MEN 11300 is a hybrid glycoprotein of 297 amino acids obtained by fusion of
the cDNA encoding GM-CSF with the cDNA encoding EPO followed by
transfection of the hybrid gene into CHO cells. The oligonucleotide
construct incorporated a spacing sequence between the two individual cDNAs
which encodes eight amino acids constituting a linker peptide intended to
separate the GM-CSF and EPO moieties. The recombinant MEN 11300 protein was
submitted to a detailed structural characterization including the
verification of the entire amino acid sequence, the assignment of the
disulfide bridges pattern, the identification of the glycosylation sites
and the definition of the glycosidic moiety, including site-specificity.
Partial processing of the C-terminal Arg residue and the occurrence of
N-glycosylation sites at Asn27, Asn155, Asn169, Asn214 were established.
Moreover, O-glycosylation at Ser257 and at the N-terminal region was also
detected. A large heterogeneity was observed in the N-glycans due to the
presence of differently sialylated and fucosylated branched complex type
oligosaccharides whereas O-linked glycans were constituted by GalGalNAc
chains with a different number of sialic acids. The disulfide bridges
pattern was established by direct FABMS analysis of the proteolytic digests
or by ESMS analysis of HPLC purified fractions. Pairing of the eight
cysteine residues resulted in Cys54-Cys96, Cys88-Cys121, Cys138-Cys292, and
Cys160-Cys164. This S-S bridges pattern is identical to that occurring in
the individual natural GM-CSF and EPO, thus showing that the two protein
moieties in MEN 11300 can independently acquire their native
three-dimensional structure.
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