp mutations. Fc molecules comprising K392D and K409D mutations
along with the various substitutions with threonine were analyzed
for monomer formation. Exemplary monomeric Fc domains include those
having K392D, K409D and Y349T substitutions and those having K392D,
K409D and F405T substitutions.
[0246] In Ying et al. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287(23):19399-19407,
amino acid substitutions were made within the CH3 domain at
residues L351, T366, L368, P395, F405, T407 and K409. Combinations
of different mutations resulted in the disruption of the CH3
dimerization interface, without causing protein aggregation. Thus
in one embodiment, a CH3 domain will comprise an amino acid
modification (e.g. substitution) at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the
positions L351, T366, L368, P395, F405, T407 and/or K409. In one
embodiment, a CH3 domain will comprise amino acid modifications
L351Y, T366Y, L368A, P395R, F405R, T407M and K409A. In one
embodiment, a CH3 domain will comprise amino acid modifications
L351S, T366R, L368H, P395K, F405E, T407K and K409A. In one
embodiment, a CH3 domain will comprise amino acid modifications
L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and K409Y.
[0247] CH2 domains can be readily obtained from any suitable
antibody. Optionally the CH2 domain is of human origin. A CH2 may
or may not be linked (e.g. at its N-terminus) to a hinge of linker
amino acid sequence. In one embodiment, a CH2 domain is a naturally
occurring human CH2 domain of IgG1, 2, 4 or 4 subtype. In one
embodiment, a CH2 domain is a fragment of a CH2 domain (e.g. at
least 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 amino acids).
[0248] In one embodiment, a CH2 domain, when present in a
polypeptide described herein, will retain binding to a neonatal Fc
receptor (FcRn), particularly human FcRn.
[0249] In one embodiment, a CH2 domain, when present in a
polypeptide described herein, and the polypeptides described
herein, will confer decreased or lack of binding to a Fc.gamma.
receptor, notably Fc.gamma.RIIIA (CD16). Polypeptides that comprise
a CH2 domain that are not bound by CD16 will not be capable of
activating or mediating ADCC by cells (e.g. NK cells, T cells) that
do not express the effector cell antigen of interest (e.g. NKp46,
CD3, etc.).
[0250] In one embodiment, the polypeptides described herein and
their Fc domain(s) and/or a CH2 domain thereof, will have decreased
or will substantially lack antibody dependent cytotoxicity (ADCC),
complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), antibody dependent
cellular phagocytosis (ADCP), FcR-mediated cellular activation
(e.g. cytokine release through FcR cross-linking), and/or
FcR-mediated platelet activation/depletion, as mediated by immune
cells (e.g. effector cells) that do not express the antigen of
interest.
[0251] In one embodiment, a CH2 domain in a polypeptide will have
substantial loss of binding to activating Fc.gamma. receptors,
e.g., Fc.gamma.RIIIA (CD16), Fc.gamma.RIIA (CD32A) or CD64, or to
an inhibitory Fc receptor, e.g., Fc.gamma.RIIB (CD32B). In one
embodiment, a CH2 domain in a polypeptide will furthermore have
substantial loss of binding to the first component of complement
(C1q).
[0252] For example, substitutions into human IgG1 of IgG2 residues
at positions 233-236 and IgG4 residues at positions 327, 330 and
331 were shown to greatly reduce binding to Fc.gamma. receptors and
thus ADCC and CDC. Furthermore, Idusogie et al. (2000) J Immunol.
164(8):4178-84 demonstrated that alanine substitution at different
positions, including K322, significantly reduced complement
activation.
[0253] In one embodiment, a CH2 domain that retains binding to a
Fc.gamma. receptor but has reduction of binding to Fc.gamma.
receptors will lack or have modified N-linked glycosylation, e.g.
at residue N297 (Kabat EU). For example the polypeptide is
expressed in a cell line which naturally has a high enzyme activity
for adding fucosyl to the N-acetylglucosamine that binds to the Fc
region of the polypeptides, or which does not yield glycosylation
at N297 (e.g. bacterial host cells). In another embodiment, a
polypeptide may have one or more substitution that result in lack
of the canonical Asn-X-Ser/Thr N-linked glycosylation motif at
residues 297-299, which can also thus also result in reduction of
binding to Fc.gamma. receptors. Thus, a CH2 domain may have a
substitution at N297 and/or at neighboring residues (e.g. 298,
299).
[0254] In one embodiment, an Fc domain or a CH2 domain therefrom is
derived from an IgG2 Fc mutant exhibiting diminished Fc.gamma.R
binding capacity but having conserved FcRn binding. In one aspect,
the IgG2 Fc mutant or the derived multispecific polypeptide, Fc
domain or CH2 domain comprises the mutations V234A, G237A, P238S
according to the EU numbering system. In another aspect, the IgG2
Fc mutant or the derived multispecific polypeptide or Fc domain
comprises mutations V234A, G237A, H268Q or H268A, V309L, A330S,
P331S according to the EU numbering system. In a particular aspect,
the IgG2 Fc mutant or the derived multispecific polypeptide or Fc
domain comprises mutations V234A, G237A, P238S, H268A, V309L,
A330S, P331S, and, optionally, P233S according to the EU numbering
system. Optionally, a CH2 domain with loss of binding to Fc.gamma.
receptors may comprises residues 233, 234, 235, 237, and 238 (EU
numbering system) that comprise a sequence selected from PAAAP,
PAAAS, and SAAAS, optionally an Fc domain having such mutations can
further comprise mutations H268A or H268Q, V309L, A330S and P331S
(see WO2011/066501, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein
by reference).
[0255] In one embodiment, a CH2 domain that loses binding to a
Fc.gamma. receptor will comprise at least one amino acid
modification (for example, possessing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or
more amino acid modifications) in the CH2 domain of the Fc region,
optionally further in combination with one or more amino acid
modification in other domains (e.g. in a hinge domain or a CH3
domain). Any combination of Fc modifications can be made, for
example any combination of different modifications disclosed in
Armour KL. et al., (1999) Eur J Immunol. 29(8):2613-24; Presta, L.
G. et al. (2002) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 30(4):487-490; Shields, R. L.
et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 26; 277(30):26733-26740 and Shields,
R. L. et al. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276(9):6591-6604). In one
embodiment, a polypeptide of the invention that has decreased
binding to a human Fc.gamma. receptor will comprise at least one
amino acid modification (for example, possessing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, or more amino acid modifications) relative to a wild-type
CH2 domain within amino acid residues 237-340 (EU numbering), such
that the polypeptide comprising such CH2 domain has decreased
affinity for a human Fc.gamma. receptor of interest relative to an
equivalent polypeptide comprising a wild-type CH2 domain,
optionally wherein the variant CH2 domain comprises a substitution
at any one or more of positions 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 268,
297, 238, 299, 309, 327, 330, 331 (EU numbering).
[0256] In one aspect, provided is an isolated multispecific F2 to
F17 heterodimeric protein comprising a first polypeptide chain
comprising a first amino acid sequence which is at least 50%, 60%,
70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical to the sequence of a first
polypeptide chain of a F2 to F17 polypeptides disclosed herein; and
a second amino acid sequence which is at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,
85%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical to the sequence of a second
polypeptide chain of the respective F2 to F17 polypeptide disclosed
herein. Optionally any or all of the variable regions or CDRs of
the first and second chains are substituted with different variable
regions, optionally where variable regions are excluded from the
sequences that are considered for computing identity.
[0257] In one aspect, provided is an isolated multispecific
heterotrimeric protein comprising a first polypeptide chain
comprising a first amino acid sequence which is at least 50%, 60%,
70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical to the sequence of a first
polypeptide chain of the F2 to F17 polypeptides disclosed herein; a
second amino acid sequence which is at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,
85%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical to the sequence of a second
polypeptide chain of the respective F2 to F17 polypeptide disclosed
herein; and a third amino acid sequence which is at least 50%, 60%,
70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% or 98% identical to the sequence of a third
polypeptide chain of the respective F2 to F17 polypeptide disclosed
herein. Optionally any or all of the variable regions or CDRs of
the first and second chains are substituted with different variable
regions, optionally where variable regions are excluded from the
sequences that are considered for computing identity.
Uses of Compounds
[0258] In one aspect, provided are the use of any of the compounds
defined herein for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical preparation
for the treatment or diagnosis of a mammal being in need thereof.
Provided also are the use any of the compounds defined above as a
medicament or an active component or active substance in a
medicament. In a further aspect provided is a method for preparing
a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound as defined
above, to provide a solid or a liquid formulation for
administration orally, topically, or by injection. Such a method or
process at least comprises the step of mixing the compound with a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
[0259] In one aspect, provided is a method to treat, prevent or
more generally affect a predefined condition by exerting a certain
effect, or detect a certain condition using a compound herein, or a
(pharmaceutical) composition comprising a compound disclosed
herein.
[0260] The polypeptides described herein can be used to prevent or
treat disorders that can be treated with antibodies, such as
cancers, solid and non-solid tumors, hematological malignancies,
infections such as viral infections, and inflammatory or autoimmune
disorders. In one embodiment, the an antigen of interest expressed
on the surface of a malignant cell of a type cancer selected from
the group consisting of: carcinoma, including that of the bladder,
head and neck, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, ovary, prostate,
pancreas, stomach, cervix, thyroid and skin, including squamous
cell carcinoma; hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, including
leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia,
B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkins
lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma and Burketts lymphoma; hematopoietic
tumors of myeloid lineage, including acute and chronic myelogenous
leukemias and promyelocytic leukemia; tumors of mesenchymal origin,
including fibrosarcoma and rhabdomyoscarcoma; other tumors,
including neuroblastoma and glioma; tumors of the central and
peripheral nervous system, including astrocytoma, neuroblastoma,
glioma, and schwannomas; tumors of mesenchymal origin, including
fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyoscaroma, and osteosarcoma; and other tumors,
including melanoma, xeroderma pigmentosum, keratoacanthoma,
seminoma, thyroid follicular cancer and teratocarcinoma,
hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, for example T-cell and
B-cell tumors, including but not limited to T-cell disorders such
as T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL), including of the small cell
and cerebriform cell type; large granular lymphocyte leukemia (LGL)
preferably of the T-cell type; Sezary syndrome (SS); Adult T-cell
leukemia lymphoma (ATLL); a/d T-NHL hepatosplenic lymphoma;
peripheral/post-thymic T cell lymphoma (pleomorphic and
immunoblastic subtypes); angio immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma;
angiocentric (nasal) T-cell lymphoma; anaplastic (Ki 1+) large cell
lymphoma; intestinal T-cell lymphoma; T-lymphoblastic; and
lymphoma/leukaemia (T-Lbly/T-ALL).
[0261] In one embodiment, polypeptides described herein can be used
to prevent or treat a cancer selected from the group consisting of:
carcinoma, including that of the bladder, head and neck, breast,
colon, kidney, liver, lung, ovary, prostate, pancreas, stomach,
cervix, thyroid and skin, including squamous cell carcinoma;
hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, including leukemia, acute
lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell
lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkins
lymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma and Burketts lymphoma; hematopoietic
tumors of myeloid lineage, including acute and chronic myelogenous
leukemias and promyelocytic leukemia; tumors of mesenchymal origin,
including fibrosarcoma and rhabdomyoscarcoma; other tumors,
including neuroblastoma and glioma; tumors of the central and
peripheral nervous system, including astrocytoma, neuroblastoma,
glioma, and schwannomas; tumors of mesenchymal origin, including
fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyoscaroma, and osteosarcoma; and other tumors,
including melanoma, xeroderma pigmentosum, keratoacanthoma,
seminoma, thyroid follicular cancer and teratocarcinoma. Other
exemplary disorders that can be treated according to the invention
include hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, for example
T-cell and B-cell tumors, including but not limited to T-cell
disorders such as T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL), including of
the small cell and cerebriform cell type; large granular lymphocyte
leukemia (LGL) preferably of the T-cell type; Sezary syndrome (SS);
Adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL); a/d T-NHL hepatosplenic
lymphoma; peripheral/post-thymic T cell lymphoma (pleomorphic and
immunoblastic subtypes); angio immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma;
angiocentric (nasal) T-cell lymphoma; anaplastic (Ki 1+) large cell
lymphoma; intestinal T-cell lymphoma; T-lymphoblastic; and
lymphoma/leukaemia (T-Lbly/T-ALL).
[0262] In one aspect, the methods of treatment comprise
administering to an individual a multispecific polypeptide in a
therapeutically effective amount. A therapeutically effective
amount may be any amount that has a therapeutic effect in a patient
having a disease or disorder (or promotes, enhances, and/or induces
such an effect in at least a substantial proportion of patients
with the disease or disorder and substantially similar
characteristics as the patient).
[0263] The multispecific polypeptides can be included in kits. The
kits may optionally further contain any number of polypeptides
and/or other compounds, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, or any other number of
multispecific polypeptide and/or other compounds. It will be
appreciated that this description of the contents of the kits is
not limiting in any way. For example, the kit may contain other
types of therapeutic compounds. Optionally, the kits also include
instructions for using the polypeptides, e.g., detailing the
herein-described methods.
[0264] Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the
compounds as defined above. A compound may be administered in
purified form together with a pharmaceutical carrier as a
pharmaceutical composition. The form depends on the intended mode
of administration and therapeutic or diagnostic application. The
pharmaceutical carrier can be any compatible, nontoxic substance
suitable to deliver the compounds to the patient. Pharmaceutically
acceptable carriers are well known in the art and include, for
example, aqueous solutions such as (sterile) water or
physiologically buffered saline or other solvents or vehicles such
as glycols, glycerol, oils such as olive oil or injectable organic
esters, alcohol, fats, waxes, and inert solids A pharmaceutically
acceptable carrier may further contain physiologically acceptable
compounds that act for example to stabilize or to increase the
absorption of the compounds Such physiologically acceptable
compounds include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose,
sucrose or dextrans, antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid or
glutathione, chelating agents, low molecular weight proteins or
other stabilizers or excipients One skilled in the art would know
that the choice of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, including
a physiologically acceptable compound, depends, for example, on the
route of administration of the composition Pharmaceutically
acceptable adjuvants, buffering agents, dispersing agents, and the
like, may also be incorporated into the pharmaceutical
compositions.
[0265] The compounds can be administered parenterally. Preparations
of the compounds for parenteral administration must be sterile.
Sterilization is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile
filtration membranes, optionally prior to or following
lyophilization and reconstitution. The parenteral route for
administration of compounds is in accord with known methods, e.g.
injection or infusion by intravenous, intraperitoneal,
intramuscular, intraarterial, or intralesional routes. The
compounds may be administered continuously by infusion or by bolus
injection. A typical composition for intravenous infusion could be
made up to contain 100 to 500 ml of sterile 0.9% NaCl or 5% glucose
optionally supplemented with a 20% albumin solution and 1 mg to 10
g of the compound, depending on the particular type of compound and
its required dosing regimen. Methods for preparing parenterally
administrable compositions are well known in the art.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Generation of Anti-huNKp46 Antibodies
[0266] Balb/c mice were immunized with a recombinant human NKp46
extracellular domain recombinant-Fc protein. Mice received one
primo-immunization with an emulsion of 50 .mu.g NKp46 protein and
Complete Freund Adjuvant, intraperitoneally, a 2nd immunization
with an emulsion of 50 .mu.g NKp46 protein and Incomplete Freund
Adjuvant, intraperitoneally, and finally a boost with 10 .mu.g
NKp46 protein, intravenously. Immune spleen cells were fused 3 days
after the boost with X63.Ag8.653 immortalized B cells, and cultured
in the presence of irradiated spleen cells.
[0267] Primary screen: Supernatant (SN) of growing clones were
tested in a primary screen by flow cytometry using a cell line
expressing the human NKp46 construct at the cell surface. Briefly,
for FACS screening, the presence of reacting antibodies in
supernatants was revealed by Goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody
(pAb) labeled with PE.
[0268] A selection of antibodies that bound NKp46 were selected,
produced and their variable regions further evaluated for their
activity in the context of a bispecific molecule.
Example 2
Identification of a Bispecific Antibody Format that Binds FcRn but
not Fc.gamma.R for Targeting Effector Cell Receptors
[0269] The aim of this experiment was to develop a new bispecific
protein useful in targeting receptors on immune effector cells and
a second antigen of interest, in which a monomeric Fc domain is
placed on a polypeptide between two antigen binding domains. The
proteins and binds to the two antigens monovalently, which retains
at least partial binding to the human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)
but does not substantially bind human CD16 and/or other human
Fc.gamma. receptors.
[0270] A first step was to produce a single chain protein with a
monomeric Fc domain as a single chain protein to investigate
whether a monomeric Fc domain would bind to the human neonatal Fc
receptor (FcRn) and human Fc.gamma. receptors.
Example 2-1 Construction and Binding Analysis of
Anti-CD19-IgG1-Fcmono-Anti-CD3
[0271] A bispecific Fc-based on a scFv specific for tumor antigen
CD19 (anti-CD19 scFv) and a scFV specific for activating receptor
CD3 on a T cell (anti-CD3 scFv) was used to assess FcRn binding and
CD19-binding functions of a new monomeric bispecific polypeptide
format. The domain arrangement of the final polypeptide is shown in
FIG. 2 and is also referred to as the "F1" format in FIG. 6A (the
star in the CH2 domain indicates an optional N297S mutation, not
included in the polypeptide tested here).
[0272] A bispecific monomeric Fc-containing polypeptide was
constructed based on an scFv specific for the tumor antigen CD19
(anti-CD19 scFv) and an scFV specific for an activating receptor
CD3 on a T cell (anti-CD3 scFv). The CH3 domain incorporated the
mutations (EU numbering) L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and
K409Y. The polypeptide has domains arranged as follows:
anti-CD19-CH2-CH3-anti-CD3. DNA sequence coding for a CH3/VH linker
peptide having the amino acid sequence STGS was designed in order
to insert a specific Sall restriction site at the CH3-VH
junction.
[0273] The CH3 domain incorporated the mutations (EU numbering)
L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and K409Y. The CH2 domain was a
wild-type CH2. DNA and amino acid sequences for the monomeric
CH2-CH3 Fc portion and the anti-CD19 are shown below.
[0274] The light chain and heavy chain DNA and amino acid sequences
for the anti-CD19 scFv were as follows:
TABLE-US-00004 Anti-CD1 9-VK (SEQ ID NO: 3)
GACATTCAGCTGACCCAATCTCCAGCTTCTTTGGC
TGTGTCTCTAGGGCAGAGGGCCACCATCTCCTGCA
AGGCCAGCCAAAGTGTTGATTATGATGGTGATAGT
TATTTGAACTGGTACCAACAGATACCAGGACAGCC
ACCCAAACTCCTCATCTATGATGCATCCAATCTAG
TATCTGGGATTCCACCCAGGTTTAGTGGCAGTGGG
TCTGGGACAGACTTCACCCTCAACATCCATCCTGT
GGAGAAGGTGGATGCTGCAACCTATCACTGTCAGC
AAAGTACTGAGGACCCTTGGACGTTCGGTGGAGGC ACCAAGCTGGAAATCAAA Anti-CD1
9-VK (SEQ ID NO: 4) DIQLTQSPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDGDS
YLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDASNLVSGIPPRESGSG
SGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPWTFGGG TKLEIK Anti-CD1 9-VH (SEQ ID
NO: 5) CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGTCTGGGGCTGAGCTGGT
GCGGCCTGGGTCCTCAGTGAAGATTTCCTGCAAAG
CATCTGGCTACGCATTCAGTAGCTACTGGATGAAC
TGGGTGAAGCAGAGGCCTGGACAGGGTCTTGAGTG
GATTGGACAGATTTGGCCTGGAGATGGTGATACTA
ACTACAACGGAAAGTTCAAGGGCAAGGCCACACTG
ACTGCAGACGAATCCTCCAGCACAGCCTACATGCA
GCTCAGCAGCCTGGCCTCTGAGGACTCTGCGGTCT
ATTTCTGTGCAAGACGAGAAACGACCACTGTCGGG
CGTTATTACTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGTCAAGG AACCACAGTCACCGTCTCCTCA Anti-CD1
9-VH (SEQ ID NO: 6) QVQLQQSGAELVRPGSSVKISCKASGYAFSSYWMN
WVKQRPGQGLEWIGQIWPGDGDTNYNGKFKGKATL
TADESSSTAYMQLSSLASEDSAVYFCARRETTTVG RYYYAMDYWGQGTTVTVSS
[0275] The DNA and amino acid sequences for the monomeric CH2-CH3
Fc portion and final bispecific polypeptide were as follows:
TABLE-US-00005 IgG1-Fcmono (the last K was removed in that
construct) (SEQ ID NO: 7) GCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCT
CTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCT
CCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGAC
GTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTG
GTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGA
CAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTAC
CGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGA
CTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCT
CCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACC
ATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACA
GGTGTACACCAAGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGA
CCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGTCCTGCCTGGTCAAA
GGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGA
GAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCA
CGGTTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCCGC
CTCGCTAGCTACCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTG
GCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGC
ATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGC CTCTCCCTGTCCCCGGGG IgG1-Fcmono*
(*the last K residue was removed in that construct) (SEQ ID NO: 8)
APELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVICVVVD
VSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTY
RVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKT
ISKAKGQPREPQVYTKPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCLVK
GFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTVPVLDSDGSFR
LASYLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKS LSLSPG Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3
Complete sequence (mature protein) (SEQ ID NO: 9)
DIQLTQSPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDGDS
YLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDASNLVSGIPPRFSGSG
SGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPWTFGGG
TKLEIKGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQVQLQQSGAELVRP
GSSVKISCKASGYAFSSYWMNWVKQRPGQGLEWIG
QIWPGDGDTNYNGKFKGKATLTADESSSTAYMQLS
SLASEDSAVYFCARRETTTVGRYYYAMDYWGQGTT
VTVSSGGGSSAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISR
TPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTK
PREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSN
KALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTKPPSREEMTK
NQVSLSCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTV
PVLDSDGSFRLASYLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHE
ALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGSTGSDIKLQQSGAELARPG
ASVKMSCKTSGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGY
INPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSS
LTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSV
EGGSGGSGGSGGSGGVDDIQLTQSPAIMSASPGEK
VTMTCRASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKV
ASGVPYRFSGSGSGTSYSLTISSMEAEDAATYYCQ QWSSNPLTFGAGTKLELK
Cloning and Production of the Recombinant Proteins
[0276] Coding sequences were generated by direct synthesis and/or
by PCR. PCR were performed using the PrimeSTAR MAX DNA polymerase
(Takara, #R045A) and PCR products were purified from 1% agarose gel
using the NucleoSpin gel and PCR clean-up kit (Macherey-Nagel,
#740609.250). Once purified the PCR product were quantified prior
to the In-Fusion ligation reaction performed as described in the
manufacturer's protocol (ClonTech, #ST0345). The plasmids were
obtained after a miniprep preparation run on an EVO200 (Tecan)
using the Nucleospin 96 plasmid kit (Macherey-Nagel, #740625.4).
Plasmids were then sequenced for sequences confirmation before to
transfecting the CHO cell line.
[0277] CHO cells were grown in the CD-CHO medium (Invitrogen)
complemented with phenol red and 6 mM GlutaMax. The day before the
transfection, cells are counted and seeded at 175.000 cells/ml. For
the transfection, cells (200.000 cells/transfection) are prepared
as described in the AMAXA SF cell line kit (AMAXA, #V4XC-2032) and
nucleofected using the DS137 protocol with the Nucleofector 4D
device. All the tranfections were performed using 300 ng of
verified plasmids. After transfection, cells are seeded into 24
well plates in pre-warmed culture medium. After 24H, hygromycine B
was added in the culture medium (200 .mu.g/ml). Protein expression
is monitored after one week in culture. Cells expressing the
proteins are then sub-cloned to obtain the best producers.
Sub-cloning was performed using 96 flat-bottom well plates in which
the cells are seeded at one cell per well into 200 .mu.l of culture
medium complemented with 200 .mu.g/ml of hygromycine B. Cells were
left for three weeks before to test the clone's productivity.
[0278] Recombinant proteins which contain a IgG1-Fc fragment are
purified using Protein-A beads (-rProteinA Sepharose fast flow, GE
Healthcare, ref.: 17-1279-03). Briefly, cell culture supernatants
were concentrated, clarified by centrifugation and injected onto
Protein-A columns to capture the recombinant Fc containing
proteins. Proteins were eluted at acidic pH (citric acid 0.1M pH3),
immediately neutralized using TRIS-HCL pH8.5 and dialyzed against
1.times.PBS. Recombinant scFv which contain a "six his" tag were
purified by affinity chromatography using Cobalt resin. Other
recombinant scFv were purified by size exclusion chromatography
(SEC).
Example 2-2: Binding Analysis of Anti-CD19-IgG1-Fcmono-Anti-CD3 to
B221, JURKAT, HUT78 and CHO Cell Lines
[0279] Cells were harvested and stained with the cell supernatant
of the anti-CD19-F1-anti-CD3 producing cells during 1 H at
4.degree. C. After two washes in staining buffer (PBS1X/BSA
0.2%/EDTA 2 mM), cells were stained for 30 min at 4.degree. C. with
goat anti-human (Fc)-PE antibody (1M0550 Beckman Coulter-1/200).
After two washes, stainings were acquired on a BD FACS Canto II and
analyzed using the FlowJo software.
[0280] CD3 and CD19 expression were also controlled by flow
cytometry: Cells were harvested and stained in PBS1X/BSA 0.2%/EDTA
2 mM buffer during 30 min at 4.degree. C. using 5 .mu.l of the
anti-CD3-APC and 5 .mu.l of the anti-CD19-FITC antibodies. After
two washes, stainings were acquired on a BD FACS Canto II and
analyzed using the FlowJo software.
[0281] The Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 protein binds to the CD3 cell
lines (HUT78 and JURKAT cell lines) and the CD19 cell line (B221
cell line) but not to the CHO cell line used as a negative
control.
Example 2-3
T- and B-Cell Aggregation by Purified Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3
[0282] Purified Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 was tested in a T/B cell
aggregation assay to evaluate whether the antibody is functional in
bringing together CD19 and CD3 expressing cells.
[0283] Results are shown in FIG. 4. The top panel shows that
Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 does not cause aggregation in the presence of
B221 (CD19) or JURKAT (CD3) cell lines, but it does cause
aggregation of cells when both B221 and JURKAT cells are
co-incubated, illustrating that the bispecific antibody is
functional. The lower panel shows control without antibody.
Example 2-4
Binding of Bispecific Monomeric Fc Polypeptide to FcRn Affinity
Study by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
Biacore T100 General Procedure and Reagents
[0284] SPR measurements were performed on a Biacore T100 apparatus
(Biacore GE Healthcare) at 25.degree. C. In all Biacore experiments
Acetate Buffer (50 mM Acetate pH5.6, 150 mM NaCl, 0.1% surfactant
p20) and HBS-EP+ (Biacore GE Healthcare) served as running buffer
and regeneration buffer respectively. Sensorgrams were analyzed
with Biacore T100 Evaluation software. Recombinant mouse FcRn was
purchase from R&D Systems.
Immobilization of FcRn
[0285] Recombinant FcRn proteins were immobilized covalently to
carboxyl groups in the dextran layer on a Sensor Chip CM5. The chip
surface was activated with EDC/NHS
(N-ethyl-N'-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimidehydrochloride and
N-hydroxysuccinimide (Biacore GE Healthcare)). FcRn proteins were
diluted to 10 .mu.g/ml in coupling buffer (10 mM acetate, pH 5.6)
and injected until the appropriate immobilization level was reached
(i.e. 2500 RU). Deactivation of the remaining activated groups was
performed using 100 mM ethanolamine pH 8 (Biacore GE
Healthcare).
Affinity Study
[0286] Monovalent affinity study was done following the Single
Cycle Kinetic (SCK) protocol. Five serial dilutions of soluble
analytes (antibodies and bi-specific molecules) ranging from 41.5
to 660 nM were injected over the FcRn (without regeneration) and
allowed to dissociate for 10 min before regeneration. For each
analyte, the entire sensorgram was fitted using the 1:1 SCK binding
model.
Results
[0287] Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-CD3 having its CH2-CH3 domains placed
between two antigen binding domains, here two scFv, was evaluated
to assess whether such bispecific monomeric Fc protein could retain
binding to FcRn and thereby have improved in vivo half-lives
compared to convention bispecific antibodies. Results showed that
FcRn binding was retained, the model suggesting 1:1 ratio (1 FcRn
for each monomeric Fc) instead of 2:1 ration (2 FcRn for each
antibody) for a regular IgG. Results are shown in FIG. 5.
[0288] Affinity was evaluated using SPR, in comparison to a
chimeric full length antibody having human IgG1 constant regions.
Results are shown in FIG. 5. The monomeric Fc retained significant
monomeric binding to FcRn (monomeric Fc: affinity of KD=194 nM;
full length antibody with bivalent binding: avidity of KD=15.4
nM).
Example 3
Construction of Multimeric Bispecific Monomeric Polypeptides
[0289] The aim of this experiment was to develop a new bispecific
protein format that has advantages in production over currently
available bispecific antibodies in development, e.g. DART and BITE
antibodies.
[0290] The initial bispecific protein was designed to place an Fc
domain on a polypeptide together with a binding domain that bind to
a receptor present on the surface of immune effector cells, chosen
to be anti-NKp46 which binds the activating receptor NKp46 on NK
cells, and an anti-target antigen binding domain, chosen to be
anti-CD19 which binds the lymphoma tumor antigen. The bispecific
protein binds to NKp46 monovalently while the monomeric Fc domain
retains at least partial binding to the human neonatal Fc receptor
(FcRn), yet does not substantially bind human CD16 and/or other
human Fc.gamma. receptors. Consequently, the bispecific protein
will not induce Fc.gamma.-mediated (e.g. CD16-mediated) target cell
lysis.
[0291] It was unknown what activating receptors on NK cells would
contribute to lysis of target cells, and as anti-NKp46 antibodies
may block NKp46, whether cytotoxicity could be mediated by NKp46
triggering. We investigated whether the bispecific protein format
could induce NKp46 triggering, and moreover without inducing NKp46
agonism in the absence of target cells, which could lead to
inappropriate NK activation distant from the target and/or
decreased overall activity toward target cells.
[0292] Multimeric proteins that comprise two or three polypeptide
chains, wherein the Fc domain remains monomeric, were developed
that are compatible for use with antibody variable regions that do
not maintain binding to their target when converted to scFv format.
The formats can be used conveniently for antibody screening; by
incorporating at least one binding region as a F(ab) structure, any
anti-target (e.g. anti-tumor) antibody variable region can be
directly expressed in a bispecific construct as the F(ab) format
within the bispecific protein and tested, irrespective of whether
the antibody would retain binding as an scFv, thereby simplifying
screening and enhancing the number of antibodies available. These
formats in which the Fc domain remains monomeric have the advantage
of maintaining maximum conformational flexibility which may permit
optimal binding to both target antigens, e.g., effector cell
receptor and/or target antigens.
[0293] Different constructs were made for use in the preparation of
bispecific antibodies using the variable domains DNA and amino acid
sequences from the scFv specific for tumor antigen CD19 described
in Example 2-1, and different variable regions from antibodies
specific for the NKp46 receptor identified in Example 1.
[0294] For the Fc domain to remain monomeric in single chain
polypeptides or multimers in which only one chain had an Fc domain,
CH3-CH3 dimerization was prevented through two different
strategies: (1) through the use of CH3 domain incorporating the
mutations (EU numbering) L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and
K409Y; or (2) through the use of a tandem CH3 domain in which the
tandem CH3 domains separated by a flexible linker associated with
one another, in turn preventing interchain CH3-CH3 dimerization.
The DNA and amino acid sequences for the monomeric CH2-CH3 Fc
portion with point mutations were as in Example 2-1. The DNA and
amino acid sequences for the monomeric CH2-CH3-linker-CH3 Fc
portion with tandem CH3 domains is shown in FIGS. 6A-6D.
[0295] The light chain and heavy chain DNA and amino acid sequences
for the anti-CD19 scFv were as in Example 2-1. Proteins were
cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1. Shown below are an
exemplary light chain and heavy chain DNA and amino acid sequences
for an anti-NKp46 scFv NKp46-3.
TABLE-US-00006 scFv anti- scFv sequence NKp46 (VHVK)/-stop NKp46-3
STGSEVQLQQSGPELVKPGASVKIS CKTSGYTFTEYTMHWVKQSHGKSLE
WIGGISPNIGGTSYNQKFKGKATLT VDKSSSTAYMELRSLTSEDSAVYYC
ARRGGSFDYWGQGTTLTVSSVEGGS GGSGGSGGSGGVDDIVMTQSPATLS
VTPGDRVSLSCRASQSISDYLHWYQ QKSHESPRLLIKYASQSISGIPSRF
SGSGSGSDFTLSINSVEPEDVGVYY CQNGHSFPLTFGAGTKLELK- (SEQ ID NO: 10)
Format 1 (F1) (Anti-CD19-IgG1-Fcmono-Anti-NKp46 (scFv))
[0296] The domain structure of Format 1 (F1) is shown in FIG. 6A. A
bispecific Fc-containing polypeptide was constructed based on an
scFv specific for the tumor antigen CD19 (anti-CD19 scFv) and an
scFV specific for the NKp46 receptor. The polypeptide is a single
chain polypeptide having domains arranged (N- to C-terminal) as
follows: (VK-VH).sup.anti-CD19-CH2-CH3-(VH-VK).sup.anti-NKp46
[0297] A DNA sequence coding for a CH3/VH linker peptide having the
amino acid sequence STGS was designed in order to insert a specific
Sall restriction site at the CH3-VH junction. The domain
arrangement of the final polypeptide in shown in FIG. 2 (star in
the CH2 domain indicates an optional N297S mutation). The (VK-VH)
units include a linker between the VH and VK domains. Proteins were
cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1.
Format 2 (F2): CD19-F2-NKp46-3
[0298] The domain structure of F2 polypeptides is shown in FIG. 6A.
The DNA and amino acid sequences for the monomeric CH2-CH3 Fc
portion were as in Example 2-1 containing CH3 domain mutations (the
mutations (EU numbering) L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and
K409Y. The heterodimer is made up of:
[0299] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0300] (VK-VH).sup.anti-CD19-CH2-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1 and
[0301] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CK.
[0302] The (VK-VH) unit was made up of a VH domain, a linker and a
VK unit (i.e. an scFv). As with other formats of the bispecific
polypeptides, the DNA sequence coded for a CH3/VH linker peptide
having the amino acid sequence STGS designed in order to insert a
specific Sall restriction site at the CH3-VH junction. Proteins
were cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1. The amino
acid sequences for the CD19-F2-NKp46-3 Polypeptide chain 1 is shown
in SEQ ID NO: 11 and CD19-F2-NKp46-3 Polypeptide chain 2 in SEQ ID
NO: 12.
Format 8 (F8)
[0303] The domain structure of F8 polypeptides is shown in FIG. 6B.
The DNA and amino acid sequences for the monomeric CH2-CH3 Fc
portion were as in Format F2 containing CH3 domain mutations (the
mutations (EU numbering) L351K, T366S, P395V, F405R, T407A and
K409Y, as well as a N297S mutation to prevent N-linked
glycosylation and abolish Fc.gamma.R binding. Three variants of F8
proteins were produced: (a) cysteine residues in the hinge region
left intact (wild-type, referred to as F8A), (b) cysteine residues
in the hinge region replaced by serine residues (F8B), and (c) a
linker sequence GGGSS replacing residues DKTHTCPPCP in the hinge
(F8C). Variants F8B and F8C provided advantages in production by
avoiding formation of homodimers of the central chain. The
heterotrimer is made up of;
[0304] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0305] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CK and
[0306] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1 and
[0307] (3) a third polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0308] VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK
[0309] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a high production yield of 3.7
mg/L (F8C) and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences
for the three F8 protein chains for the F8 "C" variant are shown in
SEQ ID NOS 13, 14 and 15.
Format 9 (F9): CD19-F9-NKp46-3
[0310] The F9 polypeptide is a trimeric polypeptide having a
central polypeptide chain and two polypeptide chains each of which
associate with the central chain via CH1-CK dimerization. The
domain structure of the trimeric F9 protein is shown in FIG. 6B,
wherein the bonds between the CH1 and CK domains are interchain
disulfide bonds. The two antigen binding domains have a F(ab)
structure permitting the use of antibodies irrespective of whether
they remain functional in scFv format. The DNA and amino acid
sequences for the CH2-CH3 Fc portion comprised a tandem CH3 domain
in which the two CH3 domains on the same polypeptide chain
associated with one another, thereby preventing dimerization
between different bispecific proteins. The CH2 domain included a
N297S substitution. Three variants of F9 proteins were produced:
(a) cysteine residues in the hinge region left intact (wild-type,
referred to as F9A), (b) cysteine residues in the hinge region
replaced by serine residues (F9B), and (c) a linker sequence GGGSS
replacing residues DKTHTCPPCP in the hinge (F9C). Variants F9B and
F9C provided advantages in production by avoiding formation of
homodimers of the central chain. The heterotrimer is made up
of:
[0311] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0312] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CK
and
[0313] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1 and
[0314] (3) a third polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0315] VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK
[0316] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a high production yield of 8.7
mg/L (F9A) and 3.0 mg/L (F9B), and with a simple SEC profile. The
amino acid sequences for the three F9 protein chains for each of
variants F9A, F9B and F9C are shown in the SEQ ID NOS listed in the
table below.
TABLE-US-00007 Protein SEQ ID NOS F9A 16, 17, 18 F9B 19, 20, 21 F9C
22, 23, 24
Format 10 (F10): CD19-F10-NKp46-3
[0317] The F10 polypeptide is a dimeric protein having a central
polypeptide chain and a second polypeptide chain which associates
with the central chain via CH1-CK dimerization. The domain
structure of the dimeric F10 proteins is shown in FIG. 6B wherein
the bonds between the CH1 and CK domains are interchain disulfide
bonds. One of the two antigen binding domains has a Fab structure,
and the other is a scFv. The DNA and amino acid sequences for the
CH2-CH3 Fc portion comprised a tandem CH3 domain as in Format F9
and a CH2 domain with a N297S substitution. Additionally, three
variants of F10 proteins were produced: (a) cysteine residues in
the hinge region left intact (wild-type, referred to as F10A), (b)
cysteine residues in the hinge region replaced by serine residues
(F10B, and (c) a linker sequence GGGSS replacing residues
DKTHTCPPCP in the hinge (F10C). Variants F10B an F10C provided
advantages in production by avoiding formation of homodimers of the
central chain. The (VK-VH) unit was made up of a VH domain, a
linker and a VK unit (scFv). The heterodimer is made up of:
[0318] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0319] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-CH3-(VH-VK).sup.anti-NKp46
and
[0320] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK.
[0321] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a good production yield of 2
mg/L (F10A) and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences
for the three F9 protein chains for each of variants F10A, F10B and
F10C are shown in the SEQ ID NOS listed in the table below.
TABLE-US-00008 Protein SEQ ID NOS F10A 25, 26 F10B 27, 28 F10C 29,
30
Format 11 (F11): CD19-F11-NKp46-3
[0322] The domain structure of F11 polypeptides is shown in FIG.
6C. The heterodimeric protein is similar to F10 but the structures
of the antigen binding domains are reversed. One of the two antigen
binding domains has a Fab-like structure, and the other is a scFv.
The heterodimer is made up of [0323] (1) a first (central)
polypeptide chain having domains arranged as follows (N- to
C-terminal):
[0324] (VK-VH).sup.anti-CD19-CH2-CH3-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CK and
[0325] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1.
[0326] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a good production yield of 2
mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences for
the two chains of the F11 protein are shown in SEQ ID NOS 31 and
32.
Format 12 (F12): CD19-F12-NKp46-3
[0327] The domain structure of the dimeric F12 polypeptides is
shown in FIG. 6C, wherein the bonds between the CH1 and CK domains
are disulfide bonds. The heterodimeric protein is similar to F11
but the CH1 and CK domains within the F(ab) structure are inversed.
The heterodimer is made up of:
[0328] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0329] (VK-VH).sup.anti-CD19-CH2-CH3-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1
and
[0330] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CK.
[0331] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a good production yield of 2.8
mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences for
the two chains of the F12 protein are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 33 and
34.
[0332] Format 17 (F17): CD19-F17-NKp46-3
[0333] The domain structure of the trimeric F17 polypeptides is
shown in FIG. 6C, wherein the bonds between the CH1 and CK domains
are disulfide bonds. The heterodimeric protein is similar to F9 but
the VH and VK domains, and the CH1 and CK, domains within the
C-terminal F(ab) structure are each respectively inversed with
their partner. The heterotrimer is made up of:
[0334] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0335] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-CH3-VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1
and
[0336] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CK and
[0337] (3) a third polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0338] VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK
[0339] Additionally, three variants of F17 proteins were produced:
(a) cysteine residues in the hinge region left intact (wild-type,
referred to as F17A), (b) cysteine residues in the hinge region
replaced by serine residues (F10B, and (c) a linker sequence GGGSS
replacing residues DKTHTCPPCP in the hinge (F17C). Proteins were
cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1. The amino acid
sequences for the three chains of the F17B protein chains are shown
in SEQ ID NOS: 35, 36 and 37.
Example 4
Bispecific NKp46 Antibody Formats with Dimeric Fc Domains
[0340] New protein constructions with dimeric Fc domains were
developed that share advantages of the monomeric Fc domain proteins
of Example 3 but bind to FcRn with greater affinity, but which also
have low or substantially lack of binding to Fc.gamma.R. The
polypeptide formats were tested to investigate the functionality of
heterodimeric proteins comprising a VH-(CH1 or CK)-CH2-CH3-
comprising chain and a VK-(CH1 or CK)-CH2-CH3- comprising chain.
One of both of the CH3 domains will then be fused, optionally via
intervening amino acid sequences or domains, to a variable
domain(s) (a single variable domain that associates with a variable
domain on a separated polypeptide chain, a tandem variable domain
(e.g., an scFv), or a single variable domain that is capable of
binding antigen as a single variable domain. The two chains then
associate by CH1-CK dimerization to form disulfide linked dimers,
or if associated with a third chain, to form trimers.
[0341] Different constructs were made for use in the preparation of
a bispecific antibody using the variable domains DNA and amino acid
sequences derived from the scFv specific for tumor antigen CD19
described in Example 2-1 and different variable regions from
antibodies specific for NKp46 identified in Example 1. Proteins
were cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1. Domains
structures are shown in FIGS. 6A-6D.
[0342] Format 5 (F5): CD19-F5-NKp46-3
[0343] The domain structure of the trimeric F5 polypeptide is shown
in FIG. 6D, wherein the interchain bonds between hinge domains and
interchain bonds between the CH1 and CK domains are interchain
disulfide bonds. The heterotrimer is made up of:
[0344] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0345] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CK and
[0346] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK-CH2-CH3 and
[0347] (3) a third polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0348] VH.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1
[0349] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a high production yield of 37
mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences of the
three chains are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 38, 39 and 40.
[0350] Format 6 (F6): CD19-F6-NKp46-3
[0351] The domain structure of heterotrimeric F6 polypeptides is
shown in FIG. 6D. The F6 protein is the same as F5, but with a
N297S substitution to avoid N-linked glycosylation. Proteins were
cloned, produced and purified as in Example 2-1. Bispecific
proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant by affinity
chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and purified by SEC.
The protein showed a high production yield of 12 mg/L and with a
simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences of the three chains of
the F6 protein are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 41, 42 and 43.
[0352] Format 7 (F7): CD19-F7-NKp46-3
[0353] The domain structure of heterotrimeric F7 polypeptides is
shown in FIG. 6D. The F7 protein is the same as F6, but with
cysteine to serine substitutions in the CH1 and CK domains that are
linked at their C-termini to the Fc domains, to prevent formation
of a minor population of dimeric species of the central chain with
the VK.sup.anti-NKp46-CH1 chain. Proteins were cloned, produced and
purified as in Example 2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from
cell culture supernatant by affinity chromatography using prot-A
beads and analysed and purified by SEC. The protein showed a high
production yield of 11 mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The
amino acid sequences of the three chains of the 76 protein are
shown in SEQ ID NOS: 44, 45 and 46.
[0354] Format 13 (F13): CD19-F13-NKp46-3
[0355] The domain structure of the dimeric F13 polypeptide is shown
in FIG. 6D, wherein the interchain bonds between hinge domains
(indicated between CH1/CK and CH2 domains on a chain) and
interchain bonds between the CH1 and CK domains are interchain
disulfide bonds. The heterodimer is made up of:
[0356] (1) a first (central) polypeptide chain having domains
arranged as follows (N- to C-terminal):
[0357] VH.sup.anti-CD19-CH1-CH2-CH3-(VH-VK).sup.anti-NKp46 and
[0358] (2) a second polypeptide chain having domains arranged as
follows (N- to C-terminal): VK.sup.anti-CD19-CK-CH2-CH3.
[0359] The (VH-VK) unit was made up of a VH domain, a linker and a
VK unit (scFv).
[0360] Proteins were cloned, produced and purified as in Example
2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from cell culture supernatant
by affinity chromatography using prot-A beads and analysed and
purified by SEC. The protein showed a high production yield of 6.4
mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The amino acid sequences of the
two chains of the F13 protein are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 47 and
48.
[0361] Format 14 (F14): CD19-F14-NKp46-3
[0362] The domain structure of the dimeric F14 polypeptide is shown
in FIG. 6E. The F14 polypeptide is a dimeric polypeptide which
shares the structure of the F13 format, but instead of a wild-type
Fc domain (CH2-CH3), the F14 has CH2 domain mutations N297S to
abolish N-linked glycosylation. Proteins were cloned, produced and
purified as in Example 2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from
cell culture supernatant by affinity chromatography using prot-A
beads and analysed and purified by SEC. The protein showed a high
production yield of 2.4 mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The
amino acid sequences of the two chains of the F14 protein are shown
in SEQ ID NOS: 49 and 50.
[0363] Format 15 (F15): CD19-F15-NKp46-3
[0364] The domain structure of the trimeric F15 polypeptides is
shown in FIG. 6E. The F15 polypeptide is a dimeric polypeptide
which shares the structure of the F6 format, but differs by
inversion of the N-terminal VH-CH1 and VK-CK units between the
central and second chains. Proteins were cloned, produced and
purified as in Example 2-1. Bispecific proteins was purified from
cell culture supernatant by affinity chromatography using prot-A
beads and analysed and purified by SEC. The protein showed a good
production yield of 0.9 mg/L and with a simple SEC profile. The
amino acid sequences of the three chains of the F15 protein are
shown in SEQ ID NOS: 51, 52 and 53.
[0365] Format 16 (F16): CD19-F16-NKp46-3
[0366] The domain structure of the trimeric F16 polypeptide is
shown in FIG. 6E. The F16 polypeptide is a dimeric polypeptide
which shares the structure of the F6 format, but differs by
inversion of the C-terminal VH-CK and VK-CH1 units between the
central and second chains. Proteins were cloned, produced and
purified as in Example 2-1. The amino acid sequences of the three
chains of the F16 protein are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 54, 55 and
56.
Example 5
NKp46 Binding Affinity by Bispecific Proteins by Surface Plasmon
Resonance (SPR)
Biacore T100 General Procedure and Reagents
[0367] SPR measurements were performed on a Biacore T100 apparatus
(Biacore GE Healthcare) at 25.degree. C. In all Biacore experiments
HBS-EP+(Biacore GE Healthcare) and NaOH 10 mM served as running
buffer and regeneration buffer respectively. Sensorgrams were
analyzed with Biacore T100 Evaluation software. Protein-A was
purchase from (GE Healthcare). Human NKp46 recombinant proteins
were cloned, produced and purified at Innate Pharma.
Immobilization of Protein-A
[0368] Protein-A proteins were immobilized covalently to carboxyl
groups in the dextran layer on a Sensor Chip CM5. The chip surface
was activated with EDC/NHS (N-ethyl-N'-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)
carbodiimidehydrochloride and N-hydroxysuccinimide (Biacore GE
Healthcare)). Protein-A was diluted to 10 .mu.g/ml in coupling
buffer (10 mM acetate, pH 5.6) and injected until the appropriate
immobilization level was reached (i.e. 2000 RU). Deactivation of
the remaining activated groups was performed using 100 mM
ethanolamine pH 8 (Biacore GE Healthcare).
Binding Study
[0369] Antibodies were tested as different formats F5, F6, F9, F10,
F11, F13, F14 and compared to the single chain format (F1), and an
anti-NKp46 antibody as a full-length human IgG1.
[0370] Bispecific proteins at 1 .mu.g/mL were captured onto
Protein-A chip and recombinant human NKp46 proteins were injected
at 5 .mu.g/mL over captured bispecific antibodies. For blank
subtraction, cycles were performed again replacing NKp46 proteins
with running buffer.
Affinity Study
[0371] Monovalent affinity study was done following a regular
Capture-Kinetic protocol recommended by the manufacturer (Biacore
GE Healthcare kinetic wizard). Seven serial dilutions of human
NKp46 recombinant proteins, ranging from 6.25 to 400 nM were
sequentially injected over the captured Bi-Specific antibodies and
allowed to dissociate for 10 min before regeneration. The entire
sensorgram sets were fitted using the 1:1 kinetic binding
model.
Results
[0372] SPR showed that the bispecific polypeptides of formats F1,
F5, F6, F9, F10, F11, F13, F14 retained binding to NKp46.
[0373] Monovalent affinities and kinetic association and
dissociation rate constants are shown below in the table 3
below.
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 3 Bispecific mAb ka (1/Ms) kd (1/s) KD (M)
CD19-F1-NKp46-3 7.05E+04 6.44E-04 9.14E-09.sup. CD19-F5-NKp46-3
7.555E+4 0.00510 67E-09 CD19-F6-NKp46-3 7.934E+4 0.00503 63E-09
CD19-F9A-NKp46-3 2.070E+5 0.00669 32E-09 CD19-F10A-NKp46-3 2.607E+5
0.00754 29E-09 CD19-F11A-NKp46-3 3.388E+5 0.01044 30E-09
CD19-F13-NKp46-3 8.300E+4 0.00565 68E-09 CD19-F14-NKp46-3 8.826E+4
0.00546 62E-09 NKp46-3 IgG1 2.224E+5 0.00433 20E-09
Example 6
Engagement of NK Cells Against Daudi Tumor Target with
Fc-Containing NKp46 x CD19 Bispecific Protein
[0374] Bispecific antibodies having a monomeric Fc domain and a
domain arrangement according to the single chain F1 or dimeric F2
formats described in Example 3, and a NKp46 binding region based on
different anti-NKp46 variable domains (NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3 or
NKp46-4) were tested for functional ability to direct NK cells to
lyse CD19-positive tumor target cells (Daudi, a well characterized
B lymphoblast cell line). The F2 proteins additionally included
NKp46-9 variable regions which lost binding to NKp46 in the scFv
format but which retained binding in the F(ab)-like format of
F2.
[0375] Briefly, the cytolytic activity of each of (a) resting human
NK cells, and (b) human NK cell line KHYG-1 transfected with human
NKp46, was assessed in a classical 4-h .sup.51Cr-release assay in
U-bottom 96 well plates. Daudi cells were labelled with .sup.51Cr
(50 .mu.Ci (1.85 MBq)/1.times.10.sup.6 cells), then mixed with
KHYG-1 transfected with hNKp46 at an effector/target ratio equal to
50 for KHYG-1, and 10 (for F1 proteins) or 8.8 (for F2 proteins)
for resting NK cells, in the presence of monomeric bi-specific
antibodies at different concentrations. After brief centrifugation
and 4 hours of incubation at 37.degree. C., samples of supernatant
were removed and transferred into a LumaPlate (Perkin Elmer Life
Sciences, Boston, Mass.), and .sup.51Cr release was measured with a
TopCount NXT beta detector (PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Boston,
Mass.). All experimental conditions were analyzed in triplicate,
and the percentage of specific lysis was determined as follows:
100.times.(mean cpm experimental release-mean cpm spontaneous
release)/(mean cpm total release-mean cpm spontaneous release).
Percentage of total release is obtained by lysis of target cells
with 2% Triton X100 (Sigma) and spontaneous release corresponds to
target cells in medium (without effectors or Abs).
Results
[0376] In the KHYG-1 hNKp46 NK experimental model, each bi-specific
antibody NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 or NKp46-9 induced
specific lysis of Daudi cells by human KHYG-1 hNKp46 NK cell line
compared to negative controls (Human IgG1 isotype control (IC) and
CD19/CD3 bi-specific antibodies), thereby showing that these
antibodies induce Daudi target cell lysis by KHYG-1 hNKp46 through
CD19/NKp46 cross-linking.
[0377] When resting NK cells were used as effectors, each
bi-specific antibody NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 or NKp46-9
again induced specific lysis of Daudi cells by human NK cells
compared to negative control (Human IgG1 isotype control (IC)
antibody), thereby showing that these antibodies induce Daudi
target cell lysis by human NK cells through CD19/NKp46
cross-linking. Rituximab (RTX, chimeric IgG1) was used as a
positive control of ADCC (Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity) by
resting human NK cells. The maximal response obtained with RTX (at
10 .mu.g/ml in this assay) was 21.6% specific lysis illustrating
that the bispecific antibodies have high target cell lysis
activity. Results for experiments with resting NK cells are shown
in FIG. 7A for the single chain F1 proteins and 7B for the dimeric
F2 proteins.
Example 7
Comparison with Full Length Anti-NKp46 mAbs and Depleting
Anti-Tumor mAbs: Only NKp46 x CD19 Bispecific Proteins Prevent
Non-Specific NK Activation
[0378] These studies aimed to investigate whether bispecific
antibodies can mediate NKp46-mediated NK activation toward cancer
target cells without triggering non-specific NK cell
activation.
[0379] NKp46 x CD19 bispecific proteins having an arrangement
according to the F2 format described in Example 3 with anti-NKp46
variable domains from NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 or NKp46-9
were compared to:
[0380] (a) full-length monospecific anti-NKp46 antibodies (NKp46-3
as human IgG1), and
[0381] (b) the anti-CD19 antibody as a full-length human IgG1 as
ADCC inducing antibody control comparator.
[0382] The experiments further included as controls: rituximab, an
anti-CD20 ADCC inducing antibody control for a target antigen with
high expression levels; anti-CD52 antibody alemtuzumab, a human
IgG1, binds CD52 target present on both targets and NK cells; and
negative control isotype control therapeutic antibody (a human IgG1
that does not bind a target present on the target cells
(HUG1-IC).
[0383] The different proteins were tested for functional effect on
NK cell activation in the presence of CD19-positive tumor target
cells (Daudi cells), in the presence of CD19-negative,
CD16-positive target cells (HUT78 T-lymphoma cells), and in the
absence of target cells.
[0384] Briefly, NK activation was tested by assessing CD69 and
CD107 expression on NK cells by flow cytometry. The assay was
carried out in 96 U well plates in completed RPMI, 150 .mu.L
final/well. Effector cells were fresh NK cells purified from
donors. Target cells were Daudi (CD19-positive), HUT78
(CD19-negative) or K562 (NK activation control cell line). In
addition to K562 positive control, three conditions were tested, as
follows: [0385] NK cell alone [0386] NK cells vs Daudi (CD19+)
[0387] NK cells vs HUT78 (CD19-)
[0388] Effector:Target (E:T) ratio was 2.5:1 (50 000 E:20 000 T),
with an antibody dilution range starting to 10 .mu.g/mL with 1/4
dilution (n=8 concentrations). Antibodies, target cells and
effector cells were mixed; spun 1 min at 300 g; incubated 4 h at
37.degree. C.; spun 3 min at 500 g; washed twice with Staining
Buffer (SB); added 50 .mu.L of staining Ab mix; incubated 30 min at
300 g; washed twice with SB resuspended pellet with CellFix; stored
overnight at 4.degree. C.; and fluorescence revealed with Canto II
(HTS).
[0389] Results
[0390] 1. NK Cells Alone
[0391] Results are shown in FIG. 8A. In the absence of
target-antigen expressing cells, none of the bispecific anti-NKp46
x anti-CD19 antibody (including each of the NKp46-1, NKp46-2,
NKp46-3, NKp46-4 and NKp46-9 variable regions) activated NK cells
as assessed by CD69 or CD107 expression. Full-length anti-CD19 also
did not activate NK cells. However, the full-length anti-NKp46
antibodies caused detectable activation of NK cells. Alemtuzumab
also induced activation of NK cells, at a very high level. Isotype
control antibody did not induce activation.
[0392] 2. NK Cells Vs Daudi (CD19+)
[0393] Results are shown in FIG. 8B. In the presence of
target-antigen expressing cells, each of the bispecific anti-NKp46
x anti-CD19 antibodies (including each of the NKp46-1, NKp46-2,
NKp46-3, NKp46-4 and NKp46-9 binding domains) activated NK cells.
Full-length anti-CD19 showed at best only very low activation of NK
cells. Neither full-length anti-NKp46 antibodies or alemtuzumab
showed substantial increase in activation beyond what was observed
in presence of NK cells alone. FIG. 8B shows full-length anti-NKp46
antibodies showed a similar level of baseline activation observed
in presence of NK cells alone. Alemtuzumab also induced activation
of NK cells a similar level of activation observed in presence of
NK cells alone, and at higher antibody concentrations in this
setting (ET 2.5:1) the activation was greater than with the
bispecific anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody. Isotype control
antibody did not induce activation.
[0394] 3. NK Cells Vs HUT78 (CD19-)
[0395] Results are shown in FIG. 8C. In the presence of
target-antigen-negative HUT78 cells, none of the bispecific
anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody (including each of the NKp46-1,
NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 and NKp46-9 variable regions) activated
NK cells. However, the full-length anti-NKp46 antibodies and
alemtuzumab caused detectable activation of NK cells at a similar
level observed in presence of NK cells alone. Isotype control
antibody did not induce activation.
[0396] In conclusion, the bispecific anti-NKp46 proteins are able
to activate NK cells in a target-cell specific manner, unlike
full-length monospecific anti-NKp46 antibodies and full-length
antibodies of depleting IgG isotypes which also activate NK cells
in the absence of target cells. The NK cell activation achieved
with anti-NKp46 bispecific proteins was higher than that observed
with full length anti-CD19 IgG1 antibodies.
Example 8
Comparative Efficacy with Depleting Anti-Tumor mAbs: NKp46 x CD19
Bispecific Proteins at Low ET Ratio
[0397] These studies aimed to investigate whether bispecific
antibodies can mediate NKp46-mediated NK cell activation toward
cancer target cells at lower effector:target ratios. The ET ratio
used in this Example was 1:1 which is believed to be closer to the
setting that would be encountered in vivo than the 2.5:1 ET ratio
used in Example 7 or the 10:1 ET ratio of Example 6.
[0398] NKp46 x CD19 bispecific proteins having an arrangement
according to the F2 format described in Example 3 with anti-NKp46
variable domains from NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 or NKp46-9
were compared to:
[0399] (a) full-length monospecific anti-NKp46 antibodies (NKp46-3
as human IgG1), and
[0400] (b) the anti-CD19 antibody as a full-length human IgG1 as
ADCC inducing antibody control comparator.
[0401] The experiments further included as controls: rituximab (an
anti-CD20 ADCC inducing antibody control for a target antigen with
high expression levels); anti-CD52 antibody alemtuzumab (a human
IgG1, binds CD52 target present on both targets and NK cells), and
negative control isotype control therapeutic antibody (a human IgG1
that does not bind a target present on the target cells (HUG1-IC).
The different proteins were tested for functional effect on NK cell
activation as assessed by CD69 or CD107 expression in the presence
of CD19-positive tumor target cells (Daudi cells), in the presence
of CD19-negative, CD16-positive target cells (HUT78 T-lymphoma
cells), and in the absence of target cells. The experiments were
carried out as in Example 7 except that the ET ratio was 1:1.
[0402] Results
[0403] Results are shown in FIG. 9 (top panel: CD107 and bottom
panel: CD69). In the presence of target-antigen expressing cells,
each of the bispecific anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody (including
each of the NKp46-1, NKp46-2, NKp46-3, NKp46-4 and NKp46-9 variable
regions) activated NK cells in the presence of Daudi cells.
[0404] The activation induced by bispecific anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19
antibody in the presence of Daudi cells was far more potent than
the full-length human IgG1 anti-CD19 antibody as ADCC inducing
antibody which had low activity in this setting. Furthermore, in
this low E:T ratio setting the activation induced by bispecific
anti-NKp46 x anti-CD19 antibody was as potent as anti-CD20 antibody
rituximab, with a difference being observed only at the highest
concentrations that were 10 fold higher than concentrations in
which differences were observed at the 2.5:1 ET ratio.
[0405] In the absence of target cells or in the in the presence of
target antigen-negative HUT78 cells, full-length anti-NKp46
antibodies and alemtuzumab showed a similar level of baseline
activation observed in the presence of Daudi cells. anti-NKp46 x
anti-CD19 antibody did not activate NK cells in presence of HUT78
cells.
[0406] In conclusion, the bispecific proteins are able to activate
NK cells in a target-cell specific manner and at lower
effector:target ratio are more effective in mediating NK cell
activation that traditional human IgG1 antibodies.
Example 9
Mechanism of Action Studies
[0407] NKp46 x CD19 bispecific proteins having an arrangement
according to the F2, F3 (a single chain format), F5 or F6 formats
described in Examples 3 or 4 with anti-NKp46 variable domains from
NKp46-3 were compared to rituximab (anti-CD20 ADCC inducing
antibody), and a human IgG1 isotype control antibody for functional
ability to direct CD16-/NKp46+NK cell lines to lyse CD19-positive
tumor target cells.
[0408] Briefly, the cytolytic activity of the CD16-/NKp46+ human NK
cell line KHYG-1 was assessed in a classical 4-h .sup.51Cr-release
assay in U-bottom 96 well plates. Daudi or B221 cells were labelled
with .sup.51Cr (50 .mu.Ci (1.85 MBq)/1.times.10.sup.6 cells), then
mixed with KHYG-1 at an effector/target ratio equal to 50:1, in the
presence of test antibodies at dilution range starting from
10.sup.-7 mol/L with 1/5 dilution (n=8 concentrations)
[0409] After brief centrifugation and 4 hours of incubation at
37.degree. C., 50 .mu.L of supernatant were removed and transferred
into a LumaPlate (Perkin Elmer Life Sciences, Boston, Mass.), and
.sup.51Cr release was measured with a TopCount NXT beta detector
(PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Boston, Mass.). All experimental
conditions were analyzed in triplicate, and the percentage of
specific lysis was determined as follows: 100.times.(mean cpm
experimental release-mean cpm spontaneous release)/(mean cpm total
release-mean cpm spontaneous release). Percentage of total release
is obtained by lysis of target cells with 2% Triton X100 (Sigma)
and spontaneous release corresponds to target cells in medium
(without effectors or Abs).
[0410] Results
[0411] Results are shown in FIG. 10A (KHYG-1 vs Daudi) or 10B
(KHYG-1 vs B221). In the KHYG-1 hNKp46 NK experimental model, each
NKp46 x CD19 bispecific protein (Format F2, F3, F5 and F6) induced
specific lysis of Daudi or B221 cells by human KHYG-1 hNKp46 NK
cell line, while rituximab and human IgG1 isotype control (IC)
antibodies did not.
Example 10
Binding of Different Bispecific Formats to FcRn
[0412] Affinity of different antibody formats for human FcRn was
studied by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) by immobilizing
recombinant FcRn proteins covalently to carboxyl groups in the
dextran layer on a Sensor Chip CM5, as described in Example
2-5.
[0413] A chimeric full length anti-CD19 antibody having human IgG1
constant regions and NKp46 x CD19 bispecific proteins having an
arrangement according to the F5, F6, F9, F10, F11, F13 or F14
formats described in Examples 3 or 4 with anti-NKp46 variable
domains from NKp46-3 (NKp46-2 for F2) were tested; for each
analyte, the entire sensorgram was fitted using the steady state or
1:1 SCK binding model.
[0414] Results are shown in the table below. The bispecific
proteins having dimeric Fc domains (formats F5, F6, F13, F14) bound
to FcRn with affinity similar to that of the full-length IgG1
antibody. The bispecific proteins with monomeric Fc domains (F9,
F10, F11) also displayed binding to FcRn, however with lower
affinity that the bispecific proteins having dimeric Fc
domains.
TABLE-US-00010 Antibody/Bispecific SPR method KD nM Human IgG1/K
Anti- SCK/Two state 7.8 CD19 reaction CD19-F5-NKp46-3 SCK/Two state
2.6 reaction CD19-F6- NKp46-3 SCK/Two state 6.0 reaction CD19-F13-
NKp46-3 SCK/Two state 15.2 reaction CD19-F14- NKp46-3 SCK/Two state
14.0 reaction CD19-F9A- NKp46-3 Steady State 858.5 CD19-F10A-
NKp46-3 Steady State 432.8 CD19-F11- NKp46-3 Steady State 595.5
Example 11
Binding of Anti-CD19 x Anti-NKp46 to FcvR
[0415] Anti-CD19-F1-Anti-NKp46 having its CH2-CH3 domains placed
between two antigen binding domains, here two scFv, was evaluated
to assess whether such bispecific monomeric Fc protein could retain
binding to Fc.gamma. receptors.
[0416] Human IgG1 antibodies and CD19/NKp46-1 bi-specific
antibodies were immobilized onto a CM5 chip. Recombinant
Fc.gamma.Rs (cynomolgus monkey and human CD64, CD32a, CD32b, and
CD16) were cloned, produced and purified at Innate Pharma. FIG. 11
shows superimposed sensorgrams showing the binding of Macaca
fascicularis recombinant FcgRs (upper panels; CyCD64, CyCD32a,
CYCD32b, CyCD16) and of Human recombinant FcgRs (lower panels;
HuCD64, HuCD32a, HuCD32b, HuCD16a) to the immobilized human IgG1
control (grey) and CD19/NKp46-1 bi-specific antibody (black).
Sensorgrams were aligned to zero in the y and x axis at the sample
injection start.
[0417] FIG. 11 shows that while full length wild type human IgG1
bound to all cynomolgus and human Fc.gamma. receptors, the
CD19/NKp46-1 bi-specific antibodies did not bind to any of the
receptors.
Example 12
Improved Product Profile and Yield of Different Bispecific Formats
Compared to Existing Formats
[0418] Blinatumomab and two bispecific antibodies having NKp46 and
CD19 binding regions based on F1 to F17 formats and NKp46-3, and
blinatumomab, respectively were cloned and produced under format 6
(F6), DART and BITE formats following the same protocol and using
the same expression system. F6, DART and BITE bispecific proteins
were purified from cell culture supernatant by affinity
chromatography using prot-A beads for F6 or Ni-NTA beads for DART
and BITE. Purified proteins were further analysed and purified by
SEC (FIG. 12A). BITE and DART showed a very low production yield
compared to F6 and have a very complex SEC profile. As shown in
FIG. 12B (arrows), DART and BITE are barely detectable by SDS-PAGE
after Coomassie staining in the expected SEC fractions (3 and 4 for
BITE and 4 and 5 for DART), whereas F6 format showed clear and
simple SEC and SDS-PAGE profiles with a major peak (fraction 3)
containing the monomeric bispecific proteins. The major peak for
the F6 format corresponded to about 30% of the total proteins.
These observations are also true for F1 to F17 proteins (data not
shown) indicating that the Fc domain (or Fc-derive domain) present
in those formats facilitate the production and improve the quality
and solubility of bispecific proteins.
[0419] Moreover, the Fc domains present in proteins F1 to F17 have
the advantage of being adapted to affinity chromatography without
the need for incorporation of peptide tags that will thereafter
remain present as an unwanted part of a therapeutic product, such
as in the case of BiTe and DART antibodies which cannot be purified
by protein A. F1 to F17 antibodies are all bound by protein A. The
table below shows productivity of different formats.
TABLE-US-00011 SDS PAGE Final Format SEC Reduced Non Reduced
productivity yield F5 37 mg/L F6 12 mg/L F7 11 mg/L F8C 3.7 mg/L
F9A 8.7 mg/L F9B 3.0 mg/L F10A 2.0 mg/L F11 2.0 mg/L F12 2.8 mg/L
F13 6.4 mg/L F14 2.4 mg/L F15 0.9 mg/L BiTe -- -- -- -- DART -- --
-- --
[0420] All headings and sub-headings are used herein for
convenience only and should not be construed as limiting the
invention in any way. 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. Recitation of ranges of values herein are
merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring
individually to each separate value falling within the range,
unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is
incorporated into the specification as if it were individually
recited herein. Unless otherwise stated, all exact values provided
herein are representative of corresponding approximate values (e.
g., all exact exemplary values provided with respect to a
particular factor or measurement can be considered to also provide
a corresponding approximate measurement, modified by "about," where
appropriate). All methods described herein can be performed in any
suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise
clearly contradicted by context.
[0421] The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language
(e.g., "such as") provided herein is intended merely to better
illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the
scope of the invention unless otherwise indicated. No language in
the specification should be construed as indicating any element is
essential to the practice of the invention unless as much is
explicitly stated.
[0422] The description herein of any aspect or embodiment of the
invention using terms such as reference to an element or elements
is intended to provide support for a similar aspect or embodiment
of the invention that "consists of'," "consists essentially of" or
"substantially comprises" that particular element or elements,
unless otherwise stated or clearly contradicted by context (e.g., a
composition described herein as comprising a particular element
should be understood as also describing a composition consisting of
that element, unless otherwise stated or clearly contradicted by
context).
[0423] This invention includes all modifications and equivalents of
the subject matter recited in the aspects or claims presented
herein to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
[0424] All publications and patent applications cited in this
specification are herein incorporated by reference in their
entireties as if each individual publication or patent application
were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by
reference.
[0425] Although the foregoing invention has been described in some
detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity
of understanding, it will be readily apparent to one of ordinary
skill in the art in light of the teachings of this invention that
certain changes and modifications may be made thereto without
departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.
Sequence CWU 1
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Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr 35 40 45Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn
Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu 50 55 60Gln Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg
Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His65 70 75 80Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn
Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys 85 90 95Ala Leu Pro Ala
Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln 100 105 110Pro Arg
Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met 115 120
125Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro
130 135 140Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu
Asn Asn145 150 155 160Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu 165 170 175Thr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser
Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val 180 185 190Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His
Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln 195 200 205Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu
Ser Pro Gly 210 2152227PRTHomo sapiens 2Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln
Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu1 5 10 15Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe 20 25 30Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile
Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu 35 40 45Asn Asn Tyr Lys
Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe 50 55 60Phe Leu Tyr
Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly65 70 75 80Asn
Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr 85 90
95Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly
100 105 110Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu
Pro Gln 115 120 125Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val 130 135 140Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val145 150 155 160Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln
Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro 165 170 175Pro Val Leu Asp Ser
Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr 180 185 190Val Asp Lys
Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val 195 200 205Met
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Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser
Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25 30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln
Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro 35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser
Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser
Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val
Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp
Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys 100 105 1105372DNAmus
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tcgggcgtta ttactatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aaccacagtc
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Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser
Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp
Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile
Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly
Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75
80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys
85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met
Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser 115
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ggcgtggagg tgcataatgc caagacaaag 180ccgcgggagg agcagtacaa
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gctggactcc gacggctcct tccgcctcgc tagctacctc 540accgtggaca
agagcaggtg gcagcagggg aacgtcttct catgctccgt gatgcatgag
600gctctgcaca accactacac gcagaagagc ctctccctgt ccccgggg
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Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys1 5 10 15Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr
Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val 20 25 30Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro
Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr 35 40 45Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn
Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu 50 55 60Gln Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg
Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His65 70 75 80Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn
Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys 85 90 95Ala Leu Pro Ala
Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln 100 105 110Pro Arg
Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met 115 120
125Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro
130 135 140Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu
Asn Asn145 150 155 160Tyr Lys Thr Thr Val Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp
Gly Ser Phe Arg Leu 165 170 175Ala Ser Tyr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser
Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val 180 185 190Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His
Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln 195 200 205Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu
Ser Pro Gly 210 2159718PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens-mus
musculus 9Asp Ile Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser
Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val
Asp Tyr Asp 20 25 30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro
Gly Gln Pro Pro 35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val
Ser Gly Ile Pro Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp
Phe Thr Leu Asn Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala
Thr Tyr His Cys Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly
Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Gly 100 105 110Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly
Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gln Val 115 120 125Gln Leu Gln
Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser Ser Val 130 135 140Lys
Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr Trp Met145 150
155 160Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly
Gln 165 170 175Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe Lys Gly 180 185 190Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr Met Gln 195 200 205Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys Ala Arg 210 215 220Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly
Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp225 230 235 240Gly Gln Gly Thr
Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala 245 250 255Pro Glu
Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro 260 265
270Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val
275 280 285Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val 290 295 300Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln305 310 315 320Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser
Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln 325 330 335Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu
Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala 340 345 350Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile
Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro 355 360 365Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr 370 375 380Lys
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395 400Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn
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Arg Leu Ala 420 425 430Ser Tyr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln
Gln Gly Asn Val Phe 435 440 445Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu
His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys 450 455 460Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly
Ser Thr Gly Ser Asp Ile Lys Leu Gln465 470 475 480Gln Ser Gly Ala
Glu Leu Ala Arg Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Met Ser 485 490 495Cys Lys
Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Arg Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val 500 505
510Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Tyr Ile Asn Pro
515 520 525Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Asp Lys
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635 640Val Ser Tyr Met Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser Gly Thr Ser Pro
Lys 645 650 655Arg Trp Ile Tyr Asp Thr Ser Lys Val Ala Ser Gly Val
Pro Tyr Arg 660 665 670Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Ser Tyr Ser
Leu Thr Ile Ser Ser 675 680 685Met Glu Ala Glu Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr
Tyr Cys Gln Gln Trp Ser Ser 690 695 700Asn Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala
Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys705 710 71510245PRTMus musculus 10Ser
Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val1 5 10
15Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr
20 25 30Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys
Ser 35 40 45Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr
Ser Tyr 50 55 60Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp
Lys Ser Ser65 70 75 80Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr
Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala 85 90 95Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln 100 105 110Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser
Val Glu Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser 115 120 125Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser
Gly Gly Val Asp Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln 130 135 140Ser Pro Ala Thr
Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser145 150 155 160Cys
Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln 165 170
175Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser
180 185 190Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly
Ser Asp 195 200 205Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu Asp
Val Gly Val Tyr 210 215 220Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu
Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr225 230 235 240Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
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Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
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Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser Ser Val 130 135 140Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys
Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr Trp Met145 150 155 160Asn Trp
Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gln 165 170
175Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Gly
180 185 190Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr
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Phe Cys Ala Arg 210 215 220Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr
Tyr Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp225 230 235 240Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
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Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val 275 280 285Val
Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val 290 295
300Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu
Gln305 310 315 320Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr
Val Leu His Gln 325 330 335Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys
Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala 340
345 350Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln
Pro 355 360 365Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu
Glu Met Thr 370 375 380Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Leu Val Lys
Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser385 390 395 400Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser
Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr 405 410 415Lys Thr Thr Val Pro Val
Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Arg Leu Ala 420 425 430Ser Tyr Leu Thr
Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe 435 440 445Ser Cys
Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys 450 455
460Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu
Gln465 470 475 480Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser 485 490 495Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu
Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val 500 505 510Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu
Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro 515 520 525Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser
Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr 530 535 540Leu Thr Val Asp
Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser545 550 555 560Leu
Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly 565 570
575Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Ala
580 585 590Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser
Lys Ser 595 600 605Thr Ser Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val
Lys Asp Tyr Phe 610 615 620Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser
Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly625 630 635 640Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val
Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu 645 650 655Ser Ser Val Val Thr
Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr 660 665 670Ile Cys Asn
Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg 675 680 685Val
Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His 690
69512214PRTArtificialChimeric - homo sapiens mus musculus 12Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Arg Thr Val Ala Ala 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser
Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu
Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala 130 135 140Lys Val Gln Trp Lys
Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln145 150 155 160Glu Ser
Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser 165 170
175Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr
180 185 190Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr
Lys Ser 195 200 205Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
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Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21514675PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 14Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro
Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro225 230 235 240Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro
Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser 245 250 255Arg Thr Pro Glu Val
Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp 260 265 270Pro Glu Val
Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn 275 280 285Ala
Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val 290 295
300Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys
Glu305 310 315 320Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala
Pro Ile Glu Lys 325 330 335Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg
Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 340 345 350Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met
Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Ser 355 360 365Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe
Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 370 375 380Ser Asn Gly Gln
Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Val Pro Val Leu385 390 395 400Asp
Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Arg Leu Ala Ser Tyr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys 405 410
415Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu
420 425 430Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly 435 440 445Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly
Pro Glu Leu Val 450 455 460Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys
Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr465 470 475 480Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met His
Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser 485 490 495Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly
Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr 500 505 510Asn Gln Lys
Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser 515 520 525Ser
Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala 530 535
540Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly
Gln545 550 555 560Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala
Ala Pro Ser Val 565 570 575Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu
Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser 580 585 590Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe
Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln 595 600 605Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala
Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val 610 615 620Thr Glu Gln Asp
Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu625 630 635 640Thr
Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu 645 650
655Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg
660 665 670Gly Glu Cys 67515214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens
mus musculus 15Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val
Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser
Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser
Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile 35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile
Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu
Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr
Cys Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr
Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe
Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala
Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135
140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr
Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu
Ser Ser Val Val 165 170 175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln
Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val 180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys
Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21016218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 16Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21517801PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 17Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro465 470 475 480Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 485 490 495Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn 500 505 510Gly Gln Pro
Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser 515 520 525Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg 530 535
540Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn
Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu545 550 555 560His Asn
His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr 565 570
575Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro
580 585 590Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr
Phe Thr 595 600 605Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly
Lys Ser Leu Glu 610 615 620Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly
Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln625 630 635 640Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr
Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr 645 650 655Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu
Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr 660 665 670Tyr Cys Ala
Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr 675 680 685Thr
Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile 690 695
700Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val
Val705 710 715 720Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys 725 730 735Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser
Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu 740 745 750Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr
Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu 755 760 765Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu
Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr 770 775 780His Gln Gly Leu
Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu785 790 795
800Cys18214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 18Asp
Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10
15Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr
20 25 30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu
Ile 35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe
Ser Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser
Val Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly
His Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu
Lys Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro
Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys
Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp
Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro
Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21019218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 19Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21520801PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 20Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Ser Pro
Pro Ser Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro465 470 475 480Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 485 490 495Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn 500 505 510Gly Gln Pro
Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser 515 520 525Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg 530 535
540Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala
Leu545 550 555 560His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly Ser Thr 565 570 575Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly
Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro 580 585 590Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys
Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr 595 600 605Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp
Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu 610 615 620Trp Ile Gly Gly
Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln625 630 635 640Lys
Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr 645 650
655Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr
660 665 670Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr 675 680 685Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro
Ser Val Phe Ile 690 695 700Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser
Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val705 710 715 720Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr
Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys 725 730 735Val Asp Asn Ala Leu
Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu 740 745 750Gln Asp Ser
Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu 755 760 765Ser
Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr 770 775
780His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly
Glu785 790 795 800Cys21214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus
musculus 21Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr
Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile
Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro
Arg Leu Leu Ile 35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro
Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser
Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys
Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Leu Lys Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro
Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala
Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150
155 160Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
Val 165 170 175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn Val 180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21022218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 22Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21523796PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 23Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro
Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro225 230 235 240Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro
Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser 245 250 255Arg Thr Pro Glu Val
Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp 260 265 270Pro Glu Val
Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn 275 280 285Ala
Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val 290 295
300Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys
Glu305 310 315 320Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala
Pro Ile Glu Lys 325 330 335Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg
Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 340 345 350Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met
Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 355 360 365Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe
Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 370 375 380Ser Asn Gly Gln
Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu385 390 395 400Asp
Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys 405 410
415Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu
420 425 430Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly 435 440 445Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu
Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu465 470 475 480Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser
Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr 485 490 495Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala
Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn 500 505 510Asn Tyr Lys
Thr Thr Pro
Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe 515 520 525Leu Tyr Ser Lys
Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn 530 535 540Val Phe
Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr545 550 555
560Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
565 570 575Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys 580 585 590Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu
Tyr Thr Met His 595 600 605Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu
Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile 610 615 620Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser
Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys625 630 635 640Ala Thr Leu Thr Val
Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu 645 650 655Arg Ser Leu
Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg 660 665 670Gly
Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser 675 680
685Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp
690 695 700Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu
Asn Asn705 710 715 720Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys
Val Asp Asn Ala Leu 725 730 735Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val
Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp 740 745 750Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser
Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr 755 760 765Glu Lys His Lys Val
Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser 770 775 780Ser Pro Val
Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys785 790
79524214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 24Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21025218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 25Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21526819PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 26Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro465 470 475 480Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 485 490 495Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn 500 505 510Gly Gln Pro
Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser 515 520 525Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg 530 535
540Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala
Leu545 550 555 560His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly Ser Thr 565 570 575Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly
Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro 580 585 590Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys
Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr 595 600 605Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp
Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu 610 615 620Trp Ile Gly Gly
Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln625 630 635 640Lys
Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr 645 650
655Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr
660 665 670Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr 675 680 685Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Val Glu Gly Gly Ser Gly
Gly Ser Gly Gly 690 695 700Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Val Asp Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro705 710 715 720Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro
Gly Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg 725 730 735Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile
Ser Asp Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser 740 745 750His Glu Ser
Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser 755 760 765Gly
Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr 770 775
780Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr
Cys785 790 795 800Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala
Gly Thr Lys Leu 805 810 815Glu Leu Lys27218PRTArtificialChimeric
homo sapiens mus musculus 27Asp Ile Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser
Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala
Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25 30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro 35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala
Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly
Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys
Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro
Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr
Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120
125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr
130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu
Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp
Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170 175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu
Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys 180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu
Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe
Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210 21528819PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens
mus musculus 28Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg
Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala
Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln
Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr
Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp
Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala
Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr
Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro
Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135
140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu
Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser
Gly Val His Thr 165 170 175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu
Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val 180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu
Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser
Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp
Lys Thr His Thr Ser Pro Pro Ser Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu
Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250
255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp
260 265 270Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val
Asp Gly 275 280 285Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu
Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295 300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr
Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys
Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys
Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val
Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375
380Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys
Thr385 390 395 400Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe
Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410 415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln
Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys 420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His
Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly
Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gly Gly Gly Ser
Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro465 470 475 480Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 485 490
495Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn
500 505 510Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu
Asp Ser 515 520 525Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val
Asp Lys Ser Arg 530 535 540Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser
Val Met His Glu Ala Leu545 550 555 560His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr 565 570 575Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro 580 585 590Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr 595 600 605Glu
Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu 610 615
620Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn
Gln625 630 635 640Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys
Ser Ser Ser Thr 645 650 655Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser
Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr 660 665 670Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr 675 680 685Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser
Val Glu Gly
Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly 690 695 700Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Val
Asp Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro705 710 715 720Ala Thr Leu Ser
Val Thr Pro Gly Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg 725 730 735Ala Ser
Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser 740 745
750His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser
755 760 765Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp
Phe Thr 770 775 780Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu Asp Val Gly
Val Tyr Tyr Cys785 790 795 800Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr
Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu 805 810 815Glu Leu
Lys29218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 29Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21530815PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 30Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Pro Ala
Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly225 230 235 240Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro
Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile 245 250 255Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu
Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu 260 265 270Asp Pro Glu
Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His 275 280 285Asn
Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg 290 295
300Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly
Lys305 310 315 320Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro
Ala Pro Ile Glu 325 330 335Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro
Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr 340 345 350Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu
Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu 355 360 365Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly
Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp 370 375 380Glu Ser Asn Gly
Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val385 390 395 400Leu
Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp 405 410
415Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His
420 425 430Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu
Ser Pro 435 440 445Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly
Gly Gly Gly Ser 450 455 460Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr
Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu465 470 475 480Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val
Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe 485 490 495Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile
Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu 500 505 510Asn Asn Tyr
Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe 515 520 525Phe
Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly 530 535
540Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His
Tyr545 550 555 560Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr
Gly Ser Glu Val 565 570 575Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val
Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser Val 580 585 590Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly
Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met 595 600 605His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser
His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly 610 615 620Ile Ser Pro Asn
Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly625 630 635 640Lys
Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu 645 650
655Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg
660 665 670Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu
Thr Val 675 680 685Ser Ser Val Glu Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Ser Gly Gly Ser 690 695 700Gly Gly Val Asp Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln
Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser705 710 715 720Val Thr Pro Gly Asp Arg Val
Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser 725 730 735Ile Ser Asp Tyr Leu
His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro 740 745 750Arg Leu Leu
Ile Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser 755 760 765Arg
Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn 770 775
780Ser Val Glu Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly
His785 790 795 800Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu
Glu Leu Lys 805 810 81531819PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus
musculus 31Asp Ile Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser
Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val
Asp Tyr Asp 20 25 30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro
Gly Gln Pro Pro 35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val
Ser Gly Ile Pro Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp
Phe Thr Leu Asn Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala
Thr Tyr His Cys Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly
Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Gly 100 105 110Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly
Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gln Val 115 120 125Gln Leu Gln
Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser Ser Val 130 135 140Lys
Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr Trp Met145 150
155 160Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly
Gln 165 170 175Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe Lys Gly 180 185 190Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr Met Gln 195 200 205Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys Ala Arg 210 215 220Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly
Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp225 230 235 240Gly Gln Gly Thr
Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala 245 250 255Pro Glu
Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro 260 265
270Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val
275 280 285Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val 290 295 300Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln305 310 315 320Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser
Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln 325 330 335Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu
Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala 340 345 350Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile
Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro 355 360 365Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr 370 375 380Lys
Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser385 390
395 400Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn
Tyr 405 410 415Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe
Phe Leu Tyr 420 425 430Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln
Gln Gly Asn Val Phe 435 440 445Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu
His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys 450 455 460Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly
Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly465 470 475 480Ser Gly Gly Gly
Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 485 490 495Leu Pro
Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 500 505
510Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu
515 520 525Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro
Val Leu 530 535 540Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu
Thr Val Asp Lys545 550 555 560Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe
Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu 565 570 575Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr
Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly 580 585 590Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val 595 600 605Lys Pro Gly
Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr 610 615 620Phe
Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser625 630
635 640Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser
Tyr 645 650 655Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp
Lys Ser Ser 660 665 670Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr
Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala 675 680 685Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly
Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln 690 695 700Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser
Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val705 710 715 720Phe Ile Phe Pro
Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser 725 730 735Val Val
Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln 740 745
750Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val
755 760 765Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser
Thr Leu 770 775 780Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val
Tyr Ala Cys Glu785 790 795 800Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro
Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg 805 810 815Gly Glu
Cys32214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 32Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21033819PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 33Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Gly 100 105 110Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser
Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gln Val 115 120 125Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala
Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser Ser Val 130 135 140Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys
Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr Trp Met145 150 155 160Asn Trp
Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gln 165 170
175Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Gly
180 185 190Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr
Met Gln 195 200 205Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr
Phe Cys Ala Arg 210 215 220Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr
Tyr Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp225 230 235 240Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser
Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ala 245 250 255Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser
Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro 260 265 270Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile
Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val 275 280 285Val Asp Val Ser
His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val 290 295 300Asp Gly
Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln305 310 315
320Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln
325 330 335Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala 340 345 350Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro 355 360 365Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr 370 375 380Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser385 390 395 400Asp Ile Ala Val Glu
Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr 405 410 415Lys Thr Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr 420 425 430Ser
Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe 435 440
445Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
450 455 460Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly465 470 475 480Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu
Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr 485 490 495Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr 500 505 510Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu 515 520 525Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro
Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu 530 535 540Asp Ser Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys545 550 555
560Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu
565 570 575Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly 580 585 590Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly
Pro Glu Leu Val 595 600 605Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys
Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr 610 615 620Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp
Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser625 630 635 640Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly
Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr 645 650 655Asn Gln Lys
Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser 660 665 670Ser
Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala 675 680
685Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln
690 695 700Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro
Ser Val705 710 715 720Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser
Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala 725 730 735Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe
Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser 740 745 750Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr
Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val 755 760 765Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly
Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro 770 775 780Ser Ser Ser
Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val Asn His Lys785 790 795
800Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp
805 810 815Lys Thr His34214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus
musculus 34Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr
Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile
Ser Asp Tyr 20 25 30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro
Arg Leu Leu Ile 35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro
Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser
Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys
Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Leu Lys Arg Thr Val Ala Ala 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala 130 135 140Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln145 150
155 160Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu
Ser 165 170 175Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His
Lys Val Tyr 180 185 190Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser
Pro Val Thr Lys Ser 195 200 205Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
21035218PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 35Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210
21536792PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 36Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Ser Pro
Pro Ser Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Gly Gly Ser Gly 450 455 460Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro465 470 475 480Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu 485 490 495Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn 500 505 510Gly Gln Pro
Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser 515 520 525Asp
Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg 530 535
540Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala
Leu545 550 555 560His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser
Pro Gly Ser Thr 565 570 575Gly Ser Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro
Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr 580 585 590Pro Gly Asp Arg Val Ser Leu Ser
Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser 595 600 605Asp Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu 610 615 620Leu Ile Lys Tyr
Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe625 630 635 640Ser
Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val 645 650
655Glu Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe
660 665 670Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys Ala
Ser Thr 675 680 685Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser
Lys Ser Thr Ser 690 695 700Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val
Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu705 710 715 720Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His 725 730 735Thr Phe Pro Ala Val
Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser 740 745 750Val Val Thr
Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys 755 760 765Asn
Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu 770 775
780Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His785 79037223PRTArtificialChimeric
homo sapiens mus musculus 37Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu
Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser
Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr 20 25 30Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser
His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile
Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu
Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Glu Leu Arg
Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg
Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu 100 105 110Thr
Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro 115 120
125Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu
130 135 140Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys
Val Asp145 150 155 160Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser
Val Thr Glu Gln Asp 165 170 175Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser
Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys 180 185 190Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys
Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln 195 200 205Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro
Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 210 215
22038445PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 38Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys
Thr His Thr Cys 210 215 220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly
Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp
Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu 290 295
300Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys
Lys305 310 315 320Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys
Thr Ile Ser Lys 325 330 335Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val
Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser 340 345 350Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys 355 360 365Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp
Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln 370 375 380Pro Glu Asn Asn
Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly385 390 395 400Ser
Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln 405 410
415Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His
Asn
420 425 430His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435
440 44539680PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 39Gln
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10
15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr
20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp
Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly
Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg
Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val
Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro
Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala
Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val
Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Asn 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
Leu Gln Gln Ser 450 455 460Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys465 470 475 480Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr
Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln 485 490 495Ser His Gly Lys Ser
Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile 500 505 510Gly Gly Thr
Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr 515 520 525Val
Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr 530 535
540Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe545 550 555 560Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser
Ser Arg Thr Val 565 570 575Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro
Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys 580 585 590Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys
Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg 595 600 605Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp
Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn 610 615 620Ser Gln Glu Ser
Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser625 630 635 640Leu
Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys 645 650
655Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr
660 665 670Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 675
68040214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 40Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21041445PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 41Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys
Thr His Thr Cys 210 215 220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly
Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp
Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu 290 295
300Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys
Lys305 310 315 320Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys
Thr Ile Ser Lys 325 330 335Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val
Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser 340 345 350Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys 355 360 365Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp
Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln 370 375 380Pro Glu Asn Asn
Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly385 390 395 400Ser
Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln 405 410
415Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn
420 425 430His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435
440 44542680PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 42Gln
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10
15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr
20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp
Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly
Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg
Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val
Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro
Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala
Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val
Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
Leu Gln Gln Ser 450 455 460Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys465 470 475 480Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr
Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln 485 490 495Ser His Gly Lys Ser
Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile 500 505 510Gly Gly Thr
Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr 515 520 525Val
Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr 530 535
540Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe545 550 555 560Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser
Ser Arg Thr Val 565 570 575Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro
Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys 580 585 590Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys
Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg 595 600 605Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp
Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn 610 615 620Ser Gln Glu Ser
Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser625 630 635 640Leu
Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys 645 650
655Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr
660 665 670Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 675
68043214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 43Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21044445PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 44Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser
Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys 180 185 190His Lys
Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro 195 200
205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Ser Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys
210 215 220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile
Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser
His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly
Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln
Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu 290 295 300Thr Val Leu
His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys305 310 315
320Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys
325 330 335Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro
Pro Ser 340 345 350Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr
Cys Leu Val Lys 355 360 365Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu
Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln 370 375 380Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly385 390 395 400Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr
Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln 405 410 415Gln Gly Asn
Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn 420 425 430His
Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435 440
44545680PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 45Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Ser Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
Leu Gln Gln Ser 450 455 460Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys465 470 475 480Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr
Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln 485 490 495Ser His Gly Lys Ser
Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile 500 505 510Gly Gly Thr
Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr 515 520 525Val
Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr 530 535
540Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe545 550 555 560Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser
Ser Arg Thr Val 565 570 575Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro
Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys 580 585 590Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys
Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg 595 600 605Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp
Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn 610 615 620Ser Gln Glu Ser
Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser625 630 635 640Leu
Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys 645 650
655Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr
660 665 670Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 675
68046214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 46Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21047445PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 47Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys
Thr His Thr Cys 210 215 220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly
Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp
Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu 290 295
300Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys
Lys305 310 315 320Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys
Thr Ile Ser Lys 325 330 335Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val
Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser 340 345 350Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys 355 360 365Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp
Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln 370 375 380Pro Glu Asn Asn
Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly385 390 395 400Ser
Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln 405 410
415Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn
420 425 430His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435
440 44548698PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 48Gln
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10
15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr
20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp
Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly
Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg
Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val
Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro
Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala
Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val
Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Asn 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln
Leu Gln Gln Ser 450 455 460Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys465 470 475 480Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr
Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln 485 490 495Ser His Gly Lys Ser
Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile 500 505 510Gly Gly Thr
Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr 515 520 525Val
Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr 530 535
540Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser
Phe545 550 555 560Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser
Ser Val Glu Gly 565 570 575Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly
Ser Gly Gly Val Asp Asp 580 585 590Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala
Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly Asp 595 600 605Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys
Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr Leu 610 615 620His Trp Tyr Gln
Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile Lys625 630 635 640Tyr
Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 645 650
655Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu
660 665 670Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro
Leu Thr 675 680 685Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys 690
69549444PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 49Ile Gln
Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Arg
Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp Gly 20 25
30Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro Lys
35 40 45Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro Pro
Arg 50 55 60Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn Ile
His Pro65 70 75 80Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys Gln
Gln Ser Thr Glu 85 90 95Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu
Glu Ile Lys Arg Thr 100 105 110Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe
Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu 115 120 125Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val
Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe
Tyr Pro 130 135 140Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala
Leu Gln Ser Gly145 150 155 160Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln
Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr 165 170 175Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr
Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His 180 185 190Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys
Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val 195 200 205Thr Lys Ser
Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro 210 215 220Pro
Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe225 230
235 240Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu
Val 245 250 255Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu
Val Lys Phe 260 265 270Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn
Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro 275 280 285Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser Ser Thr Tyr
Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr 290 295 300Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu
Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val305 310 315 320Ser Asn Lys Ala
Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala 325 330 335Lys Gly
Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg 340 345
350Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly
355 360 365Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly
Gln Pro 370 375 380Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp
Ser Asp Gly Ser385 390 395 400Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val
Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln 405 410 415Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser
Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His 420 425 430Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser
Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435 44050698PRTArtificialChimeric homo
sapiens mus musculus 50Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu
Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly
Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro
Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly
Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr
Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser
Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu
Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp
Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120
125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly
130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro
Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr
Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170 175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly
Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val 180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser
Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro
Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys
Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235
240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp
245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val
Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295 300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val
Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu
Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile
Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360
365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile
370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr
Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe
Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410 415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln
Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys 420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu
His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly
Ser Thr Gly Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser 450 455 460Gly Pro Glu
Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys465 470 475
480Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln
485 490 495Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro
Asn Ile 500 505 510Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Lys
Ala Thr Leu Thr 515 520 525Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met
Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr 530 535 540Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr
Cys Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe545 550 555 560Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr Thr Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Val Glu Gly 565 570 575Gly Ser Gly
Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Val Asp Asp 580 585 590Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly Asp 595 600
605Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr Leu
610 615 620His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu
Ile Lys625 630 635 640Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser
Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 645 650 655Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser
Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu 660 665 670Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys
Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr 675 680 685Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr
Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys 690 69551454PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens
mus musculus 51Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg
Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala
Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln
Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr
Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp
Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala
Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr
Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro
Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135
140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu
Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser
Gly Val His Thr 165 170 175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu
Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val 180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu
Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser
Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp
Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu
Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250
255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp
260 265 270Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val
Asp Gly 275 280 285Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu
Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295 300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr
Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys
Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys
Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val
Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375
380Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys
Thr385 390 395 400Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe
Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410 415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln
Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys 420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His
Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys
45052670PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 52Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90 95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile
Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser
Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys
Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170
175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys
180 185 190His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
Ser Pro 195 200 205Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys
Thr His Thr Cys 210 215 220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly
Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp
Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp
Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro
Arg Glu Glu Gln Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr 290 295
300Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys
Val305 310 315 320Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr
Ile Ser Lys Ala 325 330 335Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr
Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg 340 345 350Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val
Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly 355 360 365Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile
Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro 370 375 380Glu Asn Asn Tyr
Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser385 390 395 400Phe
Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln 405 410
415Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His
420 425 430Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly
Ser Glu 435 440 445Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys
Pro Gly Ala Ser 450 455 460Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr
Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr465 470 475 480Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser
His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly 485 490 495Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn
Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys 500 505 510Gly Lys Ala
Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met 515 520 525Glu
Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala 530 535
540Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu
Thr545 550 555 560Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe
Ile Phe Pro Pro 565 570 575Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala
Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu 580 585 590Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala
Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn 595 600 605Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn
Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser 610 615 620Lys Asp Ser Thr
Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala625 630 635 640Asp
Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly 645 650
655Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys 660 665
67053214PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 53Asp Ile
Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly1 5 10 15Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Asp Tyr 20 25
30Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Ser His Glu Ser Pro Arg Leu Leu Ile
35 40 45Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser
Gly 50 55 60Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe Thr Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val
Glu Pro65 70 75 80Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Asn Gly His
Ser Phe Pro Leu 85 90 95Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly 100 105 110Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser
Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly 115 120 125Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu
Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val 130 135 140Thr Val Ser Trp Asn
Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe145 150 155 160Pro Ala
Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val 165 170
175Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
180 185 190Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu
Pro Lys 195 200 205Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His
21054445PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 54Asp Ile
Gln Leu Thr Gln Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly1 5 10 15Gln
Arg Ala Thr Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gln Ser Val Asp Tyr Asp 20 25
30Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro
35 40 45Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Asp Ala Ser Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Ile Pro
Pro 50 55 60Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Asn
Ile His65 70 75 80Pro Val Glu Lys Val Asp Ala Ala Thr Tyr His Cys
Gln Gln Ser Thr 85 90
95Glu Asp Pro Trp Thr Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Ile Lys Arg
100 105 110Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp
Glu Gln 115 120 125Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu
Asn Asn Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val
Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser145 150 155 160Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val
Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr 165 170 175Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser
Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys 180 185 190His Lys Val
Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro 195 200 205Val
Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys 210 215
220Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe
Leu225 230 235 240Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu 245 250 255Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys 260 265 270Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys 275 280 285Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr
Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu 290 295 300Thr Val Leu His
Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys305 310 315 320Val
Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys 325 330
335Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser
340 345 350Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu
Val Lys 355 360 365Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu
Ser Asn Gly Gln 370 375 380Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro
Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly385 390 395 400Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys
Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln 405 410 415Gln Gly Asn Val Phe
Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn 420 425 430His Tyr Thr
Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys 435 440
44555671PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 55Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Leu Val Arg Pro Gly Ser1 5 10 15Ser
Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25
30Trp Met Asn Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Gln Ile Trp Pro Gly Asp Gly Asp Thr Asn Tyr Asn Gly Lys
Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Glu Ser Ser Ser Thr
Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala
Val Tyr Phe Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Glu Thr Thr Thr Val Gly Arg Tyr
Tyr Tyr Ala Met Asp 100 105 110Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys 115 120 125Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu
Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly 130 135 140Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu
Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro145 150 155 160Val Thr
Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr 165 170
175Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val
180 185 190Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
Cys Asn 195 200 205Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
Arg Val Glu Pro 210 215 220Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro
Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu225 230 235 240Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp 245 250 255Thr Leu Met Ile Ser
Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp 260 265 270Val Ser His
Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly 275 280 285Val
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Ser 290 295
300Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp
Trp305 310 315 320Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
Lys Ala Leu Pro 325 330 335Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala
Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu 340 345 350Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro
Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn 355 360 365Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys
Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile 370 375 380Ala Val Glu Trp
Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr385 390 395 400Thr
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys 405 410
415Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys
420 425 430Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
Ser Leu 435 440 445Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Asp Ile Val
Met Thr Gln Ser 450 455 460Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Gly Asp
Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Cys465 470 475 480Arg Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile Ser
Asp Tyr Leu His Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys 485 490 495Ser His Glu Ser Pro
Arg Leu Leu Ile Lys Tyr Ala Ser Gln Ser Ile 500 505 510Ser Gly Ile
Pro Ser Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Asp Phe 515 520 525Thr
Leu Ser Ile Asn Ser Val Glu Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Val Tyr Tyr 530 535
540Cys Gln Asn Gly His Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr
Lys545 550 555 560Leu Glu Leu Lys Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val
Phe Pro Leu Ala 565 570 575Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly Thr
Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu 580 585 590Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro
Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly 595 600 605Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val
His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser 610 615 620Gly Leu Tyr Ser
Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu625 630 635 640Gly
Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr 645 650
655Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Val Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His 660
665 67056223PRTArtificialChimeric homo sapiens mus musculus 56Glu
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala1 5 10
15Ser Val Lys Ile Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30Thr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp
Ile 35 40 45Gly Gly Ile Ser Pro Asn Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gln
Lys Phe 50 55 60Lys Gly Lys Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Ser Ser
Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser
Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Phe Asp Tyr Trp
Gly Gln Gly Thr Thr Leu 100 105 110Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Thr Val Ala
Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro 115 120 125Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu
Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu 130 135 140Leu Asn Asn Phe
Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp145 150 155 160Asn
Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp 165 170
175Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys
180 185 190Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr
His Gln 195 200 205Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg
Gly Glu Cys 210 215 220
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