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WO1994009028A1
WO1994009028A1 PCT/US1993/009883 US9309883W WO9409028A1 WO 1994009028 A1 WO1994009028 A1 WO 1994009028A1 US 9309883 W US9309883 W US 9309883W WO 9409028 A1 WO9409028 A1 WO 9409028A1
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Peter A. Dephillips
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  • Figure 1 shows the effect of salt on the sorption of recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor to ion exchange resins.
  • the invention is a process for purifying recombinant fibroblast growth factor (rAFGF) from transformed bacterial cells. process is rapid and produces purified rAFGF that is substantially nucleic acids.
  • rAFGF recombinant fibroblast growth factor
  • Naturally-occurring AFGF has been purified to homo from bovine brain through a complex purification procedure (U. S. 4,444,760). Since the supply of natural AFGF is limited, alternati methods of producing large amounts of AFGF have been develope These methods include the use of recombinant DNA techniques.
  • AFGF a cloned AFGF gene in bacterial cells
  • large amounts o rAFGF may be readily produced.
  • Recombinant AFGF has been p by a variety of procdures, such as those described in EPO 293,593 EPO 408,146 A2.
  • heterologous protein Since the gene encoding the heterologous is usually expressed in a foreign host, the heterologous protein ma properties that differ from the native protein. Differences may inc variations in glycosylation patterns, disulfide bonding and tertiary structure. Consequently, purification procedures may require conv
  • ion exchangers bind proteins at Jow salt strength, (0.2 M) and release proteins at high salt strength.
  • the process of the present invention includes an unconventional type of ion exchange chromatography, in which rAFGF is bound to an ion exchange resin at high salt strength. Under these conditions the binding of contaminating proteins and nucleic acids is minimized. The bound rAFGF is then readily purified.
  • a process for recovering substantially pure recombinant p arcoidviicde fidb.roblast growth factor from transformed bacterial cells is
  • the invention is a process for purifying recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor (rAFGF) from transformed bacterial cells.
  • the 0 process is rapid and produces purified rAFGF that is substantially free of nucleic acids.
  • Recombinant AFGF is obtained using standard methodology such as that described in EPO 259,953. Transformed cells are grown, and recombinant AFGF is obtained by collection of the cell culture fluid or by disruption of washed cells.
  • the soluble rAFGF may be diluted to minimize its association with impurities that could inhibit the binding of rAFGF to chromatographic resins.
  • Capture, concentration and initial purification of crude rAFGF is carried out by ion exchange chromatography.
  • the crude rAFGF is diluted with a solution of between about 0.2 M NaCl and about 2 M NaCl.
  • the diluted rAFGF is loaded onto an ion exchange resin.
  • the rAFGF that binds to the ion exchange resin is washed with about 0.9 M NaCl to remove impurities such as nucleic acids and proteins.
  • the bound rAFGF is eluted with about 1.6 M NaCl.
  • the eluted rAFGF is further purified by heparin affinity or heparin analog affinity chromatography. Recombinant AFGF that binds to the affinity resin is washed with about 1 M NaCl to remove impurities. The rAFGF is eluted from the affinity resin with about 1.6 M NaCl.
  • Recombinant AFGF as produced by transformed bacterial cells may be a heterogeneous preparation containing both fiill-length and truncated forms of rAFGF.
  • the fiill-length and truncated forms copurify through the heparin affinity chromatography step.
  • the full-length form may be separated from the truncated forms by hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC).
  • HIC may be carried out by conventional liquid chromatography or by high performancy liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a variety of resins; preferably the resin is a butyl-agarose resin.
  • the rAFGF that is eluted from the heparin affinity resin is diluted with ammonium sulfate (final concentration about 1.6 M) and applied to an HIC resin that has been equilibrated in guanidine and NaCl.
  • the rAFGF is eluted with a reverse salt gradient of about 2 M to about 1 M ammonium sulfate in phosphate-buffered saline.
  • the truncated forms of rAFGF elute ahead of the full-length rAFGF.
  • An aliquot (500 mL) of clarified cell lysate was thawed and divided into five 100 mL samples. The five samples were used to determine lie effects of salts on the sorption of rAFGF to an ion exchange resin.
  • One sample was diluted with PBS so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.13 M.
  • a second sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.6 M.
  • a third sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.8 M.
  • a fourth sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 1.0 M.
  • a fifth sample was diluted with aqueous MgCl2 in PBS so that the final concentration of MgCl2 was about 0.5 M.
  • a bacterial cell paste containing crude rAFGF is suspended in PBS, and the cells are disrupted to yield a cell lysate containing crude rAFGF.
  • the lysate is clarified, and aqueous NaCl is added to the supematant to a final concentration of about 0.6 M.
  • the diluted lysate is loaded onto an ion exchange resin so that the rAFGF binds to the resin.
  • the bound rAFGF is washed with a solution of about 0.9 M NaCl.
  • the bound rAFGF is eluted with a solution of about 1.6 M NaCl.
  • the eluted rAFGF is mixed with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl is about 0.7 M.
  • the diluted rAFGF is loaded onto a heparin affinity resin so that the rAFGF binds to the heparin resin.
  • the bound rAFGF is washed with about 0.6 M NaCl and is then eluted with about 1.6 M NaCl.
  • the eluted rAFGF is further purified by diluting in ammonium sulfate and then loading onto a HIC resin so that the rAFGF binds to the HIC resin.
  • the bound rAFGF is washed with about 0.8 M ammonium sulfate and is then eluted with about 0.05 M sodium phosphate.
  • the eluted rAFGF is dialyzed and concentrated.

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Abstract

A process for recovering substantially pure recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor from transformed bacterial cells is provided.

Description

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TΓΓ E OF THE INVENTION
PROCESS FOR PURIFYING RECOMBINANT GROWTH FAC
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows the effect of salt on the sorption of recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor to ion exchange resins.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This is a continuation-in-part of U. S. S. N.07/961,23
10 October 15, 1992, now pending.
The invention is a process for purifying recombinant fibroblast growth factor (rAFGF) from transformed bacterial cells. process is rapid and produces purified rAFGF that is substantially nucleic acids.
15 Naturally-occurring AFGF has been purified to homo from bovine brain through a complex purification procedure (U. S. 4,444,760). Since the supply of natural AFGF is limited, alternati methods of producing large amounts of AFGF have been develope These methods include the use of recombinant DNA techniques.
20 expressing a cloned AFGF gene in bacterial cells, large amounts o rAFGF may be readily produced. Recombinant AFGF has been p by a variety of procdures, such as those described in EPO 293,593 EPO 408,146 A2.
There may be difficulties associated with the recombi
25 production of proteins. Since the gene encoding the heterologous is usually expressed in a foreign host, the heterologous protein ma properties that differ from the native protein. Differences may inc variations in glycosylation patterns, disulfide bonding and tertiary structure. Consequently, purification procedures may require conv
30 of the heterologous protein to a form more similar to the native pr
Several processes have been developed to extract rAF and convert it into a protein having the characteristics of natural A These processes share common drawbacks and are time-consumin cumbersome and are often low-yielding.
Figure imgf000004_0001
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Many of these processes use ion exchange chromatography. Generally, ion exchangers bind proteins at Jow salt strength, (0.2 M) and release proteins at high salt strength.
The process of the present invention includes an unconventional type of ion exchange chromatography, in which rAFGF is bound to an ion exchange resin at high salt strength. Under these conditions the binding of contaminating proteins and nucleic acids is minimized. The bound rAFGF is then readily purified.
10 SUMMA Y OF THE INVENTION
A process for recovering substantially pure recombinant p arcoidviicde fidb.roblast growth factor from transformed bacterial cells is
15
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a process for purifying recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor (rAFGF) from transformed bacterial cells. The 0 process is rapid and produces purified rAFGF that is substantially free of nucleic acids. Recombinant AFGF is obtained using standard methodology such as that described in EPO 259,953. Transformed cells are grown, and recombinant AFGF is obtained by collection of the cell culture fluid or by disruption of washed cells. The soluble rAFGF may be diluted to minimize its association with impurities that could inhibit the binding of rAFGF to chromatographic resins.
Capture, concentration and initial purification of crude rAFGF is carried out by ion exchange chromatography. Preferably, the crude rAFGF is diluted with a solution of between about 0.2 M NaCl and about 2 M NaCl. The diluted rAFGF is loaded onto an ion exchange resin. The rAFGF that binds to the ion exchange resin is washed with about 0.9 M NaCl to remove impurities such as nucleic acids and proteins. The bound rAFGF is eluted with about 1.6 M NaCl.
The eluted rAFGF is further purified by heparin affinity or heparin analog affinity chromatography. Recombinant AFGF that binds to the affinity resin is washed with about 1 M NaCl to remove impurities. The rAFGF is eluted from the affinity resin with about 1.6 M NaCl.
Recombinant AFGF as produced by transformed bacterial cells may be a heterogeneous preparation containing both fiill-length and truncated forms of rAFGF. The fiill-length and truncated forms copurify through the heparin affinity chromatography step. The full-length form may be separated from the truncated forms by hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC). HIC may be carried out by conventional liquid chromatography or by high performancy liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a variety of resins; preferably the resin is a butyl-agarose resin.
The rAFGF that is eluted from the heparin affinity resin is diluted with ammonium sulfate (final concentration about 1.6 M) and applied to an HIC resin that has been equilibrated in guanidine and NaCl. The rAFGF is eluted with a reverse salt gradient of about 2 M to about 1 M ammonium sulfate in phosphate-buffered saline. The truncated forms of rAFGF elute ahead of the full-length rAFGF.
The following examples illustrate the present invention without, however, limiting its scope.
EXAMPLE 1
Effect of salts on rate of uptake of rAFGF bv ion exchange resin A bacterial cell paste containing crude rAFGF was suspended in phosphate-buffered saline. The cells were disrupted to yield a cell lysate containing about 1.4 mg/mL crude rAFGF. The lysate was clarified by centrifugation, and the supernatant was divided into aliquots and then frozen at -70°C.
An aliquot (500 mL) of clarified cell lysate was thawed and divided into five 100 mL samples. The five samples were used to determine lie effects of salts on the sorption of rAFGF to an ion exchange resin. One sample was diluted with PBS so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.13 M. A second sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.6 M. A third sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 0.8 M. A fourth sample was diluted with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl was about 1.0 M. A fifth sample was diluted with aqueous MgCl2 in PBS so that the final concentration of MgCl2 was about 0.5 M.
An ion exchange resin (here SP-Spherodex) was sluπϊed, washed with PBS and resuspended in PBS. Aliquots (10 mL) of the resin slurry were added to each of the five samples. Changes in the concentration of soluble rAFGF in the samples was determined periodically by reverse phase HPLC.
The results (Figure 1) were unanticipated. Ion exchange resins are routinely used to bind proteins at low concentrations of salt (<0.2 M). The binding of rAFGF to an ion exchange resin in the presence of high concentrations of NaCl or MgCl2 was surprising.
EXAMPLE 2
Purification of rAFGF
A bacterial cell paste containing crude rAFGF is suspended in PBS, and the cells are disrupted to yield a cell lysate containing crude rAFGF. The lysate is clarified, and aqueous NaCl is added to the supematant to a final concentration of about 0.6 M. The diluted lysate is loaded onto an ion exchange resin so that the rAFGF binds to the resin. The bound rAFGF is washed with a solution of about 0.9 M NaCl. The bound rAFGF is eluted with a solution of about 1.6 M NaCl.
The eluted rAFGF is mixed with aqueous NaCl so that the final concentration of NaCl is about 0.7 M. The diluted rAFGF is loaded onto a heparin affinity resin so that the rAFGF binds to the heparin resin. The bound rAFGF is washed with about 0.6 M NaCl and is then eluted with about 1.6 M NaCl.
The eluted rAFGF is further purified by diluting in ammonium sulfate and then loading onto a HIC resin so that the rAFGF binds to the HIC resin. The bound rAFGF is washed with about 0.8 M ammonium sulfate and is then eluted with about 0.05 M sodium phosphate. The eluted rAFGF is dialyzed and concentrated.

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1. A process for purifying recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor from a bacterial cell lysate containing crude recombinant acidic fibroblast growth factor comprising:
(a) diluting the lysate with aqueous NaCl such that the concentration of NaCl in the diluted lysate is about 0.6 M;
(b) mixing the diluted lysate with an ion exchange resin, thus permitting the crude growth factor to bind to the resin;
(c) washing the bound growth factor with about 0.6 M NaCl; and
(d) eluting the bound growth factor with about 1.6 M NaCl.
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