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Purification of chimeric proteins containing an IL-2 moiety by receptor-affinity chromatography

US5149788A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1988
Grant dateSep 22, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/814
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods are provided for the purification of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and chimeric proteins containing an IL-2 moiety from a wide variety of sources, including synthetic mixtures, cell culture conditioned medium and mammalian and bacterial recombinant expression systems. The methods of the invention employ IL-2 receptor-affinity adsorbents in which soluble IL-2 receptors have been immobilized on solid supports. Through the use of these affinity adsorbents, highly purified IL-2 and chimeric proteins containing an IL-2 moiety can be produced in a single step from bacterial extracts or conditioned medium. The proteins thus purified are largely free of aggregated forms, which are often present when other purification methods are used.

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