Recombinant protein hydrazides: application to site-specific protein PEGylation |
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Authors: | Thom Jennifer Anderson David McGregor Joanne Cotton Graham |
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Institution: | Almac Sciences, Elvingston Sciences Centre, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, EH33 1EH, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | Here, we describe a novel method for the site-specific C-terminal PEGylation of recombinant proteins. This general approach exploits chemical cleavage of precursor intein-fusion proteins with hydrazine to directly produce recombinant protein hydrazides. This unique functionality within the protein sequence then facilitates site-specific C-terminal modification by hydrazone-forming ligation reactions. This approach was used to generate folded, site-specifically C-terminal PEGylated IFNalpha2b and IFNbeta1b, which retained excellent antiviral activity, demonstrating the utility of this technology in the PEGylation of therapeutic proteins. As this methodology is straightforward to perform, is compatible with disulfide bonds, and is exclusively selective for the protein C-terminus, it shows great potential as general technology for the site-specific engineering and labeling of recombinant proteins. |
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