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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
David J. Reczek, Sudbury, MA (US);
Paul Saftig, Gettorf, DE;
Christine T. Demaria, Franklin, MA (US);
David J. Reczek, Sudbury, MA (US);
Paul Saftig, Gettorf, DE;
Christine T. DeMaria, Franklin, MA (US);
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Biochemical Institute, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, DE;
Abstract
The invention is directed to methods of producing a polypeptide or a variant thereof, wherein the polypeptide or variant thereof is dependent on LIMP-2 for trafficking, localization, stabilization and/or sorting of the polypeptide in the cell. In general, the methods comprise culturing a lysosomal integral membrane protein II (LIMP-2) deficient cell which expresses the polypeptide or the variant thereof under conditions in which the polypeptide or the variant thereof is produced.