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Proteoglycan degrading mutants for treatment of cns

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Assignee: GRUSKIN ELLIOTT APriority: May 16, 2003Filed: May 20, 2011Published: Oct 13, 2011
Est. expiryMay 16, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the preparation and deletion mutants of chondroitinase proteins and their use in methods for promoting the diffusion of therapeutic composition into tissues and their use for neurological functional recovery after central nervous system (“CNS”) injury or disease.

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1 . An composition comprising:
 an isolated nucleic acid comprising a sequence that encodes for mutant proteoglycan degrading polypeptide.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12), hyaluronidase 1, (SEQ ID NO: 30), hyaluronidase 2, (SEQ ID NO: 31), hyaluronidase 3, (SEQ ID NO: 32), or hyaluronidase 4, (SEQ ID NO: 33). 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1). 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27). 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the sequence of said nucleic acid is at least 80%, identical to a nucleic acid sequence encoding for a mutant proteoglycan degrading polypeptide. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a polypeptide that degrades a proteoglycan in a tissue of the central nervous system. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a polypeptide that degrades a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. 
     
     
         9 . An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid of  claim 1  operably linked to an expression control sequence. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 1  further including cells. 
     
     
         11 . An composition comprising:
 an isolated nucleic acid consisting of a sequence a sequence that encodes for a biologically active mutant proteoglycan degrading polypeptide.   
     
     
         12 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12), hyaluronidase 1, (SEQ ID NO: 30), hyaluronidase 2, (SEQ ID NO: 31), hyaluronidase 3, (SEQ ID NO: 32), or hyaluronidase 4, (SEQ ID NO: 33). 
     
     
         13 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
     
     
         14 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1) 
     
     
         15 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a proteoglycan degrading polypeptide that is a mutant of Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27). 
     
     
         16 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes for a polypeptide that degrades a proteoglycan in a tissue of the central nervous system. 
     
     
         17 . The composition of  claim 11  wherein the nucleic acid encodes polypeptide that degrades chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. 
     
     
         18 . The composition of  claim 11  further including cells. 
     
     
         19 . A composition comprising:
 a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a biologically active mutant proteoglycan degrading polypeptide.   
     
     
         20 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12), hyaluronidase 1, (SEQ ID NO: 30), hyaluronidase 2, (SEQ ID NO: 31), hyaluronidase 3, (SEQ ID NO: 32), or hyaluronidase 4, (SEQ ID NO: 33). 
     
     
         21 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), or Chondroitinase B, SEQ ID NO: 12). 
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1). 
     
     
         23 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 27). 
     
     
         24 . The composition of  claim 19  proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is (SEQ ID NO: 2), (SEQ ID NO: 3), or (SEQ ID NO: 4). 
     
     
         25 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the polypeptide degrades a proteoglycan in a tissue of the central nervous system. 
     
     
         26 . The composition of  claim 19  wherein the polypeptide degrades a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. 
     
     
         27 . The composition of  claim 19  further including cells. 
     
     
         28 . The composition of  claim 19  and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. 
     
     
         29 . The composition of  claim 19  further including molecules which block the action of neurite growth inhibitors, molecules which promote neurite adhesion, diagnostic molecules or a combination of these. 
     
     
         30 . A method of treating a tissue, the method comprising:
 administering a mutant proteoglycan degrading polypeptide composition to the tissue, said tissue including proteoglycan molecules, said composition degrading at least a portion of the proteoglycan in the tissue.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the tissue is from the CNS. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the proteoglycan degradation promotes diffusion of molecules into the tissue. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 30  further comprising the act of identifying tissue from a contusive spinal cord injury. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the composition promote neurite regeneration. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the composition further includes molecules which block the action of neurite growth inhibitors, molecules which promote neurite adhesion, diagnostic molecules or a combination of these. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the plasticity of the of the nervous system is improved. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), and Chondroitinase B, (SEQ ID NO: 12), hyaluronidase 1, (SEQ ID NO: 30), hyaluronidase 2, (SEQ ID NO: 31), hyaluronidase 3, (SEQ ID NO: 32), or hyaluronidase 4, (SEQ ID NO: 33). 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1), Chondroitinase ABC Type II, (SEQ ID NO: 27), Chondroitinase AC, (SEQ ID NO: 5), or Chondroitinase B, SEQ ID NO: 12). 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 1). 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is a mutant of chondroitinase ABC Type I, (SEQ ID NO: 27). 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 30  proteoglycan degrading polypeptide is (SEQ ID NO: 2), (SEQ ID NO: 3), or (SEQ ID NO: 4). 
     
     
         43 . A purified chondroitinase mutant polypeptide that degrades a proteoglycan.

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