FAPα-specific antibody with improved producibility

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to antibody proteins that specifically bind fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPα). The invention also relates to the use of said antibodies for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and methods of producing said antibodies.

2. Related Art

The invasive growth of epithelial cancers is associated with a number of characteristic cellular and molecular changes in the supporting stroma. A highly consistent molecular trait of the reactive stroma of many types of epithelial cancer is induction of the fibroblast activation protein alpha (from now on referred to as FAP), a cell surface molecule of reactive stromal fibroblasts originally identified with monoclonal antibody F 19 (Garin-Chesa, P., et al., “Cell surface glycoprotein of reactive stromal fibroblasts as a potential antibody target in human epithelial cancers,” Proc.

Natl. Acad. Sci

. 87:7235 (1990)). Since the FAP antigen is selectively expressed in the stroma of a range of epithelial carcinomas, independent of location and histological type, a FAP-targeting concept has been developed for imaging, diagnosis and treatment of epithelial cancers and certain other conditions. For this purpose a monoclonal antibody termed F19 that specifically binds to FAP was developed and described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,059,523 and WO 93/05804, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

One serious problem that arises when using non-human antibodies for applications in vivo in humans is that they quickly raise a human anti-non-human response that reduces the efficacy of the antibody in patients and impairs continued administration. Humanization of non-human antibodies is commonly achieved in one of two ways: (1) by constructing non-human/human chimeric antibodies, wherein the non-human variable regions are joined to human constant regions (Boulianne, G. L., et al., “Production of functional chimeric mouse/human antibody,”

Nature

312:643 (1984)) or (2) by grafting the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) from the non-human variable regions to human variable regions and then joining these “reshaped human” variable regions to human constant regions (Riechmann L., et al., “Reshaping human antibodies for therapy,”

Nature

332:323 (1988)). Chimeric antibodies, although significantly better than mouse antibodies, can still elicit an anti-mouse response in humans (LoBuglio, A. F., et al., “Mouse/human chimeric monoclonal antibody in man: Kinetics and immune response,”

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci

. 86:4220 (1989)). CDR-grafted or reshaped human antibodies contain little or no protein sequences that can be identified as being derived from mouse antibodies. Although an antibody humanized by CDR-grafting may still be able to elicit some immune reactions, such as an anti-allotype or an anti-idiotypic response, as seen even with natural human antibodies, the CDR-grafted antibody will be significantly less immunogenic than a mouse antibody thus enabling a more prolonged treatment of patients.

Another serious limitation relating to the commercial use of antibodies for diagnosis, imaging and therapy is their producibility in large amounts. In many instances recombinant expression of native, chimeric and/or CDR-grafted antibodies in cell culture systems is poor. Factors contributing to poor producibility may include the choice of leader sequences and the choice of host cells for production as well as improper folding and reduced secretion. Improper folding can lead to poor assembly of heavy and light chains or a transport incompetent conformation that forbids secretion of one or both chains. It is generally accepted that the L-chain confers the ability of secretion of the assembled protein. In some instances multiple or even single substitutions can result in the increased producibility of antibodies.

Because of the clinical importance of specific immunological targeting in vitro and in vivo of specific disease-related antigens for diagnosis and therapy in humans, there is a growing need for antibodies that combine the features of antigen specificity, low immunogenicity and high producibility.

Therefore, the problem underlying the present invention was to provide antibody proteins that combine the properties of specific binding to FAP, low immunogenicity in humans, and high producibility in recombinant systems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem is solved by the embodiments characterized in the claims.

The present invention provides new antibody proteins having the complementary determining regions of the monoclonal antibody F19 (ATCC Accession No. HB 8269), said new antibody proteins specifically binding to fibroblast activation protein (FAP), characterized in that they have framework modifications resulting in the improved producibility in host cells as compared to a chimeric antibody having the variable regions of F19 and foreign constant regions.

As used herein, an “antibody protein” is a protein with the antigen binding specificity of a monoclonal antibody.

“Complementarity determining regions of a monoclonal antibody” are understood to be those amino acid sequences involved in specific antigen binding according to Kabat (Kabat, E. A., et al.,

Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest

, 5th Ed., NIH Publication No. 91-3242. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991)) in connection with Chothia and Lesk (Chothia and Lesk,

J. Mol. Biol

., 196:901-917 (1987)).

As used herein, the term “framework modifications” refers to the exchange, deletion or addition of single or multiple amino acids in the variable regions surrounding the individual complementarity determining regions. Framework modifications may have an impact on the immunogenicity, producibility or binding specificity of an antibody protein. “Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)”, also designated fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPα), is a membrane-bound glycoprotein belonging to the serine protease gene family (WO 97/34927). No shed or secreted form of FAP is known. FAP can be characterized by its binding to the monoclonal antibody F19 (F19 is obtainable from the hybridoma cell line with the accession No. HB 8269 deposited at the ATCC).

The term “fibroblast activation protein specific binding” of an antibody protein is defined herein by its ability to specifically recognize and bind FAP-expressing human cells. The binding specificity of the proteins of the invention can be determined by standard methods for the evaluation of binding specificity such as described in an exemplary fashion in examples 6, 8 and 12.

The term “chimeric antibody” refers to an antibody protein having the light and heavy chain variable regions as described in

FIGS. 17 and 18

and foreign constant regions. “Foreign constant regions” as defined herein are constant regions which are different from the constant regions of F19. For comparing an antibody protein of the invention to a chimeric antibody it is to be understood that such a chimeric antibody must contain the same constant regions as said antibody protein. For the purpose of demonstration and comparison alone the human constant heavy and light chains as described in

FIGS. 19

to

22

are used in an exemplary fashion.

To provide the antibody proteins of the present invention, the nucleic acid sequences of the heavy and light chain genes of the murine antibody designated F19 were determined from RNA extracted from F19 hybridoma cells (ATCC Accession No. HB 8269).

In one embodiment the present invention relates to antibody proteins having the complementary determining regions of the monoclonal antibody F19 (ATCC Accession No. HB 8269), said new antibody proteins specifically binding to fibroblast activation protein (FAP), characterized in that they have framework modifications resulting in the improved producibility in host cells as compared to a chimeric antibody having the variable regions of F19 and foreign constant regions, wherein said antibody protein is derived from the murine antibody designated F19 (ATCC Accession No. HB 8269).

To generate humanized FAP-specific antibody proteins a chimeric antibody was constructed, having variable regions of the light and heavy chains of F19 and human light and heavy constant regions, respectively. The construction and production of chimeric mouse/human antibodies is well known (Boulianne et al. (1984), referenced above) and demonstrated in an exemplary fashion in examples 1 and 2.

The variable regions of the antibody proteins of the present invention are typically linked to at least a portion of the immunoglobulin constant region (F

C

), typically that of a human immunoglobulin. Human constant region DNA sequences can be isolated in accordance with well-known procedures from a variety of human cells, but preferably immortalized B cells (see Kabat et al., supra, and WO 87/02671). Hence the antibody proteins of the invention may contain all or only a portion of the constant region as long as they exhibit specific binding to the FAP antigen. The choice of the type and extent of the constant region depends on whether effector functions like complement fixation or antibody dependent cellular toxicity are desired, and on the desired pharmacological properties of the antibody protein. The antibody protein of the invention will typically be a tetramer consisting of two light chain/heavy chain pairs, but may also be dimeric, i.e., consisting of a light chain/heavy chain pair, e.g., a Fab or Fv fragment.

Therefore, in a further embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, characterized in that they have a variable light chain region and a variable heavy chain region, each joined to a human constant region.

In particular, the variable region of the light chain was joined to a human kappa constant region and the variable region of the heavy chain was joined to a human gamma-1 constant region. Other human constant regions for humanizing light and heavy chains are also available to the expert.

Therefore, in one particular embodiment the antibody proteins of the invention contain a human kappa constant region.

Also, in another particular embodiment the antibody proteins of the invention contain a human gamma-1 constant region.

One particular “chimeric F19 antibody” protein (cF19) consists of the light and heavy chain variable and constant regions described in

FIGS. 17

to

22

. cF19 demonstrates specific binding and high avidity to the FAP antigen. As demonstrated in example 2, the expression of cF19 in COS cells (cells derived from the kidney of an African green monkey) is poor, ranging from about 10 to 60 ng/ml, which is at least 10 fold less than most antibodies.

In an attempt to increase expression levels of cF19, the leader sequence of the F19 V

L

region was changed by substitution of proline to leucine at position 9. This single change in amino acid in the leader sequence resulted in at least doubling the amount of chimeric antibody produced in COS cells. For the expression of this particular chimeric antibody in COS cells the following mutated leader sequence of the light chain: MDSQAQVLMLLLLWVSGTCG (SEQ ID NO:60, and the following leader sequence of the heavy chain: MGWSWVFLFLLSGTAGVLS (SEQ ID NO:61were used.

According to the invention the term “improved producibility” in host cells refers to the substantial improvement of expression levels and/or purified antibody yields when compared with the expression levels and/or antibody yields of a chimeric antibody without framework modifications as defined above. Two particular but not limiting examples for demonstrating improved producibility are exemplified for the COS cell expression system (in examples 2 and 5) and for the CHO cell expression system (in examples 10 and 11).

While the mutation of the leader sequence only leads to a doubling of the expression yield of the chimeric F19 antibody, a substantial improvement as defined herein refers to an improvement in expression level and/or purification yield of at least a factor of 10.

In a preferred embodiment, the invention refers to antibody proteins, characterized in that their expression levels in crude media samples as determined by ELISA and/or purified antibody yields exceed the expression levels and/or purification yields of the chimeric antibodies without framework modifications by at least a factor of 10.

In more preferred embodiment, the invention refers to antibody proteins, characterized in that their expression levels in crude media samples as determined by ELISA and/or purified antibody yields exceed the expression levels and/or purification yields of the chimeric antibodies without framework modifications by at least a factor of 20.

In a most preferred embodiment, antibody proteins, characterized in that their expression levels in crude media samples as determined by ELISA and/or purified antibody yields exceed the expression levels and/or purification yields of the chimeric antibodies without framework modifications by at least a factor of 100.

Improved producibility of the recombinant antibody proteins of the invention can be demonstrated for eukaryotic cells in general as shown for COS and CHO (Chinese hamster ovary derived cells) eukaryotic cells (see examples 5 and 11). In a further embodiment, the present invention relates to recombinant antibody proteins characterized in that they display improved producibility in eukaryotic cells.

In a preferred embodiment the present invention relates to antibody proteins, wherein said eukaryotic cell is a Chinese hamster ovary cell (CHO cell).

It was unexpectedly found that certain framework modifications of the light chain variable regions determine the improved producibility of the antibody proteins of the invention. Three versions of reshaped light chain variable regions, designated version A, B and C, as described in

FIGS. 1

to

6

, were prepared.

Light chain variable region versions A, B, and C demonstrate substantially improved producibility in CHO cells (see example 11). While light chain variable region versions A and C differ from light chain variable region version B by only two common amino acid residues they display an even further substantial improvement in producibility. There is at least another 10 fold difference in antibody secretion levels between the human reshaped F19 light chain version B and versions A or C. Reshaped human F19 light chain version A and B only differ in their amino acid sequences by two residues at positions 36 (Tyr to Phe mutation) and 87 (Tyr to Asp mutation) (nomenclature according to Kabat). This negative effect on the secretory capability of antibodies containing the light chain variable region version B could have been indirect if the Tyr to Asp and Tyr to Phe mutations, considered individually or together, merely caused improper folding of the protein. But this is unlikely to be the case since antigen binding assays show that immunoglobulins containing F19 light chain version B have similar avidities to those paired with F19 light chain version A or C, suggesting that they were not grossly misfolded.

Residue 87 in reshaped human F19 light chain version B seems particularly responsible for the reduction of secretion when compared to versions A and C.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, wherein the amino acid in Kabat position 87 of the light chain region is not asparagine.

In a more preferred embodiment, the invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, wherein the amino acid in Kabat position 87 of the light chain region is selected from aromatic or aliphatic amino acids.

In a most preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, wherein the aromatic amino acid in Kabat position 87 of the light chain region is a tyrosine or phenylalanine.

In a further embodiment, the present invention also pertains to antibody proteins according to the invention, wherein the amino acid in Kabat position 36 of the light chain region is selected from aromatic amino acids.

In a particular embodiment the invention relates to the specific antibody proteins that may be prepared from the individually disclosed reshaped variable regions of the light and heavy chains.

Especially light chain variable region versions A and C are particularly suitable to practice the invention because of their exceptionally high producibility, while retaining full FAP-binding specificity and achieving low immunogenicity. This holds especially true when compared to the chimeric antibody having the variable regions of F19 and the same constant regions but also when compared to light chain version B.

Therefore, in one embodiment the present invention relates to antibody proteins that contain the variable region of the light chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.

In a further embodiment the invention also relates to antibody proteins, characterized in that the variable region of the light chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1.

In one embodiment the present invention relates to antibody proteins that contain the variable region of the light chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:6.

In a further embodiment the invention also relates to antibody proteins characterized in that the variable region of the light chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:5.

The present invention also discloses several different variable regions of the heavy chain that work particularly well with the variable regions of the light chain versions A and C in terms of improved producibility.

In one embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins containing a variable region of the heavy chain as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS:8, 10, 12 and 14.

In another embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins characterized in that the variable region of the heavy chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS:7, 9, 11 and 13.

In a very particular embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins containing the variable region of the light chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and the variable region of the heavy chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:12. Most preferably, this antibody protein additionally contains the constant region of the light chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:20 and the constant region of the heavy chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:22.

Thus a further aspect of the present invention is an antibody protein containing an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2. More preferably, such an antibody protein further contains an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:12. More preferably, said antibody protein further contains an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:20 and an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:22. A further aspect of the invention is an antibody protein as described in this paragraph which is conjugated to a radioisotope, preferably

131

I,

125

I,

186

Re,

188

Re, or

90

Y. An additional aspect of the present invention is a DNA molecule coding for an antibody protein as described in this paragraph. A further aspect of the invention is a host cell carrying such a DNA molecule. Accordingly, a further aspect of the invention is a method of producing an antibody protein as described in this paragraph, said method comprising the steps of cultivating such a host cell under conditions where said antibody protein is expressed by said host cell, and isolating said protein. A further aspect of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody protein of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In a further particular embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins characterized in that the variable region of the light chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 and the variable region of the heavy chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:11.

In a further particular embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins containing the variable region of the light chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and the variable region of the heavy chain as set forth in SEQ ID NO:8.

In a further particular embodiment the invention relates to antibody proteins characterized in that the variable region of the light chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 and the variable region of the heavy chain is encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:7.

Humanization of the variable region of a murine antibody may be achieved employing methods known in the art. EP 0230400 discloses grafting of the CDRs of a murine variable region into the framework of a human variable region. WO 90/07861 discloses methods of reshaping a CDR-grafted variable region by introducing additional framework modifications. WO 92/11018 discloses methods of producing humanized Ig combining donor CDRs with an acceptor framework that has a high homology to the donor framework. WO 92/05274 discloses the preparation of framework mutated antibodies starting from a murine antibody. Further prior art references related to humanization of murine monoclonal antibodies are EP 0368684; EP 0438310; WO 92/07075 or WO 92/22653. Thus, the expert can produce the antibodies of the present invention starting from the publicly available murine monoclonal antibody F19 and employing techniques known in the art, e.g., from WO 92/05274; DNA molecules coding for the antibody proteins of the present invention may of course also be obtained by state-of-the-art synthetic procedures, e.g., by chemical synthesis of appropriate oligonucleotides and subsequent ligation and amplification procedures (see e.g., Frank et al.,

Methods Enzymol

. 154:221-249 (1987)).

In a further aspect, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the coding information for the antibody proteins according to the invention as disclosed above. Preferably, a nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule containing a nucleotide sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 or 15.

A further aspect of the present invention is a recombinant DNA vector containing the nucleotide sequence of any one of the above-mentioned nucleic acids, especially when said nucleotide sequence is operationally linked to an expression control sequence as in expression vectors. Preferred is a recombinant DNA vector, said vector being an expression vector.

A further aspect of the present invention is a host cell carrying a vector as described, especially an expression vector. Such a host cell can be a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. Preferably, such a host cell is a eukaryotic cell, a yeast cell, or a mammalian cell. More preferably, said host cell is a CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cell or a COS cell.

Accordingly, a still further aspect of the present invention is a method of producing antibody proteins according to the invention. Such a method comprises the steps of:

(a) cultivating a host cell as described above under conditions where said antibody protein is expressed by said host cell, and

(b) isolating said antibody protein.

Mammalian host cells, preferably CHO or COS cells are preferred. Host cells for producing the antibody proteins of the invention may be transfected with a single vector containing the expression units for both, the light and the heavy chain (see, e.g., WO 94/11523). In one particular embodiment the method of producing antibody proteins according to the invention pertains to host cells, wherein said host cells are cotransfected with two plasmids carrying the expression units for the light and heavy chains respectively (see, e.g., EP 0481790).

The antibody proteins of the invention provide a highly specific tool for targeting therapeutic agents to the FAP antigen. Therefore, in a further aspect, the invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, wherein said antibody protein is conjugated to a therapeutic agent. Of the many therapeutic agents known in the art, therapeutic agents selected from the group consisting of radioisotopes, toxins, toxoids, inflammatogenic agents, enzymes, antisense molecules, peptides, cytokines, and chemotherapeutic agents are preferred. Among the radioisotopes, gamma, beta and alpha-emitting radioisotopes may be used as a therapeutic agent. β-emitting radioisotopes are preferred as therapeutic radioisotopes.

186

Rhenium,

188

Rhenium,

131

Iodine and

90

Yttrium have been proven to be particularly useful β-emitting isotopes to achieve localized irradiation and destruction of malignant tumor cells. Therefore, radioisotopes selected from the group consisting of

186

Rhenium,

188

Rhenium,

131

Iodine and

90

Yttrium are particularly preferred as therapeutic agents conjugated to the antibody proteins of the invention. For example, for the radioiodination of an antibody of the invention, a method as disclosed in WO 93/05804, may be employed.

A further aspect of the present invention pertains to antibody proteins according to the invention, characterized in that they are labelled. Such an FAP-specific labelled antibody allows for the localization and/or detection of the FAP antigen in vitro and/or in vivo. A label is defined as a marker that may be directly or indirectly detectable. An indirect marker is defined as a marker that cannot be detected by itself but needs a further directly detectable marker specific for the indirect marker. Preferred labels for practicing the invention are detectable markers. From the large variety of detectable markers, a detectable marker selected from the group consisting of enzymes, dyes, radioisotopes, digoxygenin, and biotin is most preferred.

A further aspect of the present invention relates to antibody proteins according to the invention, characterized in that they are conjugated to an imageable agent. A large variety of imageable agents, especially radioisotopes, are available from the state of the art. For practicing the invention gamma-emitting isotopes are more preferred. Most preferred is

125

Iodine.

One aspect of the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing an antibody protein according to the present invention as described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Such pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating tumors, wherein said tumors are associated with activated stromal fibroblasts. There are two possible effector principles for an anti-tumor stroma immunotherapy that may act synergistically: (a) an unmodified (unconjugated, “naked”) antibody according to the invention may induce immune destruction or inflammatory reactions in the tumor stroma while (b) an antibody conjugated to a therapeutic agent, such as for example, a radioisotope or other toxic substance, may achieve localized irradiation and destruction of the malignant tumor cells. Accordingly, a further aspect of the present invention is the use of an antibody protein as described for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition, especially for the treatment of tumors.

One further embodiment are pharmaceutical compositions containing an antibody protein according to the invention conjugated to a therapeutic agent as described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier useful for treating tumors, wherein said tumors are associated with activated stromal fibroblasts. Another embodiment pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing an antibody protein according to the present invention conjugated to an imageable agent as described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier useful for imaging the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in a healing wound, inflamed skin or a tumor, in a human patient. A most preferred embodiment relates to the pharmaceutical compositions mentioned above, wherein said tumors are tumors selected from the cancer group consisting of colorectal cancers, non-small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancers, lung cancers, invasive bladder cancers, pancreatic cancers and cancers metastatic of the brain.

In an animal or human body, it can prove advantageous to apply the pharmaceutical compositions as described above via an intravenous or other route, e.g., systemically, locally or topically to the tissue or organ of interest, depending on the type and origin of the disease or problem treated, e.g., a tumor. For example, a systemic mode of action is desired when different organs or organ systems are in need of treatment as in e.g., systemic autoimmune diseases, or allergies, or transplantations of foreign organs or tissues, or tumors that are diffuse or difficult to localize. A local mode of action would be considered when only local manifestations of neoplastic or immunologic action are expected, such as, for example local tumors.

The antibody proteins of the present invention may be applied by different routes of application known to the expert, notably intravenous injection or direct injection into target tissues. For systemic application, the intravenous, intravascular, intramuscular, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, oral, or intrathecal routes are preferred. A more local application can be effected subcutaneously, intracutaneously, intracardially, intralobally, intramedullarly, intrapulmonarily or directly in or near the tissue to be treated (connective-, bone-, muscle-, nerve-, epithelial tissue). Depending on the desired duration and effectiveness of the treatment, pharmaceutical antibody compositions may be administered once or several times, also intermittently, for instance on a daily basis for several days, weeks or months and in different dosages.

For preparing suitable antibody preparations for the applications described above, the expert may use known injectable, physiologically acceptable sterile solutions. For preparing a ready-to-use solution for parenteral injection or infusion, aqueous isotonic solutions, such as, e.g., saline or corresponding plasma protein solutions are readily available. The pharmaceutical compositions may be present as lyophylisates or dry preparations, which can be reconstituted with a known injectable solution directly before use under sterile conditions, e.g., as a kit of parts. The final preparation of the antibody compositions of the present invention are prepared for injection, infusion or perfusion by mixing purified antibodies according to the invention with a sterile physiologically acceptable solution, that may be supplemented with known carrier substances or/and additives (e.g., serum albumin, dextrose, sodium bisulfite and EDTA).

The amount of the antibody applied depends on the nature of the disease. In cancer patients, the applied dose of a ‘naked’ antibody may be between 0.1 and 100 mg/m

2

, preferably between 5 and 50 mg/m

2

per application. For radiolabeled antibodies, e.g., with iodine-131, the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) has to be determined which must not be exceeded in therapeutic settings. Application of radiolabeled antibody to cancer patients may then be carried out by repeated (monthly or weekly) intravenous infusion of a dose which is below the MTD (see, e.g., Welt et al.,

J. Clin. Oncol

. 12:1193-1203 (1994)).

Furthermore, one aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the antibody proteins according to the invention for the treatment of cancer. In a preferred embodiment the present invention relates to the use of antibody proteins according to the invention conjugated to a therapeutic agent as described above for the treatment of cancer. In another preferred embodiment the present invention relates to the use of antibody proteins according to the invention conjugated to an imageable agent for imaging activated stromal fibroblasts. In a further preferred embodiment the present invention relates to the use of labelled antibody proteins according to the invention for detecting the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in a sample.

One aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating tumors, wherein the tumor is associated with activated stromal fibroblasts capable of specifically forming a complex with antibody proteins according to the invention, present as naked/unmodified antibodies, modified antibody proteins, such as, e.g., fusion proteins, or antibody proteins conjugated to a therapeutic agent, which comprises contacting the tumor with an effective amount of said antibodies. In a preferred embodiment the present invention relates to a method of treating tumors as mentioned above, wherein the tumor is a tumor having cancer cells selected from the cancer group consisting of colorectal cancers, non-small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancers, lung cancers, invasive bladder cancers, pancreatic cancers and metastatic cancers of the brain. The method of treating tumors as described above may be effected in vitro or in vivo.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in wound healing, inflammation or in tumors, characterized in that

(a) a sample, possibly containing activated stromal fibroblasts, is contacted with an antibody protein according to the invention under conditions suitable for the formation of a complex between said antibody and antigen,

(b) detecting the presence of said complex, thereby detecting the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in wound healing, inflammation or a tumor.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in a tumor, wherein the tumor is a tumor having cancer cells selected from the cancer group consisting of colorectal cancers, non-small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancers, lung cancers, bladder cancers, pancreatic cancers and metastatic cancers of the brain. Most preferred antibody proteins of the invention are those which are characterized in that they are labelled as mentioned above.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a method of imaging the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in a healing wound, inflamed tissue (rheumatoid arthritis and cirrhosis are also positive) or a tumor, in a human patient, characterized in that

(a) an antibody protein according to the present invention conjugated to an imageable agent is administered to a human patient under conditions suitable for the formation of an antibody-antigen complex,

(b) imaging any complex formed in this manner,

(c) thereby imaging the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts in a human patient.

In a preferred embodiment the present invention relates to a method of imaging the presence of activated stromal fibroblasts as described above in tumors, wherein the tumor is a tumor having cancer cells selected from the cancer group consisting of colorectal cancers, non-small cell lung cancers, breast cancers, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancers, lung cancers, bladder cancers, pancreatic cancers and metastatic cancers of the brain.

In a further aspect the present invention relates to a method of detecting tumor-stroma, characterized in that

(a) a suitable sample is contacted with an antibody protein according to the present invention, under conditions suitable for the formation of an antibody-antigen complex,

(b) detecting the presence of any complex so formed,

(c) relating the presence of said complex to the presence of tumor-stroma.

Antibody proteins for practicing the invention are preferably labeled with a detectable marker.

In a further aspect the present invention relates to a method of imaging tumor-stroma in a human patient, which comprises

(a) administering to the patient an antibody according to the invention conjugated to an imageable agent as described above under conditions suitable for the formation of an antibody-antigen complex,

(b) imaging any complex so formed, and thereby imaging the presence of tumor-stroma in a human patient.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG.

1

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version A (hF19L

A

) SEQ ID NO:1.

FIG.

2

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version A (hF19L

A

) SEQ ID NO:2.

FIG.

3

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version B (hF19L

B

) SEQ ID NO:3. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

4

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version B (hF19L

B

) SEQ ID NO:4. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

5

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version C (hF19L

C

) SEQ ID NO:5. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

6

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped light chain variable region version C (hF19L

C

) SEQ ID NO:6. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

7

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped variable region heavy chain version A (hF19H

A

) SEQ ID NO:7.

FIG.

8

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version A (hF19H

A

) SEQ ID NO:8

FIG.

9

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version B (hF19H

B

) SEQ ID NO:9. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

10

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version B (hF19H

B

) SEQ ID NO:10. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

11

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version C (hF19H

C

) SEQ ID NO:11. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

12

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version C (hF19H

C

) SEQ ID NO:12. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

13

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version D (hF19H

D

) SEQ ID NO:13. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

14

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version D (hF19H

D

) SEQ ID NO:14. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

15

. DNA sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version E (hF19H

E

) SEQ ID NO:15. Nucleotides differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

16

. Amino acid sequence of F19 human reshaped heavy chain variable region version E (hF19H

E

) SEQ ID NO:16. Amino acids differing from version A are underlined and in bold type.

FIG.

17

. Amino acid sequence of F19 chimeric light chain variable region (chF19LC) SEQ ID NO:17.

FIG.

18

. Amino acid sequence of F19 chimeric heavy chain variable region (chF19HC) SEQ ID NO:18.

FIG.

19

. DNA sequence of human kappa light constant chain SEQ ID NO:19.

FIG.

20

. Amino acid sequence of human light constant chain SEQ ID NO:20.

FIGS. 21A and 21B

. DNA sequence of human heavy constant chain SEQ ID NO:21.

FIG.

22

. Amino acid sequence of human heavy constant chain SEQ ID NO:22.

FIGS. 23A and 23B

. Mammalian cell expression vectors used to produce chimeric and reshaped human antibodies with human kappa light chains and human gamma-1 heavy chains.

A. Light chain expression vector: pKN100

B. Heavy chain expression vector: pG1D105

FIG.

24

. DNA and amino acid sequences of mouse F19 light chain variable region (SEQ ID NOS:23 and 24, respectively) as modified for use in the construction of chimeric F19 light chain. Restriction sites are indicated by bold letters. The Kozak sequence, CDRs 1 to 3 and the splice donor site are underlined.

FIGS. 25A and 25B

. DNA and amino acid sequences of mouse F19 heavy chain variable region (SEQ ID NOS:25 and 26, respectively) as modified for use in the construction of chimeric F19 heavy chain. Restriction sites are indicated by bold letters. The Kozak sequence and the splice donor site are underlined.

FIG. 26A-26H

. DNA sequence of F19 chimeric antibody (SEQ ID NO:27); amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:28) cloned into pKN100 mammalian expression vector. Restriction sites are indicated by bold letters and underlined. CDRs 1 to 3 and the splice donor site are underlined. This is the DNA sequence of the mouse F19 light chain inside the pKN100 eukaryotic expression vector. This vector has a cDNA version of the human kappa constant region gene (allotype Km(3)) terminated by a strong artificial termination sequence. In addition, the Neo selection gene is also terminated by this artificial sequence and is also in the same orientation as the kappa light chain expression cassette.

The essential components of the pKN100 eukaryotic expression vector are:

1-6

=

EcoRI site

7-1571

=

HCMVi promoter/enhancer

583-587

=

TATAA box

610

=

Start of transcription

728-736

=

Splice donor site

731

=

Beginning of intron

1557

=

End of intron

1544-1558

=

Splice acceptor site

1590-1598

=

Kozak sequence

1599-1658

=

peptide leader sequence

1659-1997

=

mouse F19 light chain

1996-2004

=

splice donor site

2011-2657

=

cDNA copy of human Kappa constant region

(Km(3)) gene

2664-2880

=

Artificial spaC2 termination sequence

2887-7845

=

This is the pSV2neo vector DNA fragment

comprising of the Amp-resistance gene (in the

opposite orientation), the ColEI and SV40 origins

of replication and the Neo-resistance gene (in the

same orientation as the HCMVi-KCT cassette)

7852-8068

=

Artificial spaC2 termination signal

This sequence ends immediately upstream of the EcoRI site (position 1-6) at the beginning of the sequence. As a vector this DNA sequence would be circular.

FIGS. 27A-27G

. DNA sequence of F19 chimeric antibody (SEQ ID NO:29); amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:30) cloned into pg1d105 mammalian expression vector. Restriction sites are indicated by bold letters and underlined. CDRs 1 to 3 and the splice donor site are underlined. This is the DNA sequence of the eukaryotic expression vector pG1D105 containing the mouse F19 heavy chain variable region. This vector contains a cDNA version of the human gamma-1 constant region (allotype G1m (non-a, -z, -x) also known as Gm1(17) allotype).

The essential components of the construct are:

1-2501

=

pBR322 based sequence including Ampicillin

resistance gene and ColEI origin plus the SV40

origin and the crippled SV40 early promoter

2502-3226

=

dhfr gene

3233-4073

=

SV40 poly A sequence etc.

4074-4079

=

ligated BamHI and BglII site (BstYI)

4080-4302

=

SPA site plus C2 termination signal

4303-5867

=

HCMVi promoter

5879-5885

=

unique HindIII restriction site for cloning of

immunoglobulin variable genes

5886-5894

=

Kozak sequence

5895-5951

=

signal peptide

5952-6323

=

mouse F19 heavy chain

6323-6330

=

splice donor site

6331-6336

=

unique BamHI restriction site for cloning of

immunoglobulin variable genes

6337-7388

=

cDNA copy of human gamma-1 constant regions

preceded by a 62 bp intron

7389-7709

=

Arnie termination sequence

7-1571

=

HCMVi promoter/enhancer

583-587

=

TATAA box.

610

=

Start of transcription.

728-736

=

Splice donor site.

731

=

Beginning of intron.

1557

=

End of intron.

1544-1558

=

Splice acceptor site.

1590-1598

=

Kozak sequence

1599-1658

=

peptide leader sequence

1659-1997

=

reshaped F19 light chain version A

1996-2004

=

splice donor site

2011-2657

=

cDNA copy of human kappa constant region

(Km(3)) gene.

2664-2880

=

Artificial spaC2 termination sequence.

2887-7845

=

This is the pSV2neo vector DNA fragment

comprising of the Amp-resistance gene (in the

opposite orientation), the ColEI and SV40 origins

of replication and the Neo-resistance gene (in the

same orientation as the HCMVi-KCT cassette).

7852-8068

=

Artificial spaC2 termination signal.

This sequence ends immediately upstream of the EcoRI site (position 1-6) at the beginning of the sequence below. As a vector this DNA sequence would be circular.

FIG.

31

. PCR-based method for the construction of human reshaped F19 heavy chain. This figure provides a schematic overview of the strategy of construction. The dotted lines indicate a complementary sequence of at least 21 bases between the primers.

FIGS. 32A-32D

. Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of reshaped human F19 heavy chain variable region versions a to e (SEQ ID NOS:37, 104, 105, 106, 107, respectively); amino acid sequences (SEQ ID NOS:38, 39, 40, 108, 41, respectively). Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences are aligned and compared with that of version A, dashes indicate nucleotide identity, dots indicate amino acid identity with this sequence. Amino acids are numbered according to Kabat et al. (1991). The location of CDRs is indicated by boxes.

FIGS. 33A-33F

. DNA sequence of F19Ha (human reshaped heavy chain version a) (SEQ ID NO:42); amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:43) cloned into pg1d105 mammalian expression vector. Restriction sites are indicated by bold letters and underlined. CDRs 1 to 3 and the splice donor site are underlined. This is the DNA sequence of the eukaryotic expression vector pG1D105 containing the reshaped version A of F19 heavy chain variable region. This vector contains a cDNA version of the human gamma-1 constant region (allotype G1m (non-a,- z, -x) also known as Gm1(17) allotype).

The essential components of the construct are:

1-2501

=

pBR322 based sequence including Ampicillin

resistance gene ColEI origin plus the SV40 origin

and the crippled SV40 early promoter

2502-3226

=

dhfr gene

3233-4073

=

SV40 poly A sequence etc.

4080-4302

=

SPA site plus C2 termination signal

4303-5867

=

HCMVi promoter/enhancer

5879-5885

=

unique HindIII restriction site for cloning of

immunoglobulin variable genes

5886-5894

=

Kozak sequence

5895-5951

=

signal peptide

5952-6323

=

reshaped F19 heavy chain version A

6323-6330

=

splice donor site

6331-6336

=

unique BamHI restriction site for cloning of

immunoglobulin variable genes

6337-7388

=

cDNA copy of human gamma-1 constant regions

preceded by a 62 bp intron

7389-7709

=

Arnie termination sequence

The human gamma-1 constant region used in this construct has a G1m (non-a, -z, -x) also known as Gm1(17) allotype which is defined by a glutamic acid (E) residue at position 356 (according to Eu numbering), a methionine (M) residue at position 358 (according to Eu numbering) and a lysine (K) residue at position 214 (according to Eu numbering). These three residues are underlined in the sequence above.

FIGS. 34A and 34B

. Heavy (panel A) (SEQ ID NOS:44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52) and light (panel B) (SEQ ID NOS: 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59) chains RNA splicing events taking place during antibody F19 expression in mammalian cells—schematic overview.

A. Heavy chain RNA splicing

B. Kappa light chain RNA splicing

FIG.

35

. Concentration dependence of L

A

H

C

supernatant binding to CD8-FAP.

FIG.

36

. Binding of biotinylated L

A

H

C

to human FAP.

FIG.

37

. CD8-FAP carries the F19 epitope as detected with cF19.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Construction of Mouse—Human Chimeric Genes

The chimeric F19 (cF19) antibody was designed to have the mouse F19 V

L

and V

H

regions linked to human kappa and gamma-1 constant regions, respectively. PCR primers were used to modify the 5′- and 3′-sequences flanking the cDNA sequences coding for the mouse F19 V

L

and V

H

regions (Table 1). PCR primers specific for F19 light chain V-region were designed. These adapted mouse F19 variable regions were then subcloned into mammalian cell expression vectors already containing the human kappa (pKN100 vector) or gamma-1 (pG1D105 vector) constant regions (FIGS.

23

A and

23

B). These vectors employ the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) promoter/enhancer to efficiently transcribe the light and heavy chains. The vectors also contain the SV40 origin of replication to permit efficient DNA replication and subsequent protein expression in COS cells. The expression vectors were designed to have the variable regions inserted as HindIII-BamHI DNA fragments. PCR primers were designed to introduce these restrictions sites at the 5′-(HindIII) and 3′-(BamHI) ends of the cDNAs coding for the V-regions. In addition the PCR primers were designed to introduce the Kozak sequence (GCCGCCACC) (SEQ ID NO:62) at the 5′-ends of both the light and heavy chain cDNAs to allow efficient translation (Kozak, M., “At least six nucleotides preceding the AUG initiator codon enhance translation in mammalian cells,”

J. Mol. Biol

. 196:947 (1987)), and to introduce splice donor sites at the 3′-ends of both the light and heavy chain cDNAs for the variable regions to be spliced to the constant regions. The PCR primers used in the construction of the chimeric F19 light and heavy chains are shown in Table 1. The DNA and amino acid sequences of the mouse F19 V

L

and V

H

regions as adapted for use in the construction of chimeric F19 light and heavy chains are shown in

FIGS. 24

,

25

A and

25

B. The DNA sequences of mouse F19 light and heavy chains cloned into the eukaryotic expression vectors pKN 100 and pG1D105, respectively, are shown in

FIGS. 26A-26H

and

27

A-

27

G.

TABLE 1

PCR primers for the construction of chimeric F19 antibody

A. Light chain variable region

1. Primer for the construction of the 5′-end (37mer)

5′CAGA

AAGCTT

GCCGCCACC

ATG GAT TCA CAG GCC CAG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:63)

HindIII

Kozak sequence

M D S Q A Q (SEQ ID NO:64)

2. Primer for the construction of the 3′-end (35mer)

5′CCGA

GGATCC

ACTCACG TTT

CAG CTC CAG CTT GGT 3′ (SEQ ID NO:65)

BamHI

Splice donor site

B. Heavy chain variable region

1. Primer for the construction of the 5′-end (37mer)

5′ CAGA

AAGCTT

GCCGCCACC

ATG GGA TGG AGC TGG GTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:66)

HindIII

Kozak sequence

M G W S W V (SEQ ID NO:67)

2. Primer for the construction of the 3′ (SEQ ID NO:68)-end (35mer)

5′CCGA

GGATCC

ACTCACC T

GA GGA GAC GGT GAC TGA 3′

BamHI

Splice donor site

Example 2

Expression and Binding Activity of Chimeric F19 Antibody

The two plasmid DNAs coding for the chimeric F19 light and heavy chains (see example 1) were co-transfected into COS cells to look for transient expression of chimeric F19 antibody as described below. After incubation for 72 hours, the medium was collected, centrifuged to remove cellular debris, and analyzed by ELISA for the production of a human IgG1-like antibody. The COS cell supernatant containing the chimeric F19 antibody was analyzed for its ability to bind to HT 1080 cells (see example 13) expressing the FAP antigen on their surface.

Transfection of COS Cells Using Electroporation

The mammalian expression vectors pg1d105 and pKN100 containing the chimeric or reshaped human heavy and light chains versions, respectively, were tested in COS cells to look for transient expression of F19 antibodies. COS-7 cells were passaged routinely in DMEM (Gibco BRL cat. #41966) containing penicillin (50 IU/ml), streptomycin (50 mg/ml), L-glutamine and 10% heat-inactivated gamma globulin-free foetal calf serum (FCS, Harlan Sera-Lab cat. #D0001). The DNA was introduced into the COS cells by electroporation using the Gene Pulsar apparatus (BioRad). DNA (10 mg of each vector) was added to a 0.8 ml aliquot of 1×10

7

cells/ml in Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, Ca

2+

and Mg

2+

free). A pulse was delivered at 1,900 volts, 25 mF capacitance. After a 10 minutes recovery period at ambient temperature the electroporated cells were added to 8 ml of DMEM containing 5% FCS. After incubation at 37° C. for 72 hours, the medium was collected, centrifuged to remove cellular debris, and stored under sterile conditions at 4° C. for short periods of time, or at −20° C. for longer periods.

ELISA Method for Measuring Assembled IgG1/Kappa Antibody Concentrations in COS Cell Supernatants

Samples of antibodies produced in transfected COS cells were assayed by ELISA to determine how much chimeric or reshaped human antibody had been produced. For the detection of antibody, plates were coated with goat anti-human IgG (Fcg fragment specific) antibody (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories Inc., #109-005-098). The samples from COS cells were serially diluted and added to each well. After incubation for 1 h at 37° C. and washing, horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-human kappa light chain (Sigma, A-7164) was added. After incubation for 30 minutes at 37° C. and washing, K-blue substrate (a mixture of 3,3′,5,5′ tetramethylbenzidine and hydrogen peroxide, Bionostics Limited, #KB175) was added for 30 minutes at room temperature. The reaction was stopped using Red Stop solution (Bionostics Limited, #RS20) and the optical density read on a microplate reader at 650 nm. Purified human IgG1/Kappa antibody (Sigma, I-3889) of known concentration was used as a standard.

The expression of chimeric F19 antibody in COS cells was poor (Table 2), between 10 and 60 ng/ml, which is at least 10 fold less than most antibodies.

In an attempt to increase expression levels of the chimeric F19 antibody, the leader sequence of F19 V

L

region was changed by substitution of leucine to proline at position −9. This single change in amino acid in the leader sequence resulted in at least doubling the amount of chimeric antibody produced in COS cells.

Cell binding results show that chimeric F19 binds specifically and with the expected avidity to the FAP target.

TABLE 2

Chimeric F19 antibody concentrations in COS

cell supernatants

(These are the results of three independent transfections)

Transfected Antibody components

Human γl/K

Heavy chain

Kappa light chain

[in μg/ml]

cF19

cF19 (F19 leader sequence)

0.060

cF19

cF19 (mutated leader sequence)

0.212

cF19

cF19 (F19 leader sequence)

0.056

cF19

cF19 (mutated leader sequence)

0.108

cF19

cF19 (F19 leader sequence)

0.011

cF19

cF19 (mutated leader sequence)

0.087

Example 3

Construction of the Reshaped Human F19 Light Chain Versions A to C (L

A

-L

B

)

The construction of the first version of reshaped human F19 V

L

region (L

A

) was carried out using overlapping PCR fragments in a method similar to that described by Daugherty B. L., et al., “Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) facilitates the cloning, CDR-grafting, and rapid expression of a murine monoclonal antibody directed against the CD18 component of leukocyte integrins,”

Nucl. Acids Res

. 19:2471 (1991). Ten oligonucleotides were synthesized that consisted of five primer pairs, APCR1-vla1, vla2-vla3, vla4-vla5, vla6-vla7, and vla8-APCR4 (Table 3 and FIG.

28

). There was an overlapping sequence of at least 21 bases between adjacent pairs (FIG.

28

). APCR1 and APCR4 hybridized to the flanking pUC19 vector sequences. The mutagenic primers were designed such that their 5′ end immediately followed the wobble position of a codon. This strategy was used to counteract the gratuitous addition of one nucleotide to the 3′ end of the strand complementary to the mutagenic primer by the DNA polymerase during PCR (Sharrocks ,A. D., and Shaw, P. E., “Improved primer design for PCR-based, site-directed mutagenesis,”

Nucl. Acids Res

. 20:1147 (1992)). The appropriate primer pairs (0.2 μM of each) were combined with 10 ng of version “B” of reshaped human L25VL region cDNA, and 1 unit of AmpliTaq (Perkin Elmer Cetus) DNA polymerase in 50 μl of PCR buffer containing 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.3), 50 mM KCl, 200 μM dNTPs, and 1.5 mM MgCl

2

. This was overlaid with mineral oil and PCR was performed for 25 cycles, each cycle consisting of a denaturation step at 94° C. for 1 minute, a primer annealing step at 55° C. for 1 minute, and an extension step at 72° C. for 2 minutes. This was followed by a single cycle consisting of a further elongation step at 72° C. for 10 minutes followed by cooling to 4° C. The ramp time between the primer-annealing and extension steps was 2.5 minutes. The PCR products of the five reactions (A, B, C, D and E) were then purified by gel electrophoresis followed by DNA elution using Wizard PCR preps (Promega). PCR products A, B, C, D, and E were assembled by their complementarity to one another. In the second set of PCR reactions, PCR products B and C, and D and E, (50 ng of each) were added to 50 ml PCR reactions (as described above) each containing 1 unit of AmpliTaq (Perkin Elmer Cetus) DNA polymerase. The reactions were cycled for 20 cycles as described above with the exception that the annealing temperature was raised to 60° C. In the third set of PCR reactions, PCR products F and G were PCR-amplified using 1 ml of each prior PCR reaction and the appropriate pair of PCR primers (vla2-vla5 or vla6-APCR4). The PCR reactions contained 1 unit of AmpliTaq DNA polymerase in 50 ml PCR reaction (as described above) and were amplified for 25 cycles as in the first stage. In the fourth set of PCR reactions, the PCR product H was PCR-amplified using 1 ml of each prior PCR reaction and the vla2-APCR4 pair of PCR primers. Finally, PCR products A and H were assembled by their own complementarity in a two step-PCR reaction similar to that described above using RSP and UP as the terminal primers. The fully assembled fragment representing the entire reshaped human F19 V

L

region including a leader sequence was digested with HindIII and BamHI and cloned into pUC19 for sequencing. A clone having the correct DNA sequence was designated reshF19La (

FIGS. 29A and 29B

) and was then subcloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pKN100. The DNA sequence of reshF19La cloned into pKN100 is shown in

FIGS. 30A-30G

.

The second version of reshaped human F19 V

L

region (L

B

) was constructed using the same scheme as that described for La but where vla4 and vla7 primers were substituted by vlb4 and vlb7 respectively (Table 3). The DNA sequence of L

B

is shown in

FIGS. 29A and 29B

.

The third version of reshaped human F19 V

L

region (L

C

) was constructed using the QuikChange™ site-directed mutagenesis kit from Stratagene. The QuikChange site-directed mutagenesis method was performed according to the manufacturer's instructions, using reshF19La in pKN100 vector as double stranded DNA template. The mutagenic oligonucleotide primers F19Lc-sense and F19Lc-antisense (Table 3) for use in this protocol were designed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, both the mutagenic primers contained the desired point mutation (codon TTT at Kabat residue position 49 (Phe) changed to TAT coding for Tyr) and annealed to the same sequence on opposite strands of LA in pKN100 vector. The point mutation was verified by DNA sequencing the entire V

L

region. The DNA sequence of L

C

is shown in

FIGS. 29A and 29B

. To eliminate the possibility that random mutations occurred in the pKN100 during the PCR reaction, the V

L

region was cut out of the pKN100 vector as an HindIII/BamHI fragment and re-subcloned into an unmodified pKN100 vector cut with the same two restriction enzymes beforehand.

TABLE 3

PCR primers for the construction of reshaped human F19 light

chain variable regions

1. Primers for the synthesis of version “A”

F19vla1(36 mer):

5′ GTCATCACAATGTCTCCGGAGGAACCTGGAACCCAG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:69)

F19vla2 (29 mer):

5′ CTCCGGAGACATTGTGATGACCCAATCTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:70)

F19vla3 (45 mer):

5′ GAATATAAAAGGCTCTGACTGGACTTGCAGTTGATGGTGGCCCTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:71)

F19vla4 (72 mer):

5′ CAGTCAGAGCCTTTTATATTCTAGAAATCAAAAGAACTACTTGGCCTG

GTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGACAGCC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:72)

F19vla5 (44 mer):

5′ ACCCCAGATTCCCTAGTGCTAGCCCAAAAGATGAGGAGTTTGGG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:73)

F19vla6 (67 mer):

5′ TAGCACTAGGGAATCTGGGGJACCTGATAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTT

TGGGACAGACTTCACCCTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:74)

F19vla7 (53 mer):

5′ GTCCCTTGTCCGAACGTGAGCGGATAGCTAAAATATTGCTGACAGTAA

TAAAC3′ (SEQ ID NO:75)

F19vla8 (33 mer):

5′ GCTCACGTTCGGACAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAAT 3′ (SEQ ID NO:76)

2. Primers for the synthesis of version “B”

F19vlb4 (72 mer):

5′ CAGTCAGAGCCTTTTATATTCTAGAAATCAAAAGAACTACTTGGCCTG

GTTCCAGCAGAAACCAGGACAGCC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:77)

F19vlb7 (56 mer):

5′ TCCCTTGTCCGAACGTGAGCGGATAGCTAAAATATTGCTGACAGTCAT

AAACTGCC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:78)

3. Primers for the synthesis of version “C”

F19Lc-sense (34 mer):

5′ CCCAAACTCCTCATCTATTGGGCTAGCACTAGGG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:79)

F19Lc-antisense (34 mer):

5′ CCCTAGTGCTAGCCCAATAGATGAGGAGTTTGGG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:80)

4. Primers hybridizing to the flanking PUC19 vector sequences

APCR1 (17 mer, sense primer): 5′ TACGCAAACCGCCTCTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:81)

APCR4 (18 mer, anti-sense primer): 5′ GAGTGCACCATATGCGGT 3′ (SEQ ID NO:82)

RSP (-24) (16 mer, sense primer): 5′ AACAGCTATGACCATG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:83)

UP (-40) (17 mer, anti-sense primer): 5′ GTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:84)

Example 4

Construction of the Reshaped Human F19 Heavy Chain Versions A to E (H

A

-H

E

)

Version “A” of reshaped human F19 V

H

regions (H

A

) was constructed using the same PCR methods as described for the construction of version “A” of reshaped human F19 V

L

region (L

A

) (FIG.

31

). The template DNA was version “A” of reshaped human 226 V

H

(Léger, O. J. P., et al., “Humanization of a mouse antibody against human alpha-4 integrin: a potential therapeutic for the treatment of multiple sclerosis,”

Hum. Antibod

. 8:3 (1997)). Six PCR primers were designed and synthesized for the construction of version “A” of reshaped human F19 V

H

region (Table 4). PCR products A, B, C, and D were obtained using APCR1-Vha1, Vha2-Vha3, Vha4-Vha5 and Vha6-APCR4 as PCR primer pairs, respectively. The PCR conditions were essentially as described for the construction of reshaped human F19 V

L

region. A clone having the correct DNA sequence was designated reshF19Ha (

FIGS. 32A-32D

) and was then subcloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pG1D105. The DNA sequence of reshF19Ha cloned into pG1D105 is shown in

FIGS. 33A-33F

.

The third version of reshaped human F19 V

H

region (H

C

) was constructed using the same scheme as that described for H

A

but where Vha4 primer was substituted by Vhc4 (Table 4). The DNA sequence of H

C

is shown in

FIGS. 32A-32D

. The second (H

B

) and fourth (H

D

) version of reshaped human F19 V

H

region were constructed based on the PCR-mutagenesis methods of Kamman et al. (Kamman, M., et al., “Rapid insertional mutagenesis of DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),”

Nucl. Acids Res

. 17:5404 (1989)). For H

B

and H

D

, a mutagenic primer F19VHbd6 (Tyr-91 to Phe-91, Table 4) was used paired with APCR4 in PCR reactions with H

A

and H

C

as the template DNA, respectively. The PCR products VHb and VHd were restriction enzyme digested with PstI and BamHI and subcloned into reshF19Ha and reshF19Hc, respectively, previously digested with the same two restriction enzymes. The DNA sequences of H

B

and H

D

are shown in

FIGS. 32A-32D

.

Version “E” of reshaped human F19 V

H

region (H

E

) was constructed based on the PCR-mutagenesis methods of Kamman et al. (1989) already mentioned above:

For reshF19He mutagenic primer F19MscIHe (Table 5) was used paired with primer F19

H

HindIII (Table 5) in PCR reactions with H

C

cloned in pg1d105 mammalian expression vector as the template DNA. The appropriate primer pairs (0.2 mM of each) were combined with 10 ng of cDNA of version “A” of reshaped human 226 V

H

region in 100 ml of PCR buffer containing 10 mM KCl, 10 mM (NH

4

)2SO

4

, 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.8) 2 mM MgSO

4

, 0.1% Triton X-100 and 200 mM dNTPs. Reaction mixtures were overlaid with mineral oil and kept at 94° C. for 5 minutes. Then 1 unit of Deep Vent DNA polymerase (New England Biolabs) was added (“Hot Start” PCR; Chou Q., Russell, M., et al., “Prevention of pre-PCR mis-priming and primer dimerization improves low-copy-number amplifications,”

Nucl. Acids Res

. 20:1717 (1992)) and PCR was performed for 25 cycles on a TRIO-Thermoblock Thermal Cycler (Biometra, Göittingen, Germany). Each cycle consisting of a denaturation step at 94° C. for 1 minute, a primer-annealing step at 70 ° C. for 1 minute, and an extension step at 72 ° C. for 2 minutes. This was followed by a single cycle consisting of a further elongation step at 72° C. for 10 minutes followed by cooling at 4° C. The PCR products were then extracted and purified from a TAE 1.4% standard agarose gel using a QIAquick™ gel extraction kit, following the protocol supplied by the manufacturer (QIAGEN Ltd., UK). The PCR product V

H

e was then restriction enzyme digested with MscI and HindIII and ligated into reshF19Hc cloned in pg1d105 previously digested with the same two restriction enzymes. The MscI restriction recognition site is unique to all the reshaped human F19 V

H

region versions and is not present in the pg1d105 expression vector. The HindIII restriction recognition site is a unique site in pg1d105 for cloning of V

H

immunoglobulin genes. Electroporation-competent XL-1 Blue

E. coli

cells were transformed with 1 μl of the ligated DNA and plated on agarose plates containing Ampicillin. Colonies were then screened for the presence and correct size of inserts by direct PCR on colonies (Güssow, D., and Clackson, T., “Direct clone characterization from plaques and colonies by the polymerase chain reaction,”

Nucl. Acids Res

. 17:4000 (1989)) with primers HCMi and Hucg1 hybridizing to the flanking pg1d105 vector sequences (Table 5). DNA from positive colonies was prepared using a Plasmid Midi kit, following the protocol supplied by the manufacturer (QIAGEN Ltd., UK). DNA sequencing was performed by the dideoxy chain termination method (Sanger, F., et al., “DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors,” Proc.

Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 74:5463 (1977)) directly from circular vector DNA using conventional heat denaturation (Andersen, A., et al., “A fast and simple technique for sequencing plasmid DNA with sequenase using heat denaturation,”

Biotechniques

13:678 (1992)) and Sequenase 2.0 (USB, Cleveland, Ohio). The DNA sequences of reshF19He is shown in

FIGS. 32A-32D

.

TABLE 4

PCR primers for the construction of reshaped human F19

heavy chain variable regions versions A to D

1. Primers for the synthesis of version “A”

F19vha1 (47 mer):

5′ GTGTATTCAGTGAAGGTGTATCTACTAGTTTTACAGCTGACTTTCACA 3′ (SEQ ID NO:85)

F19vha2 (53 mer):

5′ TAGTAGATACACACCTTCACTGAATACACCATACACTGGGTTAGACAGGC

CCTG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:86)

F19vha3 (71 mer):

5′ CCCTTGAACTTCTGGTTGTAGTTAGGAATACCATTGTTAGGATTAATA

CCTCCTATCCACTCCAGCCTTTG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:87)

F19vha4 (71 mer):

5′ TAACTACAACCAGAAGTTCAAGGGCCGGGGCCACCTTGACCGTAGGCAA

GTCTGCCAGCACCGCCTACATGG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:88)

F19vha5 (63 mer):

5′ GCATGGCCCTCGTCGTAACCATAGGCGATTCTTCTTCTGGCGCAGTAG

TAGACTGCAGTGTCC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:89)

F19vha6 (48 mer):

5′ CTATGGTTACGACGAGGGCCATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGTCAAGGAAC

3′ (SEQ ID NO:90)

2. Primers for the synthesis of version “C”

F19vhc4 (71 mer):

5′ TAACTACAACCAGAAGTTCAAGGGCCGGGTCACCATCACCGTAGACAC

CTCTGCCAGCACCGCCTACATGG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:91)

3. Primers for the synthesis of version “B” and “D”

F19vhbd6 (27 mer):

5′ GGACACTGCAGTCTACTTCTGCGCCAG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:92)

4. Primers hybridizing to the flanking PUC19 vector sequences

APCR (17 mer, sense primer):

5′ TACGCAAACCGCCTCTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:93)

APCR4 (18 mer, anti-sense primer):

5′ GAGTGCACCATATGCGGT 3′ (SEQ ID NO 94)

TABLE 5

PCR primer for the construction of reshaped human F19 heavy

chain variabie regions version E

1. Primer for the synthesis of version “E”

F19MscIHe (75 mer, anti-sense):

5′ CCTT

TGGCCA

GGGGCCTGTCTAACCCAGTGTAT(3GTGTATTCAGTGAAGGTG

Mscl

TATCCACTAGTTTCCACTAGTTT 3′(SEQ ID NO:95)

2. Primers hybridizing to the flanking pgld105 mammalian expression vector

sequences

HCMi (28 mer, sense):

5′ GTCACCGTCCTTGACACGCGTCTCGGGA 3′(SEQ ID NO:96)

Hucg1 (17 mer, anti-sense):

5′ TTGGAGGAGGGTGCCAG 3′(SEQ ID NO:97)

Example 5

Reshaped Human F19 Antibody Concentrations in COS Cell Supernatants

COS cells were transfected with one pair of a series of reshaped human F19 antibody constructs and the human antibody concentration was measured using the IgG1/Kappa ELISA as described in example 2.

TABLE 6

Reshaped human F19 antibody

concentrations in COS cell supernatants

Transfected Antibody components

Human γl/K

Heavy chain

Kappa light chain

Concentration [μg/ml]

H

A

L

A

2.50

H

A

L

B

0.18

H

B

L

A

1.25

H

B

L

B

0.10

H

D

L

A

1.15

H

D

L

B

0.18

H

A

L

A

1.50

H

A

L

C

1.56

H

C

L

A

1.47

H

C

L

C

1.97

cF19

L

A

1.54

cF19

L

B

0.07

cF19

L

C

2.14

RNA Splicing Events Required for the Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes in Mammalian Cells

Both mammalian expression vectors pKN100 and pg1d105 have an intron between the variable and the constant regions which is removed during the process of gene expression to give rise to an messenger RNA. The splicing event which consists of a DNA recombination between the heavy or light chain splice donor sites and the immunoglobulin splice acceptor site is described in

FIGS. 34A and 34B

.

Example 6

Flow Cytometric Analysis of the Binding of cF19 and L

A

H

C

to FAP-expressing Human Cells

The ability of L

A

H

C

to bind to both recombinant and endogenously expressed FAP on cell surface was tested.

The example was conducted to determine the binding of L

A

H

C

to cellular FAP. Both naturally FAP expressing MF-SH human tumor cells (Shirasuma, K., et al.,

Cancer

55:2521-2532 (1985)) and FAP-transfected human tumor cell lines were used as cellular targets. L

A

H

C

was studied in cytofluorometric assays evaluating direct binding to target cells as well as by the inhibitory effect on the binding of either murine F19 or chimeric cF19 anti-FAP antibodies.

Antibodies and cell lines used were F19 (murine monoclonal anti-human FAP antibody, IgG1 subclass), mIgG (murine immunoglobulin, IgG class), cF19 (chimeric monoclonal anti-human FAP antibody, IgG1 subclass), L

A

H

C

(reshaped monoclonal anti-human FAP antibody, IgG1 subclass), hIgG1 (human immunoglobulin, IgG1 subclass), MF-SH (human malignant fibrous histiocytoma cell line), HT-1080 (human fibrosarcoma cell line), HT-1080FAP clone 33 (HT-1080 cell line transfected with cDNA encoding human FAP). Antibodies were biotinylated as described in examples 8 and 12.

Direct Binding of L

A

H

C

to FAP on the Surface of Human Tumor Cell Lines

5×10

5

cells of the tumor cell line under investigation were incubated with the indicated concentration of test or control antibody in a total volume of 0.2 ml phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) supplemented with 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) for 30 minutes on ice. Subsequently, cells were washed twice with 2 ml of PBS, resuspended in 0.2 ml of PBS supplemented with 1% BSA, a 1:20 dilution of mouse anti-human IgG FITC-labelled (Dianova) as secondary reagent was added and incubated for another 30 minutes on ice.

Alternatively, 5×10

5

cells of the tumor cell line under investigation were incubated with the indicated concentration of biotin-labelled cF19 in a total volume of 0.2 ml PBS supplemented with 1% BSA for 30 minutes on ice. Subsequently, cells were washed twice with 2 ml of PBS, resuspended in 0.2 ml of PBS supplemented with 1% BSA, and incubated for another 30 minutes on ice with 1:40 dilution of streptavidin-FITC (Dianova) as secondary reagent.

Cells were again washed twice with 2 ml of PBS, resuspended in a total volume of 0.5 ml of PBS supplemented with 1% paraformaldehyde (PFA) and kept on ice. Single cell fluorescence was determined cytofluorometrically by analysing the cellular green fluorescence at 488 nm in an EPICS XL (Coulter) fluorescence-activated cell analyzer. cl Competition of L

A

H

C

for Binding of Biotinylated cF19 to Cell-surface FAP on FAP-expressing Human Cell Lines

5×10

5

cells of the tumor cell line under investigation were incubated with the indicated amounts of unlabeled test or control antibody added together with 1 μg/ml biotin-labelled cF19 antibody. Subsequently, cells were washed twice with 2 ml of PBS, resuspended in 0.2 ml of PBS supplemented with 1% BSA, 1:40 diluted streptavidin-FITC (Dianova) as secondary reagent and incubated for another 30 minutes on ice.

Cells were then washed twice with 2 ml of PBS, resuspended in a total volume of 0.5 ml PBS supplemented with 1% PFA and kept on ice. Single cell fluorescence was determined cytofluorometrically by analysing the cellular green fluorescence at 488 nm in an EPICS XL (Coulter) fluorescence-activated cell analyzer.

Both, cF19 and L

A

H

C

bind in a concentration dependent manner specifically to to FAP-transfected HT-1080FAP clone33 human tumor cells (Table 8). No binding to FAP-negative HT-1080 cells was detectable (Table 9). Both cF19 and L

A

H

C

bound in a concentration dependent manner to human MF-SH cells endogenously expressing FAP (Table 10).

Biotinylated cF19 bound to human HT-1080FAP clone 33 (Table 11) in a concentration dependent manner. No binding was detectable to FAP-negative HT-1080 cells (Table 12).

Binding of biotinylated cF19 to HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells was inhibited by both unlabelled cF19 and unlabelled L

A

H

C

(Table 13).

Chimeric anti-human FAP monoclonal antibody cF19 as well as reshaped human anti-human FAP monoclonal antibody L

A

H

C

(example 10) were shown to bind directly to FAP expressed on human cell lines either endogenously expressing this protein or transfected with cDNA encoding for it. This binding was shown to be concentration dependent. Binding of biotinylated cF19 could be inhibited by both unlabelled cF19 and unlabelled L

A

H

C

.

Using cytofluorometric technology, direct binding as well as inhibition of specifically binding reagents showed specificity of chimeric cF19 and reshaped L

A

H

C

human monoclonal antibodies to cell surface expressed FAP.

TABLE 8

Binding of anti-FAP antibodies to HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells

Concentration of antibody

Mean fluorescence intensity

[ng/ml]

hIgG1

cF19

L

A

H

C

500

0.12

6.65

2.76

100

0.12

1.63

0.66

20

0.12

0.43

0.22

4.0

0.12

0.17

0.15

0.8

0.12

0.14

0.13

TABLE 12

Binding of biotinylated cF19 antibody to non-transfected

HT-1080 cells

Concentration of antibody

Mean fluorescence intensity

[ng/ml]

Biotinylated hIgG1

Biotinylated cF19

5,000.0

0.1

0.1

1,000.0

0.1

0.1

200.0

0.1

0.1

40.0

0.1

0.1

8.0

0.1

0.1

1.6

0.1

0.1

Example 7

In Vitro Immune Effector Functions of Monoclonal Antibody L

A

H

C

This experiment was conducted to determine the potential of the monoclonal antibody (mAb) L

A

H

C

with specificity for fibroblast activation antigen (FAP) to lyse FAP-expressing targets in the presence of human complement or human mononuclear leukocytes, respectively.

In particular, the ability of L

A

H

C

to mediate cytotoxic effects against HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells, which expressed human FAP on the surface, was studied. Cytotoxicity was determined in vitro using the following approach:

51

Cr-labelled target cells were incubated in the presence of L

A

H

C

with human serum as source of complement or human MNC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) as effectors. Release of

51

Cr was measured as measure of target-cell lysis.

Antibodies and cell lines used were L

A

H

C

(reshaped human anti-human FAP IgG1 antibody), hIgG1 (human IgG1 isotype control), 3S193 (murine monoclonal anti-Lewis

y

IgG3 antibody), mIgG (murine IgG control), HT-1080 (human fibrosarcoma), HT-1080FAP clone 33, (HT1080 transfected with cDNA encoding human FAP), MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma cell line).

Complement-mediated Lysis of Target Cells by L

A

H

C

Tumor cells were radiolabelled by incubation in RPMI1640 medium with 100 μl-Ci

51

Cr (NEN) at 37° C. for one hour. Subsequently, cells were washed twice in

51

Cr-free medium and resuspended at a concentration of 2×10

5

cells per ml.

Human serum as source of complement was freshly prepared from blood of different volunteers. Blood was taken by puncturing the arm vein, remained at room temperature for one hour to allow clotting to occur, and was kept at 4° C. over night. Serum was separated by centrifugation and taken off from the sediment.

The antibody under study was diluted from the stock solution to the appropriate concentration in RPMI1640 cell culture medium.

1×10

5

radiolabelled tumor cells of the indicated cell line were incubated for 2 h at 37° C. in an incubator (95% air and 5% CO

2

) in the presence of different concentrations of test or control antibody and 25% (v/v) human serum as the source of human complement. Incubations were performed in U-shaped 96-well plates in a total volume of 200 μl RPMI1640 and done in triplicate. After the incubation period, plates were centrifuged, 100 μl of the supernatant was removed and radioactivity was counted in a gamma-counter. The total amount of incorporated radioactivity was determined by measuring 10

4

target cells. Spontaneous release was defined as activity released from the target cells in the absence of both antibody and complement during the described incubation period.

Specific lysis was calculated as follows:

\begin{matrix} Specific lysis \\ (in %) \end{matrix}} = \frac{[activity sample] - [activity spontaneous release]}{[maximum activity] - [activity spontaneous release]} \times 100

Antibody-dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) of L

A

H

C

Tumor cells were radiolabelled by incubation in RPMI1640 medium with 100 μl-Ci

51

Cr at 37° C. for one hour. Subsequently, cells were washed twice in

51

Cr-free medium and resuspended at a concentration of 2×10

5

cells per ml.

MNC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) were prepared from peripheral blood taken by puncturing the arm vein of different healthy human volunteers. Clotting was prevented by the addition of 20% citrate buffer. MNC from 4 ml of this blood preparation were purified by centrifugation (30 minutes at 400 G and room temperature) on 3 ml of lymphocyte preparation medium (Boehringer Mannheim, Germany). MNC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) were taken off from the gradient, washed three times and diluted with RPMI1640 to the appropriate concentration. Lymphocyte activated killer (LAK) cells were derived from MNC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) by incubation for 5 days at 37° C. in an 95% air and 5% CO

2

incubator at an initial density of 1.3×10

6

cells per ml in the presence of 100 U recombinant human Interleukin-2 (IL-2). The antibody under study was diluted from the stock solution to the appropriate concentration in RPMI1640 cell culture medium.

1×10

4

radiolabelled tumor cells of the indicated cell line were incubated for 5 h at 37° C. and 5% CO

2

in the presence of different concentrations of test or control antibody and MNC. MNC were added in amounts to reach the indicated effector:target cell ratio. Incubation was performed in U-shaped 96-well plates in a total volume of 200 μL RPM 1640 and done in duplicate.

After the incubation period, plates were centrifugated, 100 μl of the supernatant were taken off and radioactivity was determined in a gamma-counter. The total amount of incorporated radioactivity was determined by measuring 10

4

target cells. Spontaneous release was defined as activity released from the target cells in the absence of both antibody and effector cells during the described incubation period.

Specific lysis was calculated as follows:

\begin{matrix} Specific lysis \\ (in %) \end{matrix}} = \frac{[activity sample] - [activity spontaneous release]}{[maximum activity] - [activity spontaneous release]} \times 100

Antibody-mediated Complement Lysis of Tumor Cells

No L

A

H

C

-specific complement-mediated lysis (above that seen with an isotype control) was observed in HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells treated with L

A

H

C

at concentrations up to 50 μg/ml (Table 14, Table 15a).

Lytic activity of human serum used as source of complement was shown by lysis of MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells in the presence of 12.5 μg/ml 3S193, a murine monoclonal anti-Lewis

y

antibody with known complement activating ability (Table 15b).

Antibody-mediated Cellular Lysis of Tumor Cells

In the presence of L

A

H

C

at concentrations up to 10 μg/ml, no ADCC (antibody-dependent cellular toxicity) mediated by human MNC (Table 16) or human LAK cells (lymphokine activated killer cells, Table 17) of L

A

H

C

on HT-1080FAP clone 33 as measured by lysis was detectable above that seen with an isotype control at an effector:target ratio of 50:1.

In appropriate in vitro assays with either human complement or with human MNC as effector mechanisms, human anti-FAP monoclonal antibody L

A

H

C

revealed no detectable cytotoxic effects above isotype controls on FAP-expressing tumor cell line HT-1080FAP clone 33.

TABLE 14

Specific complement lysis (in %) of HT-1080FAP clone 33

tumor cell targets mediated by L

A

H

C

Source of human serum:

HT-1080 clone 33:

Concentration of antibody

hIgG1 isotype control

L

A

H

C

A

50 μg/ml

5

4

A

10 μg/ml

5

3

B

50 μg/ml

7

5

B

10 μg/ml

6

5

0 μg/ml

0

0

Incubation: 2 hours at 37° C., 25% serum from human volunteers A or B, respectively, as source of complement.

Incubation: 2 hours at 37° C., 25% serum from human volunteers A or B, respectively, as source of complement.

TABLE 15a

Specific complement lysis (in %) of HT-1080FAP clone 33

tumor cell targets mediated by human anti-FAP

monoclonal antibody L

A

H

C

Source of human serum:

HT-1080 clone 33:

Concentration of antibody

hIgG1

L

A

H

C

A

10.00 μg/ml

2

1

A

2.50 μg/ml

2

2

A

0.60 μg/ml

1

1

A

0.15 μg/ml

1

2

A

0.00 μg/ml

2

2

B

10.00 μg/ml

2

2

B

2.50 μg/ml

2

2

B

0.60 μg/ml

2

2

B

0.15 μg/ml

2

2

B

0.00 μg/ml

2

2

C

10.00 μg/ml

2

2

C

2.50 μg/ml

1

1

C

0.60 μg/ml

1

1

C

0.15 μg/ml

2

1

C

0.00 μg/ml

3

3

Incubation: 2 hours at 37° C., 25% serum from human volunteers A, B or C, respectively, as source of complement.

TABLE 15b

Specific complement lysis (in %) of MCF-7 tumor cell

targets mediated by murine anti-Lewis

y

monoclonal

antibody 3S193

Source of human serum:

MCF-7:

Concentration of antibody

mIgG

3S193

A

10.00 μg/ml

0

21

A

2.50 μg/ml

1

21

A

0.60 μg/ml

0

21

A

0.15 μg/ml

1

18

A

0.00 μg/ml

0

0

B

10.00 μg/ml

1

13

B

2.50 μg/ml

0

17

B

0.60 μg/ml

1

18

B

0.15 μg/ml

1

15

B

0.00 μg/ml

0

0

C

10.00 μg/ml

1

22

C

2.50 μg/ml

0

23

C

0.60 μg/ml

1

26

C

0.15 μg/ml

1

20

C

0.00 μg/ml

1

1

Incubation: 2 hours at 37° C., 25% serum from human volunteers A, B or C, as source of complement.

TABLE 16

ADCC (antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity) (specific

lysis in %) of HT-1080FAP clone 33 target cells by human

MNC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) mediated by L

A

H

C

HT-1080FAP clone 33:

Concentration of antibody:

HT-1080FAP clone 33:

[in μg/ml]

hIgG1

L

A

H

C

10

2

2

2.5

2

2

0.625

2

2

0.156

3

3

0

3

3

Incubation: 5 hours at 37° C., 10

4

target cells and an effector:target cell ratio of 50:1.

Incubation: 5 hours at 37° C., 10

4

target cells and an effector:target cell ration of 50:1.

TABLE 17

ADCC (antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, specific

lysis in %) of HT-1080FAP clone 33 target cells by LAK

cells (lymphokine activated killer cells) mediated by L

A

H

C

Concentration of antibody:

HT-1080FAP clone 33:

[in μg/ml]

hIgG1

L

A

H

C

10

12

14

2.5

14

17

0.625

14

21

0.156

15

21

0

14

14

Incubation: 5 hours at 37° C., 10

4

target cells and an effector:target cell ration of 50:1.

Incubation: 5 hours at 37° C., 10

4

target cells and an effector:target cell ration of 50:1.

Example 8

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Monoclonal Antibody L

A

H

C

Binding to Normal and Neoplastic Human Tissues

This experiment was performed to determine the binding characteristics of the humanized mAb L

A

H

C

to normal and neoplastic human tissues.

The following antibodies were used: L

A

H

C

, cF19, and the negative control hIgG1 were directly biotinylated according to methods of the state of the art and used at concentrations of 2.5 to 0.25 mg/ml in 2% BSA/PBS (bovine serum albumin in phosphate-buffered saline). Murine mAb F19 was used as tissue culture supernatant of the F19 hybridoma, at dilutions of 1:5 to 1:10 in 2% BSA/PBS.

The following reagents were used for immunochemical assays: Streptavidin peroxidase complex (Vector Labs., Burlingame, Calif., USA), Avidin-biotin peroxidase complex (Vector Labs.), Biotinylated horse anti-mouse (Vector Labs.), DAB (diaminobenzidine, Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo., USA), Harris' hematoxylin.

Fresh frozen tissue samples examined included the following: Normal colon, breast, lung, stomach, pancreas, skin, larynx, urinary bladder, smooth and skeletal muscle. Among the tumors tested were carcinomas from breast, colon, lung, esophagus, uterus, ovary, pancreas, stomach, and head and neck.

An indirect immunoperoxidase method was carried out according to state of the art methods (Garin-Chesa, P., et al., “Cell surface glycoprotein of reactive stromal fibroblasts as a potential antibody target in human epithelial cancers,”

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA

87:7235-7239 (1990)) on five micrometer thickness fresh frozen sections. DAB was used as a substrate for the final reaction product. The sections were counterstained with Harris' hematoxylin and examined for antigen expression.

L

A

H

C

Expression in Normal Human Tissues

The normal tissues tested were negative for L

A

H

C

expression, except for the normal pancreas in which a subset of positive endocrine cells in the islets of Langerhans (A cells) were identified with L

A

H

C

, cF19 and F19. (Table 18). No immunoreactivity was observed with the hlgG1 (human immunoglobulin IgG1 subclass) used as a negative control.

L

A

H

C

Expression in Tumors

In the tumor samples, L

A

H

C

, cF19 and F19 showed an indistinguishable pattern of expression in the tumor stromal fibroblasts. A strong and homogeneous expression was found in the majority of the cases examined, especially in the cancer samples derived from breast, colon, lung, pancreas and in the squamous cell carcinomas (SQCC) of the head and neck tested (Table 18). No immunoreactivity was observed with the hlgG1 used as negative control.

L

A

H

C

, cF19 and F19 showed immunoreactivity with the tumor stromal fibroblasts in the epithelial cancer samples tested. No L

A

H

C

or F19 immuno-reactivity was seen with either the fibrocytes of the normal organ mesenchyme or the parenchymal cells of normal adult organs. Anti-FAP immunoreactivity was only observed in a subset of endocrine cells in the pancreatic islets, presumably glucagon-producing A cells, and in four of nine uterine samples tested, representing subsets of stromal fibroblasts in these tissues.

Immunohistochemical analysis of L

A

H

C

in normal human tissues and FAP-expressing human carcinomas showed indistinguishable patterns of binding for L

A

H

C

, cF19 and murine mAb F19.

TABLE 18

Immunoreactivity of mAbs L

A

H

C

, cF19 and F19 with

normal human tumor samples

Tissue type

No.

L

A

H

C

cF19

F19

Breast

4

Epithelial cell ducts/acini

−

−

−

Myoepithelial cells

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Colon

6

Crypts of Lieberkühn

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Lymphoid tissue

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Myenteric plexus

−

−

−

Lung

4

Bronchus:

Bronchial epithelium

−

−

−

Hyaline cartilage

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Mucous glands

−

−

−

Alveolus:

Pneumocytes (type I/II)

−

−

−

Alveolar phagocytes

−

−

−

Alveolar capillaries

−

−

−

Stomach

3

Surface epithelium

−

−

−

Gastric glands

−

−

−

Chief cells

−

−

−

Parietal (oxyntic) cells

−

−

−

Mucous cells

−

−

−

Neuroendocrine cells

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

Esophagus

1

Surface epithelium

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Small intestine

1

Epithelium of villi & crypts

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Lymphoid tissue

−

−

−

Urinary bladder

2

Urothelium

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Pancreas

3

Duct epithelium

−

−

−

Acinar epithelium

−

−

−

Islets of Langerhans:

−

−

−

B-cells

−

−

−

A-cells

+*

+*

+*

D-cells

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Nerves

−

−

−

Larynx

1

Squamous epithelium

−

−

−

Mucous glands

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Hyaline cartilage

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Skeletal muscle

−

−

−

Lymph node

1

Lymphoid cells

−

−

−

Lymph sinuses

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Spleen

1

Red & white pulp

−

−

−

Sinuses

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Liver

1

Hepatocytes

−

−

−

Bile ducts

−

−

−

Portal triad

−

−

−

Thyroid gland

2

Follicular epithelium

−

−

−

Parafollicular cells

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Prostate gland

1

Glandular epithelium

−

−

−

Stroma

−

−

−

Testicle

1

Seminiferous tubules

−

−

−

Stroma

−

−

−

Ovary

3

Follicles

−

−

−

Stroma

−

−

−

Uterine cervix

1

Epithelium

−

−

−

Stroma

−

−

−

Uterus

9

Endometrium:

−

−

−

glands

−

−

−

stroma

+**

+**

+**

blood vessels

−

−

−

Myometrium

−

−

−

Cerebral cortex

1

Neurons

−

−

−

Neurological cells

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Cerebellum

1

Molecular layer

−

−

−

Granular cell layer

−

−

−

Purkinje cells

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Skin

3

Squamous epithelium

−

−

−

Melanocytes

−

−

−

Skin appendages

−

−

−

Connective tissue

−

−

−

Blood vessels

−

−

−

Acetone-fixed frozen sections were tested by the avidin-biotin complex immunoperoxidase procedure.

No number of tissue samples derived from different individuals tested.

*Identification of A-cells, based on morphology and location within the islets.

**Positive immunoreactivity in the stroma in 4 out of 9 samples tested. The positive samples represent early (x2) and intermediate (x2) phase proliferative endometrium.

Example 9

Species Specificity of L

A

H

C

Binding in Tissue Sections

This experiment was conducted to assess the reactivity of L

A

H

C

with tissues from mouse, rat, rabbit and cynomolgus monkeys by immunohistochemical methods.

Also used in these tests were cF19 and human IgG1 (hIgG1) as negative controls. The reagents used for immunohistochemistry were Streptavidin peroxidase complex (Vector Labs., Burlingame, Calif., USA), DAB (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo., USA) and Harris' hematoxylin.

The following fresh frozen tissue samples from mouse, rat, rabbit and cynomolgus were tested: Brain, liver, lung, kidney, stomach, pancreas, intestine, thymus, skin, muscle, heart, spleen, ovary, uterus and testes. As positive control, sections from normal human pancreas and a breast carcinoma sample were included in every assay.

Immunohistochemistry

An indirect immunoperoxidase method was carried out as described in the state of the art (Garin-Chesa, P., et al., “Cell surface glycoprotein of reactive stromal fibroblasts as a potential antibody target in human epithelial cancers,”

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA

87:7235-7239 (1990)) on five micrometer thickness fresh frozen sections. The antibodies L

A

H

C

, cF19 and hlgG1 (at 1 μg/ml) were biotinylated according to the state of the art and were detected with streptavidin peroxidase complex. DAB was used as a substrate for the final reaction product. The sections were counterstained with Harris' hematoxylin and examined for antigen expression.

The normal tissues tested did not react with either L

A

H

C

or cF19 in the experiments (Table 1).

The normal human pancreas used as positive control showed L

A

H

C

and cF19 binding in a subset of endocrine cells in the islets of Langerhans as previously described for F19. In addition, binding of L

A

H

C

and cF19 was seen in the tumor stromal fibroblasts in the breast carcinoma sample.

Immunohistochemical analysis of normal tissues from mouse, rat, rabbit and cynomolgus failed to detect any binding of either L

A

H

C

or cF19, in the experiments performed.

TABLE 19

Binding Of L

A

H

C

to tissue sections of non-human species,

as determined by immunohistochemistry

Cynomi-

Organ/Tissue type

Mouse

Rat

Rabbit

gus

Brain

Cerebral cortex

−

−

−

Cerebellum

−

−

−

−

Liver

Hepatocytes

−

−

−

−

Portal triad

−

−

−

−

Lung

Bronchi

−

−

−

−

Alveoli

−

−

−

−

Kidney

Glomeruli

−

−

−

−

Tubular epithelium

−

−

−

−

Stomach

Glandular epithelium

−

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

−

Pancreas

Exocrine acini

−

−

−

−

Endocrine islets

−

−

−

−

Intestine

Glandular epithelium

−

−

−

−

Smooth muscle

−

−

−

−

Thymus

Lymphocytes

−

−

−

−

Skin

Keratinocytes

−

−

−

−

Sweat glands

−

−

−

−

Hair follicles

−

−

−

−

Skeletal

−

−

−

−

muscle

Heart

−

−

−

−

Spleen

Lymphocytes

−

−

−

−

Ovary

Follicular epithelium

−

−

−

−

Stroma

−

−

−

−

Uterus

Myometrium

−

−

−

−

Cervix uteri

−

−

−

−

Testis

Tubular epithelium

nt

nt

nt

−

Connective

−

−

−

−

tissue

nt = not tested

Example 10

Construction of Cell Lines Producing Chimeric and Reshaped Anti-FAP Monoclonal Antibodies

The objective of this experiment was to demonstrate stable cell lines according to the invention expressing L

A

H

C

, L

A

H

A

, L

B

H

B

, L

B

H

D

, and cF19 in CHO DG44 cells. Stable cell lines transfected with humanized or chimeric F19 antibodies were produced and their identity was confirmed by PCR amplification of heavy and light variable regions using genomic DNA derived from each transfectant as template.

CHO DG44 cells maintained under serum-free conditions in SFM-II medium. Lipofectin and SFM-II serum-free medium were obtained from Gibco/BRL. Geneticin and all restriction enzymes were obtained from Boehringer Mannheim. Pfu polymerase was obtained from Stratagene.

DNA for transfections was purified from

E. Coli

cells using QiaFilter Maxi Cartridges (Qiagen) as directed by the manufacturer. All DNA preparations were examined by restriction enzyme digestion. Sequences of L

A

H

C

variable regions in their respective vectors were confirmed using an ABI PRISM 310 Sequencer (Perkin-Elmer).

Further information regarding the vectors and DNA sequences employed is available in the prior examples.

Transfection of CHO DG44 Cells

Cells in logarithmic growth were plated into 6 well plates containing 1 ml fresh SFM-II medium. Plasmids encoding heavy and light chains of humanized or chimeric F19 versions were cotransfected into CHO DG44 cells using liposomal transfection. Liposomes were prepared using 6 μl lipofectin reagent and 0.5 μg of each vector (one for the desired heavy chain and one for the light) as described for LipofectAMINE transfections except that SFM-II medium was used to dilute all reagents. Twenty-four hours later, cells were diluted 1:10 into SFM-II medium containing 300 μg/ml Geneticin. After the initial phase of cell killing was over (10-14 days), the concentration of Geneticin was reduced to 200 mg/ml and methotrexate was added to a final concentration of 5 nM. Methotrexate concentrations were increased after 10-14 days to a final concentration of 20 nM.

PCR Amplification of Transfectant DNA

10

7

CHO DG44 cells were centrifuged in an Eppendorf microcentrifuge briefly at full speed, washed once with PBS, and pelleted once again. Genomic DNA was prepared by ethanol precipitation after SDS lysis and Proteinase K treatment of the cell pellets.

A mixture containing one of the following primer pairs, dNTPs, buffer, and Pfu polymerase was used to amplify either the heavy or light chain variable region using genomic DNA as template. The resulting PCR products were digested with the appropriate restriction enzyme and analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis to confirm their identity.

Light chain primer set;

5′-GAG ACA TTG TGA CCC

PKN 1690 (SEQ ID NO:98)

AAT CTC C-3′

5′-GAC AGT CAT AAA CTG

PKN.1930.R (SEQ ID NO:99)

CCA CAT CTT C-3′

Heavy chain primer set:

5′-TTG ACA CGC GTC TCG

PG 5863 (SEQ ID NO:100)

GGA AGC TT-3′

5′-GGC GCA GAG GAT CCA

PG 6332.R (SEQ ID NO:101)

CTC ACC T-3′

The undigested heavy chain PCR product has a predicted size of 469 bp while the light chain PCR product has a predicted size of 286 bp. Verification of identity was determined by restriction enzyme digest with BstEII (heavy chain) or NlaIV (light chain).

CHO cell lines were transfected with L

A

H

C

, L

A

H

A

, L

B

H

B

and L

B

H

D

, as well as cF19. Geneticin-resistant cells were obtained and these cells were further selected for resistance to methotrexate. PCR amplification, followed by restriction enzyme cleavage of the light and heavy chain DNA produced the expected bands and confirmed the identity of L

A

H

C

, L

B

H

B

, L

A

H

A

and L

B

H

D

transfectants.

The cells described were maintained under serum-free conditions at all times and were not treated with animal-derived products such as trypsin.

Producer cell lines transfected with expressing monoclonal L

A

H

C

, L

A

H

A

, L

B

H

B

, L

B

H

D

and cF19 antibodies were produced. Their identities were confirmed using PCR amplification and restriction enzyme cleavage of the resulting PCR products of both their heavy and light chain variable regions.

Example 11

Expression of Antibody Proteins in Chinese Hamster Ovary DG 44 Cells and Their Purification

The objective of this experiment was to express and purify L

A

H

C

, L

A

H

A

, L

B

H

B

, and L

B

H

D

mAbs to enable their characterization. Other goals included the establishment of a quantitative ELISA to permit measurement of antibody concentrations in both crude media samples as well as purified Ig samples and determination of relative expression levels of various humanized F19 constructs using this assay.

Serum-free CHO DG44 cells and USP-grade methotrexate were obtained from the Biotechnical Production Unit of the Dr. Karl Thomae GmbH, Biberach, Germany; both products are also commercially available. Cells were maintained under serum-free conditions at all times. SFM-II serum-free medium was obtained from Gibco/BRL. Protein A agarose was from Pierce Chemical (Indianapolis, Ind., USA). Human IgG1 standards (Cat. No. I3889), p-Nitrophenyl phosphate tablets (N 2640), bovine serum albumin (BSA) (A 7906), and goat anti-human kappa chain specific alkaline phosphatase-conjugated antibody (A 3813) were obtained from Sigma Chemical (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Goat anti-human gamma-chain specific alkaline phosphatase-conjugated antibody was obtained from Jackson Immunoresearch Laboratories (through Stratech Scientific). Tris-buffered saline (TBS) consisted of 150 mM NaCl, 50 mM Tris, pH 7.5.

Cell Culture Conditions for Antibody Expression

Cells were cultured and maintained-in T-175 flasks in SFM-II serum-free medium without agitation. The medium contained 200 μg/ml Geneticin and 20 nM methotrexate without antibiotics. Cells were passaged by dilution, were not adherent, and grew in small clusters. When the cells reached stationary phase, the medium was collected and centrifuged to remove cells and frozen at −20° C. until needed.

Purification of L

A

H

C

All purification steps were carried out at 4° C. A C10/10 column (Pharmacia Fine Chemicals) was packed with Protein A agarose (3 ml bed volume). The column was washed with TBS and preeluted once with 0.1 M Na citrate, pH 3.0 to insure that no loosely bound material remained on the column. The column was then immediately reequilibrated with TBS and stored at 4° C. Spent culture supernatants were thawed and centrifuged at 10,000×g for 30 minutes prior to Protein A chromatography to remove debris and diluted with an equal volume of TBS. This material was loaded onto the Protein A column at 0.5 ml/minute using a P-1 peristaltic pump (Pharmacia) and washed with TBS until the absorbance at 280 nm was undetectable. Elution of the antibody was initiated with 0.1 M Na citrate pH 3.0 at approximately 0.2 ml/minute. The elution was monitored at 280 nm and one ml fractions of the eluted material were collected into tubes containing sufficient Tris base pH 9 to neutralize the citrate buffer. Protein-containing fractions were pooled and concentrated using an Amicon filtration apparatus with a YM-30 filter and dialyzed against PBS. The column was immediately regenerated with TBS. Protein dye-binding assays were performed with the BioRad (Hercules, Calif.) protein determination kit, according to the manufacturer's instructions, using bovine serum albumin as a standard.

Human IgG (Gamma Immunoglobulin) ELISA

ELISA plates were coated overnight with 100 μl of goat anti-human gamma-chain specific alkaline phosphatase-conjugated antibody at 0.4 mg/ml in coating buffer at 4° C. Coating antibody was removed and plates were blocked with 2% BSA in PBS for 2 hours. All subsequent steps were performed at 37° C. Blocking buffer was replaced with antibody samples or human IgG1 standard diluted in dilution buffer, serially diluted in a 200 ml volume, and incubated for one hour. Negative controls included dilution buffer and/or culture medium of nontransfected cells. Wells were washed and 100 μl of goat anti-human kappa chain specific alkaline phosphatase-conjugated antibody diluted 1:5000 was added and incubated for one hour. Wells were washed and 100 μl reaction buffer was added and incubated for 30 minutes. The reaction was stopped by addition of 1 M NaOH and absorbance read at 405 nm in an ELISA plate reader. Results were analyzed by four-parameter iterative curve fitting.

Amino acid analysis was performed according to methods available in the state of the art.

Monoclonal antibody L

A

H

C

was produced and purified to homogeneity using Protein A affinity chromatography. ELISA assays using human IgG1 as standard indicated L

A

H

C

recoveries exceeding 70%. The purity of the material was estimated to be >90% by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Representative expression data and typical purification yields are shown in Table 20.

TABLE 20

Expression data and purification yields FAP antibody

proteins in CHO cells

Expression levels in

Yield improve-

crude media

Purified antibody

ment [purified

Antibody

samples (ELISA)

yields

antibody]

L

A

H

C

7-10

mg/l

˜5-7

mg/l

500-700

L

A

H

A

5-7

mg/l

˜3-4

mg/l

300-400

L

B

H

B

0.5-1

mg/l

˜0.2-0.5

mg/l

20-50

L

B

H

D

0.8-1.5

mg/l

˜0.3-0.8

mg/l

30-60

Chimeric F19

˜0.02

mg/l

<0.01

mg/l

1

Representative expression data for each of the anti-FAP antibodies produced in this study are shown. Recoveries after Protein A agarose affinity chromatography were based on protein dye-binding measurements of the purified Ig using BSA as a standard.

Example 12

Binding of Monoclonal Antibody L

A

H

C

to Isolated Recombinant Human FAP

The objective of this study was to characterize binding of L

A

H

C

to isolated recombinant human FAP.

CD8-FAP ELISA

ELISA plates were coated overnight with 100 μl of mouse anti-rat antibody (Sigma Chemical R0761) at 1:2000 in coating buffer at 4° C. Coating antibody was removed and plates were blocked with 2% BSA in PBS for one hour. All subsequent steps were performed at room temperature. Blocking buffer was replaced with 100 ml of 1 μg/ml rat anti-CD8 antibody (Pharmingen 01041D) and incubated for one hour. Plates were washed and 100 μl CD8-FAP culture supemnatant (see example 14) (1:2 in PBS) was added and allowed to bind for one hour. Plates were washed and antibody samples were added (two-fold serial dilutions) in a 100 μl volume and incubated for one hour. Negative controls included human IgG and/or culture medium of nontransfected cells. Wells were washed and 100 μl of horse radish peroxidase (HRP) conjugated mouse anti-human IgG1 antibody (Zymed 05-3320) diluted 1:500 in dilution buffer were added and incubated for one hour. Wells were washed and 100 μl HRP substrate, (azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline 6-sulfonic) acid, Sigma Chemical A9941), were added and incubated for 60 minutes. The reaction was stopped by addition of 1 M NaOH and absorbance read at 405/490 nm in an ELISA plate reader. Results were analyzed by four-parameter curve iterative curve fitting.

Alternatively, plates were coated directly with cF19. FAP (recombinant human FAP, see example 13) was allowed to bind to these plates as above and biotinylated L

A

H

C

(˜1 μg/ml) was then added. Antibody binding was detected with HRP-streptavidin conjugate as above.

Solubilization of Membrane-bound Human FAP

FAP-expressing 293FAP I/2 cells or control 293 cells were washed with PBS and lysed with 1% Triton X-114 in Tris-buffered saline. Nuclei and debris were removed by centrifugation at 10,000×g. The supernatant was phase-partitioned (Estreicher, A., et al., “Characterization of the cellular binding site for the urokinase-type plasminogen activator,”

J. Biol. Chem

. 264:1180-1189 (1989)) to enrich membrane proteins. The detergent phase was collected and diluted in buffer containing 1% Empigen BB (Calbiochem) to prevent reaggregation of the Triton X-114. This material was subjected to Concanavalin A agarose chromatography (Rettig, W. J., et al., “Regulation and heteromeric structure of the fibroblast activation protein in normal and transformed cells of mesenchymal and neuroectodermal origin,”

Cancer Res

53:3327-3335 (1993)).

Biotinylation of L

A

H

C

L

A

H

C

(1-2 mg) was dialyzed against 50 mM bicarbonate buffer and biotinylated with a ten-fold molar excess of sulfosuccinimidyl-6-biotinamido hexanoate (NHS-LC biotin, Pierce Chemical, Rockford, Ill., USA) for 2 hours at room temperature. Unreacted product was removed by repeated microdialysis in a microconcentrator.

Transient Transfections

COS-7 cells (American Type Tissue Culture Collection, reference number CRL 1651) were cotransfected by electroporation with the heavy and light chain vectors encoding L

A

H

C

.

Anti-CD8 monoclonal antibody was immobilized onto microtiter plates. CD8-FAP from medium of insect cells infected with CD8-FAP baculovirus was allowed to bind to these plates. Spent medium from COS-7 cell cultures transiently transfected with two separate vectors encoding L

A

H

C

was serially diluted and added to the wells containing the immobilized CD8-FAP. L

A

H

C

bound to isolated immobilized CD8-FAP protein (FIG.

35

). Culture supernatants from mock-transfected COS-7 cells failed to demonstrate binding.

Recombinant membrane-bound FAP from detergent extracts of 293FAP I/2 cells or control extracts was serially diluted and immobilized via chimeric F19 monoclonal antibody bound to microtiter plates. Biotinylated L

A

H

C

bound recombinant human FAP immobilized with cF19 (

FIG. 36

) in a concentration-dependent manner.

L

A

H

C

recognized isolated immobilized recombinant human FAP carrying the epitope for murine F19. L

A

H

C

bound to both CD8-FAP produced in insect cells, as well as FAP protein produced in 293FAP I/2 cells.

Culture supernatants from COS-7 cells transfected with either heavy and light chain vectors encoding L

A

H

C

or without DNA (Control) were collected three days posttransfection. CD8-FAP was immobilized via an anti-CD8 antibody as described in the text. Serial dilutions of the COS-7 supernatants were allowed to bind to the immobilized CD8-FAP and subsequently detected with an HRP-conjugated anti-human IgG1 antibody.

Detergent extracts of FAP-expressing 293FAP I/2 cells or control 293 cells were serially diluted and added to cF19-coated microtiter plates. Biotinylated L

A

H

C

was added and binding of biotinylated L

A

H

C

was detected with HRP-conjugated streptavidin.

Example 13

Characterization of HT-1080 Fibrosarcoma Cells and 293 Human Embryonic Kidney Cells Transfected with cDNA for Human FAP

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a cell-surface, membrane-bound protein which carries the F19 epitope and is expressed on tumor stromal fibroblasts. Cell lines expressing recombinant FAP protein and matched controls lacking FAP were generated for the characterization of anti-FAP monoclonal antibodies.

Cells used were HT-1080 cells (reference number CCL 121) and 293 human embryonic kidney cells (reference number CRL 1573) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (Maryland, USA). Transfectam was obtained from Promega (Madison, Wis.). Geneticin and all restriction enzymes were obtained from Boehringer Mannheim. DNA for transfections was purified from

E. coli

cells using QiaFilter Maxi Cartridges (Qiagen) as directed by the manufacturer. All DNA preparations were examined by restriction enzyme digestion. Vector sequences were confirmed using an ABI PRISM 310 Sequencer.

Further information regarding the vectors and DNA sequences employed has been described in Scanlan, M. J., et al., “Molecular cloning of fibroblast activation protein alpha, a member of the serine protease family selectively expressed in stromal fibroblasts of epithelial cancers,”

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA

89:10832-10836 (1992). The FAP cDNA sequence has been deposited in Genbank (accession number HS09287). cl Cell Culture and Immunoassays

HT-1080 cells were transfected with 1 mg DNA using Transfectam according to the manufacturer's instructions. Human embryonic kidney 293 cells were transfected by calcium phosphate transfection (Brann, M. R., et al., “Expression of cloned muscarinic receptor in A9 L cells,”

Mol. Pharmacol

. 32:450-455 (1987)) with 10 mg DNA. Twenty-four hours later, cells were diluted 1:10 into fresh medium containing 200 mg/ml Geneticin. Colonies were picked and examined by immunofluorescence for FAP expression as described in Rettig, W. J., et al., “Cell-surface glycoproteins of human sarcomas: differential expression in normal and malignant tissues and cultured cells,”

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA

85:3110-3114 (1988).

Immunoprecipitations with cF19 were performed with metabolically labelled cells as described in Rettig, W. J., et al., “Regulation and heteromeric structure of the fibroblast activation protein in normal and transformed cells of mesenchymal and neuroectodermal origin,”

Cancer Res

. 53:3327-3335 (1993).

HT-1080 and 293 cells were tested for FAP antigen expression in immunofluorescence assays with anti-FAP antibodies and were found to be antigen-negative. Transfection of these cells with FAP.38 vector resulted in the generation of Geneticin-resistant colonies. Isolated colonies were picked and analyzed by immunofluorescence for FAP expression. Two cell clones were identified, designated HT-1080FAP clone 33 and 293FAP I/2, which express cell surface-bound FAP protein, as recognized by cF19 antibody. Staining of nonpermeabilized HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells and 293FAP I/2 with cF19 antibody confirmed the cell surface localization of the FAP protein.

Immunoprecipitation of radiolabelled FAP protein with cF19 from extracts of 35S-methionine labelled HT-1080FAP clone 33 cells or 293FAP I/2 cells resulted in the appearance of a 93 kilodalton band after autoradiography. This band is not detectable in immunoprecipitates of parental HT-1080 or 293 cell extracts.

Two stably transfected cell lines, HT-1080FAP clone 33 and 293FAP I/2, express FAP on the cell surface as determined in immunological assays with anti-FAP mAbs. Neither parental HT-1080 cells nor parental 293 cells express detectable levels of FAP.

Example 14

Generation and Characterization of CD8-FAP Fusion Protein

A soluble form of human FAP (fibroblast activation protein) in the form of a CD8-FAP fusion protein was produced in insect cells for the characterization of L

A

H

C

containing the binding site for anti-FAP mAbs. Murine CD8 was chosen to permit secretion of the protein and to provide an additional epitope tag.

The cDNA encoding the extracellular domain of CD8, consisting of the first 189 amino acids of murine CD8α (Genbank M12825), was linked to that of the extracellular domain of FAP (amino acids 27 to 760), essentially as described by Lane, et al. (Lane, P., et al., “Soluble CD40 ligand can replace the normal T cell-derived CD40 ligand signal to B cells in T cell-dependent activation,”

J. Exp. Med

. 177:1209-1213 (1993)) using standard PCR protocols. The authenticity of all clones was verified by DNA sequencing. The resulting DNA was inserted into the pVL1393 vector (Invitrogen) and transfection of Sf9 cells (Invitrogen) with this vector and amplification of the resulting recombinant baculovirus were performed as described (

Baculovirus Expression Vectors. A Laboratory Manual

, O'Reilly, D. R., et al., eds., Oxford University Press:, New York (1994)). The spent medium of High Five™ cells (Invitrogen) infected with recombinant CD8-FAP baculovirus for four days was collected and cleared by ultracentrifugation.

The CD8-FAP ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) has been described above (example 12).

Insect cell cultures infected with CD8-FAP virus secreted a fusion protein into the medium which carries the F19 epitope and is recognized by an anti-FAP antibody (FIG.

1

). Neither the cell culture medium alone nor medium from insect cells infected with CD8-CD40L fusion protein bound anti-FAP antibody.

Soluble CD8-FAP protein carrying the F19 epitope was secreted into the medium of infected insect cell cultures. Culture supernatant from cells infected with a control construct did not contain antigen bearing the F19 epitope.

A soluble form of FAP, CD8-FAP, was produced in insect cells and CD8-FAP was shown to carry the epitope recognized by cF19.

Supernatants from insect cells infected with recombinant baculovirus encoding either CD8-FAP or CD8-CD40L fusion protein were collected four days postinfection. Cell culture medium without cells was used as an additional control (medium). Serial dilutions of these materials were added to anti-CD8 antibody-coated microtiter plates and allowed to bind. cF19 (1 mg/ml) was subsequently added and allowed to bind. Bound cF19 was detected with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-human antibody.

108

1

339

DNA

Homo sapiens

1
gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggtatcagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tcttttgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttattact gtcagcaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

2

113

PRT

Homo sapiens

2
Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
Lys

3

339

DNA

Homo sapiens

3
gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggttccagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tcttttgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttatgact gtcaacaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

4

113

PRT

Homo sapiens

4
Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Phe Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Asp Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
Lys

5

339

DNA

Homo sapiens

5
gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggtatcagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tctattgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttattact gtcagcaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

6

113

PRT

Homo sapiens

6
Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
Lys

7

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

7
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggccaccttg accgtaggca agtctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

8

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

8
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

9

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

9
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggccaccttg accgtaggca agtctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct acttctgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

10

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

10
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

11

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

11
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

12

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

12
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

13

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

13
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct acttctgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

14

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

14
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

15

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

15
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtggata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

16

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

16
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

17

220

PRT

Homo sapiens

17
Asp Ile Val Met Ser Gln Ser Pro Ser Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Val Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Lys Val Thr Met Ser Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Phe Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Ser Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Thr Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Asn Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Val Gln Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Val Tyr Asp Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Glu Leu
100 105 110
Lys Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp
115 120 125
Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn
130 135 140
Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu
145 150 155 160
Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp
165 170 175
Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr
180 185 190
Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser
195 200 205
Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
210 215 220

18

453

PRT

Homo sapiens

18
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ser
1 5 10 15
Val Lys Met Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr Thr
20 25 30
Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu Glu Trp Ile Gly
35 40 45
Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe Lys
50 55 60
Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ser Ser Thr Ala Tyr Met
65 70 75 80
Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys Ala
85 90 95
Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp Tyr
100 105 110
Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly
115 120 125
Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly
130 135 140
Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro Glu Pro Val
145 150 155 160
Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val His Thr Phe
165 170 175
Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Val Val
180 185 190
Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val
195 200 205
Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Lys Val Glu Pro Lys
210 215 220
Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu
225 230 235 240
Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr
245 250 255
Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val
260 265 270
Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val Asp Gly Val
275 280 285
Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Tyr Asn Ser
290 295 300
Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln Asp Trp Leu
305 310 315 320
Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala
325 330 335
Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro
340 345 350
Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Asn Gln
355 360 365
Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala
370 375 380
Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr
385 390 395 400
Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu
405 410 415
Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe Ser Cys Ser
420 425 430
Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser
435 440 445
Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys
450

19

321

DNA

Homo sapiens

19
cgtactgtgg ctgcaccatc tgtcttcatc ttcccgccat ctgatgagca gttgaaatct 60
ggaactgcct ctgttgtgtg cctgctgaat aacttctatc ccagagaggc caaagtacag 120
tggaaggtgg ataacgccct ccaatcgggt aactcccagg agagtgtcac agagcaggac 180
agcaaggaca gcacctacag cctcagcagc accctgacgc tgagcaaagc agactacgag 240
aaacacaaag tctacgcctg cgaagtcacc catcagggcc tgagctcgcc cgtcacaaag 300
agcttcaaca ggggagagtg t 321

20

107

PRT

Homo sapiens

20
Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu
1 5 10 15
Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe
20 25 30
Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln
35 40 45
Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser
50 55 60
Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu
65 70 75 80
Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser
85 90 95
Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
100 105

21

990

DNA

Homo sapiens

21
gcctccacca agggcccatc ggtcttcccc ctggcaccct cctccaagag cacctctggg 60
ggcacagcgg ccctgggctg cctggtcaag gactacttcc ccgaaccggt gacggtgtcg 120
tggaactcag gcgccctgac cagcggcgtg cacaccttcc cggctgtcct acagtcctca 180
ggactctact ccctcagcag cgtggtgacc gtgccctcca gcagcttggg cacccagacc 240
tacatctgca acgtgaatca caagcccagc aacaccaagg tggacaagaa agttgagccc 300
aaatcttgtg acaaaactca cacatgccca ccgtgcccag cacctgaact cctgggggga 360
ccgtcagtct tcctcttccc cccaaaaccc aaggacaccc tcatgatctc ccggacccct 420
gaggtcacat gcgtggtggt ggacgtgagc cacgaagacc ctgaggtcaa gttcaactgg 480
tacgtggacg gcgtggaggt gcataatgcc aagacaaagc cgcgggagga gcagtacaac 540
agcacgtacc gggtggtcag cgtcctcacc gtcctgcacc aggactggct gaatggcaag 600
gagtacaagt gcaaggtctc caacaaagcc ctcccagccc ccatcgagaa aaccatctcc 660
aaagccaaag ggcagccccg agaaccacag gtgtacaccc tgcccccatc ccgggaggag 720
atgaccaaga accaggtcag cctgacctgc ctggtcaaag gcttctatcc cagcgacatc 780
gccgtggagt gggagagcaa tgggcagccg gagaacaact acaagaccac gcctcccgtg 840
ctggactccg acggctcctt cttcctctac agcaagctca ccgtggacaa gagcaggtgg 900
cagcagggga acgtcttctc atgctccgtg atgcatgagg ctctgcacaa ccactacacg 960
cagaagagcc tctccctgtc tccgggtaaa 990

22

330

PRT

Homo sapiens

22
Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys
1 5 10 15
Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr
20 25 30
Phe Pro Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser
35 40 45
Gly Val His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser
50 55 60
Leu Ser Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr
65 70 75 80
Tyr Ile Cys Asn Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys
85 90 95
Lys Val Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys
100 105 110
Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro
115 120 125
Lys Pro Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys
130 135 140
Val Val Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp
145 150 155 160
Tyr Val Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu
165 170 175
Glu Gln Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu
180 185 190
His Gln Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn
195 200 205
Lys Ala Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly
210 215 220
Gln Pro Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu
225 230 235 240
Met Thr Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr
245 250 255
Pro Ser Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn
260 265 270
Asn Tyr Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe
275 280 285
Leu Tyr Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn
290 295 300
Val Phe Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr
305 310 315 320
Gln Lys Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys
325 330

23

427

DNA

Homo sapiens

23
aagcttgccg ccaccatgga ttcacaggcc caggttctta tgttactgcc gctatgggta 60
tctggtacct gtggggacat tgtgatgtca cagtctccat cctccctagc tgtgtcagtt 120
ggagagaagg ttactatgag ctgcaagtcc agtcagagcc ttttatatag tcgtaatcaa 180
aagaactact tggcctggtt ccagcagaag ccagggcagt ctcctaaact gctgattttc 240
tgggcatcca ctagggaatc tggggtccct gatcgcttca caggcagtgg atttgggacg 300
gatttcaatc tcaccatcag cagtgtgcag gctgaggacc tggcagttta tgactgtcag 360
caatatttta gctatccgct cacgttcggt gctgggacca agctggagct gaaacgtgag 420
tggatcc 427

24

133

PRT

Homo sapiens

24
Met Asp Ser Gln Ala Gln Val Leu Met Leu Leu Pro Leu Trp Val Ser
1 5 10 15
Gly Thr Cys Gly Asp Ile Val Met Ser Gln Ser Pro Ser Ser Leu Ala
20 25 30
Val Ser Val Gly Glu Lys Val Thr Met Ser Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser
35 40 45
Leu Leu Tyr Ser Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Phe Gln Gln
50 55 60
Lys Pro Gly Gln Ser Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg
65 70 75 80
Glu Ser Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe Thr Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp
85 90 95
Phe Asn Leu Thr Ile Ser Ser Val Gln Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Val Tyr
100 105 110
Asp Cys Gln Gln Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr
115 120 125
Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys
130

25

457

DNA

Homo sapiens

25
aagcttgccg ccaccatggg atggagctgg gtctttctct ttctcctgtc aggaactgca 60
ggtgtcctct ctgaggtcca gctgcaacag tctggacctg agctggtgaa gcctggggct 120
tcagtaaaga tgtcctgcaa gacttctaga tacacattca ctgaatacac catacactgg 180
gtgagacaga gccatggaaa gagccttgag tggattggag gtattaatcc taacaatggt 240
attcctaact acaaccagaa gttcaagggc agggccacat tgactgtagg caagtcctcc 300
agcaccgcct acatggagct ccgcagcctg acatctgagg attctgcggt ctatttctgt 360
gcaagaagaa gaatcgccta tggttacgac gagggccatg ctatggacta ctggggtcaa 420
ggaacctcag tcaccgtctc ctcaggtgag tggatcc 457

26

143

PRT

Homo sapiens

26
Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Val Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Gly
1 5 10 15
Val Leu Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys
20 25 30
Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Met Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe
35 40 45
Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu
50 55 60
Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn
65 70 75 80
Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ser Ser
85 90 95
Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val
100 105 110
Tyr Phe Cys Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His
115 120 125
Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser
130 135 140

27

8068

DNA

Homo sapiens

27
gaattccagc acactggcgg ccgttactag ttattaatag taatcaatta cggggtcatt 60
agttcatagc ccatatatgg agttccgcgt tacataactt acggtaaatg gcccgcctgg 120
ctgaccgccc aacgaccccc gcccattgac gtcaataatg acgtatgttc ccatagtaac 180
gccaataggg actttccatt gacgtcaatg ggtggagtat ttacggtaaa ctgcccactt 240
ggcagtacat caagtgtatc atatgccaag tacgccccct attgacgtca atgacggtaa 300
atggcccgcc tggcattatg cccagtacat gaccttatgg gactttccta cttggcagta 360
catctacgta ttagtcatcg ctattaccat ggtgatgcgg ttttggcagt acatcaatgg 420
gcgtggatag cggtttgact cacggggatt tccaagtctc caccccattg acgtcaatgg 480
gagtttgttt tggcaccaaa atcaacggga ctttccaaaa tgtcgtaaca actccgcccc 540
attgacgcaa atgggcggta ggcgtgtacg gtgggaggtc tatataagca gagctcgttt 600
agtgaaccgt cagatcgcct ggagacgcca tccacgctgt tttgacctcc atagaagaca 660
ccgggaccga tccagcctcc gcggccggga acggtgcatt ggaacgcgga ttccccgtgc 720
caagagtgac gtaagtaccg cctatagagt ctataggccc acccccttgg cttcttatgc 780
atgctatact gtttttggct tggggtctat acacccccgc ttcctcatgt tataggtgat 840
ggtatagctt agcctatagg tgtgggttat tgaccattat tgaccactcc cctattggtg 900
acgatacttt ccattactaa tccataacat ggctctttgc cacaactctc tttattggct 960
atatgccaat acactgtcct tcagagactg acacggactc tgtattttta caggatgggg 1020
tctcatttat tatttacaaa ttcacatata caacaccacc gtccccagtg cccgcagttt 1080
ttattaaaca taacgtggga tctccacgcg aatctcgggt acgtgttccg gacatgggct 1140
cttctccggt agcggcggag cttctacatc cgagccctgc tcccatgcct ccagcgactc 1200
atggtcgctc ggcagctcct tgctcctaac agtggaggcc agacttaggc acagcacgat 1260
gcccaccacc accagtgtgc cgcacaaggc cgtggcggta gggtatgtgt ctgaaaatga 1320
gctcggggag cgggcttgca ccgctgacgc atttggaaga cttaaggcag cggcagaaga 1380
agatgcaggc agctgagttg ttgtgttctg ataagagtca gaggtaactc ccgttgcggt 1440
gctgttaacg gtggagggca gtgtagtctg agcagtactc gttgctgccg cgcgcgccac 1500
cagacataat agctgacaga ctaacagact gttcctttcc atgggtcttt tctgcagtca 1560
ccgtccttga cacgcgtctc gggaagcttg ccgccaccat ggattcacag gcccaggttc 1620
ttatgttact gccgctatgg gtatctggta cctgtgggga cattgtgatg tcacagtctc 1680
catcctccct agctgtgtca gttggagaga aggttactat gagctgcaag tccagtcaga 1740
gccttttata ttctagaaat caaaagaact acttggcctg gttccagcag aagccagggc 1800
agtctcctaa actgctgatt ttctgggcat ccactaggga atctggggtc cctgatcgct 1860
tcacaggcag tggatttggg acggatttca atctcaccat cagcagtgtg caggctgagg 1920
acctggcagt ttatgactgt cagcaatatt ttagctatcc gctcacgttc ggtgctggga 1980
ccaagctgga gctgaaacgt gagtggatcc atctgggata agcatgctgt tttctgtctg 2040
tccctaacat gccctgtgat tatgcgcaaa caacacaccc aagggcagaa ctttgttact 2100
taaacaccat cctgtttgct tctttcctca ggaactgtgg ctgcaccatc tgtcttcatc 2160
ttcccgccat ctgatgagca gttgaaatct ggaactgcct ctgttgtgtg cctgctgaat 2220
aacttctatc ccagagaggc caaagtacag tggaaggtgg ataacgccct ccaatcgggt 2280
aactcccagg agagtgtcac agagcaggac agcaaggaca gcacctacag cctcagcagc 2340
accctgacgc tgagcaaagc agactacgag aaacacaaag tctacgcctg cgaagtcacc 2400
catcagggcc tgagctcgcc cgtcacaaag agcttcaaca ggggagagtg ttagagggag 2460
aagtgccccc acctgctcct cagttccagc ctgaccccct cccatccttt ggcctctgac 2520
cctttttcca caggggacct acccctattg cggtcctcca gctcatcttt cacctcaccc 2580
ccctcctcct ccttggcttt aattatgcta atgttggagg agaatgaata aataaagtga 2640
atctttgcac ctgtggtgga tctaataaaa gatatttatt ttcattagat atgtgtgttg 2700
gttttttgtg tgcagtgcct ctatctggag gccaggtagg gctggccttg ggggaggggg 2760
aggccagaat gactccaaga gctacaggaa ggcaggtcag agaccccact ggacaaacag 2820
tggctggact ctgcaccata acacacaatc aacaggggag tgagctggaa atttgctagc 2880
gaattcttga agacgaaagg gcctcgtgat acgcctattt ttataggtta atgtcatgat 2940
aataatggtt tcttagacgt caggtggcac ttttcgggga aatgtgcgcg gaacccctat 3000
ttgtttattt ttctaaatac attcaaatat gtatccgctc atgagacaat aaccctgata 3060
aatgcttcaa taatattgaa aaaggaagag tatgagtatt caacatttcc gtgtcgccct 3120
tattcccttt tttgcggcat tttgccttcc tgtttttgct cacccagaaa cgctggtgaa 3180
agtaaaagat gctgaagatc agttgggtgc acgagtgggt tacatcgaac tggatctcaa 3240
cagcggtaag atccttgaga gttttcgccc cgaagaacgt tttccaatga tgagcacttt 3300
taaagttctg ctatgtggcg cggtattatc ccgtgttgac gccgggcaag agcaactcgg 3360
tcgccgcata cactattctc agaatgactt ggttgagtac tcaccagtca cagaaaagca 3420
tcttacggat ggcatgacag taagagaatt atgcagtgct gccataacca tgagtgataa 3480
cactgcggcc aacttacttc tgacaacgat cggaggaccg aaggagctaa ccgctttttt 3540
gcacaacatg ggggatcatg taactcgcct tgatcgttgg gaaccggagc tgaatgaagc 3600
cataccaaac gacgagcgtg acaccacgat gcctgcagca atggcaacaa cgttgcgcaa 3660
actattaact ggcgaactac ttactctagc ttcccggcaa caattaatag actggatgga 3720
ggcggataaa gttgcaggac cacttctgcg ctcggccctt ccggctggct ggtttattgc 3780
tgataaatct ggagccggtg agcgtgggtc tcgcggtatc attgcagcac tggggccaga 3840
tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg tagttatcta cacgacgggg agtcaggcaa ctatggatga 3900
acgaaataga cagatcgctg agataggtgc ctcactgatt aagcattggt aactgtcaga 3960
ccaagtttac tcatatatac tttagattga tttaaaactt catttttaat ttaaaaggat 4020
ctaggtgaag atcctttttg ataatctcat gaccaaaatc ccttaacgtg agttttcgtt 4080
ccactgagcg tcagaccccg tagaaaagat caaaggatct tcttgagatc ctttttttct 4140
gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc aaacaaaaaa accaccgcta ccagcggtgg tttgtttgcc 4200
ggatcaagag ctaccaactc tttttccgaa ggtaactggc ttcagcagag cgcagatacc 4260
aaatactgtc cttctagtgt agccgtagtt aggccaccac ttcaagaact ctgtagcacc 4320
gcctacatac ctcgctctgc taatcctgtt accagtggct gctgccagtg gcgataagtc 4380
gtgtcttacc gggttggact caagacgata gttaccggat aaggcgcagc ggtcgggctg 4440
aacggggggt tcgtgcacac agcccagctt ggagcgaacg acctacaccg aactgagata 4500
cctacagcgt gagctatgag aaagcgccac gcttcccgaa gggagaaagg cggacaggta 4560
tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg gaacaggaga gcgcacgagg gagcttccag ggggaaacgc 4620
ctggtatctt tatagtcctg tcgggtttcg ccacctctga cttgagcgtc gatttttgtg 4680
atgctcgtca ggggggcgga gcctatggaa aaacgccagc aacgcggcct ttttacggtt 4740
cctggccttt tgctggcctt ttgctcacat gttctttcct gcgttatccc ctgattctgt 4800
ggataaccgt attaccgcct ttgagtgagc tgataccgct cgccgcagcc gaacgaccga 4860
gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg aggaagcgga agagcgcctg atgcggtatt ttctccttac 4920
gcatctgtgc ggtatttcac accgcatatg gtgcactctc agtacaatct gctctgatgc 4980
cgcatagtta agccagtata cactccgcta tcgctacgtg actgggtcat ggctgcgccc 5040
cgacacccgc caacacccgc tgacgcgccc tgacgggctt gtctgctccc ggcatccgct 5100
tacagacaag ctgtgaccgt ctccgggagc tgcatgtgtc agaggttttc accgtcatca 5160
ccgaaacgcg cgaggcagct gtggaatgtg tgtcagttag ggtgtggaaa gtccccaggc 5220
tccccagcag gcagaagtat gcaaagcatg catctcaatt agtcagcaac caggctcccc 5280
agcaggcaga agtatgcaaa gcatgcatct caattagtca gcaaccatag tcccgcccct 5340
aactccgccc atcccgcccc taactccgcc cagttccgcc cattctccgc cccatggctg 5400
actaattttt tttatttatg cagaggccga ggccgcctcg gcctctgagc tattccagaa 5460
gtagtgagga ggcttttttg gaggcctagg cttttgcaaa aagctagctt cacgctgccg 5520
caagcactca gggcgcaagg gctgctaaag gaagcggaac acgtagaaag ccagtccgca 5580
gaaacggtgc tgaccccgga tgaatgtcag ctactgggct atctggacaa gggaaaacgc 5640
aagcgcaaag agaaagcagg tagcttgcag tgggcttaca tggcgatagc tagactgggc 5700
ggttttatgg acagcaagcg aaccggaatt gccagctggg gcgccctctg gtaaggttgg 5760
gaagccctgc aaagtaaact ggatggcttt cttgccgcca aggatctgat ggcgcagggg 5820
atcaagatct gatcaagaga caggatgagg atcgtttcgc atgattgaac aagatggatt 5880
gcacgcaggt tctccggccg cttgggtgga gaggctattc ggctatgact gggcacaaca 5940
gacaatcggc tgctctgatg ccgccgtgtt ccggctgtca gcgcaggggc gcccggttct 6000
ttttgtcaag accgacctgt ccggtgccct gaatgaactg caggacgagg cagcgcggct 6060
atcgtggctg gccacgacgg gcgttccttg cgcagctgtg ctcgacgttg tcactgaagc 6120
gggaagggac tggctgctat tgggcgaagt gccggggcag gatctcctgt catctcacct 6180
tgctcctgcc gagaaagtat ccatcatggc tgatgcaatg cggcggctgc atacgcttga 6240
tccggctacc tgcccattcg accaccaagc gaaacatcgc atcgagcgag cacgtactcg 6300
gatggaagcc ggtcttgtcg atcaggatga tctggacgaa gagcatcagg ggctcgcgcc 6360
agccgaactg ttcgccaggc tcaaggcgcg catgcccgac ggcgaggatc tcgtcgtgac 6420
ccatggcgat gcctgcttgc cgaatatcat ggtggaaaat ggccgctttt ctggattcat 6480
cgactgtggc cggctgggtg tggcggaccg ctatcaggac atagcgttgg ctacccgtga 6540
tattgctgaa gagcttggcg gcgaatgggc tgaccgcttc ctcgtgcttt acggtatcgc 6600
cgctcccgat tcgcagcgca tcgccttcta tcgccttctt gacgagttct tctgagcggg 6660
actctggggt tcgaaatgac cgaccaagcg acgcccaacc tgccatcacg agatttcgat 6720
tccaccgccg ccttctatga aaggttgggc ttcggaatcg ttttccggga cgccggctgg 6780
atgatcctcc agcgcgggga tctcatgctg gagttcttcg cccaccccgg gctcgatccc 6840
ctcgcgagtt ggttcagctg ctgcctgagg ctggacgacc tcgcggagtt ctaccggcag 6900
tgcaaatccg tcggcatcca ggaaaccagc agcggctatc cgcgcatcca tgcccccgaa 6960
ctgcaggagt ggggaggcac gatggccgct ttggtcccgg atctttgtga aggaacctta 7020
cttctgtggt gtgacataat tggacaaact acctacagag atttaaagct ctaaggtaaa 7080
tataaaattt ttaagtgtat aatgtgttaa actactgatt ctaattgttt gtgtatttta 7140
gattccaacc tatggaactg atgaatggga gcagtggtgg aatgccttta atgaggaaaa 7200
cctgttttgc tcagaagaaa tgccatctag tgatgatgag gctactgctg actctcaaca 7260
ttctactcct ccaaaaaaga agagaaaggt agaagacccc aaggactttc cttcagaatt 7320
gctaagtttt ttgagtcatg ctgtgtttag taatagaact cttgcttgct ttgctattta 7380
caccacaaag gaaaaagctg cactgctata caagaaaatt atggaaaaat attctgtaac 7440
ctttataagt aggcataaca gttataatca taacatactg ttttttctta ctccacacag 7500
gcatagagtg tctgctatta ataactatgc tcaaaaattg tgtaccttta gctttttaat 7560
ttgtaaaggg gttaataagg aatatttgat gtatagtgcc ttgactagag atcataatca 7620
gccataccac atttgtagag gttttacttg ctttaaaaaa cctcccacac ctccccctga 7680
acctgaaaca taaaatgaat gcaattgttg ttgttaactt gtttattgca gcttataatg 7740
gttacaaata aagcaatagc atcacaaatt tcacaaataa agcatttttt tcactgcatt 7800
ctagttgtgg tttgtccaaa ctcatcaatg tatcttatca tgtctggatc taataaaaga 7860
tatttatttt cattagatat gtgtgttggt tttttgtgtg cagtgcctct atctggaggc 7920
caggtagggc tggccttggg ggagggggag gccagaatga ctccaagagc tacaggaagg 7980
caggtcagag accccactgg acaaacagtg gctggactct gcaccataac acacaatcaa 8040
caggggagtg agctggaaat ttgctagc 8068

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PRT

Homo sapiens

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Met Asp Ser Gln Ala Gln Val Leu Met Leu Leu Pro Leu Trp Val Ser
1 5 10 15
Gly Thr Cys Gly Asp Ile Val Met Ser Gln Ser Pro Ser Ser Leu Ala
20 25 30
Val Ser Val Gly Glu Lys Val Thr Met Ser Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser
35 40 45
Leu Leu Tyr Ser Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Phe Gln Gln
50 55 60
Lys Pro Gly Gln Ser Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg
65 70 75 80
Glu Ser Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe Thr Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp
85 90 95
Phe Asn Leu Thr Ile Ser Ser Val Gln Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Val Tyr
100 105 110
Asp Cys Gln Gln Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Ala Gly Thr
115 120 125
Lys Leu Glu Leu Lys Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe
130 135 140
Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys
145 150 155 160
Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val
165 170 175
Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln
180 185 190
Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser
195 200 205
Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His
210 215 220
Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
225 230 235 240

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DNA

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ttgaagacga aagggcctcg tgatacgcct atttttatag gttaatgtca tgataataat 60
ggtttcttag acgtcaggtg gcacttttcg gggaaatgtg cgcggaaccc ctatttgttt 120
atttttctaa atacattcaa atatgtatcc gctcatgaga caataaccct gataaatgct 180
tcaataatat tgaaaaagga agagtatgag tattcaacat ttccgtgtcg cccttattcc 240
cttttttgcg gcattttgcc ttcctgtttt tgctcaccca gaaacgctgg tgaaagtaaa 300
agatgctgaa gatcagttgg gtgcacgagt gggttacatc gaactggatc tcaacagcgg 360
taagatcctt gagagttttc gccccgaaga acgttttcca atgatgagca cttttaaagt 420
tctgctatgt ggcgcggtat tatcccgtgt tgacgccggg caagagcaac tcggtcgccg 480
catacactat tctcagaatg acttggttga gtactcacca gtcacagaaa agcatcttac 540
ggatggcatg acagtaagag aattatgcag tgctgccata accatgagtg ataacactgc 600
ggccaactta cttctgacaa cgatcggagg accgaaggag ctaaccgctt ttttgcacaa 660
catgggggat catgtaactc gccttgatcg ttgggaaccg gagctgaatg aagccatacc 720
aaacgacgag cgtgacacca cgatgcctgc agcaatggca acaacgttgc gcaaactatt 780
aactggcgaa ctacttactc tagcttcccg gcaacaatta atagactgga tggaggcgga 840
taaagttgca ggaccacttc tgcgctcggc ccttccggct ggctggttta ttgctgataa 900
atctggagcc ggtgagcgtg ggtctcgcgg tatcattgca gcactggggc cagatggtaa 960
gccctcccgt atcgtagtta tctacacgac ggggagtcag gcaactatgg atgaacgaaa 1020
tagacagatc gctgagatag gtgcctcact gattaagcat tggtaactgt cagaccaagt 1080
ttactcatat atactttaga ttgatttaaa acttcatttt taatttaaaa ggatctaggt 1140
gaagatcctt tttgataatc tcatgaccaa aatcccttaa cgtgagtttt cgttccactg 1200
agcgtcagac cccgtagaaa agatcaaagg atcttcttga gatccttttt ttctgcgcgt 1260
aatctgctgc ttgcaaacaa aaaaaccacc gctaccagcg gtggtttgtt tgccggatca 1320
agagctacca actctttttc cgaaggtaac tggcttcagc agagcgcaga taccaaatac 1380
tgtccttcta gtgtagccgt agttaggcca ccacttcaag aactctgtag caccgcctac 1440
atacctcgct ctgctaatcc tgttaccagt ggctgctgcc agtggcgata agtcgtgtct 1500
taccgggttg gactcaagac gatagttacc ggataaggcg cagcggtcgg gctgaacggg 1560
gggttcgtgc acacagccca gcttggagcg aacgacctac accgaactga gatacctaca 1620
gcgtgagcta tgagaaagcg ccacgcttcc cgaagggaga aaggcggaca ggtatccggt 1680
aagcggcagg gtcggaacag gagagcgcac gagggagctt ccagggggaa acgcctggta 1740
tctttatagt cctgtcgggt ttcgccacct ctgacttgag cgtcgatttt tgtgatgctc 1800
gtcagggggg cggagcctat ggaaaaacgc cagcaacgcg gcctttttac ggttcctggc 1860
cttttgctgg ccttttgctc acatgttctt tcctgcgtta tcccctgatt ctgtggataa 1920
ccgtattacc gcctttgagt gagctgatac cgctcgccgc agccgaacga ccgagcgcag 1980
cgagtcagtg agcgaggaag cggaagagcg cctgatgcgg tattttctcc ttacgcatct 2040
gtgcggtatt tcacaccgca tatggtgcac tctcagtaca atctgctctg atgccgcata 2100
gttaagccag tatacactcc gctatcgcta cgtgactggg tcatggctgc gccccgacac 2160
ccgccaacac ccgctgacgc gccctgacgg gcttgtctgc tcccggcatc cgcttacaga 2220
caagctgtga ccgtctccgg gagctgcatg tgtcagaggt tttcaccgtc atcaccgaaa 2280
cgcgcgaggc agcatgcatc tcaattagtc agcaaccata gtcccgcccc taactccgcc 2340
catcccgccc ctaactccgc ccagttccgc ccattctccg ccccatggct gactaatttt 2400
ttttatttat gcagaggccg aggccgcctc ggcctctgag ctattccaga agtagtgagg 2460
aggctttttt ggaggcctag gcttttgcaa aaagctagct tacagctcag ggctgcgatt 2520
tcgcgccaaa cttgacggca atcctagcgt gaaggctggt aggattttat ccccgctgcc 2580
atcatggttc gaccattgaa ctgcatcgtc gccgtgtccc aaaatatggg gattggcaag 2640
aacggagacc taccctggcc tccgctcagg aacgagttca agtacttcca aagaatgacc 2700
acaacctctt cagtggaagg taaacagaat ctggtgatta tgggtaggaa aacctggttc 2760
tccattcctg agaagaatcg acctttaaag gacagaatta atatagttct cagtagagaa 2820
ctcaaagaac caccacgagg agctcatttt cttgccaaaa gtttggatga tgccttaaga 2880
cttattgaac aaccggaatt ggcaagtaaa gtagacatgg tttggatagt cggaggcagt 2940
tctgtttacc aggaagccat gaatcaacca ggccacctca gactctttgt gacaaggatc 3000
atgcaggaat ttgaaagtga cacgtttttc ccagaaattg atttggggaa atataaactt 3060
ctcccagaat acccaggcgt cctctctgag gtccaggagg aaaaaggcat caagtataag 3120
tttgaagtct acgagaagaa agactaacag gaagatgctt tcaagttctc tgctcccctc 3180
ctaaagctat gcatttttat aagaccatgg gacttttgct ggctttagat ctttgtgaag 3240
gaaccttact tctgtggtgt gacataattg gacaaactac ctacagagat ttaaagctct 3300
aaggtaaata taaaattttt aagtgtataa tgtgttaaac tactgattct aattgtttgt 3360
gtattttaga ttccaaccta tggaactgat gaatgggagc agtggtggaa tgcctttaat 3420
gaggaaaacc tgttttgctc agaagaaatg ccatctagtg atgatgaggc tactgctgac 3480
tctcaacatt ctactcctcc aaaaaagaag agaaaggtag aagaccccaa ggactttcct 3540
tcagaattgc taagtttttt gagtcatgct gtgtttagta atagaactct tgcttgcttt 3600
gctatttaca ccacaaagga aaaagctgca ctgctataca agaaaattat ggaaaaatat 3660
tctgtaacct ttataagtag gcataacagt tataatcata acatactgtt ttttcttact 3720
ccacacaggc atagagtgtc tgctattaat aactatgctc aaaaattgtg tacctttagc 3780
tttttaattt gtaaaggggt taataaggaa tatttgatgt atagtgcctt gactagagat 3840
cataatcagc cataccacat ttgtagaggt tttacttgct ttaaaaaacc tcccacacct 3900
ccccctgaac ctgaaacata aaatgaatgc aattgttgtt gttaacttgt ttattgcagc 3960
ttataatggt tacaaataaa gcaatagcat cacaaatttc acaaataaag catttttttc 4020
actgcattct agttgtggtt tgtccaaact catcaatgta tcttatcatg tctggatcta 4080
ataaaagata tttattttca ttagatatgt gtgttggttt tttgtgtgca gtgcctctat 4140
ctggaggcca ggtagggctg gccttggggg agggggaggc cagaatgact ccaagagcta 4200
caggaaggca ggtcagagac cccactggac aaacagtggc tggactctgc accataacac 4260
acaatcaaca ggggagtgag ctggaaattt gctagcgaat tccagcacac tggcggccgt 4320
tactagttat taatagtaat caattacggg gtcattagtt catagcccat atatggagtt 4380
ccgcgttaca taacttacgg taaatggccc gcctggctga ccgcccaacg acccccgccc 4440
attgacgtca ataatgacgt atgttcccat agtaacgcca atagggactt tccattgacg 4500
tcaatgggtg gagtatttac ggtaaactgc ccacttggca gtacatcaag tgtatcatat 4560
gccaagtacg ccccctattg acgtcaatga cggtaaatgg cccgcctggc attatgccca 4620
gtacatgacc ttatgggact ttcctacttg gcagtacatc tacgtattag tcatcgctat 4680
taccatggtg atgcggtttt ggcagtacat caatgggcgt ggatagcggt ttgactcacg 4740
gggatttcca agtctccacc ccattgacgt caatgggagt ttgttttggc accaaaatca 4800
acgggacttt ccaaaatgtc gtaacaactc cgccccattg acgcaaatgg gcggtaggcg 4860
tgtacggtgg gaggtctata taagcagagc tcgtttagtg aaccgtcaga tcgcctggag 4920
acgccatcca cgctgttttg acctccatag aagacaccgg gaccgatcca gcctccgcgg 4980
ccgggaacgg tgcattggaa cgcggattcc ccgtgccaag agtgacgtaa gtaccgccta 5040
tagagtctat aggcccaccc ccttggcttc ttatgcatgc tatactgttt ttggcttggg 5100
gtctatacac ccccgcttcc tcatgttata ggtgatggta tagcttagcc tataggtgtg 5160
ggttattgac cattattgac cactccccta ttggtgacga tactttccat tactaatcca 5220
taacatggct ctttgccaca actctcttta ttggctatat gccaatacac tgtccttcag 5280
agactgacac ggactctgta tttttacagg atggggtctc atttattatt tacaaattca 5340
catatacaac accaccgtcc ccagtgcccg cagtttttat taaacataac gtgggatctc 5400
cacgcgaatc tcgggtacgt gttccggaca tgggctcttc tccggtagcg gcggagcttc 5460
tacatccgag ccctgctccc atgcctccag cgactcatgg tcgctcggca gctccttgct 5520
cctaacagtg gaggccagac ttaggcacag cacgatgccc accaccacca gtgtgccgca 5580
caaggccgtg gcggtagggt atgtgtctga aaatgagctc ggggagcggg cttgcaccgc 5640
tgacgcattt ggaagactta aggcagcggc agaagaagat gcaggcagct gagttgttgt 5700
gttctgataa gagtcagagg taactcccgt tgcggtgctg ttaacggtgg agggcagtgt 5760
agtctgagca gtactcgttg ctgccgcgcg cgccaccaga cataatagct gacagactaa 5820
cagactgttc ctttccatgg gtcttttctg cagtcaccgt ccttgacacg cgtctcggga 5880
agcttgccgc caccatggga tggagctggg tctttctctt tctcctgtca ggaactgcag 5940
gtgtcctctc tgaggtccag ctgcaacagt ctggacctga gctggtgaag cctggggctt 6000
cagtaaagat gtcctgcaag acttctagat acacattcac tgaatacacc atacactggg 6060
tgagacagag ccatggaaag agccttgagt ggattggagg tattaatcct aacaatggta 6120
ttcctaacta caaccagaag ttcaagggca gggccacatt gactgtaggc aagtcctcca 6180
gcaccgccta catggagctc cgcagcctga catctgagga ttctgcggtc tatttctgtg 6240
caagaagaag aatcgcctat ggttacgacg agggccatgc tatggactac tggggtcaag 6300
gaacctcagt caccgtctcc tcaggtgagt ggatcctctg cgcctgggcc cagctctgtc 6360
ccacaccgcg gtcacatggc accacctctc ttgcagcctc caccaagggc ccatcggtct 6420
tccccctggc accctcctcc aagagcacct ctgggggcac agcggccctg ggctgcctgg 6480
tcaaggacta cttccccgaa ccggtgacgg tgtcgtggaa ctcaggcgcc ctgaccagcg 6540
gcgtgcacac cttcccggct gtcctacagt cctcaggact ctactccctc agcagcgtgg 6600
tgaccgtgcc ctccagcagc ttgggcaccc agacctacat ctgcaacgtg aatcacaagc 6660
ccagcaacac caaggtggac aagaaagttg agcccaaatc ttgtgacaaa actcacacat 6720
gcccaccgtg cccagcacct gaactcctgg ggggaccgtc agtcttcctc ttccccccaa 6780
aacccaagga caccctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacatgcgtg gtggtggacg 6840
tgagccacga agaccctgag gtcaagttca actggtacgt ggacggcgtg gaggtgcata 6900
atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt acaacagcac gtaccgggtg gtcagcgtcc 6960
tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaatg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag gtctccaaca 7020
aagccctccc agcccccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag ccccgagaac 7080
cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccggg aggagatgac caagaaccag gtcagcctga 7140
cctgcctggt caaaggcttc tatcccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag agcaatgggc 7200
agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc tccttcttcc 7260
tctacagcaa gctcaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagca ggggaacgtc ttctcatgct 7320
ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacgcagaa gagcctctcc ctgtctccgg 7380
gtaaatgagt gcgacggccg gcaagccccg ctccccgggc tctcgcggtc gcacgaggat 7440
gcttggcacg taccccctgt acatacttcc cgggcgccca gcatggaaat aaagcaccgg 7500
atctaataaa agatatttat tttcattaga tatgtgtgtt ggttttttgt gtgcagtgcc 7560
tctatctgga ggccaggtag ggctggcctt gggggagggg gaggccagaa tgactccaag 7620
agctacagga aggcaggtca gagaccccac tggacaaaca gtggctggac tctgcaccat 7680
aacacacaat caacagggga gtgagctgga aatttgctag cgaattaatt c 7731

30

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PRT

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30
Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Val Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Gly
1 5 10 15
Val Leu Ser Glu Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Glu Leu Val Lys
20 25 30
Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Met Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe
35 40 45
Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ser His Gly Lys Ser Leu
50 55 60
Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn
65 70 75 80
Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ser Ser
85 90 95
Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Thr Ser Glu Asp Ser Ala Val
100 105 110
Tyr Phe Cys Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His
115 120 125
Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ser
130 135 140
Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr
145 150 155 160
Ser Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro
165 170 175
Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val
180 185 190
His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser
195 200 205
Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
210 215 220
Cys Asn Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Lys Val
225 230 235 240
Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala
245 250 255
Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro
260 265 270
Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val
275 280 285
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val
290 295 300
Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln
305 310 315 320
Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln
325 330 335
Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala
340 345 350
Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro
355 360 365
Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
370 375 380
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser
385 390 395 400
Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr
405 410 415
Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr
420 425 430
Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe
435 440 445
Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
450 455 460
Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys
465 470

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gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggtatcagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tcttttgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttattact gtcagcaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

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Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
Lys

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Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Phe Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Asp Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
Lys

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Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Gly
1 5 10 15
Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
20 25 30
Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln
35 40 45
Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Tyr Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly Val
50 55 60
Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp Phe Thr Leu Thr
65 70 75 80
Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Gln Gln
85 90 95
Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Glu Ile
100 105 110
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gaattccagc acactggcgg ccgttactag ttattaatag taatcaatta cggggtcatt 60
agttcatagc ccatatatgg agttccgcgt tacataactt acggtaaatg gcccgcctgg 120
ctgaccgccc aacgaccccc gcccattgac gtcaataatg acgtatgttc ccatagtaac 180
gccaataggg actttccatt gacgtcaatg ggtggagtat ttacggtaaa ctgcccactt 240
ggcagtacat caagtgtatc atatgccaag tacgccccct attgacgtca atgacggtaa 300
atggcccgcc tggcattatg cccagtacat gaccttatgg gactttccta cttggcagta 360
catctacgta ttagtcatcg ctattaccat ggtgatgcgg ttttggcagt acatcaatgg 420
gcgtggatag cggtttgact cacggggatt tccaagtctc caccccattg acgtcaatgg 480
gagtttgttt tggcaccaaa atcaacggga ctttccaaaa tgtcgtaaca actccgcccc 540
attgacgcaa atgggcggta ggcgtgtacg gtgggaggtc tatataagca gagctcgttt 600
agtgaaccgt cagatcgcct ggagacgcca tccacgctgt tttgacctcc atagaagaca 660
ccgggaccga tccagcctcc gcggccggga acggtgcatt ggaacgcgga ttccccgtgc 720
caagagtgac gtaagtaccg cctatagagt ctataggccc acccccttgg cttcttatgc 780
atgctatact gtttttggct tggggtctat acacccccgc ttcctcatgt tataggtgat 840
ggtatagctt agcctatagg tgtgggttat tgaccattat tgaccactcc cctattggtg 900
acgatacttt ccattactaa tccataacat ggctctttgc cacaactctc tttattggct 960
atatgccaat acactgtcct tcagagactg acacggactc tgtattttta caggatgggg 1020
tctcatttat tatttacaaa ttcacatata caacaccacc gtccccagtg cccgcagttt 1080
ttattaaaca taacgtggga tctccacgcg aatctcgggt acgtgttccg gacatgggct 1140
cttctccggt agcggcggag cttctacatc cgagccctgc tcccatgcct ccagcgactc 1200
atggtcgctc ggcagctcct tgctcctaac agtggaggcc agacttaggc acagcacgat 1260
gcccaccacc accagtgtgc cgcacaaggc cgtggcggta gggtatgtgt ctgaaaatga 1320
gctcggggag cgggcttgca ccgctgacgc atttggaaga cttaaggcag cggcagaaga 1380
agatgcaggc agctgagttg ttgtgttctg ataagagtca gaggtaactc ccgttgcggt 1440
gctgttaacg gtggagggca gtgtagtctg agcagtactc gttgctgccg cgcgcgccac 1500
cagacataat agctgacaga ctaacagact gttcctttcc atgggtcttt tctgcagtca 1560
ccgtccttga cacgcgtctc gggaagcttg ccgccaccat ggagacagac acactcctgc 1620
tatgggtgct gctgctctgg gttccaggtt cctccggaga cattgtgatg acccaatctc 1680
cagactcttt ggctgtgtct ctaggggaga gggccaccat caactgcaag tccagtcaga 1740
gccttttata ttctagaaat caaaagaact acttggcctg gtatcagcag aaaccaggac 1800
agccacccaa actcctcatc ttttgggcta gcactaggga atctggggta cctgataggt 1860
tcagtggcag tgggtttggg acagacttca ccctcaccat tagcagcctg caggctgaag 1920
atgtggcagt ttattactgt cagcaatatt ttagctatcc gctcacgttc ggacaaggga 1980
ccaaggtgga aataaaacgt gagtggatcc atctgggata agcatgctgt tttctgtctg 2040
tccctaacat gccctgtgat tatgcgcaaa caacacaccc aagggcagaa ctttgttact 2100
taaacaccat cctgtttgct tctttcctca ggaactgtgg ctgcaccatc tgtcttcatc 2160
ttcccgccat ctgatgagca gttgaaatct ggaactgcct ctgttgtgtg cctgctgaat 2220
aacttctatc ccagagaggc caaagtacag tggaaggtgg ataacgccct ccaatcgggt 2280
aactcccagg agagtgtcac agagcaggac agcaaggaca gcacctacag cctcagcagc 2340
accctgacgc tgagcaaagc agactacgag aaacacaaag tctacgcctg cgaagtcacc 2400
catcagggcc tgagctcgcc cgtcacaaag agcttcaaca ggggagagtg ttagagggag 2460
aagtgccccc acctgctcct cagttccagc ctgaccccct cccatccttt ggcctctgac 2520
cctttttcca caggggacct acccctattg cggtcctcca gctcatcttt cacctcaccc 2580
ccctcctcct ccttggcttt aattatgcta atgttggagg agaatgaata aataaagtga 2640
atctttgcac ctgtggtgga tctaataaaa gatatttatt ttcattagat atgtgtgttg 2700
gttttttgtg tgcagtgcct ctatctggag gccaggtagg gctggccttg ggggaggggg 2760
aggccagaat gactccaaga gctacaggaa ggcaggtcag agaccccact ggacaaacag 2820
tggctggact ctgcaccata acacacaatc aacaggggag tgagctggaa atttgctagc 2880
gaattcttga agacgaaagg gcctcgtgat acgcctattt ttataggtta atgtcatgat 2940
aataatggtt tcttagacgt caggtggcac ttttcgggga aatgtgcgcg gaacccctat 3000
ttgtttattt ttctaaatac attcaaatat gtatccgctc atgagacaat aaccctgata 3060
aatgcttcaa taatattgaa aaaggaagag tatgagtatt caacatttcc gtgtcgccct 3120
tattcccttt tttgcggcat tttgccttcc tgtttttgct cacccagaaa cgctggtgaa 3180
agtaaaagat gctgaagatc agttgggtgc acgagtgggt tacatcgaac tggatctcaa 3240
cagcggtaag atccttgaga gttttcgccc cgaagaacgt tttccaatga tgagcacttt 3300
taaagttctg ctatgtggcg cggtattatc ccgtgttgac gccgggcaag agcaactcgg 3360
tcgccgcata cactattctc agaatgactt ggttgagtac tcaccagtca cagaaaagca 3420
tcttacggat ggcatgacag taagagaatt atgcagtgct gccataacca tgagtgataa 3480
cactgcggcc aacttacttc tgacaacgat cggaggaccg aaggagctaa ccgctttttt 3540
gcacaacatg ggggatcatg taactcgcct tgatcgttgg gaaccggagc tgaatgaagc 3600
cataccaaac gacgagcgtg acaccacgat gcctgcagca atggcaacaa cgttgcgcaa 3660
actattaact ggcgaactac ttactctagc ttcccggcaa caattaatag actggatgga 3720
ggcggataaa gttgcaggac cacttctgcg ctcggccctt ccggctggct ggtttattgc 3780
tgataaatct ggagccggtg agcgtgggtc tcgcggtatc attgcagcac tggggccaga 3840
tggtaagccc tcccgtatcg tagttatcta cacgacgggg agtcaggcaa ctatggatga 3900
acgaaataga cagatcgctg agataggtgc ctcactgatt aagcattggt aactgtcaga 3960
ccaagtttac tcatatatac tttagattga tttaaaactt catttttaat ttaaaaggat 4020
ctaggtgaag atcctttttg ataatctcat gaccaaaatc ccttaacgtg agttttcgtt 4080
ccactgagcg tcagaccccg tagaaaagat caaaggatct tcttgagatc ctttttttct 4140
gcgcgtaatc tgctgcttgc aaacaaaaaa accaccgcta ccagcggtgg tttgtttgcc 4200
ggatcaagag ctaccaactc tttttccgaa ggtaactggc ttcagcagag cgcagatacc 4260
aaatactgtc cttctagtgt agccgtagtt aggccaccac ttcaagaact ctgtagcacc 4320
gcctacatac ctcgctctgc taatcctgtt accagtggct gctgccagtg gcgataagtc 4380
gtgtcttacc gggttggact caagacgata gttaccggat aaggcgcagc ggtcgggctg 4440
aacggggggt tcgtgcacac agcccagctt ggagcgaacg acctacaccg aactgagata 4500
cctacagcgt gagctatgag aaagcgccac gcttcccgaa gggagaaagg cggacaggta 4560
tccggtaagc ggcagggtcg gaacaggaga gcgcacgagg gagcttccag ggggaaacgc 4620
ctggtatctt tatagtcctg tcgggtttcg ccacctctga cttgagcgtc gatttttgtg 4680
atgctcgtca ggggggcgga gcctatggaa aaacgccagc aacgcggcct ttttacggtt 4740
cctggccttt tgctggcctt ttgctcacat gttctttcct gcgttatccc ctgattctgt 4800
ggataaccgt attaccgcct ttgagtgagc tgataccgct cgccgcagcc gaacgaccga 4860
gcgcagcgag tcagtgagcg aggaagcgga agagcgcctg atgcggtatt ttctccttac 4920
gcatctgtgc ggtatttcac accgcatatg gtgcactctc agtacaatct gctctgatgc 4980
cgcatagtta agccagtata cactccgcta tcgctacgtg actgggtcat ggctgcgccc 5040
cgacacccgc caacacccgc tgacgcgccc tgacgggctt gtctgctccc ggcatccgct 5100
tacagacaag ctgtgaccgt ctccgggagc tgcatgtgtc agaggttttc accgtcatca 5160
ccgaaacgcg cgaggcagct gtggaatgtg tgtcagttag ggtgtggaaa gtccccaggc 5220
tccccagcag gcagaagtat gcaaagcatg catctcaatt agtcagcaac caggctcccc 5280
agcaggcaga agtatgcaaa gcatgcatct caattagtca gcaaccatag tcccgcccct 5340
aactccgccc atcccgcccc taactccgcc cagttccgcc cattctccgc cccatggctg 5400
actaattttt tttatttatg cagaggccga ggccgcctcg gcctctgagc tattccagaa 5460
gtagtgagga ggcttttttg gaggcctagg cttttgcaaa aagctagctt cacgctgccg 5520
caagcactca gggcgcaagg gctgctaaag gaagcggaac acgtagaaag ccagtccgca 5580
gaaacggtgc tgaccccgga tgaatgtcag ctactgggct atctggacaa gggaaaacgc 5640
aagcgcaaag agaaagcagg tagcttgcag tgggcttaca tggcgatagc tagactgggc 5700
ggttttatgg acagcaagcg aaccggaatt gccagctggg gcgccctctg gtaaggttgg 5760
gaagccctgc aaagtaaact ggatggcttt cttgccgcca aggatctgat ggcgcagggg 5820
atcaagatct gatcaagaga caggatgagg atcgtttcgc atgattgaac aagatggatt 5880
gcacgcaggt tctccggccg cttgggtgga gaggctattc ggctatgact gggcacaaca 5940
gacaatcggc tgctctgatg ccgccgtgtt ccggctgtca gcgcaggggc gcccggttct 6000
ttttgtcaag accgacctgt ccggtgccct gaatgaactg caggacgagg cagcgcggct 6060
atcgtggctg gccacgacgg gcgttccttg cgcagctgtg ctcgacgttg tcactgaagc 6120
gggaagggac tggctgctat tgggcgaagt gccggggcag gatctcctgt catctcacct 6180
tgctcctgcc gagaaagtat ccatcatggc tgatgcaatg cggcggctgc atacgcttga 6240
tccggctacc tgcccattcg accaccaagc gaaacatcgc atcgagcgag cacgtactcg 6300
gatggaagcc ggtcttgtcg atcaggatga tctggacgaa gagcatcagg ggctcgcgcc 6360
agccgaactg ttcgccaggc tcaaggcgcg catgcccgac ggcgaggatc tcgtcgtgac 6420
ccatggcgat gcctgcttgc cgaatatcat ggtggaaaat ggccgctttt ctggattcat 6480
cgactgtggc cggctgggtg tggcggaccg ctatcaggac atagcgttgg ctacccgtga 6540
tattgctgaa gagcttggcg gcgaatgggc tgaccgcttc ctcgtgcttt acggtatcgc 6600
cgctcccgat tcgcagcgca tcgccttcta tcgccttctt gacgagttct tctgagcggg 6660
actctggggt tcgaaatgac cgaccaagcg acgcccaacc tgccatcacg agatttcgat 6720
tccaccgccg ccttctatga aaggttgggc ttcggaatcg ttttccggga cgccggctgg 6780
atgatcctcc agcgcgggga tctcatgctg gagttcttcg cccaccccgg gctcgatccc 6840
ctcgcgagtt ggttcagctg ctgcctgagg ctggacgacc tcgcggagtt ctaccggcag 6900
tgcaaatccg tcggcatcca ggaaaccagc agcggctatc cgcgcatcca tgcccccgaa 6960
ctgcaggagt ggggaggcac gatggccgct ttggtcccgg atctttgtga aggaacctta 7020
cttctgtggt gtgacataat tggacaaact acctacagag atttaaagct ctaaggtaaa 7080
tataaaattt ttaagtgtat aatgtgttaa actactgatt ctaattgttt gtgtatttta 7140
gattccaacc tatggaactg atgaatggga gcagtggtgg aatgccttta atgaggaaaa 7200
cctgttttgc tcagaagaaa tgccatctag tgatgatgag gctactgctg actctcaaca 7260
ttctactcct ccaaaaaaga agagaaaggt agaagacccc aaggactttc cttcagaatt 7320
gctaagtttt ttgagtcatg ctgtgtttag taatagaact cttgcttgct ttgctattta 7380
caccacaaag gaaaaagctg cactgctata caagaaaatt atggaaaaat attctgtaac 7440
ctttataagt aggcataaca gttataatca taacatactg ttttttctta ctccacacag 7500
gcatagagtg tctgctatta ataactatgc tcaaaaattg tgtaccttta gctttttaat 7560
ttgtaaaggg gttaataagg aatatttgat gtatagtgcc ttgactagag atcataatca 7620
gccataccac atttgtagag gttttacttg ctttaaaaaa cctcccacac ctccccctga 7680
acctgaaaca taaaatgaat gcaattgttg ttgttaactt gtttattgca gcttataatg 7740
gttacaaata aagcaatagc atcacaaatt tcacaaataa agcatttttt tcactgcatt 7800
ctagttgtgg tttgtccaaa ctcatcaatg tatcttatca tgtctggatc taataaaaga 7860
tatttatttt cattagatat gtgtgttggt tttttgtgtg cagtgcctct atctggaggc 7920
caggtagggc tggccttggg ggagggggag gccagaatga ctccaagagc tacaggaagg 7980
caggtcagag accccactgg acaaacagtg gctggactct gcaccataac acacaatcaa 8040
caggggagtg agctggaaat ttgctagc 8068

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Met Glu Thr Asp Thr Leu Leu Leu Trp Val Leu Leu Leu Trp Val Pro
1 5 10 15
Gly Ser Ser Gly Asp Ile Val Met Thr Gln Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ala
20 25 30
Val Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Ala Thr Ile Asn Cys Lys Ser Ser Gln Ser
35 40 45
Leu Leu Tyr Ser Arg Asn Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Ala Trp Tyr Gln Gln
50 55 60
Lys Pro Gly Gln Pro Pro Lys Leu Leu Ile Phe Trp Ala Ser Thr Arg
65 70 75 80
Glu Ser Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Phe Gly Thr Asp
85 90 95
Phe Thr Leu Thr Ile Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Val Tyr
100 105 110
Tyr Cys Gln Gln Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Pro Leu Thr Phe Gly Gln Gly Thr
115 120 125
Lys Val Glu Ile Lys Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe
130 135 140
Pro Pro Ser Asp Glu Gln Leu Lys Ser Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Val Cys
145 150 155 160
Leu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr Pro Arg Glu Ala Lys Val Gln Trp Lys Val
165 170 175
Asp Asn Ala Leu Gln Ser Gly Asn Ser Gln Glu Ser Val Thr Glu Gln
180 185 190
Asp Ser Lys Asp Ser Thr Tyr Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser
195 200 205
Lys Ala Asp Tyr Glu Lys His Lys Val Tyr Ala Cys Glu Val Thr His
210 215 220
Gln Gly Leu Ser Ser Pro Val Thr Lys Ser Phe Asn Arg Gly Glu Cys
225 230 235 240

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caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggccaccttg accgtaggca agtctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

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Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

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Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

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Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

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Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

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ttgaagacga aagggcctcg tgatacgcct atttttatag gttaatgtca tgataataat 60
ggtttcttag acgtcaggtg gcacttttcg gggaaatgtg cgcggaaccc ctatttgttt 120
atttttctaa atacattcaa atatgtatcc gctcatgaga caataaccct gataaatgct 180
tcaataatat tgaaaaagga agagtatgag tattcaacat ttccgtgtcg cccttattcc 240
cttttttgcg gcattttgcc ttcctgtttt tgctcaccca gaaacgctgg tgaaagtaaa 300
agatgctgaa gatcagttgg gtgcacgagt gggttacatc gaactggatc tcaacagcgg 360
taagatcctt gagagttttc gccccgaaga acgttttcca atgatgagca cttttaaagt 420
tctgctatgt ggcgcggtat tatcccgtgt tgacgccggg caagagcaac tcggtcgccg 480
catacactat tctcagaatg acttggttga gtactcacca gtcacagaaa agcatcttac 540
ggatggcatg acagtaagag aattatgcag tgctgccata accatgagtg ataacactgc 600
ggccaactta cttctgacaa cgatcggagg accgaaggag ctaaccgctt ttttgcacaa 660
catgggggat catgtaactc gccttgatcg ttgggaaccg gagctgaatg aagccatacc 720
aaacgacgag cgtgacacca cgatgcctgc agcaatggca acaacgttgc gcaaactatt 780
aactggcgaa ctacttactc tagcttcccg gcaacaatta atagactgga tggaggcgga 840
taaagttgca ggaccacttc tgcgctcggc ccttccggct ggctggttta ttgctgataa 900
atctggagcc ggtgagcgtg ggtctcgcgg tatcattgca gcactggggc cagatggtaa 960
gccctcccgt atcgtagtta tctacacgac ggggagtcag gcaactatgg atgaacgaaa 1020
tagacagatc gctgagatag gtgcctcact gattaagcat tggtaactgt cagaccaagt 1080
ttactcatat atactttaga ttgatttaaa acttcatttt taatttaaaa ggatctaggt 1140
gaagatcctt tttgataatc tcatgaccaa aatcccttaa cgtgagtttt cgttccactg 1200
agcgtcagac cccgtagaaa agatcaaagg atcttcttga gatccttttt ttctgcgcgt 1260
aatctgctgc ttgcaaacaa aaaaaccacc gctaccagcg gtggtttgtt tgccggatca 1320
agagctacca actctttttc cgaaggtaac tggcttcagc agagcgcaga taccaaatac 1380
tgtccttcta gtgtagccgt agttaggcca ccacttcaag aactctgtag caccgcctac 1440
atacctcgct ctgctaatcc tgttaccagt ggctgctgcc agtggcgata agtcgtgtct 1500
taccgggttg gactcaagac gatagttacc ggataaggcg cagcggtcgg gctgaacggg 1560
gggttcgtgc acacagccca gcttggagcg aacgacctac accgaactga gatacctaca 1620
gcgtgagcta tgagaaagcg ccacgcttcc cgaagggaga aaggcggaca ggtatccggt 1680
aagcggcagg gtcggaacag gagagcgcac gagggagctt ccagggggaa acgcctggta 1740
tctttatagt cctgtcgggt ttcgccacct ctgacttgag cgtcgatttt tgtgatgctc 1800
gtcagggggg cggagcctat ggaaaaacgc cagcaacgcg gcctttttac ggttcctggc 1860
cttttgctgg ccttttgctc acatgttctt tcctgcgtta tcccctgatt ctgtggataa 1920
ccgtattacc gcctttgagt gagctgatac cgctcgccgc agccgaacga ccgagcgcag 1980
cgagtcagtg agcgaggaag cggaagagcg cctgatgcgg tattttctcc ttacgcatct 2040
gtgcggtatt tcacaccgca tatggtgcac tctcagtaca atctgctctg atgccgcata 2100
gttaagccag tatacactcc gctatcgcta cgtgactggg tcatggctgc gccccgacac 2160
ccgccaacac ccgctgacgc gccctgacgg gcttgtctgc tcccggcatc cgcttacaga 2220
caagctgtga ccgtctccgg gagctgcatg tgtcagaggt tttcaccgtc atcaccgaaa 2280
cgcgcgaggc agcatgcatc tcaattagtc agcaaccata gtcccgcccc taactccgcc 2340
catcccgccc ctaactccgc ccagttccgc ccattctccg ccccatggct gactaatttt 2400
ttttatttat gcagaggccg aggccgcctc ggcctctgag ctattccaga agtagtgagg 2460
aggctttttt ggaggcctag gcttttgcaa aaagctagct tacagctcag ggctgcgatt 2520
tcgcgccaaa cttgacggca atcctagcgt gaaggctggt aggattttat ccccgctgcc 2580
atcatggttc gaccattgaa ctgcatcgtc gccgtgtccc aaaatatggg gattggcaag 2640
aacggagacc taccctggcc tccgctcagg aacgagttca agtacttcca aagaatgacc 2700
acaacctctt cagtggaagg taaacagaat ctggtgatta tgggtaggaa aacctggttc 2760
tccattcctg agaagaatcg acctttaaag gacagaatta atatagttct cagtagagaa 2820
ctcaaagaac caccacgagg agctcatttt cttgccaaaa gtttggatga tgccttaaga 2880
cttattgaac aaccggaatt ggcaagtaaa gtagacatgg tttggatagt cggaggcagt 2940
tctgtttacc aggaagccat gaatcaacca ggccacctca gactctttgt gacaaggatc 3000
atgcaggaat ttgaaagtga cacgtttttc ccagaaattg atttggggaa atataaactt 3060
ctcccagaat acccaggcgt cctctctgag gtccaggagg aaaaaggcat caagtataag 3120
tttgaagtct acgagaagaa agactaacag gaagatgctt tcaagttctc tgctcccctc 3180
ctaaagctat gcatttttat aagaccatgg gacttttgct ggctttagat ctttgtgaag 3240
gaaccttact tctgtggtgt gacataattg gacaaactac ctacagagat ttaaagctct 3300
aaggtaaata taaaattttt aagtgtataa tgtgttaaac tactgattct aattgtttgt 3360
gtattttaga ttccaaccta tggaactgat gaatgggagc agtggtggaa tgcctttaat 3420
gaggaaaacc tgttttgctc agaagaaatg ccatctagtg atgatgaggc tactgctgac 3480
tctcaacatt ctactcctcc aaaaaagaag agaaaggtag aagaccccaa ggactttcct 3540
tcagaattgc taagtttttt gagtcatgct gtgtttagta atagaactct tgcttgcttt 3600
gctatttaca ccacaaagga aaaagctgca ctgctataca agaaaattat ggaaaaatat 3660
tctgtaacct ttataagtag gcataacagt tataatcata acatactgtt ttttcttact 3720
ccacacaggc atagagtgtc tgctattaat aactatgctc aaaaattgtg tacctttagc 3780
tttttaattt gtaaaggggt taataaggaa tatttgatgt atagtgcctt gactagagat 3840
cataatcagc cataccacat ttgtagaggt tttacttgct ttaaaaaacc tcccacacct 3900
ccccctgaac ctgaaacata aaatgaatgc aattgttgtt gttaacttgt ttattgcagc 3960
ttataatggt tacaaataaa gcaatagcat cacaaatttc acaaataaag catttttttc 4020
actgcattct agttgtggtt tgtccaaact catcaatgta tcttatcatg tctggatcta 4080
ataaaagata tttattttca ttagatatgt gtgttggttt tttgtgtgca gtgcctctat 4140
ctggaggcca ggtagggctg gccttggggg agggggaggc cagaatgact ccaagagcta 4200
caggaaggca ggtcagagac cccactggac aaacagtggc tggactctgc accataacac 4260
acaatcaaca ggggagtgag ctggaaattt gctagcgaat tccagcacac tggcggccgt 4320
tactagttat taatagtaat caattacggg gtcattagtt catagcccat atatggagtt 4380
ccgcgttaca taacttacgg taaatggccc gcctggctga ccgcccaacg acccccgccc 4440
attgacgtca ataatgacgt atgttcccat agtaacgcca atagggactt tccattgacg 4500
tcaatgggtg gagtatttac ggtaaactgc ccacttggca gtacatcaag tgtatcatat 4560
gccaagtacg ccccctattg acgtcaatga cggtaaatgg cccgcctggc attatgccca 4620
gtacatgacc ttatgggact ttcctacttg gcagtacatc tacgtattag tcatcgctat 4680
taccatggtg atgcggtttt ggcagtacat caatgggcgt ggatagcggt ttgactcacg 4740
gggatttcca agtctccacc ccattgacgt caatgggagt ttgttttggc accaaaatca 4800
acgggacttt ccaaaatgtc gtaacaactc cgccccattg acgcaaatgg gcggtaggcg 4860
tgtacggtgg gaggtctata taagcagagc tcgtttagtg aaccgtcaga tcgcctggag 4920
acgccatcca cgctgttttg acctccatag aagacaccgg gaccgatcca gcctccgcgg 4980
ccgggaacgg tgcattggaa cgcggattcc ccgtgccaag agtgacgtaa gtaccgccta 5040
tagagtctat aggcccaccc ccttggcttc ttatgcatgc tatactgttt ttggcttggg 5100
gtctatacac ccccgcttcc tcatgttata ggtgatggta tagcttagcc tataggtgtg 5160
ggttattgac cattattgac cactccccta ttggtgacga tactttccat tactaatcca 5220
taacatggct ctttgccaca actctcttta ttggctatat gccaatacac tgtccttcag 5280
agactgacac ggactctgta tttttacagg atggggtctc atttattatt tacaaattca 5340
catatacaac accaccgtcc ccagtgcccg cagtttttat taaacataac gtgggatctc 5400
cacgcgaatc tcgggtacgt gttccggaca tgggctcttc tccggtagcg gcggagcttc 5460
tacatccgag ccctgctccc atgcctccag cgactcatgg tcgctcggca gctccttgct 5520
cctaacagtg gaggccagac ttaggcacag cacgatgccc accaccacca gtgtgccgca 5580
caaggccgtg gcggtagggt atgtgtctga aaatgagctc ggggagcggg cttgcaccgc 5640
tgacgcattt ggaagactta aggcagcggc agaagaagat gcaggcagct gagttgttgt 5700
gttctgataa gagtcagagg taactcccgt tgcggtgctg ttaacggtgg agggcagtgt 5760
agtctgagca gtactcgttg ctgccgcgcg cgccaccaga cataatagct gacagactaa 5820
cagactgttc ctttccatgg gtcttttctg cagtcaccgt ccttgacacg cgtctcggga 5880
agcttgccgc caccatggac tggacctggc gcgtgttttg cctgctcgcc gtggctcctg 5940
gggcccacag ccaggtgcaa ctggtgcagt ccggcgccga agtgaagaaa cccggtgctt 6000
ccgtgaaagt cagctgtaaa actagtagat acaccttcac tgaatacacc atacactggg 6060
ttagacaggc ccctggccaa aggctggagt ggataggagg tattaatcct aacaatggta 6120
ttcctaacta caaccagaag ttcaagggcc gggccacctt gaccgtaggc aagtctgcca 6180
gcaccgccta catggaactg tccagcctgc gctccgagga cactgcagtc tactactgcg 6240
ccagaagaag aatcgcctat ggttacgacg agggccatgc tatggactac tggggtcaag 6300
gaacccttgt caccgtctcc tcaggtgagt ggatcctctg cgcctgggcc cagctctgtc 6360
ccacaccgcg gtcacatggc accacctctc ttgcagcctc caccaagggc ccatcggtct 6420
tccccctggc accctcctcc aagagcacct ctgggggcac agcggccctg ggctgcctgg 6480
tcaaggacta cttccccgaa ccggtgacgg tgtcgtggaa ctcaggcgcc ctgaccagcg 6540
gcgtgcacac cttcccggct gtcctacagt cctcaggact ctactccctc agcagcgtgg 6600
tgaccgtgcc ctccagcagc ttgggcaccc agacctacat ctgcaacgtg aatcacaagc 6660
ccagcaacac caaggtggac aagaaagttg agcccaaatc ttgtgacaaa actcacacat 6720
gcccaccgtg cccagcacct gaactcctgg ggggaccgtc agtcttcctc ttccccccaa 6780
aacccaagga caccctcatg atctcccgga cccctgaggt cacatgcgtg gtggtggacg 6840
tgagccacga agaccctgag gtcaagttca actggtacgt ggacggcgtg gaggtgcata 6900
atgccaagac aaagccgcgg gaggagcagt acaacagcac gtaccgggtg gtcagcgtcc 6960
tcaccgtcct gcaccaggac tggctgaatg gcaaggagta caagtgcaag gtctccaaca 7020
aagccctccc agcccccatc gagaaaacca tctccaaagc caaagggcag ccccgagaac 7080
cacaggtgta caccctgccc ccatcccggg aggagatgac caagaaccag gtcagcctga 7140
cctgcctggt caaaggcttc tatcccagcg acatcgccgt ggagtgggag agcaatgggc 7200
agccggagaa caactacaag accacgcctc ccgtgctgga ctccgacggc tccttcttcc 7260
tctacagcaa gctcaccgtg gacaagagca ggtggcagca ggggaacgtc ttctcatgct 7320
ccgtgatgca tgaggctctg cacaaccact acacgcagaa gagcctctcc ctgtctccgg 7380
gtaaatgagt gcgacggccg gcaagccccg ctccccgggc tctcgcggtc gcacgaggat 7440
gcttggcacg taccccctgt acatacttcc cgggcgccca gcatggaaat aaagcaccgg 7500
atctaataaa agatatttat tttcattaga tatgtgtgtt ggttttttgt gtgcagtgcc 7560
tctatctgga ggccaggtag ggctggcctt gggggagggg gaggccagaa tgactccaag 7620
agctacagga aggcaggtca gagaccccac tggacaaaca gtggctggac tctgcaccat 7680
aacacacaat caacagggga gtgagctgga aatttgctag cgaattaatt c 7731

43

472

PRT

Homo sapiens

43
Met Asp Trp Thr Trp Arg Val Phe Cys Leu Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Gly
1 5 10 15
Ala His Ser Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys
20 25 30
Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe
35 40 45
Thr Glu Tyr Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu
50 55 60
Glu Trp Ile Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn
65 70 75 80
Gln Lys Phe Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser
85 90 95
Thr Ala Tyr Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val
100 105 110
Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His
115 120 125
Ala Met Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser Ser
130 135 140
Thr Lys Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ser Lys Ser Thr
145 150 155 160
Ser Gly Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Gly Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Tyr Phe Pro
165 170 175
Glu Pro Val Thr Val Ser Trp Asn Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ser Gly Val
180 185 190
His Thr Phe Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Ser Gly Leu Tyr Ser Leu Ser
195 200 205
Ser Val Val Thr Val Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Thr Gln Thr Tyr Ile
210 215 220
Cys Asn Val Asn His Lys Pro Ser Asn Thr Lys Val Asp Lys Lys Val
225 230 235 240
Glu Pro Lys Ser Cys Asp Lys Thr His Thr Cys Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala
245 250 255
Pro Glu Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Pro Pro Lys Pro
260 265 270
Lys Asp Thr Leu Met Ile Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Val Thr Cys Val Val
275 280 285
Val Asp Val Ser His Glu Asp Pro Glu Val Lys Phe Asn Trp Tyr Val
290 295 300
Asp Gly Val Glu Val His Asn Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln
305 310 315 320
Tyr Asn Ser Thr Tyr Arg Val Val Ser Val Leu Thr Val Leu His Gln
325 330 335
Asp Trp Leu Asn Gly Lys Glu Tyr Lys Cys Lys Val Ser Asn Lys Ala
340 345 350
Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Ser Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Pro
355 360 365
Arg Glu Pro Gln Val Tyr Thr Leu Pro Pro Ser Arg Glu Glu Met Thr
370 375 380
Lys Asn Gln Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Lys Gly Phe Tyr Pro Ser
385 390 395 400
Asp Ile Ala Val Glu Trp Glu Ser Asn Gly Gln Pro Glu Asn Asn Tyr
405 410 415
Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Phe Phe Leu Tyr
420 425 430
Ser Lys Leu Thr Val Asp Lys Ser Arg Trp Gln Gln Gly Asn Val Phe
435 440 445
Ser Cys Ser Val Met His Glu Ala Leu His Asn His Tyr Thr Gln Lys
450 455 460
Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Gly Lys
465 470

44

25

DNA

Homo sapiens

44
accgtctcct caggtgagtg gatcc 25

45

26

DNA

Homo sapiens

45
cctctcttgc agcctccacc aagggc 26

46

14

DNA

Homo sapiens

46
cctctcttgc agcc 14

47

4

PRT

Homo sapiens

47
Thr Val Ser Ser
1

48

4

PRT

Homo sapiens

48
Ser Thr Lys Gly
1

49

27

DNA

Homo sapiens

49
accgtctcct cagcctccac caagggc 27

50

8

PRT

Homo sapiens

50
Thr Val Ser Ser Ser Thr Lys Gly
1 5

51

27

DNA

Homo sapiens

51
accgtctcct cagcctccac caagggc 27

52

9

PRT

Homo sapiens

52
Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Lys Gly
1 5

53

22

DNA

Homo sapiens

53
gaaataaaac gtgagtggat cc 22

54

27

DNA

Homo sapiens

54
cttctttcct caggaactgt ggctgca 27

55

4

PRT

Homo sapiens

55
Thr Val Ala Ala
1

56

24

DNA

Homo sapiens

56
gaaataaaac gaactgtggc tgca 24

57

7

PRT

Homo sapiens

57
Glu Ile Lys Thr Val Ala Ala
1 5

58

24

DNA

Homo sapiens

58
gaaataaaac gaactgtggc tgca 24

59

8

PRT

Homo sapiens

59
Glu Ile Lys Arg Thr Val Ala Ala
1 5

60

20

PRT

Homo sapiens

60
Met Asp Ser Gln Ala Gln Val Leu Met Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Val Ser
1 5 10 15
Gly Thr Cys Gly
20

61

19

PRT

Homo sapiens

61
Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Val Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Gly
1 5 10 15
Val Leu Ser

62

9

DNA

Homo sapiens

62
gccgccacc 9

63

37

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

63
cagaaagctt gccgccacca tggattcaca ggcccag 37

64

6

PRT

Homo sapiens

64
Met Asp Ser Gln Ala Gln
1 5

65

35

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

65
ccgaggatcc actcacgttt cagctccagc ttggt 35

66

37

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

66
cagaaagctt gccgccacca tgggatggag ctgggtc 37

67

6

PRT

Homo sapiens

67
Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Val
1 5

68

35

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

68
ccgaggatcc actcacctga ggagacggtg actga 35

69

36

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

69
gtcatcacaa tgtctccgga ggaacctgga acccag 36

70

29

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

70
ctccggagac attgtgatga cccaatctc 29

71

45

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

71
gaatataaaa ggctctgact ggacttgcag ttgatggtgg ccctc 45

72

72

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

72
cagtcagagc cttttatatt ctagaaatca aaagaactac ttggcctggt atcagcagaa 60
accaggacag cc 72

73

44

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

73
accccagatt ccctagtgct agcccaaaag atgaggagtt tggg 44

74

67

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

74
tagcactagg gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt 60
caccctc 67

75

53

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

75
gtcccttgtc cgaacgtgag cggatagcta aaatattgct gacagtaata aac 53

76

33

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

76
gctcacgttc ggacaaggga ccaaggtgga aat 33

77

72

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

77
cagtcagagc cttttatatt ctagaaatca aaagaactac ttggcctggt tccagcagaa 60
accaggacag cc 72

78

56

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

78
tcccttgtcc gaacgtgagc ggatagctaa aatattgctg acagtcataa actgcc 56

79

34

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

79
cccaaactcc tcatctattg ggctagcact aggg 34

80

34

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

80
ccctagtgct agcccaatag atgaggagtt tggg 34

81

17

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

81
tacgcaaacc gcctctc 17

82

18

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

82
gagtgcacca tatgcggt 18

83

16

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

83
aacagctatg accatg 16

84

17

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

84
gttttcccag tcacgac 17

85

47

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

85
gtgtattcag tgaaggtgta tctactagtt ttacagctga ctttcac 47

86

53

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

86
tagtagatac accttcactg aatacaccat acactgggtt agacaggccc ctg 53

87

71

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

87
cccttgaact tctggttgta gttaggaata ccattgttag gattaatacc tcctatccac 60
tccagccttt g 71

88

71

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

88
taactacaac cagaagttca agggccgggc caccttgacc gtaggcaagt ctgccagcac 60
cgcctacatg g 71

89

63

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

89
gcatggccct cgtcgtaacc ataggcgatt cttcttctgg cgcagtagta gactgcagtg 60
tcc 63

90

48

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

90
ctatggttac gacgagggcc atgctatgga ctactggggt caaggaac 48

91

71

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

91
taactacaac cagaagttca agggccgggt caccatcacc gtagacacct ctgccagcac 60
cgcctacatg g 71

92

27

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

92
ggacactgca gtctacttct gcgccag 27

93

17

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

93
tacgcaaacc gcctctc 17

94

18

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

94
gagtgcacca tatgcggt 18

95

75

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

95
cctttggcca ggggcctgtc taacccagtg tatggtgtat tcagtgaagg tgtatccact 60
agtttccact agttt 75

96

28

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

96
gtcaccgtcc ttgacacgcg tctcggga 28

97

17

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

97
ttggaggagg gtgccag 17

98

22

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

98
gagacattgt gacccaatct cc 22

99

25

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

99
gacagtcata aactgccaca tcttc 25

100

23

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

100
ttgacacgcg tctcgggaag ctt 23

101

22

DNA

Homo sapiens

Description of Artificial Sequence DNA Primer

101
ggcgcagagg atccactcac ct 22

102

339

DNA

Homo sapiens

102
gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggttccagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tcttttgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttatgact gtcaacaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

103

339

DNA

Homo sapiens

103
gacattgtga tgacccaatc tccagactct ttggctgtgt ctctagggga gagggccacc 60
atcaactgca agtccagtca gagcctttta tattctagaa atcaaaagaa ctacttggcc 120
tggtatcagc agaaaccagg acagccaccc aaactcctca tctattgggc tagcactagg 180
gaatctgggg tacctgatag gttcagtggc agtgggtttg ggacagactt caccctcacc 240
attagcagcc tgcaggctga agatgtggca gtttattact gtcagcaata ttttagctat 300
ccgctcacgt tcggacaagg gaccaaggtg gaaataaaa 339

104

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

104
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggccaccttg accgtaggca agtctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct acttctgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

105

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

105
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

106

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

106
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtagata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct acttctgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

107

372

DNA

Homo sapiens

107
caggtgcaac tagtgcagtc cggcgccgaa gtgaagaaac ccggtgcttc cgtgaaagtc 60
agctgtaaaa ctagtggata caccttcact gaatacacca tacactgggt tagacaggcc 120
cctggccaaa ggctggagtg gataggaggt attaatccta acaatggtat tcctaactac 180
aaccagaagt tcaagggccg ggtcaccatc accgtagaca cctctgccag caccgcctac 240
atggaactgt ccagcctgcg ctccgaggac actgcagtct actactgcgc cagaagaaga 300
atcgcctatg gttacgacga gggccatgct atggactact ggggtcaagg aacccttgtc 360
accgtctcct ca 372

108

124

PRT

Homo sapiens

108
Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala
1 5 10 15
Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Thr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Phe Thr Glu Tyr
20 25 30
Thr Ile His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Gln Arg Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45
Gly Gly Ile Asn Pro Asn Asn Gly Ile Pro Asn Tyr Asn Gln Lys Phe
50 55 60
Lys Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr Ala Tyr
65 70 75 80
Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Ser Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Phe Cys
85 90 95
Ala Arg Arg Arg Ile Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Glu Gly His Ala Met Asp
100 105 110
Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser
115 120

Number	Name	Date	Kind
5059523	Rettig et al.	Oct 1991	A
5693761	Queen et al.	Dec 1997	A

Number	Date	Country
WO 910996	Jul 1991	WO
WO 9305804	Apr 1993	WO
WO 9405690	Mar 1994	WO
WO 9708320	Mar 1997	WO
WO 9734927	Sep 1997	WO
WO 9741244	Nov 1997	WO

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FAPα-specific antibody with improved producibility