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Ribonucleases and methods of making them recombinantly

a ribonuclease and recombinant technology, applied in the field of bioactive ribonucleases and tumor treatment drugs, can solve the problems of difficult to obtain regulatory approval for a conjugate and inability to create a fusion protein

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-04
ALFACELL
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While this approach is promising and is still under investigation, some people believe that it may be difficult to obtain regulatory approval for a conjugate and that a fusion protein would have an easier path to regulatory approval.
For this reason, it is not possible to create a fusion protein by attaching a targeting moiety to the N-terminal of ranpirnase.
However, the RNases disclosed in the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,257 B1 are not only active against certain human cancer cells, but also lack “blocked” N-terminals.

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Synthesis, Cloning, and Expression of pET11d-2325p4 Plasmid DNA

[0037] Example 1 relates to a protein identified as 2325p4 in U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,257 B1, which has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

[0038] In an initial step, oligonucleotides SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ TD NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, and SEQ ID NO:16 were synthesized and purified as discussed above.

[0039] In the next step (shown at the top of FIG. 1 and described in detail above), pairs of oligonucleotides were mixed and annealed to form duplex olgonucleotides A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, and A7.

[0040] These annealed oligonucleotides A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, and A7 were then agarose gel purified as discussed above. The annealed and purified oilgonucleotides were then mixed and ligated together in three separate ligation steps shown tin the center of FIG. 1 us...

example 2

Synthesis, Cloning, and Expression of pET11d-2325p6 Plasmid DNA

[0046] Example 2 relates to a protein identified as 2325p6 in U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,257 B1, which has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 and the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:18.

[0047] In an Initial step, oligonucleotides SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, and SEQ ID NO:32 were synthesized and purified as discussed above.

[0048] In the next step (shown at the top of FIG. 2 and described in detail above), pairs of oligonucleotides were mixed and annealed to form duplex oligonucleotides A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, and A14.

[0049] These annealed oligonucleotides A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, and A14 were agarose gel purified as discussed no above. The annealed oligonucleotides were mixed and ligated together in three separate ligation steps shown in the center of FIG. 2 usi...

example 3

Synthesis, Cloning, and Expression of pET11d-2728 Plasmid DNA

[0055] Example 3 relates to a protein identified as 2728 in U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,257 B1, which has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 and the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35.

[0056] In an initial step, oligonucleotides SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, and SEQ ID NO:49 were synthesized and purified as discussed above.

[0057] In the next step (shown at the top of FIG. 3 and described in detail above), pairs of oligonucleotides ware mixed and annealed to form duplex oligonucleotides A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A-20, and A21.

[0058] These annealed oligonucleotides A15, A16, A19, A18, A19, A20, and A21 were agarose gel purified as discussed above. The annealed oligonucleotides were mixed and ligated together in three separate ligation steps shown in the center of FIG. 3 using...

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Abstract

Methods for recombinantly producing new RNases, as well as previously-known RNases, are disclosed. The new RNases are active against human carcinoma cells.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invent on relates to pharmaceuticals, and more particularly relates to pharmaceuticals for treating tumors in humans. Tn its most immediate sense, the invention relates to bioactive ribonucleases (“RNases”). [0002] Some RNases are known to be active against certain human tumor cells. For example, commonly-owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,559,212 discloses and claims ranpirnase, an RNase pharmaceutical that is presently known by the registered trademark ONCONASE and that is presently the subject of Phase III clinical trials. And, commonly-owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,257 B1 discloses four RNase proteins that belong to the pancreatic RNase A superfamily, each possessing activity against two human carcinoma cell lines. [0003] Attention is now being directed to “targeting” pharmaceuticals to deliver them to particular cell receptors of interest. This is accomplished by selecting a targeting moiety that is preferentially attracted to the desired cell receptor and...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K38/16C07H21/04C07K14/00C12N15/63C12N9/22
CPCC12N9/22C07K2319/01A61P35/00C12N15/52C12N15/09
Inventor SAXENA, SHAILENDRA K.
Owner ALFACELL