Modified polypeptide

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to polypeptide-polymer conjugates having added and/or removed one or more attachment groups for coupling polymeric molecules on the surface of the 3D structure of the polypeptide, a method for preparing polypeptide-polymer conjugates of the invention, the use of said conjugated for reducing the immunogenicity and allergenicity, and compositions comprising said conjugate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The use of polypeptides, including enzymes, in the circulatory system to obtain a particular physiological effect is well-known in the medical arts. Further, within the arts of industrial applications, such as laundry washing, textile bleaching, person care, contact lens cleaning, food and feed preparation enzymes are used as a functional ingredient. One of the important differences between pharmaceutical and industrial application is that for the latter type of applications (i.e. industrial applications) the polypeptides (often enzymes) are not intended to enter into the circulatory system of the body.

Certain polypeptides and enzymes have an unsatisfactory stability and may under certain circumstances—dependent on the way of challenge—cause an immune response, typically an IgG and/or IgE response.

It is today generally recognized that the stability of polypeptides is improved and the immune response is reduced when polypeptides, such as enzymes, are coupled to polymeric molecules. It is believed that the reduced immune response is a result of the shielding of (the) epitope(s) on the surface of the polypeptide responsible for the immune response leading to antibody formation by the coupled polymeric molecules.

Techniques for conjugating polymeric molecules to polypeptides are well-known in the art.

One of the first commercially suitable techniques was described back in the early 1970s and disclosed in e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,337. Said patent concerns non-immunogenic polypeptides, such as enzymes and peptide hormones coupled to polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polypropylene glycol (PPG). At least 15% of polypeptides' physiological activity is maintained.

GB patent no. 1,183,257 (Crook et al.) describes chemistry for conjugation of enzymes to polysaccharides via a triazine ring.

Further, techniques for maintaining of the enzymatic activity of enzyme-polymer conjugates are also known in the art.

WO 93/15189 (Veronese et al.) concerns a method for maintaining the activity in polyethylene glycol-modified proteolytic enzymes by linking the proteolytic enzyme to a macromolecularized inhibitor. The conjugates are intended for medical applications.

It has been found that the attachment of polymeric molecules to a polypeptide often has the effect of reducing the activity of the polypeptide by interfering with the interaction between the polypeptide and its substrate. EP 183 503 (Beecham Group PLC) discloses a development of the above concept by providing conjugates comprising pharmaceutically useful proteins linked to at least one water-soluble polymer by means of a reversible linking group.

EP 471,125 (Kanebo) discloses skin care products comprising a parent protease (Bacillus protease with the trade name Esperase®) coupled to polysaccharides through a triazine ring to improve the thermal and preservation stability. The coupling technique used is also described in the above mentioned GB patent no. 1,183,257 (Crook et al.).

JP 3083908 describes a skin cosmetic material which contains a transglutaminase from guinea pig liver modified with one or more water-soluble substances such as PEG, starch, cellulose etc. The modification is performed by activating the polymeric molecules and coupling them to the enzyme. The composition is stated to be mild to the skin.

However, it is not always possible to readily couple polymeric molecules to polypeptides and enzymes. Further, there is still a need for polypeptide-polymer conjugates with an even more reduced immunogenicity and/or allergenicity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is the object of the present invention to provide improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates suitable for industrial and pharmaceutical applications.

The term “improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates” means in the context of the present invention conjugates having a reduced immune response in humans and animals and/or a improved stability. As will be described further below the immune response is dependent on the way of challenge.

The present inventors have found that polypeptides, such as enzymes, may be made less immunogenic and/or allergenic by adding and/or removing one or more attachment groups on the surface of the parent polypeptide to be coupled to polymeric molecules.

When introducing pharmaceutical polypeptide directly into the circulatory system (i.e. bloodstream) the potential risk is an immunogenic response in the form of mainly IgG, IgA and/or IgM antibodies. In contrast hereto, industrial polypeptides, such as enzymes used as a functional ingredient in e.g. detergents, are not intended to enter the circulatory system. The potential risk in connection with industrial polypeptides is inhalation causing an allergenic response in the form of mainly IgE antibody formation.

Therefore, in connection with industrial polypeptides the potential risk is respiratory allergenicity caused by inhalation, intratracheal and intranasal presentation of polypeptides.

The main potential risk of pharmaceutical polypeptides is immunogenicity caused by intradermal, intravenous or subcutaneous presentation of the polypeptide.

It is to be understood that reducing the “immunogenicity” and reducing the “respiratory allergenicity” are two very different problems based on different routes of exposure and on two very different immunological mechanisms:

The term “immunogenicity” used in connection with the present invention may be referred to as allergic contact dermatitis in a clinical setting and is a cell mediated delayed immune response to chemicals that contact and penetrate the skin. This cell mediated reaction is also termed delayed contact hypersensitivity (type IV reaction according to Gell and Combs classification of immune mechanisms in tissue damage).

The term “allergenicity” or “respiratory allergenicity” is an immediate anaphylactic reaction (type I antibody-mediated reaction according to Gell and Combs) following inhalation of e.g. polypeptides.

According to the present invention it is possible to provide polypeptides with a reduced immune response and/or improved stability, which has a substantially retained residual activity.

The allergic and the immunogenic response are in one term, at least in the context of the present invention called the “immune response”.

In the first aspect the invention relates to a polypeptide-polymer conjugate having

a) one or more additional polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide having been modified in a manner to increase the number of attachment groups on the surface of the polypeptide in comparison to the number of attachment groups available on the corresponding parent polypeptide, and/or

b) one or more fewer polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide having been modified in a manner to decrease the number of attachment groups at or close to the functional site(s) of the polypeptide in comparison to the number of attachment groups available on the corresponding parent polypeptide.

The term “parent polypeptide” refers to the polypeptide to he modified by coupling to polymeric molecules. The parent polypeptide may be a naturally-occurring (or wild-type) polypeptide or may be a variant thereof prepared by any suitable means. For instance, the parent polypeptide may be a variant of a naturally-occurring polypeptide which has been modified by substitution, deletion or truncation of one or more amino acid residues or by addition or insertion of one or more amino acid residues to the amino acid sequence of a naturally-occurring polypeptide.

A “suitable attachment group” means in the context of the present invention any amino acid residue group on the surface of the polypeptide capable of coupling to the polymeric molecule in question.

Preferred attachment groups are amino groups of Lysine residues and the N-terminal amino group. Polymeric molecules may also be coupled to the carboxylic acid groups (—COOH) of amino acid residues in the polypeptide chain located on the surface. Carboxylic acid attachment groups may be the carboxylic acid group of Aspartate or Glutamate and the C-terminal COOH-group.

A “functional site” means any amino acid residues and/or cofactors which are known to be essential for the performance of the polypeptide, such as catalytic activity, e.g. the catalytic triad residues, Histidine, Aspartate and Serine in Serine proteases, or e.g. the heme group and the distal and proximal Histidines in a peroxidase such as the

Arthromyces ramosus

peroxidase.

In the second aspect the invention relates to a method for preparing improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates comprising the steps of:

a) identifying amino acid residues located on the surface of the 3D structure of the parent polypeptide in question,

b) selecting target amino acid residues on the surface of said 3D structure of said parent polypeptide to be mutated,

c)

i) substituting or inserting one or more amino acid residues selected in step b) with an amino acid residue having a suitable attachment group, and/or

ii) substituting or deleting one or more amino acid residues selected in step b) at or close to the functional site(s),

d) coupling polymeric molecules to the mutated polypeptide.

The invention also relates to the use of a conjugate of the invention and the method of the invention for reducing the immunogenicity of pharmaceuticals and reducing the allergenicity of industrial products.

Finally the invention relates to compositions comprising a conjugate of the invention and further ingredients used in industrial products or pharmaceuticals.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1

shows the anti-lipase serum antibody levels after 5 weekly immunizations with i) control ii) unmodified lipase variant, iii) lipase variant-SPEG. (X: log(serum dilution); Y optical Density (490/620)).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It is the object of the present invention to provide improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates suitable for industrial and pharmaceutical applications.

Even though polypeptides used for pharmaceutical applications and industrial application can be quite different the principle of the present invention may be tailored to the specific type of parent polypeptide (i.e. enzyme, hormone peptides etc.).

The inventors of the present invention have provided improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates with a reduced immune response in comparison to conjugates prepared from the corresponding parent polypeptides.

The present inventors have found that polypeptides, such as enzymes, may be made less immunogenic and/or less allergenic by adding one or more attachment groups on the surface of the parent polypeptide. In addition thereto the inventors have found that a higher percentage of maintained residual functional activity may be obtained by removing attachment groups at or close to the functional site(s).

In the first aspect the invention relates to an improved polypeptide-polymer conjugate having

a) one or more additional polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide having been modified in a manner to increase the number of attachment groups on the surface of the polypeptide in comparison to the number of attachment groups available on the corresponding parent polypeptide, and/or

b) one or more fewer polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide having been modified in a manner to decrease the number of attachment groups at or close to the functional site(s) of the polypeptide in comparison to the number of attachment groups available on the corresponding parent polypeptide.

Whether the attachment groups should be added and/or removed depends on the specific parent polypeptide.

a) Addition of Attachment Groups

There may be a need for further attachment groups on the polypeptide if only few attachment groups are available on the surface of the parent polypeptide. The addition of one or more attachment groups by substituting or inserting one or more amino acid residues on the surface of the parent polypeptide increases the number of polymeric molecules which may be attached in comparison to the corresponding parent polypeptide. Conjugates with an increased number of polymeric molecules attached thereto are generally seen to have a reduced immune response in comparison to the corresponding conjugates having fewer polymeric molecules coupled thereto.

Any available amino acid residues on the surface of the polypeptide, preferentially not being at or close to the functional site(s), such as the active site(s) of enzymes, may in principle be subject to substitution and/or insertion to provide additional attachment groups.

As will be described further below the location of the additional coupled polymeric molecules may be of importance for the reduction of the immune response and the percentage of maintained residual functional activity of the polypeptide itself.

A conjugate of the invention may typically have from 1 to 25, preferentially 1 to 10 or more additional polymeric molecules coupled to the surface of the polypeptide in comparison to the number of polymeric molecules of a conjugate prepared on the basis of the corresponding parent polypeptide.

However, the optimal number of attachment groups to be added depends (at least partly) on the surface area (i.e. molecular weight) of the parent polypeptide to be shielded by the coupled polymeric molecules, and also on the number of already available attachment groups on the parent polypeptide.

b) Removing Attachment Groups

In the case of enzymes or other polypeptides performing their function by interaction with a substrate or the like, polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide might be impeded by the interaction between the polypeptide and its substrate or the like, if they are coupled at or close to the functional site(s) (i.e. active site of enzymes). This will most probably cause reduced activity.

In the case of enzymes having one or more polymeric molecules coupled at or close to the active site a substantial loss of residual enzymatic activity can be expected. Therefore, according to the invention conjugates may be constructed to maintain a higher percentage of residual enzymatic activity in comparison to a corresponding conjugates prepared on the basis of the parent enzyme in question. This may be done by substituting and/or deleting attachment groups at or close to the active site, hereby increasing the substrate affinity by improving the accessibility of the substrate in the catalytic cleft.

An enzyme-polymer conjugate of the invention may typically have from 1 to 25, preferably 1 to 10 fewer polymeric molecules coupled at or close to the active site in comparison to the number of polymeric molecules of a conjugate prepared on the basis of the corresponding parent polypeptide.

As will be explained below “at or close to” the functional site(s) means that no polymeric molecule(s) should be coupled within 5 Å, preferably 8 Å, especially 10 Å of the functional site(s).

Removal of attachment groups at or close to the functional site(s) of the polypeptide may advantageously be combined with addition of attachment groups in other parts of the surface of the polypeptide.

The total number of attachment groups may this way be unchanged, increased or decreased. However the location(s) of the total number of attachment group(s) is(are) improved assessed by the reduction of the immune response and/or percentage of maintained residual activity. Improved stability may also be obtained this way.

The Number of Attachment Groups

Generally seen the number of attachment groups should be balanced to the molecular weight and/or surface area of the polypeptide. The more heavy the polypeptide is the more polymeric molecules should be coupled to the polypeptide to obtain sufficient shielding of the epitope(s) responsible for antibody formation.

Therefore, if the parent polypeptide molecule is relatively light (e.g. 1 to 35 kDa) it may be advantageous to increase the total number of coupled polymeric molecules (outside the functional site(s)) to a total between 4 and 20.

If the parent polypeptide molecules is heavier, for instance 35 to 60 kDa, the number of coupled polymeric molecules (outside the functional site(s)) may advantageously be increased to 7 to 40, and so on.

The ratio between the molecular weight (Mw) of the polypeptide in question and the number of coupled polymeric molecules considered to be suitable by the inventors is listed below in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Number of polymeric

Molecular weight of parent

molecules coupled to the

polypeptide (M

w

) kDa

polypeptide

1 to 35

4-20

35 to 60

7-40

60 to 80

10-50

80 to 100

15-70

more than 100

more than 20

Reduced Immune Response vs. Maintained Residual Enzymatic Activity

Especially for enzymes, in comparison to many other types of polypeptides, there is a conflict between reducing the immune response and maintaining a substantial residual enzymatic activity as the activity of enzymes are connected with interaction between a substrate and the active site often present as a cleft in the enzyme structure.

Without being limited to any theory it is believed that the loss of enzymatic activity of enzyme-polymer conjugates might be a consequence of impeded access of the substrate to the active site in the form of spatial hindrance of the substrate by especially bulky and/or heavy polymeric molecules to the catalytic cleft. It might also, at least partly, be caused by disadvantageous minor structural changes of the 3D structure of the enzyme due to the stress made by the coupling of the polymeric molecules.

Maintained Residual Activity

A polypeptide-polymer conjugates of the invention has a substantially maintained functional activity.

A “substantially” maintained functional activity is in the context of the present invention defined as an activity which is at least between 20% and 30%, preferably between 30% and 40%, more preferably between 40% and 60%, better from 60% up to 80%, even better from 80% up to about 100%, in comparison to the activity of the conjugates prepared on the basis of corresponding parent polypeptides.

In the case of polypeptide-polymer conjugates of the invention where no polymeric molecules are coupled at or close to the functional site(s) the residual activity may even be up to 100% or very close thereto. If attachment group(s) of the parent polypeptide is(are) removed from the functional site the activity might even be more than 100% in comparison to modified (i.e. polymer coupled) parent polypeptide conjugate.

Position of Coupled Polymeric Molecules

To obtain an optimally reduced immune response (i.e. immunogenic and allergenic response) the polymeric molecules coupled to the surface of the polypeptide in question should be located in a suitable distance from each other.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the parent polypeptide is modified in a manner whereby the polymeric molecules are spread broadly over the surface of the polypeptide. In the case of the polypeptide in question has enzymatic activity it is preferred to have as few as possible, especially none, polymeric molecules coupled at or close to the area of the active site.

In the present context “spread broadly over the surface of the polypeptide” means that the available attachment groups are located so that the polymeric molecules shield different parts of the surface, preferably the whole or close to the whole surface area away from the functional site(s), to make sure that epitope(s) are shielded and hereby not recognized by the immune system or its antibodies.

The area of antibody-polypeptide interaction typically covers an area of 500 Å

2

, as described by Sheriff et al. (1987), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84, p. 8075-8079. 500 Å

2

corresponds to a rectangular box of 25 Å×20 Å or a circular region of radius 12.6 Å. Therefore, to prevent binding of antibodies to the epitope(s) to the polypeptide in question it is preferred to have a maximum distance between two attachment groups around 10 Å.

Consequently, amino acid residues which are located in excess of 10 Å away from already available attachment groups are suitable target residues. If two or more attachment groups on the polypeptide are located very close to each other it will in most cases result in that only one polymeric molecule will be coupled.

To ensure a minimal loss of functional activity it is preferred not to couple polymeric molecules at or close to the functional site(s). Said distance depends at least partly on the bulkiness of the polymeric molecules to be coupled, as impeded access by the bulky polymeric molecules to the functional site is undesired. Therefore, the more bulky the polymeric molecules are the longer should the distance from the functional site to the coupled polymeric molecules be.

To maintain a substantial functional activity of the polypeptide in question attachment groups located within 5 Å, preferred 8 Å, especially 10 Å from such functional site(s) should be left uncoupled and may therefore advantageously be removed or changed by mutation. Functional residues should normally not be mutated/removed, even though they potentially can be the target for coupling polymeric molecules. In said case it may thus be advantageous to choose a coupling chemistry involving different attachment groups.

Further, to provide a polypeptide having coupled polymeric molecules at (a) known epitope(s) recognizable by the immune system or close to said epitope(s) specific mutations at such sites are also considered advantageous according to the invention. If the position of the epitope(s) is(are) unknown it is advantageous to couple several or many polymeric molecules to the polypeptide.

As also mentioned above it is preferred that said attachment groups are spread broadly over the surface.

The Attachment Group

Virtually all ionized groups, such as the amino groups of Lysine residues, are located on the surface of the polypeptide molecule (see for instance Thomas E. Creighton, (1993), “Proteins”, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York).

Therefore, the number of readily accessible attachment groups (e.g. amino groups) on a modified or parent polypeptide equals generally seen the number of Lysine residues in the primary structure of the polypeptide plus the N-terminus amino group.

The chemistry of coupling polymeric molecules to amino groups are quite simple and well established in the art. Therefore, it is preferred to add and/or remove Lysine residues (i.e. attachment groups) to/from the parent polypeptide in question to obtain improved conjugates with reduced immunogenicity and/or allergenicity and/or improved stability and/or high percentage maintained functional activity.

Polymeric molecules may also be coupled to the carboxylic groups (—COOH) of amino acid residues on the surface of the polypeptide. Therefore, if using carboxylic groups (including the C-terminal group) as attachment groups addition and/or removal of Aspartate and Glutamate residues may also be suitable according to the invention.

If using other attachment groups, such as —SH groups, they may be added and/or removed analogously.

Substitution of the amino acid residues is preferred over insertion, as the impact on the 3D structure of the polypeptide normally will be less pronounced.

Preferred substitutions are conservative substitutions. In the case of increasing the number of attachment groups the substitution may advantageously be performed at a location having a distance of 5 Å, preferred 8 Å, especially 10 Å from the functional site(s) (active site for enzymes).

An example of a suitable conservative substitution to obtain an additional amino attachment group is an Arginine to Lysine substitution. Examples of conservative substitutions to obtain additional carboxylic attachment groups are Aspargine to Aspartate/Glutamate or Glutamine to Aspartate/Glutamate substitutions. To remove attachment groups a Lysine residue may be substituted with an Arginine and so on.

The Parent Polypeptide

In the context of the present invention the term “polypeptides” includes proteins, peptides and/or enzymes for pharmaceutical or industrial applications. Typically the polypeptides in question have a molecular weight in the range between about 1 to 100 kDa, often 15 kDa and 100 kDa.

Pharmaceutical Polypeptides

The term “pharmaceutical polypeptides” is defined as polypeptides, including peptides, such as peptide hormones, proteins and/or enzymes, being physiologically active when introduced into the circulatory system of the body of humans and/or animals.

Pharmaceutical polypeptides are potentially immunogenic as they are introduced into the circulatory system.

Examples of “pharmaceutical polypeptides” contemplated according to the invention include insulin, ACTH, glucagon, somatostatin, somatotropin, thymosin, parathyroid hormone, pigmentary hormones, somatomedin, erythropoietin, luteinizing hormone, chorionic gonadotropin, hypothalmic releasing factors, antidiuretic hormones, thyroid stimulating hormone, relaxin, interferon, thrombopoietin (TPO) and prolactin.

Industrial Polypeptides

Polypeptides used for industrial applications often have an enzymatic activity. Industrial polypeptides (e.g. enzymes) are (in contrast to pharmaceutical polypeptides) not intended to be introduced into the circulatory system of the body.

It is not very like that industrial polypeptides, such as enzymes used as ingredients in industrial compositions and/or products, such as detergents and personal care products, including cosmetics, come into direct contact with the circulatory system of the body of humans or animals, as such enzymes (or products comprising such enzymes) are not injected (or the like) into the bloodstream.

Therefore, in the case of the industrial polypeptide the potential risk is respiratory allergy (i.e. IgE response) as a consequence of inhalation to polypeptides through the respiratory passage.

In the context of the present invention “industrial polypeptides” are defined as polypeptides, including peptides, proteins and/or enzymes, which are not intended to be introduced into the circulatory system of the body of humans and/or animals.

Examples of such polypeptides are polypeptides, especially enzymes, used in products such as detergents, household article products, agrochemicals, personal care products, such as skin care products, including cosmetics and toiletries, oral and dermal pharmaceuticals, composition use for processing textiles, compositions for hard surface cleaning, and compositions used for manufacturing food and feed etc.

Enzymatic Activity

Pharmaceutical or industrial polypeptides exhibiting enzymatic activity will often belong to one of the following groups of enzymes including Oxidoreductases (E.C. 1, “Enzyme Nomenclature, (1992), Academic Press, Inc.), such as laccase and Superoxide dismutase (SOD); Transferases, (E.C. 2), such as transglutaminases (TGases); Hydrolases (E.C. 3), including proteases, especially subtilisins, and lipolytic enzymes; Isomerases (E.C. 5), such as Protein disulfide Isomerases (PDI).

Hydrolases

Proteolytic Enzymes

Contemplated proteolytic enzymes include proteases selected from the group of Aspartic proteases, such pepsins, Cysteine proteases, such as Papain, Serine proteases, such as subtilisins, or metallo proteases, such as NEUTRASE®.

Specific examples of parent proteases include PD498 (WO 93/24623 and SEQ ID NO. 2), SAVINASE® (von der Osten et al., (1993), Journal of Biotechnology, 28, p. 55+, SEQ ID NO 3), Proteinase K (Gunkel et al., (1989), Eur. J. Biochem, 179, p. 185-194), Proteinase R (Samal et al, (1990), Mol. Microbiol, 4, p. 1789-1792), Proteinase T (Samal et al., (1989), Gene, 85, p. 329-333), Subtilisin DY (Betzel et al. (1993), Arch. Biophys, 302, no. 2, p. 499-502), Lion Y (JP 04197182-A), RENNILASE® (Available from Novo Nordisk A/S), JA16 (WO 92/17576), ALCALASE ® (a natural subtilisin Carlberg variant) (von der Osten et al., (1993), Journal of Biotechnology, 28, p. 55+).

Lipolytic Enzymes

Contemplated lipolytic enzymes include

Humicola lanuginosa

lipases, e.g. the one described in EP 258 068 and EP 305 216 (See SEQ ID NO 6 below),

Humicola insolens

, a

Rhizomucor miehei

lipase, e.g. as described in EP 238 023, Absidia sp. lipolytic enzymes (WO 96/13578), a Candida lipase, such as a

C. antarctica

lipase, e.g. the

C. antarctica

lipase A or B described in EP 214 761, a Pseudomonas lipase such as a

P. alcaligenes

and

P. pseudoalcaligenes

lipase, e.g. as described in EP 218 272, a

P. cepacia

lipase, e.g. as described in EP 331 376, a Pseudomonas sp. lipase as disclosed in WO 95/14783, a Bacillus lipase, e.g. a

B. subtilis

lipase (Dartois et al., (1993) Biochemica et Biophysica acta 1131, 253-260), a

B. stearothermophilus

lipase (JP 64/744992) and a

B. pumilus

lipase (WO 91/16422). Other types of lipolytic include cutinases, e.g. derived from

Pseudomonas mendocina

as described in WO 88/09367, or a cutinase derived from

Fusarium solani pisi

(e.g. described in WO 90/09446).

Oxidoreductases

Laccases

Contemplated laccases include Polyporus pinisitus laccase (WO 96/00290), Myceliophthora laccase (WO 95/33836), Scytalidium laccase (WO 95/338337), and

Pyricularia oryzae laccase

(Available from Sigma).

Peroxidase

Contemplated peroxidases include

B. pumilus

peroxidases (WO 91/05858),

Myxococcaceae peroxidase

(WO 95/11964),

Coprinus cinereus

(WO 95/10602) and

Arthromyces ramosus

peroxidase (Kunishima et al. (1994), J. Mol. Biol. 235, p. 331-344).

Transferases

Transglutaminases

Suitable transferases include any transglutaminases disclosed in WO 96/06931 (Novo Nordisk A/S) and WO 96/22366 (Novo Nordisk A/S).

Isomerases

Protein Disulfide Isomerase

Without being limited thereto suitable protein disulfide isomerases include PDIs described in WO 95/01425 (Novo Nordisk A/S).

The Polymeric Molecule

The polymeric molecules coupled to the polypeptide may be any suitable polymeric molecule, including natural and synthetic homopolymers, such as polyols (i.e. poly-OH), polyamines (i.e. poly-NH

2

) and polycarboxyl acids (i.e. poly-COOH), and further heteropolymers i.e. polymers comprising one or more different coupling groups e.g. a hydroxyl group and amine groups.

Examples of suitable polymeric molecules include polymeric molecules selected from the group comprising polyalkylene oxides (PAO), such as polyalkylene glycols (PAG), including polyethylene glycols (PEG), methoxypolyethylene glycols (mPEG) and polypropylene glycols, PEG-glycidyl ethers (Epox-PEG), PEG-oxycarbonylimidazole (CDI-PEG), Branched PEGs, poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA), poly-carboxylates, polyvinylpyrolidone), poly-D,L-amino acids, polyethylene-co-maleic acid anhydride, polystyrene-co-malic acid anhydride, dextrans including carboxymethyl-dextrans, heparin, homologous albumin, celluloses, including methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose carboxyethylcellulose and hydroxypropylcellulose, hydrolysates of chitosan, starches such as hydroxyethyl-starches and hydroxy propyl-starches, glycogen, agaroses and derivatives thereof, guar gum, pullulan, inulin, xanthan gum, carrageenin, pectin, alginic acid hydrolysates and bio-polymers.

Preferred polymeric molecules are non-toxic polymeric molecules such as (m)polyethylene glycol ((m)PEG) which further requires a relatively simple chemistry for its covalently coupling to attachment groups on the enzyme's surface.

Generally seen polyalkylene oxides (PAO), such as polyethylene oxides, such as PEG and especially mPEG, are the preferred polymeric molecules, as these polymeric molecules, in comparison to polysaccharides such as dextran, pullulan and the like, have few reactive groups capable of cross-linking.

Even though all of the above mentioned polymeric molecules may be used according to the invention the methoxypolyethylene glycols (mPEG) may advantageously be used. This arises from the fact that methoxyethylene glycols have only one reactive end capable of conjugating with the enzyme. Consequently, the risk of cross-linking is less pronounced. Further, it makes the product more homogeneous and the reaction of the polymeric molecules with the enzyme easier to control.

Preparation of Enzyme Variants

Enzyme variants to be conjugated may be constructed by any suitable method. A number of methods are well established in the art. For instance enzyme variants according to the invention may be generated using the same materials and methods described in e.g. WO 89/06279 (Novo Nordisk A/S), EP 130,756 (Genentech), EP 479,870 (Novo Nordisk A/S), EP 214,435 (Henkel), WO 87/04461 (Amgen), WO 87/05050 (Genex), EP application no. 87303761 (Genentech), EP 260,105 (Genencor), WO 88/06624 (Gist-Brocades NV), WO 88/07578 (Genentech), WO 88/08028 (Genex), WO 88/08033 (Amgen), WO 88/08164 (Genex), Thomas et al. (1985) Nature, 318 375-376; Thomas et al. (1987) J. Mol. Biol., 193, 803-813; Russel and Fersht (1987) Nature 328 496-500.

Generation of Site Directed Mutations

Prior to mutagenesis the gene encoding the polypeptide of interest must be cloned in a suitable vector. Methods for generating mutations in specific sites is described below.

Once the polypeptide encoding gene has been cloned, and desirable sites for mutation identified and the residue to substitute for the original ones have been decided, these mutations can be introduced using synthetic oligonucleotides. These oligonucleotides contain nucleotide sequences flanking the desired mutation sites; mutant nucleotides are inserted during oligo-nucleotide synthesis. In a preferred method, Site-directed mutagenesis is carried out by SOE-PCR mutagenesis technique described by Kammann et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Research 17(13), 5404, and by Sarkar G. and Sommer, S. S. (1990); Biotechniques 8, 404-407.

Activation of Polymers

If the polymeric molecules to be conjugated with the polypeptide in question are not active it must be activated by the use of a suitable technique. It is also contemplated according to the invention to couple the polymeric molecules to the polypeptide through a linker. Suitable linkers are well-known to the skilled person.

Methods and chemistry for activation of polymeric molecules as well as for conjugation of polypeptides are intensively described in the literature. Commonly used methods for activation of insoluble polymers include activation of functional groups with cyanogen bromide, periodate, glutaraldehyde, biepoxides, epichlorohydrin, divinylsulfone, carbodiimide, sulfonyl halides, trichlorotriazine etc. (see R. F. Taylor, (1991), “Protein immobilization. Fundamentals and applications”, Marcel Dekker, N.Y.; S. S. Wong, (1992), “Chemistry of Protein Conjugation and Crosslinking”, CRC Press, Boca Raton; G. T. Hermanson et al., (1993), “Immobilized Affinity Ligand Techniques”, Academic Press, N.Y.). Some of the methods concern activation of insoluble polymers but are also applicable to activation of soluble polymers e.g. periodate, trichlorotriazine, sulfonylhalides, divinylsulfone, carbodiimide etc. The functional groups being amino, hydroxyl, thiol, carboxyl, aldehyde or sulfydryl on the polymer and the chosen attachment group on the protein must be considered in choosing the activation and conjugation chemistry which normally consist of i) activation of polymer, ii) conjugation, and iii) blocking of residual active groups.

In the following a number of suitable polymer activation methods will be described shortly. However, it is to be understood that also other methods may be used.

Coupling polymeric molecules to the free acid groups of polypeptides may be performed with the aid of diimide and for example amino-PEG or hydrazino-PEG (Pollak et al., (1976), J. Amr. Chem. Soc., 98, 289-291) or diazoacetate/amide (Wong et al., (1992), “Chemistry of Protein Conjugation and Crosslinking”, CRC Press).

Coupling polymeric molecules to hydroxy groups are generally very difficult as it must be performed in water. Usually hydrolysis predominates over reaction with hydroxyl groups.

Coupling polymeric molecules to free sulfhydryl groups can be reached with special groups like maleimido or the ortho-pyridyl disulfide. Also vinylsulfone (U.S. Pat. No. 5,414,135, (1995), Snow et al.) has a preference for sulfhydryl groups but is not as selective as the other mentioned.

Accessible Arginine residues in the polypeptide chain may be targeted by groups comprising two vicinal carbonyl groups.

Techniques involving coupling electrophilically activated PEGs to the amino groups of Lysines may also be useful. Many of the usual leaving groups for alcohols give rise to an amine linkage. For instance, alkyl sulfonates, such as tresylates (Nilsson et al., (1984), Methods in Enzymology vol. 104, Jacoby, W. B., Ed., Academic Press: Orlando, p. 56-66; Nilsson et al., (1987), Methods in Enzymology vol. 135; Mosbach, K., Ed.; Academic Press: Orlando, pp. 65-79; Scouten et al., (1987), Methods in Enzymology vol. 135, Mosbach, K., Ed., Academic Press: Orlando, 1987; pp 79-84; Crossland et al., (1971), J. Amr. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, pp. 4217-4219), mesylates (Harris, (1985), supra; Harris et al., (1984), J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed. 22, pp 341-352), aryl sulfonates like tosylates, and para-nitrobenzene sulfonates can be used.

Organic sulfonyl chlorides, e.g. Tresyl chloride, effectively converts hydroxy groups in a number of polymers, e.g. PEG, into good leaving groups (sulfonates) that, when reacted with nucleophiles like amino groups in polypeptides allow stable linkages to be formed between polymer and polypeptide. In addition to high conjugation yields, the reaction conditions are in general mild (neutral or slightly alkaline pH, to avoid denaturation and little or no disruption of activity), and satisfy the non-destructive requirements to the polypeptide.

Tosylate is more reactive than the mesylate but also more unstable decomposing into PEG, dioxane, and sulfonic acid (Zalipsky, (1995), Bioconjugate Chem., 6, 150-165). Epoxides may also been used for creating amine bonds but are much less reactive than the above mentioned groups.

Converting PEG into a chloroformate with phosgene gives rise to carbamate linkages to Lysines. This theme can be played in many variants substituting the chlorine with N-hydroxy succinimide (U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,614, (1992); Zalipsky et al., (1992), Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem., 15, p. 100-114; Monfardini et al., (1995), Bioconjugate Chem., 6, 62-69, with imidazole (Allen et al., (1991), Carbohydr. Res., 213, pp 309-319), with para-nitrophenol, DMAP (EP 632 082 A1, (1993), Looze, Y.) etc. The derivatives are usually made by reacting the chloroformate with the desired leaving group. All these groups give rise to carbamate linkages to the peptide.

Furthermore, isocyanates and isothiocyanates may be employed yielding ureas and thioureas, respectively.

Amides may be obtained from PEG acids using the same leaving groups as mentioned above and cyclic imide thrones (U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,001, (1994), Greenwald et al.). The reactivity of these compounds are very high but may make the hydrolysis to fast.

PEG succinate made from reaction with succinic anhydride can also be used. The hereby comprised ester group make the conjugate much more susceptible to hydrolysis (U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,614, (1992), Zalipsky). This group may be activated with N-hydroxy succinimide.

Furthermore, a special linker can be introduced. The oldest being cyanuric chloride (Abuchowski et al., (1977), J. Biol. Chem., 252, 3578-3581; U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,337, (1979), Davis et al.; Shafer et al., (1986), J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 24, 375-378.

Coupling of PEG to an aromatic amine followed by diazotization yields a very reactive diazonium salt which in situ can be reacted with a peptide. An amide linkage may also be obtained by reacting an azlactone derivative of PEG (U.S. Pat. No. 5,321,095, (1994), Greenwald, R. B.) thus introducing an additional amide linkage.

As some peptides do not comprise many Lysines it may be advantageous to attach more than one PEG to the same Lysine. This can be done e.g. by the use of 1,3-diamino-2-propanol.

PEGs may also be attached to the amino-groups of the enzyme with carbamate linkages (WO 95/11924, Greenwald et al.). Lysine residues may also be used as the backbone.

The coupling technique used in the examples is the N-succinimidyl carbonate conjugation technique described in WO

90

/

13590

(Enzon).

Method for Preparing Improved Conjugates

It is also an object of the invention to provide a method for preparing improved polypeptide-polymer conjugates comprising the steps of:

a) identifying amino acid residues located on the surface of the 3D structure of the parent polypeptide in question,

b) selecting target amino acid residues on the surface of said 3D structure of said parent polypeptide to be mutated,

c)

i) substituting or inserting one or more amino acid residues selected in step b) with an amino acid residue having a suitable attachment group, and/or

ii) substituting or deleting one or more amino acid residues selected in step b) at or close to the functional site(s),

d) coupling polymeric molecules to the mutated polypeptide.

Step a) Identifying Amino Acid Residues Located on the Surface of the Parent Polypeptide

3-Dimensional Structure (3D-Structure)

To perform the method of the invention a 3-dimensional structure of the parent polypeptide in question is required. This structure may for example be an X-ray structure, an NMR structure or a model-built structure. The Brookhaven Databank is a source of X-ray- and NMR-structures.

A model-built structure may be produced by the person skilled in the art if one or more 3D-structure(s) exist(s) of homologous polypeptide(s) sharing at least 30% sequence identity with the polypeptide in question. Several software packages exist which may be employed to construct a model structure. One example is the Homology 95.0 package from Biosym.

Typical actions required for the construction of a model structure are: alignment of homologous sequences for which 3D-structures exist, definition of Structurally Conserved Regions (SCRs), assignment of coordinates to SCRs, search for structural fragments/loops in structure databases to replace Variable Regions, assignment of coordinates to these regions, and structural refinement by energy minimization. Regions containing large inserts (≧3 residues) relative to the known 3D-structures are known to be quite difficult to model, and structural predictions must be considered with care.

Having obtained the 3D-structure of the polypeptide in question, or a model of the structure based on homology to known structures, this structure serves as an essential prerequisite for the fulfillment of the method described below.

Step b) Selection of Target Amino Acid Residues for Mutation

Target amino acid residues to be mutated are according to the invention selected in order to obtain additional or fewer attachment groups, such as free amino groups (—NH

2

) or free carboxylic acid groups (—COOH), on the surface of the polypeptide and/or to obtain a more complete and broadly spread shielding of the epitope(s) on the surface of the polypeptide.

Conservative Substitution

It is preferred to make conservative substitutions in the polypeptide, as conservative substitutions secure that the impact of the mutation on the polypeptide structure is limited.

In the case of providing additional amino groups this may be done by substitution of Arginine to Lysine, both residues being positively charged, but only the Lysine having a free amino group suitable as an attachment group.

In the case of providing additional carboxylic acid groups the conservative substitution may for instance be an Aspargine to Aspartic acid or Glutamine to Glutamic acid substitution. These residues resemble each other in size and shape, except from the carboxylic groups being present on the acidic residues.

In the case of providing fewer attachment groups, e.g. at or close to the active site, a Lysine may be substituted with an Arginine, and so on.

Which amino acids to substitute depends in principle on the coupling chemistry to be applied.

Non-Conservative Substitution

The mutation may also be on target amino acid residues which are less/non-conservative. Such mutation is suitable for obtaining a more complete and broadly spread shielding of the polypeptide surface than can be obtained by the conservative substitutions.

The method of the invention is first described in general terms, and subsequently using specific examples.

Note the use of the following terms:

Attachment_residue: residue(s) which can bind polymeric molecules, e.g. Lysines (amino group) or Aspartic/Glutamic acids (carboxylic groups). N- or C-terminal amino/carboxylic groups are to be included where relevant.

Mutation_residue: residue(s) which is to be mutated, e.g. Arginine or Aspargine/Glutamine.

Essential_catalytic_residues: residues which are known to be essential for catalytic function, e.g. the catalytic triad in Serine proteases.

Solvent_exposed_residues: These are defined as residues which are at least 5% exposed according to the BIOSYM/INSIGHT algorithm found in the module Homology 95.0. The sequence of commands are as follows:

Homology=>ProStat=>Access_Surf=>Solv_Radius 1.4; Heavy atoms only; Radii source VdW; Output: Fractional Area; Polarity source: Default. The file filename_area.tab is produced. Note: For this program to function properly all water molecules must first be removed from the structure.

It looks for example like:

# PD498FINALMODEL

# residue

area

TRP_1

136.275711

SER_2

88.188095

PRO_3

15.458788

ASN_4

95.322319

ASP_5

4.903404

PRO_6

68.096909

TYR_7

93.333252

TYR_8

31.791576

SER_9

95.983139

. . . continued

1. Identification of residues which are more than 10 Å away from the closest attachment_residue, and which are located at least 8 Å away from essential_catalytic_residues. This residue subset is called REST, and is the primary region for conservative mutation_residue to attachment_residue substitutions.

2. Identification of residues which are located in a 0-5 Å shell around subset REST, but at least 8 Å away from essential_catalytic_residues. This residue subset is called SUB5B. This is a secondary region for conservative mutation_residue to attachment_residue substitutions, as a ligand bound to an attachment_residue in SUB5B will extend into the REST region and potentially prevent epitope recognition.

3. Identification of solvent_exposed mutation_residues in REST and SUB5B as potential mutation sites for introduction of attachment_residues.

4. Use BIOSYM/INSIGHT's Biopolymer module and replace residues identified under action 3.

5. Repeat 1-2 above producing the subset RESTx. This subset includes residues which are more than 10 Å away from the nearest attachment_residue, and which are located at least 8 Å away from essential catalytic residues.

6. Identify solvent_exposed_residues in RESTx. These are potential sites for less/non-conservative mutations to introduce atttachment_residues.

Step c) Substituting, Inserting or Deleting Amino Acid Residues

The mutation(s) performed in step c) may be performed by standard techniques well known in the art, such as site-directed mutagenesis (see, e.g., Sambrook et al. (1989), Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning. A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

A general description of nucleotide substitution can be found in e.g. Ford et al., 1991,

Protein Expression and Purification

2, p. 95-107.

Step d) Coupling Polymeric Molecules to the Modified Parent Enzyme

Polypeptide-polymer conjugates of the invention may be prepared by any coupling method known in the art including the above mentioned techniques.

Coupling of Polymeric Molecules to the Polypeptide in Question

If the polymeric molecules to be conjugated with the polypeptide are not active it must be activated by the use of a suitable method. The polymeric molecules may be coupled to the polypeptide through a linker. Suitable linkers are well known to the skilled person.

Methods and chemistry for activation of polymeric molecules as well as for conjugation of polypeptides are intensively described in the literature. Commonly used methods for activation of insoluble polymers include activation of functional groups with cyanogen bromide, periodate, glutaraldehyde, biepoxides, epichlorohydrin, divinylsulfone, carbodiimide, sulfonyl halides, trichlorotriazine etc. (see R. F. Taylor, (1991), “Protein immobilization. Fundamentals and applications”, Marcel Dekker, N.Y.; S. S. Wong, (1992), “Chemistry of Protein Conjugation and Crosslinking”, CRC Press, Boca Raton; G. T. Hermanson et al., (1993), “Immobilized Affinity Ligand Techniques”, Academic Press, N.Y.). Some of the methods concern activation of insoluble polymers but are also applicable to activation of soluble polymers e.g. periodate, trichlorotriazine, sulfonylhalides, divinylsulfone, carbodiimide etc. The functional groups being amino, hydroxyl, thiol, carboxyl, aldehyde or sulfydryl on the polymer and the chosen attachment group on the protein must be considered in choosing the activation and conjugation chemistry which normally consists of i) activation of polymer, ii) conjugation, and iii) blocking of residual active groups.

In the following a number of suitable polymer activation methods will be described shortly. However, it is to be understood that also other methods may be used.

Coupling polymeric molecules to the free acid groups of enzymes can be performed with the aid of diimide and for example amino-PEG or hydrazino-PEG (Pollak et al., (1976), J. Amr. Chem. Soc., 98, 289-291) or diazoacetate/amide (Wong et al., (1992), “Chemistry of Protein Conjugation and Crosslinking”, CRC Press).

Coupling polymeric molecules to hydroxy groups are generally very difficult as it must be performed in water. Usually hydrolysis predominates over reaction with hydroxyl groups.

Coupling polymeric molecules to free sulfhydryl groups can be reached with special groups like maleimido or the ortho-pyridyl disulfide. Also vinylsulfone (U.S. Pat. No. 5,414,135, (1995), Snow et al.) has a preference for sulfhydryl groups but is not as selective as the other mentioned.

Accessible Arginine residues in the polypeptide chain may be targeted by groups comprising two vicinal carbonyl groups.

Techniques involving coupling electrophilically activated PEGs to the amino groups of Lysines are also be useful. Many of the usual leaving groups for alcohols give rise to an amine linkage. For instance, alkyl sulfonates, such as tresylates (Nilsson et al., (1984), Methods in Enzymology vol. 104, Jacoby, W. B., Ed., Academic Press: Orlando, p. 56-66; Nilsson et al., (1987), Methods in Enzymology vol. 135; Mosbach, K., Ed.; Academic Press: Orlando, pp. 65-79; Scouten et al., (1987), Methods in Enzymology vol. 135, Mosbach, K., Ed., Academic Press: Orlando, 1987; pp 79-84; Crossland et al., (1971), J. Amr. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, pp. 4217-4-219), mesylates (Harris, (1985), supra; Harris et al., (1984), J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed. 22, pp. 341-352), aryl sulfonates like tosylates, and para-nitrobenzene sulfonates can be used.

Organic sulfonyl chlorides, e.g. Tresyl chloride, effectively converts hydroxy groups in a number of polymers, e.g. PEG, into good leaving groups (sulfonates) that, when reacted with nucleophiles like amino groups in polypeptides allow stable linkages to be formed between polymer and polypeptide. In addition to high conjugation yields, the reaction conditions are in general mild (neutral or slightly alkaline pH, to avoid denaturation and little or no disruption of activity), and satisfy the non-destructive requirements to the polypeptide.

Tosylate is more reactive than the mesylate but also more unstable decomposing into PEG, dioxane, and sulfonic acid (Zalipsky, (1995), Bioconjugate Chem., 6, 150-165). Epoxides may also been used for creating amine bonds but are much less reactive than the above mentioned groups.

Converting PEG into a chloroformate with phosgene gives rise to carbamate linkages to Lysines. This theme can be played in many variants substituting the chlorine with N-hydroxy succinimide (U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,614, (1992); Zalipsky et al., (1992), Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem., 15, p. 100-114; Monfardini et al., (1995), Bioconjugate Chem., 6, 62-69, with imidazole (Allen et al., (1991), Carbohydr. Res., 213, pp 309-319), with para-nitrophenol, DMAP (EP 632 082 A1, (1993), Looze, Y.) etc. The derivatives are usually made by reacting the chloroformate with the desired leaving group. All these groups give rise to carbamate linkages to the peptide.

Furthermore, isocyanates and isothiocyanates may be employed yielding ureas and thioureas, respectively.

Amides may be obtained from PEG acids using the same leaving groups as mentioned above and cyclic imide thrones (U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,001, (1994), Greenwald et al.). The reactivity of these compounds is very high but may make the hydrolysis to fast.

PEG succinate made from reaction with succinic anhydride can also be used. The hereby comprised ester group make the conjugate much more susceptible to hydrolysis (U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,614, (1992), Zalipsky). This group may be activated with N-hydroxy succinimide.

Furthermore, a special linker can be introduced. The oldest being cyanuric chloride (Abuchowski et al., (1977), J. Biol. Chem., 252, 3578-3581; U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,337, (1979), Davis et al.; Shafer et al., (1986), J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 24, 375-378.

Coupling of PEG to an aromatic amine followed by diazotization yields a very reactive diazonium salt which in situ can be reacted with a peptide. An amide linkage may also be obtained by reacting an azlactone derivative of PEG (U.S. Pat. No. 5,321,095, (1994), Greenwald, R. B.) thus introducing an additional amide linkage.

As some peptides do not comprise many Lysines it may be advantageous to attach more than one PEG to the same Lysine. This can be done e.g. by the use of 1,3-diamino-2-propanol.

PEGs may also be attached to the amino-groups of the enzyme with carbamate linkages (WO 95/11924, Greenwald et al.). Lysine residues may also be used as the backbone.

Addition of Attachment Groups

Specific Examples of PD498 Variant-SPEG Conjugates

A specific example of a protease is the parent PD498 (WO 93/24623 and SEQ ID NO. 2). The parent PD498 has a molecular weight of 29 kDa.

Lysine and Arginine residues are located as follows:

Distance from the

active site

Arginine

Lysine

0-5Å

1

5-10Å

10-15Å

5

6

15-20Å

2

3

20-25Å

1

3

total

9

12

The inventors examined which parent PD498 sites on the surface may be suitable for introducing additional attachment groups.

A. Suitable conservative Arginine to Lysine substitutions in parent PD498 may be any of R51K, R62K, R121K, R169K, R250K, R28K, R190K.

B. Suitable non-conservative substitutions in parent PD498 may be any of P6K, Y7K, S9K, A10K, Y11K, Q12K, D43K, Y44K, N45K, N65K, G87K, I88K, N209K, A211K, N216K, N217K, G218K, Y219K, S220K, Y221K, G262K.

As there is no Lysine residues at or close to the active site there is no need for removing any attachment group.

PD498 variant-SPEG conjugates may be prepared using any of the above mentioned PD498 variants as the starting material by any conjugation technique known in the art for coupling polymeric molecules to amino groups on the enzyme. A specific example is described below.

Removal of Attachment Groups

Specific Examples of BPN

−

Variant-SPEG Conjugates

A specific example of a protease having an attachment group in the active site is BPN

−

which has 11 attachment groups (plus an N-terminal amino group): BPN

−

has a molecular weight of 28 kDa.

Lysine and Arginine residues are located as follows:

Distance from the

active site

Arginine

Lysine

0-5Å

1

5-10Å

10-15Å

1

4

15-20Å

1

4

20-25Å

2

total

2

11

The Lysine residue located within 0-5 Å of the active site can according to the invention advantageously be removed. Specifically this may be done by a K94R substitution.

BPN

−

variant-SPEG conjugates may be prepared using the above mentioned BPN

−

variant as the starting material by any conjugation technique known in the art for coupling polymeric molecules to amino groups on the enzyme.

Addition and Removal of Attachment Groups

Specific Example of SAVINASE®-SPEG Conjugates

As described in Example 2 parent SAVINASE® (von der Osten et al., (1993), Journal of Biotechnology, 28, p. 55+ and SEQ ID NO. 3) may according to the invention have added a number of amino attachment groups to the surface and removed an amino attachment group close to the active site.

Any of the following substitutions in the parent SAVINASE® are sites for mutagenesis: R10K, R19K, R45K, R145K, R170K, R186K and R247K.

The substitution K94R are identified as a mutation suitable for preventing attachment of polymers close to active site.

SAVINASE® variant-SPEG conjugates may be prepared using any of the above mentioned SAVINASE® variants as the starting material by any conjugation technique known in the art for coupling polymeric molecules to amino groups on the enzyme.

Addition of Attachment Groups

Specific Examples of

Humicola lanuginosa

Lipase Variants-SPEG Conjugates

Specific examples of lipase variants with reduced immunogenicity using the parent

Huminocal lanuginosa

DSM 4109 lipase (see SEQ ID No 6) as the backbone for substitutions are listed below.

The parent unmodified Humicola lanuginosa lipase has 8 attachment groups including the N-terminal NH

2

group and a molecular weight of about 29 kDa.

A. Suitable conservative Arginine to Lysine substitutions in the parent lipase may be any of R133K, R139K, R160K, R179K, R209K, R118K and R125K.

Suitable non-conservative substitutions in the parent lipase may be any of:

A18K,G31K,T32K,N33K,G38K,A40K,D48K,T50K,E56K,D57K,S58K,G59K, V60K,G61K,D62K,T64K,L78K,N88K,G91K,N92K,L93K,S105K,G106K, V120K,P136K,G225K,L227K,V228K,P229K,P250K,F262K.

Further suitable non-conservative substitution in the

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase include: E87K or D254K.

Lipase variant-SPEG conjugates may be prepared using any of the above mentioned lipase variants as the starting material by any conjugation technique known in the art for coupling polymeric molecules to amino groups on the enzyme. A specific example is described below.

In Example 12 below it is shown that a conjugate of the

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase variant with a E87K+D254K substitutions coupled to S-PEG 15,000 has reduced immunogenic response in Balb/C mice in comparison to the corresponding parent unmodified enzyme.

Immunogenicity and Allergenicity

“Immunogenicity” is a broader term than “antigenicity” and “allergenicity”, and expresses the immune system's response to the presence of foreign substances. Said foreign substances are called immunogens, antigens and allergens depending of the type of immune response they elicit.

An “immunogen” may be defined as a substance which, when introduced into circulatory system of animals and humans, is capable of stimulating an immunologic response resulting in formation of immunoglobulin.

The term “antigen” refers to substances which by themselves are capable of generating antibodies when recognized as a non-self molecule.

Further, an “allergen” may be defined as an antigen which may give rise to allergic sensitization or an allergic response by IgE antibodies (in humans, and molecules with comparable effects in animals).

Assessment of Immunogencity

Assessment of the immunogenicity may be made by injecting animal subcutaneously to enter the immunogen into the circulation system and comparing the response with the response of the corresponding parent polypeptide.

The “circulatory system” of the body of humans and animals means, in the context of the present invention, the system which mainly consists of the heart and blood vessels. The heart delivers the necessary energy for maintaining blood circulation in the vascular system. The circulation system functions as the organism's transportation system, when the blood transports O

2

, nutritious matter, hormones, and other substances of importance for the cell regulation into the tissue. Further the blood removes CO

2

from the tissue to the lungs and residual substances to e.g. the kidneys. Furthermore, the blood is of importance for the temperature regulation and the defense mechanisms of the body, which include the immune system.

A number of in vitro animal models exist for assessment of the immunogenic potential of polypeptides. Some of these models give a suitable basis for hazard assessment in man. Suitable models include a mice model.

This model seeks to identify the immunogenic response in the form of the IgG response in Balb/C mice being injected subcutaneously with modified and unmodified polypeptides.

Also other animal models can be used for assessment of the immunogenic potential.

A polypeptide having “reduced immunogenicity” according to the invention indicates that the amount of produced antibodies, e.g. immunoglobulin in humans, and molecules with comparable effects in specific animals, which can lead to an immune response, is significantly decreased, when introduced into the circulatory system, in comparison to the corresponding parent polypeptide.

For Balb/C mice the IgG response gives a good indication of the immunigenic potential of polypeptides.

Assessment of Allergenicity

Assessment of allergenicity may be made by inhalation tests, comparing the effect of intratracheally (into the trachea) administrated parent enzymes with the corresponding modified enzymes according to the invention.

A number of in vivo animal models exist for assessment of the allegenicity of enzymes. Some of these models give a suitable basis for hazard assessment in man. Suitable models include a guinea pig model and a mouse model. These models seek to identify respiratory allergens as a function of elicitation reactions induced in previously sensitized animals. According to these models the alleged allergens are introduced intratracheally into the animals.

A suitable strain of guinea pigs, the Dunkin Hartley strain, do not as humans, produce IgE antibodies in connection with the allergic response. However, they produce another type of antibody the IgG1A and IgG1B (see e.g. Prentφ, ATLA, 19, p. 8-14, 1991), which are responsible for their allergenic response to inhaled polypeptides including enzymes. Therefore, when using the Dunkin Hartley animal model, the relative amount of IgG1A and IgG1B is a measure of the allergenicity level.

The Balb/C mice strain is suitable for intratracheal exposure. Balb/C mice produce IgE as the allergic response.

More details on assessing respiratory allergens in guinea pigs and mice is described by Kimber et al.,(1996), Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, 33, p. 1-10.

Other animals such as rats, rabbits etc. may also be used for comparable studies.

Composition

The invention relates to a composition comprising a polypeptide-polymer conjugate of the invention.

The composition may be a pharmaceutical or industrial composition.

The composition may further comprise other polypeptides, proteins or enzymes and/or ingredients normally used in e.g. detergents, including soap bars, household articles, agrochemicals, personal care products, including skin care compositions, cleaning compositions for e.g. contact lenses, oral and dermal pharmaceuticals, composition use for treating textiles, compositions used for manufacturing food, e.g. baking, and feed etc.

Use of the Polypeptide-Polymer Conjugate

The invention also relates to the use of the method of the invention for reducing the immune response of polypeptides.

It is also an object of the invention to use the polypeptide-polymer conjugate of the invention to reduce the allergenicity of industrial products, such as detergents, such as laundry, dish wash and hard surface cleaning detergents, and food or feed products.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Materials

Enzymes:

PD498: Protease of subtilisin type shown in WO 93/24623. The sequence of PD498 is shown in SEQ ID NO. 1 and 2. SAVINASE® (Available from Novo Nordisk A/S)

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase: Available from Novo Nordisk as LIPOLASE® and is further described in EP 305,216. The DNA and protein sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO 5 and 6, respectively.

Strains:

B. subtilis

309 and 147 are variants of

Bacillus lentus

, deposited with the NCIB and accorded the accession numbers NCIB 10309 and 10147, and described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,250 incorporated by reference herein.

E. coli

MC 1000 (M. J. Casadaban and S. N. Cohen (1980);

J. Mol. Biol.

138 179-207), was made r

−

,m

+

by conventional methods and is also described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 039,298.

Vectors:

pPD498:

E. coli—B. subtilis

shuttle vector (described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,621,089 under section 6.2.1.6) containing the wild-type gene encoding for PD498 protease (SEQ ID NO. 2). The same vector is used for mutagenesis in

E. coli

as well as for expression in

B. subtilis.

General Molecular Biology Methods:

Unless otherwise mentioned the DNA manipulations and transformations were performed using standard methods of molecular biology (Sambrook et al. (1989) Molecular cloning: A laboratory manual, Cold Spring Harbor lab., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; Ausubel, F. M. et al. (eds.) “Current protocols in Molecular Biology”. John Wiley and Sons, 1995; Harwood, C. R., and Cutting, S. M. (eds.) “Molecular Biological Methods for Bacillus”. John Wiley and Sons, 1990). Enzymes for DNA manipulations were used according to the specifications of the suppliers.

Materials, Chemicals and Solutions:

Horse Radish Peroxidase labeled anti-rat-Ig (Dako, DK, P162, # 031; dilution 1:1000).

Mouse anti-rat IgE (Serotec MCA193; dilution 1:200).

Rat anti-mouse IgE (Serotec MCA419; dilution 1:100).

Biotin-labeled mouse anti-rat IgG1 monoclonal antibody (Zymed 03-9140; dilution 1:1000)

Biotin-labeled rat anti-mouse IgG1 monoclonal antibody (Serotec MCA336B; dilution 1:1000)

Streptavidin-horse radish peroxidase (Kirkegard & Perry 14-30-00; dilution 1:1000).

CovaLink NH

2

plates (Nunc, Cat# 459439)

Cyanuric chloride (Aldrich)

Acetone (Merck)

Rat anti-Mouse IgG1, biotin (SeroTec, Cat# MCA336B)

Streptavidin, peroxidase (KPL)

Ortho-Phenylene-diamine (OPD) (Kem-en-Tec)

H

2

O

2

, 30% (Merck)

Tween 20 (Merck)

Skim Milk powder (Difco)

H

2

SO

4

(Merck)

Buffers and Solutions:

Carbonate buffer (0.1 M, pH 10 (1 liter)) Na

2

CO

3

10.60 g

PBS (pH 7.2 (1 liter)) NaCl

8.00 g

KCl

0.20 g

K

2

HPO

4

1.04 g

KH

2

PO

4

0.32 g

Washing buffer PBS, 0.05% (v/v) Tween 20

Blocking buffer PBS, 2% (wt/v) Skim Milk powder

Dilution buffer PBS, 0.05% (v/v) Tween 20, 0.5% (wt/v)

Skim Milk powder

Citrate buffer (0.1 M, pH 5.0-5.2 (1 liter))NaCitrate

20.60 g

Citric acid

6.30 g

Activation of CovaLink Plates:

Make a fresh stock solution of 10 mg cyanuric chloride per ml acetone.

Just before use, dilute the cyanuric chloride stock solution into PBS, while stirring, to a final concentration of 1 mg/ml.

Add 100 ml of the dilution to each well of the CovaLink NH2 plates, and incubate for 5 minutes at room temperature.

Wash 3 times with PBS.

Dry the freshly prepared activated plates at 50° C. for 30 minutes.

Immediately seal each plate with sealing tape.

Preactivated plates can be stored at room temperature for 3 weeks when kept in a plastic bag.

Sodium Borate, borax (Sigma)

3,3-Dimethyl glutaric acid (Sigma)

CaCl

2

(Sigma)

Tresyl chloride (2,2,2-triflouroethansulfonyl chloride) (Fluka)

1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) (Fluka) N-Hydroxy succinimide (Fluka art. 56480))

Phosgene (Fluka art. 79380)

Lactose (Merck 7656)

PMSF (phenyl methyl sulfonyl flouride) from Sigma

Succinyl-Alanine-Alanine-Proline-Phenylalanine-para-nitroanilide (Suc-AAPF-pNP) Sigma no. S-7388, Mw 624.6 g/mole.

Colouring Substrate:

OPD: o-phenylene-diamine, (Kementec cat no. 4260)

Test Animals:

Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs (from Charles River, Del.)

Female Balb/C mice (about 20 grams) purchased from Bomholdtgaard, Ry, Denmark.

Equipment:

XCEL II (Novex)

ELISA reader (UVmax, Molecular Devices)

HPLC (Waters)

PFLC (Pharmacia)

Superdex-75 column, Mono-Q, Mono S from Pharmacia, SW.

SLT: Fotometer from SLT LabInstruments

Size-exclusion chromatograph (Spherogel TSK-G2000 SW).

Size-exclusion chromatograph (Superdex 200, Pharmacia, SW)

Amicon Cell

Enzymes for DNA Manipulations

Unless otherwise mentioned all enzymes for DNA manipulations, such as e.g. restriction endonucleases, ligases etc., are obtained from New England Biolabs. Inc.

METHODS

ELISA Procedure for Determination of IgG

1

Positive Guinea Pigs

ELISA microtiter plates are coated with rabbit anti-PD498 1:8000 in carbonate buffer and incubated overnight at 4° C. The next day the plates are blocked with 2% BSA for 1 hour and washed 3 times with PBS Tween 20.

1 μg/ml PD498 is added to the plates and incubated for 1 hour, then washed 3 times with PBS Tween 20.

All guinea pig sera samples and controls are applied to the ELISA plates with 2 μl sera and 98 μl PBS, incubated for 1 hour and washed 3 times with PBS Tween 20.

Then goat anti-guinea pig IgG

1

(1:4000 in PBS buffer (Nordic Immunology 44-682)) is applied to the plates, incubated for 1 hour and washed with PBS Tween 20.

Alkaline phosphatase marked rabbit anti-goat 1:8000 (Sigma A4187) is applied and incubated for 1 hour, washed 2 times in PBS Tween20 and 1 time with diethanol amine buffer.

The marked alkaline phosphatase is developed using p-nitrophenyl phosphate for 30 minutes at 37° C. or until appropriate colour has developed.

The reaction is stopped using stop medium (K

2

HPO

4

/HaH

3

buffer comprising EDTA (pH 10)) and read at OD 405/650 using an ELISA reader.

Double blinds are included on all ELISA plates.

Positive and negative sera values are calculated as the average blind values added 2 times the standard deviation. This gives an accuracy of 95%.

Determination of the Molecule Weight

Electrophoretic separation of proteins was performed by standard methods using 4-20% gradient SDS poly acrylamide gels (Novex). Proteins were detected by silver staining. The molecule weight was measured relative to the mobility of Mark-12® wide range molecule weight standards from Novex.

Protease Activity

Analysis with Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNa:

Proteases cleave the bond between the peptide and p-nitroaniline to give a visible yellow colour absorbing at 405 nm.

Buffer: e.g. Britton and Robinson buffer pH 8.3

Substrate: 100 mg suc-AAPF-pNa is dissolved into 1 ml dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). 100 μl of this is diluted into 10 ml with Britton and Robinson buffer.

The substrate and protease solution is mixed and the absorbance is monitored at 405 nm as a function of time and ABS

405 nm

/min. The temperature should be controlled (20-50° C. depending on protease). This is a measure of the protease activity in the sample.

Proteolytic Activity

In the context of this invention proteolytic activity is expressed in Kilo NOVO Protease Units (KNPU). The activity is determined relatively to an enzyme standard (SAVINASE_), and the determination is based on the digestion of a dimethyl casein (DMC) solution by the proteolytic enzyme at standard conditions, i.e. 50° C., pH 8.3, 9 min. reaction time, 3 min. measuring time. A folder AF 220/1 is available upon request to Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark, which folder is hereby included by reference.

A GU is a Glycine Unit, defined as the proteolytic enzyme activity which, under standard conditions, during a 15-minutes' incubation at 40° C., with N-acetyl casein as substrate, produces an amount of NH

2

-group equivalent to 1 mmole of glycine.

Enzyme activity can also be measured using the PNA assay, according to reaction with the soluble substrate succinyl-alanine-alanine-proline-phenyl-alanine-para-nitrophenol, which is described in the Journal of American Oil Chemists Society, Rothgeb, T. M., Goodlander, B. D., Garrison, P. H., and Smith, L. A., (1988).

Fermentation of PD498 Variants

Fermentation of PD498 variants in

B. subtilis

are performed at 30° C. on a rotary shaking table (300 r.p.m.) in 500 ml baffled Erlenmeyer flasks containing 100 ml BPX medium for 5 days. In order to make an e.g. 2 liter broth 20 Erlenmeyer flasks are fermented simultaneously.

Media:

BPX: Composition (per liter)

Potato starch

100 g

Ground barley

50 g

Soybean flour

20 g

Na

2

HPO

4

× 12 H

2

O

9 g

Pluronic

0.1 g

Sodium caseinate

10 g

The starch in the medium is liquefied with α-amylase and the medium is sterilized by heating at 120° C. for 45 minutes. After sterilization the pH of the medium is adjusted to 9 by addition of NaHCO

3

to 0.1 M.

Purification of PD498 Variants

Approximately 1.6 liters of PD498 variant fermentation broth are centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 35 minutes in 1 liter beakers. The supernatants are adjusted to pH 7.0 using 10% acetic acid and filtered on Seitz Supra S100 filter plates. The filtrates are concentrated to approximately 400 ml using an Amicon CH2A UF unit equipped with an Amicon S1Y10 UF cartridge. The UF concentrate is centrifuged and filtered prior to absorption at room temperature on a Bacitracin affinity column at pH 7. The PD498 variant is eluted from the Bacitracin column at room temperature using 25% 2-propanol and 1 M sodium chloride in a buffer solution with 0.01 dimethylglutaric acid, 0.1 M boric acid and 0.002 M calcium chloride adjusted to pH 7.

The fractions with protease activity from the Bacitracin purification step are combined and applied to a 750 ml Sephadex G25 column (5 cm diameter) equilibrated with a buffer containing 0.01 dimethylglutaric acid, 0.1 M boric acid and 0.002 M calcium chloride adjusted to pH 6.0.

Fractions with proteolytic activity from the Sephadex G25 column are combined and applied to a 150 ml CM Sepharose CL 6B cation exchange column (5 cm diameter) equilibrated with a buffer containing 0.01 M dimethylglutaric acid, 0.1 M boric acid, and 0.002 M calcium chloride adjusted to pH 6.0. The protease is eluted using a linear gradient of 0-0.5 M sodium chloride in 1 liters of the same buffer.

Protease containing fractions from the CM Sepharose column are combined and filtered through a 2μ filter.

Balb/C Mice IgG ELISA Procedure:

The antigen is diluted to 1 mg/ml in carbonate buffer.

100 ml is added to each well.

The plates are coated overnight at 4° C.

Unspecific adsorption is blocked by incubating each well for 1 hour at room temperature with 200 ml blocking buffer.

The plates are washed 3× with 300 ml washing buffer.

Unknown mouse sera are diluted in dilution buffer, typically 10×, 20× and 40×, or higher.

100 ml is added to each well.

Incubation is for 1 hour at room temperature.

Unbound material is removed by washing 3× with washing buffer.

The anti-Mouse IgG1 antibody is diluted 2000× in dilution buffer.

100 ml is added to each well.

Incubation is for 1 hour at room temperature.

Unbound material is removed by washing 3× with washing buffer.

Streptavidine is diluted 1000× in dilution buffer.

100 ml is added to each well.

Incubation is for 1 hour at room temperature.

Unbound material is removed by washing 3× with 300 ml washing buffer.

OPD (0.6 mg/ml) and H

2

O

2

(0.4 ml/ml) is dissolved in citrate buffer.

100 ml is added to each well.

Incubation is for 10 minutes at room temperature.

The reaction is stopped by adding 100 ml H

2

SO

4

.

The plates are read at 492 nm with 620 nm as reference.

Immunisation of Mice

Balb/C mice (20 grams) are immunized 10 times (intervals of 14 days) by subcutaneous injection of the modified or unmodified polypeptide in question, respectively by standard procedures known in art.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Suitable Substitutions in PD498 for Addition of Amino Attachment Groups (—NH

2

)

The 3D structure of parent PD498 was modeled as described above based on 59% sequence identity with Thermitase® (2tec.pdb).

The sequence of PD498 is (see SEQ ID NO. 2). PD498 residue numbering is used, 1-280.

The commands performed in Insight (BIOSYM) are shown in the command files makeKzone.bcl and makeKzone2.bcl below:

Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone.bcl

1 Delete Subset *

2 Color Molecule Atoms * Specified Specification 55,0,255

3 Zone Subset LYS :lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

4 Zone Subset NTERM :1:N Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

5 #NOTE: editnextline ACTSITE residues according to the

protein

6 Zone Subset ACTSITE :39,72,226 Static monomer/residue 8

Color_Subset 255,255,0

7 Combine Subset ALLZONE Union LYS NTERM

8 Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE ACTSITE

9 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to the protein

10 Combine Subset REST Difference PD498FINALMODEL ALLZONE

11 List Subset REST Atom Output_File restatom.list

12 List Subset REST monomer/residue Output_File restmole.list

13 Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITE Specified Specification 255,0,0

14 List Subset ACTSITE Atom Output_File actsiteatom.list

15 List Subset ACTSITE monomer/residue Output_File

actsitemole.list

16 #

17 Zone Subset REST5A REST Static Monomer/Residue 5 -

Color_Subset

18 Combine Subset SUB5A Difference REST5A ACTSITE

19 Combine Subset SUB5B Difference SUB5A REST

20 Color Molecule Atoms SUB5B Specified Specification

255,255,255

21 List Subset SUB5B Atom Output_File sub5batom.list

22 List Subset SUB5B monomer/residue Output_File sub5bmole.list

23 #Now identify sites for lys−>arg substitutions and continue

with makezone2.bcl

24 #Use grep command to identify ARG in restatom.list,

sub5batom.list & accsiteatom.list

Comments:

Lines 1-8: The subset ALLZONE is defined as those residues which are either within 10 Å of the free amino groups on lysines or the N-terminal, or within 8 Å of the catalytic triad residues 39, 72 and 226.

Line 10: The subset REST is defined as those residues not included in ALLZONE.

Lines 17-20: Subset SUB5B is defined as those residues in a 5 Å shell around REST, excluding residues within 8 Å of the catalytic residues.

Line 23-24: REST contains Arg62 and Arg169, SUB5B contains Arg51, Arg121, and Arg250. ACTSITE contains Arg103, but position 103 is within 8 Å from essential_catalytic_residues, and thus not relevant.

The colour codes are: (255,0,255)=magenta, (255,255,0)yellow, (255,0,0) red, and (255, 255, 255)=white.

The substitutions R51K, R62K, R121K, R169K and R250K are identified in parent PD498 as suitable sites for mutagenesis. The residues are substituted below in section 2, and further analysis done:

Non-Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone2.bcl

1 #sourcefile makezone2.bcl Claus von der Osten 961128

2 #

3 #having scanned lists (grep arg command) and identified

sites for lys−>arg substitutions

4 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

5 Copy Object -To_Clipboard -Displace PD498FINALMODEL

newmodel

6 Biopolymer

7 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

8 Blank Object On PD498FINALMODEL

9 #NOTE: editnextlines with lys−>arg positions

10 Replace Residue newmodel:51 lys L

11 Replace Residue newmodel:62 lys L

12 Replace Residue newmodel:121 lys L

13 Replace Residue newmodel:169 lys L

14 Replace Residue newmodel:250 lys L

15 #

16 #Now repeat analysis done prior to arg−>lys, now including

introduced lysines

17 Color Molecule Atoms newmodel Specified Specification

255,0,255

18 Zone Subset LYSx newmodel:lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

19 Zone Subset NTERMx newmodel:1:N Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

20 #NOTE: editnextline ACTSITEx residues according to the

protein

21 Zone Subset ACTSITEx newmodel:39,72,226 Static

monomer/residue 8 Color_Subset 255,255,0

22 Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union LYSx NTERMx

23 Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx ACTSITEx

24 Combine Subset RESTx Difference newmodel ALLZONEx

25 List Subset RESTx Atom Output_File restxatom.list

26 List Subset RESTx monomer/residue Output_File

restxmole.list

27 #

28 Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITEx Specified Specification

255,0,0

29 List Subset ACTSITEx Atom Output_File actsitexatom.list

30 List Subset ACTSITEx monomer/residue Output_File

actsitexmole.list

31 #

32 #read restxatom.list or restxmole.list to identify sites

for (not_arg)−>lys subst. if needed

Comments:

Lines 1-15: Solvent exposed arginines in subsets REST and SUB5B are replaced by lysines. Solvent accessibilities are recalculated following arginine replacement.

Lines 16-23: The subset ALLZONEx is defined as those residues which are either within 10 Å of the free amino groups on Lysines (after replacement) or the N-terminal, or within 8 Å of the catalytic triad residues 39, 72 and 226.

Line 24-26: The subset RESTx is defined as those residues not included in ALLZONEx, i.e. residues which are still potential epitope contributors. Of the residues in RESTx, the following are >5% exposed (see lists below): 6-7,9-12,43-45, 65,87-88,209,211,216-221,262.

The following mutations are proposed in parent PD498: P6K, Y7K, S9K, A10K, Y11K, Q12K, D43K, Y44K, N45K, N65K, G87K, I88K, N209K, A211K, N216K, N217K, G218K, Y219K, S220K, Y221K, G262K.

Relevant Data for Example 1:

Solvent Accessibility Data for PD498MODEL:

# PD498MODEL Fri Nov 29 10:24:48 MET 1996

# residue

area

TRP_1

136.275711

SER_2

88.188095

PRO_3

15.458788

ASN_4

95.322319

ASP_5

4.903404

PRO_6

68.096909

TYR_7

93.333252

TYR_8

31.791576

SER_9

95.983139

ALA_10

77.983536

TYR_11

150.704727

GLN_12

26.983349

TYR_13

44.328232

GLY_14

3.200084

PRO_15

2.149547

GLN_16

61.385445

ASN_17

37.776707

THR_18

1.237873

SER_19

41.031750

THR_20

4.321402

PRO_21

16.658991

ALA_22

42.107288

ALA_23

0.000000

TRP_24

3.713619

ASP_25

82.645493

VAL_26

74.397812

THR_27

14.950654

ARG_28

110.606209

GLY_29

0.242063

SER_30

57.225292

SER_31

86.986198

THR_32

1.928865

GLN_33

42.008949

THR_34

0.502189

VAL_35

0.268693

ALA_36

0.000000

VAL_37

5.255383

LEU_38

1.550332

ASP_39

3.585718

SER_40

2.475746

GLY_41

4.329043

VAL_42

1.704864

ASP_43

25.889742

TYR_44

89.194855

ASN_45

109.981819

HIS_46

0.268693

PRO_47

66.580925

ASP_48

0.000000

LEU_49

0.770882

ALA_50

49.618046

ARG_51

218.751709

LYS_52

18.808538

VAL_53

39.937984

ILE_54

98.478104

LYS_55

103.612228

GLY_56

17.199390

TYR_57

67.719147

ASP_58

0.000000

PHE_59

40.291119

ILE_60

50.151962

ASP_61

70.078888

ARG_62

166.777557

ASP_63

35.892376

ASN_64

120.641953

ASN_65

64.982895

PRO_66

6.986028

MET_67

58.504269

ASP_68

28.668840

LEU_69

104.467468

ASN_70

78.460953

GLY_71

5.615932

HIS_72

43.158905

GLY_73

0.268693

THR_74

0.000000

HIS_75

0.484127

VAL_76

1.880854

ALA_77

0.000000

GLY_78

0.933982

THR_79

9.589676

VAL_80

0.000000

ALA_81

0.000000

ALA_82

0.000000

ASP_83

46.244987

THR_84

27.783333

ASN_85

75.924225

ASN_86

44.813908

GLY_87

50.453152

ILE_88

74.428070

GLY_89

4.115077

VAL_90

6.717335

ALA_91

2.872341

GLY_92

0.233495

MET_93

5.876057

ALA_94

0.000000

PRO_95

17.682203

ASP_96

83.431740

THR_97

1.506567

LYS_98

72.674973

ILE_99

4.251006

LEU_100

6.717335

ALA_101

0.806080

VAL_102

1.426676

ARG_103

2.662697

VAL_104

2.171855

LEU_105

18.808538

ASP_106

52.167435

ALA_107

52.905663

ASN_108

115.871315

GLY_109

30.943356

SER_110

57.933651

GLY_111

50.705326

SER_112

56.383320

LEU_113

71.312195

ASP_114

110.410919

SER_115

13.910152

ILE_116

22.570246

ALA_117

5.642561

SER_118

29.313131

GLY_119

0.000000

ILE_120

1.343467

ARG_121

118.391129

TYR_122

44.203033

ALA_123

0.000000

ALA_124

7.974043

ASP_125

83.851639

GLN_126

64.311974

GLY_127

36.812618

ALA_128

4.705107

LYS_129

90.886139

VAL_130

1.039576

LEU_131

2.149547

ASN_132

4.315227

LEU_133

1.880854

SER_134

3.563334

LEU_135

26.371397

GLY_136

59.151070

CYS_137

63.333755

GLU_138

111.553314

CYS_139

83.591461

ASN_140

80.757843

SER_141

25.899158

THR_142

99.889725

THR_143

73.323814

LEU_144

5.589301

LYS_145

94.708755

SER_146

72.636993

ALA_147

9.235920

VAL_148

1.612160

ASP_149

57.431465

TYR_150

106.352493

ALA_151

0.268693

TRP_152

43.133667

ASN_153

112.864975

LYS_154

110.009468

GLY_155

33.352180

ALA_156

3.493014

VAL_157

1.048144

VAL_158

2.043953

VAL_159

0.000000

ALA_160

0.537387

ALA_161

10.872165

ALA_162

7.823834

GLY_163

12.064573

ASN_164

81.183388

ASP_165

64.495300

ASN_166

83.457443

VAL_167

68.516815

SER_168

78.799652

ARG_169

116.937134

THR_170

57.275074

PHE_171

51.416462

GLN_172

18.934589

PRO_173

1.880854

ALA_174

6.522357

SER_175

26.184139

TYR_176

21.425076

PRO_177

85.613541

ASN_178

34.700817

ALA_179

0.268693

ILE_180

1.074774

ALA_181

3.761708

VAL_182

0.000000

GLY_183

2.149547

ALA_184

0.951118

ILE_185

0.806080

ASP_186

30.022263

SER_187

72.518509

ASN_188

117.128021

ASP_189

47.601345

ARG_190

150.050873

LYS_191

64.822807

ALA_192

2.686934

SER_193

96.223808

PHE_194

51.482613

SER_195

1.400973

ASN_196

4.148808

TYR_197

80.937309

GLY_198

10.747736

THR_199

93.221252

TRP_200

169.943604

VAL_201

15.280325

ASP_202

12.141763

VAL_203

0.268693

THR_204

3.409728

ALA_205

0.000000

PRO_206

0.000000

GLY_207

0.000000

VAL_208

37.137192

ASN_209

78.286270

ILE_210

9.404268

ALA_211

25.938599

SER_212

5.037172

THR_213

0.000000

VAL_214

22.301552

PRO_215

45.251030

ASN_216

131.014160

ASN_217

88.383461

GLY_218

21.226780

TYR_219

88.907570

SER_220

39.966541

TYR_221

166.037018

MET_222

50.951096

SER_223

54.435001

GLY_224

1.880854

THR_225

1.634468

SER_226

17.432346

MET_227

7.233279

ALA_228

0.000000

SER_229

0.000000

PRO_230

0.268693

HIS_231

2.680759

VAL_232

0.000000

ALA_233

0.000000

GLY_234

1.074774

LEU_235

11.500556

ALA_236

0.000000

ALA_237

0.000000

LEU_238

1.612160

LEU_239

0.000000

ALA_240

10.648088

SER_241

39.138004

GLN_242

71.056175

GLY_243

66.487144

LYS_244

43.256012

ASN_245

80.728127

ASN_246

34.859673

VAL_247

84.145645

GLN_248

51.819775

ILE_249

8.598188

ARG_250

35.055809

GLN_251

71.928093

ALA_252

0.000000

ILE_253

4.845899

GLU_254

13.344438

GLN_255

81.705254

THR_256

9.836061

ALA_257

2.810513

ASP_258

44.656136

LYS_259

113.071686

ILE_260

32.089527

SER_261

91.590103

GLY_262

26.450439

THR_263

38.308762

GLY_264

46.870056

THR_265

88.551804

ASN_266

34.698349

PHE_267

7.756911

LYS_268

103.212852

TYR_269

37.638382

GLY_270

0.000000

LYS_271

11.376978

ILE_272

2.885231

ASN_273

19.195255

SER_274

2.651736

ASN_275

38.177547

LYS_276

84.549576

ALA_277

1.074774

VAL_278

4.775503

ARG_279

162.693054

TYR_280

96.572929

CA_281

0.000000

CA_282

0.000000

CA_283

8.803203

Subset REST:

restmole.list

Subset REST:

PD498FINALMODEL:6-7,9-12,43-46,61-63,65,87-

89,111-114,117-118,131,

PD498FINALMODEL:137-139,158-159,169-171,173-

174,180-181,209,211,

PD498FINALMODEL:216-221,232-233,262,E282H

restatom.list

Subset REST:

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 6:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 7:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 10:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 11:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 12:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 43:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

44:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 45:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS

46:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 61:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

62:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 63:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 65:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 87:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 88:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 89:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 111:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 112:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 113:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 114:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 117:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 118:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 131:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:CYS 137:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLU

138:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

PD498FINALMODEL:CYS 139:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 158:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 159:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

169:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 170:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE

171:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 173:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 174:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 180:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 181:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 209:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 211:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 216:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 217:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 218:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

219:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 220:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

221:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 232:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 233:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 262:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:CA E282H:CA

Subset SUB5B:

sub5bmole.list

Subset SUB5B:

PD498FINALMODEL:4-5,8,13-16,34-35,47-

51,53,64,83,85-86,90-91,120-124,

PD498FINALMODEL:128-130,140-141,143-144,147-

148,151-152,156-157,

PD498FINALMODEL:165,167-168,172,175-176,178-

179,196,200-205,208,

PD498FINALMODEL:234-237,250,253-254,260-261,263-

267,272,E281H,

PD498FINALMODEL:E283H

sub5batom.list

Subset SUB5B:

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 4:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 5:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

8:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

13:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 14:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 15:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 16:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 34:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 35:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 47:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 48:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 49:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 50:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

51:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 53:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 64:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 83:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 85:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 86:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 90:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 91:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 120:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

121:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

122:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 123:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 124:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 128:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 129:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 130:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 140:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 141:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 143:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 144:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 147:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 148:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 151:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:TRP

52:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,

CZ2,CZ3,CH2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 156:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 157:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 165:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 167:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 168:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN

172:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 175:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

176:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 178:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 179:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 196:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:TRP

200:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,

CZ2,CZ3,CH2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 201:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 202:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 203:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 204:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 205:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 208:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 234:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 235:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 236:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 237:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

250:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 253:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:GLU

254:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE1,OE2

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 260:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 261:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 263:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 264:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 265:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 266:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE

267:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 272:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:CA E281H:CA

PD498FINALMODEL:CA E283H:NA

Subset ACTSITE:

actsitemole.list

Subset ACTSITE:

PD498FINALMODEL:36-42,57-60,66-80,100-110,115-

116,119,132-136,160-164,

PD498FINALMODEL:182-184,194,206-207,210,212-

215,222-231

actsiteatom.list

Subset ACTSITE:

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 36:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 37:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 38:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 39:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 40:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 41:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 42:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

57:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 58:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE

59:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 60:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 66:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 67:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 68:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 69:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 70:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 71:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS

72:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 73:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 74:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS

75:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 76:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 77:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 78:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 79:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 80:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 100:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 101:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 102:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG

103:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 104:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 105:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 106:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 107:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 108:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 109:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 110:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 115:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 116:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 119:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 132:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 133:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 134:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 135:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 136:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 160:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 161:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 162:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 163:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 164:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 182:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 183:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 184:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE

194:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 206:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 207:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 210:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 212:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 213:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 214:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 215:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 222:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 223:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 224:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 225:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 226:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 227:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 228:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 229:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 230:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS

231:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

Subset RESTx:

restxmole.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:6-7,9-12,43-46,65,87-

89,131,173,209,211,216-221,232-233,

NEWMODEL:262,E282H

restxatom.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:PRO 6:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

NEWMODEL:TYR

7:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,CH

NEWMODEL:SER 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:ALA 10:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:TYR

11:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

NEWMODEL:GLN 12:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

NEWMODEL:ASP 43:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

NEWMODEL:TYR

44:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

NEWMODEL:ASN 45:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:HIS 46:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

NEWMODEL:ASN 65:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:GLY 87:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:ILE 88:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

NEWMODEL:GLY 89:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU 131:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

NEWMODEL:PRO 173:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

NEWMODEL:ASN 209:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:ALA 211:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:ASN 216:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:ASN 217:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:GLY 218:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:TYR

219:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

NEWMODEL:SER 220:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:TYR

221:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

NEWMODEL:VAL 232:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:ALA 233:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:GLY 262:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:CA E282H:CA

Example 2

Suitable Substitutions in SAVINASE® for Addition of Amino Attachment Groups (—NH

2

)

The known X-ray structure of SAVINASE® was used to find where suitable amino attachment groups may is added (Betzel et al, (1992), J. Mol. Biol. 223,p. 427-445).

The 3D structure of SAVINASE® is available in the Brookhaven Databank as 1svn.pbd. A related subtilisin is available as 1st3.pdb.

The sequence of SAVINASE® is shown in SEQ ID NO. 3 The sequence numbering used is that of subtilisin BPN′, SAVINASE® having deletions relative to BPN′ at positions: 36, 56, 158-159 and 163-164. The active site residues (functional site) are D32,H64 and S221.

The commands performed in Insight (BIOSYM) are shown in the command files makeKzone.bcl and makeKzone2.bcl below:

Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone.bcl

Delete Subset *

Color Molecule Atoms * Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset LYS :lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

Zone Subset NTERM :e1:N Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITE residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITE :e32,e64,e221 Static monomer/residue 8

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union LYS NTERM

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE ACTSITE

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to the protein

Combine Subset REST Difference SAVI8 ALLZONE

List Subset REST Atom Output_File restatom.list

List Subset REST monomer/residue Output_File restmole.list

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITE Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITE Atom Output_File actsiteatom.list

List Subset ACTSITE monomer/residue Output_File

actsitemole.list

#

Zone Subset REST5A REST Static Monomer/Residue 5 -Color_Subset

Combine Subset SUB5A Difference REST5A ACTSITE

Combine Subset SUB5B Difference SUB5A REST

Color Molecule Atoms SUB5B Specified Specification 255,255,255

List Subset SUB5B Atom Output_File sub5batom.list

List Subset SUB5B monomer/residue Output_File sub5bmole.list

#Now identify sites for lys−>arg substitutions and continue

with makezone2.bcl

#Use grep command to identify ARG in restatom.list,

sub5batom.list & accsiteatom.list

Comments:

In this case of SAVINASE® REST contains the Arginines Arg10, Arg170 and Arg 186, and SUB5B contains Arg19, Arg45, Arg145 and Arg247.

These residues are all solvent exposed. The substitutions R10K, R19K, R45K, R145K, R170K, R186K and R247K are identified in SAVINASE® as sites for mutagenesis within the scope of this invention. The residues are substituted below in section 2, and further analysis done. The subset ACTSITE contains Lys94.

The substitution K94R is a mutation removing Lysine as attachment group close to the active site.

Non-Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone2.bcl

#sourcefile makezone2.bcl Claus von der Osten 961128

#

#having scanned lists (grep arg command) and identified sites

for lys−>arg substitutions

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

Copy Object -To_Clipboard -Displace SAVI8 newmodel

Biopolymer

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

Blank Object On SAVI8

#NOTE: editnextlines with lys−>arg positions

Replace Residue newmodel:e10 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e170 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e186 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e19 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e45 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e145 lys L

Replace Residue newmodel:e241 lys L

#

#Now repeat analysis done prior to arg−>lys, now including

introduced lysines

Color Molecule Atoms newmodel Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset LYSx newmodel:lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Zone Subset NTERMx newmodel:e1:N Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITEx residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITEx newmodel:e32,e64,e221 Static

monomer/residue 8 Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union LYSx NTERMx

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx ACTSITEx

Combine Subset RESTx Difference newmodel ALLZONEx

List Subset RESTx Atom Output_File restxatom.list

List Subset RESTx monomer/residue Output_File restxmole.list

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITEx Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITEx Atom Output_File actsitexatom.list

List Subset ACTSITEx monomer/residue Output_File

actsitexmole.list

#

#read restxatom.list or restxmole.list to identify sites for

(not_arg)−>lys subst. if needed

Comments:

Of the residues in RESTx, the following are >5% exposed (see lists below): 5,14,22,38-40,42,75-76,82,86,103-105,108,133-135,137,140,173,204,206,211-213,215-216,269. The following mutations are proposed in SAVINASE®: P5K, P14K, T22K, T38K, H39K, P40K, L42K, L75K, N76K, L82K, P86K, S103K, V104K, S105K, A108K, A133K, T134K, L135K, Q137K, N140K, N173K, N204K, Q206K, G211K, S212K, T213K, A215K, S216K, N269K.

Relevant Data for Example 2:

Solvent Accessibility Data for SAVINASE®:

# SAVI8NOH2O Fri Nov 29 13:32:07 MET 1996

# residue

area

ALA_1

118.362808

GLN_2

49.422764

SER_3

61.982887

VAL_4

71.620255

PRO_5

21.737535

TRP_6

58.718731

GLY_7

4.328117

ILE_8

6.664074

SER_9

60.175900

ARG_10

70.928963

VAL_11

2.686934

GLN_12

72.839996

ALA_13

0.000000

PRO_14

52.308453

ALA_15

38.300892

ALA_16

0.000000

HIS_17

41.826324

ASN_18

136.376602

ARG_19

105.678642

GLY_20

48.231510

LEU_21

17.196377

THR_22

36.781742

GLY_23

0.000000

SER_24

64.151276

GLY_25

50.269905

VAL_26

4.030401

LYS_27

54.239555

VAL_28

0.000000

ALA_29

0.000000

VAL_30

3.572827

LEU_31

0.233495

ASP_32

1.074774

THR_33

1.973557

GLY_34

3.638052

ILE_35

8.044439

SER_36

8.514903

THR_37

122.598907

HIS_38

18.834011

PRO_39

76.570526

ASP_40

0.000000

LEU_41

19.684013

ASN_42

88.870216

ILE_43

56.117710

ARG_44

110.647194

GLY_45

26.935413

GLY_46

35.515778

ALA_47

21.495472

SER_48

34.876190

PHE_49

52.647541

VAL_50

23.364208

PRO_51

110.408752

GLY_52

80.282906

GLU_53

43.033707

PRO_54

124.444336

SER_55

60.284889

THR_56

47.103241

GLN_57

120.803505

ASP_58

12.784743

GLY_59

61.742443

ASN_60

56.760231

GLY_61

1.576962

HIS_62

38.590118

GLY_63

0.000000

THR_64

0.537387

HIS_65

0.968253

VAL_66

1.612160

ALA_67

0.000000

GLY_68

2.801945

THR_69

9.074596

ILE_70

0.000000

ALA_71

4.577205

ALA_72

0.000000

LEU_73

47.290039

ASN_74

102.187248

ASN_75

60.210400

SER_76

84.614494

ILE_77

66.098572

GLY_78

17.979534

VAL_79

5.642561

LEU_80

13.025185

GLY_81

0.000000

VAL_82

0.268693

ALA_83

0.000000

PRO_84

18.193810

SER_85

56.839039

ALA_86

13.075745

GLU_87

37.011765

LEU_88

2.149547

TYR_89

30.633518

ALA_90

1.343467

VAL_91

0.779450

LYS_92

5.862781

VAL_93

0.466991

LEU_94

10.747736

GLY_95

8.707102

ALA_96

41.414677

SER_97

96.066040

GLY_98

33.374485

SER_99

67.664116

GLY_100

35.571117

SER_101

54.096992

VAL_102

52.695324

SER_103

62.929684

SER_104

8.683097

ILE_105

15.852910

ALA_106

14.509443

GLN_107

94.463066

GLY_108

0.000000

LEU_109

0.537387

GLU_110

63.227707

TRP_111

55.500740

ALA_112

0.502189

GLY_113

11.908267

ASN_114

107.208527

ASN_115

78.811234

GLY_116

41.453194

MET_117

9.634291

HIS_118

54.022118

VAL_119

5.105174

ALA_120

0.268693

ASN_121

0.233495

LEU_122

0.537387

SER_123

4.004620

LEU_124

21.927265

GLY_125

55.952454

SER_126

40.241180

PRO_127

107.409439

SER_128

57.988609

PRO_129

85.021118

SER_130

20.460915

ALA_131

57.404362

THR_132

74.438805

LEU_133

12.091203

GLU_134

73.382019

GLN_135

114.870010

ALA_136

2.122917

VAL_137

1.074774

ASN_138

55.622704

SER_139

29.174965

ALA_140

0.268693

THR_141

27.962946

SER_142

87.263145

ARG_143

88.201218

GLY_144

38.477882

VAL_145

2.079151

LEU_146

13.703363

VAL_147

2.690253

VAL_148

1.074774

ALA_149

0.000000

ALA_150

4.356600

SER_151

0.000000

GLY_152

12.628590

ASN_153

84.248703

SER_154

77.662354

GLY_155

25.409861

ALA_156

38.074570

GLY_157

40.493744

SER_158

53.915291

ILE_159

4.352278

SER_160

12.458543

TYR_161

29.670284

PRO_162

4.030401

ALA_163

0.968253

ARG_164

84.059120

TYR_165

28.641129

ALA_166

68.193314

ASN_167

61.686481

ALA_168

0.537387

MET_169

0.586837

ALA_170

0.000000

VAL_171

0.000000

GLY_172

0.000000

ALA_173

0.933982

THR_174

3.013133

ASP_175

34.551376

GLN_176

96.873039

ASN_177

98.664368

ASN_178

41.197159

ASN_179

60.263512

ARG_180

64.416336

ALA_181

7.254722

SER_182

91.590881

PHE_183

52.126518

SER_184

2.101459

GLN_185

15.736279

TYR_186

44.287792

GLY_187

5.114592

ALA_188

69.406563

GLY_189

36.926083

LEU_190

16.511177

ASP_191

7.705349

ILE_192

0.268693

VAL_193

4.299094

ALA_194

0.000000

PRO_195

0.806080

GLY_196

0.000000

VAL_197

25.257177

ASN_198

82.177422

VAL_199

10.747736

GLN_200

80.374527

SER_201

2.008755

THR_202

0.000000

TYR_203

80.679886

PRO_204

34.632195

GLY_205

74.536827

SER_206

74.964920

THR_207

57.070065

TYR_208

82.895500

ALA_209

22.838940

SER_210

69.045639

LEU_211

49.708279

ASN_212

86.905457

GLY_213

2.686934

THR_214

4.669909

SER_215

15.225292

MET_216

7.261287

ALA_217

0.000000

THR_218

0.000000

PRO_219

0.806080

HIS_220

2.662697

VAL_221

0.268693

ALA_222

0.000000

GLY_223

0.000000

ALA_224

7.206634

ALA_225

1.039576

ALA_226

0.268693

LEU_227

1.074774

VAL_228

1.541764

LYS_229

39.262505

GLN_230

54.501614

LYS_231

81.154129

ASN_232

30.004124

PRO_233

91.917931

SER_234

102.856705

TRP_235

64.639481

SER_236

51.797619

ASN_237

24.866917

VAL_238

78.458466

GLN_239

73.981461

ILE_240

14.474245

ARG_241

41.242931

ASN_242

64.644814

HIS_243

50.671440

LEU_244

5.127482

LYS_245

48.820000

ASN_246

115.264534

THR_247

22.205376

ALA_248

16.415077

THR_249

60.503101

SER_250

74.511597

LEU_251

48.861599

GLY_252

39.124340

SER_253

49.811481

THR_254

88.421982

ASN_255

72.490181

LEU_256

54.835758

TYR_257

38.798912

GLY_258

3.620916

SER_259

35.017368

GLY_260

0.537387

LEU_261

8.598188

VAL_262

4.519700

ASN_263

16.763659

ALA_264

3.413124

GLU_265

37.942276

ALA_266

15.871746

ALA_267

3.947115

THR_268

2.475746

ARG_269

176.743362

ION_270

0.000000

ION_271

5.197493

Subset REST:

restmole.list

Subset REST:

SAVI8:E5-E15,E17-E18,E22,E38-E40,E42-E43,E73-E76,E82-E86,E103-

E105,

SAVI8:E108-E109,E111-E112,E115-E116,E122,E128-E144,E149-

E150,E156-E157,

SAVI8:E160-E162,E165-E168,E170-E171,E173,E180-E188,E190-

E192,E200,

SAVI8:E203-E204,E206,E211-E213,E215-E216,E227-E230,E255-

E259,E261-E262,

SAVI8:E267-E269

restatom.list

Subset REST:

SAVI8:PRO E5:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TRP E6:N,CA,CD2,CE2,NE1,CD1,CG,CE3,CZ3,CH2,CZ2,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E7:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E8:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:SER E9:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E10:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E11:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E12:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E13:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E14:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E15:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E17:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E18:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E22:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E38:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E39:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E40:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E42:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E43:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E73:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E74:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E75:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E76:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E82:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E83:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E84:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E85:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E86:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E103:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E104:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E105:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E108:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E109:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E111:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLU E112:N,CA,OE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E115:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E116:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E122:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E128:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E129:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E130:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E131:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E132:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E133:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E134:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E135:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLU E136:N,CA,OE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E137:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E138:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E139:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E140:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E141:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E142:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E143:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E144:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E149:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E150:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E156:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E157:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E160:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E161:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E162:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E165:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:SER E166:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E167:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E168:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E170:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E171:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E173:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E180:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASP E181:N,CA,OD2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E182:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E183:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E184:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E185:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E186:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E187:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E188:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E190:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E191:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E192:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E200:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E203:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E204:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E206:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E211:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E212:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E213:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E215:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E216:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E227:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E228:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E229:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E230:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E255:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E256:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E257:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E258:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E259:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E261:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E262:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E267:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E268:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E269:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

Subset SUB5B:

sub5bmole.list

Subset SUB5B:

SAVI8:E2-E4,E16,E19-E21,E23-E24,E28,E37,E41,E44-E45,

E77-E81,E87-E88,

SAVI8:E90,E113-E114,E117-E118,E120-E121,E145-

E148,E169,E172,E174-E176,

SAVI8:E193-E196,E198-E199,E214,E231-

E234,E236,E243,E247,E250,E253-E254,

SAVI8:E260,E263-E266,E270-E273,M276H-M277H

sub5batom.list

Subset SUB5B:

SAVI8:GLN E2:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E3:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E4:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E16:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E19:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E20:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E21:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E23:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E24:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E28:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E37:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASP E41:N,CA,OD2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E44:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E45:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E77:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E78:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E79:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E80:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E81:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E87:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E88:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E90:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TRP E113:N,CA,CD2,CE2,NE1,CD1,CG,CE3,CZ3,CH2,CZ2,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E114:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E117:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E118:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E120:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E121:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E145:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E146:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E147:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E148:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E169:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E172:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E174:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:MET E175:N,CA,CE,SD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E176:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E193:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E194:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E195:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E196:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E198:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E199:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E214:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E231:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E232:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E233:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E234:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E236:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E243:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ARG E247:N,CA,NH2,NH1,CZ,NE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E250:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E253:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E254:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E260:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E263:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E264:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E265:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E266:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E270:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLU E271:N,CA,OE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E272:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E273:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ION M276H:CA

SAVI8:ION M277H:CA

Subset ACTSITE:

actsitemole.list

Subset ACTSITE:

SAVI8:E29-E35,E48-E51,E54,E58-E72,E91-E102,E106-E107,E110,E123-

E127,

SAVI8:E151-E155,E177-E179,E189,E201-E202,E205,E207-E210,E217-

E226

actsiteatom.list

Subset ACTSITE:

SAVI8:ALA E29:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E30:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E31:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASP E32:N,CA,OD2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E33:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E34:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E35:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E48:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E49:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PHE E50:N,CA,CD2,CE2,CZ,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E51:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLU E54:N,CA,OE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E58:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLN E59:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASP E60:N,CA,OD2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E61:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E62:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E63:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E64:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E65:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:THR E66:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E67:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E68:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E69:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E70:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:THR E71:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E72:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E91:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E92:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E93:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LYS E94:N,CA,NZ,CE,CD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E95:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E96:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E97:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E98:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E99:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E100:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E101:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E102:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:SER E106:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ILE E107:N,CA,CD1,CG1,CB,CG2,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E110:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E123:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E124:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E125:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E126:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E127:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E151:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E152:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E153:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E154:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E155:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E177:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E178:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E179:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PHE E189:N,CA,CD2,CE2,CZ,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRC E201:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E202:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:VAL E205:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E207:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E208:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:TYR E209:N,CA,OH,CZ,CD2,CE2,CE1,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRO E210:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:LEU E217:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ASN E218:N,CA,ND2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:GLY E219:N,CA,C,O

SAVI8:THR E220:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:SER E221:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:MET E222:N,CA,CE,SD,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:ALA E223:N,CA,CB,C,O

SAVI8:THR E224:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

SAVI8:PRC E225:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

SAVI8:HIS E226:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

Subset RESTx:

restxmole.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:ES,E13-E14,E22,E38-E40,

E42,E73-E76,E82-E86,E103-E105,

NEWMODEL:E108,E122,E133-E135,E137-E140,

E149-E150,E173,E204,E206,

NEWMODEL:E211-E213,E215-E216,E227-E229,

E258,E269

restxatom.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:PRC E5:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E13:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:PRO E14:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:THR E22:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:THR E38:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:HIS E39:N,CA,CD2,NE2,CE1,ND1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:PRO E40:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU E42:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E73:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E74:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU E75:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN E76:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU E82:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLY E83:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E84:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E85:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:PRO E86:N,CD,CA,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:SER E103:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E104:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:SER E105:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E108:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E122:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E133:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:THR E134:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU E135:N,CA,CD2,CD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLN E137:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E138:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E139:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN E140:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E149:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E150:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN E173:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN E204:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLN E206:N,CA,NE2,OE1,CD,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLY E211:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:SER E212:N,CA,CG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:THR E213:N,CA,CG2,OG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E215:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:SER E216:N,CA,OG,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL E227:N,CA,CG2,CG1,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA E228:N,CA,CB,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLY E229:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:GLY E258:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN E269:N,CA,ND2,OD1,CG,CB,C,O

Example 3

Suitable Substitutions in PD498 for Addition of Carboxylic Acid Attachment Groups (—COOH)

The 3D structure of PD498 was modeled as described in Example 1.

Suitable locations for addition of carboxylic attachment groups (Aspartatic acids and Glutamic acids) were found as follows. The procedure described in Example 1 was followed. The commands performed in Insight (BIOSYM) are shown in the command files makeDEzone.bcl and makeDEzone2.bcl below:

Conservative Substutitions:

makeDEzone.bcl

Delete Subset *

Color Molecule Atoms * Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset ASP :asp:od* Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

Zone Subset GLU :glu:oe* Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline C-terminal residue number according to the

protein

Zone Subset CTERM :280:0 Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITE residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITE :39,72,226 Static monomer/residue 8

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ASP GLU

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE CTERM

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE ACTSITE

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to the protein

Combine Subset REST Difference PD498FINALMODEL ALLZONE

List Subset REST Atom Output_File restatom.list

List Subset REST monomer/residue Output_File restmole.list

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITE Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITE Atom Output_File actsiteatom.list

List Subset ACTSITE monomer/residue Output_File

actsitemole.list

#

Zone Subset REST5A REST Static Monomer/Residue 5 -Color_Subset

Combine Subset SUB5A Difference REST5A ACTSITE

Combine Subset SUB5B Difference SUB5A REST

Color Molecule Atoms SUB5B Specified Specification 255,255,255

List Subset SUB5B Atom Output_File sub5batom.list

List Subset SUB5B monomer/residue Output_File sub5bmole.list

#Now identify sites for asn−>asp & gln−>glu substitutions and

. . .

#continue with makezone2.bcl.

#Use grep command to identify asn/gln in restatom.list

#sub5batom.list & accsiteatom.list

Comments:

The subset REST contains Gln33 and Asn245, SUB5B contains Gln12, Gln126, Asn209, Gln242, Asn246, Gln248 and Asn266, all of which are solvent exposed.

The substitutions Q12E or Q12D, Q33E or Q33D, Q126E or Q126D, N209D or N209E, Q242E or Q242D, N245D or N245E, N246D or N246E, Q248E or Q248D and N266D or N266E are identified in PD498 as sites for mutagenesis within the scope of this invention. Residues are substituted below in section 2, and further analysis done:

Non-Conservative Substitutions:

makeDEzone2.bcl

#sourcefile makezone2.bcl Claus von der Osten 961128

#

#having scanned lists (grep gln/asn command) and identified

sites for . . .

#asn−>asp & gln−>glu substitutions

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

Copy Object -To_Clipboard -Displace PD498FINALMODEL newmodel

Biopolymer

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

Blank Object On PD498FINALMODEL

#NOTE: editnextlines with asn−>asp & gln−>glu positions

Replace Residue newmodel:33 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:245 asp L

Replace Residue newmodel:12 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:126 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:209 asp L

Replace Residue newmodel:242 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:246 asp L

Replace Residue newmodel:248 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:266 asp L

#

#Now repeat analysis done prior to asn−>asp & gln−>glu, . . .

#now including introduced asp & glu

Color Molecule Atoms newmodel Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset ASPx newmodel:asp:od* Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Zone Subset GLUx newmodel:glu:oe* Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline C-terminal residue number according to the

protein

Zone Subset CTERMx newmodel:280:O Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITEx residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITEx newmodel:39,72,226 Static monomer/residue

8 Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ASPx GLUx

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx CTERMx

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx ACTSITEx

Combine Subset RESTx Difference newmodel ALLZONEx

List Subset RESTx Atom Output_File restxatom.list

List Subset RESTx monomer/residue Output_File restxmole.list

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITEx Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITEx Atom Output_File actsitexatom.list

List Subset ACTSITEx monomer/residue Output_File

actsitexmole.list

#

#read restxatom.list or restxmole.list to identify sites for

(not_gluasp)−>gluasp . . .

#subst. if needed

Comments:

The subset RESTx contains only two residues: A233 and G234, none of which are solvent exposed. No further mutagenesis is required to obtain complete protection of the surface. However, it may be necessary to remove some of the reactive carboxylic groups in the active site region to ensure access to the active site of PD498. Acidic residues within the subset ACTSITE are: D39, D58, D68 and D106. Of these only the two latter are solvent exposed and D39 is a functional residue. The mutations D68N, D68Q, D106N and D106Q were found suitable according to the present invention.

Relevant Data for Example 3:

Solvent accessibility data for PD498MODEL: see Example 1 above.

Subset REST:

restmole.list

Subset REST:

PD498FINALMODEL:10-11,33-35,54-55,129-130,

221,233-234,236,240,243,

PD498FINALMODEL:245,262,264-265

restatom.list

Subset REST:

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 10:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 11:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 33:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 34:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 35:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 54:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 55:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 129:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 130:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 221:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 233:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 234:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 236:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 240:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 243:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 245:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 262:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 264:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 265:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

Subset SUB5B:

sub5bmole.list

Subset SUB5B:

PD498FINALMODEL:6-9,12-13,31-32,51-53,56,81,93-94,97-

99,122,126-128,

PD498FINALMODEL:131,155-157,159,197-199,209,211,219-

220,232,235,

PD498FINALMODEL:237-239,241-242,244,246-249,253,260-

261,263,266-268

sub5batom.list

Subset SUB5B:

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 6:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 7:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 8:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 12:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 13:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 31:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 32:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG 51:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 52:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 53:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 56:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 81:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 93:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 94:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 97:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 98:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 99:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 122:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 126:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 127:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 128:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 131:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 155:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 156:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 157:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 159:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 197:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 198:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 199:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 209:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 211:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR 219:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 220:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 232:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 235:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 237:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 238:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 239:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 241:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 242:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 244:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 246:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 247:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLN 248:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 249:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 253:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 260:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 261:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 263:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 266:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE 267:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:LYS 268:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

Subset ACTSITE:

actsitemole.list

Subset ACTSITE:

PD498FINALMODEL:36-42,57-60,66-80,100-110,

115-116,119,132-136,160-164,

PD498FINALMODEL:182-184,194,206-207,210,

212-215,222-231

actsiteatom.list

Subset ACTSITE:

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 36:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 37:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 38:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 39:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 40:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 41:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 42:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:TYR

57:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 58:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE

59:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 60:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 66:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 67:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 68:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 69:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 70:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 71:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS 72:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 73:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 74:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS 75:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 76:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 77:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 78:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 79:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 80:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 100:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 101:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 102:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:ARG 103:N,CA,C,O,CB,

CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 104:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 105:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ASP 106:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 107:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 108:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 109:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 110:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 115:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 116:N,CA,C,O,CB,

CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 119:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 132:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 133:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 134:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:LEU 135:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 136:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 160:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 161:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 162:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 163:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ASN 164:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 182:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 183:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 184:N,CA,C,O,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:PHE 194:N,CA,C,O,CB,

CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 206:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 207:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:ILE 210:N,CA,C,O,CB,

CG1,CG2,CD1

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 212:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 213:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:VAL 214:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 215:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 222:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 223:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:GLY 224:N,CA,C,O

PD498FINALMODEL:THR 225:N,CA,C,C,CB,OG1,CG2

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 226:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:MET 227:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

PD498FINALMODEL:ALA 228:N,CA,C,C,CB

PD498FINALMODEL:SER 229:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

PD498FINALMODEL:PRO 230:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

PD498FINALMODEL:HIS 231:N,CA,C,O,CB,

CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

Subset RESTx:

restxmole.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:233-234

restxatom.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:ALA 233:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:GLY 234:N,CA,C,O

Example 4

Suitable Substitutions in the

Arthromyces ramosus

Peroxidase for Addition of Carboxylic Acid Attachment Groups (—COOH)

Suitable locations for addition of carboxylic attachment groups (Aspartatic acids and Glutamic acids) in a non-hydrolytic enzyme,

Arthromyces ramosus

peroxidase were found as follows.

The 3D structure of this oxido-reductase is available in the Brookhaven Databank as 1arp.pdb. This

A. ramosus

peroxidase contains 344 amino acid residues. The first eight residues are not visible in the X-ray structure: QGPGGGGG, and N143 is glycosylated.

The procedure described in Example 1 was followed.

The amino acid sequence of

Arthromyces ramosus

Peroxidase (E.C.1.11.1.7) is shown in SEQ ID NO 4.

The commands performed in Insight (BIOSYM) are shown in the command files makeDEzone.bcl and makeDEzone2.bcl below. The C-terminal residue is P344, the ACTSITE is defined as the heme group and the two histidines coordinating it (H56 & H184).

Conservative Substitutions:

makeDEzone.bcl

Delete Subset *

Color Molecule Atoms * Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset ASP :asp:od* Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

Zone Subset GLU :glu:oe* Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline C-terminal residue number according to the

protein

Zone Subset CTERM :344:O Static monomer/residue 10 Color_Subset

255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITE residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITE :HEM,56,184 Static monomer/residue 8

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ASP GLU

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE CTERM

Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE ACTSITE

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to the protein

Combine Subset REST Difference ARP ALLZONE

List Subset REST Atom Output_File restatom.list

List Subset REST monomer/residue Output_File restmole.list

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITE Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITE Atom Output_File actsiteatom.list

List Subset ACTSITE monomer/residue Output_File

actsitemole.list

#

Zone Subset REST5A REST Static Monomer/Residue 5 -Color_Subset

Combine Subset SUB5A Difference REST5A ACTSITE

Combine Subset SUB5B Difference SUB5A REST

Color Molecule Atoms SUB5B Specified Specification 255,255,255

List Subset SUB5B Atom Output_File sub5batom.list

List Subset SUB5B monomer/residue Output_File subsbmole.list

#Now identify sites for asn−>asp & gln−>glu substitutions and

. . .

#continue with makezone2.bcl.

#Use grep command to identify asn/gln in restatom.list . . .

#sub5batom.list & accsiteatom.list

Comments:

The subset REST contains Gln70, and SUB5B contains Gln34, Asn128, Asn303 all of which are solvent exposed. The substitutions Q34E or Q34D, Q70E or Q70D, N128D or N128E and N303D or N303E are identified in

A. ramosus

peroxidase as sites for mutagenesis. Residues are substituted below and further analysis done:

Non-Conservative Substitutions:

makeDEzone2.bcl

#sourcefile makezone2.bcl Claus von der Osten 961128

#

#having scanned lists (grep gln/asn command) and identified

sites for . . .

#asn−>asp & gln−>glu substitutions

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

copy Object -To_Clipboard -Displace ARP newmodel

Biopolymer

#NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

Blank Object On ARP

#NOTE: editnextlines with asn−>asp & gln−>glu positions

Replace Residue newmodel:34 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:70 glu L

Replace Residue newmodel:128 asp L

Replace Residue newmodel:303 asp L

#

#Now repeat analysis done prior to asn−>asp & gln−>glu, . . .

#now including introduced asp & glu

Color Molecule Atoms newmodel Specified Specification 255,0,255

Zone Subset ASPx newmodel:asp:od* Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

Zone Subset GLUx newmodel:glu:oe* Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline C-terminal residue number according to the

protein

Zone Subset CTERMx newmodel:344:O Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

#NOTE: editnextline ACTSITEx residues according to the protein

Zone Subset ACTSITEx newmodel:HEM,56,184 Static monomer/residue

8 Color_Subset 255,255,0

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ASPx GLUx

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx CTERMx

Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx ACTSITEx

Combine Subset RESTx Difference newmodel ALLZONEx

List Subset RESTx Atom Output_File restxatom.list

List Subset RESTx monomer/residue Output_File restxmole.list

#

Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITEx Specified Specification 255,0,0

List Subset ACTSITEx Atom Output_File actsitexatoin.list

List Subset ACTSITEx monomer/residue Output_File

actsitexmole.list

#

#read restxatom.list or restxmole.list to identify sites for

(not_gluasp)−>gluasp . . .

#subst. if needed

Comments:

The subset RESTx contains only four residues: S9, S334, G335 and P336, all of which are >5% solvent exposed. The mutations S9D, S9E, S334D, S334E, G335D, G335E, P336D and P336E are proposed in

A. ramosus

peroxidase. Acidic residues within the subset ACTSITE are: E44, D57, D77, E87, E176, D179, E190, D202, D209, D246 and the N-terminal carboxylic acid on P344. Of these only E44, D77, E176, D179, E190, D209, D246 and the N-terminal carboxylic acid on P344 are solvent exposed. Suitable sites for mutations are E44Q, D77N, E176Q, D179N, E190Q, D209N and D246N. D246N and D246E are risky mutations due to D246's importance for binding of heme.

The N-terminal 8 residues were not included in the calculations above, as they do not appear in the structure. None of these 8 residues, QGPGGGG, contain carboxylic groups. The following variants are proposed as possible mutations to enable attachment to this region: Q1E, Q1D, G2E, G2D, P3E, P3D, G4E, G4D, G5E, G5D, G6E, G6D, G7E, G7D, G8E, G8D.

Relevant Data for Example 4:

Solvent accessibility data for

A. ramosus

peroxidase (Note: as the first eight residues are missing in the X-ray structure, the residue numbers printed in the accessibility list below are 8 lower than those used elsewhere for residue numbering.

# ARP Thu Jan 30 15:39:05 MET 1997

# residue

area

SER_1

143.698257

VAL_2

54.879990

THR_3

86.932701

CYS_4

8.303715

PRO_5

126.854782

GLY_6

53.771488

GLY_7

48.137802

GLN_8

62.288475

SER_9

79.932549

THR_10

16.299215

SER_11

81.928642

ASN_12

51.432678

SER_13

81.993019

GLN_14

92.344009

CYS_15

0.000000

CYS_16

32.317432

VAL_17

54.067810

TRP_18

6.451035

PHE_19

25.852070

ASP_20

79.033997

VAL_21

0.268693

LEU_22

22.032858

ASP_23

90.111404

ASP_24

43.993240

LEU_25

1.074774

GLN_26

25.589321

THR_27

82.698059

ASN_28

96.600883

PHE_29

32.375275

TYR_30

5.898365

GLN_31

103.380585

GLY_32

40.042034

SER_33

46.789322

LYS_34

87.161873

CYS_35

12.827215

GLU_36

51.582657

SER_37

16.378180

PRO_38

33.560043

VAL_39

6.448641

ARG_40

7.068311

LYS_41

15.291286

ILE_42

1.612160

LEU_43

1.880854

ARG_44

16.906845

ILE_45

0.000000

VAL_46

2.312647

PHE_47

2.955627

HIS_48

20.392527

ASP_49

4.238116

ALA_50

0.510757

ILE_51

1.576962

GLY_52

2.858601

PHE_53

48.633503

SER_54

8.973248

PRO_55

58.822315

ALA_56

59.782852

LEU_57

46.483955

THR_58

86.744827

ALA_59

89.515816

ALA_60

81.163239

GLY_61

70.119019

GLN_62

112.635498

PHE_63

93.522354

GLY_64

2.742587

GLY_65

13.379636

GLY_66

22.722847

GLY_67

0.000000

ALA_68

0.268693

ASP_69

12.074840

GLY_70

0.700486

SER_71

0.000000

ILE_72

0.000000

ILE_73

0.000000

ALA_74

17.304443

HIS_75

41.071186

SER_76

20.000793

ASN_77

120.855316

ILE_78

66.574982

GLU_79

2.334954

LEU_80

41.329689

ALA_81

77.370575

PHE_82

38.758774

PRO_83

131.946289

ALA_84

34.893864

ASN_85

5.457000

GLY_86

43.364151

GLY_87

51.561348

LEU_88

0.242063

THR_89

73.343575

ASP_90

130.139389

THR_91

17.863211

ILE_92

0.268693

GLU_93

92.210396

ALA_94

35.445068

LEU_95

1.343467

ARG_96

31.175611

ALA_97

44.650192

VAL_98

17.698566

GLY_99

1.471369

ILE_100

62.441463

ASN_101

107.139748

HIS_102

46.952496

GLY_103

46.559296

VAL_104

11.342628

SER_105

15.225677

PHE_106

6.422011

GLY_107

3.426864

ASP_108

10.740790

LEU_109

0.268693

ILE_110

1.880854

GLN_111

31.867456

PHE_112

0.000000

ALA_113

0.000000

THR_114

3.656114

ALA_115

8.299393

VAL_116

0.268693

GLY_117

0.268693

MET_118

3.761708

SER_119

14.536770

ASN_120

25.928799

CYS_121

0.537387

PRO_122

29.798336

GLY_123

33.080013

SER_124

17.115562

PRO_125

36.908714

ARG_126

108.274727

LEU_127

21.238588

GLU_128

53.742313

PHE_129

3.761708

LEU_130

12.928699

THR_131

10.414591

GLY_132

47.266495

ARG_133

12.247048

SER_134

63.047237

ASN_135

31.403708

SER_136

97.999619

SER_137

28.505201

GLN_138

102.845520

PRO_139

49.691917

SER_140

9.423104

PRO_141

25.724171

PRO_142

80.706665

SER_143

105.318176

LEU_144

20.154398

ILE_145

41.288322

PRO_146

10.462679

GLY_147

19.803421

PRO_148

18.130360

GLY_149

47.391853

ASN_150

60.248917

THR_151

87.887985

VAL_152

13.870322

THR_153

74.664734

ALA_154

45.251106

ILE_155

2.686934

LEU_156

28.720940

ASP_157

110.081253

ARG_158

31.228874

MET_159

1.612160

GLY_160

38.223858

ASP_161

46.293152

ALA_162

9.877204

GLY_163

34.267326

PHE_164

11.057570

SER_165

51.158882

PRO_166

62.767738

ASP_167

75.164917

GLU_168

43.334976

VAL_169

6.365355

VAL_170

2.955627

ASP_171

7.004863

LEU_172

1.880854

LEU_173

3.197691

ALA_174

0.000000

ALA_175

1.074774

HIS_176

0.502189

SER_177

0.806080

LEU_178

3.197691

ALA_179

3.337480

SER_180

0.466991

GLN_181

2.122917

GLU_182

40.996552

GLY_183

62.098671

LEU_184

23.954853

ASN_185

15.918136

SER_186

95.185318

ALA_187

59.075272

ILE_188

27.675419

PHE_189

102.799423

ARG_190

55.265549

SER_191

6.986028

PRO_192

2.686934

LEU_193

12.321225

ASP_194

2.127163

SER_195

33.556419

THR_196

33.049286

PRO_197

20.874798

GLN_198

65.729698

VAL_199

31.705818

PHE_200

4.753195

ASP_201

13.744506

THR_202

1.612160

GLN_203

16.081930

PHE_204

2.581340

TYR_205

1.880854

ILE_206

9.356181

GLU_207

0.735684

THR_208

10.685907

LEU_209

9.672962

LEU_210

2.955627

LYS_211

77.176834

GLY_212

40.968609

THR_213

78.718216

THR_214

21.738384

GLN_215

77.622299

PRO_216

25.441587

GLY_217

8.320850

PRO_218

96.972305

SER_219

64.627823

LEU_220

85.732414

GLY_221

27.361111

PHE_222

134.620178

ALA_223

3.873014

GLU_224

12.141763

GLU_225

65.129868

LEU_226

76.105843

SER_227

0.268693

PRO_228

7.017754

PHE_229

0.000000

PRO_230

47.827423

GLY_231

23.790522

GLU_232

6.643466

PHE_233

6.713862

ARG_234

18.012030

MET_235

4.598188

ARG_236

91.415581

SER_237

1.982125

ASP_238

6.246871

ALA_239

12.897283

LEU_240

76.820526

LEU_241

3.224321

ALA_242

1.400973

ARG_243

77.207176

ASP_244

36.207306

SER_245

104.023796

ARG_246

121.852341

THR_247

2.955627

ALA_248

4.810700

CYS_249

47.331306

ARG_250

62.062778

TRP_251

2.418241

GLN_252

5.554953

SER_253

38.284832

MET_254

1.124224

THR_255

0.000000

SER_256

53.758987

SER_257

37.276134

ASN_258

44.381340

GLU_259

149.565140

VAL_260

57.500389

MET_261

2.679314

GLY_262

10.175152

GLN_263

107.458916

ARG_264

36.402130

TYR_265

0.233495

ARG_266

91.179619

ALA_267

53.708500

ALA_268

6.504294

MET_269

17.122011

ALA_270

22.455158

LYS_271

73.386177

MET_272

3.959508

SER_273

15.043281

VAL_274

23.887930

LEU_275

17.196379

GLY_276

44.362202

PHE_277

68.062485

ASP_278

94.902039

ARG_279

113.549011

ASN_280

134.886017

ALA_281

72.340973

LEU_282

26.692348

THR_283

27.696728

ASP_284

72.214157

CYS_285

0.000000

SER_286

28.209335

ASP_287

64.560753

VAL_288

7.040061

ILE_289

8.665112

PRO_290

48.682365

SER_291

86.141670

ALA_292

29.031240

VAL_293

84.432014

SER_294

85.944153

ASN_295

49.017288

ASN_296

133.459198

ALA_297

57.283794

ALA_298

65.233749

PRO_299

24.751518

VAL_300

45.409184

ILE_301

8.060802

PRO_302

14.742939

GLY_303

16.589832

GLY_304

34.238071

LEU_305

24.719791

THR_306

49.356300

VAL_307

71.491821

ASP_308

130.906174

ASP_309

31.733070

ILE_310

19.581894

GLU_311

81.414574

VAL_312

94.769890

SER_313

39.688896

CYS_314

9.998511

PRO_315

120.328018

SER_316

95.364319

GLU_317

65.560959

PRO_318

100.254364

PHE_319

46.284115

PRO_320

31.328060

GLU_321

177.602249

ILE_322

33.449741

ALA_323

46.892982

THR_324

79.976471

ALA_325

36.423820

SER_326

124.467422

GLY_327

28.219524

PRO_328

107.553696

LEU_329

86.789825

PRO_330

34.287163

SER_331

75.764053

LEU_332

32.840569

ALA_333

61.516434

PRO_334

82.389992

ALA_335

6.246871

PRO_336

56.750813

HEM_337

60.435017

CA_338

2.078997

CA_339

0.000000

NAG_340

141.534668

NAG_341

186.311371

Subset REST:

restmole.list

Subset REST:

ARP:9,69-70,125,127,133,299-301,334-336

restatom.list

Subset REST:

ARP:SER 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:GLY 69:N,CA,C,O

ARP:GLN 70:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

ARP:GLY 125:N,CA,C,O

ARP:SER 127:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:PRO 133:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:SER 299:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:ALA 300:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:VAL 301:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:SER 334:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:GLY 335:N,CA,C,O

ARP:PRO 336:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

Subset SUB5B:

sub5bmole.list

Subset SUB5B:

ARP:10-11,34,38,65-68,71-72,120-121,123-124,

128-132,134,270,274,

ARP:297-298,302-303,311-312,332-333,337-338

sub5batom.list

Subset SUB5B:

ARP:VAL 10:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:THR 11:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:GLN 34:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

ARP:TYR 38:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

ARP:LEU 65:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:THR 66:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:ALA 67:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ALA 68:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:PHE 71:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:GLY 72:N,CA,C,O

ARP:PHE 120:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:ALA 121:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ALA 123:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:VAL 124:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:ASN 128:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

ARP:CYS 129:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

ARP:PRO 130:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:GLY 131:N,CA,C,O

ARP:SER 132:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:ARG 134:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:GLY 270:N,CA,C,O

ARP:ARG 274:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:ILE 297:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:PRO 298:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:SER 302:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:ASN 303:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

ARP:GLY 311:N,CA,C,O

ARP:GLY 312:N,CA,C,O

ARP:THR 332:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:ALA 333:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:LEU 337:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:PRO 338:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

Subset ACTSITE:

actsitemole.list

Subset ACTSITE:

ARP:44-61,75-77,79-80,87-88,90-96,

99,118,122,126,135,148-149,152-158,

ARP:163-164,167,176-194,197-205,207-209,211-

213,216,230-231,241,

ARP:243-246,249,259,273,277,280,343-347H

actsiteatom.list

Subset ACTSITE:

ARP:GLU 44:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

ARP:SER 45:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:PRO 46:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:VAL 47:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:ARG 48:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:LYS 49:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

ARP:ILE 50:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:LEU 51:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ARG 52:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:ILE 53:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:VAL 54:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:PHE 55:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:HIS 56:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

ARP:ASP 57:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:ALA 58:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ILE 59:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:GLY 60:N,CA,C,O

ARP:PHE 61:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:GLY 75:N,CA,C,O

ARP:ALA 76:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ASP 77:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:SER 79:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:ILE 80:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:GLU 87:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

ARP:LEU 88:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:PHE 90:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:PRO 91:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:ALA 92:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ASN 93:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

ARP:GLY 94:N,CA,C,O

ARP:GLY 95:N,CA,C,O

ARP:LEU 96:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:THR 99:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:ILE 118:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:THR 122:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:MET 126:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

ARP:LEU 135:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:SER 148:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:PRO 149:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:LEU 152:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ILE 153:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:PRO 154:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:GLY 155:N,CA,C,O

ARP:PRO 156:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:GLY 157:N,CA,C,O

ARP:ASN 158:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

ARP:ILE 163:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

ARP:LEU 164:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:MET 167:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

ARP:GLU 176:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

ARP:VAL 177:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:VAL 178:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:ASP 179:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:LEU 180:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:LEU 181:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ALA 182:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:ALA 183:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:HIS 184:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

ARP:SER 185:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:LEU 186:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ALA 187:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:SER 188:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:GLN 189:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

ARP:GLU 190:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

ARP:GLY 191:N,CA,C,O

ARP:LEU 192:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ASN 193:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

ARP:SER 194:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:PHE 197:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:ARG 198:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:SER 199:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:PRO 200:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:LEU 201:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:ASP 202:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:SER 203:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:THR 204:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:PRO 205:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

ARP:VAL 207:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

ARP:PHE 208:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:ASP 209:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:GLN 211:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

ARP:PHE 212:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:TYR 213:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

ARP:THR 216:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

ARP:PHE 230:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:ALA 231:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:PHE 241:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

ARP:MET 243:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

ARP:ARG 244:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

ARP:SER 245:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

ARP:ASP 246:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

ARP:LEU 249:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

ARP:TRP 259:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,

CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,CZ2,CZ3,CH2

ARP:TYR 273:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

ARP:MET 277:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

ARP:MET 280:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,SD,CE

ARP:ALA 343:N,CA,C,O,CB

ARP:PRO 344:N,CA,CD,C,O,OXT,CB,CG

ARP:HEM 345H:FE,NA,NB,NC,ND,CHA,CHB,

CHC,CHD,C1A,C2A,C3A,C4A,CMA,CAA,CBA,CGA

ARP:HEM 345H:O1A,O2A,C1B,C2B,C3B,C4B,CMB,

CAB,CBB,C1C,C2C,C3C,C4C,CMC,CAC,CBC

ARP:HEM 345H:C1D,C2D,C3D,C4D,CMD,CAD,CBD,CGD,O1D,O2D

ARP:CA 346H:CA

ARP:CA 347H:CA

Subset RESTX:

restxmole.list

Subset RESTx

NEWMODEL:9,334-336

restxatom.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:SER 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:SER 334:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:GLY 335:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:PRO 336:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

Example 5

Activation of mPEG 15,000 with N-Succinimidyl Carbonate

mPEG 15,000 was suspended in toluene (4 ml/g of mPEG) 20% was distilled off at normal pressure to dry the reactants azeotropically. Dichloromethane (dry 1 ml/g mPEG) was added when the solution was cooled to 30° C. and phosgene in toluene (1.93 M 5 mole/mole mPEG) was added and mixture stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and the desired product was obtained as waxy lumps.

After evaporation dichloromethane and toluene (1:2, dry 3 ml/g mPEG) was added to re-dissolve the white solid. N-Hydroxy succinimide (2 mole/mole mPEG.) was added as a solid and then triethylamine (1.1 mole/mole mPEG). The mixture was stirred for 3 hours. initially unclear, then clear and ending with a small precipitate. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and recrystallized from ethyl acetate (10 ml) with warm filtration to remove salts and insoluble traces. The blank liquid was left for slow cooling at ambient temperature for 16 hours and then in the refrigerator overnight. The white precipitate was filtered and washed with a little cold ethyl acetate and dried to yield 98% (w/w). NMR Indicating 80-90% activation and 5 o/oo (w/w) HNEt

3

Cl.

1

H-NMR for mPEG 15,000 (CDCl

3

) d 1.42 t (I=4.8 CH

3

i HNEt

3

Cl), 2.84 s (I=3.7 succinimide), 3.10 dq (I=3.4 CH

2

i HNEt

3

Cl), 3.38 s (I=2.7 CH

3

i OMe), 3.40* dd (I=4.5 o/oo,

13

C satellite), 3.64 bs (I=1364 main peak), 3.89* dd (I=4.8 o/oo

13

C satellite), 4.47 dd (I=1.8, CH

2

in PEG). No change was seen after storage in a desiccator at 22° C. for 4 months.

Example 6

Activation of mPEG 5,000 with N-Succinimidyl Carbonate

Activation of mPEG 5,000 with N-succinimidyl carbonate was performed as described in Example 5.

Example 7

Construction and Expression of PD498 Variants:

PD498 site-directed variants were constructed using the “maxi-oligonucleotide-PCR” method described by Sarkar et al., (1990): BioTechniques 8: 404-407.

The template plasmid was shuttle vector pPD498 or an analogue of this containing a variant of the PD498 protease gene.

The following PD498 variants were constructed, expressed and purified.

A: R28K

B: R62K

C: R169K

D: R28K+R62K

E: R28K+R169K

F: R62K+R169K

G: R28K+R69K+R169K

Construction of Variants

For introduction of the R28K substitution a synthetic oligonucleotide having the sequence: GGG ATG TAA CCA AGG GAA GCA GCA CTC AAA CG (SEQ ID NO. 7) was used.

A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by StyI digestion and verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For introduction of the R62K substitution a synthetic oligonucleotide having the sequence: CGA CTT TAT CGA TAA GGA CAA TAA CCC (SEQ ID NO. 8) was used.

A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by ClaI digestion and verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For introduction of the R169K substitution a synthetic oligonucleotide having the sequence: CAA TGT ATC CAA AAC GTT CCA ACC AGC (SEQ ID NO. 9) was used.

A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by the absence of a Rsa I restriction site and verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For simultaneous introduction of the R28K and the R62K substitutions, synthetic oligonucleotides having the sequence: GGG ATG TAA CCA AGG GAA GCA GCA CTC AAA CG (SEQ ID NO. 7) and the sequence: CGA CTT TAT CGA TAA GGA CAA TAA CCC (SEQ ID NO. 8) were used simultaneously. A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by StyI and ClaI digestion and verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For simultaneous introduction of the R28K and the R169K substitutions, synthetic oligonucleotides having the sequence: GGG ATG TAA CCA AGG GAA GCA GCA CTC AAA CG (SEQ ID NO. 7) and the sequence: CAA TGT ATC CAA AAC GTT CCA ACC AGC (SEQ ID NO. 9) were used simultaneously. A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by StyI digestion and absence of a Rsa I site. The variant was verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For simultaneous introduction of the R62K and the R169K substitutions, synthetic oligonucleotides having the sequence: CGA CTT TAT CGA TAA GGA CAA TAA CCC (SEQ ID NO. 8) and the sequence: CAA TGT ATC CAA AAC GTT CCA ACC AGC (SEQ ID NO. 9) were used simultaneously. A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by ClaI digestion and absence of a Rsa I site. The variant was verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

For simultaneous introduction of the R28K, the R62K and the R169K substitutions, synthetic oligonucleotides having the sequence: GGG ATG TAA CCA AGG GAA GCA GCA CTC AAA CG (SEQ ID No. 7), the sequence: CGA CTT TAT CGA TAA GGA CAA TAA CCC (SEQ ID NO. 8) and the sequence: CAA TGT ATC CAA AAC GTT CCA ACC AGC (SEQ ID NO. 9) were used simultaneously. A PCR fragment of 769 bp was ligated into the pPD498 plasmid prepared by Bst E II and Bgl II digestion. Positive variants were recognized by StyI and ClaI digestion and absence of a Rsa I site. The variant was verified by DNA sequencing of the total 769 bp insert.

Fermentation, Expression and Purification of PD498 Variants

Vectors hosting the above mentioned PD498 variants were purified from

E. coli

cultures and transformed into

B. subtilis

in which organism the variants were fermented, expressed and purified as described in the “Materials and Methods” section above.

Example 7

Conjugation of Triple Substitited PD498 Variant with Activated mPEG 5,000

200 mg of triple substituted PD498 variant (i.e. the R28K+R62K+R169K substituted variant) was incubated in 50 mm NaBorate, pH 10, with 1.8 g of activated mPEG 5,000 with N-succinimidyl carbonate (prepared according to Example 2), in a final volume of 20 ml. The reaction was carried out at ambient temperature using magnetic stirring. Reaction time was 1 hour. The reaction was stopped by adding DMG buffer to a final concentration of 5 mM dimethyl glutarate, 1 mM CaCl

2

and 50 mM borate, pH 5.0.

The molecule weight of the obtained derivative was approximately 120 kDa, corresponding to about 16 moles of mPEG attached per mole enzyme.

Compared to the parent enzyme, residual activity was close to 100% towards peptide substrate (succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-Nitroanilide).

Example 8

Allergenicity Trails of PD498 Variant-SPEG5,000 in Guinea Pigs

Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs are stimulated with 1.0 μg PD498-SPEG 5,000 and 1.0 μg modified variant PD498-SPEG 5,000 by intratracheal installation.

Sera from immunized Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs are tested during the trial period in a specific IgG

1

ELISA (described above) to elucidate whether the molecules could activate the immune response system giving rise to a specific IgG

1

response indicating an allergenic response.

The IgG

1

levels of Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs during the trial period of 10 weeks are observed.

Example 9

Suitable Substitutions in

Humicola lanuginosa

Lipase for Addition of Amino Attachment Groups (—NH

2

)

The 3D structure of

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase (SEQ ID NO 6) is available in Brookhaven Databank as 1tib.pdb. The lipase consists of 269 amino acids.

The procedure described in Example 1 was followed. The sequence of

H. lanuginosa

lipase is shown below in the table listing solvent accessibility data for

H. lanuginosa

lipase.

H. lanuginosa

residue numbering is used (1-269), and the active site residues (functional site) are S146, S201 and H258. The synonym TIB is used for

H. lanuginosa

lipase.

The commands performed in Insight (BIOSYM) are shown in the command files makekzone.bcl and makeKzone2.bcl below:

Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone.bcl

1 Delete Subset *

2 Color Molecule Atoms * Specified Specification 255,0,255

3 Zone Subset LYS :lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

4 Zone Subset NTERM :1:N Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

5 #NOTE: editnextline ACTSITE residues according to the

protein

6 Zone Subset ACTSITE :146,201,258 Static monomer/residue 8

Color_Subset 255,255,0

7 Combine Subset ALLZONE Union LYS NTERM

8 Combine Subset ALLZONE Union ALLZONE ACTSITE

9 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to the protein

10 Combine Subset REST Difference TIB ALLZONE

11 List Subset REST Atom Output_File restatom.list

12 List Subset REST monomer/residue Output_File restmole.list

13 Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITE Specified Specification 255,0,0

14 List Subset ACTSITE Atom Output_File actsiteatom.list

15 List Subset ACTSITE monomer/residue Output_File

actsitemole.list

16 #

17 Zone Subset REST5A REST Static Monomer/Residue 5 -

Color_Subset

18 Combine Subset SUB5A Difference REST5A ACTSITE

19 Combine Subset SUB5B Difference SUB5A REST

20 Color Molecule Atoms SUB5B Specified Specification

255,255,255

21 List Subset SUB5B Atom Output_File sub5batom.list

22 List Subset SUB5B monomer/residue Output_File sub5bmole.list

23 #Now identify sites for lys−>arg substitutions and continue

with makezone2.bcl

24 #Use grep command to identify ARG in restatom.list,

sub5batom.list & accsiteatom.list

Comments:

In this case of

H. lanuginosa

(=TIB), REST contains the Arginines Arg133, Arg139, Arg160, Arg179 and Arg 209, and SUB5B contains Arg118 and R125.

These residues are all solvent exposed. The substitutions R133K, R139K, R160K, R179K, R209K, R118K and R125K are identified in TIB as sites for mutagenesis within the scope of this invention. The residues are substituted below in section 2, and further analysis done. The subset ACTSITE contains no lysines.

Non-Conservative Substitutions:

makeKzone2.bcl

1 #sourcefile makezone2.bcl Claus von der Osten 961128

2 #

3 #having scanned lists (grep arg command) and identified

sites for lys−>arg substitutions

4 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

5 Copy Object -To_Clipboard -Displace TIB newmodel

6 Biopolymer

7 #NOTE: editnextline object name according to protein

8 Blank Object On TIB

9 #NOTE: editnextlines with lys−>arg positions

10 Replace Residue newmodel:118 lys L

11 Replace Residue newmodel:125 lys L

12 Replace Residue newmodel:133 lys L

13 Replace Residue newmodel:139 lys L

14 Replace Residue newmodel:160 lys L

15 Replace Residue newmodel:179 lys L

16 Replace Residue newmodel:209 lys L

17 #

18 #Now repeat analysis done prior to arg−>lys, now including

introduced lysines

19 Color Molecule Atoms newmodel Specified Specification

255,0,255

20 Zone Subset LYSx newmodel:lys:NZ Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

21 Zone Subset NTERMx newmodel:1:N Static monomer/residue 10

Color_Subset 255,255,0

22 #NOTE: editnextline ACTSITEx residues according to the

protein

23 Zone Subset ACTSITEx newmodel:146,201,258 Static

monomer/residue 8 Color_Subset 255,255,0

24 Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union LYSx NTERMx

25 Combine Subset ALLZONEx Union ALLZONEx ACTSITEx

26 Combine Subset RESTx Difference newmodel ALLZONEx

27 List Subset RESTx Atom Output_File restxatom.list

28 List Subset RESTx monomer/residue Output_File

restxmole.list

29 #

30 Color Molecule Atoms ACTSITEx Specified Specification

255,0,0

31 List Subset ACTSITEx Atom Output_File actsitexatom.list

32 List Subset ACTSITEX monomer/residue Output_File

actsitexmole.list

33 #

34 #read restxatom.list or restxmole.list to identify sites

for (not_arg)−>lys subst. if needed

Comments:

Of the residues in RESTx, the following are >5% exposed (see lists below): 18,31-33,36,38,40,48,50,56-62,64,78,88,91-93,104-106,120,136,225,227-229,250,262,268. Of these three are Cysteines involved in disulfide bridge formation, and consequently for structural reasons excluded from the residues to be mutated. The following mutations are proposed in

H. lanuginosa

lipase (TIB):

A18K,G31K,T32K,N33K,G38K,A40K,D48K,T50K,E56K,D57K,S58K,G59K, V60K,G61K,D62K,T64K,L78K,N88K,G91K,N92K,L93K,S105K,G106K, V120K,P136K,G225K,L227K,V228K,P229K,P250K,F262K.

Relevant Data for Example 2:

# TIBNOH2O

# residue

area

GLU_1

110.792610

VAL_2

18.002457

SER_3

53.019516

GLN_4

85.770164

ASP_5

107.565826

LEU_6

33.022659

PHE_7

34.392754

ASN_8

84.855331

GLN_9

39.175591

PHE_10

2.149547

ASN_11

40.544380

LEU_12

27.648788

PHE_13

2.418241

ALA_14

4.625293

GLN_15

28.202387

TYR_16

0.969180

SER_17

0.000000

ALA_18

7.008336

ALA_19

0.000000

ALA_20

0.000000

TYR_21

6.947358

CYS_22

8.060802

GLY_23

32.147034

LYS_24

168.890747

ASN_25

8.014721

ASN_26

11.815564

ASP_27

92.263428

ALA_28

18.206699

PRO_29

83.188431

ALA_30

69.428421

GLY_31

50.693439

THR_32

52.171135

ASN_33

111.230743

ILE_34

2.801945

THR_35

82.130569

CYS_36

17.269245

THR_37

96.731941

GLY_38

77.870995

ASN_39

123.051003

ALA_40

27.985256

CYS_41

0.752820

PRO_42

46.258949

GLU_43

69.773987

VAL_44

0.735684

GLU_45

77.169510

LYS_46

141.213562

ALA_47

10.249716

ASP_48

109.913902

ALA_49

2.602721

THR_50

32.012184

PHE_51

8.255627

LEU_52

60.093613

TYR_53

77.877937

SER_54

26.980494

PHE_55

10.747735

GLU_56

112.689758

ASP_57

92.064278

SER_58

32.990780

GLY_59

53.371807

VAL_60

83.563644

GLY_61

69.625633

ASP_62

75.520988

VAL_63

4.030401

THR_64

8.652839

GLY_65

0.000000

PHE_66

0.268693

LEU_67

11.822510

ALA_68

0.537387

LEU_69

30.243870

ASP_70

0.000000

ASN_71

84.101044

THR_72

89.271126

ASN_73

70.742401

LYS_74

98.319168

LEU_75

8.329495

ILE_76

5.197878

VAL_77

0.806080

LEU_78

5.293978

SER_79

0.000000

PHE_80

2.079151

ARG_81

41.085312

GLY_82

1.471369

SER_83

43.794014

ARG_84

100.261627

SER_85

70.607552

ILE_86

59.696865

GLU_87

136.510773

ASN_88

119.376373

TRP_89

102.851227

ILE_90

78.068588

GLY_91

60.783607

ASN_92

45.769428

LEU_93

134.228363

ASN_94

101.810959

PHE_95

41.212212

ASP_96

79.645950

LEU_97

25.281572

LYS_98

88.840263

GLU_99

132.377090

ILE_100

9.135575

ASN_101

63.444527

ASP_102

88.652847

ILE_103

33.470661

CYS_104

11.553816

SER_105

99.461174

GLY_106

40.325161

CYS_107

4.433561

ARG_108

97.450104

GLY_109

1.343467

HIS_110

4.652464

ASP_111

37.023655

GLY_112

29.930408

PHE_113

14.976435

THR_114

10.430954

SER_115

40.606895

SER_116

13.462922

TRP_117

10.747735

ARG_118

114.364281

SER_119

46.880249

VAL_120

13.434669

ALA_121

18.258261

ASP_122

110.753098

THR_123

69.641922

LEU_124

17.090784

ARG_125

73.929977

GLN_126

101.320190

LYS_127

84.450241

VAL_128

6.448641

GLU_129

47.700993

ASP_130

75.529091

ALA_131

11.340775

VAL_132

27.896025

ARG_133

153.136490

GLU_134

132.140594

HIS_135

54.553406

PRO_136

97.386963

ASP_137

22.653191

TYR_138

35.392658

ARG_139

74.321243

VAL_140

10.173222

VAL_141

0.233495

PHE_142

3.224321

THR_143

0.000000

GLY_144

0.000000

HIS_145

4.514527

SER_146

15.749787

LEU_147

40.709171

GLY_148

0.000000

GLY_149

0.000000

ALA_150

0.537387

LEU_151

22.838938

ALA_152

0.268693

THR_153

18.078798

VAL_154

7.254722

ALA_155

0.000000

GLY_156

0.000000

ALA_157

15.140230

ASP_158

41.645477

LEU_159

6.144750

ARG_160

41.939716

GLY_161

68.978180

ASN_162

68.243805

GLY_163

79.181274

TYR_164

36.190247

ASP_165

103.068283

ILE_166

0.000000

ASP_167

24.326443

VAL_168

4.299094

PHE_169

0.466991

SER_170

3.339332

TYR_171

0.000000

GLY_172

0.000000

ALA_173

12.674671

PRO_174

13.117888

ARG_175

10.004488

VAL_176

21.422220

GLY_177

2.680759

ASN_178

21.018063

ARG_179

110.282166

ALA_180

33.210381

PHE_181

4.567788

ALA_182

3.897251

GLU_183

76.354004

PHE_184

71.225983

LEU_185

24.985012

THR_186

47.023815

VAL_187

98.244606

GLN_188

54.152954

THR_189

88.660645

GLY_190

24.792120

GLY_191

10.726818

THR_192

45.458744

LEU_193

16.633211

TYR_194

34.829491

ARG_195

29.030851

ILE_196

1.973557

THR_197

3.493014

HIS_198

1.532270

THR_199

34.785877

ASN_200

39.789238

ASP_201

0.000000

ILE_202

31.168434

VAL_203

29.521076

PRO_204

3.515322

ARG_205

44.882454

LEU_206

51.051746

PRO_207

12.575329

PRO_208

43.259636

ARG_209

113.700233

GLU_210

154.628540

PHE_211

112.505188

GLY_212

30.084938

TYR_213

3.268936

SER_214

12.471436

HIS_215

23.354481

SER_216

16.406200

SER_217

14.665598

PRO_218

17.240993

GLU_219

13.145291

TYR_220

18.718306

TRP_221

39.229233

ILE_222

5.105175

LYS_223

120.739983

SER_224

15.407301

GLY_225

29.306646

THR_226

66.806862

LEU_227

122.682808

VAL_228

60.923004

PRO_229

104.620377

VAL_230

23.398251

THR_231

63.372971

ARG_232

80.357857

ASN_233

89.255066

ASP_234

43.011250

ILE_235

2.114349

VAL_236

45.140491

LYS_237

105.651306

ILE_238

24.671705

GLU_239

116.891907

GLY_240

31.965794

ILE_241

46.278099

ASP_242

28.963699

ALA_243

25.158146

THR_244

98.351440

GLY_245

43.842186

GLY_246

0.700486

ASN_247

3.926274

ASN_248

51.047890

GLN_249

66.699188

PRO_250

132.414047

ASN_251

70.213730

ILE_252

141.498062

PRO_253

59.089233

ASP_254

59.010895

ILE_255

63.298943

PRO_256

78.608688

ALA_257

0.806080

HIS_258

3.761708

LEU_259

50.747856

TRP_260

35.229710

TYR_261

5.440791

PHE_262

36.457939

GLY_263

22.071375

LEU_264

109.148178

ILE_265

2.418241

GLY_266

17.730062

THR_267

68.217873

CYS_268

15.418195

LEU_269

165.990997

Subset REST:

restmole.list

Subset REST:

TIB:5,8-9,13-14,16,18-20,31-34,36,38,40,48-50,56-

66,68,76-79,88,91-93,

TIB:100-107,116-117,119-121,132-134,136,139-142,154-

169,177-185,

TIB:187,189-191,207-212,214-216,225,227-229,241-

244,250,262,268

restatom.list

Subset REST:

TIB:ASP 5:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ASN 8:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:GLN 9:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:PHE 13:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ALA 14:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:TYR 16:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:ALA 18:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:ALA 19:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:ALA 20:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:GLY 31:N,CA,C,O

TIB:THR 32:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:ASN 33:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ILE 34:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:CYS 36:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

TIB:GLY 38:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ALA 40:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:ASP 48:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ALA 49:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:THR 50:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLU 56:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:ASP 57:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:SER 58:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:GLY 59:N,CA,C,O

TIB:VAL 60:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:GLY 61:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASP 62:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:VAL 63:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:THR 64:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLY 65:N,CA,C,O

TIB:PHE 66:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ALA 68:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:ILE 76:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:VAL 77:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:LEU 78:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:SER 79:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:ASN 88:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:GLY 91:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASN 92:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:LEU 93:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ILE 100:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:ASN 101:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ASP 102:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ILE 103:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:CYS 104:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

TIB:SER 105:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:GLY 106:N,CA,C,O

TIB:CYS 107:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

TIB:SER 116:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:TRP 117:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,

CE3,CZ2,CZ3,CH2

TIB:SER 119:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:VAL 120:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:ALA 121:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:VAL 132:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:ARG 133:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLU 134:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:PRO 136:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ARG 139:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:VAL 140:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:VAL 141:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:PHE 142:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:VAL 154:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:ALA 155:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:GLY 156:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ALA 157:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:ASP 158:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:LEU 159:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ARG 160:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLY 161:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASN 162:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,ND2

TIB:GLY 163:N,CA,C,O

TIB:TYR 164:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:ASP 165:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ILE 166:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:ASP 167:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:VAL 168:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:PHE 169:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:GLY 177:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASN 178:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ARG 179:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:ALA 180:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:PHE 181:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ALA 182:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:GLU 183:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:PHE 184:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:LEU 185:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:VAL 187:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:THR 189:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLY 190:N,CA,C,O

TIB:GLY 191:N,CA,C,O

TIB:PRO 207:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:PRO 208:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ARG 209:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLU 210:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:PHE 211:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:GLY 212:N,CA,C,O

TIB:SER 214:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:HIS 215:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:SER 216:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:GLY 225:N,CA,C,O

TIB:LEU 227:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:VAL 228:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:PRO 229:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ILE 241:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:ASP 242:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ALA 243:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:THR 244:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:PRO 250:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:PHE 262:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:CYS 268:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

Subset SUB5B:

sub5mole.list

Subset SUB5B:

TIB:3-4,6-7,10-12,15,22-23,25-30,35,37,39,41-42,44-47,51-

55,67,69-70,

TIB:72,74-75,94-99,108-112,114-115,118,122-126,128-

131,135,137-138,

TIB:186,188,192-195,213,217-219,223-224,230-231,234-235,238-

240,

TIB:245,269

sub5batom.list

Subset SUB5B:

TIB:SER 3:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:GLN 4:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:LEU 6:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:PHE 7:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:PHE 10:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ASN 11:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:LEU 12:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:GLN 15:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:CYS 22:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

TIB:GLY 23:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASN 25:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ASN 26:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,ND2

TIB:ASP 27:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ALA 28:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:PRO 29:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ALA 30:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:THR 35:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:THR 37:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:ASN 39:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:CYS 41:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

TIB:PRO 42:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:VAL 44:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:GLU 45:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE1,OE2

TIB:LYS 46:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

TIB:ALA 47:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:PHE 51:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:LEU 52:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:TYR 53:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:SER 54:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:PHE 55:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:LEU 67:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:LEU 69:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ASP 70:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:THR 72:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:LYS 74:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

TIB:LEU 75:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ASN 94:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:PHE 95:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ASP 96:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,CD2

TIB:LEU 97:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:LYS 98:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

TIB:GLU 99:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:ARG 108:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLY 109:N,CA,C,C

TIB:HIS 110:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:ASP 111:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:GLY 112:N,CA,C,C

TIB:THR 114:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:SER 115:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:ARG 118:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:ASP 122:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:THR 123:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:LEU 124:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ARG 125:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLN 126:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:VAL 128:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:GLU 129:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:ASP 130:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ALA 131:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:HIS 135:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:ASP 137:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:TYR 138:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:THR 186:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLN 188:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:THR 192:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:LEU 193:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:TYR 194:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:ARG 195:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:TYR 213:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:SER 217:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:PRO 218:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:GLU 219:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:LYS 223:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,CE,NZ

TIB:SER 224:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:VAL 230:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:THR 231:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:ASP 234:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ILE 235:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:ILE 238:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:GLU 239:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:GLY 240:N,CA,C,O

TIB:GLY 245:N,CA,C,O

TIB:LEU 269:N,CA,C,O,CB,OXT,CG,CD1,CD2

Subset ACTSITE:

actsitemole.list

Subset ACTSITE:

TIB:17,21,80-87,89-90,113,143-153,170-176,196-206,221-

222,226,246-249,

TIB:251-261,263-267

actsiteatom.list

Subset ACTSITE:

TIB:SER 17:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:TYR 21:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:PHE 80:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:ARG 81:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:GLY 82:N,CA,C,O

TIB:SER 83:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:ARG 84:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:SER 85:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:ILE 86:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:GLU 87:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

TIB:TRP 89:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,CZ2,CZ3,CH2

TIB:ILE 90:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:PHE 113:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

TIB:THR 143:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLY 144:N,CA,C,O

TIB:HIS 145:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:SER 146:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:LEU 147:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:GLY 148:N,CA,C,O

TIB:GLY 149:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ALA 150:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:LEU 151:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ALA 152:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:THR 153:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:SER 170:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

TIB:TYR 171:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:GLY 172:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ALA 173:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:PRO 174:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ARG 175:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:VAL 176:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:ILE 196:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:THR 197:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:HIS 198:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:THR 199:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:ASN 200:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ASP 201:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ILE 202:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:VAL 203:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

TIB:PRO 204:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ARG 205:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,NE,CZ,NH1,NH2

TIB:LEU 206:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:TRP

221:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,CZ2,CZ3,CH2

TIB:ILE 222:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:THR 226:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

TIB:GLY 246:N,CA,C,O

TIB:ASN 247:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ASN 248:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:GLN 249:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,NE2

TIB:ASN 251:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

TIB:ILE 252:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:PRO 253:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ASP 254:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

TIB:ILE 255:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:PRO 256:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

TIB:ALA 257:N,CA,C,O,CB

TIB:HIS 258:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,ND1,CD2,CE1,NE2

TIB:LEU 259:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:TRP

260:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,NE1,CE2,CE3,CZ2,CZ3,CH2

TIB:TYR 261:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

TIB:GLY 263:N,CA,C,O

TIB:LEU 264:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

TIB:ILE 265:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

TIB:GLY 266:N,CA,C,O

TIB:THR 267:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

Subset RESTX:

restxmole.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:14,16,18-20,31-34,36,38,40,48-50,56-66,68,78-

79,88,91-93,

NEWMODEL:104-106,120,136,225,227-229,250,262,268

restxatom.list

Subset RESTX:

NEWMODEL:ALA 14:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:TYR 16:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ,OH

NEWMODEL:ALA 18:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:ALA 19:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:ALA 20:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:GLY 31:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:THR 32:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:ASN 33:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:ILE 34:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2,CD1

NEWMODEL:CYS 36:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

NEWMODEL:GLY 38:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:ALA 40:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:ASP 48:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

NEWMODEL:ALA 49:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:THR 50:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:GLU 56:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD,OE1,OE2

NEWMODEL:ASP 57:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

NEWMODEL:SER 58:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:GLY 59:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL 60:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:GLY 61:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASP 62:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,OD2

NEWMODEL:VAL 63:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:THR 64:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:GLY 65:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:PHE 66:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

NEWMODEL:ALA 68:N,CA,C,O,CB

NEWMODEL:LEU 78:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

NEWMODEL:SER 79:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:ASN 88:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:GLY 91:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:ASN 92:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,OD1,ND2

NEWMODEL:LEU 93:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

NEWMODEL:CYS 104:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

NEWMODEL:SER 105:N,CA,C,O,CB,OG

NEWMODEL:GLY 106:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:VAL 120:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:PRO 136:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

NEWMODEL:GLY 225:N,CA,C,O

NEWMODEL:LEU 227:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2

NEWMODEL:VAL 228:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG1,CG2

NEWMODEL:PRO 229:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

NEWMODEL:PRO 250:N,CA,CD,C,O,CB,CG

NEWMODEL:PHE 262:N,CA,C,O,CB,CG,CD1,CD2,CE1,CE2,CZ

NEWMODEL:CYS 268:N,CA,C,O,CB,SG

Example 10

Providing a Lipase Variant E87K+D254K

The

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase variant E87K+D254K was constructed, expressed and purified as described in WO 92/05249.

Example 11

Lipase-S-PEG 15,000 Conjugate

The lipase variant E87K+D254K-SPEG conjugate was prepared as described in Example 7, except that the enzyme is the

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase variant (E87K+D254K) described in Example 10 and the polymer is mPEG15,000.

Example 12

Immunogenecity Assessed as IgG

1

of Lipase Variant (D87K+D254K) in Balb/C Mice

Balb/c mice were immunized by subcutanuous injection of:

i) 50 μl 0.9% (wt/vol) NaCl solution (control group, 8 mice) (control),

ii) 50 μl 0.9% (wt/vol) NaCl solution containing 25 μg of protein of a

Humicola lanuginosa

lipase variant (E87K+D254K) (group 1, 8 mice) (unmodified lipase variant),

iii) 50% 0.9% (wt/vol) NaCl solution containing a

Humicola lanugoinosa

lipase variant substituted in position D87K+D254K and coupled to a N-succinimidyl carbonate activated mPEG 15,000(group 2, 8 mice) (lipase-SPEG15,000).

The amount of protein for each batch was measured by optical density measurements. Blood samples (200 μl) were collected from the eyes one week after the immunization, but before the following immunization. Serum was obtained by blood clotting, and centrifugation.

The IgG

1

response was determined by use of the Balb/C mice IgG

1

ELISA method as described above.

Results:

Five weekly immunizations were required to elicit a detectable humoral response to the unmodified

Humicola lanuginosa

variant. The antibody titers elicited by the conjugate (i.e. lipase-SPEG15,000 ranged between 960 and 1920, and were only 2 to 4× lower than the antibody titer of 3840 that was elicited by unmodified HL82-Lipolase (figure to the left).

The results of the tests are shown in

FIG. 1

As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, in the light of the foregoing disclosure, many alterations and modifications are possible in the practice of this invention without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is to be construed in accordance with the substance defined by the following claims.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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<210> SEQ ID NO: 1

<211> LENGTH: 840

<212> TYPE: DNA

<213> ORGANISM: bacillus sp.

<220> FEATURE:

<221> NAME/KEY: CDS

<222> LOCATION: (1)...(840)

<400> SEQUENCE: 1

tgg tca ccg aat gac cct tac tat tct gct tac cag tat gga cca caa 48

Trp Ser Pro Asn Asp Pro Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Tyr Gln Tyr Gly Pro Gln

1 5 10 15

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Asn Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Ala Trp Asp Val Thr Arg Gly Ser Ser Thr

20 25 30

caa acg gtg gcg gtc ctt gat tcc gga gtg gat tat aac cac cct gat 144

Gln Thr Val Ala Val Leu Asp Ser Gly Val Asp Tyr Asn His Pro Asp

35 40 45

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Leu Ala Arg Lys Val Ile Lys Gly Tyr Asp Phe Ile Asp Arg Asp Asn

50 55 60

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Asn Pro Met Asp Leu Asn Gly His Gly Thr His Val Ala Gly Thr Val

65 70 75 80

gct gct gat acg aac aat gga att ggc gta gcc ggt atg gca cca gat 288

Ala Ala Asp Thr Asn Asn Gly Ile Gly Val Ala Gly Met Ala Pro Asp

85 90 95

acg aag atc ctt gcc gta cgg gtc ctt gat gcc aat gga agt ggc tca 336

Thr Lys Ile Leu Ala Val Arg Val Leu Asp Ala Asn Gly Ser Gly Ser

100 105 110

ctt gac agc att gcc tca ggt atc cgc tat gct gct gat caa ggg gca 384

Leu Asp Ser Ile Ala Ser Gly Ile Arg Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gln Gly Ala

115 120 125

aag gta ctc aac ctc tcc ctt ggt tgc gaa tgc aac tcc aca act ctt 432

Lys Val Leu Asn Leu Ser Leu Gly Cys Glu Cys Asn Ser Thr Thr Leu

130 135 140

aag agt gcc gtc gac tat gca tgg aac aaa gga gct gta gtc gtt gct 480

Lys Ser Ala Val Asp Tyr Ala Trp Asn Lys Gly Ala Val Val Val Ala

145 150 155 160

gct gca ggg aat gac aat gta tcc cgt aca ttc caa cca gct tct tac 528

Ala Ala Gly Asn Asp Asn Val Ser Arg Thr Phe Gln Pro Ala Ser Tyr

165 170 175

cct aat gcc att gca gta ggt gcc att gac tcc aat gat cga aaa gca 576

Pro Asn Ala Ile Ala Val Gly Ala Ile Asp Ser Asn Asp Arg Lys Ala

180 185 190

tca ttc tcc aat tac gga acg tgg gtg gat gtc act gct cca ggt gtg 624

Ser Phe Ser Asn Tyr Gly Thr Trp Val Asp Val Thr Ala Pro Gly Val

195 200 205

aac ata gca tca acc gtt ccg aat aat ggc tac tcc tac atg tct ggt 672

Asn Ile Ala Ser Thr Val Pro Asn Asn Gly Tyr Ser Tyr Met Ser Gly

210 215 220

acg tcc atg gca tcc cct cac gtg gcc ggt ttg gct gct ttg ttg gca 720

Thr Ser Met Ala Ser Pro His Val Ala Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala

225 230 235 240

agt caa ggt aag aat aac gta caa atc cgc cag gcc att gag caa acc 768

Ser Gln Gly Lys Asn Asn Val Gln Ile Arg Gln Ala Ile Glu Gln Thr

245 250 255

gcc gat aag atc tct ggc act gga aca aac ttc aag tat ggt aaa atc 816

Ala Asp Lys Ile Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Asn Phe Lys Tyr Gly Lys Ile

260 265 270

aac tca aac aaa gct gta aga tac 840

Asn Ser Asn Lys Ala Val Arg Tyr

275 280

<210> SEQ ID NO: 2

<211> LENGTH: 280

<212> TYPE: PRT

<213> ORGANISM: bacillus sp.

<400> SEQUENCE: 2

Trp Ser Pro Asn Asp Pro Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Tyr Gln Tyr Gly Pro Gln

1 5 10 15

Asn Thr Ser Thr Pro Ala Ala Trp Asp Val Thr Arg Gly Ser Ser Thr

20 25 30

Gln Thr Val Ala Val Leu Asp Ser Gly Val Asp Tyr Asn His Pro Asp

35 40 45

Leu Ala Arg Lys Val Ile Lys Gly Tyr Asp Phe Ile Asp Arg Asp Asn

50 55 60

Asn Pro Met Asp Leu Asn Gly His Gly Thr His Val Ala Gly Thr Val

65 70 75 80

Ala Ala Asp Thr Asn Asn Gly Ile Gly Val Ala Gly Met Ala Pro Asp

85 90 95

Thr Lys Ile Leu Ala Val Arg Val Leu Asp Ala Asn Gly Ser Gly Ser

100 105 110

Leu Asp Ser Ile Ala Ser Gly Ile Arg Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gln Gly Ala

115 120 125

Lys Val Leu Asn Leu Ser Leu Gly Cys Glu Cys Asn Ser Thr Thr Leu

130 135 140

Lys Ser Ala Val Asp Tyr Ala Trp Asn Lys Gly Ala Val Val Val Ala

145 150 155 160

Ala Ala Gly Asn Asp Asn Val Ser Arg Thr Phe Gln Pro Ala Ser Tyr

165 170 175

Pro Asn Ala Ile Ala Val Gly Ala Ile Asp Ser Asn Asp Arg Lys Ala

180 185 190

Ser Phe Ser Asn Tyr Gly Thr Trp Val Asp Val Thr Ala Pro Gly Val

195 200 205

Asn Ile Ala Ser Thr Val Pro Asn Asn Gly Tyr Ser Tyr Met Ser Gly

210 215 220

Thr Ser Met Ala Ser Pro His Val Ala Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala

225 230 235 240

Ser Gln Gly Lys Asn Asn Val Gln Ile Arg Gln Ala Ile Glu Gln Thr

245 250 255

Ala Asp Lys Ile Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Asn Phe Lys Tyr Gly Lys Ile

260 265 270

Asn Ser Asn Lys Ala Val Arg Tyr

275 280

<210> SEQ ID NO: 3

<211> LENGTH: 269

<212> TYPE: PRT

<213> ORGANISM: Bacillus lentus

<400> SEQUENCE: 3

Ala Gln Ser Val Pro Trp Gly Ile Ser Arg Val Gln Ala Pro Ala Ala

1 5 10 15

His Asn Arg Gly Leu Thr Gly Ser Gly Val Lys Val Ala Val Leu Asp

20 25 30

Thr Gly Ile Ser Thr His Pro Asp Leu Asn Ile Arg Gly Gly Ala Ser

35 40 45

Phe Val Pro Gly Glu Pro Ser Thr Gln Asp Gly Asn Gly His Gly Thr

50 55 60

His Val Ala Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Leu Asn Asn Ser Ile Gly Val Leu

65 70 75 80

Gly Val Ala Pro Ser Ala Glu Leu Tyr Ala Val Lys Val Leu Gly Ala

85 90 95

Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Val Ser Ser Ile Ala Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Ala

100 105 110

Gly Asn Asn Gly Met His Val Ala Asn Leu Ser Leu Gly Ser Pro Ser

115 120 125

Pro Ser Ala Thr Leu Glu Gln Ala Val Asn Ser Ala Thr Ser Arg Gly

130 135 140

Val Leu Val Val Ala Ala Ser Gly Asn Ser Gly Ala Gly Ser Ile Ser

145 150 155 160

Tyr Pro Ala Arg Tyr Ala Asn Ala Met Ala Val Gly Ala Thr Asp Gln

165 170 175

Asn Asn Asn Arg Ala Ser Phe Ser Gln Tyr Gly Ala Gly Leu Asp Ile

180 185 190

Val Ala Pro Gly Val Asn Val Gln Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Ser Thr Tyr

195 200 205

Ala Ser Leu Asn Gly Thr Ser Met Ala Thr Pro His Val Ala Gly Ala

210 215 220

Ala Ala Leu Val Lys Gln Lys Asn Pro Ser Trp Ser Asn Val Gln Ile

225 230 235 240

Arg Asn His Leu Lys Asn Thr Ala Thr Ser Leu Gly Ser Thr Asn Leu

245 250 255

Tyr Gly Ser Gly Leu Val Asn Ala Glu Ala Ala Thr Arg

260 265

<210> SEQ ID NO: 4

<211> LENGTH: 344

<212> TYPE: PRT

<213> ORGANISM: Arthromyces ramosus

<400> SEQUENCE: 4

Gln Gly Pro Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Val Thr Cys Pro Gly Gly Gln

1 5 10 15

Ser Thr Ser Asn Ser Gln Cys Cys Val Trp Phe Asp Val Leu Asp Asp

20 25 30

Leu Gln Thr Asn Phe Tyr Gln Gly Ser Lys Cys Glu Ser Pro Val Arg

35 40 45

Lys Ile Leu Arg Ile Val Phe His Asp Ala Ile Gly Phe Ser Pro Ala

50 55 60

Leu Thr Ala Ala Gly Gln Phe Gly Gly Gly Gly Ala Asp Gly Ser Ile

65 70 75 80

Ile Ala His Ser Asn Ile Glu Leu Ala Phe Pro Ala Asn Gly Gly Leu

85 90 95

Thr Asp Thr Ile Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Val Gly Ile Asn His Gly Val

100 105 110

Ser Phe Gly Asp Leu Ile Gln Phe Ala Thr Ala Val Gly Met Ser Asn

115 120 125

Cys Pro Gly Ser Pro Arg Leu Glu Phe Leu Thr Gly Arg Ser Asn Ser

130 135 140

Ser Gln Pro Ser Pro Pro Ser Leu Ile Pro Gly Pro Gly Asn Thr Val

145 150 155 160

Thr Ala Ile Leu Asp Arg Met Gly Asp Ala Gly Phe Ser Pro Asp Glu

165 170 175

Val Val Asp Leu Leu Ala Ala His Ser Leu Ala Ser Gln Glu Gly Leu

180 185 190

Asn Ser Ala Ile Phe Arg Ser Pro Leu Asp Ser Thr Pro Gln Val Phe

195 200 205

Asp Thr Gln Phe Tyr Ile Glu Thr Leu Leu Lys Gly Thr Thr Gln Pro

210 215 220

Gly Pro Ser Leu Gly Phe Ala Glu Glu Leu Ser Pro Phe Pro Gly Glu

225 230 235 240

Phe Arg Met Arg Ser Asp Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Asp Ser Arg Thr Ala

245 250 255

Cys Arg Trp Gln Ser Met Thr Ser Ser Asn Glu Val Met Gly Gln Arg

260 265 270

Tyr Arg Ala Ala Met Ala Lys Met Ser Val Leu Gly Phe Asp Arg Asn

275 280 285

Ala Leu Thr Asp Cys Ser Asp Val Ile Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asn Asn

290 295 300

Ala Ala Pro Val Ile Pro Gly Gly Leu Thr Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Val

305 310 315 320

Ser Cys Pro Ser Glu Pro Phe Pro Glu Ile Ala Thr Ala Ser Gly Pro

325 330 335

Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Pro Ala Pro

340

<210> SEQ ID NO: 5

<211> LENGTH: 876

<212> TYPE: DNA

<213> ORGANISM: Humicola lanuginosa DSM 4109

<220> FEATURE:

<221> NAME/KEY: CDS

<222> LOCATION: (1)...(876)

<221> NAME/KEY: sig_peptide

<222> LOCATION: (1)...(66)

<221> NAME/KEY: mat_peptide

<222> LOCATION: (67)...(876)

<400> SEQUENCE: 5

atg agg agc tcc ctt gtg ctg ttc ttt gtc tct gcg tgg acg gcc ttg 48

Met Arg Ser Ser Leu Val Leu Phe Phe Val Ser Ala Trp Thr Ala Leu

-20 -15 -10

gcc agt cct att cgt cga gag gtc tcg cag gat ctg ttt aac cag ttc 96

Ala Ser Pro Ile Arg Arg Glu Val Ser Gln Asp Leu Phe Asn Gln Phe

-5 1 5 10

aat ctc ttt gca cag tat tct gca gcc gca tac tgc gga aaa aac aat 144

Asn Leu Phe Ala Gln Tyr Ser Ala Ala Ala Tyr Cys Gly Lys Asn Asn

15 20 25

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Asp Ala Pro Ala Gly Thr Asn Ile Thr Cys Thr Gly Asn Ala Cys Pro

30 35 40

gag gta gag aag gcg gat gca acg ttt ctc tac tcg ttt gaa gac tct 240

Glu Val Glu Lys Ala Asp Ala Thr Phe Leu Tyr Ser Phe Glu Asp Ser

45 50 55

gga gtg ggc gat gtc acc ggc ttc ctt gct ctc gac aac acg aac aaa 288

Gly Val Gly Asp Val Thr Gly Phe Leu Ala Leu Asp Asn Thr Asn Lys

60 65 70

ttg atc gtc ctc tct ttc cgt ggc tct cgt tcc ata gag aac tgg atc 336

Leu Ile Val Leu Ser Phe Arg Gly Ser Arg Ser Ile Glu Asn Trp Ile

75 80 85 90

ggg aat ctt aac ttc gac ttg aaa gaa ata aat gac att tgc tcc ggc 384

Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe Asp Leu Lys Glu Ile Asn Asp Ile Cys Ser Gly

95 100 105

tgc agg gga cat gac ggc ttc act tcg tcc tgg agg tct gta gcc gat 432

Cys Arg Gly His Asp Gly Phe Thr Ser Ser Trp Arg Ser Val Ala Asp

110 115 120

acg tta agg cag aag gtg gag gat gct gtg agg gag cat ccc gac tat 480

Thr Leu Arg Gln Lys Val Glu Asp Ala Val Arg Glu His Pro Asp Tyr

125 130 135

cgc gtg gtg ttt acc gga cat agc ttg ggt ggt gca ttg gca act gtt 528

Arg Val Val Phe Thr Gly His Ser Leu Gly Gly Ala Leu Ala Thr Val

140 145 150

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Ala Gly Ala Asp Leu Arg Gly Asn Gly Tyr Asp Ile Asp Val Phe Ser

155 160 165 170

tat ggc gcc ccc cga gtc gga aac agg gct ttt gca gaa ttc ctg acc 624

Tyr Gly Ala Pro Arg Val Gly Asn Arg Ala Phe Ala Glu Phe Leu Thr

175 180 185

gta cag acc ggc gga aca ctc tac cgc att acc cac acc aat gat att 672

Val Gln Thr Gly Gly Thr Leu Tyr Arg Ile Thr His Thr Asn Asp Ile

190 195 200

gtc cct aga ctc ccg ccg cgc gaa ttc ggt tac agc cat tct agc cca 720

Val Pro Arg Leu Pro Pro Arg Glu Phe Gly Tyr Ser His Ser Ser Pro

205 210 215

gag tac tgg atc aaa tct gga acc ctt gtc ccc gtc acc cga aac gat 768

Glu Tyr Trp Ile Lys Ser Gly Thr Leu Val Pro Val Thr Arg Asn Asp

220 225 230

atc gtg aag ata gaa ggc atc gat gcc acc ggc ggc aat aac cag cct 816

Ile Val Lys Ile Glu Gly Ile Asp Ala Thr Gly Gly Asn Asn Gln Pro

235 240 245 250

aac att ccg gat atc cct gcg cac cta tgg tac ttc ggg tta att ggg 864

Asn Ile Pro Asp Ile Pro Ala His Leu Trp Tyr Phe Gly Leu Ile Gly

255 260 265

aca tgt ctt tag 876

Thr Cys Leu *

<210> SEQ ID NO: 6

<211> LENGTH: 291

<212> TYPE: PRT

<213> ORGANISM: Humicola lanuginosa DSM 4109

<220> FEATURE:

<221> NAME/KEY: SIGNAL

<222> LOCATION: (1)...(22)

<400> SEQUENCE: 6

Met Arg Ser Ser Leu Val Leu Phe Phe Val Ser Ala Trp Thr Ala Leu

-20 -15 -10

Ala Ser Pro Ile Arg Arg Glu Val Ser Gln Asp Leu Phe Asn Gln Phe

-5 1 5 10

Asn Leu Phe Ala Gln Tyr Ser Ala Ala Ala Tyr Cys Gly Lys Asn Asn

15 20 25

Asp Ala Pro Ala Gly Thr Asn Ile Thr Cys Thr Gly Asn Ala Cys Pro

30 35 40

Glu Val Glu Lys Ala Asp Ala Thr Phe Leu Tyr Ser Phe Glu Asp Ser

45 50 55

Gly Val Gly Asp Val Thr Gly Phe Leu Ala Leu Asp Asn Thr Asn Lys

60 65 70

Leu Ile Val Leu Ser Phe Arg Gly Ser Arg Ser Ile Glu Asn Trp Ile

75 80 85 90

Gly Asn Leu Asn Phe Asp Leu Lys Glu Ile Asn Asp Ile Cys Ser Gly

95 100 105

Cys Arg Gly His Asp Gly Phe Thr Ser Ser Trp Arg Ser Val Ala Asp

110 115 120

Thr Leu Arg Gln Lys Val Glu Asp Ala Val Arg Glu His Pro Asp Tyr

125 130 135

Arg Val Val Phe Thr Gly His Ser Leu Gly Gly Ala Leu Ala Thr Val

140 145 150

Ala Gly Ala Asp Leu Arg Gly Asn Gly Tyr Asp Ile Asp Val Phe Ser

155 160 165 170

Tyr Gly Ala Pro Arg Val Gly Asn Arg Ala Phe Ala Glu Phe Leu Thr

175 180 185

Val Gln Thr Gly Gly Thr Leu Tyr Arg Ile Thr His Thr Asn Asp Ile

190 195 200

Val Pro Arg Leu Pro Pro Arg Glu Phe Gly Tyr Ser His Ser Ser Pro

205 210 215

Glu Tyr Trp Ile Lys Ser Gly Thr Leu Val Pro Val Thr Arg Asn Asp

220 225 230

Ile Val Lys Ile Glu Gly Ile Asp Ala Thr Gly Gly Asn Asn Gln Pro

235 240 245 250

Asn Ile Pro Asp Ile Pro Ala His Leu Trp Tyr Phe Gly Leu Ile Gly

255 260 265

Thr Cys Leu

<210> SEQ ID NO: 7

<211> LENGTH: 32

<212> TYPE: DNA

<213> ORGANISM: R28K oligo

<400> SEQUENCE: 7

gggatgtaac caagggaagc agcactcaaa cg 32

<210> SEQ ID NO: 8

<211> LENGTH: 27

<212> TYPE: DNA

<213> ORGANISM: R169K oligo

<400> SEQUENCE: 8

cgactttatc gataaggaca ataaccc 27

<210> SEQ ID NO: 9

<211> LENGTH: 27

<212> TYPE: DNA

<213> ORGANISM: R169K oligo

<400> SEQUENCE: 9

caatgtatcc aaaacgttcc aaccagc 27

Number	Name	Date
5340735	Christianson et al.	Aug 1994
5621089	Sloma et al.	Apr 1997
5631217	Branner et al.	May 1997
5665587	Aaslyng et al.	Sep 1997
5851811	Welinder et al.	Nov 1998

Number	Date	Country
WO 9210755	Jun 1992	WO
WO 9315189	Aug 1993	WO
WO 9406907	Mar 1994	WO
WO 9617929	Jun 1996	WO

	Number	Date	Country
Parent	PCT/DK98/00046	Feb 1998	US
Child	09/024532		US

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