Albumin fusion proteins
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1. An albumin fusion protein comprising a member selected from:
- (a) a Therapeutic protein X and albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(b) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity;
(c) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein said albumin activity is the ability to prolong the shelf life of the Therapeutic protein X compared to the shelf-life of the Therapeutic protein X in an unfused state;
(d) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein said albumin activity is the ability to increase the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X compared to the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X in an unfused state;
(e) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein the fragment or variant comprises the amino acid sequence of amino acids 1-387 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(f) a fragment or variant of a Therapeutic protein X and albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has a biological activity of the Therapeutic Protein X;
(g) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the N-terminus of albumin, or the N-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(h) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the C-terminus of albumin, or the C-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(i) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the N-terminus and C-terminus of albumin, or the N-terminus and the C-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(i) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), which comprises a first Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and a second Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, wherein said first Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is different from said second Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof;
(k) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (i), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is separated from the albumin or the fragment or variant of albumin by a linker; and
(l) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (k), wherein the albumin fusion protein has the following formula;
R1-L-R2;
R2-L-R1;
or R1-L-R2-L-R1,
and further wherein R1 is Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, L is a peptide linker, and R2 is albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18 or a fragment or variant of albumin.
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses albumin fusion proteins. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention are also encompassed by the invention, as are vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention and using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. Additionally the present invention encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising albumin fusion proteins and methods of treating, preventing, or ameliorating diseases, disordrs or conditions using albumin fusion proteins of the invention.
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1. An albumin fusion protein comprising a member selected from:
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(a) a Therapeutic protein X and albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(b) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity;
(c) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein said albumin activity is the ability to prolong the shelf life of the Therapeutic protein X compared to the shelf-life of the Therapeutic protein X in an unfused state;
(d) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein said albumin activity is the ability to increase the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X compared to the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X in an unfused state;
(e) a Therapeutic protein X and a fragment or a variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has albumin activity, and further wherein the fragment or variant comprises the amino acid sequence of amino acids 1-387 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(f) a fragment or variant of a Therapeutic protein X and albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18, wherein said fragment or variant has a biological activity of the Therapeutic Protein X;
(g) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the N-terminus of albumin, or the N-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(h) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the C-terminus of albumin, or the C-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(i) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is fused to the N-terminus and C-terminus of albumin, or the N-terminus and the C-terminus of the fragment or variant of albumin;
(i) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (f), which comprises a first Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and a second Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, wherein said first Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is different from said second Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof;
(k) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (i), wherein the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, is separated from the albumin or the fragment or variant of albumin by a linker; and
(l) a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, and albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, of (a) to (k), wherein the albumin fusion protein has the following formula;
R1-L-R2;
R2-L-R1;
or R1-L-R2-L-R1,
and further wherein R1 is Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, L is a peptide linker, and R2 is albumin comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
18 or a fragment or variant of albumin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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5. An albumin fusion protein comprising a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, inserted into an albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 18 or fragment or variant thereof.
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6. An albumin fusion protein comprising a Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, inserted into an albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from:
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(a) amino acids 54 to 61 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(b) amino acids 76 to 89 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(c) amino acids 92 to 100 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(d) amino acids 170 to 176 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(e) amino acids 247 to 252 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(f) amino acids 266 to 277 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(g) amino acids 280 to 288 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(h) amino acids 362 to 368 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(i) amino acids 439 to 447 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(j) amino acids 462 to 475 of SEQ ID NO;
18;
(k) amino acids 478 to 486 of SEQ ID NO;
18; and
(l) amino acids 560 to 566 of SEQ ID NO;
18. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10, 12, 32)
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26. A method of extending the shelf life of Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, comprising the step of fusing the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, to albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, sufficient to extend the shelf-life of the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, compared to the shelf-life of the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, in an unfused state.
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33. A method of increasing the half-life of Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, comprising the step of fusing the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, to albumin, or fragment or variant thereof, sufficient to increase the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, compared to the half-life of the Therapeutic protein X, or fragment or variant thereof, in an unfused state.
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