Purification and characterization of a high-molecular-weight form of recombinant human Interleukin-2 |
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Authors: | Zafeer Ahmad Doreen Ciolek Yu-Ching E. Pan Hanspeter Michel Fazal R. Khan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Bioprocess Department, Hoffmann-La Roche, 07110 Nutley, New Jersey;(2) Biotechnology Department, Hoffmann-La Roche, 07110 Nutley, New Jersey |
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Abstract: | During purification of recombinant Interleukin-2 (rIL-2) by reversed-phase HPLC, early fractions are discarded due to the presence of an unidentified form of rIL-2. A procedure has been developed to isolate and purify this unidentified form of rIL-2. The purification process involves two chromatography steps and utilizes a Bakerbond Carboxy-Sulfon (CS) column under two different conditions. This material, designated as a high-molecular-weight form of rIL-2 (HMWrIL-2), exhibits lower mobility during SDS-PAGE and has apI which is approximately one unit less than that of rIL-2, but has similar bioactivity to rIL-2. Structural analysis through enzymatic cleavage, HPLC peptide mapping, mass spectrometry, sequencing, and amino acid composition revealed that the difference between these two proteins is a C-terminal extension of 11 amino acids. This extension could be the result of a nonstandard translation event. |
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Keywords: | Interleukin-2 HMWrIL-2 HMWrIL-2 purification and characterization C-terminal extension |
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