Homogeneous preparations of IL-28

• US 7,544,779 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2006
• Issued: 06/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zymogenetics LLC (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)
• Original Assignee: Zymogenetics LLC (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)
• Inventors: Liu, Hong Y., Sheppard, Paul O., Klucher, Kevin M., Bukowski, Thomas R., Brady, Lowell J., Dong, Dennis L., Chan, Chung-leung
• Primary Examiner(s): Bunner; Bridget E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamud; Fozia M
• Application Number:
  US11/549,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20070065406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 970 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 530/351
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/00 Medicinal preparations containing peptides peptides containing beta-lactam rings A61K31/00; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, A61K31/00; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type A61K31/48; containing macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units A61K31/74; medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies A61K39/00; medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients, e.g. peptides as drug carriers, A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/20 Interleukins [IL]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 1/16 for liver or gallbladder disorders, e.g. hepatoprotective agents, cholagogues, litholytics
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 29/00 Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g. antirheumatic agents; Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAID]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/12 Antivirals
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/14 for RNA viruses
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/20 for DNA viruses
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 37/08 Antiallergic agents antiasthmatic agents A61P11/06; ophthalmic antiallergics A61P27/14
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/54 Interleukins [IL]
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/555 Interferons [IFN]
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2319/00 Fusion polypeptide
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/81 Packaged device or kit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/975 Kit

Abstract

Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine mutant proteins can be shown to either bind to their cognate receptor or exhibit biological activity. One type of biological activity that is shown is an antiviral activity.

Claims

1. An isolated polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 1-175 of SEQ ID NO:

123.

2. The polypeptide of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide has anti-hepatitis C activity.

3. The polypeptide of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide further comprises a polyethylene glycol moiety covalently attached N-terminally to the polypeptide.

4. The polypeptide of claim 3 wherein the polyethylene glycol moiety is mPEG propionaldehyde.

5. The polypeptide of claim 4 wherein the mPEG propionaldehyde has a molecular weight of about 20 kD.

6. The polypeptide of claim 4 wherein the mPEG propionaldehyde is linear.

7. A fusion protein comprising a polypeptide that comprises amino acid residues 1-175 of SEQ ID NO:

123 and a polyalkyl oxide moiety.

8. The fusion protein of claim 7 wherein the polyalkyl oxide moiety is polyethylene glycol.

9. The fusion protein of claim 8 wherein the polyethylene glycol is N-terminally or C-terminally attached to the polypeptide.

10. The fusion protein of claim 8 wherein the polyethylene glycol is mPEG propionaldehyde.

11. The fusion protein of claim 8 wherein the polyethylene glycol is branched or linear.

12. The fusion protein of claim 8 wherein the polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight of about 20 kD.

13. A formulation comprising:

an isolated polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 1-175 of SEQ ID NO;

123; and

a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

14. A kit comprising the formulation of claim 13.