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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) regulates proliferation, differentiation, and function of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Aside from expansion of hematopoietic cells, GM-CSF has shown efficacy in other diseases, including Crohn's disease. While GM-CSF being clinically used in humans, the ability to perform mechanistic studies in murine models is difficult due to the limited availability and rapid clearance of murine GM-CSF in the peripheral blood. To address these issues, we efficiently expressed murine GM-CSF under the control of the AOX1 gene promoter in Pichia pastoris using the Mut(S) strain KM71H. We describe the unique conditions that are required for efficient production by high-density fermentation and purification of mGM-CSF protein. Recombinant mGM-CSF protein was purified by tangential flow ultrafiltration and preparative reverse phase chromatography. To address limited half life or rapid clearance in mice, recombinant murine GM-CSF was modified by lysine-directed polyethylene glycol conjugation (PEGylation). PEG-modified and unmodified proteins were characterized by amino terminus sequence analysis and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Under the mild reaction conditions, the recombinant protein is efficiently modified by PEGylation on an average of 2-3 sites per molecule. In vivo treatment of mice with PEGylated mGM-CSF, but not the unmodified recombinant mGM-CSF, reproduces the potent colony stimulating effects of human GM-CSF in patients on myeloid progenitor populations, as assessed by FACs analysis. This simplified approach for the expression, purification, and modification of a biologically potent form of murine GM-CSF should facilitate the study of central mechanisms of action in murine disease models.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1046-5928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Fermentation, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Half-Life, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Metabolic Clearance Rate, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Pichia, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Polyethylene Glycols, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Propionates, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Protein Sorting Signals, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16213750-Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser...
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
PEGylated murine Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: production, purification, and characterization.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article