RECOMBINANT AUTO-ACTIVATING PROTEASE PRECURSORS

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APP PUB NO 20130309753A1
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13473566

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A recombinant serine protease precursor that auto-activates in an aqueous buffer to form a mature active enzyme is disclosed. A contemplated precursor contains 1 to about 10 heterologous amino acid residues that function to enhance by at least ten-fold the room temperature rate of auto-lytic bond cleavage to form the active enzyme relative to the auto-lytic cleavage rate of the native enzyme precursor when each precursor is dispersed in an aqueous buffer at an optimal pH value for the proteolytic activity of the protease. Illustrative active enzymes include serine proteases such as thrombin and protein C. A method of preparing and using an enzyme precursor is also disclosed.

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SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY3700 W PINE MALL BLVD FUSZ HALL 3RD FLOOR ST LOUIS MO 63108

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Barranco-Medina, Sergio St. Louis, US 4 2
Di, Cera Enrico Ladue, US 9 6
Pozzi, Nicola Richmond Heights, US 6 4

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