Table 1 Characteristics of VEA candidates tested with CAMs.

From: High efficacy vasopermeability drug candidates identified by screening in an ex ovo chorioallantoic membrane model

Reagent

Description

Binding Potency

Mol. Wt.*(Daltons)

pI*

PVL 1

Control: NHS76 antibody with an IgG2 constant region. No IL-2 fused to antibody.

100%

142,795.7

8.01

PVL 2

Fusion of wildtype, mature IL-2 (133 amino acids) to the carboxy tail of NHS76 (IgG2).

78.5%

173,595.7

8.48

PVL 5

Fusion of IL-2 residues 1–72 (includes full B-helix) with C-tail of NHS76 (IgG2). Point mutation of lysines 8 and 9 into alanines. Point mutation of cysteine 58 into valine.

160.2%

159,491.4

8

PVL 6

Fusion of IL-2 residues 1–57 (includes partial B-helix corresponding to PEP fragment) to C-tail of NHS76 (IgG2). Point mutation of lysines 8 and 9 into alanines.

78.4%

155,851.2

8.48

PVL 9

Fusion of IL-2 residues 1–51 (does not include B-helix) to C-tail of NHS76 (IgG2). Mutation of lysines 8 and 9 into alanines.

Lot 1:166.6% Lot 2:141.1%

154,353.4

8.48

PVL 10

Fusion of IL-2 residues 22–57 (PEP fragment) to C-tail of NHS76 (IgG2). A GGGGSGGGG linker was included between the NHS76 and the PEP fragment.

90.6%

151,610.4

8.63

  1. *Calculated from the Expasy website. www.expasy.org.