Expression of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Factor C in eukaryotes

RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a Continuation-In-Part of co-pending application U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014, filed Aug. 19, 1994, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present application relates to recombinant Factor C of the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (CrFC), especially with respect to its expression in eukaryotes. The present application also relates to the use of the CrFC as an affinity reagent for binding of endotoxin. Endotoxin bound by CrFC can be removed from materials in instances where it is desirable to prepare a material free of endotoxin.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Articles of the scientific periodical and patent literature are cited throughout the specification. Each such article is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety by such citation.
Gram negative bacterial endotoxin is a widespread contaminant of materials employed in biomedical arts, both research and clinical. All pharmaceutical solutions used for parenteral or injection administration must be certified as to endotoxin levels. Also, media used for tissue culture applications are typically tested for the presence of endotoxin. It is of great importance, therefore, to be able to produce a reliably reproducible test for the presence of endotoxin in a sample. Also, it would be an advance in the art to provide materials and methods for removing Gram negative bacterial endotoxins from formulations intended for pharmaceutical or other uses requiring preparations substantially free of endotoxin.
Factor C is a component of the Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay that is presently the standard method for testing for endotoxin. Factor C is a serine protease proenzyme that is the first protein in a cascade that leads to coagulation of the LAL upon contact with endotoxin. Factor C is the protein that actually binds to the endotoxin; upon binding of endotoxin, the serine protease activity of Factor C becomes activated. The activated Factor C initiates a chain of proteolytic steps culminating in formation of a solid clot of protein from the LAL. The time for forming the LAL clot and the degree of gelation is indicative of the amount of endotoxin in a sample (Ho, B., Kim, J. C., and Ding, J. L., 1993, Biochem. Mol. Biol. Intl. 29, 687-694). However, this gelation assay is subjective, and variable in its sensitivity of detection of endotoxin due to batch-to-batch variation in the amoebocyte lysate preparation. It is therefore desirable to express recombinant Factor C which could be standardized for use in an assay for endotoxin detection.
There are other endotoxin tests presently known, for example, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) rabbit pyrogen assay (Tomasulo, P A., Levin, J. Murphy, P A. & Winkelstein, J A. 1977. J. Lab. Clin. Met. 89, 308-315). However, the USP rabbit pyrogen test is not only time consuming, it is also expensive and often gives variable results in detecting endotoxin in pharmaceuticals and parentals (Muller-Calgon, H., pp. 343-356; "Endotoxins and their Detection with the LAL test," S. Watson et al., ed., c. 1982 by Alan R. Liss, New York N.Y.).
Enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed for testing evoked secretion of interleukin-6 from monocytic cell lines in response to pyrogen or endotoxin (Taktak, Y. S., Selkirk, S., Bristow, A F., Carpenter, A., Ball, C., Rafferty, B., & Poole, S.,J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 43, 578-582 (1991)). However, this test is probably more suited for research purposes.
One other form of endotoxin detection involves its localization in tissues of experimental animals during induced endotoxemia. An immunohistochemical method utilizes native Factor C (purified from T. tridentatus) to specifically bind the endotoxin. The Factor C-endotoxin complex is then revealed by labelled anti-Factor C antibody (Takeuchi, M. et al., Pathol. Res. Pract. 190(12): 1123-1133 (1994); Nakao, A. et al., Eur. Surg. Res. 27(4): 216-221 (1995)). This study indicates another utility for Factor C. It is therefore within the embodiment of this application to obtain truncated recombinant constructs (e.g., pHILD2/CrFC21/EE containing the 5' end of CrFC cDNA insert flanked by EcoR1 sites).
cDNAs encoding Factor C proteins from Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda have been previously described (U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014 and J. L. Ding, A. A. Navas III and B. Ho, Mol. Marine Biol. and Biotech. 4:90-103 (1995)). Recombinant Factor C from Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (rCrFC) has been produced in vitro by coupled transcription/translation systems (U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014 and S. D. Roopashree et al. Biochem. and Mol. Biol. Int'l. 35:841-849 (1995)). However, the present invention resides partly in the development of in vivo systems, especially using yeasts as a host cell, for efficient production of rCrFC by expression of cloned DNA.
Also, the protection of rCrFC from activation and subsequent self-proteolysis by binding of endotoxin which may be present in solutions used in isolation of the protein is described in U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014. Basically, dimethylsulfoxide (Me.sub.2 SO, DMSO) is added to solutions which are used during the purification process. Even greater protection of the rCrFC is achieved by also adding an agent effective for chelating divalent metal ions to the purification solutions.
As a means to circumvent difficulties in determining endotoxin in plasma due to endogenous interfering factors, a chromogenic LAL assay was modified to include a specific step to adsorb the plasma endotoxin using immobilized histidine. Endotoxin in samples was separated from interfering factors by chromatography through immobilized histidine in which endotoxin was specifically adsorbed and, subsequently quantified by fluorimetric LAL assay (Nawata, M., Minobe, S., Hase, M., Watanabe, T., Sato, T. & Tosa, T., J. Chromatogr., 597: 415-424 (1992); Minobe, S., Nawata, M., Shigemori, N. & Watanabe, T., Eur. J. Clin. Chem. Clin. Biochem., 32(10): 797-803 (1994). However, this method of endotoxin adsorption is limited only to small volumes of 0.5-1 ml, and there is no report on the use or feasibility of this method for removing endotoxin from large preparations. It has so far only been reported as an improved method of endotoxin assay, albeit one limited by infeasibility of chromogenic assay of the endotoxin bound to the column.
More recently, Qiagen (US) has marketed a `Qiagen` kit for purification of endotoxin-free plasmids (See, Qiagen News Issue No. 1, 1996). This may involve a specific (proprietary) reagent that removes endotoxin from the plasmid preparation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Purified CrFC is found to be a useful protein, both as a component of a test for endotoxins and as an affinity reagent for removal of endotoxins from other materials. Thus, one object of the present invention is to provide purified recombinant CrFC. The present invention is also embodied in vectors for expressing recombinant CrFC in eukaryotic host cells, such as mammalian cells and yeasts. The present invention is further embodied by eukaryotic host cells expressing recombinant CrFC and methods for purifying recombinant CrFC which utilize cells transformed with DNA cloned in a eukaryotic expression vector to synthesize the recombinant CrFC protein (rCrFC). In particular, it is an object of the present invention to express CrFC in host cells that do not produce bacterial endotoxin and are capable of expressing large quantities of CrFC.
cDNAs appropriate for expression in the presently-described system can be cDNAs encoding Factor C of any horseshoe crab. Two representative nucleotide sequences are presented as SEQ. I.D. NO. 1 and SEQ. I.D. NO. 3. A cDNA encoding the Factor C of Tachypleus tridentatus is disclosed by Muta et al. (The Journal of Biol. Chem. 266(10):6554-6561 (1991)).
In many instances, it is desirable to prepare materials, such as culture media or injection formulations or the like, that are substantially free of endotoxin contamination. Thus, it is a further object of the invention to provide affinity reagents for removing endotoxin from materials. It is another object of the present invention to provide methods for removing endotoxin from materials, wherein such methods employ an affinity reagent comprising CrFC.
The present methods for testing for endotoxin in a sample have many drawbacks, but two principal drawbacks are lot-to-lot variation of LAL preparations and the somewhat subjective nature of the test. Thus, the present invention, by providing tests for endotoxin that rely only upon the use of Factor C, rather than upon clotting of a LAL, eliminate these drawbacks. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide affinity assay methods for detection and quantitation of endotoxin in a sample. Because the assays utilize rCrFC of consistent composition, they are less subject to lot-to-lot variation. Because the assays are performed in a format that is quantitative, the assays are more objective than assays that rely upon a determination that a clot has formed in a LAL.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows the construct pCIneo/CrFC21, where the NotI flanking CrFC21 cDNA from pBluescript SK (pBSK/CrFC21) was cloned into the NotI site of pCIneo (Promega Corp., Madison, Wis.).
FIG. 2 shows the construct pCDNA1/CrFC21. The EcoRI-NotI fragment of CrFC21 derived from pGEM11Zf(+)/CrFC21 (see FIG. 13 of U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014) was inserted into EcoRI-NotI digested parent vector pCDNA1 (InVitrogen Corp., San Diego, Calif.) to yield the construct pCDNA1/CrFC21EN. This was further digested with EcoRI to facilitate the inclusion of EcoRI flanking fragment of CrFC21 from pGEM11Zf(+)/CrFC21, thus recreating the full-length CrFC21 cDNA in the construct pCDNAl/CrFC21.
FIG. 3 shows the construct pPIC9/CrFC21NAS. The P. pastoris secretion vector, pPIC9 (InVitrogen Corp., San Diego, Calif.), was linearized with AvrII. The construct pET3b/CrFC21 (see FIG. 15 of U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014) contains the BglII-EcoRV fragment of CrFC21 cDNA. (pET3b is commercially available from Novagen, Madison, Wis.). This cDNA was excised using NheI of the pET3b vector (upstream of the BglII/BamHI start) and SpeI (in the 3' untranslated region of CrFC21), giving a 3035 bp insert which was then fused in frame with the S. cerevisiae .alpha. mating factor signal peptide in the linearized pPIC9. The resultant construct is termed as pPIC9/CrFC21NAS. A short stretch of 11 amino acids belonging to the phage T7 gene 10 sequence (from E. coli expression vector pET3b, pAR3039) precedes the CrFC sequence.
FIG. 4 shows the construct pHILD2/CrFC21. The EcoRI flanking fragment of CrFC21 from pGEM11Zf(+)/CrFC21 was ligated to the EcoRI linearized P. pastoris expression vector, pHILD2 (InVitrogen Corp., San Diego, Calif.), to generate the intermediate construct pHILD2/EE21. This construct was linearized with XhoI to accommodate the XhoI flanking portion of the cDNA from the plasmid pCDNA1/CrFC21 (see FIG. 1) to result in pHILD2/CrFC21. This construct contains 3448 bp of CrFC21 cDNA.
FIG. 5A shows Northern hybridization of Factor C transcripts from clone #8 containing pHILD2/CrFC21. The EcoRI flanking fragment of CrFC21 was .sup.32 P-labelled to high specific activity and used as a probe. The level of transcription was monitored over close time intervals of induction with methanol which was added at time zero (at the start) and at 24 h. CrFC MRNA appeared as early as 1 hour with peak accumulation at 5 hours after induction. No further increase in CrFC mRNA was seen after the second methanol induction.
FIG. 5B shows Northern hybridization of Factor C transcripts from induced transformants (mut.sup.+) of P. pastoris (GS115) containing pHILD2/CrFC21. The EcoRI-EcoRI flanking fragment of CrFC21 was .sup.32 P-labelled to high specific activity and used as probe for the Northern blot. The level of transcription was studied in 4 different clones at various time intervals of induction with 0.5%. methanol.
Lanes: 1, 4, 7 & 10 show 48 hours of induction;
2, 5, 8 & 11 show 26 hours of induction;
3, 6, 9 & 12 show 8 hours of induction;
13 shows expression of negative control DNA.
FIG. 6 shows Western blot analysis of rCrFC from methanol-induced P. pastoris containing pHILD2/CrFC21. Clones No. 8 and No. 55 (harboring CrFC21 full-length cDNA) and clones No. 40 and No. 48 (harboring CrFC21EE, a truncated CrFC21 fragment flanked by EcoRl sites) were induced for up to 48 hours on minimal media, and subjected to glass bead treatment followed by electrophoresis of 100 .mu.g of each sample on reducing SDS/.beta.-mercaptoethanol polyacrylamide gel. The electroblotted proteins were probed with anti-Factor C antibodies. Clone #8 yielded the highest level of rCrFC which was found to have a molecular weight of .about.135 kDa. Based on the 991 amino acid sequence of the insert, the expected size of the protein would have been about 109 kDa. The difference in the size of the Factor C could be attributable to glycosylation of the recombinant product in the yeast host. Clones No. 40 and No. 48 produced smaller truncated rCrFC proteins of 100 kDa. The results show that the maximal level of rCrFC expression occurred within 8 hours after the start of methanol induction.
FIG. 7 shows rCrFC produced from P. pastoris clone #8 over a time course of methanol-induction at 30.degree. C. The culture was induced twice with 0.5% methanol at time zero and 24 hours. Cell samples were collected at the time period indicated. After glass bead treatment, the cell homogenate was centrifuged at 12,000.times.g for 30 min. The supernatant was kept separately. The pellets were resuspended in breaking buffer (1:10 v/v). Aliquots of the suspension were boiled in SDS/.beta.-mercaptoethanol and resolved by electrophoresis on 10% acrylamide gels containing SDS. From such close time points of sampling, we confirm that the maximal synthesis of rCrFC occurred at 8 hours. The molecular weight markers (MW) were obtained from BioRad (Kaleidoscope) of sizes 208, 144, 87, 44.1, 32.7 and 17.7 kDa.
FIGS. 8A, 8B show detergent solubilization of rCrFC obtained from transformed P. pastoris (clone #8: PHILD2/CrFC21). After overnight solubilization with increasing concentrations of the detergents, the homogenate was centrifuged and 100 .mu.g soluble protein of each supernatant was analyzed by Western blot. FIG. 8A shows that solubilization was effective from 1% SDS to higher concentrations. FIG. 8B shows that solubilization was achieved from 1% of sarkosyl to higher concentrations. MW is the molecular weight markers (BioRad Kaleidoscope), of 208, 144, 87, 44.1, 32.7, and 17.7 kDa. Lane Tp contains the total protein used for solubilization. 1M NaCl did not solubilize rCrFC.
FIG. 9 shows the construction plasmids for expression of CrFC26 cDNA deletion derivatives lacking the 5' untranslated region (UTR) and portions of the leader peptide using two S. cerevisiae expression vectors, YepSec1 (secretion) and pEMBLyex4 (non-secretion). The EcoRI-EcoRI (EE) fragment and the EcoRI-NotI (EN) fragments of CrFC26 cDNA were isolated from recombinant phage clones and inserted individually into the vector PGEM11Zf(+), giving PEE26 and PEN26, respectively. The entire 5' UTR and various lengths of the sequences coding for the leader peptide of CrFC26 were deleted by performing 5'-3' Exo III deletion mutagenesis on pEE26. From the deletion library, two mutants, CrFC6a/9a, also designated FC26.DELTA.6a, and FC26.DELTA.9a (see FIG. 9) were selected for expression studies. The EN fragment of CrFC 26 was excised from pEN26 with EcoRI and HindIII and inserted into the vector pGEM7Zf(+) to give p7EN26. From p7EN26, the same fragment was isolated using the flanking XhoI and HindIII sites and inserted into SalI/HindIII digested YepSec1 or pEMBLyex4, giving YFC26EN or pFC26EN, respectively. The SphI-EcoRI fragments from FC26.DELTA.6a and FC26.DELTA.9a, viz., CrFC61/91 deletion subclones in pGEMllZf(+) were isolated and inserted through an intermediate step, into the SphI and EcoRI sites of p7EE.sub.RV 26. The insert is thus flanked by EcoRI (E) and EcoRV (E.sub.RV) sites. The resultant full-length deletion mutants in p7SE.sub.RV .DELTA.6a/9a were subcloned into pGEMllZf(+)a, a derivative of pGEMIIZf(+) (see FIG. 10B) The SmaI-PstI fragments were subsequently isolated from these subclones and inserted into SmaI/PstI digested pFC26EN to give the plasmids pFC26.DELTA.6a and pFC26.DELTA.9a. The same fragments were inserted into YFC26EN, creating in-frame protein fusions to the K. lactis killer toxin signal sequence, to yield YFC26.DELTA.61 an YPC26.DELTA.9a.
FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram illustrating the different gene fragments from CrFC26 cDNA cloned into the S. cerevisiae expression vector, YepSec1 (Baldari, C., et al. Embo J. 6:229-234 (1987)). The complete CrFC26 cDNA (top) has been included for reference. Key: open box, untranslated region; shaded box, sequence coding for the leader peptide; hatched box, coding region. ExoIII nuclease deletion mutagenesis was carried out on CrFC26 cDNA to yield the deletion mutants FC26.DELTA.9a and FC26.DELTA.6a which contain 5' deletions up to nucleotide positions 721 and 761, respectively. Further deletions were carried out on FC26.DELTA.9a and 6a by removing all of the nucleotides downstream of an internal HindIII site at nucleotide position 1278 to give FC26.DELTA.9a-H3 and FC26.DELTA.6a-H3, respectively. A 1902 bp internal SalI/PstI fragment of CrFC26 cDNA was inserted directly into YepSec1 in-frame with the Kluyveromyces lactis killer toxin signal sequence.
FIGS. 11A, 11B. FIG. 11A shows sequences at the junction between K. lactis killer toxin signal peptide (in YepSec1) and CrFC26 deletion mutants 6a and 9a. The K. lactis killer toxin signal peptide is linked in-frame to CrFC26 deletion mutants 6a and 9a by a short stretch of polylinker sequence derived from pGEM7Zf(+) and pGEM11Zf(+). This polylinker sequence contains an ATG codon (boxed) which would serve as a translation initiation codon in YFC26.DELTA.6a and 9a. FIG. 11B shows construction of pGEM11Zf(+)a, a derivative of pGEM11Zf(+). A ClaI/SalI stuffer DNA fragment (shaded) was inserted into pBluescript II SK-. This fragment was then isolated by BamHI/SalI digestion and inserted into pGEM11Zf(+), effectively introducing a SmaI site into the multiple cloning site of pGEM11Zf(+). The resultant plasmid was digested with SmaI and religated, removing a 300 bp SmaI fragment to give pGEM11Zf(+)a.
FIGS. 12A, 12B show the construction of CrFC21 and CrFC26 hybrid cDNA and its deletion mutants in the yeast expression plasmid, pEMBLyex4 (Caserini, G. and Murray, J. A. H., pp. 135-154 in "Genetic Engineering, Principles and Methods, vol. 9, eds. J. K. Setlow and A. Hollander, c. 1987 by Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, N.Y.; vector DNA was kindly provided by J. A. H. Murray). In FIG. 12A, the 1003 bp EcoRI/SalI fragment (containing the ribosomal binding site and initiation codon) of CrFC21 cDNA was excised from the EcoRI-flanking fragment of pCrFC21EE (also referred to as pEE21, U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014 at FIG. 13) and cloned into the EcoRI and SalI sites of the plasmid pbluescript II SK- yielding the plasmid pBES21. This fragment was excised from pBES21 using SmaI and SalI digestion and introduced into SmaI/SalI digested pFC26.DELTA.9a (pEMBLyex4/CrFC26.DELTA.9a--see U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014) to give pFC21/26. FIG. 12B shows the deletion mutant pFC21/26-H3 which was created by digesting pFC21/26 with HindIII, thus removing 2286 bp of 3' sequences, followed by religation of the plasmid. Internal deletion of 2257 bp fragment by double digestion of pFC21/26 with BglII and XbaI, and subsequent ligation of their filled ends produced the deletion mutant, pFC21/26-BX.
FIG. 13 shows Northern analysis of Factor C transcripts from S. cerevisiae. Varying sizes of the Factor C cDNAs were inserted into both pEMBLyex4 and YepSec1 vectors (see FIG. 9 and Table 1) with a view to investigating the relationship of the size of the inserts in the constructs to transcription level and mRNA structure in the S. cerevisiae host. RNA isolated from various clones after 18 hours of galactose induction were electrophoresed, blotted and hybridized with .sup.32 P-CrFC probes:
______________________________________Lane Construct size (bp) mRNAs (kNt)______________________________________1 Yepsec1 DNA (control) -- -- 2 YFC26SP 1902 2.1, 1.3 3 YFC26.DELTA.6a 3447 3.5, 1.3 4 YFC26.DELTA.9a 3492 3.5, 1.3 5 YFC26.DELTA.6a-H3 543 0.9 6 YFC26.DELTA.9a-H3 588 0.9 7 pEMBLyex4 DNA (control) -- -- 8 pFC26.DELTA.6a 3447 3.5, 1.3 9 pFC26.DELTA.9a 3492 3.5, 1.3 10 pFC21/26 3448 3.5, 1.3 11 pFC21/26-H3 535 0.9 12 pFC21/26-B/X 1191 1.2______________________________________
FIG. 14 shows the Western analysis of rCrFC from various S. cerevisiae clones containing (1) YepSec1 vector, (2) YFC26SP, (3) YFC26.DELTA.6a, (4) YFC26.DELTA.9a, (5) YFC26.DELTA.6a-H3, (6)YFC26.DELTA.9a-H3, (7) DNA from untransformed S. cerevisiae and (9) pFC21/26 hybrid clone. The molecular weight markers (215, 137, 71, 42, 31, 17.9 kDa) are in lane 8. The yeast cells were lysed directly in 50 mM Tris-Cl, pH 8.0, containing 0.1 M NaCl and 1% SDS.
FIG. 15 shows the Western analysis of rCrFC from a S. cerevisiae clone containing pEMBLyex4/CrFC21. The rCrFC is -130 kDa. Treatment of particulate rCrFC with SDS at 0% to (lanes 1,2); 0.5% (lane3) and 1 (lanes 4 & 5) showed increasing solubilization of rCrFC with increasing SDS concentration.
FIGS. 16A, 16B. FIG. 16A shows solubilization of rCrFC in SDS; FIG. 16B shows solubilization of rCrFC in Triton X-100. Induced pFC21/26 yeast transformants were lysed in 0.1 M NaCl, 50 mM Tris-Cl, pH 8.0 containing (1) 0%, (2) 0.5%, (3) 1.0%, (4) 2.0%, (5) 3.0%, (6) 4.0%, and (7) 5.0% SDS. The same transformants were lysed in (1) 0%, (2) 0.05%, (3) 0.1%, (4) 0.5%, (5) 1.0%, (6) 2.0%, (7) 4.0%, (8) 5.0% Triton X-100. For comparison, lane (9) contained 1.0% SDS-solubilized lysate. Molecular weight markers are in lanes 8 and 10, respectively, of gels shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B.
FIG. 17 shows evidence for the binding of SDS-solubilized rCrFC (from both full-length and truncated CrFC constructs in P. pastoris and S. saccharomyces to endotoxin that has been immobilized on a PVDF membrane. LPS-strips were obtained by electrophoresis of LPS (10 .mu.g per lane) on SDS-polyacrylamide gels (15%). After electroblotting, the membrane was cut into strips (hence, LPS-strips), and each strip was incubated overnight at 37.degree. C with 200 .mu.g (total crude protein) of the respective protein sample. A band of .about.90-100 kDa is seen in rCrFC samples, corresponding to that of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda amoebocyte lysate (that contains Factor C) that has complexed with endotoxin on the LPS strip. The LPS-strips incubated with the rCrFCs showed a lower band which was not present on the LPS-strips incubated with the negative controls (P. pastoris, #151 and S. cerevisiae harboring only the vector, pEMBLyex4).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention resides in part in the development of efficient systems for production of rCrFC in vivo. The present inventors have found that rCrFC is effectively produced in eukaryotic cells, especially yeasts. In particular, yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces and Pichia are shown to be effective cells for expressing cDNA encoding CrFC.
The rCrFC of the present invention can be purified from cultures of recombinant eukaryotic cells expressing the protein by solubilizing the rCrFC, then proceeding essentially as described in co-pending application U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014. The solubilization is preferably performed using a detergent solution. The detergent used is preferably anionic or non-ionic.
Alternatively, the rCrFC can be purified by affinity methods using an anti-Factor C antibody or gram-negative LPS as the affinity reagent. Methods for affinity purification of proteins are well-known in the art. General protein purification methods are also described in the art. The practitioner is referred to, for example, the "Guide to Protein Purification, published as volume 182 of Methods in Enzymology, M. P. Deutscher, editor, c. 1990 by Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif.
For preservation of the rCrFC in the proenzyme state, Me.sub.2 SO is preferably added to media used in the purification. Also, it is sometimes advantageous to add chelators of divalent metal ions, especially such as citrate, EDTA or EGTA.
The rCrFC of the present invention can be used in a method for removing endotoxin from a liquid sample, such as a parenteral preparation or a medium for in vitro culture of cells, by immobilizing the rCrFC on a suitable insoluble substrate to form immobilized rCrFC. The immobilized rCrFC is then contacted with the liquid sample under conditions favorable to binding of endotoxin in the sample to the immobilized rCrFC, thereby forming bound endotoxin. The bound endotoxin is then separated from the sample to provide a preparation from which the endotoxin has been removed.
It is expected that gram-negative bacterial endotoxin will bind to rCrFC under conditions of moderate pH, such that neither the rCrFC nor the endotoxin is denatured. The pH will preferably range from 6 to 9, most preferably at pH 7 to 8. Furthermore, it is expected that the binding of rCrFC to endotoxin can occur over a wide range of ionic strength, at least up to that equal to a 0.5 M NaCl solution. Preferably, the ionic strength is equal to a solution of salt in the range of 0.010 to 0.2 M, most preferably in the range of 0.050 M to 0.2 M. Because the rCrFC retains its immunoreactivity with anti-Factor C antibody even in the presence of substantial amounts of detergent, it is expected that endotoxin will bind to rCrFC even in the presence of low concentrations of chaotropic agents. Also, the rCrFC-endotoxin complex formation is not disrupted by the presence of substantial amounts of non-specific proteins in the solution. The sample is treated with sufficient immobilized rFc and for such time as necessary to remove the endotoxin to provide a sample substantially free of endotoxin. The amount of endotoxin removed is most preferably 99.9% of the endotoxin initially present. However for some applications, it will suffice to remove 85 to 99% of the endotoxin initially present in the sample. In still other applications, it might suffice to remove 80 to 90% of the endotoxin from the sample.
The rCrFC can be attached to an insoluble substrate by any of the methods for covalent attachment of a protein to insoluble substrates well-known in the art, for example by reaction with cyanogen-bromide activated agarose beads. Also, non-covalent methods can be used for immobilizing the rCrFC, for example by conjugation with biotin and subsequent immobilization on an avidin-conjugated bead.
For use in batch extraction procedures, immobilization on a bead is preferred. For use in continuous processing formats, immobilization in hollow fibers or on membranes, for stacking into cartridge formats, is preferred.
The rCrFC of the present invention also provides a method for specific detection of endotoxin in a sample by a method similar to ELISA or other immunoassay. For such an assay, the proteins in the sample are immobilized, for example by electroblotting to a membrane after separation by SDS-PAGE, or non-specific binding of proteins to a plastic substrate such as a microplate, and then endotoxin in the sample is detected by binding rCrFC to the immobilized endotoxin and subsequent detection of the rCrFC-endotoxin complex. The complex is detected either by measuring the serine protease activity of the bound rCrFC, for example by use of a chromogenic substrate assay, or by immunodetection with an anti-Factor C antibody. The endotoxin-rCrFC complexation step of such an assay can be performed under conditions similar to those for forming the complex for removing endotoxin from a sample as described above.
Although rCrFC is immunoreactive, and also capable of binding LPS (in an in vitro assay), its endotoxin-triggered enzymatic activity can be assessed by the following methodology.
Detergent (SDS, Triton X-100 or sarkosyl) solubilized rCrFC can be immobilized, preferably onto a membrane (e.g., IMMOBILON PVDF, Pall NYTON, nitrocellulose, ULTRABIND), followed by stepwise, gradual removal of the detergent from the membrane while allowing rCrFC to remain bound. This concurrently exposes the catalytic site of the Factor C enzyme. Removal of the detergent (the presence of which can interfere with the biological activity) enables the subsequent assay of endotoxin-activated serine protease activity of the rCrFC either by fluorometric or colorimetric methods.
This method is based on the rationale that detergents like SDS and Triton X-100 at certain percentage have been reported to inhibit LPS-activated serine protease activity of Factor C (Nakamura, T., Tokunaga, F., Morita, T. and Iwanaga, S., J. Biochem. 103:370-374 (1988)).
The invention being thus generally described, preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth in the Examples below. The Examples are not limiting of the invention. The scope of the invention is limited only by the claims recited below.
EXAMPLE 1
Cloning of CrFC21 cDNA into the Mammalian Expression Vectors pCDNA1 and pCIneo
The CrFC21 cDNA cloned into a pCIneo vector provides a construct referred to as pCIneo/CrFC21 (FIG. 1). In this vector, constitutive expression in vivo of CrFC21 is driven by a CMV promoter. In vitro transcription can also be performed using the T7 promoter resident in the vector.
The CrFC21 cDNA was also cloned into pCDNA1, and henceforth referred to as pCDNA1/CrFC21 (FIG. 2). This construct was later used as an intermediate vector for construction of pHILD2/CrFC21 in P. pastoris expression system (see FIG. 4).
The pCIneo/CrFC21 and pCDNA1/CrFC21 constructs can be transfected into mammalian cell lines such as Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, or mouse fibroblast cells such as NIH/3T3 cells, or Cos-1 cells or Hela cells, and used for expression of rCrFC. Transformation of the vectors into mammalian cells can be accomplished by means well-known in the art, for example, transfection by electroporation, or liposome-mediated gene transfer. Also, methods for culturing mammalian cells are generally well-known. Recovery of rCrFC produced by cultured mammalian cells can be performed substantially as described for purification from yeast cells, except that the physical disruption steps can be omitted, as mammalian cells lack a cell wall. Rather, intracellular rCrFC can be recovered by lysing the mammalian cells with detergents.
EXAMPLE 2
Expression of CrFC21 in Pichia pastoris
Constructs
The CrFC21 cDNA was inserted into two expression vectors of P. pastoris. The first is a secretory vector, pPIC9, where the CrFC cDNA was fused to the signal sequence of the a mating factor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to yield the construct, pPIC9/CrFC21NAS (FIG. 3). This recombinant clone relies on the ATG codon present in PIC9 as the start codon. In PHILD2/CrFC21, the vector second is a non-secretory vector, pHILD2 providing the construct pHILD2/CrFC21 (FIG. 4). The host cell utilizes the native ATG of the CrFC cDNA insert as the start codon. In both cases, expression of the CrFC cDNA is driven by the AOX1 promoter, which is inducible by methanol.
Transformation of P. pastoris, Strain GS115 with CrFC Constructs
The pPIC9/CrFC21NAS was digested with StuI or BglII. The pHILD2/CrFC21 was digested with StuI. These linearized expression vectors were then transformed into P. pastoris, strain GS115 by the spheroplasting method (Cregg, J.M. et al., Mol. Cell Biol. 5x:, 3376-3385 (1985)). Isolation of mut.sup.s or mut.sup.+ transformants was done according to described protocols (Clare, J. J. et al, Bio/Technology 9:455-460 (1991)).
Expression of Immunoreactive Recombinant Factor C in P. pastoris
The expression of CrFC21 constructs was studied in P. pastoris at the levels of transcription and translation. RNAs were purified from the cells after methanol-induction. To examine the production of recombinant Factor C (rCrFC) in the heterologous hosts, the transformants were cultured in shake-flasks, with ample aeration.
(i) Northern Analysis of pHILD2/CrFC21 Expression in P. pastoris
Various P. pastoris transformants of high gene-copy number were grown at 30.degree. C. for 18 hours in 50 ml MGY medium (1.34% yeast nitrogen base, 1% glycerol, 4.times.10.sup.-5 % biotin to accumulate cell mass. The OD.sub.600 reached 4 Units. The transformants were then transferred into 200 ml of MM medium (1.34% yeast nitrogen base, 0.5% methanol, 4.times.10.sup.-5 % biotin) giving an initial OD.sub.600 of 1 Unit.
To examine the optimum transcription efficiency during methanol induction, replicate cultures of P. pastoris containing pHILD2/CrFC21 were induced for varying lengths of time and harvested by centrifugation at 3000.times.g for 10 minutes the cells were used for isolation of RNA under standard RNase-free conditions and Northern analysis was carried out (FIG. 5).
(ii) Western Analysis of rCrFC Obtained from P. pastoris Clone #8 (pHILD2/CrFC21)
The methanol-induced cells were pelleted and resuspended in 1:10 (v/v) with breaking buffer (0.05 M Tris-HCl1, pH 8.0, containing 0.1 M NaCl) and added with an equal volume of chilled, acid-washed glass beads (0.45 mm diameter, Sigma). The cells were lysed by vortexing for 1 min and chilled on ice for 3 min. This process was repeated 9 times or until complete breakage of the cells was observed. The soluble and insoluble fractions were separated by centrifugation at 10,000.times.g for 30 min. at 4.degree. C. After resuspending the pellet in breaking buffer containing SDS ranging in concentration from 0.5-5%, overnight extraction was carried out at 4.degree. C. on a rotary platform. The soluble intracellular fraction, the SDS-solubilized cell extract, and the supernatant derived from the culture media of pHILD2/CrFC21 clones were resolved on 10% PAGE gels under reducing conditions of SDS/.beta.-mercaptoethanol, and electroblotted for Western analysis. FIG. 6 shows that the clones produced rCrFC during the 8 hours after methanol induction. The rCrFC was produced within the host cell in an insoluble form, and was solubilized optimally by 1% SDS.
With clone #8 (pHILD2/CrFC21) studied over closer time points it was confirmed that 8 hours post-induction was the optimum timing of rCrFC protein synthesis (FIG. 7).
(iii) Detergent Solubilization of rCrFC from P. pastoris (pHILD2/CrFC21, Clone #8)
Triton X-100, SDS and sarkosyl were used at a range of concentrations to solubilize rCrFC from the recombinant P. pastoris clones. Cells from clone #8 were harvested after 8 hours of methanol induction, centrifuged, and the cell pellet was treated with glass beads (as described earlier). Cell homogenates were made up to their respective (w/v) percentage of detergent, and solubilized overnight at 4.degree. C. by rotation on an angular rotator. The lysate was cleared by centrifugation. The supernatant which contains solubilized rCrFC constitutes approximately 30-50% of the total rCrFC. The pellet still contains a large amount of insoluble rCrFC. Western analysis showed maximal solubilization of rCrFC at 1% SDS (FIG. 8A), and 1% sarkosyl (FIG. 8B). These detergent-solubilized rCrFC's have retained their immunoreactivity.
EXAMPLE 3
Expression of Recombinant Factor C in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Constructs
By manipulation of the 5' end of CrFC26, truncated constructs containing this cDNA are expressed by S. cerevisiae to give immunoreactive rCrFC. The rCrFC produced from both CrFC21 and CrFC26 constructs is solubilized by Triton X-100 and SDS, and found to be immunoreactive. Solubilized rCrFC could thus be purified as a proenzyme and reversibly protected from activation by addition of Me.sub.2 SO (see U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014).
The full-length CrFC26 cDNA has earlier been cloned into both YepSec1 and pEMBLyex4 expression vectors of S. cerevisiae (see U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014 at FIG. 16). Updated nomenclature of the CrFC26 cDNA constructs in these two vectors are shown in FIG. 9 and Table 1. The long 5' untranslated region (UTR) of CrFC26 suggests that it may play a role in regulating the expression of the gene at the translational level. Studies using a coupled in vitro transcription and translation system surprisingly showed no expression of rCrFC from CrFC26. On the other hand CrFC21, which lacks the long 5' non-coding sequence, expressed rCrFC at high levels (see, FIG. 18 of U.S. Ser. No. 08/296,014). This indicates that the 5' non-coding sequence serves to down-regulate the translation of CrFC26. In order to express CrFC26 in a heterologous system, it is preferred that the 5' UTR be removed, at least to the point where its translation-attenuating activity is reduced or eliminated. A deletion mutant library made by 5'-3' ExoIII deletion mutagenesis of the EcoRI-EcoRI (EE) fragment yielded two subclones designated FC26.DELTA.6a and FC26.DELTA.9a (FIG. 10). Further deletions of these subclones at HindIII (position 1278) removed sequences downstream, giving rise to FC26.DELTA.6a-H3 and FC26.DELTA.9a-H3, respectively. These deletion mutant were cloned into the YepSec1 vector and the constructs were transformed into S. cerevisiae for expression analyses. These subclones were selected based on the creation of an open reading frame, which is attained upon religation of the deleted ends to the vector (FIGS. 11A, 11B). The DNA sequences at the junctions between the vectors and FC26.DELTA.6a and 9a were verified by sequencing, and found to be in-frame (FIG. 11A). These constructs will utilize the ATG codon within the SphI site of the vector for translation initiation.
FIG. 12A shows a hybrid cDNA consisting of the 5' portion of CrFC21 and the 3' portion of CrFC26, inserted into pEMBLyex4. This was done by substituting the SmaI-SalI fragment of pFC26.DELTA.9a (pEMBLyex4/CrFC26.DELTA.9a) with the SmaI-SalI fragment isolated from pBES21 to give pFC21/26 (pEMBLyex4/CrFC21/26). At the amino acid level, the fusion gene product would be expected to be identical to the product encoded by CrFC21 except for a single Arg to Ser substitution at residue 427 of CrFC21. Translation initiation in pFC21/26 would rely on the cognate ATG codon of CrFC21. FIG. 12B shows deletion mutant constructs of this hybrid cDNA.
Various fragments of CrFC26 cDNA (FIG. 10) were also subcloned into the S. cerevisiae secretory expression vector, YepSec1. Also the CrFC21 and CrFC26 hybrid cDNAs and deletion mutants thereof were recloned in the yeast expression plasmid, pEMBLyex4 (FIG. 12). Expression of cDNA from pEMBLyex4 is expected to result in intracellular accumulation of the product. The S. cerevisiae host strain, S150-2B was used as a host cell for the constructs. Table 1 summarizes the CrFC cDNA constructs in pEMBLyex4 and YepSec1 vectors.
TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Factor C gene constructs in the S. cerevisiae expression plasmid vectors, YepSec 1 (secretory) and pEMBLyex4 (non-secretory) Yeast Host Strains Transformed and Vector Construct Name Insert Conserved__________________________________________________________________________YepSec1 Yepsec1 Nil 150-2B YFC26.DELTA.6a Deletion clone CrFC26 6a 150-2B YFC26.DELTA.9a Deletion clone CrFC26 9a 150-2B YFC26.DELTA.6a-H3 Deletion clone CrFC26 6a - Hind III 150-2B YFC26.DELTA.9a-H3 Deletion clone CrFC26 9a - Hind III 150-2B YFC26SP Sal I-Pst I of CrFC26 150-2B pEMBLyex4 PEMBLyeX4 Nil 150-2B pFC26.DELTA.6a Deletion clone CrFC26 6a 150-2B pFC26.DELTA.9a Deletion clone CrFC26 9a 150-2B pFC21/26 CrFC21-CrFC26 Hybrid 150-2B p21/26-B/X CrFC21-CrFC26 Hybrid - Bgl II/Xba I 150-2B p21/26-H3 CrFC21-CrFC26 Hybrid - Hind III 150-2B__________________________________________________________________________
Transformation of S. cerevisiae, Strain S150-2B with CrFC cDNA Constructs
The S. cerevisiae strain S150-2B (leu2 his3 ura3 trpl) was used for transformation by a modified lithium acetate procedure (Schiestl, R. H. and Gietz, R. D., 1989. Current Genetics 16:339-346 (1989)). Transformed yeast cells were recovered by selection on uracil-deficient synthetic complete medium (SC-ura) (Sherman, F. et al, in "Methods in Yeast Genetics" c. 1979 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring, Harbor, N.Y.) containing 2% glucose and 0.67% yeast nitrogen base (YNB) without amino acids (Difco) and supplemented with the required amino acids.
Expression of rCrFC in S. cerevisiae
(i) Induction of Factor C Synthesis
Yeast cells harboring secretory plasmids were cultured at 30.degree. C. in complex YPD medium (1% yeast extract, 2% peptone and 2% glucose) to late log phase upon which the cells were induced by supplementing the medium with 2% galactose. For the induction of intracellular Factor C expression, recombinant yeasts were first cultured in SC-ura medium supplemented with 40 .mu.g/ml leucine. At late log phase, cells were harvested and resuspended in fresh SC-ura medium containing 60 .mu.g/ml leucine and 2% galactose. The induced cells were harvested for protein analyses following 24 hours growth at 25.degree. C.
(ii) Transcription of Recombinant CrFC cDNA in S. cerevisiae
Total yeast RNA was prepared from induced yeast cells. RNA samples were denatured with glyoxal and dimethyl sulfoxide, and fractionated on a 1.2% agarose gel. Following transfer to nylon filters, the RNA was hybridized against pooled .sup.32 P-labelled CrFC/EE21 and CrFC/EN21 fragments. Hybridized filters were subjected to autoradiography (FIG. 13).
FIG. 13 shows the results of the Northern blot analysis. Varying sizes of the Factor C cDNAs were inserted into both pEMBLyex4 and YepSec1 vectors (see FIG. 10 & Table 1) with a view to investigating the size limitation of the constructs to transcription level in the S. cerevisiae. RNA isolated from various clones after 18 hours galactose induction were electrophoresed, blotted and hybridized with 32P-CrFC probes:
Transcription of the constructs does not appear to be limited by the size of the insert in the construct. In fact, the constructs having larger, more full length inserts exhibit two transcripts. The larger, major transcript of 3.5 kb (lanes 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10) corresponds to the expected full length CrFC mRNA. The smaller, minor mRNA of 1.3 kb could be CrFC transcript expressed via the use of internal alternative polyadenylation signal (lanes 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10) or internal transcription initiation. Internal TATA boxes are present in both CrFC21 and 26. With CrFC21, two of these elements, located at regions corresponding to nucleotide positions 1823-1827 and 3105-3110 could have yielded the .about.1.3 kb transcript when induced in yeast cells.
(iii) Extraction of rCrFC and Western Analyses
Yeast cells were collected from 10 ml induced cultures and respended in 0.2 ml of disruption buffer, containing 25 mM Tris-Cl, ph 8.0 and 0.1 M NaCl with or without SDS or Triton X-100. For solubilization of insoluble proteins, (a) SDS was added to the samples to a final concentration of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5%; and (b) Triton x-100 was added at 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 5%. An equal volume of chilled, acid washed glass beads (0.45 mm, Sigma) was added to the cell suspension. Cells were disrupted by vortexing 5 times for 1 min each, with 5 minute intervals of chilling in between vortexing. Cells were checked for complete lysis by examination under the microscope. Lysates were clarified by centrifugation at 17,600.times.g for 1 h. Protein extracts were electrophoresed on denaturing SDS/10% polyacrylamide gel, and blotted onto pvdf membrane (Millipore) by electrotransfer. Rabbit anti-Factor C antibody was used as the primary antibody. The immunoblot was developed with horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-rabbit antibody using 4-chloro-1-naphthol and hydrogen peroxide as substrates.
(iv) Expression of rCrFC from YepSec1 Plasmid Constructs
With YFC26sp, YFC26.DELTA.6a and YFC26.DELTA.9a transformants, cell lysates prepared by glass bead disruption showed substantial amounts of immunoreactive recombinant protein in the soluble, intracellular fractions (FIG. 14). It is evident from the results that the K. lactis killer toxin signal sequence did not direct the secretion of the recombinant product. No immunoreactive band was detected in YFC26.DELTA.6a-H3 and YFC26.DELTA.9a-H3.
Although transcripts were found for these deletion mutant (shortened) constructs (see FIG. 13), no translational products were evident (see FIG. 14). Three explanations may be given for this observation: (a) the transcripts were defective for translation, (b) the truncated rCrFC proteins were unstable, and underwent rapid in situ degradation, or (c) the truncated rCrFCs were synthesized but not immunoreactive that is, the deletions have removed the major epitopes of Factor C, thus abolishing immunoreactivity.
(v) Expression of rCrFC from pEMBLYex4 Plasmid Constructs
A single immunoreactive band with an apparent size of .about.135 kDa was observed for cell lysates of pEMBLyex4/CrFC21 transformants only (FIG. 15). This recombinant protein is approximately 11 kDa larger than the calculated size based on the cDNA insert length. This may be attributable to glycosylation of the protein. In eukaryotic cells, glycosylation is usually coupled to secretion of the product. However, it has been found that in horseshoe crabs, the amoebocyte Factor C is glycosylated, but not secreted. Rather, the glycosylated Factor C is found in intracellular granules. Immunogold electron microscopy studies are being performed to confirm the localization of the rCrFC produced by the pEMBLyex4/CrFC21 transormants. Contrary to full length CrFC cDNA clones, no detectable immunoreactive protein was observed in lysates from partial subclones such as pFC21/26-H3 and pFC21/26-BX transformants (FIG. 12B).
Increasing SDS concentration provided better solubilization up to 1% SDS. SDS at 1% appears to yield maximum solubilization. Further increase in SDS concentrations up to 5% did not improve the yield of the recombinant protein (FIG. 16A). Similar efficiency of solubilization of rCrFC was observed with Triton X-100 (FIG. 16B).
EXAMPLE 4
Endotoxin-binding of rCrFC Derived from PHILD2/CrFC21 and pHILD2/CrFC21EE
Endotoxin-binding activity of rCrFC is shown as described herein. 10 .mu.g of E. coli LPS (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo. (E. coli 055B)) is electrophorectically separated on SDS-PAGE (15%) followed by electroblotting of the resolved LPS onto to a PVDF membrane. The membrane blot was blocked by incubating in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8 containing 0.2 M NaCl (Tris buffered saline, TBS) with 30 mg/ml BSA for 30 min. at 37.degree. C. The membrane was cut into strips (LPS strips) and each strip was separately incubated overnight with slight agitation at 37.degree. C. with 200 .mu.g total protein of crude solubilisate of rCrFC. The strips were then washed 3.times. for 5 min. each with TBS before incubation for 3 h at 37.degree. C. with anti-Factor C antibody diluted 500.times. in TBS containing 1 mg BSA. Subsequently, the strips were washed with TBS followed by incubation for 1 h at 37.degree. C. with peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG in TBS with 1 mg/ml BSA. After rinsing extensively, the strips were stained with 60 .mu.l H.sub.2 O.sub.2 and 60 mg chloro-1-napthol (Sigma) in 20% methanol (v/v).
FIG. 16 shows evidence for the binding capability of SDS-solubilized rCrFC (derived from PHILD2/CrFC21, clone #8) for endotoxin as compared with that of the Carcinoscorplus rotundicauda amoebocyte lysate (CAL which contains native Factor C).
The invention being thus described, various modifications of the materials and methods used in practice of the invention will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Such modifications are considered to be encompassed by the scope of the invention as it is described in the claims below.
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- AACCTACATA TGATTCTCCT AAAATTTTGT TTATAAATTA GCACCATTTG CG -#ACCTAAAT 420 - - CTTTTTTGTA GTCTTAAGTT TAGTTGACAT AAAAACAAAA TTTGTAACAA CA -#CACGGTAT 480 - - AAACTAAATA GCTTCAGATG GGTCGTATGA CAAGGAAACT TTTAAATAAT TA -#TGAAAGTT 540 - - TTTTTAAAAT TTGACTAAGG TTTAGATT ATG TGG GTG ACA TGC - #TTC GAC ACG 592 - # Met Trp Val - #Thr Cys Phe Asp Thr - # 1 - # 5 - - TTT CTT TTT GTT TGT GAA AGT TCA GTT TTC TG - #T TTG TTG TGT GTG TGG 640 Phe Leu Phe Val Cys Glu Ser Ser Val Phe Cy - #s Leu Leu Cys Val Trp 10 - # 15 - # 20 - - AGG TTT GGT TTC TGT AGG TGG CGT GTT TTC TA - #C AGT TTT CCA TTC GTT 688 Arg Phe Gly Phe Cys Arg Trp Arg Val Phe Ty - #r Ser Phe Pro Phe Val 25 - # 30 - # 35 - # 40 - - AAG TCA ACA GTT GTT TTA TTA CAG TGT TAC CA - #T TAC TCT CTC CAC AAT 736 Lys Ser Thr Val Val Leu Leu Gln Cys Tyr Hi - #s Tyr Ser Leu His Asn 45 - # 50 - # 55 - - ACC TCA AAG TTC TAC TCT GTG AAT CCT GAC AA - #G CCA GAG TAC ATT CTT 784 Thr Ser Lys Phe Tyr Ser Val Asn Pro Asp Ly - #s Pro Glu Tyr Ile Leu 60 - # 65 - # 70 - - TCA GGT TTA GTT CTA GGG CTA CTA GCC CAA AA - #A ATG CGC CCA GTT CAG 832 Ser Gly Leu Val Leu Gly Leu Leu Ala Gln Ly - #s Met Arg Pro Val Gln 75 - # 80 - # 85 - - TCC AAA GGA GTA GAT CTA GGC TTG TGT GAT GA - #A ACG AGG TTC GAG TGT 880 Ser Lys Gly Val Asp Leu Gly Leu Cys Asp Gl - #u Thr Arg Phe Glu Cys 90 - # 95 - # 100 - - AAG TGT GGC GAT CCA GGC TAT GTG TTC AAC AT - #T CCA GTG AAA CAA TGT 928 Lys Cys Gly Asp Pro Gly Tyr Val Phe Asn Il - #e Pro Val Lys Gln Cys 105 1 - #10 1 - #15 1 -#20 - - ACA TAC TTT TAT CGA TGG AGG CCG TAT TGT AA - #A CCA TGT GAT GACCTG 976 Thr Tyr Phe Tyr Arg Trp Arg Pro Tyr Cys Ly - #s Pro Cys Asp Asp Leu 125 - # 130 - # 135 - - GAG GCT AAG GAT ATT TGT CCA AAG TAC AAA CG - #A TGT CAA GAG TGT AAG 1024 Glu Ala Lys Asp Ile Cys Pro Lys Tyr Lys Ar - #g Cys Gln Glu Cys Lys 140 - # 145 - # 150 - - GCT GGT CTT GAT AGT TGT GTT ACT TGT CCA CC - #T AAC AAA TAT GGT ACT 1072 Ala Gly Leu Asp Ser Cys Val Thr Cys Pro Pr - #o Asn Lys Tyr Gly Thr 155 - # 160 - # 165 - - TGG TGT AGC GGT GAA TGT CAG TGT AAG AAT GG - #A GGT ATC TGT GAC CAG 1120 Trp Cys Ser Gly Glu Cys Gln Cys Lys Asn Gl - #y Gly Ile Cys Asp Gln 170 - # 175 - # 180 - - AGG ACA GGA GCT TGT GCA TGT CGT GAC AGA TA - #T GAA GGG GTG CAC TGT 1168 Arg Thr Gly Ala Cys Ala Cys Arg Asp Arg Ty - #r Glu Gly Val His Cys 185 1 - #90 1 - #95 2 -#00 - - GAA ATT CTC AAA GGT TGT CCT CTT CTT CCA TC - #G GAT TCT CAG GTTCAG 1216 Glu Ile Leu Lys Gly Cys Pro Leu Leu Pro Se - #r Asp Ser Gln Val Gln 205 - # 210 - # 215 - - GAA GTC AGA AAT CCA CCA GAT AAT CCC CAA AC - #T ATT GAC TAC AGC TGT 1264 Glu Val Arg Asn Pro Pro Asp Asn Pro Gln Th - #r Ile Asp Tyr Ser Cys 220 - # 225 - # 230 - - TCA CCA GGG TTC AAG CTT AAG GGT ATG GCA CG - #A ATT AGC TGT CTC CCA 1312 Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Lys Gly Met Ala Ar - #g Ile Ser Cys Leu Pro 235 - # 240 - # 245 - - AAT GGA CAG TGG AGT AAC TTT CCA CCC AAA TG - #T ATT CGA GAA TGT GCC 1360 Asn Gly Gln Trp Ser Asn Phe Pro Pro Lys Cy - #s Ile Arg Glu Cys Ala 250 - # 255 - # 260 - - ATG GTT TCA TCT CCA GAA CAT GGG AAA GTG AA - #T GCT CTT AGT GGT GAT 1408 Met Val Ser Ser Pro Glu His Gly Lys Val As - #n Ala Leu Ser Gly Asp 265 2 - #70 2 - #75 2 -#80 - - ATG ATA GAA GGG GCT ACT TTA CGG TTC TCA TG - #T GAT AGT CCC TACTAC 1456 Met Ile Glu Gly Ala Thr Leu Arg Phe Ser Cy - #s Asp Ser Pro Tyr Tyr 285 - # 290 - # 295 - - TTG ATT GGT CAA GAA ACA TTA ACC TGT CAG GG - #T AAT GGT CAG TGG AAT 1504 Leu Ile Gly Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Gl - #y Asn Gly Gln Trp Asn 300 - # 305 - # 310 - - GGA CAG ATA CCA CAA TGT AAG AAC TTA GTC TT - #C TGT CCT GAC CTG GAT 1552 Gly Gln Ile Pro Gln Cys Lys Asn Leu Val Ph - #e Cys Pro Asp Leu Asp 315 - # 320 - # 325 - - CCT GTA AAC CAT GCT GAA CAC AAG GTT AAA AT - #T GGT GTG GAA CAA AAA 1600 Pro Val Asn His Ala Glu His Lys Val Lys Il - #e Gly Val Glu Gln Lys 330 - # 335 - # 340 - - TAT GGT CAG TTT CCT CAA GGC ACT GAA GTG AC - #C TAT ACG TGT TCG GGT 1648 Tyr Gly Gln Phe Pro Gln Gly Thr Glu Val Th - #r Tyr Thr Cys Ser Gly 345 3 - #50 3 - #55 3 -#60 - - AAC TAC TTC TTG ATG GGT TTT GAC ACC TTA AA - #A TGT AAC CCT GATGGG 1696 Asn Tyr Phe Leu Met Gly Phe Asp Thr Leu Ly - #s Cys Asn Pro Asp Gly 365 - # 370 - # 375 - - TCT TGG TCA GGA TCA CAG CCA TCC TGT GTT AA - #A GTG GCA GAC AGA GAG 1744 Ser Trp Ser Gly Ser Gln Pro Ser Cys Val Ly - #s Val Ala Asp Arg Glu 380 - # 385 - # 390 - - GTC GAC TGT GAC AGT AAA GCT GTA GAC TTC TT - #G GAT GAT GTT GGT GAA 1792 Val Asp Cys Asp Ser Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Le - #u Asp Asp Val Gly Glu 395 - # 400 - # 405 - - CCT GTC AGG ATC CAC TGT CCT GCT GGC TGT TC - #T TTG ACA GCT GGT ACT 1840 Pro Val Arg Ile His Cys Pro Ala Gly Cys Se - #r Leu Thr Ala Gly Thr 410 - # 415 - # 420 - - GTG TGG GGT ACA GCC ATA TAC CAT GAA CTT TC - #C TCA GTG TGT CGT GCA 1888 Val Trp Gly Thr Ala Ile Tyr His Glu Leu Se - #r Ser Val Cys Arg Ala 425 4 - #30 4 - #35 4 -#40 - - GCC ATC CAT GCT GGC AAG CTT CCA AAC TCT GG - #A GGA GCG GTG CATGTT 1936 Ala Ile His Ala Gly Lys Leu Pro Asn Ser Gl - #y Gly Ala Val His Val 445 - # 450 - # 455 - - GTG AAC AAT GGC CCC TAC TCG GAC TTT CTG GG - #T AGT GAC CTG AAT GGG 1984 Val Asn Asn Gly Pro Tyr Ser Asp Phe Leu Gl - #y Ser Asp Leu Asn Gly 460 - # 465 - # 470 - - ATA AAA TCC GAA GAG TTG AAG TCT CTT GCC CG - #G AGT TTC CGA TTC GAT 2032 Ile Lys Ser Glu Glu Leu Lys Ser Leu Ala Ar - #g Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp 475 - # 480 - # 485 - - TAT GTC AGT TCC TCC ACA GCA GGT AAA TCA GG - #A TGT CCT GAT GGA TGG 2080 Tyr Val Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Gly Lys Ser Gl - #y Cys Pro Asp Gly Trp 490 - # 495 - # 500 - - TTT GAG GTA GAC GAG AAC TGT GTG TAC GTT AC - #A TCA AAA CAG AGA GCC 2128 Phe Glu Val Asp Glu Asn Cys Val Tyr Val Th - #r Ser Lys Gln Arg Ala 505 5 - #10 5 - #15 5 -#20 - - TGG GAA AGA GCT CAA GGT GTG TGT ACC AAT AT - #G GCT GCT CGT CTTGCT 2176 Trp Glu Arg Ala Gln Gly Val Cys Thr Asn Me - #t Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala 525 - # 530 - # 535 - - GTG CTG GAC AAA GAT GTA ATT CCA AAT TCA TT - #G ACT GAG ACT CTA CGA 2224 Val Leu Asp Lys Asp Val Ile Pro Asn Ser Le - #u Thr Glu Thr Leu Arg 540 - # 545 - # 550 - - GGG AAA GGG TTA ACA ACC ACG TGG ATA GGA TT - #G CAC AGA CTA GAT GCT 2272 Gly Lys Gly Leu Thr Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly Le - #u His Arg Leu Asp Ala 555 - # 560 - # 565 - - GAG AAG CCC TTT ATT TGG GAG TTA ATG GAT CG - #T AGT AAT GTG GTT CTG 2320 Glu Lys Pro Phe Ile Trp Glu Leu Met Asp Ar - #g Ser Asn Val Val Leu 570 - # 575 - # 580 - - AAT GAT AAC CTA ACA TTC TGG GCC TCT GGC GA - #A CCT GGA AAT GAA ACT 2368 Asn Asp Asn Leu Thr Phe Trp Ala Ser Gly Gl - #u Pro Gly Asn Glu Thr 585 5 - #90 5 - #95 6 -#00 - - AAC TGT GTA TAT ATG GAC ATC CAA GAT CAG TT - #G CAG TCT GTG TGGAAA 2416 Asn Cys Val Tyr Met Asp Ile Gln Asp Gln Le - #u Gln Ser Val Trp Lys 605 - # 610 - # 615 - - ACC AAG TCA TGT TTT CAG CCC TCA AGT TTT GC - #T TGC ATG ATG GAT CTG 2464 Thr Lys Ser Cys Phe Gln Pro Ser Ser Phe Al - #a Cys Met Met Asp Leu 620 - # 625 - # 630 - - TCA GAC AGA AAT AAA GCC AAA TGC GAT GAT CC - #T GGA TCA CTG GAA AAT 2512 Ser Asp Arg Asn Lys Ala Lys Cys Asp Asp Pr - #o Gly Ser Leu Glu Asn 635 - # 640 - # 645 - - GGA CAC GCC ACA CTT CAT GGA CAA AGT ATT GA - #T GGG TTC TAT GCT GGT 2560 Gly His Ala Thr Leu His Gly Gln Ser Ile As - #p Gly Phe Tyr Ala Gly 650 - # 655 - # 660 - - TCT TCT ATA AGG TAC AGC TGT GAG GTT CTC CA - #C TAC CTC AGT GGA ACT 2608 Ser Ser Ile Arg Tyr Ser Cys Glu Val Leu Hi - #s Tyr Leu Ser Gly Thr 665 6 - #70 6 - #75 6 -#80 - - GAA ACC GTA ACT TGT ACA ACA AAT GGC ACA TG - #G AGT GCT CCT AAACCT 2656 Glu Thr Val Thr Cys Thr Thr Asn Gly Thr Tr - #p Ser Ala Pro Lys Pro 685 - # 690 - # 695 - - CGA TGT ATC AAA GTC ATC ACC TGC CAA AAC CC - #C CCT GTA CCA TCA TAT 2704 Arg Cys Ile Lys Val Ile Thr Cys Gln Asn Pr - #o Pro Val Pro Ser Tyr 700 - # 705 - # 710 - - GGT TCT GTG GAA ATC AAA CCC CCA AGT CGG AC - #A AAC TCG ATA AGT CGT 2752 Gly Ser Val Glu Ile Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Th - #r Asn Ser Ile Ser Arg 715 - # 720 - # 725 - - GTT GGG TCA CCT TTC TTG AGG TTG CCA CGG TT - #A CCC CTC CCA TTA GCC 2800 Val Gly Ser Pro Phe Leu Arg Leu Pro Arg Le - #u Pro Leu Pro Leu Ala 730 - # 735 - # 740 - - AGA GCA GCC AAA CCT CCT CCA AAA CCT AGA TC - #C TCA CAA CCC TCT ACT 2848 Arg Ala Ala Lys Pro Pro Pro Lys Pro Arg Se - #r Ser Gln Pro Ser Thr 745 7 - #50 7 - #55 7 -#60 - - GTG GAC TTG GCT TCT AAA GTT AAA CTA CCT GA - #A GGT CAT TAC CGGGTA 2896 Val Asp Leu Ala Ser Lys Val Lys Leu Pro Gl - #u Gly His Tyr Arg Val 765 - # 770 - # 775 - - GGG TCT CGA GCC ATT TAC ACG TGC GAG TCG AG - #A TAC TAC GAA CTA CTT 2944 Gly Ser Arg Ala Ile Tyr Thr Cys Glu Ser Ar - #g Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Leu 780 - # 785 - # 790 - - GGA TCT CAA GGC AGA AGA TGT GAC TCT AAT GG - #A AAC TGG AGT GGT CGG 2992 Gly Ser Gln Gly Arg Arg Cys Asp Ser Asn Gl - #y Asn Trp Ser Gly Arg 795 - # 800 - # 805 - - CCA GCG AGC TGT ATT CCA GTT TGT GGA CGG TC - #A GAC TCT CCT CGT TCT 3040 Pro Ala Ser Cys Ile Pro Val Cys Gly Arg Se - #r Asp Ser Pro Arg Ser 810 - # 815 - # 820 - - CCT TTT ATC TGG AAT GGG AAT TCT ACA GAA AT - #A GGT CAG TGG CCG TGG 3088 Pro Phe Ile Trp Asn Gly Asn Ser Thr Glu Il - #e Gly Gln Trp Pro Trp 825 8 - #30 8 - #35 8 -#40 - - CAG GCA GGA ATC TCT AGA TGG CTT GCA GAC CA - #C AAT ATG TGG TTTCTC 3136 Gln Ala Gly Ile Ser Arg Trp Leu Ala Asp Hi - #s Asn Met Trp Phe Leu 845 - # 850 - # 855 - - CAG TGT GGA GGA TCT CTA TTG AAT GAG AAA TG - #G ATC GTC ACT GCT GCC 3184 Gln Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Tr - #p Ile Val Thr Ala Ala 860 - # 865 - # 870 - - CAC TGT GTC ACC TAC TCT GCT ACT GCT GAG AT - #T ATT GAC CCC AAT CAG 3232 His Cys Val Thr Tyr Ser Ala Thr Ala Glu Il - #e Ile Asp Pro Asn Gln 875 - # 880 - # 885 - - TTT AAA ATG TAT CTG GGC AAG TAC TAC CGT GA - #T GAC AGT AGA GAC GAT 3280 Phe Lys Met Tyr Leu Gly Lys Tyr Tyr Arg As - #p Asp Ser Arg Asp Asp 890 - # 895 - # 900 - - GAC TAT GTA CAA GTA AGA GAG GCT CTT GAG AT - #C CAC GTG AAT CCT AAC 3328 Asp Tyr Val Gln Val Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Il - #e His Val Asn Pro Asn 905 9 - #10 9 - #15 9 -#20 - - TAC GAC CCC GGC AAT CTC AAC TTT GAC ATA GC - #C CTA ATT CAA CTGAAA 3376 Tyr Asp Pro Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe Asp Ile Al - #a Leu Ile Gln Leu Lys 925 - # 930 - # 935 - - ACT CCT GTT ACT TTG ACA ACA CGA GTC CAA CC - #A ATC TGT CTG CCT ACT 3424 Thr Pro Val Thr Leu Thr Thr Arg Val Gln Pr - #o Ile Cys Leu Pro Thr 940 - # 945 - # 950 - - GAC ATC ACA ACA AGA GAA CAC TTG AAG GAG GG - #A ACA TTA GCA GTG GTG 3472 Asp Ile Thr Thr Arg Glu His Leu Lys Glu Gl - #y Thr Leu Ala Val Val 955 - # 960 - # 965 - - ACA GGT TGG GGT TTG AAT GAA AAC AAC ACC TA - #T TCA GAG ACG ATT CAA 3520 Thr Gly Trp Gly Leu Asn Glu Asn Asn Thr Ty - #r Ser Glu Thr Ile Gln 970 - # 975 - # 980 - - CAA GCT GTG CTA CCT GTT GTT GCA GCC AGC AC - #C TGT GAA GAG GGG TAC 3568 Gln Ala Val Leu Pro Val Val Ala Ala Ser Th - #r Cys Glu Glu Gly Tyr 985 9 - #90 9 - #95 1 -#000 - - AAG GAA GCA GAC TTA CCA CTG ACA GTA ACA GA - #G AAC ATG TTC TGTGCA 3616 Lys Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Leu Thr Val Thr Gl - #u Asn Met Phe Cys Ala 1005 - # 1010 - # 1015 - - GGT TAC AAG AAG GGA CGT TAT GAT GCC TGC AG - #T GGG GAC AGT GGA GGA 3664 Gly Tyr Lys Lys Gly Arg Tyr Asp Ala Cys Se - #r Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly 1020 - # 1025 - # 1030 - - CCT TTA GTG TTT GCT GAT GAT TCC CGT ACC GA - #A AGG CGG TGG GTC TTG 3712 Pro Leu Val Phe Ala Asp Asp Ser Arg Thr Gl - #u Arg Arg Trp Val Leu 1035 - # 1040 - # 1045 - - GAA GGG ATT GTC AGC TGG GGC AGT CCC AGT GG - #A TGT GGC AAG GCG AAC 3760 Glu Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ser Pro Ser Gl - #y Cys Gly Lys Ala Asn 1050 - # 1055 - # 1060 - - CAG TAC GGG GGC TTC ACT AAA GTT AAC GTT TT - #C CTG TCA TGG ATT AGG 3808 Gln Tyr Gly Gly Phe Thr Lys Val Asn Val Ph - #e Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg 1065 1070 - # 1075 - # 1080 - - CAG TTC ATT TGAAACTGAT CTAAATATTT TAAGCATGGT TATAAACGT - #C 3857 Gln Phe Ile - - TTGTTCCTAT TATTGCTTTA CTGGTTTAAC CCATAAGAAG GTTAACGGGG TA -#AGGCACAA 3917 - - GGATCATTGT TTCTGTTTGT TTTTACAAAT GGTTCTTTTA GTCAGTGAAT GA -#GAATAGTA 3977 - - TCCATTGGAG ACTGTTACCT TTTATTCTAC CTTTTTATAT TACTATGCAA GT -#ATTTGGGA 4037 - - TATCTTCTAC ACATGAAAAT TCTGTCATTT TACCATAAAT TTGGTTTCTG GT -#GTGTGTGT 4097 - - TAAGTCCACC ACTAGAGAAC GATGTAATTT TCAATAGTAC ATGAAATAAA TA -#TAGAACAA 4157 - - ATCTATTATA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAA - # - # 4182 - - - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2: - - (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1083 amino - #acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear - - (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein - - (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2: - - Met Trp Val Thr Cys Phe Asp Thr Phe Leu Ph - #e Val Cys Glu Ser Ser 1 5 - # 10 - # 15 - - Val Phe Cys Leu Leu Cys Val Trp Arg Phe Gl - #y Phe Cys Arg Trp Arg 20 - # 25 - # 30 - - Val Phe Tyr Ser Phe Pro Phe Val Lys Ser Th - #r Val Val Leu Leu Gln 35 - # 40 - # 45 - - Cys Tyr His Tyr Ser Leu His Asn Thr Ser Ly - #s Phe Tyr Ser Val Asn 50 - # 55 - # 60 - - Pro Asp Lys Pro Glu Tyr Ile Leu Ser Gly Le - #u Val Leu Gly Leu Leu 65 - # 70 - # 75 - # 80 - - Ala Gln Lys Met Arg Pro Val Gln Ser Lys Gl - #y Val Asp Leu Gly Leu 85 - # 90 - # 95 - - Cys Asp Glu Thr Arg Phe Glu Cys Lys Cys Gl - #y Asp Pro Gly Tyr Val 100 - # 105 - # 110 - - Phe Asn Ile Pro Val Lys Gln Cys Thr Tyr Ph - #e Tyr Arg Trp Arg Pro 115 - # 120 - # 125 - - Tyr Cys Lys Pro Cys Asp Asp Leu Glu Ala Ly - #s Asp Ile Cys Pro Lys 130 - # 135 - # 140 - - Tyr Lys Arg Cys Gln Glu Cys Lys Ala Gly Le - #u Asp Ser Cys Val Thr 145 1 - #50 1 - #55 1 -#60 - - Cys Pro Pro Asn Lys Tyr Gly Thr Trp Cys Se - #r Gly Glu Cys GlnCys 165 - # 170 - # 175 - - Lys Asn Gly Gly Ile Cys Asp Gln Arg Thr Gl - #y Ala Cys Ala Cys Arg 180 - # 185 - # 190 - - Asp Arg Tyr Glu Gly Val His Cys Glu Ile Le - #u Lys Gly Cys Pro Leu 195 - # 200 - # 205 - - Leu Pro Ser Asp Ser Gln Val Gln Glu Val Ar - #g Asn Pro Pro Asp Asn 210 - # 215 - # 220 - - Pro Gln Thr Ile Asp Tyr Ser Cys Ser Pro Gl - #y Phe Lys Leu Lys Gly 225 2 - #30 2 - #35 2 -#40 - - Met Ala Arg Ile Ser Cys Leu Pro Asn Gly Gl - #n Trp Ser Asn PhePro 245 - # 250 - # 255 - - Pro Lys Cys Ile Arg Glu Cys Ala Met Val Se - #r Ser Pro Glu His Gly 260 - # 265 - # 270 - - Lys Val Asn Ala Leu Ser Gly Asp Met Ile Gl - #u Gly Ala Thr Leu Arg 275 - # 280 - # 285 - - Phe Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ile Gl - #y Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr 290 - # 295 - # 300 - - Cys Gln Gly Asn Gly Gln Trp Asn Gly Gln Il - #e Pro Gln Cys Lys Asn 305 3 - #10 3 - #15 3 -#20 - - Leu Val Phe Cys Pro Asp Leu Asp Pro Val As - #n His Ala Glu HisLys 325 - # 330 - # 335 - - Val Lys Ile Gly Val Glu Gln Lys Tyr Gly Gl - #n Phe Pro Gln Gly Thr 340 - # 345 - # 350 - - Glu Val Thr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Gly Asn Tyr Ph - #e Leu Met Gly Phe Asp 355 - # 360 - # 365 - - Thr Leu Lys Cys Asn Pro Asp Gly Ser Trp Se - #r Gly Ser Gln Pro Ser 370 - # 375 - # 380 - - Cys Val Lys Val Ala Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Cy - #s Asp Ser Lys Ala Val 385 3 - #90 3 - #95 4 -#00 - - Asp Phe Leu Asp Asp Val Gly Glu Pro Val Ar - #g Ile His Cys ProAla 405 - # 410 - # 415 - - Gly Cys Ser Leu Thr Ala Gly Thr Val Trp Gl - #y Thr Ala Ile Tyr His 420 - # 425 - # 430 - - Glu Leu Ser Ser Val Cys Arg Ala Ala Ile Hi - #s Ala Gly Lys Leu Pro 435 - # 440 - # 445 - - Asn Ser Gly Gly Ala Val His Val Val Asn As - #n Gly Pro Tyr Ser Asp 450 - # 455 - # 460 - - Phe Leu Gly Ser Asp Leu Asn Gly Ile Lys Se - #r Glu Glu Leu Lys Ser 465 4 - #70 4 - #75 4 -#80 - - Leu Ala Arg Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Se - #r Ser Ser Thr AlaGly 485 - # 490 - # 495 - - Lys Ser Gly Cys Pro Asp Gly Trp Phe Glu Va - #l Asp Glu Asn Cys Val 500 - # 505 - # 510 - - Tyr Val Thr Ser Lys Gln Arg Ala Trp Glu Ar - #g Ala Gln Gly Val Cys 515 - # 520 - # 525 - - Thr Asn Met Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Val Leu As - #p Lys Asp Val Ile Pro 530 - # 535 - # 540 - - Asn Ser Leu Thr Glu Thr Leu Arg Gly Lys Gl - #y Leu Thr Thr Thr Trp 545 5 - #50 5 - #55 5 -#60 - - Ile Gly Leu His Arg Leu Asp Ala Glu Lys Pr - #o Phe Ile Trp GluLeu 565 - # 570 - # 575 - - Met Asp Arg Ser Asn Val Val Leu Asn Asp As - #n Leu Thr Phe Trp Ala 580 - # 585 - # 590 - - Ser Gly Glu Pro Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Cys Va - #l Tyr Met Asp Ile Gln 595 - # 600 - # 605 - - Asp Gln Leu Gln Ser Val Trp Lys Thr Lys Se - #r Cys Phe Gln Pro Ser 610 - # 615 - # 620 - - Ser Phe Ala Cys Met Met Asp Leu Ser Asp Ar - #g Asn Lys Ala Lys Cys 625 6 - #30 6 - #35 6 -#40 - - Asp Asp Pro Gly Ser Leu Glu Asn Gly His Al - #a Thr Leu His GlyGln 645 - # 650 - # 655 - - Ser Ile Asp Gly Phe Tyr Ala Gly Ser Ser Il - #e Arg Tyr Ser Cys Glu 660 - # 665 - # 670 - - Val Leu His Tyr Leu Ser Gly Thr Glu Thr Va - #l Thr Cys Thr Thr Asn 675 - # 680 - # 685 - - Gly Thr Trp Ser Ala Pro Lys Pro Arg Cys Il - #e Lys Val Ile Thr Cys 690 - # 695 - # 700 - - Gln Asn Pro Pro Val Pro Ser Tyr Gly Ser Va - #l Glu Ile Lys Pro Pro 705 7 - #10 7 - #15 7 -#20 - - Ser Arg Thr Asn Ser Ile Ser Arg Val Gly Se - #r Pro Phe Leu ArgLeu 725 - # 730 - # 735 - - Pro Arg Leu Pro Leu Pro Leu Ala Arg Ala Al - #a Lys Pro Pro Pro Lys 740 - # 745 - # 750 - - Pro Arg Ser Ser Gln Pro Ser Thr Val Asp Le - #u Ala Ser Lys Val Lys 755 - # 760 - # 765 - - Leu Pro Glu Gly His Tyr Arg Val Gly Ser Ar - #g Ala Ile Tyr Thr Cys 770 - # 775 - # 780 - - Glu Ser Arg Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Leu Gly Ser Gl - #n Gly Arg Arg Cys Asp 785 7 - #90 7 - #95 8 -#00 - - Ser Asn Gly Asn Trp Ser Gly Arg Pro Ala Se - #r Cys Ile Pro ValCys 805 - # 810 - # 815 - - Gly Arg Ser Asp Ser Pro Arg Ser Pro Phe Il - #e Trp Asn Gly Asn Ser 820 - # 825 - # 830 - - Thr Glu Ile Gly Gln Trp Pro Trp Gln Ala Gl - #y Ile Ser Arg Trp Leu 835 - # 840 - # 845 - - Ala Asp His Asn Met Trp Phe Leu Gln Cys Gl - #y Gly Ser Leu Leu Asn 850 - # 855 - # 860 - - Glu Lys Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Va - #l Thr Tyr Ser Ala Thr 865 8 - #70 8 - #75 8 -#80 - - Ala Glu Ile Ile Asp Pro Asn Gln Phe Lys Me - #t Tyr Leu Gly LysTyr 885 - # 890 - # 895 - - Tyr Arg Asp Asp Ser Arg Asp Asp Asp Tyr Va - #l Gln Val Arg Glu Ala 900 - # 905 - # 910 - - Leu Glu Ile His Val Asn Pro Asn Tyr Asp Pr - #o Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe 915 - # 920 - # 925 - - Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Gln Leu Lys Thr Pro Va - #l Thr Leu Thr Thr Arg 930 - # 935 - # 940 - - Val Gln Pro Ile Cys Leu Pro Thr Asp Ile Th - #r Thr Arg Glu His Leu 945 9 - #50 9 - #55 9 -#60 - - Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Ala Val Val Thr Gly Tr - #p Gly Leu Asn GluAsn 965 - # 970 - # 975 - - Asn Thr Tyr Ser Glu Thr Ile Gln Gln Ala Va - #l Leu Pro Val Val Ala 980 - # 985 - # 990 - - Ala Ser Thr Cys Glu Glu Gly Tyr Lys Glu Al - #a Asp Leu Pro Leu Thr 995 - # 1000 - # 1005 - - Val Thr Glu Asn Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Ly - #s Lys Gly Arg Tyr Asp 1010 - # 1015 - # 1020 - - Ala Cys Ser Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Va - #l Phe Ala Asp Asp Ser 1025 1030 - # 1035 - # 1040 - - Arg Thr Glu Arg Arg Trp Val Leu Glu Gly Il - #e Val Ser Trp Gly Ser 1045 - # 1050 - # 1055 - - Pro Ser Gly Cys Gly Lys Ala Asn Gln Tyr Gl - #y Gly Phe Thr Lys Val 1060 - # 1065 - # 1070 - - Asn Val Phe Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Phe Il - #e 1075 - # 1080 - - - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3: - - (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 3448 base - #pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: both - - (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA - - (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO - - (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO - - (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Carcinoscorp - #ius rotundicauda - - (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 18..3074 - - (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3: - - GTGAAGGTAA CTTAAGT ATG GTC TTA GCG TCG TTT TTG - #GTG TCT GGT TTA 50 - # Met Val Leu Ala Ser Phe Leu Val Ser Gly - #Leu - # 1 - #5 - #10 - - GTT CTA GGG CTA CTA GCC CAA AAA ATG CGC CC - #A GTT CAG TCC AAA GGA 98 Val Leu Gly Leu Leu Ala Gln Lys Met Arg Pr - #o Val Gln Ser Lys Gly 15 - # 20 - # 25 - - GTA GAT CTA GGC TTG TGT GAT GAA ACG AGG TT - #C GAG TGT AAG TGT GGC 146 Val Asp Leu Gly Leu Cys Asp Glu Thr Arg Ph - #e Glu Cys Lys Cys Gly 30 - # 35 - # 40 - - GAT CCA GGC TAT GTG TTC AAC ATT CCA GTG AA - #A CAA TGT ACA TAC TTT 194 Asp Pro Gly Tyr Val Phe Asn Ile Pro Val Ly - #s Gln Cys Thr Tyr Phe 45 - # 50 - # 55 - - TAT CGA TGG AGG CCG TAT TGT AAA CCA TGT GA - #T GAC CTG GAG GCT AAG 242 Tyr Arg Trp Arg Pro Tyr Cys Lys Pro Cys As - #p Asp Leu Glu Ala Lys 60 - # 65 - # 70 - # 75 - - GAT ATT TGT CCA AAG TAC AAA CGA TGT CAA GA - #G TGT AAG GCT GGT CTT 290 Asp Ile Cys Pro Lys Tyr Lys Arg Cys Gln Gl - #u Cys Lys Ala Gly Leu 80 - # 85 - # 90 - - GAT AGT TGT GTT ACT TGT CCA CCT AAC AAA TA - #T GGT ACT TGG TGT AGC 338 Asp Ser Cys Val Thr Cys Pro Pro Asn Lys Ty - #r Gly Thr Trp Cys Ser 95 - # 100 - # 105 - - GGT GAA TGT CAG TGT AAG AAT GGA GGT ATC TG - #T GAC CAG AGG ACA GGA 386 Gly Glu Cys Gln Cys Lys Asn Gly Gly Ile Cy - #s Asp Gln Arg Thr Gly 110 - # 115 - # 120 - - GCT TGT GCA TGT CGT GAC AGA TAT GAA GGG GT - #G CAC TGT GAA ATT CTC 434 Ala Cys Ala Cys Arg Asp Arg Tyr Glu Gly Va - #l His Cys Glu Ile Leu 125 - # 130 - # 135 - - AAA GGT TGT CCT CTT CTT CCA TCG GAT TCT CA - #G GTT CAG GAA GTC AGA 482 Lys Gly Cys Pro Leu Leu Pro Ser Asp Ser Gl - #n Val Gln Glu Val Arg 140 1 - #45 1 - #50 1 -#55 - - AAT CCA CCA GAT AAT CCC CAA ACT ATT GAC TA - #C AGC TGT TCA CCAGGG 530 Asn Pro Pro Asp Asn Pro Gln Thr Ile Asp Ty - #r Ser Cys Ser Pro Gly 160 - # 165 - # 170 - - TTC AAG CTT AAG GGT ATG GCA CGA ATT AGC TG - #T CTC CCA AAT GGA CAG 578 Phe Lys Leu Lys Gly Met Ala Arg Ile Ser Cy - #s Leu Pro Asn Gly Gln 175 - # 180 - # 185 - - TGG AGT AAC TTT CCA CCC AAA TGT ATT CGA GA - #A TGT GCC ATG GTT TCA 626 Trp Ser Asn Phe Pro Pro Lys Cys Ile Arg Gl - #u Cys Ala Met Val Ser 190 - # 195 - # 200 - - TCT CCA GAA CAT GGG AAA GTG AAT GCT CTT AG - #T GGT GAT ATG ATA GAA 674 Ser Pro Glu His Gly Lys Val Asn Ala Leu Se - #r Gly Asp Met Ile Glu 205 - # 210 - # 215 - - GGG GCT ACT TTA CGG TTC TCA TGT GAT AGT CC - #C TAC TAC TTG ATT GGT 722 Gly Ala Thr Leu Arg Phe Ser Cys Asp Ser Pr - #o Tyr Tyr Leu Ile Gly 220 2 - #25 2 - #30 2 -#35 - - CAA GAA ACA TTA ACC TGT CAG GGT AAT GGT CA - #G TGG AAT GGA CAGATA 770 Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Gly Asn Gly Gl - #n Trp Asn Gly Gln Ile 240 - # 245 - # 250 - - CCA CAA TGT AAG AAC TTG GTC TTC TGT CCT GA - #C CTG GAT CCT GTA AAC 818 Pro Gln Cys Lys Asn Leu Val Phe Cys Pro As - #p Leu Asp Pro Val Asn 255 - # 260 - # 265 - - CAT GCT GAA CAC AAG GTT AAA ATT GGT GTG GA - #A CAA AAA TAT GGT CAG 866 His Ala Glu His Lys Val Lys Ile Gly Val Gl - #u Gln Lys Tyr Gly Gln 270 - # 275 - # 280 - - TTT CCT CAA GGC ACT GAA GTG ACC TAT ACG TG - #T TCG GGT AAC TAC TTC 914 Phe Pro Gln Gly Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Thr Cy - #s Ser Gly Asn Tyr Phe 285 - # 290 - # 295 - - TTG ATG GGT TTT GAC ACC TTA AAA TGT AAC CC - #T GAT GGG TCT TGG TCA 962 Leu Met Gly Phe Asp Thr Leu Lys Cys Asn Pr - #o Asp Gly Ser Trp Ser 300 3 - #05 3 - #10 3 -#15 - - GGA TCA CAG CCA TCC TGT GTT AAA GTG GCA GA - #C AGA GAG GTC GACTGT 1010 Gly Ser Gln Pro Ser Cys Val Lys Val Ala As - #p Arg Glu Val Asp Cys 320 - # 325 - # 330 - - GAC AGT AAA GCT GTA GAC TTC TTG GAT GAT GT - #T GGT GAA CCT GTC AGG 1058 Asp Ser Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Leu Asp Asp Va - #l Gly Glu Pro Val Arg 335 - # 340 - # 345 - - ATC CAC TGT CCT GCT GGC TGT TCT TTG ACA GC - #T GGT ACT GTG TGG GGT 1106 Ile His Cys Pro Ala Gly Cys Ser Leu Thr Al - #a Gly Thr Val Trp Gly 350 - # 355 - # 360 - - ACA GCC ATA TAC CAT GAA CTT TCC TCA GTG TG - #T CGT GCA GCC ATC CAT 1154 Thr Ala Ile Tyr His Glu Leu Ser Ser Val Cy - #s Arg Ala Ala Ile His 365 - # 370 - # 375 - - GCT GGC AAG CTT CCA AAC TCT GGA GGA GCG GT - #G CAT GTT GTG AAC AAT 1202 Ala Gly Lys Leu Pro Asn Ser Gly Gly Ala Va - #l His Val Val Asn Asn 380 3 - #85 3 - #90 3 -#95 - - GGC CCC TAC TCG GAC TTT CTG GGT AGT GAC CT - #G AAT GGG ATA AAATCG 1250 Gly Pro Tyr Ser Asp Phe Leu Gly Ser Asp Le - #u Asn Gly Ile Lys Ser 400 - # 405 - # 410 - - GAA GAG TTG AAG TCT CTT GCC CGG AGT TTC CG - #A TTC GAT TAT GTC CGT 1298 Glu Glu Leu Lys Ser Leu Ala Arg Ser Phe Ar - #g Phe Asp Tyr Val Arg 415 - # 420 - # 425 - - TCC TCC ACA GCA GGT AAA TCA GGA TGT CCT GA - #T GGA TGG TTT GAG GTA 1346 Ser Ser Thr Ala Gly Lys Ser Gly Cys Pro As - #p Gly Trp Phe Glu Val 430 - # 435 - # 440 - - GAC GAG AAC TGT GTG TAC GTT ACA TCA AAA CA - #G AGA GCC TGG GAA AGA 1394 Asp Glu Asn Cys Val Tyr Val Thr Ser Lys Gl - #n Arg Ala Trp Glu Arg 445 - # 450 - # 455 - - GCT CAA GGT GTG TGT ACC AAT ATG GCT GCT CG - #T CTT GCT GTG CTG GAC 1442 Ala Gln Gly Val Cys Thr Asn Met Ala Ala Ar - #g Leu Ala Val Leu Asp 460 4 - #65 4 - #70 4 -#75 - - AAA GAT GTA ATT CCA AAT TCG TTG ACT GAG AC - #T CTA CGA GGG AAAGGG 1490 Lys Asp Val Ile Pro Asn Ser Leu Thr Glu Th - #r Leu Arg Gly Lys Gly 480 - # 485 - # 490 - - TTA ACA ACC ACG TGG ATA GGA TTG CAC AGA CT - #A GAT GCT GAG AAG CCC 1538 Leu Thr Thr Thr Trp Ile Gly Leu His Arg Le - #u Asp Ala Glu Lys Pro 495 - # 500 - # 505 - - TTT ATT TGG GAG TTA ATG GAT CGT AGT AAT GT - #G GTT CTG AAT GAT AAC 1586 Phe Ile Trp Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ser Asn Va - #l Val Leu Asn Asp Asn 510 - # 515 - # 520 - - CTA ACA TTC TGG GCC TCT GGC GAA CCT GGA AA - #T GAA ACT AAC TGT GTA 1634 Leu Thr Phe Trp Ala Ser Gly Glu Pro Gly As - #n Glu Thr Asn Cys Val 525 - # 530 - # 535 - - TAT ATG GAC ATC CAA GAT CAG TTG CAG TCT GT - #G TGG AAA ACC AAG TCA 1682 Tyr Met Asp Ile Gln Asp Gln Leu Gln Ser Va - #l Trp Lys Thr Lys Ser 540 5 - #45 5 - #50 5 -#55 - - TGT TTT CAG CCC TCA AGT TTT GCT TGC ATG AT - #G GAT CTG TCA GACAGA 1730 Cys Phe Gln Pro Ser Ser Phe Ala Cys Met Me - #t Asp Leu Ser Asp Arg 560 - # 565 - # 570 - - AAT AAA GCC AAA TGC GAT GAT CCT GGA TCA CT - #G GAA AAT GGA CAC GCC 1778 Asn Lys Ala Lys Cys Asp Asp Pro Gly Ser Le - #u Glu Asn Gly His Ala 575 - # 580 - # 585 - - ACA CTT CAT GGA CAA AGT ATT GAT GGG TTC TA - #T GCT GGT TCT TCT ATA 1826 Thr Leu His Gly Gln Ser Ile Asp Gly Phe Ty - #r Ala Gly Ser Ser Ile 590 - # 595 - # 600 - - AGG TAC AGC TGT GAG GTT CTC CAC TAC CTC AG - #T GGA ACT GAA ACC GTA 1874 Arg Tyr Ser Cys Glu Val Leu His Tyr Leu Se - #r Gly Thr Glu Thr Val 605 - # 610 - # 615 - - ACT TGT ACA ACA AAT GGC ACA TGG AGT GCT CC - #T AAA CCT CGA TGT ATC 1922 Thr Cys Thr Thr Asn Gly Thr Trp Ser Ala Pr - #o Lys Pro Arg Cys Ile 620 6 - #25 6 - #30 6 -#35 - - AAA GTC ATC ACC TGC CAA AAC CCC CCT GTA CC - #A TCA TAT GGT TCTGTG 1970 Lys Val Ile Thr Cys Gln Asn Pro Pro Val Pr - #o Ser Tyr Gly Ser Val 640 - # 645 - # 650 - - GAA ATC AAA CCC CCA AGT CGG ACA AAC TCG AT - #A AGT CGT GTT GGG TCA 2018 Glu Ile Lys Pro Pro Ser Arg Thr Asn Ser Il - #e Ser Arg Val Gly Ser 655 - # 660 - # 665 - - CCT TTC TTG AGG TTG CCA CGG TTA CCC CTC CC - #A TTA GCT AGA GCA GCC 2066 Pro Phe Leu Arg Leu Pro Arg Leu Pro Leu Pr - #o Leu Ala Arg Ala Ala 670 - # 675 - # 680 - - AAA CCT CCT CCA AAA CCT AGA TCC TCA CAA CC - #C TCT ACT GTG GAC TTG 2114 Lys Pro Pro Pro Lys Pro Arg Ser Ser Gln Pr - #o Ser Thr Val Asp Leu 685 - # 690 - # 695 - - GCT TCT AAA GTT AAA CTA CCT GAA GGT CAT TA - #C CGG GTA GGG TCT CGA 2162 Ala Ser Lys Val Lys Leu Pro Glu Gly His Ty - #r Arg Val Gly Ser Arg 700 7 - #05 7 - #10 7 -#15 - - GCC ATC TAC ACG TGC GAG TCG AGA TAC TAC GA - #A CTA CTT GGA TCTCAA 2210 Ala Ile Tyr Thr Cys Glu Ser Arg Tyr Tyr Gl - #u Leu Leu Gly Ser Gln 720 - # 725 - # 730 - - GGC AGA AGA TGT GAC TCT AAT GGA AAC TGG AG - #T GGT CGG CCA GCG AGC 2258 Gly Arg Arg Cys Asp Ser Asn Gly Asn Trp Se - #r Gly Arg Pro Ala Ser 735 - # 740 - # 745 - - TGT ATT CCA GTT TGT GGA CGG TCA GAC TCT CC - #T CGT TCT CCT TTT ATC 2306 Cys Ile Pro Val Cys Gly Arg Ser Asp Ser Pr - #o Arg Ser Pro Phe Ile 750 - # 755 - # 760 - - TGG AAT GGG AAT TCT ACA GAA ATA GGT CAG TG - #G CCG TGG CAG GCA GGA 2354 Trp Asn Gly Asn Ser Thr Glu Ile Gly Gln Tr - #p Pro Trp Gln Ala Gly 765 - # 770 - # 775 - - ATC TCT AGA TGG CTT GCA GAC CAC AAT ATG TG - #G TTT CTC CAG TGT GGA 2402 Ile Ser Arg Trp Leu Ala Asp His Asn Met Tr - #p Phe Leu Gln Cys Gly 780 7 - #85 7 - #90 7 -#95 - - GGA TCT CTA TTG AAT GAG AAA TGG ATC GTC AC - #T GCT GCC CAC TGTGTC 2450 Gly Ser Leu Leu Asn Glu Lys Trp Ile Val Th - #r Ala Ala His Cys Val 800 - # 805 - # 810 - - ACC TAC TCT GCT ACT GCT GAG ATT ATT GAC CC - #C AAT CAG TTT AAA ATG 2498 Thr Tyr Ser Ala Thr Ala Glu Ile Ile Asp Pr - #o Asn Gln Phe Lys Met 815 - # 820 - # 825 - - TAT CTG GGC AAG TAC TAC CGT GAT GAC AGT AG - #A GAC GAT GAC TAT GTA 2546 Tyr Leu Gly Lys Tyr Tyr Arg Asp Asp Ser Ar - #g Asp Asp Asp Tyr Val 830 - # 835 - # 840 - - CAA GTA AGA GAG GCT CTT GAG ATC CAC GTG AA - #T CCT AAC TAC GAC CCC 2594 Gln Val Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Ile His Val As - #n Pro Asn Tyr Asp Pro 845 - # 850 - # 855 - - GGC AAT CTC AAC TTT GAC ATA GCC CTA ATT CA - #A CTG AAA ACT CCT GTT 2642 Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Gl - #n Leu Lys Thr Pro Val 860 8 - #65 8 - #70 8 -#75 - - ACT TTG ACA ACA CGA GTC CAA CCA ATC TGT CT - #G CCT ACT GAC ATCACA 2690 Thr Leu Thr Thr Arg Val Gln Pro Ile Cys Le - #u Pro Thr Asp Ile Thr 880 - # 885 - # 890 - - ACA AGA GAA CAC TTG AAG GAG GGA ACA TTA GC - #A GTG GTG ACA GGT TGG 2738 Thr Arg Glu His Leu Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Al - #a Val Val Thr Gly Trp 895 - # 900 - # 905 - - GGT TTG AAT GAA AAC AAC ACC TAT TCA GAG AC - #G ATT CAA CAA GCT GTG 2786 Gly Leu Asn Glu Asn Asn Thr Tyr Ser Glu Th - #r Ile Gln Gln Ala Val 910 - # 915 - # 920 - - CTA CCT GTT GTT GCA GCC AGC ACC TGT GAA GA - #G GGG TAC AAG GAA GCA 2834 Leu Pro Val Val Ala Ala Ser Thr Cys Glu Gl - #u Gly Tyr Lys Glu Ala 925 - # 930 - # 935 - - GAC TTA CCA CTG ACA GTA ACA GAG AAC ATG TT - #C TGT GCA GGT TAC AAG 2882 Asp Leu Pro Leu Thr Val Thr Glu Asn Met Ph - #e Cys Ala Gly Tyr Lys 940 9 - #45 9 - #50 9 -#55 - - AAG GGA CGT TAT GAT GCC TGC AGT GGG GAC AG - #T GGA GGA CCT TTAGTG 2930 Lys Gly Arg Tyr Asp Ala Cys Ser Gly Asp Se - #r Gly Gly Pro Leu Val 960 - # 965 - # 970 - - TTT GCT GAT GAT TCC CGT ACC GAA AGG CGG TG - #G GTC TTG GAA GGG ATT 2978 Phe Ala Asp Asp Ser Arg Thr Glu Arg Arg Tr - #p Val Leu Glu Gly Ile 975 - # 980 - # 985 - - GTC AGC TGG GGC AGT CCC AGT GGA TGT GGC AA - #G GCG AAC CAG TAC GGG 3026 Val Ser Trp Gly Ser Pro Ser Gly Cys Gly Ly - #s Ala Asn Gln Tyr Gly 990 - # 995 - # 1000 - - GGC TTC ACT AAA GTT AAC GTT TTC CTG TCA TG - #G ATT AGG CAG TTC ATT 3074 Gly Phe Thr Lys Val Asn Val Phe Leu Ser Tr - #p Ile Arg Gln Phe Ile 1005 - # 1010 - # 1015 - - TGAAACTGAT CTAAATATTT TAAGCATGGT TATAAACGTC TTGTTTCCTA TT -#ATTGCTTT 3134 - - ACTAGTTTAA CCCATAAGAA GGTTAACTGG GTAAGGCACA AGGATCATTG TT -#TCTGTTTG 3194 - - TTTTTACAAA TGGTTATTTT AGTCAGTGAA TGAGAATAGT ATCCATTGAA GA -#CTGTTACC 3254 - - TTTTATTCTA CCTTTTTATA TTACTATGTA AGTATTTGGG ATATCTTCTA CA -#CATGAAAA 3314 - - TTCTGTCATT TTACCATAAA TTTGGTTTCT GGTGTGTGCT AAGTCCACCA GT -#AGAGAACG 3374 - - ATGTAATTTT CACTAGCACA TGAAATAAAT ATAGAACAAA TCTATTATAA AC -#TACCTTAA 3434 - - AAAAAAAAAA AAAA - # - # - # 3448 - - - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4: - - (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1019 amino - #acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear - - (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein - - (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4: - - Met Val Leu Ala Ser Phe Leu Val Ser Gly Le - #u Val Leu Gly Leu Leu 1 5 - # 10 - # 15 - - Ala Gln Lys Met Arg Pro Val Gln Ser Lys Gl - #y Val Asp Leu Gly Leu 20 - # 25 - # 30 - - Cys Asp Glu Thr Arg Phe Glu Cys Lys Cys Gl - #y Asp Pro Gly Tyr Val 35 - # 40 - # 45 - - Phe Asn Ile Pro Val Lys Gln Cys Thr Tyr Ph - #e Tyr Arg Trp Arg Pro 50 - # 55 - # 60 - - Tyr Cys Lys Pro Cys Asp Asp Leu Glu Ala Ly - #s Asp Ile Cys Pro Lys 65 - # 70 - # 75 - # 80 - - Tyr Lys Arg Cys Gln Glu Cys Lys Ala Gly Le - #u Asp Ser Cys Val Thr 85 - # 90 - # 95 - - Cys Pro Pro Asn Lys Tyr Gly Thr Trp Cys Se - #r Gly Glu Cys Gln Cys 100 - # 105 - # 110 - - Lys Asn Gly Gly Ile Cys Asp Gln Arg Thr Gl - #y Ala Cys Ala Cys Arg 115 - # 120 - # 125 - - Asp Arg Tyr Glu Gly Val His Cys Glu Ile Le - #u Lys Gly Cys Pro Leu 130 - # 135 - # 140 - - Leu Pro Ser Asp Ser Gln Val Gln Glu Val Ar - #g Asn Pro Pro Asp Asn 145 1 - #50 1 - #55 1 -#60 - - Pro Gln Thr Ile Asp Tyr Ser Cys Ser Pro Gl - #y Phe Lys Leu LysGly 165 - # 170 - # 175 - - Met Ala Arg Ile Ser Cys Leu Pro Asn Gly Gl - #n Trp Ser Asn Phe Pro 180 - # 185 - # 190 - - Pro Lys Cys Ile Arg Glu Cys Ala Met Val Se - #r Ser Pro Glu His Gly 195 - # 200 - # 205 - - Lys Val Asn Ala Leu Ser Gly Asp Met Ile Gl - #u Gly Ala Thr Leu Arg 210 - # 215 - # 220 - - Phe Ser Cys Asp Ser Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ile Gl - #y Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr 225 2 - #30 2 - #35 2 -#40 - - Cys Gln Gly Asn Gly Gln Trp Asn Gly Gln Il - #e Pro Gln Cys LysAsn 245 - # 250 - # 255 - - Leu Val Phe Cys Pro Asp Leu Asp Pro Val As - #n His Ala Glu His Lys 260 - # 265 - # 270 - - Val Lys Ile Gly Val Glu Gln Lys Tyr Gly Gl - #n Phe Pro Gln Gly Thr 275 - # 280 - # 285 - - Glu Val Thr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Gly Asn Tyr Ph - #e Leu Met Gly Phe Asp 290 - # 295 - # 300 - - Thr Leu Lys Cys Asn Pro Asp Gly Ser Trp Se - #r Gly Ser Gln Pro Ser 305 3 - #10 3 - #15 3 -#20 - - Cys Val Lys Val Ala Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Cy - #s Asp Ser Lys AlaVal 325 - # 330 - # 335 - - Asp Phe Leu Asp Asp Val Gly Glu Pro Val Ar - #g Ile His Cys Pro Ala 340 - # 345 - # 350 - - Gly Cys Ser Leu Thr Ala Gly Thr Val Trp Gl - #y Thr Ala Ile Tyr His 355 - # 360 - # 365 - - Glu Leu Ser Ser Val Cys Arg Ala Ala Ile Hi - #s Ala Gly Lys Leu Pro 370 - # 375 - # 380 - - Asn Ser Gly Gly Ala Val His Val Val Asn As - #n Gly Pro Tyr Ser Asp 385 3 - #90 3 - #95 4 -#00 - - Phe Leu Gly Ser Asp Leu Asn Gly Ile Lys Se - #r Glu Glu Leu LysSer 405 - # 410 - # 415 - - Leu Ala Arg Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Ar - #g Ser Ser Thr Ala Gly 420 - # 425 - # 430 - - Lys Ser Gly Cys Pro Asp Gly Trp Phe Glu Va - #l Asp Glu Asn Cys Val 435 - # 440 - # 445 - - Tyr Val Thr Ser Lys Gln Arg Ala Trp Glu Ar - #g Ala Gln Gly Val Cys 450 - # 455 - # 460 - - Thr Asn Met Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Val Leu As - #p Lys Asp Val Ile Pro 465 4 - #70 4 - #75 4 -#80 - - Asn Ser Leu Thr Glu Thr Leu Arg Gly Lys Gl - #y Leu Thr Thr ThrTrp 485 - # 490 - # 495 - - Ile Gly Leu His Arg Leu Asp Ala Glu Lys Pr - #o Phe Ile Trp Glu Leu 500 - # 505 - # 510 - - Met Asp Arg Ser Asn Val Val Leu Asn Asp As - #n Leu Thr Phe Trp Ala 515 - # 520 - # 525 - - Ser Gly Glu Pro Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Cys Va - #l Tyr Met Asp Ile Gln 530 - # 535 - # 540 - - Asp Gln Leu Gln Ser Val Trp Lys Thr Lys Se - #r Cys Phe Gln Pro Ser 545 5 - #50 5 - #55 5 -#60 - - Ser Phe Ala Cys Met Met Asp Leu Ser Asp Ar - #g Asn Lys Ala LysCys 565 - # 570 - # 575 - - Asp Asp Pro Gly Ser Leu Glu Asn Gly His Al - #a Thr Leu His Gly Gln 580 - # 585 - # 590 - - Ser Ile Asp Gly Phe Tyr Ala Gly Ser Ser Il - #e Arg Tyr Ser Cys Glu 595 - # 600 - # 605 - - Val Leu His Tyr Leu Ser Gly Thr Glu Thr Va - #l Thr Cys Thr Thr Asn 610 - # 615 - # 620 - - Gly Thr Trp Ser Ala Pro Lys Pro Arg Cys Il - #e Lys Val Ile Thr Cys 625 6 - #30 6 - #35 6 -#40 - - Gln Asn Pro Pro Val Pro Ser Tyr Gly Ser Va - #l Glu Ile Lys ProPro 645 - # 650 - # 655 - - Ser Arg Thr Asn Ser Ile Ser Arg Val Gly Se - #r Pro Phe Leu Arg Leu 660 - # 665 - # 670 - - Pro Arg Leu Pro Leu Pro Leu Ala Arg Ala Al - #a Lys Pro Pro Pro Lys 675 - # 680 - # 685 - - Pro Arg Ser Ser Gln Pro Ser Thr Val Asp Le - #u Ala Ser Lys Val Lys 690 - # 695 - # 700 - - Leu Pro Glu Gly His Tyr Arg Val Gly Ser Ar - #g Ala Ile Tyr Thr Cys 705 7 - #10 7 - #15 7 -#20 - - Glu Ser Arg Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Leu Gly Ser Gl - #n Gly Arg Arg CysAsp 725 - # 730 - # 735 - - Ser Asn Gly Asn Trp Ser Gly Arg Pro Ala Se - #r Cys Ile Pro Val Cys 740 - # 745 - # 750 - - Gly Arg Ser Asp Ser Pro Arg Ser Pro Phe Il - #e Trp Asn Gly Asn Ser 755 - # 760 - # 765 - - Thr Glu Ile Gly Gln Trp Pro Trp Gln Ala Gl - #y Ile Ser Arg Trp Leu 770 - # 775 - # 780 - - Ala Asp His Asn Met Trp Phe Leu Gln Cys Gl - #y Gly Ser Leu Leu Asn 785 7 - #90 7 - #95 8 -#00 - - Glu Lys Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Va - #l Thr Tyr Ser AlaThr 805 - # 810 - # 815 - - Ala Glu Ile Ile Asp Pro Asn Gln Phe Lys Me - #t Tyr Leu Gly Lys Tyr 820 - # 825 - # 830 - - Tyr Arg Asp Asp Ser Arg Asp Asp Asp Tyr Va - #l Gln Val Arg Glu Ala 835 - # 840 - # 845 - - Leu Glu Ile His Val Asn Pro Asn Tyr Asp Pr - #o Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe 850 - # 855 - # 860 - - Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Gln Leu Lys Thr Pro Va - #l Thr Leu Thr Thr Arg 865 8 - #70 8 - #75 8 -#80 - - Val Gln Pro Ile Cys Leu Pro Thr Asp Ile Th - #r Thr Arg Glu HisLeu 885 - # 890 - # 895 - - Lys Glu Gly Thr Leu Ala Val Val Thr Gly Tr - #p Gly Leu Asn Glu Asn 900 - # 905 - # 910 - - Asn Thr Tyr Ser Glu Thr Ile Gln Gln Ala Va - #l Leu Pro Val Val Ala 915 - # 920 - # 925 - - Ala Ser Thr Cys Glu Glu Gly Tyr Lys Glu Al - #a Asp Leu Pro Leu Thr 930 - # 935 - # 940 - - Val Thr Glu Asn Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Ly - #s Lys Gly Arg Tyr Asp 945 9 - #50 9 - #55 9 -#60 - - Ala Cys Ser Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Va - #l Phe Ala Asp AspSer 965 - # 970 - # 975 - - Arg Thr Glu Arg Arg Trp Val Leu Glu Gly Il - #e Val Ser Trp Gly Ser 980 - # 985 - # 990 - - Pro Ser Gly Cys Gly Lys Ala Asn Gln Tyr Gl - #y Gly Phe Thr Lys Val 995 - # 1000 - # 1005 - - Asn Val Phe Leu Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln Phe Il - #e 1010 - # 1015__________________________________________________________________________

Number	Name	Date
4322217	Dikeman	Mar 1982
4906567	Connelly	Mar 1990
5082782	Gibson, III et al.	Jan 1992
5316911	Baek et al.	May 1994
5550030	Tanaka et al.	Aug 1996
5591628	Baek et al.	Jan 1997

Expression of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Factor C in eukaryotes

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