US2007010442A1PendingUtilityA1

Inhibitor of vascular endothelial cell growth factor

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 25, 1993Filed: Mar 14, 2006Published: Jan 11, 2007
Est. expiryMar 25, 2013(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C07K 14/715A61K 38/00A61P 9/00A61P 43/00C07K 14/71
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Abstract

The vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors of the present invention are naturally occurring or recombinantly engineered soluble forms with or without a C-terminal transmembrane region of the receptor for VEGF, a very selective growth factor for endothelial cells. The soluble forms of the receptors will bind the growth factor with high affinity but do not result in signal transduction. These soluble forms of the receptor bind VEGF and inhibit its function.

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1 . A soluble VEGF inhibitor in substantially pure form which specifically binds VEGF and inhibits cellular VEGF receptor activity.  
     
     
         2 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor according to  claim 1  wherein the soluble VEGF receptor is selected from the group consisting of sVEGF-RI, sVEGF-RII, sVEGF-RTMI and sVEGF-RTMII.  
     
     
         3 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor of  claim 2  corresponding to sVEGF-RI comprising the amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Met Val Ser Tyr Trp Asp Thr Gly 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:6) 
                     
                 
                   Val Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Leu Ser 
                 
                   Cys Leu Leu Leu Thr Gly Ser Ser 
                 
                   Ser Gly Ser Lys Leu Lys Asp Pro 
                 
                   Glu Leu Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Gln 
                 
                   His Ile Met Gln Ala Gly Gln Thr 
                 
                   Leu His Leu Gln Cys Arg Gly Glu 
                 
                   Ala Ala His Lys Trp Ser Leu Pro 
                 
                   Glu Met Val Ser Lys Glu Ser Glu 
                 
                   Arg Leu Ser Ile Thr Lys Ser Ala 
                 
                   Cys Gly Arg Asn Gly Lys Gln Phe 
                 
                   Cys Ser Thr Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr 
                 
                   Ala Gln Ala Asn His Thr Gly Phe 
                 
                   Tyr Ser Cys Lys Tyr Leu Ala Val 
                 
                   Pro Thr Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Thr 
                 
                   Glu Ser Ala Ile Tyr Ile Phe Ile 
                 
                   Ser Asp Thr Gly Arg Pro Phe Val 
                 
                   Glu Met Tyr Ser Glu Ile Pro Glu 
                 
                   Ile Ile His Met Thr Glu Gly Arg 
                 
                   Glu Leu Val Ile Pro Cys Arg Val 
                 
                   Thr Ser Pro Asn Ile Thr Val Thr 
                 
                   Leu Lys Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Thr 
                 
                   Leu Ile Pro Asp Gly Lys Arg Ile 
                 
                   Ile Trp Asp Ser Arg Lys Gly Phe 
                 
                   Ile Ile Ser Asn Ala Thr Tyr Lys 
                 
                   Glu Ile Gly Leu Leu Thr Cys Glu 
                 
                   Ala Thr Val Asn Gly His Leu Tyr 
                 
                   Lys Thr Asn Tyr Leu Thr His Arg 
                 
                   Gln Thr Asn Thr Ile Ile Asp Val 
                 
                   Gln Ile Ser Thr Pro Arg Pro Val 
                 
                   Lys Leu Leu Arg Gly His Thr Leu 
                 
                   Val Leu Asn Cys Thr Ala Thr Thr 
                 
                   Pro Leu Asn Thr Arg Val Gln Met 
                 
                   Thr Trp Ser Tyr Pro Asp Glu Lys 
                 
                   Asn Lys Arg Ala Ser Val Arg Arg 
                 
                   Arg Ile Asp Gln Ser Asn Ser His 
                 
                   Ala Asn Ile Phe Tyr Ser Val Leu 
                 
                   Thr Ile Asp Lys Met Gln Asn Lys 
                 
                   Asp Lys Gly Leu Tyr Thr Cys Arg 
                 
                   Val Arg Ser Gly Pro Ser Phe Lys 
                 
                   Ser Val Asn Thr Ser Val His Ile 
                 
                   Tyr Asp Lys Ala Phe Ile Thr Val 
                 
                   Lys His Arg Lys Gln Gln Val Leu 
                 
                   Glu Thr Val Ala Gly Lys Arg Ser 
                 
                   Tyr Arg Leu Ser Met Lys Val Lys 
                 
                   Ala Phe Pro Ser Pro Glu Val Val 
                 
                   Trp Leu Lys Asp Gly Leu Pro Ala 
                 
                   Thr Glu Lys Ser Ala Arg Tyr Leu 
                 
                   Thr Arg Gly Tyr Ser Leu Ile Ile 
                 
                   Lys Asp Val Thr Glu Glu Asp Ala 
                 
                   Gly Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Leu Ser 
                 
                   Ile Lys Gln Ser Asn Val Phe Lys 
                 
                   Asn Leu Thr Ala Thr Leu Ile Val 
                 
                   Asn Val Lys Pro Gln Ile Tyr Glu 
                 
                   Lys Ala Val Ser Ser Phe Pro Asp 
                 
                   Pro Ala Leu Tyr Pro Leu Gly Ser 
                 
                   Arg Gln Ile Leu Thr Cys Thr Ala 
                 
                   Tyr Gly Ile Pro Gln Pro Thr Ile 
                 
                   Lys Trp Phe Trp His Pro Cys Asn 
                 
                   His Asn His Ser Glu Ala Arg Cys 
                 
                   Asp Phe Cys Ser Asn Asn Glu Glu 
                 
                   Ser Phe Ile Leu Asp Ala Asp Ser 
                 
                   Asn Met Gly Asn Arg Ile Glu Ser 
                 
                   Ile Thr Gln Arg Met Ala Ile Ile 
                 
                   Glu Gly Lys Asn Lys Met Ala Ser 
                 
                   Thr Leu Val Val Ala Asp Ser Arg 
                 
                   Ile Ser Gly Ile Tyr Ile Cys Ile 
                 
                   Ala Ser Asn Lys Val Gly Thr Val 
                 
                   Gly Arg Asn Ile Ser Phe Tyr Ile 
                 
                   Thr Asp Val Pro Asn Gly Phe His 
                 
                   Val Asn Leu Glu Lys Met Pro Thr 
                 
                   Glu Gly Glu Asp Leu Lys Leu Ser 
                 
                   Cys Thr Val Asn Lys Phe Leu Tyr 
                 
                   Arg Asp Val Thr Trp Ile Leu Leu 
                 
                   Arg Thr Val Asn Asn Arg Thr Met 
                 
                   His Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Gln Lys 
                 
                   Met Ala Ile Thr Lys Glu His Ser 
                 
                   Ile Thr Leu Asn Leu Thr Ile Met 
                 
                   Asn Val Ser Leu Gln Asp Ser Gly 
                 
                   Thr Tyr Ala Cys Arg Ala Arg Asn 
                 
                   Val Tyr Thr Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu 
                 
                   Gln Lys Lys Glu Ile Thr Ile Arg 
                 
                   Gly Glu His Cys Asn Lys Lys Ala 
                 
                   Val Phe Ser Arg Ile Ser Lys Phe 
                 
                   Lys Ser Thr Arg Asn Asp Cys Thr 
                 
                   Thr Gln Ser Asn Val Lys His. 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor of  claim 2  corresponding to sVEGF-RI comprising the amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Ser Lys Leu Lys Asp Pro Glu Leu 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:12) 
                     
                 
                   Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Gln His Ile 
                 
                   Met Gln Ala Gly Gln Thr Leu His 
                 
                   Leu Gln Cys Arg Gly Glu Ala Ala 
                 
                   His Lys Trp Ser Leu Pro Glu Met 
                 
                   Val Ser Lys Glu Ser Glu Arg Leu 
                 
                   Ser Ile Thr Lys Ser Ala Cys Gly 
                 
                   Arg Asn Gly Lys Gln Phe Cys Ser 
                 
                   Thr Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr Ala Gln 
                 
                   Ala Asn His Thr Gly Phe Tyr Ser 
                 
                   Cys Lys Tyr Leu Ala Val Pro Thr 
                 
                   Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Thr Glu Ser 
                 
                   Ala Ile Tyr Ile Phe Ile Ser Asp 
                 
                   Thr Gly Arg Pro Phe Val Glu Met 
                 
                   Tyr Ser Glu Ile Pro Glu Ile Ile 
                 
                   His Met Thr Glu Gly Arg Glu Leu 
                 
                   Val Ile Pro Cys Arg Val Thr Ser 
                 
                   Pro Asn Ile Thr Val Thr Leu Lys 
                 
                   Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Thr Leu Ile 
                 
                   Pro Asp Gly Lys Arg Ile Ile Trp 
                 
                   Asp Ser Arg Lys Gly Phe Ile Ile 
                 
                   Ser Asn Ala Thr Tyr Lys Glu Ile 
                 
                   Gly Leu Leu Thr Cys Glu Ala Thr 
                 
                   Val Asn Gly His Leu Tyr Lys Thr 
                 
                   Asn Tyr Leu Thr His Arg Gln Thr 
                 
                   Asn Thr Ile Ile Asp Val Gln Ile 
                 
                   Ser Thr Pro Arg Pro Val Lys Leu 
                 
                   Leu Arg Gly His Thr Leu Val Leu 
                 
                   Asn Cys Thr Ala Thr Thr Pro Leu 
                 
                   Asn Thr Arg Val Gln Met Thr Trp 
                 
                   Ser Tyr Pro Asp Glu Lys Asn Lys 
                 
                   Arg Ala Ser Val Arg Arg Arg Ile 
                 
                   Asp Gln Ser Asn Ser His Ala Asn 
                 
                   Ile Phe Tyr Ser Val Leu Thr Ile 
                 
                   Asp Lys Met Gln Asn Lys Asp Lys 
                 
                   Gly Leu Tyr Thr Cys Arg Val Arg 
                 
                   Set Gly Pro Ser Phe Lys Ser Val 
                 
                   Asn Thr Set Val His Ile Tyr Asp 
                 
                   Lys Ala Phe Ile Thr Val Lys His 
                 
                   Arg Lys Gln Gln Val Leu Glu Thr 
                 
                   Val Ala Gly Lys Arg Ser Tyr Arg 
                 
                   Leu Ser Met Lys Val Lys Ala Phe 
                 
                   Pro Ser Pro Glu Val Val Trp Leu 
                 
                   Lys Asp Gly Leu Pro Ala Thr Glu 
                 
                   Lys Ser Ala Arg Tyr Leu Thr Arg 
                 
                   Gly Tyr Ser Leu Ile Ile Lys Asp 
                 
                   Val Thr Glu Glu Asp Ala Gly Asn 
                 
                   Tyr Thr Ile Leu Leu Set Ile Lys 
                 
                   Gln Ser Asn Val Phe Lys Asn Leu 
                 
                   Thr Ala Thr Leu Ile Val Asn Val 
                 
                   Lys Pro Gln Ile Tyr Glu Lys Ala 
                 
                   Val Ser Ser Phe Pro Asp Pro Ala 
                 
                   Leu Tyr Pro Leu Gly Ser Atg Gln 
                 
                   Ile Leu Thr Cys Thr Ala Tyr Gly 
                 
                   Ile Pro Gln Pro Thr Ile Lys Trp 
                 
                   Phe Trp His Pro Cys Asn His Asn 
                 
                   His Ser Glu Ala Arg Cys Asp Phe 
                 
                   Cys Ser Asn Asn Glu Glu Ser Phe 
                 
                   Ile Leu Asp Ala Asp Ser Asn Met 
                 
                   Gly Asn Arg Ile Glu Ser Ile Thr 
                 
                   Gln Atg Met Ala Ile Ile Glu Gly 
                 
                   Lys Asn Lys Met Ala Ser Thr Leu 
                 
                   Val Val Ala Asp Ser Arg Ile Ser 
                 
                   Gly Ile Tyr Ile Cys Ile Ala Ser 
                 
                   Asn Lys Val Gly Thr Val Gly Arg 
                 
                   Asn Ile Ser Phe Tyr Ile Thr Asp 
                 
                   Val Pro Asn Gly Phe His Val Asn 
                 
                   Leu Glu Lys Met Pro Thr Glu Gly 
                 
                   Glu Asp Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys Thr 
                 
                   Val Asn Lys Phe Leu Tyr Arg Asp 
                 
                   Val Thr Trp Ile Leu Leu Arg Thr 
                 
                   Val Asn Asn Arg Thr Met His Tyr 
                 
                   Ser Ile Ser Lys Gln Lys Met Ala 
                 
                   Ile Thr Lys Glu His Set Ile Thr 
                 
                   Leu Asn Leu Thr Ile Met Asn Val 
                 
                   Ser Leu Gln Asp Ser Gly Thr Tyr 
                 
                   Ala Cys Arg Ala Arg Asn Val Tyr 
                 
                   Thr Gly Glu Glu Ile Leu Gln Lys 
                 
                   Lys Glu Ile Thr Ile Arg Gly Glu 
                 
                   His Cys Asn Lys Lys Ala Val Phe 
                 
                   Ser Arg Ile Set Lys Phe Lys Set 
                 
                   Thr Arg Asn Asp Cys Thr Thr Gln 
                 
                   Set Asn Val Lys His. 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         5 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor of  claim 2  corresponding to sVEGF-RII comprising the amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   MQSKVLLAVALWLCVETRAASVGLPSVSLDLP 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:13) 
                     
                 
                   RLSIQKDILTIKANTTLQITCRGQRDLDWLWP 
                 
                   NNQSGSEQRVEVTECSDGLFCKTLTIPKVIGN 
                 
                   DTGAYKCFYRETDLASVIYVYVQDYRSPFIAS 
                 
                   VSDQHGVVYITENKNKTVVIPCLGSISNLNVS 
                 
                   LCARYPEKRFVPDGNRISWDSKKGFTIPSYMI 
                 
                   SYAGMVFCEAKINDESYQSIMYIVVVVGYRIY 
                 
                   DVVLSPSHGIELSVGEKLVLNCTARTELNVGI 
                 
                   DFNWEYPSSKHQHKKLVNRDLKTQSGSEMKKF 
                 
                   LSTLTIDGVTRSDQGLYTCAASSGLMTKKNST 
                 
                   FVRVHEKPFVAFGSGMESLVEATVGERVRIPA 
                 
                   KYLGYPPPEIKWYKNGIPLESNHTIKAGHVLT 
                 
                   IMEVSERDTGNYTVILTNPISKEKQSHVVSLV 
                 
                   VYVPPQIGEKSLISPVDSYQYGTTQTLTCTVY 
                 
                   AIPPPHHIHWYWQLEEECANEPSQAVSVTNPY 
                 
                   PCEEWRSVEDFQGGNKIAVNKNQFALIEGKNK 
                 
                   TVSTLVIQAANVSALYKCEAVNKVGRGERVIS 
                 
                   FHVTRGPEITLQPDMQPTEQESVSLWCTADRS 
                 
                   TFENLTWYKLGPQPLPIHVGELPTPVCKNLDT 
                 
                   LWKLNATMFSNSTNDILIMELKNASLQDQGDY 
                 
                   VCLAQDRKTKKRHCVVRQLTVLER. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         6 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor of  claim 2  corresponding to sVEGF-RTMI comprising the amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   MVSYWDTGVLLCALLSCLLLTGSSSGSKLKDP 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:14) 
                     
                 
                   ELSLKGTQHIMQAGQTLHLQCRGEAAHKWSLP 
                 
                   EMVSKESERLSITKSACGRNGKQFCSTLTLNT 
                 
                   AQANHTGFYSCKYLAVPTSKKKETESAIYIFI 
                 
                   SDTGRPFVEMYSEIPEIIHMTEGRELVIPCRV 
                 
                   TSPNITVTLKKFPLDTLIPDGKRIIWDSRKGF 
                 
                   IISNATYKEIGLLTCEATVNGHLYKTNYLTHR 
                 
                   QTNTIIDVQISTPRPVKLLRGHTLVLNCTATT 
                 
                   PLNTRVQMTWSYPDEKNKRASVRRRIDQSNSH 
                 
                   ANIFYSVLTIDKMQNKDKGLYTCRVRSGPSFK 
                 
                   SVNTSVHIYDKAFITVKHRKQQVLETVAGKRS 
                 
                   YRLSMKVKAFPSPEVVWLKDGLPATEKSARYL 
                 
                   TRGYSLIIKDVTEEDAGNYTILLSIKQSNVFK 
                 
                   NLTATLIVNVKPQIYEKAVSSFPDPALYPLGS 
                 
                   RQILTCTAYGIPQPTIKWFWHPCNHNHSEARC 
                 
                   DFCSNNEESFILDADSNMGNRIESITQRMAII 
                 
                   EGKNKMASTLVVADSRISGIYICIASNKVGTV 
                 
                   GRNISFYITDVPNGFHVNLEKMPTEGEDLKLS 
                 
                   CTVNKFLYRDVTWILLRTVNNRTMHYSISKQK 
                 
                   MAITKEHSITLNLTIMNVSLQDSGTYACRARN 
                 
                   VYTGEEILQKKEITIRDQEAPYLLRNLSDHTV 
                 
                   AISSSTTLDCHANGVPEPQITWFKNNHKIQQE 
                 
                   PGIILGPGSSTLFIERVTEEDEGVYHCKATNQ 
                 
                   KGSVESSAYLTVQGTSDKSNLELITLTCTCVA 
                 
                   ATLFWLLLTLLI. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . The soluble VEGF inhibitor of  claim 2  corresponding to sVEGF-RTMII comprising the amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   MQSKVLLAVALWLCVETRAASVGLPSVSLDLP 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:15) 
                     
                 
                   RLSIQKDILTIKANTTLQITCRGQRDLDWLWP 
                 
                   NNQSGSEQRVEVTECSDGLFCKTLTIPKVIGN 
                 
                   DTGAYKCFYRETDLASVIYVYVQDYRSPFIAS 
                 
                   VSDQHGVVYITENKNKTVVIPCLGSISNLNVS 
                 
                   LCARYPEKRFVPDGNRISWDSKKGFTIPSYMI 
                 
                   SYAGMVFCEAKINDESYQSIMYIVVVVGYRIY 
                 
                   DVVLSPSHGIELSVGEKLVLNCTARTELNVGI 
                 
                   DFNWEYPSSKHQHKKLVNRDLKTQSGSEMKKF 
                 
                   LSTLTIDGVTRSDQGLYTCAASSGLMTKKNST 
                 
                   FVRVHEKPFVAFGSGMESLVEATVGERVRIPA 
                 
                   KYLGYPPPEIKWYKNGIPLESNHTIKAGHVLT 
                 
                   IMEVSERDTGNYTVILTNPISKEKQSHVVSLV 
                 
                   VYVPPQIGEKSLISPVDSYQYGTTQTLTCTVY 
                 
                   AIPPPHHIHWYWQLEEECANEPSQAVSVTNPY 
                 
                   PCEEWRSVEDFQGGNKIAVNKNQFALIEGKNK 
                 
                   TVSTLVIQAANVSALYKCEAVNKVGRGERVIS 
                 
                   FHVTRGPEITLQPDMQPTEQESVSLWCTADRS 
                 
                   TFENLTWYKLGPQPLPIHVGELPTPVCKNLDT 
                 
                   LWKLNATMFSNSTNDILIMELKNASLQDQGDY 
                 
                   VCLAQDRKTKKRHCVVRQLTVLERVAPTITGN 
                 
                   LENQTTSIGESIEVSCTASGNPPPQIMWFKDN 
                 
                   ETLVEDSGIVLKDGNRNLTIRRVRKEDEGLYC 
                 
                   QACSVLGCAKVEAFFIIEGAQEKTNLEIIILV 
                 
                   GTTVIAMFFWLLLVIILGTV. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         8 . An expression vector comprising a promoter, and a DNA sequence encoding a soluble VEGF inhibitor for expression in recombinant host cells wherein the soluble VEGF inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sVEGF-RI, sVEGF-RII, sVEGF-RTMI and sVEGF-RTMII.  
     
     
         9 . The expression vector of  claim 8  wherein the DNA encoding the sVEGF-RI comprises the nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   GCGGACACTCCTCTCGGCTCCTCCCCGGCAGCGG 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:5) 
                     
                 
                   CGGCGGCTCGGAGCGGGCTCCGGGGCTCGGGTGC 
                 
                   AGCGGCCAGCGGGCCTGGCGGCGAGGATTACCCG 
                 
                   GGGAAGTGGTTGTCTCCTGGCTGGAGCCGCGAGA 
                 
                   CGGGCGCTCAGGGCGCGGGGCCGGCGGCGGCGAA 
                 
                   CGAGAGGACGGACTCTGGCGGCCGGGTCGTTGGC 
                 
                   CGGGGGAGCGCGGGCACCGGGCGAGCAGGCCGCG 
                 
                   TCGCGCTCACC ATG GTC AGC TAC TGG 
                 
                   GAC ACC GGG GTC CTG CTG TGC GCG 
                 
                   CTG CTC AGC TGT CTG CTT CTC ACA 
                 
                   GGA TCT AGT TCA GGT TCA AAA TTA 
                 
                   AAA GAT CCT GAA CTG AGT TTA AAA 
                 
                   GGC ACC CAG CAC ATC ATG CAA GCA 
                 
                   GGC CAG ACA CTG CAT CTC CAA TGC 
                 
                   AGG GGG GAA GCA GCC CAT AAA TGG 
                 
                   TCT TTG CCT GAA ATG GTG AGT AAG 
                 
                   GAA AGC GAA AGG CTG AGC ATA ACT 
                 
                   AAA TCT GCC TGT GGA AGA AAT GGC 
                 
                   AAA CAA TTC TGC AGT ACT TTA ACC 
                 
                   TTG AAC ACA GCT CAA GCA AAC CAC 
                 
                   ACT GGC TTC TAC AGC TGC AAA TAT 
                 
                   CTA GCT GTA CCT ACT TCA AAG AAG 
                 
                   AAG GAA ACA GAA TCT GCA ATC TAT 
                 
                   ATA TTT ATT AGT GAT ACA GGT AGA 
                 
                   CCT TTC GTA GAG ATG TAC AGT GAA 
                 
                   ATC CCC GAA ATT ATA CAC ATG ACT 
                 
                   GAA GGA AGG GAG CTC GTC ATT CCC 
                 
                   TGC CGG GTT ACG TCA CCT AAC ATC 
                 
                   ACT GTT ACT TTA AAA AAG TTT CCA 
                 
                   CTT GAC ACT TTG ATC CCT GAT GGA 
                 
                   AAA CGC ATA ATC TGG GAC AGT AGA 
                 
                   AAG GGC TTC ATC ATA TCA AAT GCA 
                 
                   ACG TAC AAA GAA ATA GGG CTT CTG 
                 
                   ACC TGT GAA GCA ACA GTC AAT GGG 
                 
                   CAT TTG TAT AAG ACA AAC TAT CTC 
                 
                   ACA CAT CGA CAA ACC AAT ACA ATC 
                 
                   ATA GAT GTC CAA ATA AGC ACA CCA 
                 
                   CGC CCA GTC AAA TTA CTT AGA GGC 
                 
                   CAT ACT CTT GTC CTC AAT TGT ACT 
                 
                   GCT ACC ACT CCC TTG AAC ACG AGA 
                 
                   GTT CAA ATG ACC TGG AGT TAC CCT 
                 
                   GAT GAA AAA AAT AAG AGA GCT TCC 
                 
                   GTA AGG CGA CGA ATT GAC CAA AGC 
                 
                   AAT TCC CAT GCC AAC ATA TTC TAC 
                 
                   AGT GTT CTT ACT ATT GAC AAA ATG 
                 
                   CAG AAC AAA GAC AAA GGA CTT TAT 
                 
                   ACT TGT CGT GTA AGG AGT GGA CCA 
                 
                   TCA TTC AAA TCT GTT AAC ACC TCA 
                 
                   GTG CAT ATA TAT GAT AAA GCA TTC 
                 
                   ATC ACT GTG AAA CAT CGA AAA CAG 
                 
                   CAG GTG CTT GAA ACC GTA GCT GGC 
                 
                   AAG CGG TCT TAC CGG CTC TCT ATG 
                 
                   AAA GTG AAG GCA TTT CCC TCG CCG 
                 
                   GAA GTT GTA TGG TTA AAA GAT GGG 
                 
                   TTA CCT GCG ACT GAG AAA TCT GCT 
                 
                   CGC TAT TTG ACT CGT GGC TAC TCG 
                 
                   TTA ATT ATC AAG GAC GTA ACT GAA 
                 
                   GAG GAT GCA GGG AAT TAT ACA ATC 
                 
                   TTG CTG AGC ATA AAA CAG TCA AAT 
                 
                   GTG TTT AAA AAC CTC ACT GCC ACT 
                 
                   CTA ATT GTC AAT GTG AAA CCC CAG 
                 
                   ATT TAC GAA AAG GCC GTG TCA TCG 
                 
                   TTT CCA GAC CCG GCT CTC TAC CCA 
                 
                   CTG GGC AGC AGA CAA ATC CTG ACT 
                 
                   TGT ACC GCA TAT GGT ATC CCT CAA 
                 
                   CCT ACA ATC AAG TGG TTC TGG CAC 
                 
                   CCC TGT AAC CAT AAT CAT TCC GAA 
                 
                   GCA AGG TGT GAC TTT TGT TCC AAT 
                 
                   AAT GAA GAG TCC TTT ATC CTG GAT 
                 
                   GCT GAC AGC AAC ATG GGA AAC AGA 
                 
                   ATT GAG AGC ATC ACT CAG CGC ATG 
                 
                   GCA ATA ATA GAA GGA AAG AAT AAG 
                 
                   ATG GCT AGC ACC TTG GTT GTG GCT 
                 
                   GAC TCT AGA ATT TCT GGA ATC TAC 
                 
                   ATT TGC ATA GCT TCC AAT AAA GTT 
                 
                   GGG ACT GTG GGA AGA AAC ATA AGC 
                 
                   TTT TAT ATC ACA GAT GTG CCA AAT 
                 
                   GGG TTT CAT GTT AAC TTG GAA AAA 
                 
                   ATG CCG ACG GAA GGA GAG GAC CTG 
                 
                   AAA CTG TCT TGC ACA GTT AAC AAG 
                 
                   TTC TTA TAC AGA GAC GTT ACT TGG 
                 
                   ATT TTA CTG CGG ACA GTT AAT AAC 
                 
                   AGA ACA ATG CAC TAC AGT ATT AGC 
                 
                   AAG CAA AAA ATG GCC ATC ACT AAG 
                 
                   GAG CAC TCC ATC ACT CTT AAT CTT 
                 
                   ACC ATC ATG AAT GTT TCC CTG CAA 
                 
                   GAT TCA GGC ACC TAT GCC TGC AGA 
                 
                   GCC AGG AAT GTA TAC ACA GGG GAA 
                 
                   GAA ATC CTC CAG AAG AAA GAA ATT 
                 
                   ACA ATC AGA GGT GAG CAC TGC AAC 
                 
                   AAA AAG GCT GTT TTC TCT CGG ATC 
                 
                   TCC AAA TTT AAA AGC ACA AGG AAT 
                 
                   GAT TGT ACC ACA CAA AGT AAT GTA 
                 
                   AAA CAT TAA AGGACTCATTAAAAAGTAACAG 
                 
                   TTGTCTCATATCATCTTGATTTATTGTCACTGTT 
                 
                   GCTAACTTTCAGGCTCGGAGGAGATGCTCCTCCC 
                 
                   AAAATGAGTTCGGAGATGATAGCAGTAATAATGA 
                 
                   GACCCCCGGGCTCCAGCTCTGGGCCCCCCATTCA 
                 
                   GGCCGAGGGGGCTGCTCCGGGGGGCCGACTTGGT 
                 
                   GCACGTTTGGATTTGGAGGATCCCTGCACTGCCT 
                 
                   TCTCTGTGTTTGTTGCTCTTGCTGTTTTCTCCTG 
                 
                   CCTGATAAACAACAACTTGGGATGATCCTTTCCA 
                 
                   TTTTGATGCCAACCTCTTTTTATTTTTAAGCGGC 
                 
                   GCCCTATAGT. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         10 . The expression vector of  claim 8  wherein the DNA encoding the sVEGF-RII comprises the nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   GGTGTGGTCGCTGCGTTTCCTCTGCCTGCGCC 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:16) 
                     
                 
                   GGGCATCACTTGCGCGCCGCAGAAAGTCCGTC 
                 
                   TGGCAGCCTGGATATCCTCTCCTACCGGCACC 
                 
                   CGCAGACGCCCCTGCAGCCGCGGTCGGCGCCC 
                 
                   GGGCTCCCTAGCCCTGTGCGCTCAACTGTCCT 
                 
                   GCGCTGCGGGGTGCCGCGAGTTCCACCTCCGC 
                 
                   GCCTCCTTCTCTAGACAGGCGCTGGGAGAAAG 
                 
                   AACCGGCTCCCGAGTTCCGGCATTTCGCCCGG 
                 
                   CTCGAGGTGCAGGATGCAGAGCAAGGTGCTGC 
                 
                   TGGCCGTCGCCCTGTGGCTCTGCGTGGAGACC 
                 
                   CGGGCCGCCTCTGTGGGTTTGCCTAGTGTTTC 
                 
                   TCTTGATCTGCCCAGGCTCAGCATACAAAAAG 
                 
                   ACATACTTACAATTAAGGCTAATACAACTCTT 
                 
                   CAAATTACTTGCAGGGGACAGAGGGACTTGGA 
                 
                   CTGGCTTTGGCCCAATAATCAGAGTGGCAGTG 
                 
                   AGCAAAGGGTGGAGGTGACTGAGTGCAGCGAT 
                 
                   GGCCTCTTCTGTAAGACACTCACAATTCCAAA 
                 
                   AGTGATCGGAAATGACACTGGAGCCTACAAGT 
                 
                   GCTTCTACCGGGAAACTGACTTGGCCTCGGTC 
                 
                   ATTTATGTCTATGTTCAAGATTACAGATCTCC 
                 
                   ATTTATTGCTTCTGTTAGTGACCAACATGGAG 
                 
                   TCGTGTACATTACTGAGAACAAAAACAAAACT 
                 
                   GTGGTGATTCCATGTCTCGGGTCCATTTCAAA 
                 
                   TCTCAACGTGTCACTTTGTGCAAGATACCCAG 
                 
                   AAAAGAGATTTGTTCCTGATGGTAACAGAATT 
                 
                   TCCTGGGACAGCAAGAAGGGCTTTACTATTCC 
                 
                   CAGCTACATGATCAGCTATGCTGGCATGGTCT 
                 
                   TCTGTGAAGCAAAAATTAATGATGAAAGTTAC 
                 
                   CAGTCTATTATGTACATAGTTGTCGTTGTAGG 
                 
                   GTATAGGATTTATGATGTGGTTCTGAGTCCGT 
                 
                   CTCATGGAATTGAACTATCTGTTGGAGAAAAG 
                 
                   CTTGTCTTAAATTGTACAGCAAGAACTGAACT 
                 
                   AAATGTGGGGATTGACTTCAACTGGGAATACC 
                 
                   CTTCTTCGAAGCATCAGCATAAGAAACTTGTA 
                 
                   AACCGAGACCTAAAAACCCAGTCTGGGAGTGA 
                 
                   GATGAAGAAATTTTTGAGCACCTTAACTATAG 
                 
                   ATGGTGTAACCCGGAGTGACCAAGGATTGTAC 
                 
                   ACCTGTGCAGCATCCAGTGGGCTGATGACCAA 
                 
                   GAAGAACAGCACATTTGTCAGGGTCCATGAAA 
                 
                   AACCTTTGTTGCTTTTGGAAGTGGCATGGAAT 
                 
                   CTCTGGTGGAAGCCACGGTGGGGGAGCGTGTC 
                 
                   AGAATCCCTGCGAAGTACCTTGGTTACCCACC 
                 
                   CCCAGAAATAAAATGGTATAAAAATGGAATAC 
                 
                   CCCTTGAGTCCAATCACACAATTAAAGCGGGG 
                 
                   CATGTACTGACGATTATGGAAGTGAGTGAAAG 
                 
                   AGACACAGGAAATTACACTGTCATCCTTACCA 
                 
                   ATCCCATTTCAAAGGAGAAGCAGAGCCATGTG 
                 
                   GTCTCTCTGGTTGTGTATGTCCCACCCCAGAT 
                 
                   TGGTGAGAAATCTCTAATCTCTCCTGTGGATT 
                 
                   CCTACCAGTACGGCACCACTCAAACGCTGACA 
                 
                   TGTACGGTCTATGCCATTCCTCCCCCGCATCA 
                 
                   CATCCACTGGTATTGGCAGTTGGAGGAAGAGT 
                 
                   GCGCCAACGAGCCCAGCCAAGCTGTCTCAGTG 
                 
                   ACAAACCCATACCCTTGTGAAGAATGGAGAAG 
                 
                   TGTGGAGGACTTCCAGGGAGGAAATAAAATTG 
                 
                   CCGTTAATAAAAATCAATTTGCTCTAATTGAA 
                 
                   GGAAAAAACAAAACTGTAAGTACCCTTGTTAT 
                 
                   CCAAGCGGCAAATGTGTCAGCTTTGTACAAAT 
                 
                   GTGAAGCGGTCAACAAAGTCGGGAGAGGAGAG 
                 
                   AGGGTGATCTCCTTCCACGTGACCAGGGGTCC 
                 
                   TGAAATTACTTTGCAACCTGACATGCAGCCCA 
                 
                   CTGAGCAGGAGAGCGTGTCTTTGTGGTGCACT 
                 
                   GCAGACAGATCTACGTTTGAGAACCTCACATG 
                 
                   GTACAAGCTTGGCCCACAGCCTCTGCCAATCC 
                 
                   ATGTGGGAGAGTTGCCCACACCTGTTTGCAAG 
                 
                   AACTTGGATACTCTTTGGAAATTGAATGCCAC 
                 
                   CATGTTCTCTAATAGCACAAATGACATTTTGA 
                 
                   TCATGGAGCTTAAGAATGCATCCTTGCAGGAC 
                 
                   CAAGGAGACTATGTCTGCCTTGCTCAAGACAG 
                 
                   GAAGACCAAGAAAAGACATTGCGTGGTCAGGC 
                 
                   AGCTCACAGTCCTAGAGCGTTAA. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         11 . The expression vector of  claim 8  wherein the DNA encoding the sVEGF-RTMI comprises the nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   GCGCTCACCATGGTCAGCTACTGGGACACCGG 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:17) 
                     
                 
                   GGTCCTGCTGTGCGCGCTGCTCAGCTGTCTGC 
                 
                   TTCTCACAGGATCTAGTTCAGGTTCAAAATTA 
                 
                   AAAGATCCTGAACTGAGTTTAAAAGGCACCCA 
                 
                   GCACATCATGCAAGCAGGCCAGACACTGCATC 
                 
                   TCCAATGCAGGGGGGAAGCAGCCCATAAATGG 
                 
                   TCTTTGCCTGAAATGGTGAGTAAGGAAAGCGA 
                 
                   AAGGCTGAGCATAACTAAATCTGCCTGTGGAA 
                 
                   GAAATGGCAAACAATTCTGCAGTACTTTAACC 
                 
                   TTGAACACAGCTCAAGCAAACCACACTGGCTT 
                 
                   CTACAGCTGCAAATATCTAGCTGTACCTACTT 
                 
                   CAAAGAAGAAGGAAACAGAATCTGCAATCTAT 
                 
                   ATATTTATTAGTGATACAGGTAGACCTTTCGT 
                 
                   AGAGATGTACAGTGAAATCCCCGAAATTATAC 
                 
                   ACATGACTGAAGGAAGGGAGCTCGTCATTCCC 
                 
                   TGCCGGGTTACGTCACCTAACATCACTGTTAC 
                 
                   TTTAAAAAAGTTTCCACTTGACACTTTGATCC 
                 
                   CTGATGGAAAACGCATAATCTGGGACAGTAGA 
                 
                   AAGGGCTTCATCATATCAAATGCAACGTACAA 
                 
                   AGAAATAGGGCTTCTGACCTGTGAAGCAACAG 
                 
                   TCAATGGGCATTTGTATAAGACAAACTATCTC 
                 
                   ACACATCGACAAACCAATACAATCATAGATGT 
                 
                   CCAAATAAGCACACCACGCCCAGTCAAATTAC 
                 
                   TTAGAGGCCATACTCTTGTCCTCAATTGTACT 
                 
                   GCTACCACTCCCTTGAACACGAGAGTTCAAAT 
                 
                   GACCTGGAGTTACCCTGATGAAAAAAATAAGA 
                 
                   GAGCTTCCGTAAGGCGACGAATTGACCAAAGC 
                 
                   AATTCCCATGCCAACATATTCTACAGTGTTCT 
                 
                   TACTATTGACAAAATGCAGAACAAAGACAAAG 
                 
                   GACTTTATACTTGTCGTGTAAGGAGTGGACCA 
                 
                   TCATTCAAATCTGTTAACACCTCAGTGCATAT 
                 
                   ATATGATAAAGCATTCATCACTGTGAAACATC 
                 
                   GAAAACAGCAGGTGCTTGAAACCGTAGCTGGC 
                 
                   AAGCGGTCTTACCGGCTCTCTATGAAAGTGAA 
                 
                   GGCATTTCCCTCGCCGGAAGTTGTATGGTTAA 
                 
                   AAGATGGGTTACCTGCGACTGAGAAATCTGCT 
                 
                   CGCTATTTGACTCGTGGCTACTCGTTAATTAT 
                 
                   CAAGGACGTAACTGAAGAGGATGCAGGGAATT 
                 
                   ATACAATCTTGCTGAGCATAAAACAGTCAAAT 
                 
                   GTGTTTAAAAACCTCACTGCCACTCTAATTGT 
                 
                   CAATGTGAAACCCCAGATTTACGAAAAGGCCG 
                 
                   TGTCATCGTTTCCAGACCCGGCTCTCTACCCA 
                 
                   CTGGGCAGCAGACAAATCCTGACTTGTACCGC 
                 
                   ATATGGTATCCCTCAACCTACAATCAAGTGGT 
                 
                   TCTGGCACCCCTGTAACCATAATCATTCCGAA 
                 
                   GCAAGGTGTGACTTTTGTTCCAATAATGAAGA 
                 
                   GTCCTTTATCCTGGATGCTGACAGCAACATGG 
                 
                   GAAACAGAATTGAGAGCATCACTCAGCGCATG 
                 
                   GCAATAATAGAAGGAAAGAATAAGATGGCTAG 
                 
                   CACCTTGGTTGTGGCTGACTCTAGAATTTCTG 
                 
                   GAATCTACATTTGCATAGCTTCCAATAAAGTT 
                 
                   GGGACTGTGGGAAGAAACATAAGCTTTTATAT 
                 
                   CACAGATGTGCCAAATGGGTTTCATGTTAACT 
                 
                   TGGAAAAAATGCCGACGGAAGGAGAGGACCTG 
                 
                   AAACTGTCTTGCACAGTTAACAAGTTCTTATA 
                 
                   CAGAGACGTTACTTGGATTTTACTGCGGACAG 
                 
                   TTAATAACAGAACAATGCACTACAGTATTAGC 
                 
                   AAGCAAAAAATGGCCATCACTAAGGAGCACTC 
                 
                   CATCACTCTTAATCTTACCATCATGAATGTTT 
                 
                   CCCTGCAAGATTCAGGCACCTATGCCTGCAGA 
                 
                   GCCAGGAATGTATACACAGGGGAAGAAATCCT 
                 
                   CCAGAAGAAAGAAATTACAATCAGAGATCAGG 
                 
                   AAGCACCATACCTCCTGCGAAACCTCAGTGAT 
                 
                   CACACAGTGGCCATCAGCAGTTCCACCACTTT 
                 
                   AGACTGTCATGCTAATGGTGTCCCCGAGCCTC 
                 
                   AGATCACTTGGTTTAAAAACAACCACAAAATA 
                 
                   CAACAAGAGCCTGGAATTATTTTAGGACCAGG 
                 
                   AAGCAGCACGCTGTTTATTGAAAGAGTCACAG 
                 
                   AAGAGGATGAAGGTGTCTATCACTGCAAAGCC 
                 
                   ACCAACCAGAAGGGCTCTGTGGAAAGTTCAGC 
                 
                   ATACCTCACTGTTCAAGGAACCTCGGACAAGT 
                 
                   CTAATCTGGAGCTGATCACTCTAACATGCACC 
                 
                   TGTGTGGCTGCGACTCTCTTCTGGCTCCTATT 
                 
                   AACCCTCCTTATCTAA. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         12 . The expression vector of  claim 8  wherein the DNA encoding the sVEGF-RTMII comprises the nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.: 18) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   CTCGAGGTGCAGGATGCAGAGCAAGGTGCTGCTGGCCGTCGCCCTGTGGC 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   TCTGCGTGGAGACCCGGGCCGCCTCTGTGGGTTTGCCTAGTGTTTCTCTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GATCTGCCCAGGCTCAGCATACAAAAAGACATACTTACAATTAAGGCTAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TACAACTCTTCAAATTACTTGCAGGGGACAGAGGGACTTGGACTGGCTTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGCCCAATAATCAGAGTGGCAGTGAGCAAAGGGTGGAGGTGACTGAGTGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCGATGGCCTCTTCTGTAAGACACTCACAATTCCAAAAGTGATCGGAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGACACTGGAGCCTACAAGTGCTTCTACCGGGAAACTGACTTGGCCTCGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TCATTTATGTCTATGTTCAAGATTACAGATCTCCATTTATTGCTTCTGTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGTGACCAACATGGAGTCGTGTACATTACTGAGAACAAAAACAAAACTGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGTGATTCCATGTCTCGGGTCCATTTCAAATCTCAACGTGTCACTTTGTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAAGATACCCAGAAAAGAGATTTGTTCCTGATGGTAACAGAATTTCCTGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GACAGCAAGAAGGGCTTTACTATTCCCAGCTACATGATCAGCTATGCTGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CATGGTCTTCTGTGAAGCAAAAATTAATGATGAAAGTTACCAGTCTATTA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGTACATAGTTGTCGTTGTAGGGTATAGGATTTATGATGTGGTTCTGAGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCGTCTCATGGAATTGAACTATCTGTTGGAGAAAAGCTTGTCTTAAATTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TACAGCAAGAACTGAACTAAATGTGGGGATTGACTTCAACTGGGAATACC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTTCTTCGAAGCATCAGCATAAGAAACTTGTAAACCGAGACCTAAAAACC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGTCTGGGAGTGAGATGAAGAAATTTTTGAGCACCTTAACTATAGATGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGTAACCCGGAGTGACCAAGGATTGTACACCTGTGCAGCATCCAGTGGGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGATGACCAAGAAGAACAGCACATTTGTCAGGGTCCCATGAAAAACCTTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTTGCTTTTGGAAGTGGCATGGAATCTCTGGTGGAAGCCACGGTGGGGGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCGTGTCAGAATCCCTGCGAAGTACCTTGGTTACCCACCCCCAGAAATAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AATGGTATAAAAATGGAATACCCCTTGAGTCCAATCACACAATTAAAGCG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGCATGTACTGACGAATATGGAAGTGAGTGAAAGAGACACAGGAAATTA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CACTGTCATCCTTACCAATCCCATTTCAAAGGAGAAGCAGAGCCATGTGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TCTCTCTGGTTGTGTATGTCCCACCCCAGATTGGTGAGAAATCTCTAATC 
                 
                     
                 
                   TCTCCTGTGGATTCCTACCAGTACGGCACCACTCAAACGCTGACATGTAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGTCTATGCCATTCCTCCCCCGCATCACATCCACTGGTATTGGCAGTTGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGGAAGAGTGCGCCAACGAGCCCAGCCAAGCTGTCTCAGTGACAAACCCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TACCCTTGTGAAGAATGGAGAAGTGTGGAGGACTTCCAGGGAGGAAATAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AATTGCCGTTAATAAAAATCAATTTGCTCTAATTGAAGGAAAAAACAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTGTAAGTACCCTTGTTATCCAAGCGGCAAATGTGTCAGCTTTGTACAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGTGAAGCGGTCAACAAAGTCGGGAGAGGAGAGAGGGTCTGACATGCAGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCACTGAGCAGGAGAGCGTGTCTTTGTGGTGCACTGCAGACAGATCTACG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TTTGAGAACCTCACATGGTACAAGCTTGGCCCACAGCCTCTGCCAATCCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   TGTGGGAGAGTTGCCCACACCTGTTTGCAAGAACTTGGATACTCTTTGGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AATTGAATGCCACCATGTTCTCTAATAGCACAAATGACATTTTGATCATG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GAGCTTAAGAATGCATCCTTGCAGGACCAAGGAGACTATGTCTGCCTTGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   TCAAGACAGGAAGACCAAGAAAAGACATTGCGTGGTCAGGCAGCTCACAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   TCCTAGAGCGTGTGGCACCCACGATCACAGGAAACCTGGAGAATCAGACG 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACAAGTATTGGGGAAAGCATCGAAGTCTCATGCACGGCATCTGGGAATCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCTCCACAGATCATGTGGTTTAAAGATAATGAGACCCTTGTAGAAGACT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGGCATTGTATTGAAGGATGGGAACCGGAACCTCACTATCCGCAGAGTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGGAAGGAGGACGAAGGCCTCTACACCTGCCAGGCATGCAGTGTTCTTGG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTGTGCAAAAGTGGAGGCATTTTTCATAATAGAAGGTGCCCAGGAAAAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CGAACTTGGAAATCATTATTCTAGTAGGCACGACGGTGATTGCCATGTTC 
                 
                     
                 
                   TTCTGGCTACTTCTTGTCATCATCCTAGGGACCGTTTAA. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         13 . A recombinant host cell containing the expression vector of  claim 8 .  
     
     
         14 . A method for inhibiting VEGF receptor function comprising the administration of the VEGF inhibitor of  claim 1  in an amount sufficient to inhibit VEGF receptor function.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the VEGF inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sVEGF-RI, sVEGF-RII, sVEGF-RTMI, and sVEGF-RTMII.  
     
     
         16 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the inhibitor of  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         17 . The pharmaceutical composition of  claim 16  wherein the inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of sVEGF-RI, sVEGF-RII, sVEGF-RTMI, and sVEGF-RTMII.  
     
     
         18 . A method for inhibiting angiogenesis comprising the administration of the VEGF inhibitor of  claim 1  in an amount sufficient to inhibit angiogensis.

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