具体实施方式
以下配合附图及本发明的较佳实施例,进一步阐述本发明为达成预定发明目的所采取的技术手段。
制备例1、制备含SEC2片段与肌生成抑制素片段的组合物
本实施例所采用的融合蛋白是采用大肠杆菌(E.coli)的pET表达系统表达的载体;较佳的,是选用pET-28a。其中第一多肽“SEC2m”所示是金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素C2具有点突变(point mutation),核酸序列如SEQ ID NO:1所示、蛋白质序列如SEQ ID NO:8(突变点于位点7具有L、位点9具有E、位点13具有V及位点105具有Y);第二多肽“Myo epitope”所示则为肌生成抑制素的抗原决定位,其是肌生成抑制素C端15个氨基酸(如序列SEQ ID NO:14所示;该序列具有高度的保守性,因此多个物种皆具有此序列)具有6个重复片段,其单一片段的核酸序列如SEQ ID NO:2所示。位于pET载体多克隆位点(multiple cloning site,MCS)内的基因序列从N端依序为“SEC2m”、连接子(linker)与“Myo epitope”,如核酸序列SEQ ID NO:3所示。
建立35L发酵培养程序以在50L发酵罐中培养含有SEQ ID NO:3pET载体的大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株。4管5mL菌株在37℃下用LB/氨芐青霉素(Ampicillin)培养基培养过夜,各菌株分别接种到0.2升的LB/氨芐青霉素培养基中,共1升,于37℃持续摇动培养至OD 600为0.3。其后加入至35μL培养基中进行培养,并以每两小时取样测定OD 600为以监测生长曲线的变化,并根据生长曲线进一步选择合适的时间点,加入最终浓度为0.1mM的异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(Isopropylβ-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside,IPTG)诱导大肠杆菌以高度表达融合蛋白,于37℃持续摇动培养3小时,离心回收菌株。通过SDS-PAGE电泳和西方墨点法测定融合蛋白的表达,以确定最佳35L发酵条件。大致上,是将大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)表达的融合多肽在细胞裂解后,进行该融合多肽的萃取与分离,最终获得一组合物(如SEQ ID NO:17所示);由于所述表达蛋白的萃取与分离属于习知技术,在此不再赘述。
实施例1、促进局部肌肉增长试验
本实施例的动物实验所采用的小鼠为“C57BL/6”品系8周龄(12个月龄)的母鼠,对照组和实验组共9只小鼠,实验时间为6个月。自小鼠成长至12个月龄时,开始采用高脂质饲料,并使用含高果糖浆的饮水饲育。饲料及饮水,每两天更换一次,以避免变质。饲料保存于-20℃,高果糖浆则保存于4℃;每两周量测一次体重。实验动物经6个月的喂食后,开始每周以肌肉内注射该组合物一次。取自制备例1的组合物(以生理食盐水将组合物稀释成不同浓度)分别注射于小鼠左后小腿的肌肉成为不同剂量的实验组,右后小腿则为注射生理食盐水(saline);其实验分组如下表1所示。
表1、动物实验分组与组合物的施予方式
实验数据的收集,是每周以游标量尺测量一次、量测肌肉的长径(a)及短径(b)和体重,量测位置为注射药物的位置。将所得数值以椭圆面积计算公式︰「a×b×3.14」,算得肌肉概约截面积,计算范围如图4(A)、4(B)、4(C)、4(G)、4(H)、4(I)上下虚线之间为肌肉体积计算的区域,以进行各实验组间的比较。
(1)比较实验组(左后小腿)及对照组(右后小腿)注射组合物后的肌肉截面积
请参阅图1至图3所示,于第19周时将各实验组与其对照组相比,其中注射高剂量组合物的小腿横截面积相较于高剂量对照组增加了8.19%,接受中剂量组合物的小腿横截面积相较于中剂量对照组增加5.5%,而接受低剂量组合物的横截面积相较于低剂量对照组也增加5.67%。
(2)比较实验组(左后小腿)及对照组(右后小腿)注射组合物后的肌肉体积
请参阅图4,小鼠后腿电脑断层纵截面扫描图及横截面扫描图,各横截面扫描图是相应纵截面扫描图的剖面线标示处的横截面。其中图4中(A)、图4中(B)、图4中(C)、图4中(G)、图4中(H)、图4中(I)虚线之间为计算肌肉体积的范围,将各截面积以积分获得肌肉体积。投药至19周,结束实验,将小鼠牺牲并取其两只小腿,以10%福马林固定,进行电脑断层扫描。
请参阅图5至图7所示,肌肉体积中,低剂量实验组相较于低剂量对照组增加4.6%,中剂量实验组相较于中剂量对照组增加8.5%,高剂量实验组相较于高剂量对照组增加19.2%。由于本试验是以同一小鼠的左后小腿的肌肉为实验组,右后小腿则为对照组,因此结果显示,将本发明的组合物注射于左侧小腿只会造成该侧小腿肌肉增长,另一侧(右侧)小腿的肌肉并无增长,故本发明所述的组合物经由局部施予后仅于该局部产生肌肉增长的效果,并无产生全身肌肉变大的反应。
(3)测量实验组(左后小腿)及对照组(右后小腿)的注射组合物后肌丝纤维粗细情形
于第19周牺牲后并经电脑断层扫描后,将实验小鼠的小腿骨取出,肌肉部分则进行石蜡包埋及切片,并以H-E组织染色比较肌丝纤维粗细。请参阅图8及图9所示,图8为高剂量对照组小鼠后小腿肌丝纤维、图9为高剂量实验组小鼠后小腿肌丝纤维,可知高剂量实验组小鼠肌丝纤维较对照组显著增大。
(4)测量实验组(左后小腿)及对照组(右后小腿)的注射组合物后肌生成抑制素含量分布
于第19周牺牲后并经电脑断层扫描后,将实验小鼠的小腿骨取出,肌肉部分则进行石蜡包埋及切片,并以肌生成抑制素抗体进行免疫组织化学染色(immunohistochemistry,IHC)观察肌生成抑制素含量分布。请参阅图10所示,图10中(A)、图10中(B)、图10中(C)不同剂量的对照组(左后小腿)肌生成抑制素可明显被染色;反观图10中(D)、图10中(E)、图10中(F),无论是低剂量、中剂量、或高剂量实验组(右后小腿)肌生成抑制素的表达明显被抑制。也就是说,无论低剂量、中剂量或是高剂量,同一只老鼠的右小腿(即对照组)的肌生成抑制素浓度高,右小腿肌肉并无明显变大;但同一只小鼠的左小腿(即实验组)的肌生成抑制素被本发明的组合物所抑制,故肌生成抑制素浓度低,左小腿肌肉变大,即本发明所述的组合物具有能够使局部肌肉变大的效果(不受全身血液循环影响)。
(5)比较注射低剂量、中剂量、或高剂量的组合物后体重变化
于第19周时量测体重,请参阅图11所示,无论是低剂量、中剂量、或高剂量实验组在施予组合物之后,各组间体重并没影显著差异。因此,本试验通过局部施予组合物只会在施予部位的局部增大肌肉,并不会造成全身性肌肉增大。
实施例2、减缓或防止局部肌肉因神经损伤导致萎缩的试验
准备10只ICR小鼠(八周龄,购自于乐斯科生技股份有限公司)以正常饲料喂食1周至2周后,分成2组(每组各5只),于实验第1天进行坐骨神经破坏手术使各组小鼠的左腿坐骨神经造成神经损伤(各组小鼠的右腿皆不进行坐骨神经破坏手术),并于第28天牺牲,其中各组分别为:控制组(左腿进行坐骨神经破坏手术,但不给药),实验组(左腿进行坐骨神经破坏手术,且每只小鼠于第1、3、7、14天以肌肉内注射施予本发明制备例1所述的组合物1000ng,最后观察小鼠肌肉萎缩程度来评估本发明的组合物对于减缓或防止肌肉萎缩的效果。
坐骨神经破坏手术是对小鼠施予麻醉剂(腹腔麻醉)后,剔除小鼠手术侧膝盖至臀部的体毛,固定小鼠腿部并以酒精棉消毒手术部位,找到大腿股骨位置,于靠近臀部处开一道平行股骨的切口,剥离肌肉层后可看见平行于股骨的坐骨神经,将坐骨神经挑起,以特殊工具损伤小鼠的坐骨神经后,将其坐骨神经放回原本位置,缝合皮肤后每日观察小鼠的伤口愈合情况、步态变化及整体状态,其目的为模拟神经损伤的状态。
结果显示,于第28天测量其中一只控制组小鼠的左大腿肌肉体积约为1373立方毫米(mm3)、右大腿肌肉体积约为1595mm3,由于右腿未进行坐骨神经破坏手术,故将右大腿肌肉体积做为基准比率1、左大腿肌肉体积比率则为左大腿肌肉体积除以右大腿肌肉体积(如图12控制组所示),显示控制组小鼠左腿肌肉相较于右腿肌肉呈现萎缩现象;另测量其中一只实验组小鼠左大腿肌肉体积约为1888mm3、右大腿肌肉体积约为1705mm3,将右大腿肌肉体积做为基准比率1、左大腿肌肉体积比率则为左大腿肌肉体积除以右大腿肌肉体积(如图12实验组所示),尽管小鼠左腿进行坐骨神经破坏手术但因施予本发明所述的组合物,故显示左腿肌肉并无萎缩现象。
如图13所示,控制组的左大腿/右大腿肌肉体积比率约为0.86(小于1即表示呈现萎缩状态);实验组的左大腿/右大腿肌肉体积比率约为1.11,故实验组相较于控制组因施予本发明所述的组合物而呈现维持肌肉量体积的现象。由此可见,于神经损伤的情况下,经由施予本发明所述的组合物可减少或舒缓局部肌肉萎缩、甚至维持原本肌肉体积的现象。
实施例3、减缓或防止局部肌肉因神经截断导致萎缩的试验
准备10只ICR小鼠(八周龄,购自于乐斯科生技股份有限公司)以正常饲料喂食1周至2周后,分成2组(每组各5只),于实验第1天进行坐骨神经截断手术,并于第28天牺牲,其中各组分别为:控制组(左腿进行坐骨神经截断手术,但不给药),实验组A(左腿进行坐骨神经截断手术,且每只小鼠于第1、3、7、14天以肌肉内注射施予本发明制备例1所述的组合物1000ng,实验组B(左腿进行坐骨神经截断手术,且每只小鼠于第1、3、7、14天以肌肉内注射施予本发明制备例1所述的组合物5000ng,最后观察小鼠肌肉萎缩程度来评估本发明的组合物对于抗肌肉萎缩的效果(以上各组小鼠的右腿皆不进行坐骨神经截断手术)。坐骨神经截断手术方式大略同实施例2,差异在于将坐骨神经挑起后直接截断。
结果显示,于第28天测量控制组小鼠左大腿肌肉体积约为1375mm3、右大腿肌肉体积约为1560mm3,由于右腿未进行坐骨神经破坏手术,故将右大腿肌肉体积做为基准比率1、左大腿肌肉体积比率则为左大腿肌肉体积除以右大腿肌肉体积(如图14控制组所示),显示控制组小鼠左腿肌肉相较于右腿肌肉呈现萎缩,右腿肌肉也无萎缩现象;实验组A小鼠左大腿肌肉体积约为1289mm3、右大腿肌肉体积约为1394mm3,由于右腿未进行坐骨神经破坏手术,故将右大腿肌肉体积做为基准比率1、左大腿肌肉体积比率则为左大腿肌肉体积除以右大腿肌肉体积(如图14实验组A所示),在坐骨神经截断手术后,左腿肌肉萎缩现象显著减缓;实验组B小鼠左大腿肌肉体积约为1958mm3、右大腿肌肉体积约为1869mm3,由于右腿未进行坐骨神经破坏手术,故将右大腿肌肉体积做为基准比率1、左大腿肌肉体积比率则为左大腿肌肉体积除以右大腿肌肉体积(如图14实验组B所示),尽管小鼠左腿历经坐骨神经破坏手术,但因左腿肌肉施予本发明所述的组合物5000ng,并无产生萎缩现象。
如图15所示,控制组的左大腿/右大腿肌肉体积比率约为0.87呈现萎缩状态(小于1即表示呈现萎缩状态);实验组A的左大腿/右大腿肌肉体积比率约为0.92实验组A相较于控制组呈现减缓肌肉萎缩;实验组B的左大腿/右大腿肌肉体积比率约为1.04,实验组B相较于控制组甚至可以维持肌肉体积。由此可见,于坐骨神经截断的情况下,经由施予本发明所述的组合物,除了如实施例2可减少或舒缓局部肌肉萎缩、本实施例3甚至可维持原本肌肉体积的现象。
以上所述仅是本发明的较佳实施例而已,并非对本发明做任何形式上的限制,虽然本发明已以较佳实施例揭露如上,然而并非用以限定本发明,任何熟悉本领域的技术人员,在不脱离本发明技术方案的范围内,当可利用上述揭示的技术内容作出些许更动或修饰为等同变化的等效实施例,但凡是未脱离本发明技术方案的内容,依据本发明的技术实质对以上实施例所作的任何简单修改、等同变化与修饰,均仍属于本发明技术方案的范围内。
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245 250 255
Ser
<210> 5
<211> 266
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 5
Met Tyr Lys Arg Leu Phe Ile Ser His Val Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Leu
1 5 10 15
Ile Leu Val Ile Ser Thr Pro Asn Val Leu Ala Glu Ser Gln Pro Asp
20 25 30
Pro Lys Pro Asp Glu Leu His Lys Ser Ser Lys Phe Thr Gly Leu Met
35 40 45
Glu Asn Met Lys Val Leu Tyr Asp Asp Asn His Val Ser Ala Ile Asn
50 55 60
Val Lys Ser Ile Asp Gln Phe Leu Tyr Phe Asp Leu Ile Tyr Ser Ile
65 70 75 80
Lys Asp Thr Lys Leu Gly Asn Tyr Asp Asn Val Arg Val Glu Phe Lys
85 90 95
Asn Lys Asp Leu Ala Asp Lys Tyr Lys Asp Lys Tyr Val Asp Val Phe
100 105 110
Gly Ala Asn Tyr Tyr Tyr Gln Cys Tyr Phe Ser Lys Lys Thr Asn Asp
115 120 125
Ile Asn Ser His Gln Thr Asp Lys Arg Lys Thr Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly
130 135 140
Val Thr Glu His Asn Gly Asn Gln Leu Asp Lys Tyr Arg Ser Ile Thr
145 150 155 160
Val Arg Val Phe Glu Asp Gly Lys Asn Leu Leu Ser Phe Asp Val Gln
165 170 175
Thr Asn Lys Lys Lys Val Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Asp Tyr Leu Thr Arg
180 185 190
His Tyr Leu Val Lys Asn Lys Lys Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Asn Ser Pro
195 200 205
Tyr Glu Thr Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile Glu Asn Glu Asn Ser Phe Trp
210 215 220
Tyr Asp Met Met Pro Ala Pro Gly Asp Lys Phe Asp Gln Ser Lys Tyr
225 230 235 240
Leu Met Met Tyr Asn Asp Asn Lys Met Val Asp Ser Lys Asp Val Lys
245 250 255
Ile Glu Val Tyr Leu Thr Thr Lys Lys Lys
260 265
<210> 6
<211> 266
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 6
Met Asn Lys Ser Arg Phe Ile Ser Cys Val Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Leu
1 5 10 15
Ile Leu Val Leu Phe Thr Pro Asn Val Leu Ala Glu Ser Gln Pro Asp
20 25 30
Pro Thr Pro Asp Glu Leu His Lys Ala Ser Lys Phe Thr Gly Leu Met
35 40 45
Glu Asn Met Lys Val Leu Tyr Asp Asp His Tyr Val Ser Ala Thr Lys
50 55 60
Val Lys Ser Val Asp Lys Phe Leu Ala His Asp Leu Ile Tyr Asn Ile
65 70 75 80
Ser Asp Lys Lys Leu Lys Asn Tyr Asp Lys Val Lys Thr Glu Leu Leu
85 90 95
Asn Glu Gly Leu Ala Lys Lys Tyr Lys Asp Glu Val Val Asp Val Tyr
100 105 110
Gly Ser Asn Tyr Tyr Val Asn Cys Tyr Phe Ser Ser Lys Asp Asn Val
115 120 125
Gly Lys Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Thr Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly Ile Thr Lys
130 135 140
His Glu Gly Asn His Phe Asp Asn Gly Asn Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Ile
145 150 155 160
Arg Val Tyr Glu Asn Lys Arg Asn Thr Ile Ser Phe Glu Val Gln Thr
165 170 175
Asp Lys Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Asp Ile Lys Ala Arg Asn
180 185 190
Phe Leu Ile Asn Lys Lys Asn Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ser Ser Pro Tyr
195 200 205
Glu Thr Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile Glu Asn Asn Gly Asn Thr Phe Trp
210 215 220
Tyr Asp Met Met Pro Ala Pro Gly Asp Lys Phe Asp Gln Ser Lys Tyr
225 230 235 240
Leu Met Met Tyr Asn Asp Asn Lys Thr Val Asp Ser Lys Ser Val Lys
245 250 255
Ile Glu Val His Leu Thr Thr Lys Asn Gly
260 265
<210> 7
<211> 227
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 7
Glu Ser Gln Pro Asp Pro Thr Pro Asp Glu Leu His Lys Ser Ser Glu
1 5 10 15
Phe Thr Gly Thr Met Gly Asn Met Lys Tyr Leu Tyr Asp Asp His Tyr
20 25 30
Val Ser Ala Thr Lys Val Met Ser Val Asp Lys Phe Leu Ala His Asp
35 40 45
Leu Ile Tyr Asn Ile Ser Asp Lys Lys Leu Lys Asn Tyr Asp Lys Val
50 55 60
Lys Thr Glu Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys Lys Tyr Lys Asp Glu
65 70 75 80
Val Val Asp Val Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Tyr Val Asn Cys Tyr Phe Ser
85 90 95
Ser Lys Asp Asn Val Gly Lys Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Thr Cys Met Tyr
100 105 110
Gly Gly Ile Thr Lys His Glu Gly Asn His Phe Asp Asn Gly Asn Leu
115 120 125
Gln Asn Val Leu Ile Arg Val Tyr Glu Asn Lys Arg Asn Thr Ile Ser
130 135 140
Phe Glu Val Gln Thr Asp Lys Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Asp
145 150 155 160
Ile Lys Ala Arg Asn Phe Leu Ile Asn Lys Lys Asn Leu Tyr Glu Phe
165 170 175
Asn Ser Ser Pro Tyr Glu Thr Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile Glu Asn Asn
180 185 190
Gly Asn Thr Phe Trp Tyr Asp Met Met Pro Ala Pro Gly Asp Lys Phe
195 200 205
Asp Gln Ser Lys Tyr Leu Met Met Tyr Asn Asp Asn Lys Thr Val Asp
210 215 220
Ser Lys Ser
225
<210> 8
<211> 226
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 8
Ser Ser Glu Phe Thr Gly Leu Met Glu Asn Met Lys Val Leu Tyr Asp
1 5 10 15
Asp His Tyr Val Ser Ala Thr Lys Val Met Ser Val Asp Lys Phe Leu
20 25 30
Ala His Asp Leu Ile Tyr Asn Ile Ser Asp Lys Lys Leu Lys Asn Tyr
35 40 45
Asp Lys Val Lys Thr Glu Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys Lys Tyr
50 55 60
Lys Asp Glu Val Val Asp Val Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Tyr Val Asn Cys
65 70 75 80
Tyr Phe Ser Ser Lys Asp Asn Val Gly Lys Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Thr
85 90 95
Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly Ile Thr Lys Tyr Glu Gly Asn His Phe Asp Asn
100 105 110
Gly Asn Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Ile Arg Val Tyr Glu Asn Lys Arg Asn
115 120 125
Thr Ile Ser Phe Glu Val Gln Thr Asp Lys Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Gln
130 135 140
Glu Leu Asp Ile Lys Ala Arg Asn Phe Leu Ile Asn Lys Lys Asn Leu
145 150 155 160
Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ser Ser Pro Tyr Glu Thr Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile
165 170 175
Glu Asn Asn Gly Asn Thr Phe Trp Tyr Asp Met Met Pro Ala Pro Gly
180 185 190
Asp Lys Phe Asp Gln Ser Lys Tyr Leu Met Met Tyr Asn Asp Asn Lys
195 200 205
Thr Val Asp Ser Lys Ser Val Lys Ile Glu Val His Leu Thr Thr Lys
210 215 220
Asn Gly
225
<210> 9
<211> 258
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 9
Met Lys Lys Phe Asn Ile Leu Ile Ala Leu Leu Phe Phe Thr Ser Leu
1 5 10 15
Val Ile Ser Pro Leu Asn Val Lys Ala Asn Glu Asn Ile Asp Ser Val
20 25 30
Lys Glu Lys Glu Leu His Lys Lys Ser Glu Leu Ser Ser Thr Ala Leu
35 40 45
Asn Asn Met Lys His Ser Tyr Ala Asp Lys Asn Pro Ile Ile Gly Glu
50 55 60
Asn Lys Ser Thr Gly Asp Gln Phe Leu Glu Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Lys
65 70 75 80
Lys Phe Phe Thr Asp Leu Ile Asn Phe Glu Asp Leu Leu Ile Asn Phe
85 90 95
Asn Ser Lys Glu Met Ala Gln His Phe Lys Ser Lys Asn Val Asp Val
100 105 110
Tyr Pro Ile Arg Tyr Ser Ile Asn Cys Tyr Gly Gly Glu Ile Asp Arg
115 120 125
Thr Ala Cys Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val Thr Pro His Glu Gly Asn Lys Leu
130 135 140
Lys Glu Arg Lys Lys Ile Pro Ile Asn Leu Trp Ile Asn Gly Val Gln
145 150 155 160
Lys Glu Val Ser Leu Asp Lys Val Gln Thr Asp Lys Lys Asn Val Thr
165 170 175
Val Gln Glu Leu Asp Ala Gln Ala Arg Arg Tyr Leu Gln Lys Asp Leu
180 185 190
Lys Leu Tyr Asn Asn Asp Thr Leu Gly Gly Lys Ile Gln Arg Gly Lys
195 200 205
Ile Glu Phe Asp Ser Ser Asp Gly Ser Lys Val Ser Tyr Asp Leu Phe
210 215 220
Asp Val Lys Gly Asp Phe Pro Glu Lys Gln Leu Arg Ile Tyr Ser Asp
225 230 235 240
Asn Lys Thr Leu Ser Thr Glu His Leu His Ile Asp Ile Tyr Leu Tyr
245 250 255
Glu Lys
<210> 10
<211> 257
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 10
Met Lys Lys Thr Ala Phe Ile Leu Leu Leu Phe Ile Ala Leu Thr Leu
1 5 10 15
Thr Thr Ser Pro Leu Val Asn Gly Ser Glu Lys Ser Glu Glu Ile Asn
20 25 30
Glu Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Lys Ser Glu Leu Gln Arg Asn Ala Leu Ser
35 40 45
Asn Leu Arg Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Tyr Asn Glu Lys Ala Ile Thr Glu Asn
50 55 60
Lys Glu Ser Asp Asp Gln Phe Leu Glu Asn Thr Leu Leu Phe Lys Gly
65 70 75 80
Phe Phe Thr Gly His Pro Trp Tyr Asn Asp Leu Leu Val Asp Leu Gly
85 90 95
Ser Lys Asp Ala Thr Asn Lys Tyr Lys Gly Lys Lys Val Asp Leu Tyr
100 105 110
Gly Ala Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Cys Ala Gly Gly Thr Pro Asn Lys Thr
115 120 125
Ala Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly Val Thr Leu His Asp Asn Asn Arg Leu Thr
130 135 140
Glu Glu Lys Lys Val Pro Ile Asn Leu Trp Ile Asp Gly Lys Gln Thr
145 150 155 160
Thr Val Pro Ile Asp Lys Val Lys Thr Ser Lys Lys Glu Val Thr Val
165 170 175
Gln Glu Leu Asp Leu Gln Ala Arg His Tyr Leu His Gly Lys Phe Gly
180 185 190
Leu Tyr Asn Ser Asp Ser Phe Gly Gly Lys Val Gln Arg Gly Leu Ile
195 200 205
Val Phe His Ser Ser Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Leu Phe Asp
210 215 220
Ala Gln Gly Gln Tyr Pro Asp Thr Leu Leu Arg Ile Tyr Arg Asp Asn
225 230 235 240
Lys Thr Ile Asn Ser Glu Asn Leu His Ile Asp Leu Tyr Leu Tyr Thr
245 250 255
Thr
<210> 11
<211> 258
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 11
Met Lys Lys Leu Ser Thr Val Ile Ile Ile Leu Ile Leu Glu Ile Val
1 5 10 15
Phe His Asn Met Asn Tyr Val Asn Ala Gln Pro Asp Pro Lys Leu Asp
20 25 30
Glu Leu Asn Lys Val Ser Asp Tyr Lys Asn Asn Lys Gly Thr Met Gly
35 40 45
Asn Val Met Asn Leu Tyr Thr Ser Pro Pro Val Glu Gly Arg Gly Val
50 55 60
Ile Asn Ser Arg Gln Phe Leu Ser His Asp Leu Ile Phe Pro Ile Glu
65 70 75 80
Tyr Lys Ser Tyr Asn Glu Val Lys Thr Glu Leu Glu Asn Thr Glu Leu
85 90 95
Ala Asn Asn Tyr Lys Asp Lys Lys Val Asp Ile Phe Gly Val Pro Tyr
100 105 110
Phe Tyr Thr Cys Ile Ile Pro Lys Ser Glu Pro Asp Ile Asn Gln Asn
115 120 125
Phe Gly Gly Cys Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly Leu Thr Phe Asn Ser Ser Glu
130 135 140
Asn Glu Arg Asp Lys Leu Ile Thr Val Gln Val Thr Ile Asp Asn Arg
145 150 155 160
Gln Ser Leu Gly Phe Thr Ile Thr Thr Asn Lys Asn Met Val Thr Ile
165 170 175
Gln Glu Leu Asp Tyr Lys Ala Arg His Trp Leu Thr Lys Glu Lys Lys
180 185 190
Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asp Gly Ser Ala Phe Glu Ser Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe
195 200 205
Thr Glu Lys Asn Asn Thr Ser Phe Trp Phe Asp Leu Phe Pro Lys Lys
210 215 220
Glu Leu Val Pro Phe Val Pro Tyr Lys Phe Leu Asn Ile Tyr Gly Asp
225 230 235 240
Asn Lys Val Val Asp Ser Lys Ser Ile Lys Met Glu Val Phe Leu Asn
245 250 255
Thr His
<210> 12
<211> 241
<212> PRT
<213> Staphylococcus aureus
<400> 12
Met Ile Asn Lys Ile Lys Ile Leu Phe Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu
1 5 10 15
Ser Phe Thr Ser Tyr Ala Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu His Asp Lys Ser Glu
20 25 30
Leu Thr Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Asn Ala Tyr Gly Gln Tyr Asn His Pro
35 40 45
Phe Ile Lys Glu Asn Ile Lys Ser Asp Glu Ile Ser Gly Glu Lys Asp
50 55 60
Leu Ile Phe Arg Asn Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Asn Asp Leu Arg Val Lys
65 70 75 80
Phe Ala Thr Ala Asp Leu Ala Gln Lys Phe Lys Asn Lys Asn Val Asp
85 90 95
Ile Tyr Gly Ala Ser Phe Tyr Tyr Lys Cys Glu Lys Ile Ser Glu Asn
100 105 110
Ile Ser Glu Cys Leu Tyr Gly Gly Thr Thr Leu Asn Ser Glu Lys Leu
115 120 125
Ala Gln Glu Arg Val Ile Gly Ala Asn Val Trp Val Asp Gly Ile Gln
130 135 140
Lys Glu Thr Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr Asn Lys Lys Asn Val Thr Leu Gln
145 150 155 160
Glu Leu Asp Ile Lys Ile Arg Lys Ile Leu Ser Asp Lys Tyr Lys Ile
165 170 175
Tyr Tyr Lys Asp Ser Glu Ile Ser Lys Gly Leu Ile Glu Phe Asp Met
180 185 190
Lys Thr Pro Arg Asp Tyr Ser Phe Asp Ile Tyr Asp Leu Lys Gly Glu
195 200 205
Asn Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Lys Ile Tyr Glu Asp Asn Lys Thr Leu Lys
210 215 220
Ser Asp Asp Ile Ser His Ile Asp Val Asn Leu Tyr Thr Lys Lys Lys
225 230 235 240
Val
<210> 13
<211> 375
<212> PRT
<213> Homo sapiens
<400> 13
Met Gln Lys Leu Gln Leu Cys Val Tyr Ile Tyr Leu Phe Met Leu Ile
1 5 10 15
Val Ala Gly Pro Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Asn Ser Glu Gln Lys Glu Asn
20 25 30
Val Glu Lys Glu Gly Leu Cys Asn Ala Cys Thr Trp Arg Gln Asn Thr
35 40 45
Lys Ser Ser Arg Ile Glu Ala Ile Lys Ile Gln Ile Leu Ser Lys Leu
50 55 60
Arg Leu Glu Thr Ala Pro Asn Ile Ser Lys Asp Val Ile Arg Gln Leu
65 70 75 80
Leu Pro Lys Ala Pro Pro Leu Arg Glu Leu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Asp Val
85 90 95
Gln Arg Asp Asp Ser Ser Asp Gly Ser Leu Glu Asp Asp Asp Tyr His
100 105 110
Ala Thr Thr Glu Thr Ile Ile Thr Met Pro Thr Glu Ser Asp Phe Leu
115 120 125
Met Gln Val Asp Gly Lys Pro Lys Cys Cys Phe Phe Lys Phe Ser Ser
130 135 140
Lys Ile Gln Tyr Asn Lys Val Val Lys Ala Gln Leu Trp Ile Tyr Leu
145 150 155 160
Arg Pro Val Glu Thr Pro Thr Thr Val Phe Val Gln Ile Leu Arg Leu
165 170 175
Ile Lys Pro Met Lys Asp Gly Thr Arg Tyr Thr Gly Ile Arg Ser Leu
180 185 190
Lys Leu Asp Met Asn Pro Gly Thr Gly Ile Trp Gln Ser Ile Asp Val
195 200 205
Lys Thr Val Leu Gln Asn Trp Leu Lys Gln Pro Glu Ser Asn Leu Gly
210 215 220
Ile Glu Ile Lys Ala Leu Asp Glu Asn Gly His Asp Leu Ala Val Thr
225 230 235 240
Phe Pro Gly Pro Gly Glu Asp Gly Leu Asn Pro Phe Leu Glu Val Lys
245 250 255
Val Thr Asp Thr Pro Lys Arg Ser Arg Arg Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys
260 265 270
Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg Cys Cys Arg Tyr Pro Leu Thr Val
275 280 285
Asp Phe Glu Ala Phe Gly Trp Asp Trp Ile Ile Ala Pro Lys Arg Tyr
290 295 300
Lys Ala Asn Tyr Cys Ser Gly Glu Cys Glu Phe Val Phe Leu Gln Lys
305 310 315 320
Tyr Pro His Thr His Leu Val His Gln Ala Asn Pro Arg Gly Ser Ala
325 330 335
Gly Pro Cys Cys Thr Pro Thr Lys Met Ser Pro Ile Asn Met Leu Tyr
340 345 350
Phe Asn Gly Lys Glu Gln Ile Ile Tyr Gly Lys Ile Pro Ala Met Val
355 360 365
Val Asp Arg Cys Gly Cys Ser
370 375
<210> 14
<211> 15
<212> PRT
<213> Homo sapiens
<400> 14
Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg Cys
1 5 10 15
<210> 15
<211> 344
<212> PRT
<213> Homo sapiens
<400> 15
Met Val Arg Ala Arg His Gln Pro Gly Gly Leu Cys Leu Leu Leu Leu
1 5 10 15
Leu Leu Cys Gln Phe Met Glu Asp Arg Ser Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Cys
20 25 30
Trp Leu Arg Gln Ala Lys Asn Gly Arg Cys Gln Val Leu Tyr Lys Thr
35 40 45
Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Glu Cys Cys Ser Thr Gly Arg Leu Ser Thr Ser
50 55 60
Trp Thr Glu Glu Asp Val Asn Asp Asn Thr Leu Phe Lys Trp Met Ile
65 70 75 80
Phe Asn Gly Gly Ala Pro Asn Cys Ile Pro Cys Lys Glu Thr Cys Glu
85 90 95
Asn Val Asp Cys Gly Pro Gly Lys Lys Cys Arg Met Asn Lys Lys Asn
100 105 110
Lys Pro Arg Cys Val Cys Ala Pro Asp Cys Ser Asn Ile Thr Trp Lys
115 120 125
Gly Pro Val Cys Gly Leu Asp Gly Lys Thr Tyr Arg Asn Glu Cys Ala
130 135 140
Leu Leu Lys Ala Arg Cys Lys Glu Gln Pro Glu Leu Glu Val Gln Tyr
145 150 155 160
Gln Gly Arg Cys Lys Lys Thr Cys Arg Asp Val Phe Cys Pro Gly Ser
165 170 175
Ser Thr Cys Val Val Asp Gln Thr Asn Asn Ala Tyr Cys Val Thr Cys
180 185 190
Asn Arg Ile Cys Pro Glu Pro Ala Ser Ser Glu Gln Tyr Leu Cys Gly
195 200 205
Asn Asp Gly Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Ala Cys His Leu Arg Lys Ala Thr
210 215 220
Cys Leu Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Gly Leu Ala Tyr Glu Gly Lys Cys Ile
225 230 235 240
Lys Ala Lys Ser Cys Glu Asp Ile Gln Cys Thr Gly Gly Lys Lys Cys
245 250 255
Leu Trp Asp Phe Lys Val Gly Arg Gly Arg Cys Ser Leu Cys Asp Glu
260 265 270
Leu Cys Pro Asp Ser Lys Ser Asp Glu Pro Val Cys Ala Ser Asp Asn
275 280 285
Ala Thr Tyr Ala Ser Glu Cys Ala Met Lys Glu Ala Ala Cys Ser Ser
290 295 300
Gly Val Leu Leu Glu Val Lys His Ser Gly Ser Cys Asn Ser Ile Ser
305 310 315 320
Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Glu Asp Gln Asp Tyr Ser Phe
325 330 335
Pro Ile Ser Ser Ile Leu Glu Trp
340
<210> 16
<211> 288
<212> PRT
<213> Homo sapiens
<400> 16
Gly Asn Cys Trp Leu Arg Gln Ala Lys Asn Gly Arg Cys Gln Val Leu
1 5 10 15
Tyr Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Glu Cys Cys Ser Thr Gly Arg Leu
20 25 30
Ser Thr Ser Trp Thr Glu Glu Asp Val Asn Asp Asn Thr Leu Phe Lys
35 40 45
Trp Met Ile Phe Asn Gly Gly Ala Pro Asn Cys Ile Pro Cys Lys Glu
50 55 60
Thr Cys Glu Asn Val Asp Cys Gly Pro Gly Lys Lys Cys Arg Met Asn
65 70 75 80
Lys Lys Asn Lys Pro Arg Cys Val Cys Ala Pro Asp Cys Ser Asn Ile
85 90 95
Thr Trp Lys Gly Pro Val Cys Gly Leu Asp Gly Lys Thr Tyr Arg Asn
100 105 110
Glu Cys Ala Leu Leu Lys Ala Arg Cys Lys Glu Gln Pro Glu Leu Glu
115 120 125
Val Gln Tyr Gln Gly Arg Cys Lys Lys Thr Cys Arg Asp Val Phe Cys
130 135 140
Pro Gly Ser Ser Thr Cys Val Val Asp Gln Thr Asn Asn Ala Tyr Cys
145 150 155 160
Val Thr Cys Asn Arg Ile Cys Pro Glu Pro Ala Ser Ser Glu Gln Tyr
165 170 175
Leu Cys Gly Asn Asp Gly Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Ala Cys His Leu Arg
180 185 190
Lys Ala Thr Cys Leu Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Gly Leu Ala Tyr Glu Gly
195 200 205
Lys Cys Ile Lys Ala Lys Ser Cys Glu Asp Ile Gln Cys Thr Gly Gly
210 215 220
Lys Lys Cys Leu Trp Asp Phe Lys Val Gly Arg Gly Arg Cys Ser Leu
225 230 235 240
Cys Asp Glu Leu Cys Pro Asp Ser Lys Ser Asp Glu Pro Val Cys Ala
245 250 255
Ser Asp Asn Ala Thr Tyr Ala Ser Glu Cys Ala Met Lys Glu Ala Ala
260 265 270
Cys Ser Ser Gly Val Leu Leu Glu Val Lys His Ser Gly Ser Cys Asn
275 280 285
<210> 17
<211> 318
<212> PRT
<213> Artificial Sequence
<400> 17
Ser Ser Glu Phe Thr Gly Leu Met Glu Asn Met Lys Val Leu Tyr Asp
1 5 10 15
Asp His Tyr Val Ser Ala Thr Lys Val Met Ser Val Asp Lys Phe Leu
20 25 30
Ala His Asp Leu Ile Tyr Asn Ile Ser Asp Lys Lys Leu Lys Asn Tyr
35 40 45
Asp Lys Val Lys Thr Glu Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys Lys Tyr
50 55 60
Lys Asp Glu Val Val Asp Val Tyr Gly Ser Asn Tyr Tyr Val Asn Cys
65 70 75 80
Tyr Phe Ser Ser Lys Asp Asn Val Gly Lys Val Thr Gly Gly Lys Thr
85 90 95
Cys Met Tyr Gly Gly Ile Thr Lys Tyr Glu Gly Asn His Phe Asp Asn
100 105 110
Gly Asn Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Ile Arg Val Tyr Glu Asn Lys Arg Asn
115 120 125
Thr Ile Ser Phe Glu Val Gln Thr Asp Lys Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Gln
130 135 140
Glu Leu Asp Ile Lys Ala Arg Asn Phe Leu Ile Asn Lys Lys Asn Leu
145 150 155 160
Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ser Ser Pro Tyr Glu Thr Gly Tyr Ile Lys Phe Ile
165 170 175
Glu Asn Asn Gly Asn Thr Phe Trp Tyr Asp Met Met Pro Ala Pro Gly
180 185 190
Asp Lys Phe Asp Gln Ser Lys Tyr Leu Met Met Tyr Asn Asp Asn Lys
195 200 205
Thr Val Asp Ser Lys Ser Val Lys Ile Glu Val His Leu Thr Thr Lys
210 215 220
Asn Gly Leu Glu Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu
225 230 235 240
Ser Arg Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser
245 250 255
Arg Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg
260 265 270
Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg Cys
275 280 285
Asp Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg Cys Asp
290 295 300
Phe Gly Leu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Ser Thr Glu Ser Arg Cys
305 310 315