title: Characterization of a novel human tumor necrosis factor-alpha mutant with increased cytotoxic activity.
abstract: Various novel recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) mutants were prepared using protein engineering techniques, and their cytotoxic activity was compared with that of the intact form of TNF (intact TNF). Mutant 471 (a TNF mutant molecule with the deletion of 7 amino acids at the amino-terminal and the substitution of Pro8Ser9Asp10 by ArgLysArg) had a 6-fold higher cytotoxic activity against murine L929 cells. The mutant TNF had an increased ability to bind to TNF receptor on murine L929 fibroblasts cells. A cross-linking study revealed that mutant 471 had an increased ability to form an active trimer. Mutant 471 also showed higher cytotoxic activity against human KYM myosarcoma cells and human MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic carcinoma cells. The possible cachectin activity of the mutant was almost the same as that of intact TNF. These results suggest that mutant 471 might be a more promising candidate as an anticancer agent than intact TNF.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Limited, Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masegi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niitsu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D016923:Cell Death; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006801:Humans; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010957:Plasmids; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase