IL233192A

Ph20 polypeptide variants, formulations and uses thereof

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35 claims: 18 independent, 17 dependent

  1. 1
    233192/4 CLAIMS:1. A modified PH20 polypeptide, comprising one or more amino acid replacements in an unmodified PH20 polypeptide, wherein: the unmodified PH20 polypeptide consists of the sequence of amino acids set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS: 3, 7 and 32-66;at least one of the amino acid replacements is at an amino acid position corresponding to a position selected from among 10, 12, 20, 22, 26, 34, 36, 46, 50, 52, 58, 68, 74, 82, 83, 84, 86, 97, 127, 131, 138, 142, 143, 144, 166, 169, 174, 193,195, 196, 204, 205, 206, 213, 234, 237, 238, 240, 249, 261, 267, 277, 279, 291, 309,310, 314, 315, 317, 318, 347, 367, 375, 376, 399, 401, 407, 416, 419, 421, 431, 433,439, 440, 443 and 445 with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, with the proviso that if the modified PH20 polypeptide includes only a single amino acid replacement, the replacement does not correspond to amino acid replacements V12A or E249Q with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3;co rresponding amino acid positions are identified by alignment of the PH20 polypeptide with the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO:3;the modified PH20 polypeptide exhibits increased stability in the presence of a protein denaturation condition compared to the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the amino acid replacement, wherein at least one of the amino acid replacement(s) at the amino acid position(s) corresponding to position(s) selected from among 10, 12, 20, 22, 26, 34, 36, 46, 50, 52, 58, 68, 74, 82, 83, 84, 86, 97, 127, 131, 138, 142, 143, 144, 166, 169, 174, 193, 195, 196, 204, 205, 206, 213, 234, 237, 238, 240, 249, 261, 267, 277, 279, 291, 309, 310, 314, 315, 317, 318, 347, 367, 375, 376, 399, 401, 407, 416, 419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 440, 443 and 445 with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 confer(s) the increased stability;the modified PH20 polypeptide comprises up to 10 amino acid replacement(s) compared to the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the replacement(s);and increased stability is manifested as increased hyaluronidase activity in the presence of the protein denaturation condition compared to the hyaluronidase activity of the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the amino acid replacement in the presence of the same denaturation condition, and the activity is compared under the same conditions.
  2. 5
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-4 , comprising at least one amino acid replacement selected from among replacement with:G at a position corresponding to position 10;K at a position corresponding to position 12;S at a position corresponding to position 20;T at a position corresponding to position 22;M at a position corresponding to position 26;W at a position corresponding to position 34;N at a position corresponding to position 36;L at a position corresponding to position 46;M at a position corresponding to position 340 233192/4 50;T at a position corresponding to position 52;S at a position corresponding to position 52;C at a position corresponding to position 58;K at a position corresponding to position 58;R at a position corresponding to position 58;N at a position corresponding to position 58;Y at a position corresponding to position 58;P at a position corresponding to position 58;H at a position corresponding to position 58;P at a position corresponding to position 68;E at a position corresponding to position 74;L at a position corresponding to position 82;N at a position corresponding to position 82;V at a position corresponding to position 83;Q at a position corresponding to position 83;S at a position corresponding to position 83;G at a position corresponding to position 83;N at a position corresponding to position 84;A at a position corresponding to position 86;K at a position corresponding to position 86;E at a position corresponding to position 97;L at a position corresponding to position 97;R at a position corresponding to position 127;R at a position corresponding to position 131;L at a position corresponding to position 138;K at a position corresponding to position 142;N at a position corresponding to position 142;P at a position corresponding to position 142;S at a position corresponding to position 142;T at a position corresponding to position 142;G at a position corresponding to position 143;K at a position corresponding to position 143;T at a position corresponding to position 144;Q at a position corresponding to position 166;T at a position corresponding to position 166;L at a position corresponding to position 169;G at a position corresponding to position 174;N at a position corresponding to position 174;Q at a position corresponding to position 193;T at a position corresponding to position 195;N at a position corresponding to position 195;E at a position corresponding to position 196;R at a position corresponding to position 196;P at a position corresponding to position 204;A at a position corresponding to position 205;E at a position corresponding to position 205;I at a position corresponding to position 206;A at a position corresponding to position 213;M at a position corresponding to position 234;T at a position corresponding to position 237;H at a position corresponding to position 238;Q at a position corresponding to position 240;V at a position corresponding to position 249;A at a position corresponding to position 261;K at a position corresponding to position 261;T at a position corresponding to position 267;K at a position corresponding to position 277;H at a position corresponding to position 279;V at a position corresponding to position 279;V at a position corresponding to position 291;E at a position corresponding to position 309;Q at a position corresponding to position 310;Y at a position corresponding to position 314;Y at a position corresponding to position 315;N at a position corresponding to position 317;W at a position corresponding to position 317;D at a position corresponding to position 318;G at a position corresponding to position 347;A at a position corresponding to position 367;R at a position corresponding to position 375;R at a position corresponding to position 376;V at a position corresponding to position 399;E at a position corresponding to position 401;A at a position corresponding to position 407;L at a position corresponding to position 416;K at a position corresponding to position 419;H at a position corresponding to position 421;E at a position corresponding to position 431;T at a position corresponding to position 433;V at a position corresponding to position 433;C at a position corresponding to position 439;P at a position corresponding to position 440;G at a position corresponding to position 443;and N at a position corresponding to position 445, with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3. 341 233192/4
  3. 9
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-8, comprising replacement with P at a position corresponding to position 204 in a PH20 polypeptide with reference to amino acid residue positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.
  4. 10
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-8, comprising replacement with R at a position corresponding to position 58 in a PH20 polypeptide with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.
  5. 11
    A modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-10, comprising a sequence of amino acids set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:83, 88, 93, 94, 101, 144, 148, 158, 171, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 194, 240, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 270, 272, 307, 309, 327, 334, 341, 351, 352, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 424, 426, 430, 434, 436, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 454, 461, 480, 487, 489, 492, 495, 504, 505, 509, 527, 544, 551, 576, 589, 600, 603, 607, 612, 614, 647, 658, 683, 687, 733, 736, 741, 754, 763, 768, 781, 796, 797, 809, 818, 829 or 837, or a sequence of amino acids that contains the at least one amino acid replacement that confers increased stability and exhibits at least 98%, 99% or more sequence identity to a sequence of amino acids set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS: 83, 88, 93, 94, 101, 144, 148, 158, 171, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 194, 240, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 270, 272, 307, 309, 327, 334, 341, 351, 352, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 424, 426, 430, 434, 436, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447,449, 450, 451, 454, 461, 480, 487, 489, 492, 495, 504, 505, 509, 527, 544, 551, 576,589, 600, 603, 607, 612, 614, 647, 658, 683, 687, 733, 736, 741, 754, 763, 768, 781,796, 797, 809, 818, 829 or 837.
  6. 12
    A modified PH20 polypeptide, comprising one or more amino acid replacements in an unmodified PH20 polypeptide, wherein:the unmodified PH20 polypeptide consists of the sequence of amino acids set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, 7 or 32-66;at least one of the amino acid replacement(s) is at an amino acid position corresponding to a position selected from among 1, 15, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39, 48, 63, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 87, 92, 93, 94, 118, 120, 135, 141, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 163, 164, 165, 170, 198, 209, 212, 215, 233, 236, 247,257, 259, 260, 263, 269, 271, 272, 276, 278, 282, 293, 305, 308, 313, 320, 324, 325,326, 328, 353, 359, 371, 377, 380, 389, 392, 395, 405, 409, 410, 418, 425, 436, 437,438, 342 233192/4 441, 442, 446 and 447 with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3;corresponding amino acid positions are identified by alignment of the PH20 polypeptide with the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO:3;the modified PH20 polypeptide exhibits increased hyaluronidase activity that is at least 120% of the hyaluronidase activity compared to the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the amino acid replacement(s), wherein at least one of the amino acid replacement(s) at the amino acid position(s) corresponding to position(s) selected from.among 1, 15, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39, 48, 63, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 87, 92, 93, 94, 118, 120, 135, 141, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 163, 164, 165, 170, 198, 209, 212, 215, 233, 236, 247, 257, 259, 260, 263, 269, 271, 272, 276, 278, 282, 293, 305, 308, 313, 320, 324, 325, 326, 328, 353, 359, 371, 377, 380, 389, 392, 395, 405, 409, 410, 418, 425, 436, 437, 438, 441, 442, 446 and 447 with reference to amino acid positions set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 confer(s) the increased hyaluronidase activity;and the modified PH20 polypeptide comprises up to 10 amino acid replacement(s) compared to the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the replacement(s).
  7. 15
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 12-14 that exhibits at least 2.0-fold of the hyaluronidase activity compared to the PH20 polypeptide not containing the amino acid replacement(s).
  8. 16
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-15, wherein the modified PH20 polypeptide exhibits at least 130%, 135%, 140%, 145%, 150%, 160%, 170%, 180%, 200%, 250%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 500%, 1500%, 2000%, 3000%, 4000%, 5000% or more of the hyaluronidase activity of the unmodified PH20 polypeptide not containing the amino acid replacement(s).
  9. 17
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-16, comprising up to 5 amino acid replacements.
  10. 18
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-17 that is glycosylated.
  11. 19
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-18 that is modified by conjugation to a polymer, for example dextran or PEG, and/or is conjugated to a moiety selected from among a multimerization domain, toxin, detectable label or drug.
  12. 20
    The modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-19 that is Cterminally truncated, whereby the polypeptide is soluble.
  13. 22
    A nucleic acid molecule, encoding a modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-21.
  14. 26
    A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a modified PH20 polypeptide of any one of claims 1-21 in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. 346 233192/4
  15. 29
    The pharmaceutical composition of any one of claims 26-28, wherein the therapeutic agent is selected from among an antibody, an Immune Globulin, a cytokine, a chemotherapeutic agent, a coagulation factor and an insulin.
  16. 30
    The pharmaceutical composition of claim agent is an insulin.
  17. 31
    The pharmaceutical composition of claim agent is an insulin that is a fast-acting insulin.
  18. 32
    The pharmaceutical composition of claim 29, wherein the therapeutic 30, wherein the therapeutic 30, wherein the therapeutic agent is a fast-acting insulin that is a regular insulin or is an insulin analog.
  19. 35
    A pharmaceutical composition of any one of claims 26-34 for use in treating a hyaluronan-associated disease or disorder, or for use in treating diabetes, or for use for treating a tumor or cancer, or for use in delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject. For the Applicants, REINHOLD COHN AND PARTNERS By:½((1 (V Qhivx 347
Independent claims19