Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an erythropoietin/poly(ethylene)glycol conjugate comprising an erythropoietin glycoprotein having an N-terminal α-amino group and having the in vivo biological activity of causing bone marrow cells to increase the production of reticulocytes and erythrocytes and selected from the group consisting of human erythropoietin and analogues thereof which have the sequence of human erythropoietin modified by the addition of 1-6 glycosylation sites or a rearrangement of at least one glycosylation site. SOLUTION: The glycoprotein is one covalently linked to one poly(ethylene glycol) group represented by the formula: -CO-(CH 2 ) x -(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m -OR [wherein the -CO in the poly(ethylene glycol) group forms an amide bond with the N-terminal α-amino group; R is a lower alkyl; x is 2 or 3; and m is about 450 to about 1,350]. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A process for the production of an antifusogenic peptide of a length of about 10 to 50 amino acids in a prokaryotic host cell, characterized in that, under such conditions that inclusion bodies of said non-fusion antifusogenic peptide or said fusion peptide are formed, a) in said host cell there is expressed a nucleic acid encoding said antifusogenic peptide as a non-fusion peptide or encoding a fusion peptide of a length of about 14 to 70 amino acids consisting of said antifusogenic peptide N-terminally linked to a further peptide of a length of about 4 to 30 amino acids; b) said host cell is cultivated; c) said inclusion bodies are recovered and solubilized; d) in the case of said fusion peptide said antifusogenic peptide is cleaved off from said further peptide; and e) said antifusogenic peptide is isolated.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to conjugates of erythropoietin with poly(ethylene glycol) comprising an erythropoietin glycoprotein having an N-terminal alpha -amino group and having the in vivo biological activity of causing bone marrow cells to increase production of reticulocytes and red blood cells and selected from the group consisting of human erythropoietin and analogs thereof which have sequence of human erythropoietin modified by the addition of from 1 to 6 glycosylation sites or a rearrangement of at least one glycosylation site; said glycoprotein being covalently linked to one poly(ethylene glycol) group of the formula -CO-(CH2)x-(OCH2CH2)m-OR with the -CO of the poly(ethylene glycol) group forming an amide bond with said N-terminal alpha -amino group; wherein R is lower alkyl; x is 2 or 3; and m is from about 450 to about 1350.
Abstract:
The invention provides an erythropoietin mutein having the in vivo biological activity of causing bone marrow cells to increase production of reticulocytes and red blood cells, characterized by being N-glycosylated at Asn38 but not N-glycosylated at Asn24. Such muteins have improved pharmaceutical properties.
Abstract:
The current invention reports a polypeptide conjugate, wherein the conjugate comprises a first polypeptide selected from the group of polypeptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 01 and fragments thereof, and a second polypeptide selected from the group of antifusogenic peptides.
Abstract:
A process for the production of an antifusogenic peptide of a length of abou t 10 to 50 amino acids in a prokaryotic host cell, characterized in that, unde r such conditions that inclusion bodies of said non-fusion antifusogenic pepti de or said fusion peptide are formed, a) in said host cell there is expressed a nucleic acid encoding said antifusogenic peptide as a non-fusion peptide or encoding a fusion peptide of a length of about 14 to 70 amino acids consisti ng of said antifusogenic peptide N-terminally linked to a further peptide of a length of about 4 to 30 amino acids; b) said host cell is cultivated; c) sai d inclusion bodies are recovered and solubilized; d) in the case of said fusio n peptide said antifusogenic peptide is cleaved off from said further peptide; and e) said antifusogenic peptide is isolated.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to conjugates of erythropoietin with poly(ethylene glycol) comprising an erythropoietin glycoprotein having an N-terminal alpha-amino group and having the in vivo biological activity of causing bone marrow cells to increase production of reticulocytes and red blood cells and selected from the group consisting of human erythropoietin and analogs thereof which have the sequence of human erythropoietin modified by the addition of from 1 to 6 glycosylation sites or a rearrangement of at least one glycosylation site; said glycoprotein being covalently linked to one poly(ethylene glycol) group of the formula -CO-(CH 2 ) x -(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m -OR wherein the -CO of the poly(ethylene glycol) group forms an amide bond with said N-terminal alpha-amino group; and wherein R is lower alkyl; x is 2 or 3; and m is from about 450 to about 1350.
Abstract:
A process for the production of an antifusogenic peptide of a length of about 10 to 50 amino acids in a prokaryotic host cell, characterized in that, under such conditions that inclusion bodies of said non-fusion antifusogenic peptide or said fusion peptide are formed, a) in said host cell there is expressed a nucleic acid encoding said antifusogenic peptide as a non-fusion peptide or encoding a fusion peptide of a length of about 14 to 70 amino acids consisting of said antifusogenic peptide N-terminally linked to a further peptide of a length of about 4 to 30 amino acids; b) said host cell is cultivated; c) said inclusion bodies are recovered and solubilized; d) in the case of said fusion peptide said antifusogenic peptide is cleaved off from said further peptide; and e) said antifusogenic peptide is isolated.
Abstract:
Conjugado de polipéptidos, caracterizado porque dicho conjugado comprende: a) un primer polipéptido seleccionado de entre la subunidad A del factor del complemento humano C1q de SEC ID nº 01, b) un segundo polipéptido seleccionado de entre el grupo de péptidos antifusogénicos lineales que inhibe sucesos asociados a la fusión de membranas o el suceso mismo de fusión membranal, incluyendo, entre otras cosas, la inhibición de la infección por un virus de células no infectadas debido a la fusión membranal.
Abstract:
The current invention reports a polypeptide conjugate, wherein the conjugate comprises a first polypeptide selected from the group of polypeptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 01 and fragments thereof, and a second polypeptide selected from the group of antifusogenic peptides.