Chiron Corporation

Cetus Corporation

Cetus Oncology Corporation

Martha B Ladner

Ernest S Kawasaki

Mazie Yee Coyne

Kirston E Koths

Robert F Halenbeck

George A Martin

Janelle N Van Arsdell

Janelle A Noble

Alice M Wang

Peter Ralph

David F Mark

Abla A Creasey

Leo S Lin

Jaime A Escobedo

Varavani J Dwarki

Mary Kim Warren

Mary K Warren

Shang-Zhen Zhou

Ernest S Kaswasaki

Mazie Y Coyne

The invention provides a method for producing purified replication-defective recombinant AAV virions. The method comprises introducing into a suitable host cell an AAV vector, an AAV helper construct and an adenoplasmid accessory construct into the host cell. The adenoplasmid accessory plasmid is composed adenovirus plasmid DNA unable to be packaged into adenoviral particles because it lacks packaging signal sequence(s) or it contains additional sequences making it too large to package. The host cell is cultured to produce crude rAAV virions and then lysed. The resulting cell lysate is applied to a chromatographic column containing sulfonated cellulose or subjected to cesium chloride equilibrium gradient centrifugation and the purified rAAV virions are recovered.

Materials and methods for simplified AAV production

A colony stimulating factor, CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in regulating the immune system, is a lymphokine useful in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein. Both &ldquo;long&rdquo; and &ldquo;short&rdquo; forms of this protein and muteins corresponding to the cDNA-encoded forms are disclosed.

DNA encoding N&nabla;2 CSF-1 (short form) and carboxy truncated fragment thereof

A colony stimulating factor, CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in regulating the immune system. is a lymphokine useful in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein. Both 'long' and 'short' forms of this protein and muteins corresponding to the cDNA-encoded forms are disclosed.

Point mutants of N.gradient.2 CSF-1 and carboxy truncated fragments

A colony stimulating factor, CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in regulating the immune system is a lymphokine useful in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein. Both 'long' and 'short' forms of this protein and muteins corresponding to the cDNA-encoded forms are disclosed.

DNA encoding NV2 (long form) and carboxy truncated fragments thereof

N.gradient.2-CSF-1(long form) and carboxy truncated fragments thereof

N.gradient.2 CSF-1 (short form) and carboxy truncated fragments thereof

DNA for new forms of CSF-1 are provided which relate to N-terminal and C-terminal truncations. Specifically, N-.gradient.3 terminal truncations of the short and long forms of CSF-1 have been found to be particularly advantageous. These forms may have a C-terminal truncation at a variety of different amino acids beyond position 149.

DNA encoding N- and C- terminally truncated colony stimulating factor-1

New forms of CSF-1 are provided which relate to N-terminal truncations. Specifically, N-.gradient.3 terminal truncations of the long form of CSF-1 have been found to be particularly advantageous. These forms may have a C-terminal truncation at a variety of different amino acids beyond position 150.

N- 3 deletion mutants of the long form of CSF-1

New forms of CSF-1 are provided which relate to N-terminal truncations. Specifically, N-.gradient.3 terminal truncations of the short form of CSF-1 have been found to be particularly advantageous. These forms may have a C-terminal truncation at a variety of different amino acids beyond position 150.

N-.gradient.3 deletion mutants of the short form of CSF-1

DNA encoding various forms of colony stimulating factor-1

A colony stimulating factor. CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein.

Recombinant colony stimulating factor-1

A colony stimulating factor, CSF-1, is a lymphokine useful in overcoming the immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy or resulting from other causes. CSF-1 is obtained in usable amounts by recombinant methods, including cloning and expression of the murine and human DNA sequences encoding this protein.

DNA encoding for CSF-1 and accompanying recombinant systems

Human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been prepared using recombinant methods. A human promyelocytic leukemia cell line has been induced using an improved induction procedure, and the TNF purified to homogeneity. Methods, vectors, and cells useful in obtaining human TNF in practical amounts are disclosed. Muteins having N-terminal deletions, which muteins have superior biological activity, are also disclosed.

Human tumor necrosis factor

Human Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been prepared using recombinant methods. A human promyelocytic leukemia cell line has been induced using an improved induction procedure, and the TNF purified to homogeneity. Methods, vectors, and cells useful in obtaining human TNF in practical amounts are disclosed. Muteins having N-terminal deletions, which muteins have superior biological activity, are also disclosed.

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Oakland, CA, United States of America

Martha B Ladner