Abstract:
Disclosed are fusion proteins that include an opioid receptor agonist protein, or a fragment, variant, or an analog thereof fused to a serum protein. Suitable serum proteins for the fusion proteins in albumin, alpha- fetoprotein (AFP) and albumin- AFP hybrid proteins. The fusion proteins have opioid receptor agonist activity. Typically, the fusion proteins may exhibit extended or stabilized opioid receptor agonist activity in vivo or in vitro relative to an opioid receptor agonist that is not fused to the serum protein.
Abstract:
Disclosed are fusion proteins that include albumin fused to a polypeptide that has insulin activity. The fusion proteins may include albumin fused to insulin or an insulin analog. In particular, the fusions proteins may include albumin fused to a single chain insulin analog. The fusion proteins may exhibit extended insulin activity in vivo or in vitro relative to insulin that is not fused to albumin. The fusion proteins may be formulated as aerosol compositions.
Abstract:
Disclosed are fusion proteins that include an opioid receptor agonist protein, or a fragment, variant, or an analog thereof fused to a serum protein. Suitable serum proteins for the fusion proteins in albumin, alpha- fetoprotein (AFP) and albumin- AFP hybrid proteins. The fusion proteins have opioid receptor agonist activity. Typically, the fusion proteins may exhibit extended or stabilized opioid receptor agonist activity in vivo or in vitro relative to an opioid receptor agonist that is not fused to the serum protein.
Abstract:
Disclosed are fusion proteins that include an opioid receptor agonist protein, or a fragment, variant, or an analog thereof fused to a serum protein. Suitable serum proteins for the fusion proteins in albumin, alpha- fetoprotein (AFP) and albumin- AFP hybrid proteins. The fusion proteins have opioid receptor agonist activity. Typically, the fusion proteins may exhibit extended or stabilized opioid receptor agonist activity in vivo or in vitro relative to an opioid receptor agonist that is not fused to the serum protein.
Abstract:
The invention relates generally to fusion proteins comprising at least one therapeutic protein or vaccine antigen and alpha fetoprotein. The therapeutic protein or vaccine antigen can be, for example, a peptide, antibody, fragment thereof, or variant thereof. The therapeutic protein or vaccine antigen is fused to alpha-fetoprotein, an alpha-fetoprotein fragment, or an alpha-fetoprotein variant. Also encompassed by the invention are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins of the invention, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and host cells transformed with such nucleic acids and/or vectors. Methods of making and using the fusion proteins, nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells are also encompassed by the invention.
Abstract:
Disclosed are fusion proteins that include albumin fused to a polypeptide that has insulin activity. The fusion proteins may include albumin fused to insulin or an insulin analog. In particular, the fusions proteins may include albumin fused to a single chain insulin analog. The fusion proteins may exhibit extended insulin activity in vivo or in vitro relative to insulin that is not fused to albumin. The fusion proteins may be formulated as aerosol compositions.
Abstract:
An insulator element shown to be both necessary and sufficient for the enhancer blocking activity in human cells is described. The insulator element of the invention is a 42 base pair DNA molecule having specific enhancer blocking activity for regulation of gene expression. The insulator element has also been shown to be the core binding site for CTCF, a DNA binding protein that is highly conserved in vertebrates. In addition, an insulator element containing CTCF binding sites has been identified in the region of the Igf 2 locus which is methylated exclusively on the paternal allele. Methylation of the insulator sequence abolishes the ability of CTCF to bind to the insulator and results in loss of enhancer-blocking activity.