Compositions and Methods Comprising Variant Microbial Proteases

Abstract

The present invention provides variant subtilisins and compositions comprising at least one variant subtilisin set forth herein, as well as methods for using these variants and compositions. In some embodiments, the present invention provides variant proteases suitable for laundry cleaning applications.

1 . A subtilisin variant comprising at least one modification, selected from: G100C, S101D, S101H, Q103D, M124G, L126G, S132H, S161N, and Q275Z or at least one set of modifications selected from A001T/L096V/G097S/A098D/D099I, A001V/G097S/A098R/D099G, V004M/A098D/D099G, V004M/D099R/G100S/Z100.01L, V004M/G127C/G128S/P129R, V004M/M119C/D120S, V008I/A098G/D099R, V008I/A098N, V008I/M119C/D120G, Q010L/G097R/A098C/D099S, K012N/A098R/D099V, K012R/G097D/A098H/D099G, A013T/S101R/Q103S, A013V/G097N/A098H/D099G/G160S, A013V/G097S/Z097.01R/A098R, A013V/G100R/S101G, A013V/N118G/M119I, A013V/P129Z/S130H/S132G, P014L/N062D/S101R/Q103S, P014S/A098S/D099G, A015T/V068N/A069G, L016M/G128R/P129R/Z129.01G, H017Q/G127R/P129G, H017Y/A098R/D099I, H017Y/A098R/D099Z/S101G, H017Y/P129R, H017Y/S130Y/G131S/S132L, Q019H/G128R/Z128.01R/P129D, Q019H/Z128.01G/Z128.02G, G020D/G097R/A098G/D099C, G020D/P129Z/S130G/G131R/S132C, N025Y/S101L/Q103N, A029V/G097R/A098S, S033I/T066G/H067R/V068D/A216E, S038F/A098R/D099S, V044I/G097C/A098D/D099G, V044I/G097R/A098R, V044I/G100S/S101G, A045V/G097C/A098R/D099S, A048V/G097L/A098G/D099S, A048V/G100R/S101G, A048V/G128S/P129L/Z129.01G, M050I/A098G, S053F/S130I/S132G, S053T/D099H/S101Z, E054D/A098R/D099G, T055I/S101R/Q103R, T055S/T066I/Z066.01G/Z066.02G, Q059H/D099S/S101G, Q059H/M119S/D120R, Q059K/M119V/V121C, Q059L/P129G, N061D/G128R/P129V/Z129.01G, S063T/G097D/A098R/D099S, G065R/Z101.01R/Z101.02G, T066S/H067S, V068C/A069G, V068C/A069G/H238Q, V068G/A069G, V068G/A069G/V150I, V068G/A069S, V068I/A069G/A144V, V068I/G097D/A098G/D099Z/G100R, V068L/A069G, V068L/A069S, V068S/A069G, V068S/A069G/A116T, A069G/T071G, A069G/T071I, L075G/N076G/N077Z, L075R/N076G/N077Z, N076D/D099R/Z100.01G, I079F/A098G, V081A/S101R/Q103V, V081I/G097R/A098G/D099C, V084D/G097S/A098G/D099N, V084I/G127C/P129G, V084I/G127L, A085V/A098G, A085V/G097R/A098S/D099N, A085V/G128S/P129R/Z129.01G, A085V/N2181, A085V/S101G, A085V/S204P, A085V/Z099.01H/S101R, P086S/G131D/S132G, P086T/S101D/Q103S/V147I, A088S/S101R/Q103V, A088T/A098R/D099R, A088T/D099G/Z100.01G, A088T/G127N/P129R, A088T/G127S/P129R/Q206R/A273S, A088T/P129S/G146D, A088T/S101G, A088T/S130R/G131H/S132N, A088V/G100Z/S101C/Q103R, A088V/P129Z, A092G/S249R, A092G/V093C, A092G/V093I, A092G/V093L, A092L/V093G/K094Z, A092S/K094V, A092S/V093C, A092S/V093G, A092S/V093S, A092V/V093L, V093I/G128D/P129R, V093I/P129Z, V093R/Z093.01G/K094R, K094E/V095D, K094S/V148I, L096I/N118R/M119C/D120G/A151V, Z096.01D/A098R, Z096.01H/A098G, Z096.01N/A098H, Z096.01R/A098C, Z096.01R/A098G, Z096.01R/A098G/V192I, Z096.01R/A098R, Z096.01R/A098R/V192A, Z096.01R/A098S, Z096.01R/A098S/G157S, Z096.01R/Z096.02G, Z096.01R/Z096.02G/V147I, Z096.01S/A098G, Z096.01S/A098N, G097C/A098D/D099S, G097C/A098G/D099G, G097C/A098G/D099N, G097C/A098G/D099S, G097C/A098G/D099S/G100Z, G097C/A098G/D099V, G097C/A098N/D099S, G097C/A098R, G097C/A098R/D099G, G097C/A098R/D099H, G097C/A098R/D099H, G097C/A098R/D099N, G097C/A098R/D099R, G097C/A098R/D099R/N109D/A114S, G097C/A098S/D099H/A151V, G097C/A098V/D099S, G097C/Z097.01G/A098H/T2531, G097C/Z097.01S/A098G, G097D/A098C, G097D/A098G/D099G, G097D/A098G/D099R, G097D/A098H/D099R, G097D/A098H/D099V, G097D/A098R/D099G, G097D/A098R/D099R, G097D/A098R/D099S, G097D/A098R/D099Z, G097D/G100C/S101R, G097D/G100R/S101G, G097H/A098C/D099G, G097H/A098D/D099N, G097H/A098G, G097H/A098G/D099G, G097H/A098G/D099R, G097H/A098G/D099Z, G097H/A098G/D099Z/A151V, G097H/A098G/D099Z/G100R, G097H/A098G/D099Z/G100V, G097H/A098G/D099Z/S101N/G166S, G097H/A098R, G097H/A098R/D099G, G097H/A098R/D099L, G097H/A098R/D099N, G097H/A098S/D099G, G097H/A098S/D099I, G097H/A098S/D099L, G097H/A098S/D099S/K237E, G097L/A098C/D099S, G097L/A098G/D099S, G097L/A098G/D099S/G100Z, G097L/A098G/D099Z, G097L/A098H, G097L/A098R/D099N, G097L/A098V, G097N/A098G/D099C, G097N/A098G/D099R, G097N/A098G/D099R/V270I, G097N/A098G/D099S, G097N/A098G/D099V, G097N/A098G/D099V/A151V, G097N/A098G/D099V/S101F, G097N/A098H/D099N, G097N/A098R/D099R, G097N/A098R/D099S, G097N/A098R/D099V, G097N/A098S/D099S, G097R/A098C, G097R/A098C/D099S, G097R/A098F/A200V, G097R/A098G, G097R/A098G/D099C, G097R/A098G/D099G, G097R/A098G/D099G/A273T, G097R/A098G/D099S, G097R/A098G/D099S/A133D, G097R/A098G/D099V, G097R/A098H/D099C/S182N, G097R/A098H/D099G, G097R/A098N/D099G, G097R/A098N/D099Z, G097R/A098R, G097R/A098R/D099C, G097R/A098R/D099G, G097R/A098R/D099S, G097R/A098S/D099C, G097R/A098S/D099G, G097R/A098S/D099L, G097R/A098S/D099R, G097R/A098S/D099S, G097R/A098S/D099V, G097R/A098V/D099G, G097R/Z097.01H/A098C, G097R/Z097.01R/A098G, G097R/Z097.01R/A098G/V147I, G097R/Z097.01R/A098S, G097R/Z097.01R, G097R/Z097.01S/A098G, G097R/Z097.01S/A098R, G097S/A098C, G097S/A098C/D099G, G097S/A098C/D099H, G097S/A098C/D099L, G097S/A098C/D099R, G097S/A098C/D099S, G097S/A098C/D099Z, G097S/A098G/D099F, G097S/A098G/D099G, G097S/A098G/D099G, G097S/A098G/D099S, G097S/A098G/D099Z, G097S/A098G/D099Z/G100R, G097S/A098H/D099C, G097S/A098H/D099G, G097S/A098N/D099G, G097S/A098R, G097S/A098R/D099C, G097S/A098R/D099G, G097S/A098R/D099L, G097S/A098R/D099V, G097S/A098R/D099Y, G097S/A098S/D099G, G097S/A098S/D099G/A133V/A153V/S236Y, G097S/A098S/D099G/A153V, G097S/A098S/D099Z, G097S/Z097.01D/A098G/A144T/Q271H, G097S/Z097.01G/A098V, G097S/Z097.01S/A098G, G097S/Z097.01S/A098G/A273T, G097S/Z097.01Y, G097V/A098R, G097V/A098R/D099G, G097V/A098S/D099S, G097Y/A098H/D099N, G097Z/A098S/D099H, Z097.01D/A098R/D099G, Z097.01D/A098S/D099L, Z097.01D/A098V/D099G, Z097.01G, Z097.01G/A098G, Z097.01G/A098G/D099S, Z097.01G/A098R, Z097.01G/A098R/D099C, Z097.01G/A098R/D099G, Z097.01G/A098R/D099S, A098C/D099G, A098C/D099G/A116T, A098C/D099H, A098C/D099L, A098C/D099L/K213R, A098C/D099L, A098C/D099N, A098C/D099R, A098C/D099S, A098C/D099S/P194L, A098D/D099C, A098D/D099G, A098D/D099G/G100L, A098D/D099H/G100S, A098D/D099H/H238Y, A098D/D099R, A098D/D099R/G100D, A098D/D099R/G160S, A098F/D099S/G100L, A098G/D099C A098G/D099G, A098G/D099G/A228T, A098G/D099G/G100H, A098G/D099G/N243D, A098G/D099G/S101P, A098G/D099G/T244S, A098G/D099G, A098G/D099H, A098G/D099L, A098G/D099R, A098G/D099R/A116T, A098G/D099R/G100D, A098G/D099R/V148I, A098G/D099S, A098G/D099S/L267M, A098G/D099V, A098G/D099Z, A098H/D099C, A098H/D099G, A098H/D099G/A216T, A098H/D099G/G100D, A098H/D099G/G100N/L267M, A098H/D099G/G100S, A098H/D099G/V1431, A098H/D099R, A098H/D099R/G100S, A098H/D099S/G100C, A098H/D099S/G100N, A098H/D099Y, A0981/D099G, A0981/D099S, A098L/D099G, A098L/D099S, A098N/D099G, A098N/D099L, A098N/D099S, A098R/A144T, A098R/A274V, A098R/D099C, A098R/D099G, A098R/D099G/G100C, A098R/D099G/G100D, A098R/D099G/G100L/S145T, A098R/D099G/G100N, A098R/D099G/G100R, A098R/D099G/G100S, A098R/D099G/V150I, A098R/D099H, A098R/D099I, A098R/D099L, A098R/D099N, A098R/D099N/G100L, A098R/D099R, A098R/D099R/G100D, A098R/D099R/S101Z, A098R/D099R/S130F, A098R/D099R, A098R/D099S, A098R/D099S/G100L/A153V, A098R/D099S, A098R/D099V, A098R/D099Z/S101G, A098R/G100C/A137T, A098R/G100S, A098S/D099C, A098S/D099G, A098S/D099G/G100C, A098S/D099G/G100D, A098S/D099G/G100R/L2501, A098S/D099G/G100S, A098S/D099G/Z099.01R, A098S/D099H, A098S/D099H/M124V, A098S/D099H/Z099.01R/G169A/V180A, A098S/D099R, A098S/D099R/G100L, A098S/D099R/G154S, A098S/D099R/G166S, A098S/D099R/Z100.01G, A098S/D099S, A098S/D099S/Z099.01R, A098S/D099V, A098T/P129Z/S130R/S132G, A098T/S101G, A098V/D099G, A098V/D099G/G100D, A098V/D099G/G100D/A153V, A098V/D099G/G100S, A098Y/D099R/G100L, A098Y/D099R/G100Z/S101Z/G102D, A098Z/S101R, Z098.01N, Z098.01R, Z098.01R/G100R, D099C/K136N, D099C/S101D, D099C/S101R, D099C/S101Z, D099C/Z099.01S, D099C/Z100.01G, D099F/S101Z, D099G/G100C, D099G/G100D/S101R, D099G/G100H, D099G/G100R/S101V, D099G/G100S/S101R, D099G/S101G, D099G/S101H, D099G/S101V, D099G/S101Z, D099G/S101Z/N269D, D099G/Z099.01N, D099G/Z099.01R/G100S, D099G/Z099.01S, D099G/Z100.01G, D099G/Z100.01G/S183N/Q275K, D099H/S101Z, D099H/S101Z/V150I, D099H/Z100.01G/A273V, D099H/Z100.01G/Z100.02G, D099I/Z099.01S, D099L/N118D, D099L/S101G, D099L/S101V, D099L/Z100.01G, D099N/A116T, D099N/G100R/S101V, D099N/S101G, D099N/S101H, D099N/S101Z, D099N/Z099.01S, D099N/Z100.01G, D099R/S101D, D099R/S101G, D099R/S101V, D099R/S101Z, D099R/S101Z/A133T, D099R/Z099.01N, D099R/Z099.01S, D099R/Z100.01G, D099R/Z100.01N, D099S/S101G, D099S/S101I, D099S/S101Z, D099S/Z099.01H, D099S/Z099.01L, D099S/Z099.01V, D099S/Z100.01G, D099S/Z100.01G/Z100.02G, D099V/S101D, D099V/S101V, D099V/S101Z, Z099.01H/S101L, Z099.01H/Z099.02R, Z099.01N/S101R, Z099.01S, Z099.01S/S101V, Z099.01S/Z099.02G/A228T, G100D/S101G, G100D/S101R, G100H/G102V, G100H/S101G, G100H/S101R, G100L/S101G, G100L/S101R, G100N/S101D, G100N/S101L, G100N/S101R, G100R/L267R/I268V, G100R/S101G, G100R/S101G/G160S/S182N, G100R/S101G/Q103Z/Y104Z/S161N, G100R/S101G/S163N, G100R/S101N, G100R/S101R, G100R/S101R/Q103Z/V270I, G100R/S101Z/G102C/Q103D, G100S/S101C, G100S/S101G, G100S/S101R, G100S/S101R, G100S/S101V, G100S/S101V/A231T, Z100.01G, Z100.01L, Z100.01N, Z100.01R, Z100.01R/S101G, S101C/Q103I, S101C/Q103S, S101D/Q103C, S101D/Q103D, S101D/Q103F, S101D/Q103H, S101D/Q103H, S101D/Q103R, S101D/Q103R/H238Y, S101D/Q103S, S101D/Q103V, S101F/Q103G, S101G/A151V, S101G/A179V, S101G/G102S, S101G/Q103G, S101G/Q103L, S101G/Q103N, S101G/Q103R, S101G/Q103R/A179T, S101G/Q103R/G157D, S101G/Q103S, S101G/Q103S/L233S, S101G/Q103S/L233S, S101G/Q245H, S101G/S249N, S101G/V139I, S101G/Z101.01R, S101G/Z101.01R/A200T, S101G/Z102.01G, S101H/G102S, S101H/Q103D, S101H/Q103G, S101H/Q103G/E251Q, S101H/Q103H, S101H/Q103I, S101H/Q103R, S101H/Q103R/A274Z/Q275Z, S101H/Q103S, S101H/Q103V, S101I/Q103R, S101L/G102S/Q103R, S101L/Q103D, S101L/Q103G, S101L/Q103R, S101L/Q103R/A138T, S101L/Q103R/V121I/K213E, S101L/Q103S, S101L/Q103V, S101L/Z101.01R, S101N/Q103R, S101N/Z102.01G, S101R/A151V, S101R/A273V, S101R/E156G, S101R/G102L/Q103G, S101R/G102S, S101R/G102S/Q103R, S101R/G102S/Q103V, S101R/G131D, S101R/Q103C, S101R/Q103D, S101R/Q103D/S248R, S101R/Q103G, S101R/Q103G/A116T, S101R/Q103G/V147I/A153V, S101R/Q103G, S101R/Q103L, S101R/Q103N, S101R/Q103R, S101R/Q103R/S161N, S101R/Q103R/V148I, S101R/Q103S, S101R/Q103S/L126F, S101R/Q103V, S101V/Q103G, S101V/Q103H, S101V/Q103N/Z275.01K, S101V/Q103R, S101V/Q103V, S101Y/G102S/Q103R, S101Y/Q103L, S101Y/Q103S, S101Y/Q103V, S101Z/G102I/Q103H/Y104G/L135F, S101Z/G102V/Q103R/Y104L, S101Z/Q103D, S101Z/Q103F, S101Z/Q103L, S101Z/Q103R, G102C/Q103L/Y104S, G102R/Q103C/Y104C/V192I, G102R/Q103G/Y104R, G102R/Q103R/Z103.01G, G102Z/Q103S, Z102.01G/Q103R, Z102.01G/Q103R/L267V, Z102.01G/Z102.02R/Z102.03G, Q103H/Y104N/Q275Z, Q103N/E156D, Q103R/I122L/N123S/M124V, Q103R/Y104F, Q103Y/S182N, S105G/P129S/S130H/G131H, W106C/A116D/N117S/N118C, N109S/M119C/D120G/V121L, A116G/N117Z/N118R/M119C, A116H/N117G/N118R, N117C/N118G/M119S, N117C/N118G/M119S/A216V, N117G/N118G/M119C, N117G/N118R/M119C, N117H/N118C/M119C, N117H/N118D/M119S, N117H/N118G/M119C, N117H/N118G/M119L, N117H/N118G/M119S, N117H/N118G/M119V, N117H/N118H/M119V, N117H/N118R/M119C, N117H/N118R/M119S, N117H/N118S/M119C, N117H/N118S/M119S, N117H/N118S/M119V, N117I/N118G/M119V, N117L/N118G/M119V, N117R/N118G/M119C, N117R/N118G/M119I/V270I, N117R/N118G/M119S, N117R/N118H/M119V, N117R/N118R/M119C, N117R/N118R/M119I, N117R/N118R/M119S, N117R/N118R/M119V, N117R/N118S/M119I, N117R/N118S/M119L, N117S/N118G/M119C, N117S/N118G/M119S, N117S/N118H/M119V, N117S/N118R/M119V, N117V/N118G/M119C, N117V/N118H/M119C, N117Y/N118G/M119S, N117Y/N118G/M119V, Z117.01G/N118R/M119C, N118C/M119V/D120S, N118C/Z118.01G/M119C, N118D/M119C/D120L, N118D/M119S/D120R, N118G/M119C/D120G, N118G/M119C/D120L, N118G/M119I/D120R, N118G/M119N, N118G/M119S/D120G, N118G/M119S/D120R, N118G/M119V/D120G, N118G/M119V/D120S/S182N, N118H/M119C/D120R, N118H/M119I/D120G, N118H/M119N/V148I, N118H/M119S/D120G, N118H/M119V/D120G, N118R/M119C, N118R/M119C/D120G, N118R/M119C/D120R, N118R/M119S, N118R/M119S/D120G, N118R/M119S/D120R, N118R/M119S/D120S, N118R/M119V/D120C, N118R/M119V/D120G, N118R/M119V/D120G/A232T, N118S/M119C/D120R, M119C/D120G, M119C/D120G/V121I, M119C/D120G/V121L, M119C/D120H, M119C/D120H/A187V, M119C/D120R, M119H/V121I, M119I/D120C, M119I/D120G, M119I/D120R, M119L/D120G, M119S/D120R, M119S/D120S/V121I, M119S/V121I, M119V/D120C, M119V/D120G, M119V/D120R, M119V/D120S/V198L, D120G/I122C, D120G/I122C/L217S, D120G/I122G, D120G/I122V, D120H/I122L, D120H/V121C/I122V, D120N/V121L/I122V, D120R/A151V, D120R/I122V, D120R/V121I, D120R/V121I/I122C, D120R/V121I/I122C/A228T, D120S/I122C/A133S, V121C/I122C/N123C, V121C/I122G/N123V, V121C/I122S/N123V, V121C/I122V/N123S, V121I/I12C/N123C, V121I/I122C/V150I, V121I/I122G/N123C, V121I/I122S/N123C, V121I/I122S/N1231, V121I/I122V/N123S, V121L/I122S/N123V, V121L/N123C, I122C/N123C, I122C/N123S/M124L, I122D/N123V/M124L, I122G/N123C/M124L, I122G/N123G/Z123.01C, I122H/N123V/M124L, I122S/N123S, I122V/N123G/M124C/A138V, I122V/N123S/M124I, I122V/S183G, N123C/M124S, N123C/M124V, N123S/M124L, N123S/M124S, M124C/L126S, M124C/L126S/T2441, M124C/L126V, M124I/L126H, L126F/P129Z, L126F/P129Z/S182N, L1261/P129Z, L126R/G127R, Z126.01S, G127C/G128S/P129R, G127C/P129G, G127C/P129G/A200T, G127C/P129R, G127C/P129R/A153T, G127D/P129G, G127D/P129S, G127H/P129G, G127H/P129R, G127L/P129R, G127N/P129C, G127N/P129G, G127N/P129G/A133T, G127N/P129G/A151V/K213N, G127N/P129R, G127N/P129S/A273V, G127N/P129V, G127R/A230V, G127R/P129D, G127R/P129D/L217S, G127R/P129G, G127R/P129R, G127R/P129S, G127S/P129D, G127S/P129F, G127S/P129G, G127S/P129G/G166D, G127S/P129G/I175T, G127S/P129R, G127S/P129S, G127S/P129V, G127V/P129G, G127V/P129R, Z127.01G/Z127.02H/P129D, Z127.01G/Z127.02H/P129G, Z127.01G/Z127.02H/P129R, Z127.01H/G128C/P129C/A230V, Z127.01H/P129G, Z127.01H/P129G/V148I, Z127.01H/P129R, Z127.01N/G128C/P129V, Z127.01N/G128S/P129S, Z127.01N/G128S/P129V, Z127.01N/P129R, Z127.01R/G128S/P129S, Z127.01R/P129G, Z127.01S/P129D, Z127.01S/P129G, Z127.01S/P129R, G128D/P129G, G128D/P129R/Z129.01R, G128D/P129S/G154S, G128H/P129C, G128H/P129H/Z129.01G, G128H/P129H/Z129.01R, G128H/P129R, G128H/P129R/Z129.01G, G128H/P129R/Z129.01R, G128H/P129S/Z129.01G, G128H/P129S/Z129.01R, G128H/P129S/Z129.01R/S248N, G128H/P129Y, G128H/Z128.01R/P129D, G128H/Z128.01R/P129S, G128H/Z128.01R/P129S/A144T, G128H/Z129.01R, I28N/P129R/Z129.01G, G128N/P129R/Z129.01R, G128N/P129S/Z129.01D, G128N/Z128.01R/P129S, G128R/P129G, G128R/P129H/Z129.01G, G128R/P129L/Z130.01S, G128R/P129R, G128R/P129R/Z129.01G, G128R/P129R/Z129.01G/A216V, G128R/P129S, G128R/P129S/Z129.01G, G128R/P129Z/S130R/S132G, G128R/Z128.01R/P129D, G128R/Z128.01R/P129F, G128S/P129C, G128S/P129C/Z129.01R, G128S/P129D, G128S/P129D/S248R, G128S/P129D/T244N, G128S/P129G, G128S/P129G/A187V, G128S/P129H/Z129.01R, G128S/P129R/L209F, G128S/P129R/Z129.01G, G128S/P129S/Z129.01D, G128S/P129S/Z129.01R, G128S/P129V, G128Y/P129R/Z129.01G, Z128.01G, Z128.01G/P129D, Z128.01G/P129R, Z128.01G/P129S/A134T, Z128.01G/Z128.02G, Z128.01R/P129D, Z128.01R/Z128.02G/P129S, Z128.01R/Z128.02H/P129G/G160S, Z128.01R/Z128.02R/P129D, Z128.01Y/Z128.02H/P129R, P129C/S130C/S132Z, P129D/Z129.01G/Z129.02D/G160D, P129D/Z129.01G/Z129.02G, P129G/G131Z, P129G/S130G/Z131.01G, P129G/S130H/S132Z, P129G/S130R/S132Z, P129G/V270I, P129G/Z129.01G, P129G/Z129.01R/Z129.02G, P129H/G131Z, P129H/G131Z/S132C, P129H/G131Z/S132H, P129H/S132Z, P129H/Z130.01D/Z130.02S, P129R/G131Z/S132H, P129R/S130D/S132Z, P129R/S130N/G131Z, P129R/S132T, P129R/S132Z, P129R/Z129.01G, P129R/Z129.01G/Z129.02G, P129R/Z129.01G/Z129.02G/A144T, P129R/Z129.01G/Z129.02G/G146D, P129R/Z129.01G/Z129.02R, P129R/Z129.01G, P129R/Z129.01R/Z129.02G, P129S/G131ZP129S/S130H/S132Z, P129S/Z129.01C, P129S/Z129.01R/Z129.02S, P129S/Z130.01N/Z130.02S, P129V/S132Z, P129Z, P129Z/G131R/S132C, P129Z/S130G, P129Z/S130G/G131H/S132H, P129Z/S130G/G131V, P129Z/S130H, P129Z/S130H/S132G, P129Z/S130H/S132N, P129Z/S130L, P129Z/S130R, P129Z/S130R/G131C, P129Z/S130R/G131C, P129Z/S130R/G131D/S132C, P129Z/S130R/G131H/A144E, P129Z/S130R/G131H/S132D, P129Z/S130R/G131R/S132D, P129Z/S130R/L267M, P129Z/S130R/S132C, P129Z/S130R/S132G, P129Z/S130V/S132G, P129Z/S130Z/G131N/S132G, S130D/G131C/S132D, S130D/G131R, S130D/G131R/S132D, S130D/G131Z, S130D/G131Z/S132H, S130F/G131N/S132V, S130F/G131S/S132V, S130F/S132V, S130G/G131D/S132C, S130G/G131H/S132D, S130G/G131S/S132I, S130G/S132G, S130H/G131C/S132G, S130H/G131H/S132R, S130H/G131R/S132C, S130H/G131S, S130H/G131S/S132C, S130H/S132Z, S130I/G131S/S132H, S130I/S132G, S130N/G131S/S132C, S130R/G131R/S132C, S130R/G131S/S132C/S161N, S130R/S132G, S130R/S132G/S183N, S130R/S132Z, S130V/G131D/S132I, S130V/G131H/S132C, S130V/S132N, S130V/S132Z, S130Y/G131H/S132C, S130Y/S132G, S130Z/G131H/S132H, G131H/S132L/W241R, G131N/S132C, G131S/S132G, G131Y/S132G, and A142V/G211V, wherein the positions correspond to the positions of BPN′ subtilisin of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         2 . A subtilisin variant comprising at least one set of modifications selected from: V072G/G097A/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/A134T/Y217Q, M124V/L126A/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129D/Y217Q/A232P, G097A/G128A/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129V/A134T/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129V/Y217Q, V068I/G097A/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128S/S204F/Y217Q/S236F/T254P, G097A/S101D/G128S/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129V/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128A/A134T/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01S/A114S/G128S/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128A/P194L/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01S/G128S/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128A/P129D/Y217Q, Q019R/G097A/Z099.01S/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G100S/G128S/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128S/P129V/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01S/G128A/A134T/Y217Q, G097A/G100S/I107V/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G100S/G128S/Y217Q/A230V, G097A/G100S/G128A/Y217Q/K237N, G097A/Z099.01S/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G100S/G128S/P129D/Y217Q, Z096.01D/G097A/A098R/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01 S/I122S/N123G/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01S/I122S/N123G/G128A/Y217Q/T220A/A232T, POO5S/G097A/Z099.01S/S101D/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/S101D/G128A/P129V/Y217Q, V093Z/K094S/V095C/L096S/G097A/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/G100S/S101D/G128A/Y217Q/A232P, Z096.01D/G097A/A098R/S101D/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/Z099.01S/G100S/G128A/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129T/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129C/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129Q/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129E/Y217Q, G097A/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129K/Y217Q, G097A/P129N/Y217Q, G097A/P129E/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129K/G131S/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129V/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129Y/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128H/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128N/P129S/Y217Q/V270A, G097A/G128S/P129L/Y217Q, G097A/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/P129W/Y217Q, G097A/P129Z/S130A/Y217Q, G097A/G128H/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128H/P129T/Y217Q, G097A/P129G/Y217Q, G097A/G128N/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128H/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/P129W/Y217Q, G097A/P129Z/Y217Q, G097A/G128N/Z128.01A/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128N/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129L/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129N/Y217Q, G097A/G128H/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128M/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128Q/P129K/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129Q/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129H/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128D/P129E/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129T/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128Z/P129Z/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129S/Y2170, G097A/G128N/P129M/Y2170, G097A/G128N/P129V/Y217Q, G097A/G128E/P129K/Y217Q, G097A/G128N/Z128.01A/P129F/Y217Q, G097A/G128C/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129M/Y217Q, G097A/G128R/Z128.01A/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128D/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129Y/Y217Q, G097A/G128R/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128R/Z128.01A/P129T/Y217Q, G097A/G128R/Z128.01A/P129A/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/P129W/Y217Q, G097A/G128Y/Z128.01A/P129R/Y2170, G097A/G128C/P129D/Y2170, V084L/G097A/P129Z/Y217Q, G097A/G128R/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/Z128.01A/P129H/E195A/Y217Q, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129Y/Y2170, G097A/G128N/P129L/Y217Q, G097A/G128C/P129H/Y217Q, G097A/G128T/Z128.01A/P129T/Y2170, G097A/G128C/Z128.01A/P129A/Y2170, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129I/Y2170, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129E/Y217Q/Q271H, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129L/Y2170, G097A/G128Y/Z128.01A/P129S/Y2170, G097A/G128S/Z128.01A/P129M/R186H/Y217Q, G097A/G128E/Z128.01A/P129D/Y2170, G097A/G128T/P129L/Y217Q, G097A/G128F/P129D/Y217Q, G097A/G128V/Z128.01A/P129R/Y217Q, G097A/G128L/Z128.01A/P129S/Y217Q, G097A/G128Y/P129T/Y217Q, G097A/G128C/P129Y/Y217Q, and G097A/G128C/P129T/Y217Q, wherein the positions correspond to the positions of BPN′ subtilisin of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . A subtilisin variant comprising at least two modifications, wherein said modifications are selected from: G097A/G128A/Y217Q/M222Q, M124V/L126A/P129V/Y217Q, G128A/P129V/Y217Q, G097A/G128A/P129V/Y217Q, N123G/P129V/Y217Q, V30I/Z096.01D/G097A/A098R/G128A/Y217Q, Z096.01D/A098R/G128A/Y217Q, Z096.01D/A098R/M124V/L126A/Y217Q, G097A/Z098.01S/G128A/Y217Q, Z096.01D/A098R/N123G/Y217Q, Z096.01D/G097A/A098R/G128A/Y217Q/5236F, Z098.01S/M124V/L126A/Y217Q, Z098.01S/G128A/Y217Q, Z096.01D/G097A/A098R/G128A/Y217Q, V093I/Z098.01S/M124V/L126A/Y217Q, A073V/Z098.01S/N123G/Y217Q, G065D/Z098.01S/G128A/Y217Q, I011L/Z098.01S/G128A/Y217Q, L082F/Z096.01D/A098R/N123G/Y217Q, Z098.01S/N123G/A138V/Y217Q, Z098.01S/N123G/Y217Q, wherein the positions correspond to the positions of BPN′ subtilisin of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         5 . A subtilisin variant comprising the substitution Y217L and further comprising at least one modification or set of modifications set forth in  claim 1 , and wherein the positions correspond to the positions of BPN′ subtilisin of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         6 . An animal feed comprising at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . A subtilisin variant comprising the substitutions G97A/G128A/Y217Q and further comprising at least one modification or set of modifications set forth in  claim 1 , and wherein the positions correspond to the positions of BPN′ subtilisin of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     
     
         8 - 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A method of cleaning, said method comprising the steps of:
 a) contacting a surface and/or an article comprising a fabric with at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 2 ; and   b) optionally washing and/or rinsing said surface or article.   
     
     
         16 . An animal feed comprising at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         17 . A food processing composition comprising at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         18 . A method of cleaning, said method comprising the steps of:
 a) contacting a surface and/or an article comprising a fabric with at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 1 ; and   b) optionally washing and/or rinsing said surface or article.   
     
     
         19 . A food processing composition comprising at least one subtilisin variant of  claim 1 .