Phagemids coexpressing a surface receptor and a surface heterologous protein

• US 5,770,356 A
• Filed: 02/22/1995
• Issued: 06/23/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
• Original Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
• Inventors: Light, James Paul II, Lerner, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Guzo, David
• Application Number:
  US08/387,874
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• Field of Search: 435/69.1, 435/172.1, 435/172.3, 435/320.1, 435/69.7, 435/235.1, 435/5, 435/6, 435/7.1, 435/7.2, 435/29, 435/252.33
• US Class Current: 506/10
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/705 Receptors; Cell surface antigens; Cell surface determinants tumour specific antigens C07K14/4748
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/00 Immunoglobulins [IGs], e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies antibodies with enzymatic activity, e.g. abzymes C12N9/0002
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/44 against material not provided for elsewhere , e.g. haptens, metals, DNA, RNA, amino acids
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/55 Fab or Fab'
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2319/02 containing a signal sequence
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/1037 Screening libraries presented on the surface of microorganisms, e.g. phage display, E. coli display
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/02 involving viable microorganisms
• CPC Class Codes: C40B 40/02 Libraries contained in or displayed by microorganisms, e.g. bacteria or animal cells; Libraries contained in or displayed by vectors, e.g. plasmids; Libraries containing only microorganisms or vectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/56983 Viruses

Abstract

A filamentous phage is described comprising a matrix that includes a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor and a heterodimeric receptor comprised of first and second receptor polypeptides, wherein one of the receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor. Filamentous phage expressing anchored heterodimeric receptors and dimers of heterologous polypeptides where a first subunit of the dimer is fused to a coat protein membrane anchor and the second subunit of the dimer is soluble heteromeric receptor are also described.

Claims

1. A filamentous phage comprising:

a) a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor; and

b) a heterodimeric receptor comprised of first and second receptor polypeptides wherein one of said receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor,

wherein said first and second coat protein membrane anchors are selected from the group consisting of cpllI and cpVIII.

2. The filamentous phage of claim 1 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are not the same.

3. The filamentous phage of claim 1 wherein said heterologous polypeptide is an indicator polypeptide.

4. The filamentous phage of claim 1 further comprising:

c) a dimer having a first subunit of said dimer comprising a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor and a second subunit of said dimer that is soluble.

5. The filamentous phage of claim 2 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are cpVIII and cpIII, respectively.

6. The filamentous phage of claim 3 wherein said indicator polypeptide is alkaline phosphatase.

7. The filamentous phage of claim 4 wherein said first and second subunits are alkaline phosphatase.

8. The filamentous phage of claim 4 wherein said heterologous polypeptide of said first subunit is fused to said coat protein membrane anchor through a linker polypeptide.

9. The filamentous phage of claim 8 wherein said linker peptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.

10. A library of filamentous phage particles wherein each filamentous phage particle comprises:

a) a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor; and

b) a heterodimeric receptor comprised of first and second receptor polypeptides wherein one of said receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor,

wherein said first and second coat protein membrane anchors are selected from the group consisting of cpIII and cpVIII.

11. The library of claim 10 wherein said library contains at least 10⁷ different species of said heterodimeric receptor.

12. The library of claim 10 further comprising:

c) a dimer having a first subunit of said dimer comprising a heterologous polypeptide fused to said first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor and a second subunit of said dimer that is soluble.

13. The filamentous phage of claim 12 wherein said first and second subunits are alkaline phosphatase.

14. The filamentous phage of claim 12 wherein said heterologous polypeptide of said first subunit is fused to said coat protein membrane anchor through a linker polypeptide.

15. The filamentous phage of claim 14 wherein said linker peptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.

16. A method for producing a filamentous phage particle having on the particle surface (i) a first fusion polypeptide and (ii) a heterodimeric receptor consisting of first and second receptor polypeptides, which method comprises the steps of:

a) introducing into a prokaryotic host cell permissive for filamentous phage replication a first vector comprising a nucleotide sequence which expresses said first fusion polypeptide, said first fusion polypeptide comprising a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor;

b) introducing into said prokaryotic host cell a second vector for expressing said heterodimeric receptor comprising a nucleotide sequence which expresses said first and second receptor polypeptides, wherein one of said receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor; and

c) maintaining said prokaryotic host cell containing said introduced first and second vectors under conditions sufficient for filamentous phage production and under conditions sufficient for expression of said first fusion polypeptide and expression of said heterodimeric receptor, thereby forming said phage particle,

wherein said first and second coat protein membrane anchors are selected from the group consisting of cpIII and cpVIII.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are not the same.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein said heterologous polypeptide is an indicator polypeptide.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein said procaryotic host cell produces soluble heterologous polypeptide.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said first vector further comprises:

i) a first nucleotide sequence comprising a nonsense chain termination codon operatively linked downstream to said nucleotide sequence encoding said heterologous polypeptide, wherein said termination codon results in the expression of a soluble heterologous polypeptide, and;

ii) a second nucleotide sequence comprising a tRNA suppressor gene, wherein expression of said suppressor gene allows sufficient translation through said termination codon to result in the expression of a heterologous polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are cpVIII and cpIII, respectively.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein said indicator polypeptide is alkaline phosphatase.

23. The method of claim 19 wherein said procaryotic host is a PhoR mutant which produces soluble alkaline phosphatase.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein said heterologous polypeptide is fused to said coat protein membrane anchor through a linker polypeptide.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein said linker polypeptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.

26. A method for producing a filamentous phage particle containing a surface-exposed heterodimeric receptor having a preselected binding specificity, which method comprises the steps of:

a) providing a library of filamentous phage particles wherein each filamentous phage particle comprises;

i) an indicator polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor; and

ii) a heterodimeric receptor comprised of first and second receptor polypeptides wherein one of said receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor, said heterodimeric receptor able to bind to a preselected ligand;

b) adsorbing members of said provided library onto a plurality of preselected ligand molecules in the solid phase to form a plurality of solid-phase adsorbed phage particles;

c) assaying said solid phase for the presence of said indicator polypeptide, and thereby the presence of a solid-phase adsorbed phage particle containing said surface-exposed heterodimeric receptor having a preselected binding specificity; and

d) recovering said solid-phase adsorbed phage particle that contains said heterodimeric receptor,

wherein said first and second coat protein membrane anchors are selected from the group consisting of cpIII and cpVIII.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are not the same.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein said heterologous polypeptide is an indicator polypeptide.

29. The method of claim 26 further comprising:

iii) a dimer having a first subunit of said dimer comprising an indicator polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor and a second subunit of said dimer that is soluble.

30. The method of claim 27 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are cpVIII and cpIII, respectively.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein said indicator polypeptide is alkaline phosphatase.

32. The method of claim 29 wherein said first and second subunits are alkaline phosphatase.

33. The method of claim 29 wherein said first subunit is fused to said coat protein membrane anchor through a linker polypeptide.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein said linker peptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.

35. A method for detecting the presence of a preselected ligand in a sample comprising the steps of:

a) contacting said sample with a filamentous phage particle comprising;

i) an indicator polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor, and

ii) a heterodimeric receptor comprised of first and second receptor polypeptides wherein one of said receptor polypeptides is fused to a second filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor, said heterodimeric receptor able to bind to said preselected ligand;

to form a ligand binding reaction admixture;

b) maintaining said admixture under conditions sufficient for said heterodimeric receptor to bind to said ligand and form a ligand-filamentous phage particle complex; and

c) detecting the presence of said indicator polypeptide on said complex, thereby detecting said preselected ligand,

wherein said first and second coat protein membrane anchors are selected from the group consisting of cpIII and cpVIII.

36. The method of claim 35 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are not the same.

37. The method of claim 35 wherein said indicator polypeptide is alkaline phosphatase.

38. The method of claim 35 further comprising:

iii) a dimer having a first subunit of said dimer comprising an indicator polypeptide fused to a first filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor and a second subunit of said dimer that is soluble.

39. The method of claim 36 wherein said first and second membrane anchors are cpVIII and cpIII, respectively.

40. The method of claim 38 wherein said first and second subunits are alkaline phosphatase.

41. The method of claim 38 wherein said first subunit is fused to said coat protein membrane anchor through a linker polypeptide.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein said linker peptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.

43. A vector for expressing first and second polypeptide subunits of an alkaline phosphatase dimer which dimer upon expression assembles on the surface of a filamentous phage particle, said vector comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes:

a) a suppressor tRNA gene which expresses a suppressor tRNA molecule; and

b) an expression cassette for expressing said first and second polypeptide subunits, said expression cassette comprising;

i) a transcriptional promoter and transcriptional terminator for producing a messenger RNA transcript that encodes said first and second polypeptide subunits;

ii) a first open reading frame that encodes soluble alkaline phosphatase beginning with a translational initiator and ending with a nonsense chain termination codon selected from the group consisting of amber, ochre and opal; and

iii) a second open reading frame operatively linked downstream to said first open reading frame, said second open reading frame encoding a filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor such that upon suppression of the nonsense chain termination codon by said suppressor tRNA molecule, said first and second open reading frames are translated as one polypeptide, the translated polypeptide being a fusion protein having alkaline phosphatase operatively linked in frame with the filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor,

wherein said coat protein membrane anchor is selected from the group consisting of cpIII and cpVIII.

44. The vector of claim 43 wherein said first and second open reading frames are operatively linked by a nucleotide sequence that encodes a linker polypeptide that operatively links alkaline phosphatase to said filamentous phage coat protein membrane anchor.

45. The vector of claim 44 wherein said linker polypeptide has the amino acid residue sequence in SEQ ID NO:

91.