Pseudomonas exotoxins (PE) and conjugates thereof having lower animal toxicity with high cytocidal activity through substitution of positively charged amino acids
AssigneeThe United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
InventorsIra Pastan, David Fitzgerald, Vijay K. Chaudhary
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Abstract
Improved Pseudomonas exotoxins of low animal toxicity and high cytocidal activity are described. Substitution of positively charged amino acid residues with an amino acid residue without a positive charge provides markedly changed exotoxins. Conjugation of the new exotoxins with suitable targeting agents provides cytocidal specificity for killing desired cellular entities.
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A recombinant mutant Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) having a positively charged amino acid residue in domain 1a substituted by an amino acid residue without a positive charge, so that the mutant PE has a lower animal toxicity compared to the unsubstituted molecule, said mutant PE being selected from the group consisting of a PE in which amino acids 57, 246, 247 and 249 are glutamic acid (PE-Glu-57,246,247,249), a PE in which amino acid 57 is a glutamic acid and amino acids 241-250 are deleted (PE-Glu-57.DELTA.241-250) and a PE in which amino acid 57 is a glutamic acid and amino acids 246, 247, and 249 are glycine (PE-Glu-57-Gly246,247,249).
A recombinant mutant Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) attached to a targeting agent which recognizes a specific site on a cell targeted to be killed selected from the group consisting of IL6 attached to a PE in which amino acids 57, 246, 247 and 249 are glutamic acid (IL6-PE66-4-Glu), an IL6 attached to a PE in which amino acid 57 is glutamic acid and amino acids 246, 247 and 249 are glycine (IL6-PE-Glu-57Gly246,247,249), a TGF.alpha. attached to a PE in which amino acids 57, 246, 247 and 249 are glutamic acid (TGF.alpha.-PE66-4Glu) and CD4 attached to a PE in which amino acid 57 is glutamic acid and amino acids 246, 247 and 249 are glycine (CD4-PE66-4Glu).
A recombinant mutant Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) comprising IL6-domainII-PE40.
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