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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Chemical synthesis in combination with precision polymer modification allows the systematic exploration of the effect of protein properties, such as charge and hydrodynamic radius, on potency using defined, homogeneous conjugates. A series of polymer-modified synthetic erythropoiesis proteins were constructed that had a polypeptide chain similar to the amino acid sequence of human erythropoietin but differed significantly in the number and type of attached polymers. The analogs differed in charge from +5 to -26 at neutral pH and varied in molecular weight from 30 to 54 kDa. All were active in an in vitro cell proliferation assay. However, in vivo potency was found to be strongly dependent on overall charge and size. The trends observed in this study may serve as starting points for the construction of more potent synthetic EPO analogs in the future.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1074-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
371-83
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthetic erythropoietic proteins: tuning biological performance by site-specific polymer attachment.
pubmed:affiliation
Gryphon Therapeutics, 600 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article