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WO1988005820A1 - Proteine tensio-active alveolaire recombinante - Google Patents

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WO1988005820A1
WO1988005820A1 PCT/US1988/000092 US8800092W WO8805820A1 WO 1988005820 A1 WO1988005820 A1 WO 1988005820A1 US 8800092 W US8800092 W US 8800092W WO 8805820 A1 WO8805820 A1 WO 8805820A1
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  • the invention relates to the field of recombinant protein production. More specifically it relates to the production of various forms of alveolar surfactant protein (ASP) which are useful in the management of certain respiratory diseases.
  • ASP alveolar surfactant protein
  • the human lung is composed of a large number of small sacs or alveoli in which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air spaces of the lung. In healthy individuals, this exchange is mediated by the presence of a protein containing surfactant complex which is synthesized in the microsomal membranes of type II alveolar cells. In the absence of adequate levels of this complex, a lung cannot properly functio —i.e., the alveoli collapse during exhalation, and cannot be subsequently re-inflated by inhaling. Thus, the untreated inability to synthesize this complex may result in death or in severe physical damage. The best documented instance of inadequate surfactant complex levels occurs in premature infants and infants born after complicated pregnancies, and is widely known as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
  • RDS respiratory distress syndrome
  • RDS hyaline membrane disease
  • idiopathic RDS A widely publicized form of this syndrome has been designated hyaline membrane disease, or idiopathic RDS.
  • RDS is currently the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the United States and in other developed countries, and substantial efforts have been directed to diagnosis and treatment.
  • Current treatment has focused on mechanical (pressure) ventilation which, at best, is an invasive stop-gap measure that often results in damage to the lung and other deleterious side effects, including complications such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, interstitial emphysema and pneumothorax.
  • Mental retardation has also resulted on occasion when this treatment was used (Hallman, M. , et al, Pediatric Clinics of North America (1982) 2_9_:1057-1075) .
  • the preferred surfactant substitute would be the lung surfactant complex itself.
  • This complex is composed of apoprotein, two phospholipids (dipalmitoyl phosphocholine (DPPC) and phosphatidyl-glycerol (PG)) which are present in major amount, several lipid components present in only very minor amount, and calcium ions.
  • the apoprotein contains proteins having molecular weights of the order of 32,000 daltons and very hydrophobic proteins of the order of about 10,000 daltons (King, R.J. et al. Am J Physiol (1973) 224:788-795) .
  • the 32,000 dalton protein is glycosylated and contains hydroxyproline.
  • PCT patent application W086/034008 the predecessor of this application, describes the recombinant production of the human ASP protein of about 32 d, the retrieval of DNA sequences encoding various canine ASP proteins and the retrieval of a single representative of the human ASP protein group of about 10 kd molecular weight. It is now clear that efficient production of the "10K" group is required for use in adequate therapy.
  • the invention provides a means for obtaining additional members of the apoprotein portion of the lung surfactant complex in quantity and under conditions which permit optimization of its features.
  • the remaining components of the complex, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylglycerol, along with calcium ions are already readily available, as are certain members of the ASP group as described in W086/03408 (supra).
  • the availability of required quantities of the additional forms of apoprotein makes possible research efforts to optimize the form of complex useable in therapy, and opens the possibility for routine replacement therapy of respiratory distress syndrome.
  • the invention relates to recombinantly produced mammalian alveolar surfactant protein (ASP) of the 10K group.
  • ASP mammalian alveolar surfactant protein
  • the relatively high molecular weight, relatively water soluble proteins of about 32 kd (32K ASP) are disclosed as described above.
  • the lower molecular weight, hydrophobic proteins of about 5-20 kd (10K ASP) are described herein. Both groups of proteins encourage formation of surface tension lowering films when co plexed with phospholipid in the presence of calcium ion.
  • jLn vivo studies show that the 10K group and individual members thereof are dramatically more effective than 32K ASP in obtaining and maintaining inflation of the lungs and that the combination of 10K and 32K proteins is synergistic.
  • the invention further relates to DNA sequences encoding additional mammalian ASP proteins, to expression vectors suitable for production of these proteins, to recombinant host cells transformed with these vectors, and to methods of producing the recombinant ASPs and their precursors.
  • the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing human ASP and to methods of treating RDS using them.
  • the invention relates to improved methods to isolate the 32K ASP proteins, and to purified bovine 10K forms.
  • Figure 1 shows the DNA sequence (along with the deduced amino acid sequence) determined for cDNA encoding a canine 18 kd ASP protein from overlapping cDNA clones, showing the overlapping pDlOk-1 and pD10k-4 clones identified.
  • Figure 2 shows cDNA sequence and deduced amino acid sequence for "cDNA #3" encoding human 18 kd ASP protein.
  • Figure 3 shows the DNA sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the exon portions of the genomic DNA encoding human 18 kd protein.
  • Figure 4 shows the sequence of oligonucleotide probes used to isolate the cDNA encoding human 5 kd/8 kd protein.
  • Figure 5 shows the DNA and deduced amino acid sequence of "cDNA #18" encoding human 5 kd protein.
  • Figure 6 shows an analogous cDNA "#19" encoding human 5 kd protein.
  • Figures 7a and 7b are results of SDS PAGE
  • Figure 8 shows an SDS gel obtained from bacteria transfected with expression vectors for human
  • Figure 9 shows a Western blot of bacterial extracts corresponding to those of Figure 8.
  • Figure 10 shows the results of an j_n vitro determination of the ability of various ASP proteins to enhance surface tension-lowering by phospholipids.
  • Figure 11 shows the results of an additional in vitro determination of the ability of human 18 kd and 5 kd proteins to enhance surface tension lowering by phospholipids.
  • Figure 12 shows the results corresponding to those of Figure 11 for the canine proteins, with and without the addition of 32 kd protein.
  • Figure 13 shows the nucleotide sequence of a canine SP-5 cDNA clone.
  • Figure 14 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequences encoded by two cDNA clones obtained from a human lung library in ⁇ gtlO, as well as that encoded by the geno ic clone described as gHS-15 in WO86/03408.
  • Figure 15 shows the nucleotide sequence of a synthetic trp promoter used for bacterial expression of the surfactant proteins.
  • alveolar surfactant protein refers to apoprotein associated with the lung surfactant complex and having ASP activity as defined hereinbelow.
  • the ASP of all species examined appears to comprise one or more components of relatively high molecular weight (of the order of 32 kd) designated herein “32K ASP” and one or more quite hydrophobic components of relatively low molecular weight (of the order of 5-20 kd) designated herein “10K ASP”.
  • the 32K proteins for all species appear to be derived from one or more highly homologous prototype amino acid sequences in each species. There is evidence that "the" 32K protein is encoded by multiple genes with minor variations in sequence. Three- va iants of human 32K sequence are shown herein. The multiple components, found under some conditions, however, of clearly differing molecular weights, are due to variations in glycosylation patterns.
  • the predecessor application hereto, W086/03408, discloses the complete amino acid sequence for the human and canine 32K ASP proteins which show a high degree of homology.
  • This set of high molecular weight, relatively hydrophilic proteins forms the subject matter of said predecessor application, and the 32K ASP derived from alternate mammalian species is expected to exhibit a high degree of homology with the canine and human sequences presented.
  • two additional variants of the human protein are disclosed herein.
  • the low molecular weight "10K" proteins are relatively hydrophobic and also appear to be mixtures of several proteins of varying molecular weight. Both the human and canine proteins exhibit unreduced molecular weights of 18 kd, 8 kd, and 5 kd.
  • the 8 kd and 5 kd proteins appear to be identical in N-terminal sequence and are presumably derived from the same message but contain variations in C-terminal processing.
  • the 18 kd, 8 kd and 5 kd proteins of the mammalian species concerned herein all appear to function equivalently in vivo.
  • the invention herein primarily concerns this 10K group.
  • Figure 1 herein corresponds to Figure 2 of W086/03408 and shows the complete cDNA sequence for the mature canine SP-18 protein beginning at leucine shown at position 1 and ending at phenylalanine at position 183.
  • the corresponding sequence for the human SP-18 protein is shown in Figures 2 and 3, sequences which differ only slightly in amino acid sequence as described hereinbelow.
  • the start of the mature protein is the phenylalanine residue at position 201 of Figure 2 ending with the leucine at position 381.
  • the cDNA thus putatively encodes a 181 amino acid protein for the human.
  • Both the human and dog proteins are, however. thought to be processed to shorter sequences by deletion of a portion of the carboxy-terminal sequence.
  • the 10K group of lower molecular weight proteins appears to derive from DNAs encoding two different species designated herein SP18 and SP5.
  • the SP18 encoded species are so named because they encode a mature protein which migrates as a protein of approximately 18 kd under non-reduced conditions; this protein is apparently a dimer of a smaller approximately 10 kd monomer units.
  • the monomer units are formed by post-translational processing involving cleavage at the carboxy terminus of the encoded protein, which, as is further explained below, would otherwise comprise 181 amino acids.
  • SP5 encodes a protein of putative molecular weight of approximately 19 kd. However, again, this molecular weight protein is not found in extracts, and the encoded amino acid sequence is evidently processed to the 5 kd and 8 kd proteins obtained.
  • the recombinant ASP proteins of the invention have amino acid sequences corresponding to those illustrated herein. It is understood that limited modifications may, however, be made without destroying activity.
  • Figure 14 shows five variants of the 32K protein. Further, only a portion of the entire primary structure may be required.
  • the human SP18 recombinant protein of the invention has an amino acid sequence substantially similar to that shown in Figure 2, but minor modifications of this sequence which do not destroy activity also fall within the definition of SP18 human ASP and within definition of the protein claimed as such, as further set forth below. Also included within the definition are fragments of the entire sequence of Figure 2 which retain activity particularly those which result from post-translational processing.
  • the ASP proteins can occur in neutral form or in the form of basic or acid addition salts depending on its mode of preparation, or, if in solution, upon its environment. It is well understood that proteins in general, and, therefore, 'any ASP, in particular, may be found in the form of its acid addition salts involving the free amino groups, or basic salts formed with free carboxyls. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts may, indeed, enhance the functionality of the protein. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include those formed from inorganic acids such as, for example, hydrochloric or sulfuric acids, or from organic acids such as acetic or glycolic acid.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable bases include the alkali hyroxides such as potassium or sodium hydroxides, or such organic bases as piperidine. glucosamine, trimethylamine, choline. or caffeine.
  • the protein may be modified by combination with other biological materials such as lipids and saccharides. or by side chain modification, such as acetylation of amino groups, phosphorylation of hydroxyl side chains, or oxidation of sulfhydryl groups or other modification of the encoded primary sequence. Indeed, in its native form. ASP proteins are glycosylated, and certain of the encoded proline residues have been converted to hydroxyproline. The proteins are also found in association with the phospholipids in particular DPPC and PG.
  • any ASP protein form herein are glycosylated and unglycosylated forms, hydroxylated and non-hydroxylated forms, the apoprotein alone, or in association with lipids, and, in short, any composition of an amino acid sequence substantially similar to that of the native sequences which retains its ability to facilitate the exchange of gases between the blood and lung air spaces and to permit re-inflation of the alveoli.
  • ASP activity for a protein is defined as the ability, when combined with lipids either alone or in combination with other proteins, to exhibit activity in the Ln vivo assay of Robertson, B. Lung (1980) 158 :57-68, and described hereinbelow.
  • the sample to be assessed is administered through an endotracheal tube to fetal rabbits or lambs delivered prematurely by Caesarian section. (These "preemies” lack their own ASP, and are supported on a ventilator.) Measurements of lung compliance, blood gases and ventilator pressure provide indices of activity. Preliminary assessment of activity may also be made by an n vitro assay, for example that of King, R. J., et al.
  • operably linked refers to a juxtaposition wherein the components are configured so as to perform their usual function.
  • control sequences operably linked to coding sequences are capable of effecting the expression of the coding sequence.
  • Control sequence refers to a DNA sequence or sequences which are capable, when properly ligated to a desired coding sequence, of effecting its expression in hosts compatible with such sequences.
  • control sequences include promoters in both procaryotic and eucaryotic hosts, and in procaryotic organisms also include ribosome binding site sequences, and, in eucaryotes, termination signals. Additional factors necessary or helpful in effecting expression may subsequently be identified.
  • control sequences simply refers to whatever DNA sequence may be required to effect expression in the particular host used.
  • Cells or “recombinant host cells” or “host cells” are often used interchangeably as will be clear from the context. These terms include the immediate subject cell, and, of course, the progeny thereof. It is understood that not all progeny are exactly identical to the parental cell, due to chance mutations or differences in environment. However, such altered progeny are included when the above terms are used.
  • the alveolar surface of lung has been studied extensively by a number of techniques, and by a number of groups. It appears that the membrane of the alveolus is composed of type I and type II alveolar cells, of which the type II cells comprise approximately 3% of the surface. The type II cells are responsible for the exocrine secretion of materials into a lining fluid layer covering the basement membrane, which materials decrease the surface tension between the liquid of the lining and the gas phase of the contained volume. The fluid layer, then, is comprised of water derived from the blood plasma of the alveolar capillaries, and the surfactant secretions of the type II cells.
  • the type II cells themselves, contain 60-100 pg of protein and about 1 pg of lipid phosphorus per cell where the ratio between type II cell DPPC and PG phosphorus is about 8 to 1.
  • Studies of the apoprotein components have been based on pulmonary lavage from various species, and have been shown to comprise two major protein types, as discussed above, of approximate molecular weights 10-20 kd and of 32 kd (Kikkawa, Y. , et al. Laboratory Investigation (1983) 4_9_:122-139. ) It is not clear whether the apoproteins are bound to the phospholipid component (King, R. J., et al. Am Rev Respir Pis (1974) 110:273) or are not (Shelly, S. A., et al, J Lipid Res (1975) 16:224) .
  • the 32 kd fraction aggregates into dimers and trimers .
  • the smaller molecular weight proteins are extracted with more difficulty, but these, too. appear to be mixtures (Phizackerley et al.. supra; description below).
  • the lower molecular weight protein mixtures appear to contain two types of amino acid sequence, designated herein SP-18 and SP-5.
  • the SP-18 sequences are encoded by cDNA corresponding to a molecular weight primary sequence of approximately 18 kd; approximately 180 amino acids.
  • the products appears to be processed in vivo to shorter proteins.
  • the SP-5 DNA encodes a mature protein of approximately 173 amino acids, but this protein, too, is processed to substantially smaller proteins apparently of approximately 5 kd and 8 kd.
  • the processing referred to above seems to comprise deletion of sequences from the C-terminus of the proteins produced.
  • One of these clones which contained canine ASP encoding sequence, was used to probe a cDNA library prepared in bacteriophage ⁇ .gtlO from mRNA isolated from adult human lung to obtain a human SP-18; which was, in turn, used to probe a human genomic library.
  • the complete sequence(s) for human SP-18 encoded by the cDNA and by the genomic clone are disclosed.
  • Probes designed corresponding to the N-terminal amino acid sequence of a 5 kd canine protein were then used to obtain SP-5 cDNA from the ⁇ gtlO lung library. Variants of this sequence are also disclosed.
  • ASP encoding sequences may also be used directly in an expression system capable of processing the introns, usually a mammalian host cell culture.
  • the genomic sequences can be ligated downstream from a controllable mammalian promoter which regulates the expression of these sequences in suitable mammalian cells .
  • proteins of the invention of sufficiently short length such as the 5 kd protein, may be prepared by protein synthesis methods .
  • the ASP protein may be produced either as a mature protein or a fusion protein, or may be produced along with a signal sequence in cells capable of processing this sequence for secretion. It is advantageous to obtain secretion of the protein,- as this minimizes the difficulties in purification; thus it is preferred to express the human ASP gene which includes the codons for native signal sequence in cells capable of appropriate processing. It has been shown that cultured mammalian cells are able to cleave and process heterologous mammalian proteins containing signal sequences, and to secrete them into the medium (McCormick, F., et al, Mol Cell Biol (1984) ' 4 . : 166) .
  • the ASP protein When secreted into the medium, the ASP protein is recovered using standard protein purification techniques. The purification process is simplified, because relatively few proteins are secreted into the medium, and the majority of the secreted protein will, therefore, already be ASP. However, while the procedures are more laborious, it is within the means known in the art to purify this protein from sonicates or lysates of cells in which it is produced intracellula ly in fused or mature form. B.5. Improved Method for 32K ASP Purification Disclosed herein is a particularly advantageous process for the purification of the 32K proteins produced either natively or recombinantly which takes advantage of the similarity of certain domains of the primary sequence to the carbohydrate binding moieties of lectins.
  • one aspect of the invention herein is a process for purification of the 32K ASP proteins which comprises subjecting ,a mixture containing such proteins to affinity chromatography in which the moiety responsible for the affinity is a carbohydrate, especially mannose or a carbohydrate-bound protein.
  • a carbohydrate especially mannose or a carbohydrate-bound protein.
  • mannose itself directly coupled to a suitable support such as agarose or Sepharose or other commonly used chro atographic solid support, or glycoproteins containing high levels of mannos'e may be employed.
  • mannose is most preferred, other functional affinity partner carbohydrates include fucose and N-acetyl glucosamine.
  • elution is advantageously conducted by removal of calcium ion using, for example, EDTA.
  • elution may also be effected by a substance in the elution solvent which competes with the affinity column for binding to ASP, such as increasing concentrations of mannose or galactose.
  • Elution can also be performed by supplying reducing agents, as reduction of disulfide bonds releases the binding, as do high and low pH. While low pH may cause denaturation, elution in borate buffer at about pH 10 is effective.
  • the purified proteins can be used alone and in combination in pharmaceutical compositions appropriate for administration for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in infants or adults.
  • the compositions and protein products of the invention are also useful in treating related respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and bronchitis.
  • the complex contains about 50% to almost 100% (wt/wt) lipid and 50% to less than 1% ASP; preferably ASP is 5%-20% of the complex.
  • the lipid portion is preferably 80%-90% (wt/wt) DPPC with the remainder unsaturated phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl glycerol, triacylglycerols, palmitic acid or mixtures thereof.
  • the complex is reassembled by mixing a solution of ASP with a suspension of lipid liposomes, or by mixing the lipid protein solutions directly in the presence of detergent or an organic solvent. The detergent or solvent may then be removed by dialysis.
  • a preferred composition comprises either a complex with the 10K protein alone, the SP-5 or SP-18 protein alone, a complex of the 10K and 32K mixtures, or a complex of an SP-18 or SP-5 protein and the 32K mixture.
  • a preferred protein ratio -- i.e •. # 32K:10K or 32K:SP-18 or 32K:SP-5 — is typically in the range of 3:1 to 200:1, preferably about 10:1 to 5:1.
  • the 32K protein may be added directly to an aqueous suspension of phospholipid vesicles in an aqueous solution. Because it is so hydrophobic, the 10K mixture (or the SP-5 or the SP-18 proteins) is added to the lipids in an organic solvent, such as chloroform, the solvents evaporated, and the vesicles re-formed by hydration.
  • the surfactant complex administered will contain an effective amount of the 10K mixture, or of the individual SP-5 or SP-18 proteins in admixture with the 32K ASP.
  • Particularly preferred compositions contain the ratios of 32K:10K type protein as set forth above, along with a suitable amount of lipid component, typically in the range of 50 - almost 100% of the composition.
  • compositions containing the complex are preferably those suitable for endotracheal administration, i.e., generally as a liquid suspension, as a dry powder "dust” or as an aerosol.
  • the complex is suspended in a liquid with suitable excipients such as, for example, water, saline, dextrose, or glycerol and the like.
  • suitable excipients such as, for example, water, saline, dextrose, or glycerol and the like.
  • the compositions may also contain small amounts of nontoxic auxiliary substances such as pH buffering agents, for example, sodium acetate or phosphate.
  • pH buffering agents for example, sodium acetate or phosphate.
  • the complex is supplied in finely divided form along with an additional surfactant and propellent.
  • Typical surfactants which may be administered are fatty acids and esters, however, it is preferred, in the present case, to utilize the other components of the surfactant complex, DPPC and PG.
  • Useful propellents are typically gases at ambient conditions, and are condensed under pressure. Lower alkanes and fluorinated alkanes, such as Freon, may be used.
  • the aerosol is packaged in a container equipped with a suitable valve so that the ingredients may be maintained under pressure until released.
  • the surfactant complex is administered, as appropriate to the dosage form, by endotracheal tube, by aerosol administration, or by nebulization of the suspension or dust into the inspired gas. Amounts of complex between about 0.1 mg and 200 mg, preferably
  • 50-60 mg/kg body weight are administered in one dose.
  • one administration is generally sufficient.
  • sufficient reconsti ⁇ tuted complex is administered to replace demonstrated levels of deficiency (Hallman, M. , et al, J Clinical Investigation (1982) 70: 673-682) .
  • Lung surfactant complex was prepared from canine lungs obtained from exsanguinated canines. All procedures, including the lavage, were performed at 4°C and the isolated material was stored at -15°C.
  • the lungs were degassed and lavaged 3 times with one liter per lavage of 5 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM NaCl,
  • the pellicle was resuspended in buffer and spun at 100,000 x g for 1 hr (Beckman L5-50B) . This pellet containing av the complex was resuspended in double distilled water. Pellet resuspended in water at a concentration of 10-15 mg phospholipid/ml was injected into a 50-fold • volume excess of n-butanol (Sigrist, H. , et al, Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1977) _7_i : 1-78-184) and was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. After centrifugation at 10,000 x g for 20 min (Sorval RC2-B) , the pellet,
  • the supernatant which is a single phase, contains the lipids and the lower molecular weight proteins. To obtain the lipids, the supernatant was dried under vacuum at 40°C and the lipids were extracted (Folch, J., et al, J Biol Chem (1957) 226:497-509).
  • the supernatant was subjected to Rotovap to remove the butanol. and further dried by addition of ethanol followed by Rotovap. The dried residue was suspended in redistilled chloroform containing 0.1 N HC1, and insoluble material removed by centrifugation.
  • LH-20 is the hydroxypropyl derivative of Sephadex G-50; it is a hydrophobic gel which is inert to organic solvents.
  • the proteins are excluded; lipids/phospholipids elute from the included volume. Protein was recovered from the void volume fractions by evaporation of the chloroform under nitrogen, and then subjected to sizing on polyacrylamide gels.
  • the 5-12 kd band also represents a mixture of the 18 kd, 8 kd and 5 kd proteins, designated herein as the "10K" mixture of proteins.
  • Human 32K and lower molecular weight ASP was prepared following the procedure described in the published W086/03408.
  • the isolated low molecular weight hydrophobic proteins show bands corresponding to 18 kd, 8 kd and 5 kd when subjected to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under non-reducing conditions. Under reducing conditions, a single broad band corresponding to 5-12 kd is obtained. The molecular weights of these bands are slightly different from those reported in the published application.
  • the 10K bovine ASP containing 5 kd and 18 kd proteins was isolated from the lavage fluid of bovine lungs, in a method similar to that used for canine ASP.
  • Excised bovine lungs were filled with Tris-buffered saline, and the fluid removed from the lungs by vacuum.
  • the lavage was centrifuged at 200 xg for 10 minutes and the supernatant recovered and centrifuged at 8-9000 xg for 20 minutes.
  • the (surfactant) pellet was then suspended in 0.8M sucrose, which has a density greater than the buoyant density of the surfactant, and centrifuged at about 100,000 xg for three hours.
  • the floating surfactant was then suspended in water and sedimented at about 9-10,000 xg for 20 minutes to remove the sucrose.
  • the phospholipid-rich surfactant was first extracted with 98% n-butanol, into which up to 2% aqueous surfactant (by volume) was added. This one-phase extraction allows solubilization of the 5 kd and 18 kd proteins and lipids while causing precipitation of the other proteins, which were removed by centrifuging at 9-10,000 xg.
  • the butanol solution was then chromatographed over an LH-20 gel permeation column (Pharmacia) to separate the lipids from the 5 kd and 18 kd proteins.
  • the desired protein peak was then rechromatographed over LH-60 which separates the 18 kd from the 5 kd protein. Both columns are run using chloroform: methanol (2:1, v:v) containing 0.5% O.IN HCl
  • RNA extracted from adult canine lung tissue was used to prepare a DNA library using GC tailing in pBR322 as described in W086/03408 (supra).
  • Probe 1198 was a 36-mer of the sequence 5 ' -GGTCACAGCCAGGCCCTTGGGGATCATGGCCTGGAT-3 ' ; probe 1199 was a 45-mer of the sequence
  • filters were baked at 80°C for two hours under vacuum and then washed for 4 hr at
  • the filters were washed twice for 15 min at room temperature in 6 x SSC, 0.1% SDS, 0.05% sodium pyrophosphate, then for 5 min at 65°C in the same buffer, and then dried and autoradiographed.
  • 8 hybridized to both probes, and were subjected to restriction analysis.
  • Two overlapping clones which when combined span 1520 nucleotides were sequenced. with the results shown in Figure 1. These two clones are designated pDl ⁇ k-1 and pD10k-4. and are identified in Figure 1.
  • the arrow indicates the beginning of the mature 18 kd protein.
  • cDNA encoding the SP-5 proteins An oligomeric probe was synthesized which corresponded to the putative sequence of human 5 kd lung surfactant protein.
  • a dog lung cDNA library was constructed as described above and screened. The cDNA isolated was approximately 800 bp. This was not a full-length cDNA. as Northern analysis showed that the full-length clone should be about 1.1 kb.
  • the cDNA clone started approximately 30 amino acid residues upstream of the N-terminus of the mature dog 5 or 8 kd protein. A possible clip site (Gln-Gln) which would give a protein of approximately 5 kd.
  • cDNA libraries from human lung were prepared as described previously either by GC tailing or in XgtlO. The recovery of cDNA encoding the 32 kd human ASP protein was also described in W086/03408.
  • Figure 14 Disclosed herein, in Figure 14. are amino acid sequences encoded by cDNA clones obtained herein from the human lung library in ⁇ gtlO and designated pHS10-5 and pHS-10-4. These proteins differ by one and seven amino acids, respectively, from the protein encoded by the recovered genomic clone described in W086/03408, which protein sequence is also shown in Figure 14.
  • the remaining sequences of Figure 14, labeled 6A and 1A, are additional variants encoded by cDNAs obtained by others. It is believed that the 32K human ASP protein may be encoded by multiple genes.
  • the mature SP18 protein begins, as shown in the Figure, at nucleotide 614 with the Phe at 201. It is believed that the carboxy terminus of the processed protein is the arginine at position 286.
  • the 1.5 kb .insert was excised and subcloned into EcoRl-cut pUC8; this plasmid, designated as phl8K-3, was deposited in E. coli K-12 strain MC1061 with the American Type Culture Collection under ATCC accession no. 67276.
  • the phl8K-3 cDNA insert was used to screen the human genomic library (supra) for the gene encoding the SP18 protein and its precursors.
  • the sequences of the coding exons of the recovered gene are shown in Figure 3.
  • the mature amino terminus at Phe-201, is at nucleotide 3866; the numbering of the genomic nucleotide sequence begins with the first residue of the 7332 bp that were sequenced from the lambda clone.
  • genomic and cDNA coding sequences differ at a single nucleotide, resulting in amino acid sequences for the precursor that differ by a single residue; Ile-131 of the cDNA appears as Thr-131 in the genomic clone.
  • the genomic clone-encoded precursor contains two consensus sites for N-linked glyosylation (Asn-12 :Thr-131 and Asn-311:Ser-313) , the cDNA-encoded sequence contains only the latter glycosylation site. It is expected that cDNA clones encoding the genomic sequence are also present in the library.
  • cDNA # 18 contains the longest insert, of 862 bp, including 12 residues of poly(A) ; however, from Northern blot analysis, the mRNA encoding the SP-5 protein is 1-1.1 kb in length.
  • cDNAs #s 18 and 19 differ by 4 nucleotides, underlined in the cDNA # 19 sequence, which result in two amino acid differences: Asn-138 in # 18 is Thr-138 in # 19, and Asn-186 in # 18 is Ser-186 in # 19.
  • N-terminal amino acid residues seen in the human 5 kd and 8 kd proteins corresponding to Phe-24 and Gly-25 in Figures 5 and 6.
  • the carboxy termini of the 5 kd and 8 kd proteins have not been precisely determined; it is postulated that the 8 kd protein ends at Gln-108, while the 5 kd protein ends at Glu-80 or at Thr-65.
  • a canine lung library in pBR322 was prepared substantially as described above and screened with the human 820 bp clone.
  • the isolated cDNA -- designated ⁇ D6k-ll -- was about 800 bp (see Figure 13), not a full-length cDNA.
  • the clone started approximately 30 amino acid residues upstream of the N-terminus of the mature canine SP-5 protein, and contained a possible Gln-Gln clip site.
  • hMTII metallothionein II
  • pMT An intermediate host vector, pMT was obtained by ligating the promoter into pUC8 as follows: Plasmid 84H (Karin. M.. et al (supra)) which carries the hMTII gene was digested to completion with BamHI, treated with exonuclease Bal-31 to remove terminal nucleotides. and then digested with Hindlll to liberate an 840 bp fragment containing nucleotides -765 to +70 of the hMTII gene (nucleotide +1 is the first nucleotide transcribed) .
  • the 840 bp fragment was isolated and ligated with Hindlll/HincII digested pUC8 (Vieira, J., et al. Gene (1982) _L9_:259-268) and the ligation mixture transformed into E. coli MC1061.
  • the correct construction of pMT was confirmed by dideoxy nucleotide sequencing.
  • pMT-Apo containing C-terminal regulatory signals was also prepared.
  • pMT-Apo harbors a portion of the human liver protein apoAI gene (Shoulders, C. C, et al. Nucleic Acids Res (1983) Ll:2827-2837) which contains the 3'-terminal regulatory signals.
  • a Pstl/Pstl 2.2 kb fragment of apoAI gene (blunt ended) was cloned into the S al site of the pMT polylinker region, and the majority of the apoAI gene removed by digestion with BamHI, blunt ending with Klenow, digestion with Stul, and religation.
  • the resulting vector contains roughly 500 bp of the apoAI gene from the 3 ' terminus as confirmed by dideoxy-sequence analysis.
  • Additional expression vectors containing the SV40 viral enhancer were also constructed by insertion of an 1100 bp SV40 DNA fragment into the Hindlll site preceding the MT-II promoter sequences in pMT.
  • the SV40 DNA fragment spans the SV40 origin of replication and includes nucleotide 5171 through nucleotide 5243 (at the origin) , the duplicated 72 bp repeat from nucleotide 107-250. and continues through nucleotide 1046 on the side of the origin containing the 5' end of late viral RNAs.
  • This Hindlll 1100 bp fragment is obtained from a Hindlll digest of SV40 DNA (Buchman, A.R..
  • the enhancer In pMT-SV(9), the enhancer is about 1600 bp from the 5' mRNA start site; in the opposite orientation SV(10) it is approximately 980 bp from the 5' mRNA start site. Both orientations are operable, but the orientation wherein the enhancer sequences are proximal to the start site provides higher levels, of expression.
  • the 500 bp apoAI fragment was inserted into pMT-SV(lO) by isolating this fragment, obtained by digestion of pMT-Apo (described above) and ligating the isolate into EcoRI/BamHI digested pMT-SV(lO) to obtain the desired host vector: pMTApolO.
  • This host vector was digested with BamHI, blunted, and ligated to the cDNA sequences obtained from the clone # 3 of 1275 bp encoding SP-18 precursor, shown in Figure 2 as a blunted fragment. This was done by isolating an EcoRI/BamHI (partial) fragment from cDNA #3 ( Figure 2) avoiding the BamHI site at nucleotide 663, and subcloning into EcoTI/BamHI pUC9 the desired fragment was excised with EcoRI and Hindlll, blunted with Klenow, and then inserted into pMTApolO. The resulting vector, pMT(E) :SP18-40k, was transformed into CHO cells as described below.
  • Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-Kl cells were grown on medium composed of a 1:1 mixture of Coon's F12 medium and DME21 medium with 10% fetal calf serum.
  • the competent cells were co-transformed with the vector of interest and pSV2:NEO (Southern, P., et al, J Mol Appl
  • pSV2:NEO contains a functional gene conferring resistance to the neomycin analog G418.
  • the cells are seeded at 1/10 confluence, grown overnight, washed 2x with PBS, and placed in " 0.5 ml Hepes-buffered saline containing the
  • CaPO »DNA co-precipitate for 15 min and then fed 4 with 10 ml medium.
  • the medium is removed by aspiration and replaced with 15% glycerol in PBS for 1.5-3 min.
  • the shocked cells are washed and fed with culture medium.
  • the medium contains F12/DMEM21 1:1 with 10% FBS.
  • the cells are subjected to 1 mg/ml G418 to provide a pool of G418-resistant colonies.
  • Suc-cessful transformants also having a stable inheritance of the desired plasmid, are then plated at low density for purification of clonal isolates.
  • the transformants are assayed for production of the desired protein, first as pools, and then as isolated clones in multi-well plates.
  • the plate assay levels are somewhat dependent on the well size - e.g. results from 24 well plates are not directly comparable with those from 96 well plates.
  • Clones which are found by plate assay to be producing the protein at a satisfactory level can then be grown in production runs in roller bottles. Typically, the levels of production are higher when the scale up is done.
  • there is not an absolute correlation between performance in the plate assay and in roller bottles i.e. cultures which are the best producers in the plate assay are not necessarily the best after scale-up. For this reason, typically 100-200 or more individual clones are assayed by various screening methods on plates and 5-10 of the highest producers are assayed under production conditions (roller bottle).
  • lane M represents molecular weight standards
  • lane A represents immunoprecipitated proteins from untransformed CHO cells
  • lane B represents immunoprecipitated protein from the pMT(E) :SP18-40k transformed pool.
  • Figure 7b the immunoprecipitated protein from transformed ppol was digested with endoglycosidase F for one hour, then electrophoresed as in Figure 7a. Lane A is untreated control, lane B is the digested sample.
  • Cold protein produced by the above induced pool was subjected to Western blot using antisera raised against a peptide spanning residues 336-353 of the precursor. It is believed the 25 kd product represents a 181 amino acid sequence spanning Phe 201-Leu-381. containing a N-linked glycosylation site.
  • Phe-201 and Ser-287 are changed to Asp residues. Cleavage with acid (between Asp and Pro) yields a mature form of the SP-18 protein missing the N-terminal Phe-201, and with an additional carboxy-terminal Asp residue.
  • An additional construct allows i_n vitro processing of the precursor with a more gentle, enzymatic procedure, employing Staph V8 peptidase, which cleaves after Glu residues.
  • Advantage is taken of natural Glu residues at Glu-198 and Glu-291 by converting the Glu-251 to Asp.
  • the 43 kd precursor is cleaved with Staph V8 to yield the putative mature SP-18 protein with an additional Gln-Gln at the amino terminus, and Pro-Thr-Gly-Glu at the carboxy terminus.
  • Glu residues can be placed in positions 200 and/or 287.
  • the unglycosylated form of the SP-18' protein can be produced in bacteria as a 181 amino acid precursor representing met-preceded residues 201-381 or as a hydroxylamine-cleavable fusion protein precursor with a 15 residue ⁇ -galactosidase leader.
  • a modified cDNA encoding amino acids 201-381 of the cDNA, preceded by ATG is inserted into the Trp controlled vector, pTrp-233 (pTrp host vector) between the EcoRI site and the Hindlll site to give pTrp-20. This construct produces a protein of M.W. 20 kd.
  • the pTrp-20k and pBGal-20k plasmids were used to transform E. coli W3110 to ampicillin resistance. Rapidly growing cultures of pTrp-20/W3110 or pBgal-20/W3110 in M9 medium (1 x M9 salts, 0.4% glucose, 2 mg/ml thiamine, 200 ⁇ g/ml MgSO .7H O, 0.5% casa ino acids, 100 ⁇ g/ml IAA (3- ⁇ indoleacrylate, Sigma 1-1625) to induce the trp promoter.
  • M9 medium 1 x M9 salts, 0.4% glucose, 2 mg/ml thiamine, 200 ⁇ g/ml MgSO .7H O, 0.5% casa ino acids, 100 ⁇ g/ml IAA (3- ⁇ indoleacrylate, Sigma 1-1625
  • the induced cells were allowed to grow for 2
  • Figure 8 shows the results of this procedure: lane M is size standards; lane A is pBgal host vector/W3110, lane B is Bgal-20/W3110, lane C is pTrp host vector/W3110, and lane D is pTrp-20/W3110. Lanes B and D show major labeled proteins of 22 kd and 20 kd, respectively, which are not present in lanes A and C. Cold extracts of the induced cells were prepared the same way, subjected to PAGE, then Western blotted to nitrocellulose, using antisera raised against a peptide corresponding to amino acids 336-353, and then
  • lane B is pTrp host vector/W3110.
  • Lane C is pTrp-20/W3110. It is clear that both pTrp-20 and Bgal-20 show im unospecific proteins of the predicted molecular weight.
  • Vectors encoding modified SP-18 protein sequences providing cleavage sites as set forth above for expression in bacteria were also prepared as follows.
  • codons encoding Arg-286 Ser-287 were altered to encode Asn-Gly; introducing the hydroxylamine-sensitive cleavage site, or the codon for Ser-287 was replaced by a codon for Asp, resulting in the acid-sensitive Asp-Pro cleavage site; or the codon for Glu-251 was replaced with a codon for Asp, allowing cleavage with Staph V8 at Glu-291 without cleaving the desired protein.
  • sequences 3' to the putative carboxy terminal Arg-286 were deleted and replaced by a stop codon. Neither construct resulted in labeled protein of proper size after induction.
  • the 32K proteins have a striking amino acid homology with circulating mannose-binding proteins, and also contain residues common to the carbohydrate-binding domains of other lectins. It is believed that carbohydrate recognition may be an important property of the 36 kd ASP protein as well as the other 32K proteins in the regulation of surfactant metabolism or in other functions such as alveolar immunity. It is possible to exploit the mannose affinity of the proteins so as to purify them using carbohydrate affinity chromatography. The chromatographic purification may be carried out either on an immobilized glycoprotein containing a high proportion of mannose residues (e.g., yeast mannan or invertase) or on columns constructed directly with mannose coupled to agarose.
  • mannose residues e.g., yeast mannan or invertase
  • the 36 kd protein isolated from lung lavage was found to bind to immobilized monosaccharides with a broad speci .fi.ci.ty m. the presence of 1 mM Ca2+.
  • a purification procedure according to this preferred embodiment was carried out as follows. Cell culture media (typically 8-16 liters) containing 2.5 mM CaCl was loaded directly onto a 60 ml mannose-agarose column (Selectin-10, Pierce Chemical) at a rate of about 240 ml/hr. The column is washed, preferably with 10 column volumes of a solution containing 5 mM Tris, 1 mM CaCl and 25 mM NaCl, pH 7.5.
  • the bound protein may be quantitatively recovered by elution with 2 mM EDTA or hapten sugar in the presence of calcium ions.
  • a preferred procedure is elution with 2-3 column volumes of a solution containing 100 mM sodium borate. pH 10.0. After four runs, the column may be stripped with 4M urea and reequilibrated in PBS or 2% benzyl alcohol.
  • the threshold Ca concentration for binding was 0.6 mM and maximal binding occurred with 1 mM Ca . Ba . Sr and Mn could substitute for Ca .
  • the 36 kd protein was found to bind to carbohydrate at a pH of 5.0, although binding activity was lost upon heat treatment or reduction of disulfide bonds.
  • Mannose-Sepharose prepared by coupling of mannose to Sepharose 6B (Pharmacia) with divinyl sulfone (see, e.g., Fornstedt, N. and Porath. J. (1975) FEBS Lett. 57, 187-191)
  • invertase-Sepharose prepared by coupling of invertase to Sepharose 6B using the CNBr method (see, e.g., Porath, J. (1974) Methods Enzymol. 34, 13-30);
  • galactose-Sepharose and (4) combinations of the foregoing.
  • These columns may, as noted, include various combinations of carbohydrates and resin and may be used sequentially to ensure substantially complete removal of impurities .
  • lOK proteins were added to the phospholipid by mixing a chloroform solution containing them with a 2:1 v/v chloroform:methanol solution of the lipid. The solvents were evaporated, and the solids hydrated in buffer to obtain vesicles. 32K proteins can be added in aqueous solution directly to a suspension of the vesicles, and association with and aggregation of the vesicles can be detected by turbidity measurements. As reported by Hawgood, et al (supra), 32K canine ASP was capable of aggregating phospholipid vesicles and of enhancing the formation of film when included in the phospholipid vesicles, when the phospholipids were those obtained from the canine lung surfactant complex.
  • the activity of the proteins of the invention is assessed using the same procedures for measuring aggregation and film formation enhancement as set forth in Hawgood. Both the phospholipid preparation from canine lung prepared as described above (300 ⁇ g) and a synthetic mixture of phospholipids were used.
  • the synthetic phospholipid contained 240 ⁇ g of commercially available DPPC and 60 ⁇ g egg PG, and is much more reluctant to form films than is the natural lipid. However, the test phospholipid was chosen so as to dramatize most effectively the activity of the proteins.
  • the 32K protein and the mixture of 10K ASP were isolated from canine lung as described above.
  • Figure 12 shows the results of experiments in which recombinantly produced 32K was added to the 18 kd or 5 kd protein. The synergy between the proteins is shown in the circled dots. Ten ⁇ g 32 kd protein was added to 5 ⁇ g and 7.5 ⁇ g for 18 kd, and 7.5 and 11 ⁇ g for 5 kd protein. Bovine 18 kd and 5 kd proteins gave identical results to the canine and human proteins.
  • the control surface active material (SAM) for in vivo testing was prepared as follows. Lungs of young adult rabbits are lavaged with saline. Healthy rabbits are anesthetized through the ear vein with 3 cc of sodium pentobarbital. The trachea is exposed and a 3-way stopcock with a tube attached is inserted into the trachea and secured. The chest is opened, the chest walls are removed, and the pulmonary artery is catheterized with a size 8 feeding tube from the heart.
  • the circulation is flushed with 50 ml of normal saline while ventilating the lungs through the tracheal tube with a 60-ml syringe, and the lungs are then carefully removed with the trachea intact.
  • Sixty ml of normal saline are instilled into the lungs through the tracheal tube, the lungs are then gently massaged for one minute, and the saline is withdrawn.
  • Lavage is repeated four times, and the washings are pooled.
  • Cell debris is removed from the lavage fluid at room temperature by centrifugation at 1000 x g for two hours.
  • the pellet is suspended in 0.1 N saline plus 2 M CaCl at a final concentration of 10 mg/ml phospholipid.
  • Concentration is adjusted by extracting the lipids with choloroform and methanol and measuring lipid phosphorus. In the bubble tensitometer this material give rapid adsorption (time constant 0.3 sec or less) and minimum surface tensions of 0 to 3 mN/m on 50% reduction of area. Maximum tension on expansion was 32 to 35 mN/m.
  • the subject and apparatus used for in vivo testing are as follows. Healthy, young, time-dated pregnant does are obtained from White Hare Rabbitory of Missouri. At 21 or 22 days gestation the does are air-shipped and are checked upon arrival to assure that they are pregnant and healthy. Does are housed in standard large rabbit cages in the rabbit facility (1492-S) and are re-examined the day before use.
  • plethysmographs were constructed with 80inch lengths of 2-inch diameter acrylic cylinder to which are affixed a 3-inch long chimney of 1/2-inch acrylic tubing (id, 0.5 inch).
  • the chimney is filled with enough cotton gauze to create a low resistance to air flow in and our of the plethysmograph.
  • Flow in and out of the chamber is determined by measuring the differential pressure change between the inside of the plethysmograph and the room. (Time constant ⁇ 0.1 seconds). Leads are taken from the end of the main cylinder to a pressure transducer (Validyne DP45. Validyne Engineering Company. Northridge, CA) and to a calibrating syringe.
  • the electrically integrated flow (volume) signal is frequently calibrated with the syringe.
  • the other end of the main cylinder is sealed with a 2-inch rubber stopper through which were placed two 4-8nch metal rods and through which were pulled three ECG leads.
  • Cotton sheeting is placed between the two metal rods forming a sling on which the experimental animal is placed.
  • Bayonet-type electrodes are attached to the ECG leads.
  • aN adapter is placed through the stopper so that the hub of the tracheal angiocath can be connected to a flow-through manifold which in turn is attached to the tubing from a respirator (Mark VIII, Bird Respirator
  • Airway pressure is measured in the manifold with an Alltech MSDICE/I transducer (Alltech, City of Industry. CA) .
  • the plethysmograph calibration is linear at volumes of 0.01 to 1 ml and at frequencies of 10 to 100 oscillations per minute.
  • the four plethysmographs are mounted in a single water bath heated to 37°C. each animal has it own ventilator. Switching devices permit flow, volume, airway pressures and ECG to be recorded from each rabbit sequentially on a Brush recorder. Usually three animals are used for one minute in every five minutes from each is recorded. The procedure used was as follows.
  • Rabbit pups of 27 d ⁇ 4 hr gestation were used. After giving the dose spinal anesthesia (1 ml pontocaine) , the abdomen is opened and the uterus exposed. Two minutes before opening the uterus, each fetus receives 15 mg/kg pentobarbital and 0.1 mg/kg pancuronium intraperitoneally. When fetal movement stops, the fetuses are anesthetized and quickly delivered. After weighing, three pups of about the same weight are chosen for the experiment. Pups with obvious anomalies are not studied. Pups must be between 22 and 40 grams weight (mean ⁇ 2 SD) . Tracheas are cannulated with 18-gauge angiocaths while they are kept warm under radiant heat.
  • 0.2 ml of either saline, SAM or test substance (warmed to 37°C in H O bath and then passed through a 25 g needle x 5 to insure uniform mixing of the material) are put into the trachea of the three matched pups from each litter while gently squeezing the chest until lung fluid appears at the needle hub in order to create a fluid-to-fluid interface.
  • the treatment is followed by 0.45 ml of air.
  • test substances (but not saline or SAM controls) contain 50 mg phospholipid/kg delivered as 0.2 ml per animal at 10 mg phospholipid/ml. Concentration and dose are constants for each study. The animals are placed on the slings, and the ECG electrodes attached and the tracheotomy tube connected to an adapter connected to a respirator. The average elapsed time from delivery to the beginning of assisted ventilation is 10 minutes, maximum elapsed time is 15 minutes.
  • Ventilation is begun with oxygen at a frequency of 48 breaths/minute using an inspiratory time of 0.35 seconds.
  • the ventilatory settings are the same for all animals; inspiratory time 0.35 seconds, peak inspiratory pressure 40 cmH O.
  • the inspiratory pressure is adjusted to keep the tidal volume at 6.5 - 7.5 ml/kg. Animal weight is about 30 g so this is achieved with an absolute volume of about 0121 ml.
  • the flow, tidal volume and airway pressure are recorded every five minutes for each of the three littermates. Animals are ventilated for 30 minutes.
  • PL is phospholipid
  • 32K protein is human 32 kd ASP produced in CHO cells
  • 10K is a mixture of 5 kd, 8 kd and 18 kd isolated native human proteins).
  • PL + 5 kd (50:1) 19 As shown in Table 1, 32K alone is minimally effective, while the lOK mix or 5 kd or 18 kd proteins alone are reasonably effective. Addition of the 32K protein to the 10K mix, however, enhances the effectiveness .
  • D.ll. Host Vectors pTrp233 is prepared from pKK233-2, which is described in detail in A ann, E., et al. Gene (1985) 40_:183-190, by replacing the tac promoter of pKK233-2 with a synthetic trp promoter of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 15.
  • the Ndel site -of the starting plasmid is eliminated by digesting pKK233-2 with Ndel. blunting with Klenow. and religating.
  • the Ndel-minus product was then digested with EcoRI and Pstl, and ligated to an EcoRI/Pstl digest of the synthetic trp promoter of Figure 15 to obtain the desired vector, pTrp233.
  • pTrp233 was digested with EcoRI, purified on a gel, and blunted with Klenow. The plasmid was relegated and amplified in E. coli to give the corresponding plasmid lacking the EcoRI site.
  • pTrp-20 To construct pTrp-20. a portion of the SP-18 cDNA #3, along with a synthetic fragment, was ligated into Ndel/Hindll digested pTrp233. The SP-18 fragment ligated into pUC-9 described above was excised by digesting with Pstl (cuts at nucleotide 694) and with Hindlll (cuts past the 3' end in the plasmid polylinker). Two oligonucleotides were prepared, which, when annealed, encode the residues upstream of nucleotide 694 to the N-terminus (residue 201) and a preceding methionine (ATG) :
  • oligonucleotides were annealed, ligated to the excised cDNA, and inserted into the digested vector to obtain pTrp-20.
  • pBGal-20 Vectors for the expression of the gene encoding shorter forms of SP-18 were constructed from pTrp-20 or pBGal-20.
  • pTrp-9 pTrp-9 was cut with Ncol (nucleotide 846) and Hindlll, and rejoined with the annealed oligonucleotides CATGGATGACAGCGCTGGCCCAGGGTA and AGCTTACCTTGGGCCAGCGCTGTCATC.
  • pBGal-9 was constructed in a completely analogous manner using pBGal-20 as starting material.
  • cDNA #18 ( Figure 5) was digested with Smal (nucleotide 94 - nucleotide 680) and the S al-excised fragment inserted into the Smal site of pUC8. From the cloned gene, the fragment excised by digestion with ApaLI (nucleotide 123) and Hindlll (linker) was ligated with Ndel/HindiII digested pTrp-233 and the joining annealed nucleotides: TATGGGCATTCCCTGCTGCCCAG and TGCACTGGGCAGCAGGGAATGCCCA, to obtains pTrp-5.
  • pBGal-5 N:G
  • pBGal-5 V8

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L'invention concerne les séquences complètes de codage et les séquences d'acides aminés de protéines tensio-actives alvéolaires 10K(ASP) tant humaines que canines, des clones de codage des variantes des formes SP-18 et SP-5 de protéine humaine, des procédés et des vecteurs pour obtenir ces protéines sous forme recombinante. Un procédé amélioré de purification de la protéine 32K tire profit de son affinité pour les hydrates de carbone. Des protéines 10K, avec ou sans la forme 32K, sont utilisées dans des compositions pharmaceutiques pour le traitement de syndromes de déficience respiratoire.
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