US2014011259A1PendingUtilityA1

Protein Variants Having Modified Immunogenicity

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Assignee: NOVOZYMES ASPriority: Apr 28, 2000Filed: Jul 8, 2013Published: Jan 9, 2014
Est. expiryApr 28, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61K 39/00C12N 9/54A21D 2/267A21D 8/042C07K 1/047C07K 5/1008C07K 5/101C07K 5/1013C07K 5/1019C07K 5/1021C07K 14/001C07K 16/4283C11D 3/38627C11D 3/38645C12N 9/0061C12N 9/20C12Y 110/03002C07K 16/40Y10S435/911C12Y 304/21062
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of selecting a protein variant having modified immunogenicity as compared to the parent protein comprising the steps obtaining antibody binding peptide sequences, using the sequences to localise epitope sequences on the 3-dimensional structure of parent protein, defining an epitope area including amino acids situated within 5 Å from the epitope amino acids constituting the epitope sequence, changing one or more of the amino acids defining the epitope area of the parent protein by genetical engineering mutations of a DNA sequence encoding the parent protein, introducing the mutated DNA sequence into a suitable host, culturing said host and expressing the protein variant, and evaluating the immunogenicity of the protein variant using the parent protein as reference. The invention further relates to the protein variant and use thereof, as well as to a method for producing said protein variant.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 - 134 . (canceled) 
     
     
         135 . A protease variant having modified immunogenicity as compared to a parent protease, obtainable by a method comprising the steps of:
 (a) obtaining antibody binding peptide sequences,   (b) using the sequences to localise epitope sequences on the 3-dimensional structure of the parent protein,   (c) defining an epitope area including amino acids situated within 5 Å from the epitope amino acids constituting the epitope sequence,   (d) changing one or more of the amino acids defining the epitope area of the parent protein by genetic engineering mutations of a DNA sequence encoding the parent protein,   (e) introducing the mutated DNA sequence into a suitable host, culturing said host and expressing the protein variant, and   (f) evaluating the immunogenicity of the protein variant using the parent protein as reference.   
     
     
         136 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    −6 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    −5 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    −4 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    −2 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                     3a 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    28a 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    44a 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                    44b 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   139 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   148 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   149 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   264a 
                   to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   W, Y, insertion, deletion. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         137 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   −1 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   1 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   2 
                   to 
                   G, V, I, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   3 
                   to 
                   W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   4 
                   to 
                   V, L, W, M, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   5 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   6 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   9 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   10 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   12 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   14 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   15 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   17 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   18 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, T, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   19 
                   to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Y, S, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, D, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   20 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   21 
                   to 
                   G, V, I, W, N, Q, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   22 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   24 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, D, E, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   25 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   27 
                   to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   38 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   39 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   40 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   42 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, W, C, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   43 
                   to 
                   G, L, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   44 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, T; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   45 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   46 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   47 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   48 
                   to 
                   A, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, D, H;  
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   49 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   50 
                   to 
                   G, A, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   51 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   52 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   53 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   54 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, S, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   55 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   56 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   57 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   58 
                   to 
                   L, W, M, F, N, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   59 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, C, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   61 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   62 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, W, M, F, N, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   64 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   75 
                   to 
                   L; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   79 
                   to 
                   I; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   80 
                   to 
                   G; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   87 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, T, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   89 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, E; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   91 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   98 
                   to 
                   A; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   99 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   100 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   101 
                   to 
                   V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   102 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, G; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   108 
                   to 
                   I; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   109 
                   to 
                   N; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   112 
                   to 
                   E; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   113 
                   to 
                   W; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   115 
                   to 
                   I; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   117 
                   to 
                   N; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   118 
                   to 
                   N; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   126 
                   to 
                   L; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   127 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   H, L; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   128 
                   to 
                   I, W; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   129 
                   to 
                   W; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   130 
                   to 
                   W, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   131 
                   to 
                   W, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   132 
                   to 
                   L, W, M, F, Y, S, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   133 
                   to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   134 
                   to 
                   L, I, W, F, N, Q, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   136 
                   to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Y, S, T, D, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   137 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   140 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   141 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   143 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   144 
                   to 
                   L, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   145 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, D, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   146 
                   to 
                   G, A, W, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   155 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   156 
                   to 
                   V, I, W, F, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   157 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   158 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   159 
                   to 
                   A, W, M, Y, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   160 
                   to 
                   W, M, F, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   161 
                   to 
                   I, W, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   167 
                   to 
                   R, K; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   171 
                   to 
                   D; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   172 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, S, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   173 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   181 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, D, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   182 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   183 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, C, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   184 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   185 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, T, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   186 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   188 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   189 
                   to 
                   W, F; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   191 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   192 
                   to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   D, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   194 
                   to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   195 
                   to 
                   W, P, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   196 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   203 
                   to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   204 
                   to 
                   I, W, M, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   206 
                   to 
                   F; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   209 
                   to 
                   Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   210 
                   to 
                   W, F, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   211 
                   to 
                   L, W, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   212 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   214 
                   to 
                   W, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   215 
                   to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   216 
                   to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   217 
                   to 
                   W, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   218 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, M, F, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   221 
                   to 
                   S; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   236 
                   to 
                   S; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   240 
                   to 
                   N; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   241 
                   to 
                   W; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   243 
                   to 
                   N; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   245 
                   to 
                   Q; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   247 
                   to 
                   G, V, I, W, P, F, Y, S, T, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   248 
                   to 
                   W, P, F, Y, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   249 
                   to 
                   L, W, P, F, S, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   251 
                   to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   252 
                   to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Q, Y, T, E, R, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   254 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   255 
                   to 
                   G, L, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   256 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   257 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   258 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, E, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   259 
                   to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, T, E, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   260 
                   to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   261 
                   to 
                   L, N, S, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   262 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   263 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, P, C, M, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, R, K; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   265 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   269 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   271 
                   to 
                   A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   272 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   275 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, D. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         138 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   −1 
                   to  
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   9 
                   to  
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   10 
                   to  
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   12 
                   to  
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   14 
                   to  
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   15 
                   to  
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   17 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   18 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   19 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   20 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   21 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   22 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   24 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   25 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   46 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   47 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   48 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   49 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   50 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   51 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   52 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   53 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   54 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   55 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   58 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   59 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   61 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   64 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   78 
                   to 
                   Insertion: 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   80 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   91 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   98 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   99 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   102 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   105 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   108 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   109 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   112 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   113 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   115 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   116 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   117 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   118 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   131 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   134 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   136 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   137 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   140 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   141 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   143 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   144 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   145 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   146 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   171 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   172 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   173 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   181 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   182 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   183 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   184 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   185 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   186 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   188 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   189 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   191 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   192 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   195 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   196 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   221 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   236 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   237 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   238 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   239 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   240 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   241 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   242 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   243 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   244 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   245 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   247 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   248 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   249 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   251 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   252 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   254 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   255 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   256 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   257 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   258 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   259 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   260 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   261 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   262 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   263 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   265 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   269 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   271 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   272 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   275 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion. 
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         139 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   7 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   8 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   13 
                   to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, D, E, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   16 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   23 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   26 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   28 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   29 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F,  
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   33 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   35 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   36 
                   to 
                   V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   37 
                   to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   S, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   41 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   60 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   F, Q, Y, T, D, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   63 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   73 
                   to 
                   A; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   74 
                   to 
                   A; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   81 
                   to 
                   V; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   82 
                   to 
                   L; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   86 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   88 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   92 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   93 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   94 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, T, D, E, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   96 
                   to 
                   L, W, F, Y, R, K; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   97 
                   to 
                   V, L, W, C, M, F, Y, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   111 
                   to 
                   I; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   114 
                   to 
                   A; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   119 
                   to 
                   M; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   124 
                   to 
                   M; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   135 
                   to 
                   G, L, P, C, N, Q, T, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   138 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   142 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   147 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   151 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   162 
                   to 
                   I, W, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   163 
                   to 
                   V, W, M, F, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   168 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   169 
                   to 
                   C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, R, T, V, W, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   174 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   176 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   179 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   187 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   190 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   193 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   197 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   198 
                   to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   205 
                   to 
                   W, F, Y, R, K; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   208 
                   to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   T, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   219 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, F, Y, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   222 
                   to 
                   M; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   232 
                   to 
                   A; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   233 
                   to 
                   L; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   234 
                   to 
                   I; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   250 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   267 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   268 
                   to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, C, M, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   270 
                   to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   273 
                   to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 
                   274 
                   to 
                   W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, 
                 
                     
                     
                     
                   E, R, H. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         140 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   13 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   16 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   23 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   26 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   28 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   29 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   35 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   60 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   63 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   81 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   82 
                   to 
                   Insertion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   92 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   93 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   94 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   96 
                   to 
                   Deletion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   106 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   111 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   114 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   119 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   124 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   138 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   142 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   147 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   151 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   174 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   176 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   179 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   187 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   190 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   193 
                   to 
                   Deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   197 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   198 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   232 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   233 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   234 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   246 
                   to 
                   Insertion, 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   250 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   267 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   268 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   270 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion; 
                 
                     
                   Position 
                   273 
                   to 
                   Insertion, deletion. 
                 
                     
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         141 . The protease variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a savinase-like subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 2 to 
                   G, V, I, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 3 to 
                   W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 4 to 
                   V, L, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 6 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Q, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 9 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 10 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 12 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 14 to 
                   V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 15 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 17 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 18 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 19 to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Y, S, T, D, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 20 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 21 to 
                   G, V, I, W, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 22 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 24 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 25 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 27 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 37 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 40 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 42 to 
                   G, A, L, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 43 to 
                   G, L, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 44 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 45 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 46 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 47 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 48 to 
                   A, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 50 to 
                   G, A, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 51 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 54 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, S, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 55 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 57 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 58 to 
                   L, W, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 59 to 
                   A, V, L, I, C, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 61 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 64 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H,  
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 75 to 
                   L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 78 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 79 to 
                   I, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 87 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 89 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Y, T, E, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 91 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 98 to 
                   A, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 100 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 101 to 
                   V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 102 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, G, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 109 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 112 to 
                   E, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 113 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 116 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 117 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 126 to 
                   L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 127 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 128 to 
                   I, W, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 129 to 
                   W, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 130 to 
                   W, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 131 to 
                   W, Y, R, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 132 to 
                   L, W, M, F, Y, S, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 134 to 
                   L, I, W, F, N, Q, Y, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 136 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 140 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 141 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 143 to 
                   V, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 144 to 
                   L, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 145 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 146 to 
                   G, A, W, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 155 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 156 to 
                   V, I, W, F, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 157 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 158 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 160 to 
                   W, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 161 to 
                   I, W, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 167 to 
                   R, K, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 170 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 171 to 
                   D, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 172 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, S, T, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 173 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 181 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Q, Y, T, D, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 183 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 184 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 185 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 188 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 189 to 
                   W, F, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 191 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 192 to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 197 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 203 to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 206 to 
                   F, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 209 to 
                   Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 210 to 
                   W, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 212 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 214 to 
                   W, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 216 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 217 to 
                   W, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 218 to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 221 to 
                   S, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 236 to 
                   S, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 237 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 239 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 240 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 241 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 242 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 244 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 245 to 
                   Q, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 247 to 
                   G, V, I, W, P, F, Y, S, T, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 248 to 
                   W, P, F, Y, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 251 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 252 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Q, Y, T, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 255 to 
                   G, L, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 256 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 257 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 258 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, K, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 259 to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 260 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 261 to 
                   L, N, S, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 262 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 263 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, P, C, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, R, K, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 265 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 271 to 
                   A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Y, S, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 272 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 275 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, insertion, deletion. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         142 . The protease variant of  claim 141 , wherein the savinase-like subtilisin comprises one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 6 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Q, T, D, E, R, H, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 9 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 10 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 14 to 
                   V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 15 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 17 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 18 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 19 to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Y, S, T, D, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 20 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 21 to 
                   G, V, I, W, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 37 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 43 to 
                   G, L, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 45 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 47 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 50 to 
                   G, A, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 51 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 54 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, S, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 59 to 
                   A, V, L, I, C, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 89 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Y, T, E, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 91 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 101 to 
                   V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 109 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 112 to 
                   E, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 113 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 127 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 128 to 
                   I, W, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 129 to 
                   W, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 130 to 
                   W, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 131 to 
                   W, Y, R, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 136 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 140 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 141 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 143 to 
                   V, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 144 to 
                   L, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 145 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 146 to 
                   G, A, W, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 155 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 157 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 158 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 160 to 
                   W, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 161 to 
                   I, W, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 167 to 
                   R, K, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 170 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 171 to 
                   D, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 172 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, S, T, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 173 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 181 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Q, Y, T, D, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 184 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 185 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 188 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 189 to 
                   W, F, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 192 to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 197 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 203 to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 210 to 
                   W, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 218 to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 236 to 
                   S, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 237 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 239 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 240 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 241 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 242 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 244 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 245 to 
                   Q, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 247 to 
                   G, V, I, W, P, F, Y, S, T, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 251 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 255 to 
                   G, L, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 256 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 257 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 258 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, K, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 260 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 262 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 265 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 271 to 
                   A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Y, S, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 272 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H, insertion,  
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 275 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, insertion, deletion. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         143 . The savinase-like subtilisin of  claim 141 , wherein the subtilisin has at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 24. 
     
     
         144 . The savinase-like subtilisin of  claim 141 , wherein the subtilisin has any of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35. 
     
     
         145 . The protein variant of  claim 135 , wherein the protease is a savinase-like subtilisin comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 8 to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 16 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 23 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 26 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 35 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 38 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 39 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 41 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 60 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Q, Y, T, D, R, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 73 to 
                   A, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 74 to 
                   A, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 80 to 
                   G, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 81 to 
                   V, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 86 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 88 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 90 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 93 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 108 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 111 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 124 to 
                   M, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 135 to 
                   G, L, P, C, N, Q, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 142 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 147 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 148 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 149 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 151 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 163 to 
                   V, W, M, F, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 168 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 169 to 
                   C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 174 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 179 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 190 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 193 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 196 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 208 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Y, T, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 213 to 
                   N, oN, E, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 215 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 232 to 
                   A, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 233 to 
                   L, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 234 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 246 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 250 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 254 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 267 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 268 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, C, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 269 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 273 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         146 . The savinase-like subtilisin of  claim 145 , wherein the subtilisin has at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 24. 
     
     
         147 . The savinase-like subtilisin of  claim 146 , wherein the subtilisin has any of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35. 
     
     
         148 . The protease variant of  claim 135  having modified immunogenicity as compared to its parent protein having at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 25 comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 25: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 21 to 
                   G, V, I, W, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 27 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 50 to 
                   G, A, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 52 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 55 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 129 to 
                   W, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 172 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, S, T, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 197 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 242 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 249 to 
                   L, W, P, F, S, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 252 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Q, Y, T, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 254 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 257 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 260 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 265 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                 
                 
               
                   with the proviso that the amino acids of the parent enzyme are substituted 
                     
                 
                   to another amino acid. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         149 . The protein variant of  claim 135  having modified immunogenicity as compared to its parent protein having at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 10 comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 10: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 4 to 
                   V, L, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 38 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 40 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 43 to 
                   G, L, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 47 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 49 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 54 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, S, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 96 to 
                   L, W, F, Y, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 99 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 113 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 131 to 
                   W, Y, R, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 141 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, D, E, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 144 to 
                   L, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 170 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 173 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 181 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, Q, Y, T, D, R, K, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 185 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 188 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 203 to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 210 to 
                   W, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 211 to 
                   L, W, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 257 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 261 to 
                   L, N, S, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 262 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 265 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion. 
                 
                 
                 
               
                   with the proviso that the amino acids of the parent enzyme are substituted 
                     
                 
                   to another amino acid. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         150 . The protein variant of  claim 135  having modified immunogenicity as compared to its parent protein having at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 11 comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 11: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 38 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, H, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 40 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 45 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 47 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 49 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 50 to 
                   G, A, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 52 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 53 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 56 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 58 to 
                   L, W, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 96 to 
                   L, W, F, Y, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 97 to 
                   V, L, W, C, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 98 to 
                   A, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 105 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 109 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 113 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 115 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 136 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 141 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, D, E, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 158 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 159 to 
                   A, W, M, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 172 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, S, T, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 189 to 
                   W, F, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 192 to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 197 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 257 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 261 to 
                   L, N, S, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 265 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                 
                 
               
                   with the proviso that the amino acids of the parent enzyme are substituted 
                     
                 
                   to another amino acid. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         151 . The protein variant of  claim 135  having modified immunogenicity as compared to its parent protein having at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 33 comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 33: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position −6 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y, 
                     
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position −5 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position −4 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position −2 to 
                   A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position −1 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 1 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 2 to 
                   G, V, I, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 3a to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 5 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 6 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Q, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 7 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 8 to 
                   G, A, L, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 10 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 12 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 13 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 14 to 
                   V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 15 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, E, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 16 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 17 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 18 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 19 to 
                   A, V, I, W, M, F, N, Y, S, T, D, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 21 to 
                   G, V, I, W, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 22 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 23 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 24 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 25 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 26 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 27 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 28 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 28a to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 29 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 33 to 
                   V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 35 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 37 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 40 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 42 to 
                   G, A, L, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 43 to 
                   G, L, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 44 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 44a to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 44b to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 46 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 48 to 
                   A, L, I, P, M, F, N, Y, D, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 51 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 52 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 53 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 55 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 56 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 57 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 58 to 
                   L, W, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 61 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 64 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 75 to 
                   L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 81 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 86 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 87 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 88 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 89 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Y, T, E, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 91 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, N, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 92 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 94 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Y, T, D, E, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 96 to 
                   L, W, F, Y, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 97 to 
                   V, L, W, C, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 98 to 
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 101 to 
                   V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 102 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, G, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 108 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 109 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 111 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 112 to 
                   E, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 113 to 
                   W, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 114 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 115 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 117 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 118 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 119 to 
                   M, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 127 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 133 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 134 to 
                   L, I, W, F, N, Q, Y, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 135 to 
                   G, L, P, C, N, Q, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 136 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Y, S, T, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 138 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 139 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 141 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, S, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 142 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 144 to 
                   L, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 145 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, D, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 146 to 
                   G, A, W, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 147 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 148 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 156 to 
                   V, I, W, F, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 158 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 160 to 
                   W, M, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 161 to 
                   I, W, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 162 to 
                   I, W, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 163 to 
                   V, W, M, F, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 167 to 
                   R, K, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 169 to 
                   C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 170 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 171 to 
                   D, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 174 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 176 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 182 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 186 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 188 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 191 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, T, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 192 to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 193 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 196 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 197 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 198 to 
                   G, A, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 203 to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 205 to 
                   W, F, Y, R, K, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 215 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 216 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 217 to 
                   W, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 219 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 233 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 234 to 
                   I, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 236 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 237 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 238 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 239 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 240 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 243 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 246 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 247 to 
                   G, V, I, W, P, F, Y, S, T, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 249 to 
                   L, W, P, F, S, D, E, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 252 to 
                   G, A, W, P, N, Q, Y, T, E, R, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 254 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 262 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 264a to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 270 to 
                   G, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 273 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 274 to 
                   W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 275 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, T, D, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 276 to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                 
                 
               
                   with the proviso that the amino acids of the parent enzyme are substituted 
                     
                 
                   to another amino acid. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         152 . The protein variant of  claim 135  having modified immunogenicity as compared to its parent protein having at least 81% homology to SEQ ID NO: 33 comprising one or more of the following substitutions corresponding to any of the following in SEQ ID NO: 33: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Position 5 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 22 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 26 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, H, insertion, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 28 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 37 to 
                   L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 40 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 44 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, M, F, Y, S, T, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 51 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, N, Y, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 52 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, S, T, R, deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 55 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   deletion, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 58 to 
                   L, W, M, F, N, Y, R, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 61 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 64 to 
                   G, V, L, I, W, P, C, M, F, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, R, K, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 87 to 
                   A, V, L, I, W, M, F, Q, Y, S, T, D, E, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 97 to 
                   V, L, W, C, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 98 to 
                   deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 101 to 
                   V, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 102 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, G, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 109 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 112 to 
                   E, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 118 to 
                   N, insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 127 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, M, F, Y, R, H, L, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 137 to 
                   G, A, V, I, W, P, M, N, Y, H, insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 146 to 
                   G, A, W, L, I, W, M, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 156 to 
                   V, I, W, F, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 158 to 
                   V, L, I, W, M, F, Y, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 161 to 
                   I, W, M, F, Y, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 188 to 
                   G, A, V, L, W, F, S, R, K, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 192 to 
                   G, L, I, W, M, N, Q, Y, S, T, D, R, H, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 194 to 
                   W, N, Q, Y, D, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 195 to 
                   W, P, Y, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 203 to 
                   V, F, Y, R, H, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 216 to 
                   A, L, I, W, M, F, Y, R, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 236 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 237 to 
                   insertion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 262 to 
                   G, A, V, L, I, W, P, F, N, Q, Y, T, D, E, R, H, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                     
                 
                   Position 264a to 
                   A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, 
                 
                     
                   insertion, deletion, 
                 
                 
                 
               
                   with the proviso that the amino acids of the parent enzyme are substituted 
                     
                 
                   to another amino acid. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         153 . A subtilisin variant comprising one or more of the insertions, substitutions and/or deletions in any of the positions of  claim 136 . 
     
     
         154 . The variant of  claim 153 , wherein the subtilisin has at least 80% homology to SEQ ID NO; 10. 
     
     
         155 . A composition comprising the protein variant of  claim 135 . 
     
     
         156 . A DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding a protein variant of  claim 135 . 
     
     
         157 . An expression vector comprising a DNA construct of  claim 156 . 
     
     
         158 . A host cell which is capable of expressing a polypeptide and comprising a DNA construct of  claim 156 . 
     
     
         159 . A host cell which is capable of expressing a polypeptide and which is transformed by an expression vector of  claim 157 . 
     
     
         160 . The host cell of  claim 159 , which is a fungal cell, an insect cell, a mammalian cell, or a plant cell. 
     
     
         161 . A method of producing a protein variant having reduced immunogenicity as compared to the parent protein, comprising:
 (a) culturing the host of  claim 159  in a suitable culture medium to obtain expression and secretion of the protein into the medium, followed by   (b) isolation of the protein from the culture medium.

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