IP Library Granted Patent US 10,954,504
Granted Patent B2
US 10,954,504 · App. 16/740,001 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

Preparation of factor Xa derivatives

Inventors: Mark Karbarz (South San Francisco, CA); Pamela B. Conley (Palo Alto, CA); Genmin Lu (Burlingame, CA)
Assignee: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C12N9/6432C07K1/18C07K1/20C07K1/22
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Patent No.
US 10,954,504
App. No.
16/740,001
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods for manufacturing a fXa derivative protein at large scale leading to high yield of highly pure protein product. The method may include adding a detergent to a sample that contains a polynucleotide construct encoding the protein and purifying the protein through a soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI)-based affinity chromatograph, an ion exchange and mixed mode chromatograph and a hydrophobic interaction.

Claims (18)

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a plurality of two-chain polypeptides obtainable by processing a precursor comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 and comprising a light chain and a heavy chain, wherein:

about 35%-60% of the light chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4;

about 20%-60% of the heavy chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5;

about 40%-60% of the heavy chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; and

less than 10% of heavy chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.

2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein less than 5% of the heavy chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.

3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein less than 3% of heavy chains consist of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.

4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , which does not include soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI).

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein about 0.1%-1.5% of the two-chain polypeptides have a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.

6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein about 2%-8% of the two-chain polypeptides have a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein about 30%-70% of the heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 has two O-linked glycosylations.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein about 30%-70% of the heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 has one O-linked glycosylation.

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein at least about 90% of the heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 has one O-linked glycosylation.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the preparation is lyophilized.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising L-arginine HCl or L-arginine acetate.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising sucrose.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising mannitol.

14. A method for reversing or inhibiting anticoagulation in a patient undergoing an anticoagulation treatment with a factor Xa inhibitor, comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2022
From: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: ALEXION PHARMA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS UNLIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060799/0729 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054920/0739 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
To: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 054921/0131 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: ALEXION PHARMA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS UNLIMITED COMPANY
To: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 054922/0857 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2020
From: KARBARZ, MARK; CONLEY, PAMELA B.; LU, GENMIN
To: PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051574/0465 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15626813 · Jun 19, 2017
Provisional Application 62351841 · Jun 17, 2016
Related Publication 20200208131A1 · Jul 2, 2020